APUSH AMSCO Practice Examination Study Guide (Updated
2025/2026 Edition)
United States policy toward the American Indian in the 19th century was most similar to
the colonial Indian policy of the...
A) British
B) Dutch
C) French
D) Spanish - correct answerA) British
Which of the following best describes something Europeans introduced in the American
that helped American Indians survive colonization?
A) European introduced new farming methods, which enabled American Indians to
maintain their agricultural heritage.
B)European introduced metal tools, which led to increased trade and better
relationships with Europeans.
C) European introduced horses, which transformed American Indian cultures on the
Great Planes.
D) Europeans introduced Christianity, which brought unity among American Indians. -
correct answerC) European introduced horses, which transformed American Indian
cultures on the Great Planes.
Which of the following generalizations best describes a similarity among Europeans
who colonized North America?
A) All wanted to convert American Indians to Catholicism.
B) All emphasized developing extensive trade with american Indian.
C) All attempted to dominate American Indians in some way.
D) All attempted to exterminate or remove American Indians. - correct answerC) All
attempted to dominate American Indians in some way.
Examples of actions that responded to Senator Bruce's Plea in the excerpt included
the...
A) formation of the NAACP in 1909
B) civil rights legislation of 1964 and 1965
C) Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954
D) March on Washington in 1963 - correct answerA) formation of the NAACP in 1909
An accept response to Bruce's call for action in the excerpt was Booker T. Washington's
program based on which of the following?
A) Active participation in the Republican Party
B) Migration back to Africa
C) Economic Self Help
D) An agricultural based society - correct answerC) Economic Self Help
, The end of Senator Bruce's senate career and Africa American political power in the
South was ensured by which of the following?
A) Removal of federal troops from the South
B) A divided Republican party
C) Election of democrat as president
D) Rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan - correct answerA) Removal of federal troops from the
South
The first Spanish explorers in the Americas provided a strong motivation for colonization
by other Europeans, who saw that the Spanish...
A) found abundant fertile land
B) established political freedom
C) won many religious conversions
D) found large amounts of gold and silver - correct answerD) found large amounts of
gold and silver
Which of the following best explains why the natives of America became so important to
the Spanish empire?
A) Natives could be enslaved by the Spanish settlers
B) Natives provided most of the labor on Spanish land
C) Natives often joined the Spanish Military
D) Natives were primarily trading partners of the Spanish - correct answerB) Natives
provided most of the labor on Spanish land
The Authority of the leaders in the Spanish colonies to order the action described in this
excerpt came from which of the following?
A) Elected governors
B) Pope
C) King
D) Church - correct answerC) King
When the Virginia colony was first formed, control over it rested with...
A) an elected assembly
B) the king
C) Captain John Smith
C) shareholders of the joint-stock company - correct answerC) shareholders of the joint-
stock company
During the "Starving Time" the Jamestown colony depended on which of the following
form of charter for its support?
A) Joint-stock company
B) Proprietary colony
C) Royal Colony
D) Church-based company - correct answerA) Joint-stock company
2025/2026 Edition)
United States policy toward the American Indian in the 19th century was most similar to
the colonial Indian policy of the...
A) British
B) Dutch
C) French
D) Spanish - correct answerA) British
Which of the following best describes something Europeans introduced in the American
that helped American Indians survive colonization?
A) European introduced new farming methods, which enabled American Indians to
maintain their agricultural heritage.
B)European introduced metal tools, which led to increased trade and better
relationships with Europeans.
C) European introduced horses, which transformed American Indian cultures on the
Great Planes.
D) Europeans introduced Christianity, which brought unity among American Indians. -
correct answerC) European introduced horses, which transformed American Indian
cultures on the Great Planes.
Which of the following generalizations best describes a similarity among Europeans
who colonized North America?
A) All wanted to convert American Indians to Catholicism.
B) All emphasized developing extensive trade with american Indian.
C) All attempted to dominate American Indians in some way.
D) All attempted to exterminate or remove American Indians. - correct answerC) All
attempted to dominate American Indians in some way.
Examples of actions that responded to Senator Bruce's Plea in the excerpt included
the...
A) formation of the NAACP in 1909
B) civil rights legislation of 1964 and 1965
C) Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954
D) March on Washington in 1963 - correct answerA) formation of the NAACP in 1909
An accept response to Bruce's call for action in the excerpt was Booker T. Washington's
program based on which of the following?
A) Active participation in the Republican Party
B) Migration back to Africa
C) Economic Self Help
D) An agricultural based society - correct answerC) Economic Self Help
, The end of Senator Bruce's senate career and Africa American political power in the
South was ensured by which of the following?
A) Removal of federal troops from the South
B) A divided Republican party
C) Election of democrat as president
D) Rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan - correct answerA) Removal of federal troops from the
South
The first Spanish explorers in the Americas provided a strong motivation for colonization
by other Europeans, who saw that the Spanish...
A) found abundant fertile land
B) established political freedom
C) won many religious conversions
D) found large amounts of gold and silver - correct answerD) found large amounts of
gold and silver
Which of the following best explains why the natives of America became so important to
the Spanish empire?
A) Natives could be enslaved by the Spanish settlers
B) Natives provided most of the labor on Spanish land
C) Natives often joined the Spanish Military
D) Natives were primarily trading partners of the Spanish - correct answerB) Natives
provided most of the labor on Spanish land
The Authority of the leaders in the Spanish colonies to order the action described in this
excerpt came from which of the following?
A) Elected governors
B) Pope
C) King
D) Church - correct answerC) King
When the Virginia colony was first formed, control over it rested with...
A) an elected assembly
B) the king
C) Captain John Smith
C) shareholders of the joint-stock company - correct answerC) shareholders of the joint-
stock company
During the "Starving Time" the Jamestown colony depended on which of the following
form of charter for its support?
A) Joint-stock company
B) Proprietary colony
C) Royal Colony
D) Church-based company - correct answerA) Joint-stock company
