APUSH UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Northwest Settlements (pre-1492)
Answer: Native groups along the Pacific coast. Known for permanent
villages, reliance on salmon and timber, and elaborate social structures
often symbolized by totem poles.
●● Great Plains Settlements (pre-1492)
Answer: Native groups characterized by their nomadic or semi-nomadic
lifestyle following buffalo herds. Their culture was profoundly changed
by the introduction of the horse.
●● Midwest Settlements (pre-1492)
Answer: Native groups in the Ohio/Mississippi River Valleys,
combining hunting/gathering with agriculture. Includes cultures like the
sophisticated political union of the Iroquois Confederacy.
●● Northeast Settlements (pre-1492)
Answer: Native groups along the Atlantic seaboard. Many were settled
agriculturalists relying on the 'Three Sisters' (corn, beans, squash).
Included the powerful Iroquois League.
●● Columbian Exchange (early 1500s to early 1800s)
,Answer: The massive transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and
technologies between the Old World (Europe/Africa) and the New World
(the Americas), resulting in global demographic and ecological shifts.
●● House of Burgesses (1619)
Answer: The first elected legislative assembly in the New World,
established in the Colony of Virginia, marking the beginning of
representative government in America.
●● Encomienda system (1503-1542)
Answer: A Spanish labor system granting colonists the right to compel
Native Americans to work in exchange for protection and Christian
instruction, serving as a system of forced servitude.
●● Asiento system (1518-1700s)
Answer: A contract granted by the Spanish crown to a private entity,
giving them the monopoly right to sell African slaves to the Spanish
American colonies.
●● Jamestown (1607)
Answer: The first permanent English settlement in North America,
located in Virginia. Survived initially due to the cash crop, tobacco.
●● Mayflower Compact (1620)
,Answer: A governing document drafted by the Pilgrims, establishing a
government based on majority rule and self-governance; an early
framework for democracy.
●● Massachusetts Bay (1628)
Answer: A colony founded by Puritans led by John Winthrop, seeking to
create a 'city upon a hill'—a model Christian society.
●● Indentured Servitude (early 1600s-late 1700s)
Answer: A labor system where a person worked for a fixed term (usually
4-7 years) in exchange for passage to the New World, becoming the
primary labor source before slavery.
●● Rhode Island: Roger Williams (1636)
Answer: Colony founded by Roger Williams after being banished from
Massachusetts Bay. Established on principles of religious tolerance and
separation of church and state.
●● King Philip's War (1675-1676)
Answer: A devastating conflict between New England colonists and
Native American tribes (led by Metacom/King Philip), effectively
ending major Native resistance in the region.
●● Bacon's Rebellion (1676-1677)
, Answer: An armed revolt in Virginia by frontiersmen and servants
against Governor Berkeley. Exposed class tensions and hastened the
shift from indentured servitude to African slavery.
●● Pueblo Revolt (1680)
Answer: A successful uprising by the Pueblo people, led by Popé,
against Spanish rule in New Mexico. Drove the Spanish out for over a
decade.
●● Glorious Revolution (1688)
Answer: The bloodless overthrow of King James II in England, which
affirmed the supremacy of Parliament and led to greater self-rule
(salutary neglect) in the American colonies.
●● Pennsylvania: William Penn (1681)
Answer: Founded by William Penn, a Quaker, as a 'Holy Experiment'
based on religious tolerance and peaceful relations with Native
Americans.
●● Mercantilism (1500s-early 1800s)
Answer: An economic theory where colonies existed to enrich the
mother country by maintaining a favorable balance of trade (more
exports than imports).
●● Slave Laws (1691-1865)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Northwest Settlements (pre-1492)
Answer: Native groups along the Pacific coast. Known for permanent
villages, reliance on salmon and timber, and elaborate social structures
often symbolized by totem poles.
●● Great Plains Settlements (pre-1492)
Answer: Native groups characterized by their nomadic or semi-nomadic
lifestyle following buffalo herds. Their culture was profoundly changed
by the introduction of the horse.
●● Midwest Settlements (pre-1492)
Answer: Native groups in the Ohio/Mississippi River Valleys,
combining hunting/gathering with agriculture. Includes cultures like the
sophisticated political union of the Iroquois Confederacy.
●● Northeast Settlements (pre-1492)
Answer: Native groups along the Atlantic seaboard. Many were settled
agriculturalists relying on the 'Three Sisters' (corn, beans, squash).
Included the powerful Iroquois League.
●● Columbian Exchange (early 1500s to early 1800s)
,Answer: The massive transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and
technologies between the Old World (Europe/Africa) and the New World
(the Americas), resulting in global demographic and ecological shifts.
●● House of Burgesses (1619)
Answer: The first elected legislative assembly in the New World,
established in the Colony of Virginia, marking the beginning of
representative government in America.
●● Encomienda system (1503-1542)
Answer: A Spanish labor system granting colonists the right to compel
Native Americans to work in exchange for protection and Christian
instruction, serving as a system of forced servitude.
●● Asiento system (1518-1700s)
Answer: A contract granted by the Spanish crown to a private entity,
giving them the monopoly right to sell African slaves to the Spanish
American colonies.
●● Jamestown (1607)
Answer: The first permanent English settlement in North America,
located in Virginia. Survived initially due to the cash crop, tobacco.
●● Mayflower Compact (1620)
,Answer: A governing document drafted by the Pilgrims, establishing a
government based on majority rule and self-governance; an early
framework for democracy.
●● Massachusetts Bay (1628)
Answer: A colony founded by Puritans led by John Winthrop, seeking to
create a 'city upon a hill'—a model Christian society.
●● Indentured Servitude (early 1600s-late 1700s)
Answer: A labor system where a person worked for a fixed term (usually
4-7 years) in exchange for passage to the New World, becoming the
primary labor source before slavery.
●● Rhode Island: Roger Williams (1636)
Answer: Colony founded by Roger Williams after being banished from
Massachusetts Bay. Established on principles of religious tolerance and
separation of church and state.
●● King Philip's War (1675-1676)
Answer: A devastating conflict between New England colonists and
Native American tribes (led by Metacom/King Philip), effectively
ending major Native resistance in the region.
●● Bacon's Rebellion (1676-1677)
, Answer: An armed revolt in Virginia by frontiersmen and servants
against Governor Berkeley. Exposed class tensions and hastened the
shift from indentured servitude to African slavery.
●● Pueblo Revolt (1680)
Answer: A successful uprising by the Pueblo people, led by Popé,
against Spanish rule in New Mexico. Drove the Spanish out for over a
decade.
●● Glorious Revolution (1688)
Answer: The bloodless overthrow of King James II in England, which
affirmed the supremacy of Parliament and led to greater self-rule
(salutary neglect) in the American colonies.
●● Pennsylvania: William Penn (1681)
Answer: Founded by William Penn, a Quaker, as a 'Holy Experiment'
based on religious tolerance and peaceful relations with Native
Americans.
●● Mercantilism (1500s-early 1800s)
Answer: An economic theory where colonies existed to enrich the
mother country by maintaining a favorable balance of trade (more
exports than imports).
●● Slave Laws (1691-1865)
