APUSH Period 2 - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
European contact with Native Americans led to... The deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases.
96%
The term "Columbian Exchange" describes: The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
93%
Which statement best describes the relationship between Native Americans and European settlers? Native Americans and Europeans at times traded peacefully, but European colonists also frequently used force to resist encroachment on their territory, political sovereignty, and way of life.
90%
The adoption of horses by Native American tribes such as the Sioux, Apaches, and Blackfeet... Transformed their cultures into wider-ranging, hunter-gather societies that roamed the Great Plains
74%
What role did the Native Americans play in the French and Indian War? Many Indigenous people sided with the French and attacked the British colonial frontier.
70%
The Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 provided for: The tolerance of most Christian churches.
67%
The Pilgrims were also known as separatists because they? Broke all ties with the Church of England
66%
How much religious diversity existed in Britain's North American colonies? High diversity - colonists followed different Christian religions within different colonies.
63%
The Virginia's House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because it... Was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America.
63%
What statement best describes the British crown's attitude towards the colonies in North America prior to the mid-18th century? Salutary neglect - the king and his cabinet rarely enforced the rules that governed the colonies which benefited as a result.
62%
Which of the following did the 17th century settlers in both Virginia and Plymouth have in common? Both developed self-governing practices early on in their settlement
61%
What important consequences did the French and Indian War have in North America? The British victory expelled France from North America.
61%
In founding the colony of Pennsylvania, William Penn's primary purpose was to? Provide a refuge for persecuted English Quakers
60%
Compared to New England, the early settlement in the Chesapeake area was characterized by... A larger population of indentured servants, and a greater gender imbalance.
57%
What statement best describes the economic activity in the Atlantic world during the colonial period? A lively trade emerged between the North American colonies, Britain, and Africa.
48%
What consequences did the policy of mercantilism have for British colonies in North America? The colonies provided raw material to Europe, but manufactored very few goods.
41%
In the founding of Georgia, James Oglethrope's primary purpose was to... Provide a refuge for English debtors.
34%
A man's right to vote for governor and members of the General Court in 17th century Massachusetts was based on? Church membership.
23%
Which of the following most represents a difference between the process of identity formation among the laborers referenced in this image and among similar workers in the Chesapeake colonies? Chesapeake colonies had higher birthrates among existing enslaved populations.
12%
The Salem Village witchcraft crisis occurred for which of the following reasons? As the poor felt more and more powerless, they tried to take their frustrations on the wealthy by charging them with practicing witchcraft.
8%
Historian Carl Degler described the American colonies as a "paradise for women." One reason for that designation was because American women... Could vote for representatives in colonial assemblies.
8%
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