AP美国历史模拟试题.doc

1st AP US History Practice TestTeacher: Zero Part A: Multiple-Choice QuestionsTime: 55 Minutes55 QuestionsDirections: Choose the best answer choice for the following questions.Questions 13 refer to the map below.TRANSFER AND SPREAD OF MAIZE CULTIVATION 5500 B.C.E. - 1750 C.E.1. After 1492, the spread of maize cultivation depicted in the map resulted most directly from which of the following factors?A The development and interaction of agriculturally-based civilizationsB The continued predominance of foraging as a means of survivalC The continental movement of undomesticated animal lifeD The expertise in maize cultivation that originated from Spanish explorers and missionaries2. The pattern depicted in the map above had which of the following effects after 1492?A developing agricultural-based economies that remained limited to particular regionsB contributing to demographic changes and the global exchange of animal, plant, cultural, and microbial lifeC promoting culturally homogeneous societies that relied exclusively upon single cropsD supporting exchanges of goods that resulted in greater sensitivity and tolerance for social diversity3. The patterns of maize cultivation from 1492 to 1750 best explain theA critical food shortage that maize cultivation alleviatedB scope of unprecedented global trade and encountersC lack of natural resources in East Africa and South AsiaD increased global reliance on fewer staple cropsQuestions 47 refer to the image below.Secotan, an Algonquin village, ca. 15854. The engraving was intended toA document agricultural techniques in Secotan societyB be an artistic rendering of Algonquin life to be exhibited in a galleryC provide Europeans an informative snapshot of Algonquin lifeD highlight the dangers of English settlement of the New World5. The engraving most directly reflects theA the stable, yet multifaceted nature of Secotan (Algonquin) village lifeB the nomadic lifestyle of the Algonquin peopleC the disorderly characteristics of a village life in SecotanD critical role of animal sacrifice in Algonquin religious celebrations6. The social patterns reflected in the engraving are most consistent with Native American life in which region?A Great Basin B Pacific Northwest C Atlantic Seaboard D Western Great Plains7. The engraving would be most useful to historians as a source of information about which of the following?A Specific religious rituals practiced by the Algonquin in SecotanB Significant English interest in settling the New WorldC A depiction of social relationships within SecotanD A European perspective of Algonquin village lifeQuestions810 refer to the excerpt below.After the wars and the killings had ended, when usually there survived only some boys, some women, and children, these survivors were distributed among the Christians to be slaves. And the care they took was to send the men to the mines to dig for gold, which is intolerable labor, and to send the women into the fields of the big ranches to hoe and till the land, work suitable for strong men.Bartoleme de Las Casas, Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies, 15428. The perspective of the author in the excerpt most directly challenged the prevailing idea of the Spanish colonist thatA Native peoples should be fully integrated into Spanish settlements and treated as equalsB Native peoples were inferior and uncivilized and should consequently be treated as subservient to the SpanishC Spanish colonization was inherently unjust and should not have occurred at allD Christianity was a superior religion and should be spread to as many people as possible9. The ideas expressed by Las Casas and Sepulveda best represent which of the following aspects of 16th-century Spanish responses to expansion and conquest in the New World?A The increasingly monolithic perspective about the humanity of Native AmericansB The tremendous opposition to public dissent within Spanish cultureC The growing debate over how “civilized” Native Americans were and should be treatedD The intense debate over slavery that led to abolition10. The pattern described by Las Casas illustrates which of the following developments within the Spanish colonies?A The use of encomiendas to support plantation-based agricultureB The reliance on imported African slave laborC The exclusively religious motivations of Spanish colonizationD The integration of Natives into Spanish colonial lifeQuestions1113 refer to the excerpt below.“Whereas the plantations and estates of this Province cannot be well and sufficiently managed and brought into use, without the labor and service of negroes and other slaves brought unto the people of this Province for that purpose, are of barbarous, wild, savage natures, and such as renders them wholly unqualified to be governed by the laws, customs, and practices of this Province; but that it is absolutely necessary, that such other constitutions, laws and orders, should in this Province be made and enacted, for the good regulating and ordering of them, as may restrain the disorders, rapines, and inhumanity, to which they are naturally prone and inclined, and may also tend to the safety and security of the people of this Province and their estates”“The History of South Carolina under the Royal Government, 1719-1776.” 11. The ideas expressed in this passage most directly reflect the British belief inA racial and cultural superiorityB social equality for Africans and Native AmericansC a voice in government for all citizens D the legal authority of the kings laws12. The strict code of laws described in the passage above was created becauseA wealthy planters wished to create a more efficient workforceB the colonial government feared the growing number of slavesC a sharp increase in violent crimes committed by slaves required drastic changesD the colony lacked a sufficient supply of indentured servants13. The sentiments expressed in the excerpt above most likely resulted in the creation ofA a labor source dependent on white indentured servitude in South CarolinaB legal codes protecting slaves from abusive mastersC abolitionist societies dedicated to the relocation of slaves back to AfricaD codification of laws meant to control the freedom and actions of slavesQuestions1416 refer to the excerpt below.“Alsoe wee doe, for us, our heires and successors, declare by theise presentes that all and everie the parsons being our subjects which shall dwell and inhabit within everie or anie of the saide severall Colonies and plantacions and everie of theire children which shall happen to be borne within the limitts and precincts of the said severall Colonies and plantacions shall have and enjoy all liberties, franchises and immunites within anie of our other dominions to all intents and purposes as if they had been abiding and borne within this our realme of Englande or anie other of our saide dominions.”The First Charter of Virginia 160614. The principles laid out in the Virginia Charter above would best reflectA Democratic ideals of the EnlightenmentB The movement away from indentured servitude towards chattel slaveryC Justification for colonial unity against the French and Indian threat on the frontier of the mid 18th centuryD The importance of the triangle trade between the Americas and Europe15. The ideas expressed in the passage above most directly reflect which of the following continuities in United States history?A Establishment of British mercantilist policies regarding colonial tradeB The Development of representative democracyC Development of a primarily agrarian economy in the British ColoniesD The implementation of the mercantilist policy of salutary neglect16. The excerpt above would be most useful to historians analyzing theA Debates over the liberties guaranteed to Native Americans in the British coloniesB Developing trading networks in Atlantic WorldC Debates over the rights of English settlers in the New WorldD Debates over limiting the powers of colonial assembliesQuestions1719 refer to the excerpt below.The Six Nations have a great Authority and Influence over sundry Tribes of Indians in Alliance with the French, and particularly over the Praying Indians, formerly a part with ourselves, who stand in the very Gates of the French; and, to shew our further Care, we have engaged these very Indians, and other Indian Allies of the French for you. They will not join the French against you. They have agreed with us before we set out. We have put the Spirit of Antipathy against the French in those People. Our Interest is very considerable with them, and many other Nations, as as far as it ever extends, we shall use it for your Service.Canassatego, Papers relating to an Act of the Assembly of the Province of New York (1742)17. Which of the following groups was most likely the intended audience of the excerpt above?A British yeoman farmers living on the western frontier of English settlementB Colonial leaders concerned with the French threat on the American FrontierC English fur traders trying to wrest the western fur trade with Native Americans from the FrenchD British members of the House of Lords intent on securing long-term alliances with Native American confederacies18. The excerpt above is best understood in the context of theA Native Americans forging advantageous political alliances with European powersB Native peoples of North America resisting encroachment of English colonistsC attempt by Native Americans to form pan-Indian alliances to push the English east of the Appalachian mountainsD loss of trade with the French should war break out with England19. The alliances expressed in the excerpt above would be tested in what way?A When conflicts in Europe were carried over to the New World by colonial powersB When British colonists attempted to replace indentured servants with Native American slavesC When the collapse of the French fur trade led to economic ruin for their Native American trading partnersD The lingering effects of the Pequot War increased distrust among New England settlers to forge any new treaties with NativeQuestions2022 refer to the image below.20. Which of the following was a major consequence of the situation shown in the illustration left?A The deaths of approximately 1/3 of the slaves, on average, being transported in this fashion.B The discontinuation of the African Slave trade by most European slave merchants by 1750C Discontinuation of such tight packing of slaves to increase survivability among the cargoD Frequent successful rebellions on slave ships21. Which group would most likely have supported the practice expressed in the illustration above?A New England Merchants B Southern Yeoman FarmersD The Founders of Pennsylvania D Former Indentured Servants22. The practice shown in the illustration would eventually be discontinued in the United States as a result ofA the 13th Amendments abolition of slaveryB a Constitutional provision that could ban the importation of slaves starting in 1808C overpopulation of American-born slaves made internal sales of slaves more profitable than importation of slavesD State laws banning the practice in all 13 states immediately after the implementation of the Articles of ConfederationQuestions2325 refer to the excerpt below.III. And it is further enacted, That no goods or commodities whatsoever, of the growth, production or manufacture of Africa, Asia, or America, or any part thereof . . . be imported into England, Ireland, or Wales . . . in any other ship or ships, vessel or vessels whatsoever, but in such as do truly and without fraud belong only to the people of England, Ireland or Wales. . . .XVIII. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first day of April, 1661, no sugars, tobacco, cotton-wool, indigos, ginger, fustick, or other dying wood, of the growth, production or manufacture of any English plantations in America, Asia, or Africa, shall be shipped, carried, conveyed or transported from any of the said English plantations to any land . . . other than to such English plantations as do belong to his Majesty. . .The Navigation Acts of 166023. The policies stated in the above law can best be seen as an example ofA IndustrializationB MercantilismC Salutary NeglectD Laissez-Faire Economics 24. The efforts described in the excerpt above can best be understood in the context ofA British desire to limit freedoms of their colonies in North AmericaB British indifference to foreign competitionC British goals of gaining new sources of raw materials for the production of manufactured goods in EnglandD British interest in spreading the economic ideals of the Enlightenment25. Which of the following processes in American colonial history is most consistent with the excerpt above?A Continued Anglicanization of British North AmericaB Increasing levels of free trade and exchange of New World productsC Growing demand for colonial goodsD Increased British attempts to strengthen imperial control over its North American colonies after the French and Indian warQuestions2627 refer to the excerpt below.They go as naked as when their mothers bore them and so do the womenThey are very well made, with handsome bodies, and very good countenences.They paint themselves black, and they are the colour of the Canarians, neither black nor white. They neither carry nor know anything of arms, for I showed them swords, and they took the blade and cut themselves through ignorance. .They should be good servants and I believe they would easily be made Christians, as it appeared to me that they had no religion.The Log of Christopher Columbus 26. Which countrys treatment below of Native Americans would not have represented a continuation of the treatment expressed in the excerpt above as North America was colonized in the 17th century?A Great Britain B Spain C France D Italy27. Which of the following is most consistent with the arguments in the excerpt above?A Establishment of “praying towns” to Christianize native peoples in New EnglandB English attitudes towards the rights of Native AmericansC Native American policies followed by colonial settlers of PennsylvaniaD Dutch manipulation of natives in the acquisition of ManhattanQuestions2830 refer to the image below. Powhatan Attack on Jamestown 162228. The woodcut above is best understood in the context ofA armed rebellion on the part of Virginias slave populationB intercultural contact intensifying conflict between colonizers and native peoplesC the vast superiority of weapons enjoyed by Native AmericansD reaction against Virginias attempt to Christianize indigenous peoples29. The artist who made the woodcut above was most interested inA demonstrating the hardships of colonizing VirginiaB showing the military dominance of the Virginia CompanyC portraying Native Americans as brute savagesD raising funds for the defense of Jamestown30. Which of the following events best represents future continuity with the depiction in the woodcut above?A The forced removal of eastern Cherokees in the early 19th century to Indian TerritoryB King Philips War in the last quarter of the 17th CenturyC The assimilation policy of the U.S. government in the late 19th CenturyD The American war against communists in South Vietnam during the 20th CenturyQuestions3133 refer to the image below.31. Which of the following most directly prompted the publication of the “Join, or Die.” illustration?A Imperial struggles between Great Britain and France in the AmericasB Indian resistance to encroachment by the ColoniesC Opposition among colonial elites to continued British controlD The spread of ideals from the French Revolution32. The “Join, or Die.” illustration best indicates what tendency in Colonial America?A The influence of Protestant Evangelical Religious intensityB Republican fear of centralized powerC Calls for ratification of the new US ConstitutionD An emerging independence movement fueled by colonial elites33. Initial failures to unify the colonies despite efforts related to the “Join, or Die” illustration were most likely due toA The creation of competing political parties in colonial AmericaB New pressures to unify resulting from British efforts to control economic activitiesC Fears of centralized power and popular influenceD Colonial belief in the superiority of republican self-governmentQuestions3437 refer to the excerpt below.But where, say some, is the King of America . . . in America the law is king. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other. But lest any ill use should afterwards arise, let the crown at the conclusion of the ceremony be demolished, and scattered among the people whose right it is . . . Thomas Paine Common Sense, 177634. The ideas expressed in Thomas Paines Common Sense would have had the most direct impact on which of the following?A The development of the US ConstitutionB The development of the Articles of ConfederationC The development of the Northwest OrdinanceD The development of the ideals of “Republican Motherhood”35. Which of the following groups would be most likely to support Thomas Paines argument?A Colonial Elites B Loyalists C American Indians D Whig-mind