AP US History Practice Questions - AP United States History (APUSH) Exam - AP US History Practice Questions

Question 1

Before European contact, which crop complex - sometimes called the 'Three Sisters' - formed the agricultural foundation for many Native American societies in the Eastern Woodlands?

Maize, beans, and squash Wheat, barley, and oats Rice, millet, and yams Potatoes, quinoa, and cassava

Correct Answer:

Maize, beans, and squash

Question 2

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Americas and the rest of the world following 1492 is known by what term?

The Middle Passage The Columbian Exchange The Triangular Trade The Encomienda system

Correct Answer:

The Columbian Exchange

Question 3

The Spanish encomienda system in the Americas is best described as a system that did what?

Freed enslaved Africans after a fixed term of service Established self-governing town meetings for Spanish settlers Granted colonists the right to extract labor and tribute from Native peoples in exchange for supposed protection and religious instruction Distributed land equally among Native and European farmers

Correct Answer:

Granted colonists the right to extract labor and tribute from Native peoples in exchange for supposed protection and religious instruction

Question 4

Bartolome de las Casas is best known in the context of early Spanish colonization for what?

Leading the conquest of the Aztec Empire Charting the first sea route to India around Africa Founding the first English colony at Jamestown Advocating against the mistreatment of Native peoples under Spanish rule

Correct Answer:

Advocating against the mistreatment of Native peoples under Spanish rule

Question 5

Which of the following most directly explains the catastrophic decline of Native American populations in the century after 1492?

The spread of Old World diseases such as smallpox to which Native peoples had no immunity Mass migration of Native peoples back to Asia A prolonged ice age that destroyed Native agriculture Voluntary conversion that ended traditional ways of life

Correct Answer:

The spread of Old World diseases such as smallpox to which Native peoples had no immunity

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