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APUSH Final Review
2011 Final Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The principal motivation for drafting the Bill of Rights was the desire to | protect the rights not specified in the Constitution |
| Which of the following statements about the American System is correct? | It was designed to meet the nation's need for economic progress and self-sufficiency |
| In 1861, the North went to war with the South primarily to | preserve the Union |
| Which of the following statements best describes the clothing industry in the late nineteenth century? | The sewing machine made mass manufacturing of clothing possible and clothing more affordable |
| Which of the following was the most broadly based labor organization in the late nineteenth century? | Knights of Labor |
| The Seneca Falls "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" dealt with | women's rights |
| The principle of separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites was set down in | Plessey vs. Ferguson |
| All of the following statements about indentured servitude in colonial America are true except | Indentured servants could not be sold as property |
| The Proclamation of 1763 did which of the following? | set a boundary along the crest of the Appalachians beyond which the English colonists were forbidden to settle |
| Which of the following contributed most to the American victory in the Revolution? | French military and financial assistance |
| When Thomas Jefferson said in 1801, "We are all republicans-we are all federalists," he meant | the principles of American government were above party politics |
| Which of the following stressed the importance of individual inspiration, self-reliance, dissent, and nonconformity? | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| All of the following account for native's sentiment against the "new immigrants of the late 19th century except that the immigrants | dominated the professions of law, medicine, and engineering |
| Which of the following statements about the Emancipation Proclamation is not accurate? | It immediately freed all slaves living in the United States |
| The Pendleton Act was enacted in response to | the assassination of President James Garfield |
| Which of the following colonial powers exercised the least amount of control over the commercial and political practices in their colonies? | Great Britain |
| Which of the following was true of a married woman in the colonial era? | She generally lost control of her property when she married |
| President Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was issued in response to | French diplomatic overtures to invoke the Franco-American alliance |
| The Hartford Convention was a manifestation of | New England Federalist opposition to the War of 1812 |
| The graph above refutes which of the following statements? | Most southern families held slaves |
| Which of the following was primarily responsible for the declining death rate in American cities at the end of the nineteenth century? | cities built sewers and supplied purified water |
| Which of the following labor organizations endorsed the philosophy of "bread and butter" unionism concentrating on demands for higher wages, shorter hours, and improved working conditions? | The American Federation of Labor |
| In the election of 1844, | Polk narrowly won on a platform of expansion, lower tariff, and Independent Treasury |
| The "Trail of Tears" refers to | the removal of the Cherokees and other Native American tribes to Oklahoma |
| The primary purpose of the Stamp Act was to | raise revenues to support British troops stationed in America |
| Which of the following is not paired correctly? | Cyrus McCormick - Commonwealth vs. Hunt |
| Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana had its origins in his desire to | acquire a port to provide an outlet for western crops |
| Andrew Jackson supported all of the following except | the right of nullification |
| When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued at the beginning of 1863, its immediate effect was to | strengthen the moral cause of the Union |
| Helen Hunt Jackson's A Century of Dishonor was significant because it aroused public awareness of the | wrongs that the federal government had inflicted on the American Indians |
| The Virginia Resolves | protested against the Stamp Act of 1875 |
| The Compromise of 1850 provided a concession to the South by | creating a new Fugitive Slave Law |
| Dorothea Dix is most closely associated with which area of social reform in the first half of the nineteenth century? | prisons and asylums |
| Which of the following historians is most closely associated with the idea that economic factors have shaped American history? | Charles Beard |
| Which of the following beliefs was central to eighteenth-century Deism? | God created a universe governed by natural law |
| By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in a Republican government | sovereignty was located in the people |
| In the early 1830's, the majority of workers in the textile mills of Massachusetts were | young unmarried women from rural New England |
| The first proprietary colony was | Maryland |
| The Sherman Anti-Trust Actor 1890 was | not immediately successful in limiting business concentration |
| Which of the following is properly considered the main purpose of the Navigation Acts? | to guarantee that England alone would profit from trade with the colonies |
| The North American colonies took advantage of Great Britain's policy of salutary neglect to | work out trade arrangements to acquire needed products from other countries |
| As originally ratified, The United States Constitution provided for | an electoral college |
| The Dred Scott decision held that a slave | was private property even in a free territory |
| The vision of America as a country or yeoman farmers is most often associated with | Thomas Jefferson |
| Which of the following best describes the message of this cartoon? | An appeal to the colonies to unify against the threat from France |
| The early nineteenth century Native American leader who urged the Indian tribes in the Old Northwest Territory to unify to protect their lands was | Tecumseh |
| Who was the earlier woman who also "started the war"? | Peggy Eaton |
| The individual who best represented the Enlightenment in colonial America was | Benjamin Franklin |
| Which of the following was true of the Northeast American Indian tribes at the time Europeans began colonization? | Their political and linguistic differences hindered their united opposition to the Europeans |
| In the seventeenth century, which of the following was true of slavery in British North America? | The number of slaves increased rapidly in the last quarter of the century |
| The financial program of Alexander Hamilton included all of the following except | nullification of all private debts to the states |
| Which of the following was not associated with our foreign relations with France in the 1790s? | Barbary pirates |
| In the antebellum period, free African Americans were | able to accumulate some property in spite of discrimination |
| Which of the following provisions of the Compromise of 1850 provoked the most controversy in the 1850s? | They strengthened the Fugitive Slave Law |
| The intent of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to | assimilate American Indians into the mainstream of American culture |
| Which of the following is true of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890? | It had little impact on the regulation of large corporations |
| The principle of freedom of the press in colonial America was established by | the Bill of Rights |
| Which of the following statements is not true about the Coercive Acts? | They were directed against all of the colonies |
| Settlers who established the British colony in Virginia during the seventeenth century were primarily seeking to | profit economically |
| Which of the following is not a reason why Jackson opposed the BUS? | The inability of the Bank to provide a sound currency |
| The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following? | asserted American independence in the realm of foreign policy |
| All of the following led Congress to impose Radical Reconstruction measures except | massive exodus of former slaves from the South |
| To Andrew Jackson, the spoils system | benefited the political process |
| The Virgina and Kentucky Resolutions argued that the right to determine the constitutionality of a law passed by Congress rested in | the states |
| Hamilton proposed a tariff soon after the launching of the United States government in order to | help develop manufacturing in the United States |
| Fifteen years later, Daniel Webster switched his position to favoring protective tariffs because | the base of the New England economy changed from shipping and commerce to industrial production |
| The high wages enjoyed by colonial workers were primarily caused by | the existence of so much land |
| Whose ideas of an Englishman and a Frenchman strongly influenced the Founding Fathers when they wrote the Constitution? | John Locke & Montesquieu |
| In 1840, the American Antislavery Society split into factions because | William Lloyd Garrison's advocacy of women's rights and pacifism alienated some members |
| The farmers' protest movement lost momentum at the end of the 1890's for all of the following reasons except | the absorption of the populists by the AFL |
| D.W. Griffith's epic film, The Birth of a Nation, became controversial because of its | depiction of the KKK as heroic and commendable |
| According to Jay's Treaty, | the British agreed to evacuate the Northwest post |
| The greatest achievement of the government under the Articles of Confederation was its establishment of | a system for orderly settlement of the West |
| The goals of educational reformers in the antebellum years included all of the following except | federal financing of secondary education |
| Which of the following statements about woman suffrage is true? | The only states with complete woman suffrage before 1900 were west of the Mississippi |
| In the seventeenth century, the Great Migration refers to | the settlement of Puritans in Massachusetts Bay |
| The term "scalawag" was used to describe | Native white Southerners who cooperated with the Republicans |
| Which of the following is a direct social change brought about by the American Revolution? | complete separation of church and state |
| Which of the planks from the 1892 Populist Party platform showed a concern with issues raised by organized labor? | restrictions on immigration |
| The Monroe Doctrine stated all of the following policies except | the United States would intervene in the problems South American countries had with other nations |
| Which of the following events occurred last? | The secession of Virginia |
| The Pilgrims were also known as Separatists because they | broke all ties with the Church of England |
| In Marbury vs. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall argued successfully that the Supreme Court would | declare federal laws unconstitutional |
| Which of the following was an attempt to enlarge church membership in order to include those faithful members who had not become one of the visible saints or "elect"? | Half War Covenant |
| The most important consequence of the Boston Tea Party was the | enactment by Parliament of the Coercive Acts |
| The outcome of the disputed election 1816 was significant because it | meant the end of Reconstruction |
| The British response to the American claim of "no taxation without representation" was that | members of Parliament represented the interests of all people in the British Empire |
| Senator Stephen A. Douglas managed to engineer to Compromise of 1850 by | securing passage of the different parts of the Compromise as separate laws |
| The outcome of the election of 1824 between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson was decided by | the House of Representatives |
| In addition to the Embargo Act of 1807, a significant factor in the development of American industry in the period 1800-1820 was | protective tariffs |
| The South hoped to gain diplomatic recognition and active support from Great Britain because | British factories needed Southern cotton |
| The theory of nullification, according to which sate can reject a federal law, is associated with | John C. Calhoun |
| Which of the following was the principal target of Thomas Nast's political cartoons? | Boss Tweed |
| The Chautauqua movement was | an early form of adult education |
| Which of the following statements about colonial politics in the eighteenth century is true? | the colonial assemblies controlled taxes and expenditures |
| The Battle of Saratoga resulted in | France entering the war on the side of the colonies |
| By the end of his presidency, Ulysses Grant's popularity had declined substantially because of | the corruption evident in his administration |
| Bryan's famous "cross of gold" speech called for | the unlimited coinage of silver |
| "Forty acres and a mule" refers to | the proposal to make freed slaves small scale farmers |
| Ratification of the Constitution | needed the approval of nine states |
| Which of the following was justified on the basis of a loose construction of the Constitution? | Bank of the United States & Louisiana Purchase |
| Which of the following states seceded from the Union first? | South Carolina |
| All of the following statements about slavery and the Constitution are true except | The slave trade was immediately abolished |
| In the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 | Nothing was settled beyond a restoration of the prewar status quo |
| Thomas Paine's Common Sense | blamed George III for the colonies' problems and urged Americans to declare their independence |
| After 1815, such factors as time, cost, and distance in moving people and goods | were significantly reduced by the transportation revolution |
| Hinton R. Helper's book, The Impending Crisis of the South, was intended as | an argument against slavery as an economic institution |
| Which of the following was a main issue in Munn vs. Illinois? | State regulation of grain elevator operators and railroad rates |
| All of following were advantages the North had over the South at the start of the Civil War except | better military leaders |
| This passage explains which problem that farmers faced in the late nineteenth century? | long vs. short hauls |
| Which of the following best describes the position of William Lloyd Garrison? | immediate abolition of slavery without compensation to slave owners |
| The decisive factor in bringing about the resolution of the dispute with Great Britain over the Oregon Territory in 1846 was | the heavy influx of American settlers after 1818 |
| Andrew Jackson's view of the presidency emphasized | leadership by the executive branch in the interests of the people |
| After the Civil War, the practice of sharecropping | turned African-Americans into a labor force with housing and supplies provided by white planters |
| Shays' Rebellion suggests that the most important problem facing the United States after the Revolution was | economic problems caused by debt and high taxes |
| The first federal agency established to regulate business was the | Interstate Commerce Commission |
| According to this cartoon, the trusts | were too powerful and contributed to the impoverishment of the country |
| The first federal law to restrict immigration, passed in 1882, was aimed at | excluding Chinese immigrants |
| The political cartoonist who ended Boss Tweed's career is credited with popularizing the Donkey and the elephant as symbols for the Democratic and Republican parties was | Thomas Nast |
| In the post-Civil War period, the idea that African Americans should concentrate on economic betterment rather than political and social equality was advanced by | Booker T. Washington |
| Jacob Colley's 1894 march on Washington DC called for | an increase in the supply of piper money |
| Which of the following colonies was founded as a haven for Catholics? | Maryland |
| The disappearance of slavery in the North resulted from | the economic unprofitability of slavery in a region of small farms |
| The injunction as a court order was often used in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to | prevent labor unions from striking |
| Which of the following is the correct chronological order? | Articles of Confederation, Shays' Rebellion, Constitutional Convention, Whiskey Rebellion |
| As a consequence of the French and Indian War, | American colonists began to distrust the actions of the British government |
| During the American Revolution, the state that benefited the most from the demand for foodstuffs was | Pennsylvania |
| The official reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was his | violation of the Tenure of Office Act |
| The trend taken by the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall was to | expand the federal government's powers |
| One of the consequences of the Great Awakening was | the challenge to traditional beliefs |
| From the end of Reconstruction to 1900, the position of the Supreme Court toward civil rights is best characterized as | establishing the constitutionality of segregation |
| The "Critical Period" in American history refers to the | United States under the Articles of Confederation |
| During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the issue that triggered the debate over states' rights was | the tariff policy |
| Which of the following sources would not be useful in understanding the military campaigns of the Civil War? | presidential speeches |
| Henry David Thoreau's essay, "Civil Disobedience", profoundly influenced which set of leaders? | Ghandi and MLK |
| The first employees in the Lowell, Massachusetts, textile mills were | young girls from New England farms |
| The most important aspect of Jacksonian democracy was | the abolition of the property qualification |
| The Annapolis Convention was called because | The Confederation Congress had proved incapable of dealing with commercial issues |
| On the map above, the routes moving north from south Texas represent | trails used for the "long drive" during the Cattle Kingdom |
| The railroad route linking New Orleans and Los Angeles shown on the map was made possible by | The Gadsden Purchase |
| In the negotiation that led to the Treaty of Paris and formally ended the Revolution, the Americans | won much concession through separate bargaining with the British |
| The doctrine of popular sovereignty called for the question of slavery in a new territory to be decided by | people living in the territory |
| Cotton production was made profitable by the | success and simplicity of the cotton gin |
| Gabriel's rebellion, a Virginia slave revolt in 1800, | was planned but never took place |
| Which one does not belong as a famous Native-America Indian Chief? | Sacajawea |
| The majority of the people came to America in the colonial period for which of the following reasons? | economic gain |
| Which of these strategic objectives did the North accomplish last during the Civil War? | capturing the Confederate capital of Richmond |
| Which was a true concern of the Alien and Sedition Act? | They were used by the president to silence his political critics |
| Even less information provides a clue to why back slavery was established, which of the following has not been advanced as an explanation for the development of slavery in colonial America? | Black slavery in Britain |
| It began as a debate over federal land policy and ended as a debate over states' rights and the nature of the federal union. What is described? | Webster-Hayne debate |
| Designed as an attempt to secure the loyalty of the French to their new rulers, this act broke new ground in toleration and statesmanship. Unfortunately, the Americans saw only sinister designs. This act was the | Quebec Act |
| Born in England of Quaker parents, he participated in both the American and French revolutions through is inflammatory writings. Who is described? | Thomas Paine |
| The his best remembered for his writing about war, slums, and prostitution. A realist, his writings suggest that man is swept along by his environment, unable to control the forces around him. The author is | Stephen Crane |
| If the Populist had been transported by magic back into an earlier period of American history, they would have most likely joined | Shay's Rebellion |
| Which of the following were associated withe the Federalist Party in the 1790's? | They sympathized with Great Britain & Alexander Hamilton and John Adams were two of their party leaders |
| The survival of the Jamestown colony can be most directly attributed to the | development of the tobacco industry |
| The acts of trade and navigation had all of the following consequences in the colonies except | low prices were charged for English imports |
| The Great Awakening was a reaction to | churches' earlier failure to take account of people's emotional needs |
| The Boston Tea Party had which of the following causes? | Parliament's efforts to improve the profits of the British East India Company |
| Enlightenment philosophers believed in all of the following except | God is the primary authority for government |
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