APUSH Final Exam #1

d there were

At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, pro-Union sentiment was strong in western Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina primarily because a.) Confederate troops had committed atrocities to terrorize state representatives from these regions into voting for secession b.) these regions had more trade with the North than did other regions in the South c.) these regions were more industrialized than other regions of the South d.) there were relatively few slaves or large plantations in these regions e.) Lincoln had promised not to send federal troops into these regions

b guarantee that

By passing the Navigation Acts in the 1600s and 1700s, the British government intended to a.) reduce shipping costs between Britain and its North American colonies b.) guarantee that the British government would have a financial share of all colonial exports c.) create a source of income for British royal governrs to use for improving colonial roads and canals d.) stimulate direct trade between British North American colonies and Spain and France e.) end colonial complaints about unjust taxation and regulation

b France

Colonists from which of the following European nations generally had the most cooperative relations with American Indians? a.) England b.) France c.) Portugal d.) Spain e.) The Netherlands

e the abolition

In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected president on a Republican platform that advocated all of the following EXCEPT (A) higher protective tariffs (B) government Subsidies for a transcontinental railroad (C) free Western land for settlers who would live and work on it (D) the exclusion of slavery from United States territorial possessions (E) the abolition of slavery throughout the United States

b The introduction

In the seventeenth century, the earliest British colonies in Virginia were saved from economic ruin by a.) The introduction of price controls on agricultural commodities b.) The introduction of tobacco cultivation c.) Formal trade treaties with American Indians d.) The extension of the western frontiers e.) Increased reliance on indentured servitude

e the federal

Late nineteenth century federal policies were detrimental to unskilled workers in all of the following ways EXCEPT: a.) immigration policy allowed cheap labor to compete for available jobs b.) deflationary monetary policy made repayment of debts difficult c.) court injunctions favored employers during strikes d.) federal troops intervened to end strikes e.) the federal income tax took a considerable portion of workers' income

c they believed

Many Americans were suspicious of the Second Bank of the United States for which of the following reasons? a.) They believed that it was controlled by leaders of the Whig Party b.) They believed that it was controlled by southern plantation owners c.) They believed that it was controlled by a commercial elite d.) It refused to make any loans for business expansion e.) It refused to exchange bank notes for gold

c a model

New England Puritans sought primarily to create which of the following in Massachusetts? (A) A missionary community focused on converting American Indians to Christianity (B) Town meetings at which all adult males could vote (C) A model community promoting government by Strict religious principles (D) A society founded on the principles of religious toleration (E) A community whose members achieved salvation through good works

c allowed women

The Quakers were unique among the religious groups that settled in North America during the seventeenth century because they a.) defended the rights of white people to hold American Indians in slavery b.) founded a colony in which all inhabitants were obliged by law to subscribe to Quaker beliefs c.) allowed women to speak publicly in their religious meetings and to be missionaries d.) emphasized religious conversion through revival meetings e.) emphasized the distance between the human and the divine

c the dominance

The Regulator movement of the 1770s, Shays' Rebellion in 1786, and the Whiskey Rebellion of the early 1790s were all expressions of the hostility of frontier settlers to a.) the spread of slavery b.) government recognition of American Indian land claims c.) the dominance of eastern interests in government d.) the influence of pro-British elements in government e.) efforts to limit suffrage

e it encouraged

The Second Great Awakening did which of the following? a.) It resulted in a sharp decline in church membership b.) It increased Protestant toleration for Catholics and Jews c.) It produced increased respect for civil authority d.) It emphasized reason and logic over emotionalism in religious matters e.) It encouraged conversion to evangelical Christianity

b the draft

The belief by some Americans that the Civil War was "a rich man's war but a poor man's fight" was reflected in (A) Sherman's march to Atlanta (B) the draft riots in New York City (C) Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus in the South (D) Thoreau's denunciation of the war (E) John Brown's raid on Hamers Feuy

c the expansion

Which of the following contributed most significantly to a surge in western settlement during the 1860s and 1870s? a.) dry seasons turned fertile land to semidesert and made real estate inexpensive b.) a strong military eliminated attacks by Native Americans c.) the expansion of railroads made the Great Plains more accessible d.) The novels of romantics like Hamlin Garland glorified western life e.) Government funding for irrigation projects made farms more profitable

b They were

Which of the following is a correct statement about women in United States society in the years 1790-1810? a.) They attained suffrage in all states b.) They were considered critical to educating good republican citizens c.) They became increasingly prominent as entrepreneurs d.)They owned a large share of the nation's property e.) They entered professional occupations such as medicine and law in large numbers

a Chinese and Irish

Which of the following pairs of immigrant groups were most prominent in the construction of the transcontinental railroad? (A) Chinese and Irish (B) Irish and Japanese (C) Chinese and Japanese (D) Italians and Irish (E) Chinese and Italians

a he believed

Which of the following statements best summarizes the views of Andrew Johnson on Reconstruction? a.) He believed that Reconstruction was an executive branch matter and sought the rapid restoration of the former Confederate states to the Union b.) He supported the idea of the president and Congress sharing power and believed in a stringent plan of Reconstruction c.) He believed that both succession and Reconstruction should be dealt with by the Supreme Court d.) He slowly moved to a Radical Republican position on Reconstruction and supported increased rights for African Americans e.) He refused to take a position on Reconstruction, prompting Republicans to impeach him for his irresponsibility

e a greater

Which of the following was NOT a result of the growth of a national market economy between 1815 and 1860 ? (A) Increasing economic specialization (B) The application of machinery to the mass production of goods (C) A greater disparity of Wealth between rich and poor Americans (D) The beginnings of an Organized labor movement (E) A greater number of men working at home

b individual conduct

Which of the following was a core belief of the transcendentalists of the early nineteenth century? (A) Only highly centralized and conformist religious institutions can guarantee an orderly society (B) Individual conduct should be guided by truths found in the individual conscience. (C) Unjust laws must be obeyed until they can be changed through legislative action. (D) Human societies are inherently corrupt, and those seeking purity should practice good works. (E) American Indian practices of meditation are the key to attaining valuable spiritual insights.

c american indians

Which of the following was a result of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887? a.) It encouraged cooperative land ownership among American Indians b.) American Indians in the West led attacks on United States forts c.) American Indians lost control of millions of acres of land d.) American Indians and WHites challenged each other over land ownership in range wars e.) Most American Indians were relocated to the West of the Mississippi

b an african

"One by one the southern states have legally disfranchised the Afro-American, and since the repeal of the Civil Rights Bill nearly every southern state has passed separate [railroad] car laws with a penalty against their infringement. The race, regardless of advancement, is penned into filthy, stifling partitions cut off from smoking cars." The author of the statement above was a.) a Scalawag in the 1870s b.) an African American journalist in the 1890s c.) a White segregationist in the 1910s d.) a White southern Democrat in the 1930s e.) an African American Civil Rights worker in the 1970s

d The Great Awakening

"The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abjors you, and is dreadfully provoked; his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon yoj as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire;...and yet it is nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment." The quotation above contains ideas typical of a.) the Enlightenment b.) the Anti-Federalists c.) Quakerism d.) The Great Awakening e.) antinomianism

c convince the

"To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other power vested by this Constitution." Alexander Hamilton used the clause above to a.) support his argument for a strong central government in the Federalist papers b.) justify revising the Articles of Confederation c.) convince the federal government to create the First Bank of the United States d.) substantiate his strict interpretation of the Constitution e.) lobby Congress for a protective tariff to promote United States industry

c vertical integration

At the end of the nineteenth century, the desire of American business to control supplies of raw materials led to a.) automation of industry b.) horizontal integration c.) vertical integration d.) development of the factory system e.) development of the putting-out system

b imposition of

A major consequence of the French and Indian War of 1754-1763 was the (A) legal settlement of the trans-Appalachian frontier by British colonists (B) imposition of new taxes on the British North American colonies (C) shrinking of Spanish territorial claims in North America (D) removal of British troops from the thirteen colonies (E) change in status of the proprietary Colonies to royal colonies

c Horses

Before 1800, which of the following European imports had the greatest impact on the lives of the Plains Indians? (A) Steel plow (B) Cattle (C) Horses (D) Christianity (E) Money

b Puritan magistrates

Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson challenged the authority of which of the following? a.) Anglican clergy b.) Puritan magistrates and ministers c.) Catholic priests and bishops d.) Baptist ministers e.) Methodist itinerants

c allow people

The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act instituted popular Sovereignty to (A) prohibit slavery above Missouri's southern border (B) assure that Congress had a constitutional right to establish or abolish slavery in new territories (C) allow people living in a territory to determine whether slavery should be permitted there (D) admit Kansas as a slave state and Nebraska as a free state (E) allow towns to decide the issue of slavery on a case-by-case basis

d weaken

The Alien and Sedition Acts were designed to a.) protect the nation from British spies b.) prevent the British from fomenting unrest among American Indians c.) strengthen the Constitution d.) weaken and deflect Republican criticism of the Federalists e.) counter the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

d virtual representation

The American colonists' slogan "No taxation Without representation" was a rejection of (A) salutary neglect (B) nativism (C) mercantilism (D) virtual representation (E) classical republicanism

d increased rights

The Declaration of Sentiments (1848), issued at Seneca Falls, New York, called for (A) an end to slavery (B) compulsory public education (C) temperan ce legislation (D) increased rights for women (E) improved factoly working conditions

d that suffrage

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established (A) the freedom of all slaves not emancipated under Abraham Lincoln's proclamation (B) federal protection for African Americans from Ku Klux Klan tenorism (C) the right of citizenship for any person born in the United States (D) that suffrage cannot be denied based on race, color, or previous servitude (E) the power of the federal government to intervene in state affairs to protect individual liberties

e distress over

The Ghost Dance was an American Indian religious movement associated with a.) the Pueblo Revolt b.) an American Indian victory at Little Bighorn c.) an infusion of Hispanic cultural traditions d.) the outbreak of King Philip's War e.) distress over loss of tribal autonomy

d a system

The Great Compromise of 1787 resulted in (A) a final settlement of the question of slavery (B) a renewal of the Articles of Confederation (C) the creation of a national bank (D) a system of political representation for the states in the federal government (E) a border agreement between the United States and Canada

a an increase

The People's Party (Populist) advocated which of the following? a.) an increase in the money supply b.) support for civil rights legislation c.) a decrease in agricultural production d.) joint ownership of businesses by urban laborers and farmers e.) public ownership of the means of production

a Bacon's Rebellion

The dissatisfaction of Virginia farmers with the colonial governor who failed to protect them against American Indian raids led to (A) Bacon's Rebellion (B) the Glorious Revolution (C) Leisler's Rebellion (D) Shays' Rebellion (E) Gabriel's Rebellion

a only a

The government under the Articles of Confederation consisted of a.) only a unicameral legislature b.) only executive and judicial branches c.) only legislative and judicial branches d.) legislative, judicial, and executive branches e.) only a bicameral legislature

e africa by

The main goal of the American Colonization Society was to promote colonization in a.) the American West by eastern American Indians b.) Mexico by White Americans c.) Cuba by White Americans d.) the Mexican Cession by White Americans e.) Africa by free Black persons and former slaves

b draw the

The major goal of the Social Gospel movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was to a.) encourage support for Charles Darwin's theory of biological evolution b.) draw the attention of Protestant churches to the plight of the urban poor c.) send missionaries to convert American Indians to Protestantism d.) promote the spread of Protestantism in United States territorial possessions e.) stimulate public interest in the principles of Anglo-Saxon superiority

b reputation as

The most important factor in Andrew Jackson's successful bid for the presidency in 1828 was his a.) choice of John C. Calhoun as his running mate b.) reputation as a hero of the War of 1812 c.) commitment to broad-based social reform d.) reputation as an intellectual thinker and writer e.) extensive experience in elective office

b protective tariffs

The nullification crisis of 1832 arose over the issue of a.) Andrew Jackson's use of the veto b.) protective tariffs c.) the Second Bank of the United States d.) Jackson's American Indian removal policy e.) the Missouri Compromise

a limit on

The proclamation line of 1763 was designed to a.) limit western expansion of colonial settlement b.) establish a defensible boundary between the British and the French colonists along the Appalachian Mountains c.) divide western territories into future royal colonies d.) restrict British immigration to the North American colonies e.) create more taxable income for the royal government by selling western territories

d obligation to

Those who supported the War of 1812 advanced all of the following rationales for their positions EXCEPT the a.) desirability of annexing Canada b.) need to defend the honor of the United States c.) need to safeguard the frontier d.) obligation to protect Native Americans e.) advisability of acquiring Florida

b Wealthy individuals

Which of the following best describes the main idea of Andrew Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth? a.) Privately held wealth should be handed over to the government to be redistributed b.) Wealthy individuals should use their wealth for social betterment c.) Parents have an obligation to pass on their wealth to their children d.) Using wealth to help others is wrong, since it undermines their self-reliance e.) Accumulating large amounts of wealth violates Christian principles

b The Pueblo Revolt

Which of the following conflicts resulted in the successful expulsion of Europeans from the upper Rio Grande region of North America for nearly a decade? a.) Pontiac's Rebellion b.) The Pueblo Revolt c.) King Philip's War d.) The Pequot War e.) The Battle of Fallen Timbers