APUSH final study set
Innovations in shipping and the growth of commercial networks were most directly related to which of the following other developments of the first half of the nineteenth century?
An increase in the number of Americans moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
Which of the following explains a connection between the ability of Americans to gain access to natural resources in the early 1800s and in the late 1800s?
In both periods, the expansion of power over western North America gave the United States control over more natural resources.
The growth of manufacturing in the United States from 1800 to 1850 was most directly connected to which of the following broader historical processes?
Large numbers of international migrants moving to northern cities
Which of the following was the most important reason that Native American relations with English settlers differed from Native American relations with other groups of European settlers in the 1600s? **
Larger numbers of English colonists settled on land taken from Native Americans
Which of the following explains a continuity in the effect of technological innovation on the production of goods in the late 1800s?
New industrial machines increased the number of goods that factories could make.
SOUTHERN STATE POPULATIONS, 1790 AND 1800 The share of White and African American populations in the various states shown in the table most strongly suggests which of the following?
Newly settled states such as Kentucky and Tennessee relied less on slave labor than did regions elsewhere in the South.
Which of the following groups would most likely have supported secession from the United States after the 1860 presidential election?
Southern Democrats
How were European economic systems in the American colonies in the 1500s and 1600s different from existing economic systems in Europe? **
Spanish colonists used enslaved Africans to work on plantations
Which of the following factors is most typically used to explain why the Cold War ended? **
Strong United States diplomacy along with Soviet economic problems contributed to political changes in the Soviet Union
The change in White and Black populations in the various regions (New England, Middle Colonies, Chesapeake, Carolinas, West Indies) most strongly suggests the influence of which of the following? (refer to chart) **
The demand in Europe for commodities such as tobacco and sugar
*image* Charles Willson Peale, George Washington at the Battle of Princeton Which of the following best explains the spread of images of George Washington in the United States after the American Revolution?
The desire of Americans to develop a new national culture
The industrial resources of the North during the Civil War most likely accounted for which of the following?
The disadvantage of the Confederacy in access to arms, munitions, and other supplies
The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was intended to resolve debates about which of the following issues in the 1850s?
The expansion of slavery
The efforts of Spanish colonists to convert Native Americans to Christianity were most directly influenced by which of the following simultaneous developments? **
The extraction of gold and other wealth from the land in the Americas
The expansion of suffrage to most adult White men in the early nineteenth century most directly resulted in which of the following?
The growth of new political parties
United states Electricity Generation by Major energy source - petroleum - renewables - nuclear - natural gas - coal The overall trend depicted in the graph best reflects which of the following?
The increased demand for all sources of power following the Second World War
United states Electricity Generation by Major energy source - petroleum - renewables - nuclear - natural gas - coal Which of the following best describes the federal government's response to the overall patterns depicted in the graph?
The passage of laws meant to combat environmental problems caused by power generation
The trend from 1660 to 1710 depicted in the table most strongly indicates which of the following? (refer to chart) **
The rise of the trans-Atlantic trade of enslaved Africans
Which of the following best explains a result of the Cold War? **
The status of the United States as the world's main superpower fostered international debates over the appropriate use of American power and influence.
The expansion of participatory democracy in the Jacksonian era most likely influenced the Second Great Awakening by
giving rise to individualistic beliefs
Which of the following contextual factors most directly contributed to the decline in confidence in the federal government in the 1970s?
A combination of economic challenges, political scandals, and foreign policy crises
Changes in ideas about men's and women's gender roles in the family, resulting from the market revolution, most directly contributed to which of the following shifts in American social practices during the same period?
A new emphasis on the separation between the public and private spheres
Which of the following best explains a connection between policies intended to address the Great Depression and earlier Progressive Era reform policies?
Both sought to create a stronger financial regulatory system.
The Second Great Awakening was most directly related to which of the following other historical developments of the early nineteenth century?
Challenges to Enlightenment views of rationalism
United states Electricity Generation by Major energy source - petroleum - renewables - nuclear - natural gas - coal Which of the following best explains a reaction to the changes in energy production depicted on the graph?
Environmental groups were formed to lobby against increased pollution.
Which of the following best explains the main cause of the Great Depression of the 1930s?
Episodes of credit and market instability undermined the financial system.
Which of the following best represents the views held by opponents to the women's rights movement in the second half of the twentieth century?
Feminism threatens the traditional family unit, which is at the core of the social order.
Which of the following best explains the effect of Ronald Reagan's election to the presidency on United States foreign policy? **
He asserted more direct diplomatic and military pressure on the Soviet Union than did his predecessors.
Which of the following best explains the factor that most directly prompted United States entry into the Second World War in 1941 ?
Japan attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor.
The role of new technology in economic change in the late 1800s was most similar to the role of technology in which of the following earlier situations?
Manufacturing spread in the early 1800s, allowing more efficient production.
English colonists in North America in the 1600s and 1700s most typically sought which of the following?**
Opportunities to improve their living conditions
Which of the following best explains changes in the federal government resulting from the Great Depression?
Policymakers developed a limited welfare state to reduce the effects of mass unemployment and social upheavals.
Which of the following best explains a long-term political change resulting from the New Deal?
Political alignments shifted as African Americans came to support the Democratic Party.
United states Electricity Generation by Major energy source - petroleum - renewables - nuclear - natural gas - coal A sense of optimism in the 1950s and 1960s most likely emerged in response to which of the following contexts?
Rapid economic growth led to greater affluence.
Which of the following most directly led to the expansion of participatory democracy in the first half of the nineteenth century?
Reduction of property ownership requirements for voting
The Fourteenth Amendment emerged from which of the following contexts?
Republican concerns that African Americans would be denied citizenship rights
The growing rift between conservative and liberal political perspectives in the 1970s was most likely in response to which of the following?
Social and cultural issues
Which of the following best explains the policy of the United States toward Nazi Germany in the 1930s?
Strong isolationist sentiments after the First World War left many Americans wary of involvement in another European conflict.
Which of the following best explains changes in migration patterns in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s?
The Great Depression of the 1930s and the increased demand for war production in the 1940s led many Americans to migrate to cities in search of economic opportunities.
In which of the following ways did the New Deal mark a departure from previous government practices?
The New Deal actively used government power to stimulate economic recovery.
In which of the following ways did the Spanish impose racial hierarchies in the regions of the Americas that they controlled during the 1500s and 1600s? **
The Spanish created a caste system that incorporated people of European, Native American, and African descent.
Which of the following best explains how the United States sought to engage in world affairs in the 1920s and 1930s, the decades immediately following the First World War?
The United States used peace treaties and select military intervention to promote international order.
Which of the following best explains a key reason for rapid economic development during the Gilded Age?
The consolidation of large industries facilitated mass production.
*image* Charles Willson Peale, George Washington at the Battle of Princeton Which of the following best explains the depiction of George Washington in the painting?
The development of a sense of American identity among Patriots
What was a major difference between the Spanish encomienda system and the Spanish caste system in the Americas?**
The encomienda system was based on using Native Americans for forced labor, while the caste system was based on a diverse and racially mixed population.
Which of the following developments was most directly connected to the collapse of the Whig Party in United States politics during the 1850s?
The escalation of tensions between proslavery and antislavery factions
Which of the following contexts best explains the increase in violent conflicts in the western United States in the late 1800s?
The increase in migration by White settlers
Which of the following developments most directly related to the increased sectional strife immediately prior to the election of 1860?
The legal ruling that denied African Americans rights of citizenship
SOUTHERN STATE POPULATIONS, 1790 AND 1800 The trend in the population percent increase from 1790 to 1800 most likely indicates which of the following?
The rapid movement of migrants to newly settled states such as Kentucky and Tennessee
Which of the following best explains a major reason for the emergence of the Second Great Awakening in the United States?
The rise of individualistic and evangelical spiritual beliefs inspired religious conversion.
Farmers generally responded to industrialization in the late nineteenth century in which of the following ways?
They backed political movements calling for limits on corporate power and government ownership of transportation.
The expansion of suffrage to most adult White men by the 1820s and 1830s most directly contributed to the
emergence of political rallies and events to encourage people to vote for particular parties
SOUTHERN STATE POPULATIONS, 1790 AND 1800 The percentages of White and African American populations in South Carolina shown in the table most directly suggest the
expansion of slavery in the Deep South
The White and Black populations in New England shown in the table most directly suggest the (refer to chart) **
minimal use of enslaved labor in New England compared to other regions
The events of the First Great Awakening led to **
new denominations attracting followers who were drawn to the dynamic sermons of the new preachers
The American Indian civil rights movement differed from other civil rights movements at the time because it
sought to gain compensation for past government land policies
The activism for lesbian and gay rights most closely mirrored the activism for African American civil rights in that both groups
used public protests to call for legal protections
