APUSH Midterm
Which period was the peak of manifest destiny
1842-1853
Presidents jacksons veto of the bank bill would contribute most sognificantly to
A financial panic
Which of the following was the immediate cause of the publication of the statement in this excerpt
An increase in the tariff passed by congress
Which of the following about indentured servants
Approximately half of all indentured servants died before earning their freedom.
The passage of the Pendleton act was a direct result of the
Assassination of James a Garfield
Columbus likely mentioned the american indians interest in glass beads and wepons
Because it exemplified the very different world view of american indians
The excerpts were written in response to the
British governments failure to protect colonists from attacks by american indians
The wilmot proviso
Called for american annexation of lands conquered from mexico as free territory
The idea that manifest destiny included all of the following beliefs except
Commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded its agriculture bases
Based on excerpt which of the following groups was president jackson trying to help
Common individuals
The term vertical integration refers to
Control of all aspects of an industry from production of raw materials to delivery of finished goods
The philosophy of merchantilism holds that economic power resides primarily in
Control of hard currency and a positive trade balance
The first half of the 1600s american indians in virginia and maryland most typically responded to the english colonization described in the excerpt by
Defending their territory against the english
Stevens believes public education would provide support for
Democratic government
Historians often cite shays rebellion as a significant event in us history bc it
Demonstrated the weaknesses of the fed gov under the Aoc
Although the supreme court was the weakest of the three braches of government in the early days of the new republic john marshall strengthened the court by
Establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of marbury v madison
The louisianna purchase was an important factor in the development of us trade because it
Facilitated the immediate completion of the transcontinental railroad
Between the 16th and 18th centuries which aspect of american indian and european culture was most similar
Gender roles
Thoreu believed that a just man should be prepared to do which of the following
Go to jail for his beliefs
Which phrase by burleigh best addresses the motives of the largest number of immigrants coming to the us during the years from 1816-1848
Good pay for labor
The excerpts from anne hutchinson best represent which of the following developments in the massachusetts bay colony in the 1630s
Growing challenges by dissenters to civil authorities
Andrew Johnson was impeached bc
He violated the tenure of office act by firing secretary of was stanton
Compared to new england early english settlement in virginia and maryland was characterized by
Higher life expectancy goverment organized at the village level and an established church
Under the aoc the national gov had whih of the following powers
II only
The know nothin party focused its efforts on
Immigration
The ling term effects of the population trends depicted on the graph most directly contributed to the
Increased political tensions between the northern and southern states
Before 1750 what was the most frequent reaction od british colonists in north america to increased trade regulations
Increased smuggling
Thoreau challenged the government bc
It engaged in a war to take land from mexico
The mayflower compact foreshadows the US constituition in which ways
It ensures both the right to free speech and the separation of church and state
Gerorge washington established the principles of executive privilege in a dispute with congress over the
Jay treaty
Which if the following is or are most similar to the statement in the excerpt
Kentucky and virginia resolutions
The hay market affair represented a major setback for the
Knights of labor
In the late 19 century political machines such as tammany hall were successful primarily bc
Machine politicians provided needed jobs and services to naturalized citizens in return for their votes
Thoms jefferson relied on the ideas of john locke in
Man must submit to the general will to protect his natural rights
The belief that the us had a special mission to expand over the enitre north american continent was known as
Manifest destiny
The first free public education system in the united states began in which of the following colonies
Massachusettes
By going to war the us gained the territory labeled as the
Mexico cession
Which of the following was the intended result of the Dawes severalty act of 1877
Native Americans would be coaxed off reservations by land grants and would thus assimilate into western culture
As a result of the emancipation proclamation
Nearly 200,000 free blacks escaped slaves joined the union army
Japan was outraged by the American annexation of Hawaii bc
Nearly half of hawaiis residents were of Japanese descent
The ghost dance movement among western native Americans stressed all of the following except
Nonviolence
Bleeding Kansas was a direct result of the doctrine of
Popular sovereignty
The stanp act congress of 1765 was historcally significant in that it
Represented a first step in colonial unity against britain
Which of the following is not an example of england exerting greater control over its north american colonies
Salutatory neglect
Stevens disagress with those who opose free public education because
Schools are under protestant influences
The emphasis on personal salvation which hutchinson articulated in the 1630s was most strongly echoed in whic later movement
Second great awakening
The principle of popular sovereignty stated that
Settlers in the western territories not congress would decide whether to allow slavery in their territories
The american know nothing party of the 1850s
Sought to limit the rights of immigrants
Which of the folowing groups provided the greatest support for the jacksons veto of the bank
Southerners
The new immigrants who arrived in the us after the civil war were dif from old immigrants in that they
Spoke different languages and had different customs than most Americans and thus were not easily assimilated
As described in the excert which individual body makes the final decisions on whether a law is valid in a state
States
Which of the following is not a requirement set by the reconstruction act of 1867 for southern states readmission to the union
States had to pay reparations and provide land grants to all former slaves
In the 1830s and 1840s the section of the us most affected by the imigration was the
States with large plantations
Following the civil war most freed slaves
Stayed in the south and worked as sharecroppers
As a result of the Mexican American war all of the following became part of the us except
Texas
Which of the following best describes american indian alliances with north america colonies
The alliances were overwhelmingly with the french
Which of the following reinforced the messages the burleigh was sending to people who wanted to move to america
The american system
The ideas expressed in the excerpts have the most in common with which of the following
The antislavery movement of the 1970s when women sought to achieve gender equality in the workplace
By 1790 the polulation depicted on the graph led to
The creation of new settlements on the western edge of territory occupied by european americans
The population trend for african americans depicted on the graph resulted most directly from
The development of an economy based on growing crops for export
Which of the following best summarizes the strict constructionist position on the establishment of the national bank
The establishment of the national bank is necessary to strengthen the us economy and therefore must be allowed even if it is technically unconstitutional
The free soil party advocated for
The exclusion of slavery from any new territories
As a result of the hartford convention following the war of 1812
The federalist party lost credibility and eventually died out
The most economic profitable commerce between european colonies in north america and native populations were based on
The fur trade
The ideas about government expressed by pain and jefferson are most consistent in which
The ideas of the enlightenment
Which american indian confederation reaching from the st. Lawrence valley to the eastern great lakes sucessfully resisted both native and colonial challenges
The iriquois
What became the most controversial element of the compromise of 1850
The potential opening up of Utah and new mexico territories to slavery
When thomas jefferson said in 1801 "we are all republicans we are all federalists"
The principles of american government were above party politics
The principles expressed by paine and jefferson best account for which of the following festures of the us during and immediately after the american revolution
The relatively limited powers of the aoc
Which of the following was a long term result of the situation in jamestown described in the excerpt
The rise of the plantation system and the use of african slaves
The trend in total population from 1600 to 1700 depicted on the graph is best explained by
The spread of epidemic diseases among native americans
The mexican war resulted in
The us acquisition of california and territories in the sw
Which of the following statements about Supreme Court decisions during the later party of the 19 century is most accurate
They reduced federal power over the states by narrowly defining the applicability of the constitution to state law
First cash crop
Tobacoo
Which of the following groups held views most similar to the ideas expressed in this excerpt
Transcendentalists
The dispute over electoral votes in the election of 1876
Was resolved by a special bipartisan commission and resulted in the end of military reconstruction
The scalawags were
White southerners who supported republican policies during reconstruction
One attempt to prevent slavery in the territories was the
Wilmot proviso