APUSH Midterm
Which of the following was LEAST influential in bringing about Andrew Jackson's victory in the presidential election of 1828?
Jackson's defense of Native American property rights
51.png The graph above refutes which of the following statements?
Most southern families held slaves.
Slavesholder.png The graph above ~ which of the following statements?
Most southern families held slaves.
The Hartford Convention was a manifestation of
New England Federalist opposition to the War of 1812
53.jpg The map above depicts the United States immediately after which of the following events?
Passage of the Compromise of 1850
This state had the most signers of the Declaration of Independence
Pennsylvania
The Mayflower landed in
Plymouth Rock
The primary early competitor with Spain in the New World was
Portugal
Calvinists believed in
Predestination
After the Act of Toleration of 1649, Maryland provided religious freedom for all
Protestants and Catholics
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson challenged the authority of which of the following?
Puritan magistrates and ministers
The Separatists were part of the
Puritans
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.
The Great Compromise of 1787 resulted in
a system of political representation for the states in the federal government
In the antebellum period, free African Americans were
able to accumulate some property in spite of discrimination
Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana had its origins in his desire to
acquire a port to provide an outlet for western crops
The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act instituted popular sovereignty to
allow people living in a territory to determine whether slavery should be permitted there
The Quakers were unique among the religious groups that settled in North America during the seventeenth century because they
allowed women to speak publicly in their religious meetings and to be missionaries
As originally ratified, the United States Constitution provided for
an electoral college
The idea of Manifest Destiny included all of the following beliefs EXCEPT that
commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded its agricultural base
Among the factors that tended to promote intercolonial unity during the French and Indian War was
common language and wartime experience
The most controversial portion of Alexander Hamilton's economic program was
creation of the Bank of the United States
The Know-Nothing party
demanded an end to immigration into the United States
Supreme Court decisions concerning Native Americans in 1831 and 1832
denied them the right to sue in federal court but affirmed their rights to land that was traditionally theirs
The major goal of the Social Gospel movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was to
draw the attention of Protestant churches to the plight of the urban poor
During the War for Independence, the principal reason the American government sought diplomatic recognition from foreign powers was to
facilitate the purchase of arms and borrowing of money from other nations
In the 1850's, the South differed from the North in that the South had
fewer European immigrants
The issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation did all of the following EXCEPT
free all the slaves in the Confederacy and the Border States
By passing the Navigation Acts in the 1600s and 1700s, the British government intended to
guarantee that the British government would have a financial share of all colonial exports
Which of the following statements best summarizes the views of Andrew Johnson on Reconstruction?
he believed that reconstruction was an executive branch matter and sought the rapid restoration of the former confederate states in the union
The Puritans were unique in the seventeenth century colonies of North America because of their
impressive educational system.
The Declaration of Sentiments (1848), issued at Seneca Falls, New York, called for
increased rights for women
The American system of manufacturing which emerged in the early 1800s was successful because of its use of
interchangable parts to allow for mass production of high-quality items.
The Battle of Saratoga was a key turning point of the War for Independence because
it brought about crucial French assistance to the Revolutionary cause, and was an American victory in an open field
The War of 1812 had all of the following effects EXCEPT
it led to an increased and more active American role in world politics.
In Marbury v. Madison, the United States Supreme Court affirmed
its right to determine constitutionality of congressional enactments
The Sugar Act of 1764 represented a major shift in British policy toward the colonies in that, for the first time, the British
levied taxes aimed at raising revenue rather than regulating trade
A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they
made it too difficult for the government to raise money through taxes and duties
All of the following led Congress to impose Radical Reconstruction measures EXCEPT the
massive exodus of former slaves from the South
The National Road was constructed primarily for the purpose of
promoting trade and communication with the Old Northwest
The principal motivation for drafting the Bill of Rights was the desire to
protect rights not specified in the Constitution
The nullification crisis of 1832 arose over the issue of
protective tariffs
The sharecropping system in the South following Reconstruction had the effect of
pushing tenant farmers and poor independent farmers into deep levels of debt to large landowners and merchants.
The primary purpose of the Stamp Act was to
raise revenues to support British troops stationed in America
After the collapse of the Reconstruction governments, the men who came to power in the "New South" were called
redeemers.
The most significant aspect of the Mexican-American War on the United States during the 20 years following the war was that it
reignited the slavery conflict in regards to all the territories newly acquired from Mexico.
Benjamin Franklin's attempt to create intercolonial unity at the Albany Congress resulted in
rejection of the Congress' proposal for colonial home rule both by London and by the individual colonies
The most important factor in Andrew Jackson's successful bid for the presidency in 1828 was his
reputation as a hero of the War of 1812
The Wilmot Proviso stipulated that
slavery should be prohibited in the lands acquired as a result of the Mexican War.
The paternalistic view of slavery held that
slavery was necessary to protect Blacks from the mistreatment and abuse they would receive if they were freed.
In the first half of the nineteenth century, Cherokee efforts to retain their tribal lands in Georgia received direct support from
the United States Supreme Court
The British theory of mercantilism, by which the colonies were governed, held that
the colonial economy should be carefully controlled to serve the mother country's need
Which of the following was true of the first Great Awakening?
the division of the congregational and Presbyterian churches
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
the dominance of eastern interests in government
The belief by some Americans that the Civil War was "a rich man's war but a poor man's fight" was reflected in
the draft riots in New York City
The key event that guaranteed Lincoln's reelection in 1864 was
the fall of Atlanta to General Sherman.
The main issue of the 1850s Free-Soil party was that
the federal government should permit no further spread of slavery in the territories
In the seventeenth century, the earliest British colonies in Virginia were saved from economic ruin by
the introduction of tobacco cultivation
The dramatic increase in the South's slave labor force between 1810 and 1860 was due to
the natural population increase of American-born slaves
By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in republican government, sovereignty was located in
the people
When Thomas Jefferson said in 1801, "We are all republicans we are all federalists," he meant that
the principles of American government were above party politics
Andrew Jackson supported all of the following EXCEPT
the right of nullification
What did John Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest, written in 1828, suggest?
the right of states to nullify federal laws
In 1804, Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel that was fought because
Burr blamed his loss of the 1804 election for governor of New York on Hamilton's charges that Burr was dangerous and untrustworthy.
In the Nullification Controversy, some Southerners took the position that
the states had the right to nullify acts of the federal government deemed to be unconstitutional
Regarding the French Revolution, most Jeffersonian democratic-republicans believed that
the violence was regrettable but necessary
The Federalists essentially believed that
there should be a strong central government controlled by the wealthy and well educated
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
there were relatively few slaves or large plantations in these regions
The primary French motive in aiding the American cause was
to weaken the British empire
All of the following were manifestations of mercantilist theory EXCEPT
virtual representation
The American colonists' slogan "No taxation without representation" was a rejection of
virtual representation
The Alien and Sedition Acts were designed to
weaken and deflect Republican criticism of the Federalists
In contrast to the Chesapeake, New England communities
were mainly family groups.
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
What made the Tariff of Abominations in 1828 so objectionable to southerners?
Certain imported goods became more expensive.
What was the political tactic that Henry Thoreau used in the nineteenth century?
Civil disobedience
Which of the following statements about the Stamp Act is NOT true?
Colonial legislatures sent letters of protest to Parliament threatening secession from England if the Stamp Act was not repealed.
In his opinion on the case Dred Scott v Sanford, Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled that
Congress had no right to regulate slavery in United States territories
The Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States had legitimate reason to fear European intervention in the Western Hemisphere because
Europe's forms of government were fundamentally different from those of the United States and newly liberated South American countries
The most active people in the religious revivals of the mid-nineteenth century were
Evangelical Christians.
President Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was issued in response to
French diplomatic overtures to invoke the Franco-American Alliance
President Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was issued in response to
French diplomatic overtures to invoke the Franco-American Alliance
Which of the following beliefs was central to eighteenth century Deism?
God created a universe governed by natural law.
By what means did the United States take possession of the Oregon Territory?
Great Britain ceded it to the United States as part of a negotiated treaty.
The first wave of would be colonists using the Virginia Company were
Guaranteed to keep their rights and privileges of being a normal British citizen
When Virginia set-up its first house of government, created to resemble Britain's House of Commons, they named it
House of Burgess
Which of the following was not one of the Five Nations that made up the Iroquois Confederacy?
Huron
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was designed to
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Map.png The map shows the United States as it appeared in
1800
New England Puritans sought primarily to create which of the following in Massachusetts?
A model community promoting government by strict religious principles
Which of the following describes "the Lowell system" in early nineteenth-century New England'?
A plan to promote and expand textile manufacturing activities
William Penn's colony of Pennsylvania
Actively sought settlers from Germany and other non-British countries
The main goal of the American Colonization Society was to promote colonization in
Africa by free Black persons and former Slaves
Which of the following states the principle of "virtual representation," as it was argued during the eighteenth century?
All English subjects, including those who are not allowed to vote, are represented in Parliament.
The Battle at Fort Necessity is famous for
Being a major defeat for a young George Washington
England's victory over the Spanish Armada gave it
Dominance in the Atlantic Ocean and a new sense of nationalism
Which of the following reformers fought for the rights of the mentally ill?
Dorothea Dix
Which of the following Supreme Court cases was NOT ruled upon during John Marshall's tenure as Supreme Court Justice?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Bacon's Rebellion was an attack on
Indians
Which of the following supplied the largest number of immigrants to the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century?
Ireland
All of the following accurately describe Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France EXCEPT:
It ended the threat of American Indian raids on western settlements.
All of the following characterized the Jefferson administration EXCEPT which of the following statements?
It replaced most of the Federalist programs with programs of its own.
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.
The first shots of the American Revolution were shot at
Lexington
The British parliamentary government at the time of the American Revolution was headed by
Lord North
The theme of individualism is most evident in the writings of
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Industrial Revolution had which of the following effects on slavery in the South?
Rapid growth in the textile industry encouraged Southern planters to grow cotton, thereby making slavery more important to the economy.
The first attempted settlement by the British in the New World was in:
Roanoke
"He has monopolized nearly all profitable employments, and from those she is permitted to follow, she receives but scanty remuneration. He closes against her all the avenues of wealth and distinction which he considers most honorable to himself. As a teacher of theology, medicine, or law she is not known. He has denied her the facilities for obtaining a thorough education, all colleges being closed to her. He allows her in Church, as well as State, but [in] a subordinate position, claiming Apostolic authority for her exclusion from the ministry, and, with some exceptions from any public participation in the affairs of the Church. "This passage is most likely taken from
Seneca Falls "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions"
Which of the following was true of a married woman in the colonial era?
She generally lost control of her property when she married.
Apologists for slavery in the South in the 1850's claimed all of the following EXCEPT:
Slavery would die out naturally.
The Coercive, or Intolerable Acts, contained all of the following EXCEPT
Tea Tax
The Iroquois Confederation remained a strong and political influence until:
The American Revolution
Cortes and his men were able to conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan primarily because
The Aztec ruler Montezuma believed Cortes was a god whose return had been predicted
The primary reason there were no new colonies founded from 1634 to 1670 was
The Civil War in England
The Pilgrims attempt to lay the foundation for how their settlement would be run was spelled out in
The Mayflower Compact
What was the result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
The Trail of Tears
The words to The Star-Spangled Banner were inspired by what event in U.S. military history?
The failed attempt to take Fort McHenry during the War of 1812
What trade defined the relationship between Native Americans and the French during the colonial period?
The fur trade
What political goal was achieved with the Glorious Revolution in 1658?
The monarch of England would be Protestant.
1763 was an important year in American history as it marked all of the following EXCEPT
The start of creating the Articles of Confederation
Which of the following provisions of the Compromise of 1850 provoked the most controversy in the 1850' s?
The strengthened Fugitive Slave Law
In the 1830s and 1840s, the primary difference between the Whigs and the Democrats was that
The whigs favored an expanded, activist federal government while the democrats favored a limited non interventionist federal government
Which of the following was true of the Northeast American Indian tribes at the time Europeans first began colonization?
Their political and linguistic differences hindered their united opposition to the Europeans.
Many Americans were suspicious of the Second Bank of the United States for which of the following reasons?
They believed that it was controlled by a commercial elite.
12.png What was the purpose behind the publication of the 1840 illustration above?
To portray William Henry Harrison as a common man
The British at the end of the French and Indian War were known for all of the following EXCEPT:
Using Indian-style guerilla warfare
The Indian tribe who first encountered the Pilgrims in New England were the
Wampanoags
The Treaty of Paris (1783) included all of the following EXCEPT:
War debt paid for by British
The Treaty of Ghent signaled the end of the
War of 1812.
He was the 30 time Governor of Plymouth
William Bradford
In 1840 the American Antislavery Society split into factions because
William Lloyd Garrison's advocacy of women's rights and pacifism alienated some members
Which of the following groups were heavily involved in the Second Great Awakening of the early nineteenth century?
Women and African Americans
The Congressional "gag rule" stipulated that
no antislavery petitions would be formally received by Congress.
The financial programs of Alexander Hamilton included all of the following EXCEPT
nullification of all private debts to the states
Those who supported the War of 1812 advanced all of the following rationales for their positions EXCEPT the
obligation to protect Native Americans
Jacksonian Democracy was distinguished by the belief that
political participation by the common man should be increased
In 1861 the North went to war with the South primarily to
preserve the Union
Alexander Hamilton's financial program was most favorable to
state bankers
When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued at the beginning of 1863, its immediate effect was to
strengthen the moral cause of the Union
The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important because it
strengthened the ties between the eastern manufacturing and western agricultural regions
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established
that suffrage cannot be denied based on race, color, or previous servitude
The event that precipitated the first real shooting between the British and American colonists was
the British attempt to seize colonial supplies and leaders at Lexington and Concord
The British defeat at Yorktown was brought about by George Washington's army and
the French navy under Admiral de Grasse
The Alien and Sedition Acts were aimed primarily at
the Jeffersonians and their allegedly pro-French activities and ideas
map.png The area marked X on the map was part of
the Louisiana Purchase
The French and Indian War eventually became part of a larger world conflict known as
the Seven Years' War
The "War Hawks" in the period leading up to the War of 1812 garnered most of their support from
the South and West