APUSH Period 4 AMSCO Questions
Which individual or group among the following would be the strongest supporter of the Kentucky Resolutions?
Democratic-Republicans
Tecumseh believed that which of the following would be the best way for the American Indians to respond to the desire of white settlers for land?
Forming a confederacy among all American Indians
Which of the following describes a policy of Jefferson's that reflects the attitude toward Federalists expressed in this speech?
He attempted to gain the trust of Federalists by continuing the national bank
Which of the following individuals would be most critical of Van Buren's economic policy as presented in this excerpt?
Henry Clay
Hamilton's constitutional argument was based on which of the following types of powers?
Implied
The first free public education system in the United States began in which of the following colonies?
Massachusetts
Who of the following would be most likely to agree with German's position on the war?
Merchants from New England
Based on this excerpt, which of the following would Tecumseh most likely have objected to?
The Louisiana Purchase
The crop that best fits Downing's description as one of the "great staples" in mid-19th century America was
cotton
Urban workers such as the Philadelphia Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations believed they could improve their conditions through labor unions and
courts
One of the strong reasons Washington and others warned against political parties was concern about
divisive sectionalism
The dispute involving the Kentucky Resolutions demonstrated that some people had rejected George Washington's warning against
encouraging sectional differences
Thoreau believed that a just man should be prepared to do which of the following?
go to jail for his beliefs
Which of the following is the best support for German's claim that the United States has "abundant cause for war"?
the impressment of U.S. settlers
Based on the voting patterns shown in the chart, support for federal funding for internal improvements was strongest in
undeveloped regions
Which phrase by Burleigh best addresses the motives of the largest number of immigrants coming to the United States during the years from 1816 to 1848?
"good pay for labor"
Sojourner Truth strongly rejects criticisms of women that are based on which of the following?
The teachings of religion
The development of which of the following best demonstrates the growing power of the nativist movement in the mid-19th century?
a political party
The opposition to foreigners is most similar to the view that many had toward which of the following in America at this time?
free African Americans
In the United States, support for the War of 1812 was the strongest from
frontier settlers who wanted land and protection from American Indians
Thoreau challenged the government because
he opposed war in all cases
While Calhoun and many other Southerners disagreed with President Jackson's opposition to nullification, they agreed with him on
his opposition to the anti-slavery movement
Which of the following caused the movement described in the excerpt?
immigration
One of the primary reasons to form a union during this period was to
improve working conditions
Stevens disagrees with those who oppose free public education because
it will result in increased taxes
In the 2 decades following Burleigh's comments, the portions of the US most affected by immigration were the
lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
President Jackson's guiding principle to check "the injustices of government" was
limited government
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were issued in reaction to the
passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts
The development of commercial farming in the Old Northwest by the time this excerpt was written gave support to
population growth in Eastern cities
Support for the bill would have been consistent with support for which of the following?
American System
Which of the following reinforced the message that Burleigh was sending to people who wanted to move to America?
American System
Monroe counted on which of the following European nations to be an ally if any nation challenged the Monroe Doctrine?
Britain, because it opposed the strengthening of its European rivals
Who of the following provided the strongest influence on President Monroe in the writing of the Monroe Doctrine?
John Quincy Adams
Which of the following is or are most similar to the statement in the excerpt?
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Which of the following benefited most directly from the bank that Hamilton strongly supported?
Manufacturers
Which best explains why the American people were so supportive of the Monroe Doctrine
Nationalism
Which of these groups would most strongly agree with Stevens on his view of education?
Protestant churches
Who of the following would be most critical of Hamilton's position on the bank?
Thomas Jefferson
Which of the following groups held views most similar to the ideas expressed in this excerpt?
Transcendentalists
Jefferson's call to avoid entangling alliances is similar to the advice of
Washington's Farewell Address
Which of the following groups provided the greatest support for the Jackson's veto of the Bank?
Westerners
President Jackson's veto of the Bank bill would contribute most significantly to
a financial panic
Which of the following was the immediate cause of the publication of the statement in this excerpt?
a new tariff
In addition to his Farewell Address, part of Washington's legacy was that he
established the precedent of a two-term limit
Workers in the 1820s faced difficulty because of problems with
ethnic rivalries
Van Buren believed that the strength of the American economy was based on
farmers and planters
Jefferson's statement "that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect" was supported by his actions with regard to
the Alien and Sedition Acts
Sojourner Truth saw connection between the women's rights movement and
the antislavery movement
