APUSH Period 4 Test
Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801. Jefferson's call to avoid entangling alliances is similar to the advice of
George Washington
Henry David Thoreau, lecturer and author, "Resistance to Civil Government," (Civil Disobedience), 1849 Thoreau believed that a just man should be prepared to do which of the following?
Go to jail for his beliefs
A.J Downing, landscape architect, "In Praise of Farming," 1848. The development of commercial farming in the Old Northwest by the time this excerpt was written gave support to
Population growth in Eastern cities
U.S. Roads and Canals, 1837 Nancy A. Hewitt and Steven F. Lawson, Exploring American Histories, Bedford/St. Martin's, p. 266. Reprinted by permission. As shown in the map above, the national system of roads and canals most closely linked which regions' economies together?
The East and the Midwest
Sojourner Truth, abolitionist and former slave, speech to a Women's Convention in Ohio, 1851 Sojourner Truth saw connection between the women's rights movement and
The antislavery movement
President Andrew Jackson, Message vetoing the Bank, July 10, 1832 President Jackson's veto of the Bank bill would contribute most significantly to
a financial panic
Dorothea Dix, Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts, 1843 Dorothea L. Dix, Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts (Boston: Munroe & Francis, Which of the following antebellum-era historical developments was least likely to have spurred efforts such as those described in the excerpt above?
a unified new national culture
Dorothea Dix, Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts, 1843 Dorothea L. Dix, Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts (Boston: Munroe & Francis, The efforts described in the excerpt above can best be understood in the context of
attempts to match democratic political ideals with social realities
Martin Van Buren, "Against Government Aid for Business Losses," 1837 Van Buren believed that the strength of the American economy was based on
farmers and planters
Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801. According to Jefferson's address, which of the following should be relied on to protect equal rights for all people?
laws
Tecumseh, Letter to Governor William Henry Harrison, August 1810 Tecumseh objected to the treaty selling Indian land because he thought
no individual or single tribe had the right to sell the land
U.S. Roads and Canals, 1837 Nancy A. Hewitt and Steven F. Lawson, Exploring American Histories, Bedford/St. Martin's, p. 266. Reprinted by permission. The expansion of the U.S. transportation network by 1837, as shown in the map above, benefited MOST from which of the following technological advances?
steam engine
We Owe Allegiance to No Crown, John Woodside, c. 1814 Picture Research Consultants & Archives
the emergence of a new national culture.
Senator Obadian German of New York, Speech in the Senate, June 1812 Which of the following is the best support for Germanś claim that the United States has abundant cause for war?
the impressment of US sailors
Chief Justice John Marshall, McCullough v. Maryland, 1819 The ideas expressed in the excerpt above can best be understood in the context of debates over
the relationship between the federal government and state governments
President Andrew Jackson, Message vetoing the Bank, July 10, 1832 President Jackson's guiding principle to check "the injustices of government" was
universal male suffrage
Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801. Which person would most strongly disagree with Jefferson's statement, "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists?"
Alexander Hamilton
"Vote in the US House of Representatives on a Bill to fund internal improvements, 1824" Support for the bill would have been consistent with support for which of the following?
American System
John C. Calhoun, statement adopted by a convention in South Carolina, 1832 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
James Monroe, The Monroe Doctrine, 1823 Monroe counted on which of the following European nations to be an ally if any nation challenged the Monroe Doctrine?
Britain
A.J Downing, landscape architect, "In Praise of Farming," 1848. The crop that best fits Downing's description as one of "the great staples" in mid-19th century America was
Cotton
U.S. Roads and Canals, 1837 Nancy A. Hewitt and Steven F. Lawson, Exploring American Histories, Bedford/St. Martin's, p. 266. Reprinted by permission. The opening of canals and new roads in the United States, as depicted in the map above, had the LEAST impact on which of the following?
European immigration to the United States
Senator Obadian German of New York, Speech in the Senate, June 1812 Based on the tone of the excerpt, which of the statements below best expresses Germanś position on declaring war in June of 1812
He opposed going to war because he did not believe the country was prepared for one
Henry David Thoreau, lecturer and author, "Resistance to Civil Government," (Civil Disobedience), 1849 Thoreau challenged the government because
He opposed war in all cases
Martin Van Buren, "Against Government Aid for Business Losses," 1837 Which of the following individuals would be most critical of Van Buren's economic policy as presented in this excerpt?
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun, statement adopted by a convention in South Carolina, 1832 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
Representative Thaddeus Stevens, Speech to the Pennsylvania Legislature, 1835 Steven disagrees with those who oppose free public education because
It will result in increased taxes
James Monroe, The Monroe Doctrine, 1823 Who of the following provided the strongest influence of President Monroe in the writing of the Monroe Doctrine?
John Quincy Adams
Tecumseh, Letter to Governor William Henry Harrison, August 1810 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?
Joining the British in order to stop westward expansion
John C. Calhoun, statement adopted by a convention in South Carolina, 1832 Which of the following is or are most similar to the statement in the excerpt?
Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
Drew R. McCoy, The Elusive Republic: Political Economy in Jeffersonian America, 1980 Drew R. McCoy, The Elusive Republic: Political Economy in Jeffersonian America (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1980). Which of the following best exemplified the Jeffersonian embrace of the ideals described in the excerpt above?
Louisiana Purchase
Representative Thaddeus Stevens, Speech to the Pennsylvania Legislature, 1835 The first free public education system in the United States began in which of the following colonies?
Massachusetts
Senator Obadian German of New York, Speech in the Senate, June 1812 Who of the following would be most likely to agree with German's position on the war?
Merchants from New England
James Monroe, The Monroe Doctrine, 1823 Which best explains why the American people were so supportive of the Monroe Doctrine?
Nationalism
Drew R. McCoy, The Elusive Republic: Political Economy in Jeffersonian America, 1980 Drew R. McCoy, The Elusive Republic: Political Economy in Jeffersonian America (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1980). Which of the following antebellum-era historical developments most conflicted with the goals of Jeffersonian Republicans as outlined in the excerpt above?
The growth of northern industry and regional economic specialization
Chief Justice John Marshall, McCullough v. Maryland, 1819 Which of the following did NOT result from the Supreme Court ruling above or similar rulings by the Supreme Court in the early 1800s?
The promotion of regional interests over national concerns
We Owe Allegiance to No Crown, John Woodside, c. 1814 Picture Research Consultants & Archives The sentiments expressed in the painting above best reflect which of the following antebellum-era historical developments?
The struggle to create an independent global presence
Sojourner Truth, abolitionist and former slave, speech to a Women's Convention in Ohio, 1851 Sojourner Truth strongly rejects criticisms of women that are based on which of the following?
The teachings of religion
Henry David Thoreau, lecturer and author, "Resistance to Civil Government," (Civil Disobedience), 1849 Which of the following groups held views most similar to the ideas expressed in this excerpt?
Transcendentalists
Representative Thaddeus Stevens, Speech to the Pennsylvania Legislature, 1835 The first free public education system in the United States began in which of the following colonies?
Transcendentalists
"Vote in the US House of Representatives on a Bill to fund internal improvements, 1824" Based on the voting patterns shown in the chart, support for federal funding for internal improvements was strongest in
Underdeveloped regions
-President Andrew Jackson, Message vetoing the Bank, July 10, 1832 Which of the following groups provided the greatest support for the Jackson's veto of the Bank?
Westerners