APUSH Semester 1 EXAM
Of the following choices, which feature of the New England town map would be LEAST likely to be present in the Chesapeake colonies?
the clustering of homes centrally located around a town hall and school
These excerpts were written in response to the
Debate over how the Spanish should treat the Native Americans
What was the most significant impact on the relationship between the colonists and Great Britain resulting from the territorial changes depicted in the maps above?
Renewed efforts to consolidate imperial control and collect taxes
The maps on the slave populations most clearly demonstrate which of the following antebellum-era historical processes?
The free and forced migration of peoples across the continent
The excerpt from James Hammond is most clearly an example of which of the following developments in the mid-19th century?
The growing tendency amount Southern slaveholders to justify slavery as a positive good
The Atlantic trade in early 18th century most directly contributed to
an increase in the southern agrarian economic cash crop system
Lowell Mills and the development of the American textile industry led directly to
increased sectionalism in the United States
Which of the following was the most immediate result of the territorial changes in the maps above?
increased tensions and fighting with Indians in the Ohio River Valley
The development of the Erie Canal would most directly lead to
increased trade between the Northeast and Midwest, further isolating the South economically
This political cartoon was intended to
promote colonial unity prior to the French and Indian War
The development described by Raboteau most directly illustrates which of the following trends in US history?
African American's development of cultural adaptions and strategies to protect their dignity and identity
The differing opinions of Bacon and Berkeley are an example of which of the following divisions in the British colonies?
An increasing class divide between wealthier and poorer colonists
Which of the following was the most immediate result of the above excerpt?
An increasing number of women were recruited by factory operators to produce goods for distant markets
Which of the following was a direct effort of the trend in immigration after 1845 shown on the graph?
An upsurge in nativist sentiment
Which of the following best explains why many state governments in the North continued to restrict African American citizenship during the antebellum era?
Anti-black sentiments persisted in popular politics and culture
Which of the following was a significant cause of the trend in numbers of ills from 1834 to 1858 shown in the table?
Technological innovations including textile machinery and steam engines
Niles' opinion of the Erie Canal most directly reflects which of the following beliefs, common in the nineteenth century?
That technological innovation in infrastructure was improving the economy of the US
The ideas expressed in this excerpt stem from which concern among the founders of the United States?
That women will attempt to achieve political equality in the new nation
Which of the following statements characterizes the British relationship with Native Americans?
The British viewed Native American culture as a threat to colonization
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
Which of the following is a direct consequence of the decreased Native American population?
The Europeans brought African slaves into the New World
Based on the passages above, which of the following statements is the most accurate?
The French did not view Native American culture as a threat to colonization
Which immigrant group was most frequently targeted by nativists like Morse, often because of their Catholic faith and large presence in in eastern cities?
The Irish
Which of the following groups most directly challenged the depiction of women in the image?
The Lowell girls
What British law most directly affected the trade depicted on the map?
The Navigation Acts
The excerpt above was most likely a response to which of the following?
The abolitionist criticism of the treatment of slaves in the South
The ideas about the natives expressed by de las Casas are most consistent with which of the following?
The argument for paternalistic treatment of the natives
The ideas about the natives expressed by de Sepulveda are most consistent with which of the following?
The belief in white superiority
Which of the following was an event that was directly influenced by the ideas in this excerpt?
The convention at Seneca Falls
The pattern depicted on the graph from 1450 to 1800 best serves as evidence of which of the following?
The replacement of Indian labor and indentured servitude by enslaved Africans in New World colonies
Which of the following was most likely influenced by the trend in the mid-19th century shown in the image above?
The rise of major nativist movements caused by immigration into newly acquired territories
Which of the following was a significant cause of the trend in the mid-nineteenth century shown in the image above?
White racial superiority and a sense of American cultural superiority
The idea in the excerpt above is most directly associated with which of the following?
Women's role in society
The author of the passage, John White, implied that
a nearby tribe of Native Americans had previously been friendly to the settlers
Following the Treaty of Paris in 1763, one of the biggest concerns of the British regarding North America was...
preventing westward expansion to mend relations with natives previously allied with the French
The strict code of laws was created because
the colonial government feared the growing number of slaves
Great Britain's increasing taxation on the colonists, like the farmer above, was a response to
the debts they had incurred during and after the Seven Year's War
The painting most directly reflects
the idea of Manifest Destiny
The sentiments expressed by Abigail Adams will most directly lead to
the idea of Republican Motherhood and increased educational opportunities for women
Which of the following developments demonstrated the strongest continuity with the attitudes expressed by Bacon?
the increasing anger of British colonists in the backcountry of western parts of the colonies
The ideas expressed by Benjamin Franklin are most closely related to
the influence of the Enlightenment on religion
George Whitefield's sermon was written in response to
the rise of Deism
Which of the following was the primary cause of the territorial changes depicted in the maps above?
A major war between Britain and France
Niles' point of view would have led him toward which political idea in the early nineteenth century?
Clay's American System
Which of the following was a direct effect of the trend in the mid-19th century shown in the image above?
Controversy over allowing or forbidding slavery in newly acquired territories
Which of the following was a significant cause of the trend from 1834 to 1854 shown in the graph?
Economic hardships and political instability in Europe
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
The decrease in British exports to the colonies most directly led to
Increasing participation by women in producing goods for American use
How might the illustration tell of the experience of indigenous peoples during European exploration?
Indigenous people endured disease and death spread from explorers
The trend indicated in the chart had what effect on the abolition movement?
It led to the abandonment of gradualism and the embrace of active anti-slavery tactics
How did Mary Paul's experience at Lowell mark a turning point in US history?
It was the beginning of women's participation in industrialization outside of the home
Which of the following can be inferred by Robinson's account?
Lowell rapidly transformed from a small factory village into an important manufacturing center in the US
Which of the following groups would have most likely challenged the views of the cartoonist?
Loyalists
Which of the following evidence would best support Raboteau's argument in the excerpt?
Lyrics of songs sung by the slaves during field labor and nighttime religious services
The graph above REFUTES (goes against) which of the following statements?
Most southern families held slaves
Which of the following justifications for Spanish dominance and conquest does de las Casas' challenge in the excerpt?
Native Americans are culturally inferior to Europeans and should be treated as slaves
Which would NOT accurately describe Native American societies upon European contact?
Native societies were on the brink of collapse from tribal wars
Which the following groups would be most likely to support the perspective of Douglass in the excerpt?
Northern abolitionists
Based on the map, which statement is a valid conclusion?
Railroads were expanding more quickly in the North than in the South
Which of the following was a direct effect of both trends shown in the table?
Regional economic specialization that led to different regional political interests
Finney's ideas regarding religious evangelism were a result of
Romanticism and its focus on the individual and emotions
The languages used in both excerpts most directly reflects the influence of which of the following?
Second Great Awakening
The table would be most useful to historians as evidence for which of the following statements?
Southern cotton furnished the raw material for manufacturing in the Northeast
Excerpts such as the one above most directly led to which early nineteenth century event?
The formation of the Know Nothing party
The idea of separate spheres and the development of the "cult of domesticity" most directly resulted from what early nineteenth century development?
The ideal of Republican Motherhood
Compromise over slavery in the Constitution most directly reflected
The influence geography had on the development of the southern economy
Which of the following most directly led to the increase shown in the chart?
The invention of the cotton gin in 1793
The above map illustrates which of the following trends in the development of colonial societies?
The northern and southern colonies were divergent in their economic development
Which of the following contributed most directly to the change in the number of Africans transported to the New World after 1800?
The outlawing of the international slave trade by Great Britain and the United States
What contributed most to the process illustrated in the maps above?
The over-cultivation of arable land in the Southeast
A comparison of the excerpts most directly supports which of the following statements?
The southern economy was mainly agrarian; the northern economy was increasingly industrial
The expansion of the U.S. transportation network by 1837, as shown in the map above, benefitted MOST from which of the following technological advances?
The steam engine
Which provision of the Constitution best exemplifies Hall's argument in the excerpt?
Three-Fifths Clause
According to the excerpt, what primary motive fueled Spanish conquistadores in the New World?
To acquire gold and wealth
This painting of the Catskill Mountains, from the Hudson River School, most directly reflects which of the following early nineteenth century beliefs?
Transcendentalism
The labor system described in this code of laws developed for all of the following EXCEPT
an abundance of American Indians willing to work as farmers
The author's sentiments in the excerpt above can best be understood as
an expression of Southern pride in the institution of slavery
The ideas expressed in the cartoon most directly led to
an independence movement based on arguments over the rights of British subjects
This painting in an example of
artists' and writers' increasing focus on New England landscapes
The settlement described in the excerpt above was significant because it was the first
attempt at an English colony in the New Word
The French colonizers believed that
by assimilating with Native cultures, they could eventually convert them to Christianity
The political cartoon most directly reflects
conflicts between competing colonial powers in North America
The cartoon was intended to
express colonial resentment of British imperial attempts to reassert control over its colonies
The painting has been cited as evidence of the nineteenth-century middle-class view of the
home as a refuge from the world rather than as a productive unit
The trend indicated in the chart would most directly lead to
increasing sectional or regional differences
Which of the following was NOT a cause to the development of the town structure seen above?
intense focus on cash crops
The farmer above argued that slavery
is the condition many Americans live in under the current system of British taxations
All of the following 17th century events would have brought dissent to this peaceful New England community EXCEPT:
salutary neglect
Following the French and Indian War, the American colonists were determined to
settle lands in the Ohio River Valley
Finney and other ministers in the Second Great Awakening developed camp meetings as a way to
spread Christianity to western settlers
The drastic decrease of British exports to America in the years 1774 and 1775 was most likely the result of
the American boycott of British goods
The event depicted in the illustration was a direct result of the
the Columbian Exchange
According to the excerpt above, John Dickinson was influenced by which of the following developments in the 1700s?
the Enlightenment ideas of John Locke
By the eve of the Civil War, sentiments such as those expressed in the excerpt above most clearly formed the basis for
the Southern defense of slavery as a positive good
