APUSH - Semester one exam

sean wilentz, historian, "society, politics, and the market revolution, 1815-1848," published in 1997 - Which of the following pieces of historical evidence from the US census could best be used to support the argument in the excerpt?

Data showing changes in the number of textile mills

richard lyman bushman, historian, joseph smith rough stone rolling: a cultural biography of mormonism's founder, 2005 - Based on the excerpt, the westward migration by the Mormons in the 1830s and 1840s was most likely motivated by the

Need to take refuge from persecution

richard lyman bushman, historian, joseph smith rough stone rolling: a cultural biography of mormonism's founder, 2005 - The goals of the Mormons, as described in the excerpt, were most likely the goals of which of the following colonial groups?

puritans in new england

Harriet Ann Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861, describing events earlier in the nineteenth century - Which of the following pieces of evidence best supports the excerpt's depiction of reactions to slave rebellions?

Additional restrictions were placed on enslaved and free African Americans.

introduction to a book of reports from the american temperance society, 1835 - Which of the following evidence did the American Temperance Society in the excerpt use to support its argument about the need for the temperance movement?

Alcohol consumption damaged people's physical and emotional well-being.

john adams, former president of the united states, letter to thomas jefferson, former president of the united states, 1815 - Which of the following factors most directly contradicted Adams' theory about the Revolution?

The existence of considerable Loyalist opposition to the Patriot cause.

James M. McPherson and James K. Hogue, historians, Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 2010 - Which of the following most directly contributed to "the sharp increase of immigration after 1845" referenced in the excerpt?

Crop failures and revolutions in Europe

James M. McPherson and James K. Hogue, historians, Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 2010 - Which of the following could best be used as evidence to support the argument in the excerpt that "ethnic conflict among whites rivaled sectional conflict as a major political issue" of the period?

Growing concern about the political and cultural influence of Catholic immigrants

nathan cole, farmer, describing going to hear reverend george whitefield preach in middletown, connecticut, 1740 - The events described in the excerpt resulted in which of the following developments in the British North American colonies?

Protestant evangelicalism furthered the Anglicization of the colonies.

david m potter the impending crisis, 1848-1861, published in 1976 - The "acquisition of a new empire" referenced in the excerpt most directly fostered sectional division through the ....

Renewed debate over the expansion of slavery

john adams, former president of the united states, letter to thomas jefferson, former president of the united states, 1815 - Which of the following is the most likely reason why Adams dates the beginning of the American Revolution to the 1760s?

Renewed efforts by Great Britain to consolidate imperial control over the colonies

john adams, former president of the united states, letter to thomas jefferson, former president of the united states, 1815 - Which of the following aspects of life in the United States in the early nineteenth century most likely influenced Adams' recollection of Revolutionary events?

The development of a national culture and national identity

sean wilentz, historian, "society, politics, and the market revolution, 1815-1848," published in 1997 - Which of the following historical developments contributed most directly to the market revolution?

The emergence of new forms of transportation

sean wilentz, historian, "society, politics, and the market revolution, 1815-1848," published in 1997 - Which of the following cultural trends and social shifts resulted most directly from the trends described in the excerpt?

The emergence of new ideas about the proper roles of husbands and wives

letter from hernan cortes to charles v holy roman emperor and king of spain, on his interaction with the mexica (aztecs) 1520 - Which of the following was a primary feature of social relations established in the Spanish colonies in the Western Hemisphere?

The emergence of racially mixed populations mingling European settlers, Native Americans, and Africans

david m potter the impending crisis, 1848-1861, published in 1976 - which of the following most directly contributed to the decision by the United States to fight the Mexican-American War?

The idea of Manifest Destiny

Harriet Ann Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861, describing events earlier in the nineteenth century - The excerpt best reflects which of the following developments?

The immorality of slavery had a widespread corrupting effect on Southern culture.

Harriet Ann Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861, describing events earlier in the nineteenth century - Which of the following statements would an abolitionist claim supported the ideas expressed in the excerpt?

The immorality of slavery had a widespread corrupting effect on Southern culture.

david m potter the impending crisis, 1848-1861, published in 1976 - Which of the following historical developments during the nineteenth century best supports Potter's argument about the underlying cause of sectional conflict?

The increase in economic opportunities in the West

david m potter the impending crisis, 1848-1861, published in 1976 - Which of the following most directly helped maintain the "balance between the northern and southern parts of the United States" before the Mexican-American War referenced in the excerpt?

The passage of the Missouri Compromise

James M. McPherson and James K. Hogue, historians, Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 2010 - The conflict described in the excerpt is most similar to conflict in what other period?

The period from after the First World War through the 1920s

letter from hernan cortes to charles v holy roman emperor and king of spain, on his interaction with the mexica (aztecs) 1520 - Moctezuma's statement that the Mexica "were not the aborigines of the country" most likely refers to which of the following developments?

The presence of different and complex societies before European contact

richard lyman bushman, historian, joseph smith rough stone rolling: a cultural biography of mormonism's founder, 2005 - The developments described in the excerpt best illustrate which of the following?

The second great awakening

Harriet Ann Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861, describing events earlier in the nineteenth century - Which of the following claims best aligns with the evidence in the excerpt about the relationship between enslaved African Americans and White Southern citizens?

The slave system gave poor White citizens the feeling of social superiority over free and enslaved African Americans in a culture where African Americans held little power.

nathan cole, farmer, describing going to hear reverend george whitefield preach in middletown, connecticut, 1740 - The events described in the excerpt most directly reflected which of the following developments?

The spread of the First Great Awakening from Britain to North America