APUSH MCQ Practice Test #1

Based on the lyrics, which of the following is the most plausible reason for the reaction described in the song? A. The passage of restrictive regulations on the British North American colonies by Parliament B. The continued violation of American freedom of the seas and free trade C. The fear of invasion of American ports by the English Navy in order to stop American trade with the Spanish and French Caribbean colonies D. The continuous attack by Native Americans on frontier settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains

A

Based on the previous lyrics, what were Americans fighting for? A. Americans were fighting for their rights as Englishmen. B. Americans were fighting for economic liberty and to be able to practice free trade. C. Americans were fighting for the right to replace their despotic royal governors D. Americans were attempting to replace British Enlightenment philosophy with their own ideas on government.

A

One of the immediate effects of the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was a. The passage of "personal liberty" laws in northern states b. The pronouncement by Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina that slavery was a "necessary good" c. The beginning of the "Bleeding Kansas" episode d. The start of the underground railroad

A

The event expressed in the picture most clearly demonstrates the influence of which of the following? a. Royal authority that tended to discount lower-class groups during the 17th century b. Belief of the people that there should be separation between church and state c. Desire for more economic equality between the plantation and yeoman farmer classes d. The strong desire for social equality during the colonial era

A

The ideas expressed in the excerpt are most similar to which of the following? a. The idea that slavery is immoral and must be ended b. The public education reform movement, because education was considered the great social equalizer and therefore should be offered to slaves. c. The abolitionist movement as part of the Second Great Awakening, which valued religious awakening and service to society. d. The prison reform movement, the idea that prisons should be made more humane and focus on rehabilitation

A

The most significant impact of the introduction of sugarcane in the West Indies was a. The need for slave labor from Africa to maintain constant production of sugar b. The desire of the Spanish to settle the Western Hemisphere with permanent settlements made up of families. c. The development of a continuous was between Spain and Portugal over Caribbean islands d. The destruction of the ecosystem of many Caribbean islands resulting in the death of thousands of natives.

A

Which of the following historical ideals explains the core of the passage and others like it? a. The Puritan work ethic b. The ideals of Republican Motherhood c. The philosophy behind Jeffersonian democracy d. Jacksonian democracy

A

Which of the following statements is most accurate, based on this photograph taken in the 1970s? a. For the first time, a large number of American youth protested a political matter b. American youth had always voiced their opinion about major social and political issues c. The youth of America were influenced by other groups that had opposed American involvement in the Vietnam war d. Youth protest against the Vietnam War was widespread but did not influence political policy regarding the war

A

According to the excerpt, which of the following events most impacted the United States during the 1990s? a. Labor issues were causing massive unemployment b. America was facing an economic recession c. Record numbers of high-wage jobs were being exported d. America was entering a new era of bipartisan cooperation

B

Based on the excerpt of Henry Grady's New South, which of the following statements best describes the change in the description of the American identity? a. After the Civil War, the South accepted the new status of the African American as an equal citizen. b. The South had done away with the hierarchical plantation system and replaced it with a more egalitarian society. c. The new South was the first region to grant political equality to women. d. The South had become as industrialized as the North.

B

Based on the image and its title, which of the following best describes the sentiments of the cartoon above? a. hateful b. sarcastic c. critical d. serious

B

Concepts such as those expressed in the previous excerpt led to which of the following developments in American identity? a. A stronger link between the agricultural Midwest and South because of their dependence upon slave labor b. Further division of the nation based on sectional political issues c. A stronger bond between Southern cotton growers and New England factory workers d. An economic relationship between the South and West

B

The excerpt from the Mayflower Compact clearly reflects which of the following? a. The English were establishing North American colonies based on the Spanish encomienda system. b. The English were attempting to establish permanent communities. c. The English were prepared to challenge French claims in North America. d. Instructions that the English settlers in North America were to establish communities identical to those in England.

B

The ideas expressed in the cartoon above most clearly show the influence of which the following prior events? a. The ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment b. The women's rights movement of the 19th century c. The expansion of factories in the 19th century d. The growth of trade unions in the 19th century

B

The main impact of European exploration on American Indians at the onset of the establishment of the Columbian Exchange was a. The native population was forced off their land as slave labor was imported from Africa b. The introduction of diseases like smallpox led to a decimation of the American Indian population c. Spanish and Portuguese explorers cut American-Indian nations off from trade routes, leading to mass starvation d. The introduction of the horse by the Spanish-led American Indians to hunt more and depend upon maize and other crops less.

B

The philosophical ideology that led to Bacon's Rebellion would have motivated which of the following groups later in America? a. South Carolina politicians who supported nullification of the federal tariff in the 1830s b. Western Pennsylvania farmers who opposed the Whiskey Tax in the 1790s c. Americans in Texas who opposed the conditions Mexico imposed on them for moving into Texas in the 1830s d. Abolitionists who were becoming more radically antislavery in the 1850s

B

Though some "Rosie the Riveters" left their jobs to return to homemaking following World War II, the number of U.S. women who worked outside the home rose steadily during the 1950s and 1960s. Based on this fact, which of the following conclusions can be drawn? a. The "Rosie the Riveters" could not sustain their roles as breadwinners without the presence of childcare b. The role of "Rosie the Riveters" in the war effort helped lead the expansion of jobs for women c. Women realized that obtaining a college degree was necessary in order to improve their status in the workplace d. Women helped the U.S. defeat the enemy

B

What is the main point of the lyrics in the excerpt? A. The lyrics warn that Americans should be aware of an impending English invasion of their homes. B. The words are meant to inspire American colonists to take up arms and fight against the despotic mother country. C. There was a fear of a French attack and Americans needed to be ready to fight. D. There was a continued fear of an impending attack by Native Americans and Americans must take up arms to protect their homes.

B

Which of the following 19th-century events created American fear of anarchists and socialists? a. The apparent lawlessness of Ku Klux Klan dominance in parts of the unreconstructed South b. The resulting court case from the Haymarket Square Riot in Chicago c. The events leading to the Homestead Steel Strike in Pittsburgh, PA d. Jacob Coxey's "March on Washington" as a protest to the Panic of 1893

B

Which of the following 20th-century actions most closely parallels the civil rights issue portrayed in the illustration? a. Brown v. Board of Education decision b. Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1965 c. Racial integration of the U.S. military d. Korematsu v. United States decision

B

Which of the following 20th-century events most closely parallels the events in the cartoon? a. New Deal legislation to control big business authority in Congress b. The laissez-faire attitude of 1920s politics c. Post-World War I to World War II business development d. The government's reaction to the lack of environmental regulation in the 1970s

B

Which of the following groups would have been most likely to agree with the previous excerpt? a. The Locofoco wing of the Democratic Party in the 1830s b. The Liberty Party of the 1840s c. The Free Soil Party of the 1840s and 1850s d. Members of the American Party in the 1850s

B

Which of the following groups would most strongly disagree with the previous excerpt? a. Social Darwinists b. Labor union members c. Factory owners d. City-dwellers

B

Which of the following ideas developed and became prominent in 20th-century American politics based on the issues expressed in the cartoon? a. New Deal ideas for redistribution of wealth b. Progressive ideas to break up monopolies c. Populist ideas calling for the direct election for Congress d. Great Society voting rights legislation

B

Which of the following statements best describes the event in the political cartoon? a. Radical Republicans resorted to threats and intimidation against the Freedmen to coerce them into voting b. Despite the right to vote granted to Freedmen in the Fifteneeth Amendment, white supremacists intimidated them to vote for their candidates c. The South passed legislation eventually eliminating the Freedmen's right to vote d. Southern Democrats, known as Redeemers, did their best to exclude the Republicans from Southern politics

B

Based on the map, which of the following best describes the circumstances of events in the early 19th Century? A. Slave territory was beginning to encroach on free territory B. The United States had intentions of taking the Spanish Territory in the West C. The United States was attempting to maintain a balance between free and slave states D. Free states were looking to add Oregon Country to their territory to have access to the Pacific Ocean

C

Based on the map, which of the following groups would have most likely objected to the outcome of the events that were established in the Compromise of 1820? A. Slave owners in the newly emerging cotton-growing states B. New England factory workers C. Quakers in the Northeast D. Poor whites in the South

C

In reaction to changing events in American history, interpretation of the Constitution by the Supreme Court can allow subsequent decisions to change initial court rulings. Which of the following pairs of Supreme Court decisions illustrates this change of interpretation? a. Fletch v. Peck and Gibbons v. Ogden b. Scott v. Sandford and Schenk v. United States c. Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education d. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia

C

Reaction in the North to the Fugitive slave Act was similar to American reaction to which of the following: a. Pronouncement of the Monroe Doctrine b. The outcome of Bacon's Rebellion c. The passage of the Stamp Act d. The Glorious Revolution

C

The event portrayed in the map was the center of controversy later in the first half of the 19th Century when... A. the events depicted in the map caused the war with Mexico in 1846 B. legislation passed in the 1850s overturned the laws established in 1820, allowing a state to rid its territory of slavery C. the Supreme Court determined the outcome of the compromise that created the above map to be unconstitutional D. the Free Soil began to win elections in the western territories where it had been determined that popular sovereignty would determine the outcome of a territory's slave status

C

The ideas expressed by the artist in the political cartoon illustrate which of the following issues of the Industrial Revolution? a. Labor unions had too much influence in the government b. The U.S. Senate was able to pass legislation to promote fair business practices c. The belief that monopolies controlled the U.S. Senate d. The economy was producing an equitable society

C

The ideas expressed in the previous excerpt are most similar to those in which of the following movements? a. The labor movement of the late 19th century b. The new nativist movement of the turn of the 20th century c. The women's suffrage movement d. The American Temperance Union

C

The main idea of this document influenced which of the following ideals of the British North American colonies? a. The idea of separation of church and state b. The concept that the colonies need to be governed by a constitution c. The concept of rule by majority, as in town meetings d. The foundation for social equality

C

The major cause of Bacon's Rebellion was the competing perceptions of power in 17th century Virginia. Which of the following best describes the differing perceptions? a. The difference in the amount of land available to settlers in the Tidewater region and in western Virginia; settlers in the Tidewater region had more land. b. The competing desires for economic equality and power between the different regions of Virginia c. The difference in political power between the eastern plantation owners and the newer settlers in the west, with the advantage going to the plantation owners in the east d. The fact that settlers in the western portion of the colony were mainly former indentured servants who had no political rights.

C

Which 21st-century issue was not a major concern at the time this speech was given? a. The advent of the Internet and social media b. With dramatic advancements in technology, the loss of jobs for many Americans c. A war on terrorism d. The collapse of the Soviet empire and concerns about the Cold War

C

Which event expressed the sentiments of the photograph and had the most substantial impact on American politics in the late 1960s? a. The riots across America after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr b. The antiwar backlash after the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy c. The violent radical youth-group-led protests at the 1968 Democratic Party Convention in Chicago d. The Woodstock Music Festival that had a theme of peace

C

Which of the following best explains the Republican stance on slavery? a. They supported the concept of popular sovereignty b. They wanted to ban slavery in the United States c. They adopted the Free Soil position of not allowing slavery to spread from where it existed d. They called for the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation

C

Which of the following best explains the motivations behind this declaration? a. The king had forced slavery upon the Americas and was no longer in power over the newly independent states. b. Slavery had been declared illegal in several Northern states, and Pennsylvania was pressured to free their slaves. c. Just as Americans had fought for their freedom from Britain, so too did Pennsylvania believe it right to free those held in bondage within their state along with other Northern colonies. d. The tyranny of Great Britain had forced slavery onto the people of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania was no independent and ended the institution.

C

Which of the following groups would have most strongly appreciated the cartoon above? a. Shipbuilders who hired women b. Armed forces generals c. Women who had joined the workforce d. Child psychologists

C

Which of the following statements on labor is most closely reated to the views expressed in this cartoon? a. "Reds," along with labor, were attempting to take control of the United States b. U.S. labor was an instrument to protect democracy from "Red" influence c. It was feared that U.S. labor was in danger of being influenced by "Reds" d. U.S. labor and capitalism were strong enough to defeat the "Reds" and their threat to America

C

Which of the following was written after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and raised awareness of the treatment of slaves in the South? a. The Liberator by William Lloyd Garrison b. An Appeal to the Colored citizens of the world by David Walker c. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe d. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

C

Which of the following would more accurately fit Grady's description of the new South? a. The antebellum South b. The South of the Great Depression c. The South during the World War II era d. The reconstruction South

C

According to this excerpt, which of the following has supremacy in American law? a. The Supreme court b. The Judicial branch c. Writs of Mandamus d. The Constitution

D

As described, the Columbian Exchange was significant in that it had the greatest impact on which group of people? a. Africans; they received a greater variety of foodstuffs from Europe, in turn increasing their population significantly. b. Europeans; their wealth increased c. Native Americans; they were enslaved by the encomienda system by the thousands. d. Europeans; new, easier-to-grow foodstuffs such as corn and potatoes were brought from the New World and allowed impoverished population groups to survive and increase their numbers.

D

Despite the strength of the patriotic "call to arms" attitude in the lyrics, which of the following events would discourage the American spirit in 1776? A. The fact that Native Americans were attacking British colonists from the west while the British navy was attacking from the east. B. The fear of a massive slave rebellion. C. The lack of economic means to support a war effort against England. D. The presence of Loyalists throughout the colonies.

D

The ideas expressed in the cartoon above most clearly show which of the following? a. The belief that women had limitations b. The training needed to "retool" for wartime c. The growing need for childcare in American society d. The shifting roles of women in American society

D

The main point of this political cartoon most directly reflects which of the following ideas? a. The Social Gospel b. Progressivisim c. Populism d. Social Darwinism

D

The previous excerpt would have been most strongly supported by which group? a. New England Federalists in the 1810s b. South Carolina plantation owners in the 1830s c. Kentucky legislature in the 1790s d. Southern slave owners in the 1850s

D

Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this excerpt? a. Reform was needed in American industry b. Industrialization was of value to all Americans c. The American Dream was attainable by only a few d. Through hard work, anyone could become a success

D

Which of the following codified the rights granted to Freedmen during Reconstruction? a. Civil Rights legislation written during the New Deal b. Legislation passed after the Montgomery Bus boycott during the Eisenhower administration c. Anti-lynching legislation written during the Progressive Era d. Legislation passed under the Great Society of the Johnson administration

D

Which of the following forms of pop culture evolved most during the 1960s and 1970s as a result of the events surrounding the photograph? a. Fictional literature aimed at young adults focused more on social justice b. The visual arts became more oriented toward social causes c. Television programming became more focused on youth culture d. Popular music became more focused on antiwar and social themes

D

Which of the following groups would most likely support the main concepts of the Mayflower Compact? a. Delegates to the Stamp Act Congress b. Supporters of the Articles of Confederation c. Persons living in the New Harmony, Indiana communal society d. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787

D

Which of the following international events is considered to have had the most influence in creating a fear of "Reds" in the United States during the first quarter of the 20th century? a. Worldwide Great Depression b. The inconclusive ending to World War I c. The emergence of dictatorships in Europe d. The Russian Revolution

D

Which of the following pieces of evidence would contradict the ideal of the new South as described by Henry Grady? a. The development of the iron and steel industry in Birmingham, Alabama. b. Industrial development in New Orleans and other Gulf Coast cities. c. The restructuring of the South's agricultural system d. The existence of sharecropping and the crop-lien system

D

Which of the following presidential actions of the first half of the 19th century challenges the main principles behind the previous quote? a. James Madison's Declaration of War in 1812 b. James Madison's veto of internal improvements in 1817 c. James Monroe's issuing of the Monroe Doctrine d. Andrew Jackson's veto of the bill that called for the re-charter of the Second Bank of the United States.

D