APUSH Test Questions 1-3
The excerpt above demonstrates a continuity over time in American History with regard to
American exceptionalism
Which thinker's ideas were most similar to those presented in the excerpt?
George Whitefield
Which of the following describes Jay's Treaty of 1795?
It required the British to withdraw their troops from forts in the Northwest Territory
Why was the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 significant?
It restored national pride and made Andrew Jackson an American hero
In the passage above, the phrase "Tyrants of America" most likely refers to which figure?
John Adams
In Federalist No. 10, James Madison maintained that the constitutional government would accomplish which of the following ends?
Prevent any one faction from becoming dominant
What was significant about George Washington's leading of his troops across the Delaware River on Christmas night in 1776?
Washington's action surprised the enemy and gave the Americans their first real victory
King Henry VIII started the English Reformation by
declaring himself supreme head of the new Church of England
Winthrop's point of view reflects the
differences in motives for settling the New England colonies and colonies further to the south
In 1801, Jefferson responded to the Barbary States' threats against American shipping by
refusing tribute payments, retaliating against renewed Barbary attacks, then working out a diplomatic solution involving much lower tribute payments
The three-fifths compromise dealt with which of the following issues?
slavery
Which of the following was a consequence of Bacon's Rebellion of the 1670s?
slavery began to replace indentured servitude
The instructions in the excerpt are intended to further the economic goals of
the British crown
Which of the following was one reason the British sent 7500 troops to North America after the end of the Great War for Empire in 1763?
the British government sought to prevent future Indian uprisings on the frontier
The image above shows the direct effects of...
the Columbian Exchange
Why did Thomas Jefferson call his election to the presidency the "Revolution of 1800"?
the government changed peacefully despite bitter partisan conflict and foreign crisis
The colonists' real objections to the Sugar Act stemmed from which of the following?
the growing administrative power of the British government over the colonies
John Marshall's decisions upheld the principle of
the supremacy of national laws over state laws
Why did radical Patriots in the colonies object to the Tea Act of 1773?
they saw it as a bridge to eliminate colonial tax resistance
The excerpt above supports the argument that
trans-Atlantic contacts and Protestant evangelism contributed to greater religious independence and diversity in the American colonies
Which of the following individuals would have been unlikely to gravitate toward the Republicans in the late 1790s?
wealthy New York banker
Thomas Jefferson's vision for the future of the United States included which of the following ideas?
western territories populated by independent yeomen farm families
How did yeomen and tenant farmers who were influenced by the Second Great Awakening in the nineteenth century treat their children?
with strict rules and harsh discipline
What did Shay's Rebellion, which took place in Massachusetts in the winter of 1786-1787, demonstrate to American political leaders?
A stronger national government was needed to solve the nation's monetary problems
Which of the following describes the relationship between social status and wealth in 17th and 18th century American history?
Americans respected those who raised their status through talent and hard work
Approval by Congress and ratification by the states of the Bill of Rights had which of the following outcomes?
An easing of Americans' fears of an oppressive national government
Which were the two fastest-growing American church denominations during the early 19th century?
Baptists and Methodists
The passage provides evidence to support all of the following arguments EXCEPT that
British colonies were unlike those of their European competitors in their goal of establishing colonies based on agriculture
The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that
British colonists were critical of societal and political practices in Europe
Lord Baltimore, the proprietor of Maryland, established that colony as a haven for
Catholics
Who led the conservative Senecas, who condemned assimilation and demanded a return to ancestral customs?
Chief Red Jacket
The image was most likely produced in the context of
European conquest of the Americas
The excerpt above provides support for the argument that
European exploration and conquest were fueled by a desire for new sources of wealth, increased power and status, and converts to Christianity
Which of the following was a provision of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
France lost all of her North American territory east of the Mississippi River
A direct effect of the treaty excerpted above was that
French financial support eventually resulted in an American victory in the American Revolution
Which of the following describes the role of money and economic exchange in 18th century rural New England?
Generally, no money was exchanged between relatives and neighbors, but accounts of debts were maintained and settled every few years by cash transfers
Which of the following took place during the 2nd Continental Congress in 1775?
George Washington became head of the Continental army
African Americans who converted to Christianity during the Second Great Awakening embraced which of the followings teachings?
God as the liberator of the Jews
The critical disagreement that led to the emergence of political parties in the mid-1790s was based on which of the following issues?
Hamilton's financial plan
Which of these statesmen played a critical role in creating and passing the 1820 Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
How did British politicians respond to the American's cry of "no taxation without representation"?
Politicians argued that the colonists already had virtual representation
From which document was the excerpt above most likely taken?
Stamp Act
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes U.S. relations with France during the late 1790s?
The United States cut off trade with France and authorized Americans to seize French ships
Which of the following battles marked the end of the American Revolution in 1781?
Yorktown
The Great Compromise led to which of the following outcomes?
a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and a Senate
To persuade Massachusetts, Virginia, and New York to ratify the Constitution, leading Federalists promised that
a bill of rights would be added to the Constitution
The excerpt above serves as evidence of
a growing emphasis on a more personal, emotional religious experience
The excerpt could serve as evidence to support the argument that
a republican form of government was a superior to a monarchy
Which of the following individuals would have been an unlikely Loyalist in 1776?
a yeoman farmer in Connecticut
The excerpt shows the intellectual influence of the Enlightenment in that it
characterizes government as being based on a social contract
At the same time that Parliament imposed the Stamp Act, it also passed the Quartering Act, which required
colonial governments to provide barracks and food for British troops sent to America to protect them
Reasoning similar to that used in the excerpt was eventually used to justify
colonial resistance to the British Crown and Parliament
The Navigation Acts, implemented in the American colonies by Britain in the mid-seventeenth century, were originally intended to
cut the Dutch and French out of the colonial trade
In the 17th century, colonists responded to the legal principles brought forth in the excerpt by
developing an ideology critical of the imperial system that justified smuggling
Which of the following was a result of the Second Great Awakening?
different denominations cooperated with one another
A major purpose behind the passage of the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts was to
diminish the support of the Democratic-Republicans
Political leanings like those expressed in the image above would eventually lead to
emphasis on the power of the legislative branch and a lack of centralized power in the Articles of Confederation
Although women made few gains in the 18th century, they did achieve a degree of progress in 1790 when they won which of the following?
equal access to public education in Massachusetts
In which of the following ways did the growth of rural manufacturing affect New Englanders in the early 18th century?
farm families became more dependent on market forces beyond their control
Which of the following factors was among those that motivated many merchants, artisans, and journeymen to protest against the Stamp Act?
fear that their personal liberty would be undermined
Which of the following describes the Boston Massacre, which took place on March 5, 1770?
five Bostonians were shot and killed by British troops who were later exonerated of the crime
The document referenced above reflects the ideas of the Enlightenment in that it refers to
government as a social contract made to promote the good of society as a whole
The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that
government is responsible for protecting the people's interests
Why did Thomas Jefferson dispatch the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804?
he wanted a report on the physical features and the plant and animal life of the Louisiana Territory
George Grenville designed the Sugar Act of 1764 to accomplish which of the following?
improve colonial merchants' compliance with customs laws
The spread of the cultural attitude known as sentimentalism in early 19th century America had which of the following social and cultural consequences?
increased emphasis on the importance of love in marriage
The Naturalization, Alien, and Sedition Acts had which of the following outcomes in the United States in the 1790s?
it became illegal to publish insults or malicious attacks against Congress or the president
Why was the decision in the case Marbury v. Madison (1803) of great importance in American history?
it marked the first occasion on which the Supreme Court declared that it had the power to rule national laws unconstitutional
One consequence of the Whiskey Rebellion was
it posed a serious threat to the authority of the new federal government
Why was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 significant?
it prohibited slavery in the territory and earmarked funds from land sales for public schools
The main idea of the excerpt reflects the intellectual influence of
mercantilism
Which of the following was true under the Articles of Confederation?
most of the power remained with the states
Which of the following characterizes the impact of republican ideology on child rearing in America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?
most parents began to treat their children more permissively and respectfully
In the early republic, Benjamin Rush and other leaders argued that women should be educated so they could do which of the following?
oversee the instruction of their sons in the principles of liberty and government
The Stamp Act was instituted by Parliament in the colonies in 1765, it was
part of England's plan to create a more centralized imperial system in America
Which of the following continuities present throughout the 15th-early 20th centuries of US History is directly reflected in the excerpt?
prevalence of the belief in the superiority of white culture
Why was the print revolution that occurred in the colonies during the early 18th century significant?
printing allowed for the broad transmission of new ideas
To finance the war during its first two years, the new American state governments relied primarily on
printing large quantities of paper money
Which of the following spurred the Panic of 1819 in the United States?
reckless practices pursued by shady state chartered banks
The primary purpose of the legislation excerpted above was to
recover some of the money Britain had expended upon the defense of the colonies in the French and Indian War
Which agricultural product served as the foundation for the South Atlantic System in the 18th century?
sugar
Which of the following was the purpose of the Tea Act imposed by Parliament on the colonies in May 1773?
the British needed to bail out the financially strapped British East India Company
What did the British policy of salutary neglect of the American colonies in the early 18th century mean?
the British relaxed their supervision of the colonies' internal affairs while concentrating on defense and trade policies
Which of the following statements describes British military strategy during the first two years of the Revolutionary War?
the British were content to demonstrate their superior power and tactics in the hopes of convincing the rebels to surrender
The instructions to Governor Andros reflect
the Crown's attempt to wrest political and economic power from the American colonies
Which of the following documents could also serve as evidence to support the main argument of the excerpt?
the Declaration of Independence
The excerpt above should be considered within the historical context of
the Great Awakening
What spurred slaves to organize the Stono Rebellion in South Carolina in 1739?
the Spanish governor in Florida had promised freedom to fugitive slaves
John Dickinson's Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania was a response to which of the following policies?
the Stamp Act
The passage serves as evidence to support the contention that
the development of legal structures based on English models promoted Anglicization in the British colonies
What caused the Puritans' "errand into the wilderness" to become permanent?
the failure of the English Revolution
Alexander Hamilton's 1789 financial plan for the United States included which of the following items?
the federal government's assumption of state war debts
Which of the following describes the textile industry that was emerging in New England and the Middle Atlantic states in the 1780s?
the industry relied on an outwork system that combined mills and household labor
How did Britain's skyrocketing national debt affect its government in England and America in the 1760s?
the need for higher taxes spurred Britain to increase the size and power of its bureaucracy in England and America
Which of the following describes Jefferson's approach to the opportunity to purchase Louisiana in 1802?
the opportunity led Jefferson to revise his view of the presidential power granted by the Constitution
The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that
the patriot cause succeeded because of the colonists' greater familiarity with the land, resilient military and political leadership, and their support from European allies
Why was Pinckney's Treaty of 1795 significant?
the treaty opened the Mississippi River and New Orleans to American trade
Why was the Battle of Saratoga historically significant?
the victory ensured the French would join in an alliance with the Americans
What percentage of the average American colonists' income in the 1760s was typically spent on taxes?
25 percent
The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that
European nations competed for control of resources and markets in North America
The excerpt could serve as evidence to support the argument that...
European overseas expansion resulted in the Columbian Exchange
Which of the following was a direct effect of the situation described in the excerpt?
European settlements pushed Native American tribes further and further West
The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that
Europeans were poorly prepared to deal with the realities of constructing settlements in the Americas
Which of the following developments ended the debate over emancipation in the south in the early 19th century?
Gabriel Prosser's slave uprising
Which of the following states were eventually created out of the Northwest Territory?
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana
Indians ceded much of Ohio and acknowledged American political sovereignty in which of the following treaties?
Treaty of Greenville
The settlement described in the excerpt above was significant because it was the first
attempt at an English colony in the New World
The Whiskey Rebellion worked to convince many Americans that
laws passed by the new federal government would be enforced
Which of the following factors made the critical contribution to the Federalist Party's downfall?
the adoption of many of their policies by Republicans
The excerpt reflects the intellectual influence of
Enlightenment
Which of the following cases is properly paired with its corresponding decision?
Gibbons v. Ogden- national government controls interstate commerce
Who led the moderate faction at the 2nd Continental Congress and won approval of a petition expressing loyalty to George III and asking for a repeal of oppressive parliamentary legislation?
John Dickinson
Which of the following was produced in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Why did it take the Continental Congress several years to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
Many Patriots feared that any national government, not matter how weak, would eventually abuse its power
During the Great Awakening in the 1730s and 1740s, which of the following groups challenged the authority of ministers?
New Lights
The document referenced in the excerpt above represented an attempt by
Parliament to regulate colonial trade for England's financial benefit according to the theory of mercantilism
Which American colony was established in the 1660s as a haven for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
To win votes for his financial plan, Hamilton made which of the following concessions?
Proposing that the nation's new capitol be built in the Upper South
The excerpt was written within the context of the...
Protestant Reformation
Which of the following effects of European colonization was foreshadowed by the excerpt?
Pueblo Indians' 1680 rebellion against Spanish rule
The prophet Tenskwatawa was historically significant for which of the following activities?
Tenskwatawa urged Indian peoples to work together and to shun the ways of Americans
Which of the following describes the Missouri Compromise, enacted in 1820?
This piece of legislation set a precedent for future states' admission to the Union
What was the Second Great Awakening that took place in the United States in the 19th century?
a long lasting religious revival that made the United States a genuinely religious society
England had a clear advantage at the outset of the Revolutionary War, but Americans had which of the following factors operating in their favor?
a more motivated military
Which of the following served as a catalyst for the 1794 domestic insurgency known as the Whiskey Rebellion?
an excise tax
Washington's Secretary of War, Henry Knox, favored which of the following approaches to Native Americans?
assimilation
The Constitution, as completed on September 17, 1787, gave the national government which of the following?
broad powers over taxation, military defense, and commerce
How did evangelical Christians spread religious revival during the Second Great Awakening?
by holding large camp meetings
Which of the following describes the English migrants who initially settled in the Jamestown colony in the early 1600s?
early Jamestown settlers expected to profit from gold and Indian labor
As a result of the Embargo Act of 1807, the American economy
fell into a slump and the American gross national product dropped by 5 percent
The image above would best support the argument that
government was derived to protect its citizens' natural rights, and if it failed to do so, citizens had the right to rebel
Why did New Englanders resent the Quebec Act of 1774?
it recognized Catholicism as the official religion of Quebec
In which of the following ways did the Rockingham ministry in Britain fashion a compromise to the Stamp Act crisis in 1766?
it repealed the Stamp Act, lowered the molasses tax, and crafted the Declaratory Act
The Whiskey Rebellion was most significant because
it showed that the new federal government would use force if necessary to uphold its authority
Which of the following took place after the Bank of the United States' charter expired in 1811?
it was not renewed, but a Second Bank of the United States was chartered five years later
On what basis did the U.S. government base its claim that the commonwealth system was consistent with republican ideology?
state support for private businesses contributed to the overall public good
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which were set forth in 1798, supported which of the following positions?
states' rights to judge the legitimacy of national laws
Which of the following would also provide evidence of goals similar to those of the instructions to Governor Andros?
the Navigation Acts, which regulated trans-Atlantic commerce
The image shown above provides evidence for the argument that
the arrival of Europeans in the Western Hemisphere in the 15th and 16th centuries triggered extensive demographic changes on both sides of the Atlantic
Which of the following describes the historical significance of the April 1776 Battle of Lexington and Concord?
the bloodshed that took place made further compromise impossible
How did the Daughters of Liberty contribute to the American boycott of British goods in the late 1760s?
they promoted non-importation by making and wearing homespun cloth
