APUSH Exam

Which of the following conditions in England motivated Puritans to migrate to New England in the late 1630s I, II, II - the answer is all three

I, II, III

Who was the 19th century Utopian reformer?

Robert Owen

During the gilded age, which of the following groups generally voted Republican? a black northerners b southern protestant farmers c Catholic immigrants d unskilled wage earners e confederate war veterans

a

Picture of map with woman suffrage by 1919: A. frontier life tended to promote the acceptance of greater political equality for women

a

The Dawes Act (1887) did which of the following? a divided Native American tribal lands into individual holdings b promoted the preservation of Native American cultural identity c granted immediate citizenship to Native Americans d set up the reservation system forbade the use of Native American languages in public schools

a

The decisions of the supreme court in the late 19th and earth 20th centuries generally did which of the following a strengthened the position of big business b strengthened the regulatory powers of the federal government c strengthened the position of organized labor d protected the civil and political rights of African Americans e protected the civil and political rights of women

a

Under Chief Justice John Marshall, Supreme Court decisions tended to a promote business enterprise b restrict federal powers of taxation c restrict corporate development d expend state control of economic activity e reduce federal control of the economy

a

Which of the following best accounts for the success of the AFL in organizing labor in the late 1800s? a its policy of organizing only skilled craftsmen b its organization of all workers with a single industry into one union c its policy of racial inclusiveness d its campaign for a minimum wage e its active recruitment of immigrant workers

a

Which of the following best explains why Massachusetts Bay officials banished Anne Hutchinson? a. she challenged gender roles and Puritan orthodoxy b. she was found guilty of practicing witchcraft c. she preached the doctrine of predestination d. she gave birth to a child out of wedlock e. she opened an unlicensed tavern

a

Which of the following groups was LEASY likely to respond with enthusiasm to the religious fervor of the Great Awakening in the 1730s and 1740s? a established merchants in cities like Boston and Philadelphia b Presbyterians in the southern colonies c backwoods farmers isolated on the colonial frontier d landless sons in the New England communities e itinerant preachers unable to find permanent parishes for themselves

a

Which of the following is an example of Progressive Era legislation? a the Pure Food and Drug Act b the hawkley-smoot tariff c the Comstock law d the Pendleton act e the Dawes severalty act

a

All of the following contributed to the decline of an open-range cattle ranching at the end of the 19th century EXCEPT a. excessively cold winters b. federal recognition of American Indian land claims c. a drop in cattle prices at stockyards d. overgrazing e. production of crops for distant markets

b

Although Congress qaccepted most of Alexander Hamilton's economic proposals, it rejected his a. report on public credit b. call for direct subsidies to manufacturers c. plans for a Bank of the US d call for a whiskey tax e call for a tariff

b

Between 1870 and 1900, farmers did all of the following in an attempt to better their condition EXCEPT a. seek state regulation of railways b. limit production of crops c. organize cooperative marketing societies d. form a third political party e. advocate inflation of the currency

b

Perfectionism in the mid-19th century is best defined as a. improvement in the manners of the lower classes b. faith in human capacity to achieve a better life on earth through conscious acts of will c. the rewards of church membership and regular attendance at Sunday services d. allegiance to the political tenets of Jacksonian Democracy e. belief in the inevitability of economic progress

b

Shay's Rebellion frightened many Americans when a. city mobs raided flour supplies in Philadelphia b. debt-ridden farmers attacked courts in western Massachusetts c. Indians raided frontier settlements in Virginia d. squatters terrorized proprietors in New York e. vigilantes in SC patrolled the frontier

b

The "three-Fifths Compromise" originally contained in the Constitution referred to the a. proportion of states permitted to practice slavery b. rate at which one slave counted toward congressional representation c. number of African Americans who could vote d. number of adult women who could vote e. number of American Indians allowed citizenship

b

The Battle of Antietam is considered pivotal to the outcome of the Civil War because it a represented the Union's deepest thrust into southern territory b forestalled the possibility of European intervention c resulted in the border states joining the confederacy d marked the first use of black troops by the Union army e confirmed George McClellan's status as the leading Union general

b

Which of the following achievements of the "carpetbag" governments survived the "Redeemer" administration? a participation by both whites and blacks in local government b establishment of a public school system c election of black majorities to state legislatures d establishment of a vigorous republican party in the south e opening of public facilities to blacks

b

"We believe that the time has come when the railroad corporations will either own the people or the people must own the railroads... we demand a national currency, safe, sound, and flexible... We demand a graduated income tax... We demand a free ballot" Which of the following groups included the above in its platform? a American Federation of Labor b Union-Labor Party c People's Party (Populists) d National Grange e Domestic Party

c

In 1950 a major factor in President Harry Truman's commitment of American troops to combat North Korean aggression was a desire to a force congress to appropriate more money for the armed services b preserve South Korea's markets for US exports c overcome the stigma that the democratic party had "lost" to communism d convince Americans that containment was an inefficient way to deal with communist expansion e direct the focus of American postwar foreign policy away from Europe

c

Parliament enacted the Stamp Act (1765) primarily to a. regulate trade between the colonies and the European nations b. strengthen the communication network within the colonies c. raise revenue to pay for British troops in the colonies d. regulate commercial activity within colonies e. control population movement to the colonial backcountry

c

The Congress of Industrial Organizations was most interested in unionizing which of the following? a. migrant farmworkers b. white-collar factory managers c. unskilled and semiskilled factory workers d. sailors on American merchant ships e. women clerical workers

c

The first attempt to apply the doctrine of popular sovereignty in determining the states of slavery occurred in a Texas b California c Kansas d Missouri e Oregon

c

The purpose of the Lend-Lease Act was to a. create military base outside the borders of the US b. lend money to impoverished farmers c. provide military supplies to the Allies d. provide subsidies to railroads and businesses e. exchange scientific information among nations

c

the LEAST prosperous group in the 1920s consisted of a. workers in older industries like steel and railroads b workers in newer industries like radio and automobiles c farmers in the Midwest and south d skilled workers threatened by new labor saving technologies e workers in service industries

c

Policy initiatives during Franklin D. Roosevelt's first two presidential terms included all of the following EXCEPT a restricting agricultural production b restoring public confidence in the banking system c deficit financing d nationalizing basic industries e creating new jobs in the public sector

d

The Black Power movement of the later 1960s advocated that African Americans a. organize political parties sympathetic to communism b. establish African American communities in Africa c. seek the racial integration of northeastern cities d. establish control of their political and economic life e. assimilate into white society

d

The Northwest Ordinances did which of the following? a. provided for the annexation of the Oregon Territory b established reservations for Native Americans c granted settlers a free homestead of 160 acres d established the terms for settlement and admission of new states e banned slavery north of the 36'30 line

d

the KY and VA resolutions, the Hartford Convention, and the SC Exposition and Protest were similar in that all involved a defense of a. freedom of the seas b. freedom of speech c. the institution of slavery d. states' rights e. presidential power in foreign affairs

d

During the presidency of William H Taft, US policy in Latin America was driven primarily by a the administration's desire to benefit from European colonial inroads in the region b the president's goal of founding an effective Pan-American organization to deal with hemispheric issues c congress' determination to ameliorate the hostility engendered by Teddy Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy d concern for the development of democracy and the protection of civil rights in the region e concern for the US economic and strategic interests in the region

e

Teddy Roosevelt was the first president to a. use troops without congressional approval b. balance the federal budget c. advocate an antilynching bill d. pursue an imperialistic foreign policy e. arbitrate a labor dispute

e

The 1968 Tet Offensive was significant because it a showed that American soldiers were ill equipped to fight in the jungle b pressured North Vietnam to come to the bargaining table c convinced President Johnson to begin bombing Cambodia d reaffirmed popular support for the South Vietnamese government e led to increased antiwar sentiment in the US

e

The 1979 incident at Three Mile Island had which of the following effects? a. it intensified criticism of the Supreme Court b it intensified American Indian political activism c it forced the US to reconsider the policy of "massive retaliation" d it increased public pressure to free the US from dependence on foreign energy sources e it increased support for the movement against nuclear power

e

The American Colonization Society was established in the early 19th century with the goal of a. encouraging immigration from Ireland and Germany b encouraging Chinese contract laborers to emigrate to the US c settling whites on western lands d settling American Indians on reservations e transporting African Americans to Africa

e

The Constitutional Convention designed the electoral college to a strengthen the legislative branch against the executive branch b strengthen the executive branch against the legislative branch c ensure the independence of the judiciary d protect the sovereignty of the states e insulate the presidency from the popular will

e

The purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to a ease the economic difficulties of sharecroppers and tenant farmers b provide for the distribution of surplus meat and produce to the poor c reapportion electoral districts to give farmers greater representation in congress d expand agricultural production by subsidizing farmers e raise farm prices by limiting agricultural production

e

The women's movement in the antebellum period was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT a close links with the antislavery and temperance movements b conventions in the Northeast and the Midwest, but not the South c involvement of middle-class women d a broad-based platform of legal and educational rights e demands for equal compensation for equal work

e

Stono Rebellion

resistance to slavery