APUSH Semester review 1
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was
A law establishing a plan for surveying the Western Lands
the # of electors a state has in the electoral college equals
# of senators and representatives that state has in Congress
Important aspect of post-columbian exchange
animals helped resist the Native Americans
Slavery evolved in the 17th Century British North America
because indentured servants decreased and cheap labor was needed
President Jackson pushed through the Indian Removal Act of 1830
because these tribes inhabited some of the most fertile farm land & locations & he believed white settlers had rights to the land
What did federalists promise to add to the constitution if it was ratified?
bill of rights
John Smith's writing was useful to historians
by the role that appeals and advertising played in encouraging men & women to participate in colonization efforts
In George McClellan's race for the presidency, he stated he would
call for negotiations ending the war
Because of his speech in Congress, Sumner was
caned by Preston Brooks in the Congressional chamber
A republic is a government in which
citizens rule through their elected representatives
George Washington's Farewell address concerns
controversy regarding the support for the revolutionary government of France
3/5 Compromise
count slaves in a population
Shays Rebellion occurred as a result of
foreclosures on the lands of farmers in Massachusetts
What describes the phrase " We have probably had too good an opinion on human nature"?
framers of Articles of Confederation made a mistake in allowing for too great a degree of democracy in the new republic
Republicanism is the idea that
governments should be based on the consent of the people
Washington's references to "expedients of the party" and " to inhabitants of our Western country" indicates
he fears Westerns' regional identify might be exploited for partisan political purposes
Dred Scott sued for his freedom, arguing that
he had been a resident of a state where slavery was illegal
The politician most notable for drafting the Missouri Compromise was
henry clay
The change in settlement patterns from 1700 to 1775 effected
increased conflict between British and Indians
Which of the following most directly led to the creation of the American Party (aka: Nativists)?
increased number of Irish immigrants in the United States
What did the Townshend Acts bring about?
indirect taxes on imported goods
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was unpopular in the Northern states because
it could increase the number of slave states
The principles expressed by Paine and Jefferson best account for which of the following features of the United States during and immediately after the American Revolution?
limited powers of the Articles of Confederation
Which of the following was an advantage the South had in the Civil War
military leadership
The missouri compromise was necessary because
missouri wanted admittance as a free state which would offset the free/slave state balance
Shay's Rebellion contributed to the belief among political leaders that
nation needed a stronger national government
Enlightenment ideals would have a positive effect on the colonies by
The Glorious Revolution
What prompted this speech by Charles Sumner to Congress in 1856?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act, authored by Stephen Douglas
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?
The South had done away with the hierarchical plantation system & replaced it with a more egalitarian society
Under Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on
one vote per state
The Free Soil Party's platform could best be described as
opposing the expansion of slavery into western territories
The Dred Scott decision ruled that
African-Americans were not citizens and did not have legal protection
The partisan conflict Washington was alluding to ion his Farewell Address was between American supporters of which two European powers
Britain&France
The Declaration of Independence and Common Sense were written in response to
British government's attempt to assert control over the NA colonies
The system that maintains the separation of powers among the branches of the federal government is called
Checks and Balances
written by Thomas Paine that inspired colonists to break w/ England
Common Sense
Major weakness of Articles of Confederation that sparked commotion about Washington address
Congress couldn't levy taxes
In Washington's letter to John Jay, he reflects which continuities of American History?
Debate about balance between liberty & order
Document written by Jefferson declaring America's independence
Declaration of independence
Which of the following statements best describes the event in the political cartoon?
Despite the right to vote granted to Freedmen in the 15th Amendment, white supremacists intimidated them to vote for their candidates
Great Compromise
Determine a state's representation in Congress
The use of total warfare during the Civil War was best illustrated by
the March to the Sea under Sherman
Which of the following Spanish practices is de Las Casas referring to?
Encomienda System
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Established procedures for western lands to become territories and eventually states
It is important to remember that "fertile and extensive new lands" had been " largely emptied of native people and their diseases
European conquest was due to disease
How did the colonists react to the Intolerable Acts?
First Continental Congress drew up a declaration of colonial rights
Concepts such as those expressed in the previous excerpt led to which of the following developments in American identity?
Further division of the nation based on sectional political issues
Which Enlightenment political ideas is represented in this passage by Ben Franklin?
Governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed
The main purpose of the Federalist Papers was to
Illustrate the need for a strong national government
The illustration depicts which outcome from the Early Atlantic World?
Interactions between Europeans and Native Americans led to death w/ diseases
Which of the following best explains how the environment of the Great Plains Indians would have been impacted by 16th Century European contact?
Intro of the horse allowed to hunt easier
American diplomat negotiated a hated treaty in which the British agreed to evacuate its forts, but not to discontinue their impressment of the american sailors
John Jay
The situation portrayed in the cartoon most directly led to
Lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
colonists who supported Britain during the Revolutionary War
Loyalists
Major contrast between New England and French colonies
NE is larger & more gender balanced
During the Civil War, "Copperheads" referred to
Northern supporters of the Confederacy
colonists who sided with Franklin, Paine, and Jefferson during the Revolutionary War
Patriots
In reference to Western Territories, which impacted migration West in the pre-revolutionary years?
Proclamation of 1763
Who would reject the ideas of Peter Fontaine?
Quaker in Pennsylvania
Which of the following groups would most likely object to the perspective of Lincoln?
Radical Republicans
Which of the following groups would most likely support the perspective of the cartoon?
Radical Republicans
Which of the following actions from the mid to late 19th century most closely parallels the ideas expressed in the passage of Lincoln's address?
Ratification of the 13th Amendment
Anti-Federalists supported
adding a bill of rights to the Constitution
Advocates of the ideals of the Enlightenment, such as those expressed in the previous excerpt, would have most likely agreed with which of the following movements?
Republicanism
Joseph, a Spanish speaking Pueblo Indian reflects
Resistance by American Indians to Spanish colonial practices
Sumner's incendiary words & condemnations were directed to
Southern slave expansionists
Aftermath of Pueblo Revolt
Spain and Great Britain allied to establish European control over North America
The aforementioned events most clearly reflect which of the following continuities in United Stated history?
Tensions between liberty & authority
Based on the Land Ordinance of 1784, Jefferson intended
That the US, under Articles of Confederation, should create equal with the original 13 colonies
The alignment of free & slave states shown on the map directly led to
The formation of the Republican Party
Which of the following events from early British North American colonial history would reflect the sentiments of the previous quote?
The ideas expressed by Anne Hutchinson
Before encountering the Europeans in the late 15th century, American Indian nations on the Atlantic coast developed what type of settlements?
The northeast Indian nations' economic system was based on hunting and gathering, sedentary
Which of the following best explains the Republican stance on slavery?
They adopted the Free Soil position of not allowing slavery to spread from where it existed
Why were Democratic-Republicans outraged by the Alien and Sedition Acts?
They believed the laws violated freedom of speech
Which of the following was written after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 & raised awareness of the treatment of slaves in the South?
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The situations described in the massage most clearly relate to
Union concern over the allegiance of the border states
states have rights to consider void any act of Congress the deem unconstitutional
Virginia and Kentucky Resolution
event angered Americans and led to an undeclared naval war w/ France
XYZ Affair
Opponents of the Kansas-Nebraska Act most likely supported
a Free-Soil position
Washington's fear, along with other politicians fears of a rebellion sweeping the nation led to
a debate over a stronger central government
The situation illustrated in the map was most clearly
a source of increased sectional conflict in the antebellum years
Paine and Jefferson expressed ideas
about the Enlightenment
The Articles of Confederation gave the national government the power to
declare war
Richard Hakluyt expressed
economic policy of mercantilism
By following Richard Hakluyt, England was able to
establish colonies along the Atlantic coastline of North America
Patterns of colonial settlement up to 1700 resulted from
orientation of British colonies toward producing commodities for exports to Europe
The Missouri Compromise did all of the following except
outlaw the fugitive slave laws inside the state area ceded by France
The ideas expressed in the passage about Lincoln's Inaugural address most directly led to the political controversies of the 1860's & 1870's over the
process of reconstructing the United States in the aftermath of war
Alexander Hamilton
proposed the governments assume to debt of the states
The previous beliefs most clearly reflect which of the continuities in United States history?
social change more difficult to achieve than political change
Bartolome de Las Casas is most known for
speaking out against the atrocities by the Spanish against the native peoples of the Americas
The testimony of Josephe indicated Pueblo Indians
targeted symbols of the Spanish as well as Spanish political and economic systems
Peter Fontaine justified in "A Defense of Slavery in Virginia"
that slavery is just a business transaction
Based on the below painting the group depicted most likely would come from...
the American Great Plains west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains.
The action taken by the states mentioned in the cartoon most clearly shows the influence of which of the following?
the democratic philosophy of the Declaration of Independence
The controversy highlighted in the passage above most directly led to
the establishment of martial law in some areas
Which of the following pieces of evidence would counteract the ideal of the new South as described by Henry Grady?
the existence of sharecropping & the crop-lien system
One of the immediate effects of the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was
the passage of "personal liberty laws" in northern states
Reaction in the North to the Fugitive Slave Act was similar to American reaction to which of the following?
the passage of the Stamp Act
Supreme Court's power to judge the constitutionality of a law
was made explicit in the case Marbury vs. Madison
