APUSH Midterm

Which period was the peak of manifest destiny

1842-1853

Presidents jacksons veto of the bank bill would contribute most sognificantly to

A financial panic

Which of the following was the immediate cause of the publication of the statement in this excerpt

An increase in the tariff passed by congress

Which of the following about indentured servants

Approximately half of all indentured servants died before earning their freedom.

The passage of the Pendleton act was a direct result of the

Assassination of James a Garfield

Columbus likely mentioned the american indians interest in glass beads and wepons

Because it exemplified the very different world view of american indians

The excerpts were written in response to the

British governments failure to protect colonists from attacks by american indians

The wilmot proviso

Called for american annexation of lands conquered from mexico as free territory

The idea that manifest destiny included all of the following beliefs except

Commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded its agriculture bases

Based on excerpt which of the following groups was president jackson trying to help

Common individuals

The term vertical integration refers to

Control of all aspects of an industry from production of raw materials to delivery of finished goods

The philosophy of merchantilism holds that economic power resides primarily in

Control of hard currency and a positive trade balance

The first half of the 1600s american indians in virginia and maryland most typically responded to the english colonization described in the excerpt by

Defending their territory against the english

Stevens believes public education would provide support for

Democratic government

Historians often cite shays rebellion as a significant event in us history bc it

Demonstrated the weaknesses of the fed gov under the Aoc

Although the supreme court was the weakest of the three braches of government in the early days of the new republic john marshall strengthened the court by

Establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of marbury v madison

The louisianna purchase was an important factor in the development of us trade because it

Facilitated the immediate completion of the transcontinental railroad

Between the 16th and 18th centuries which aspect of american indian and european culture was most similar

Gender roles

Thoreu believed that a just man should be prepared to do which of the following

Go to jail for his beliefs

Which phrase by burleigh best addresses the motives of the largest number of immigrants coming to the us during the years from 1816-1848

Good pay for labor

The excerpts from anne hutchinson best represent which of the following developments in the massachusetts bay colony in the 1630s

Growing challenges by dissenters to civil authorities

Andrew Johnson was impeached bc

He violated the tenure of office act by firing secretary of was stanton

Compared to new england early english settlement in virginia and maryland was characterized by

Higher life expectancy goverment organized at the village level and an established church

Under the aoc the national gov had whih of the following powers

II only

The know nothin party focused its efforts on

Immigration

The ling term effects of the population trends depicted on the graph most directly contributed to the

Increased political tensions between the northern and southern states

Before 1750 what was the most frequent reaction od british colonists in north america to increased trade regulations

Increased smuggling

Thoreau challenged the government bc

It engaged in a war to take land from mexico

The mayflower compact foreshadows the US constituition in which ways

It ensures both the right to free speech and the separation of church and state

Gerorge washington established the principles of executive privilege in a dispute with congress over the

Jay treaty

Which if the following is or are most similar to the statement in the excerpt

Kentucky and virginia resolutions

The hay market affair represented a major setback for the

Knights of labor

In the late 19 century political machines such as tammany hall were successful primarily bc

Machine politicians provided needed jobs and services to naturalized citizens in return for their votes

Thoms jefferson relied on the ideas of john locke in

Man must submit to the general will to protect his natural rights

The belief that the us had a special mission to expand over the enitre north american continent was known as

Manifest destiny

The first free public education system in the united states began in which of the following colonies

Massachusettes

By going to war the us gained the territory labeled as the

Mexico cession

Which of the following was the intended result of the Dawes severalty act of 1877

Native Americans would be coaxed off reservations by land grants and would thus assimilate into western culture

As a result of the emancipation proclamation

Nearly 200,000 free blacks escaped slaves joined the union army

Japan was outraged by the American annexation of Hawaii bc

Nearly half of hawaiis residents were of Japanese descent

The ghost dance movement among western native Americans stressed all of the following except

Nonviolence

Bleeding Kansas was a direct result of the doctrine of

Popular sovereignty

The stanp act congress of 1765 was historcally significant in that it

Represented a first step in colonial unity against britain

Which of the following is not an example of england exerting greater control over its north american colonies

Salutatory neglect

Stevens disagress with those who opose free public education because

Schools are under protestant influences

The emphasis on personal salvation which hutchinson articulated in the 1630s was most strongly echoed in whic later movement

Second great awakening

The principle of popular sovereignty stated that

Settlers in the western territories not congress would decide whether to allow slavery in their territories

The american know nothing party of the 1850s

Sought to limit the rights of immigrants

Which of the folowing groups provided the greatest support for the jacksons veto of the bank

Southerners

The new immigrants who arrived in the us after the civil war were dif from old immigrants in that they

Spoke different languages and had different customs than most Americans and thus were not easily assimilated

As described in the excert which individual body makes the final decisions on whether a law is valid in a state

States

Which of the following is not a requirement set by the reconstruction act of 1867 for southern states readmission to the union

States had to pay reparations and provide land grants to all former slaves

In the 1830s and 1840s the section of the us most affected by the imigration was the

States with large plantations

Following the civil war most freed slaves

Stayed in the south and worked as sharecroppers

As a result of the Mexican American war all of the following became part of the us except

Texas

Which of the following best describes american indian alliances with north america colonies

The alliances were overwhelmingly with the french

Which of the following reinforced the messages the burleigh was sending to people who wanted to move to america

The american system

The ideas expressed in the excerpts have the most in common with which of the following

The antislavery movement of the 1970s when women sought to achieve gender equality in the workplace

By 1790 the polulation depicted on the graph led to

The creation of new settlements on the western edge of territory occupied by european americans

The population trend for african americans depicted on the graph resulted most directly from

The development of an economy based on growing crops for export

Which of the following best summarizes the strict constructionist position on the establishment of the national bank

The establishment of the national bank is necessary to strengthen the us economy and therefore must be allowed even if it is technically unconstitutional

The free soil party advocated for

The exclusion of slavery from any new territories

As a result of the hartford convention following the war of 1812

The federalist party lost credibility and eventually died out

The most economic profitable commerce between european colonies in north america and native populations were based on

The fur trade

The ideas about government expressed by pain and jefferson are most consistent in which

The ideas of the enlightenment

Which american indian confederation reaching from the st. Lawrence valley to the eastern great lakes sucessfully resisted both native and colonial challenges

The iriquois

What became the most controversial element of the compromise of 1850

The potential opening up of Utah and new mexico territories to slavery

When thomas jefferson said in 1801 "we are all republicans we are all federalists"

The principles of american government were above party politics

The principles expressed by paine and jefferson best account for which of the following festures of the us during and immediately after the american revolution

The relatively limited powers of the aoc

Which of the following was a long term result of the situation in jamestown described in the excerpt

The rise of the plantation system and the use of african slaves

The trend in total population from 1600 to 1700 depicted on the graph is best explained by

The spread of epidemic diseases among native americans

The mexican war resulted in

The us acquisition of california and territories in the sw

Which of the following statements about Supreme Court decisions during the later party of the 19 century is most accurate

They reduced federal power over the states by narrowly defining the applicability of the constitution to state law

First cash crop

Tobacoo

Which of the following groups held views most similar to the ideas expressed in this excerpt

Transcendentalists

The dispute over electoral votes in the election of 1876

Was resolved by a special bipartisan commission and resulted in the end of military reconstruction

The scalawags were

White southerners who supported republican policies during reconstruction

One attempt to prevent slavery in the territories was the

Wilmot proviso