APUSH Period 4 AMSCO Questions

Which individual or group among the following would be the strongest supporter of the Kentucky Resolutions?

Democratic-Republicans

Tecumseh believed that which of the following would be the best way for the American Indians to respond to the desire of white settlers for land?

Forming a confederacy among all American Indians

Which of the following describes a policy of Jefferson's that reflects the attitude toward Federalists expressed in this speech?

He attempted to gain the trust of Federalists by continuing the national bank

Which of the following individuals would be most critical of Van Buren's economic policy as presented in this excerpt?

Henry Clay

Hamilton's constitutional argument was based on which of the following types of powers?

Implied

The first free public education system in the United States began in which of the following colonies?

Massachusetts

Who of the following would be most likely to agree with German's position on the war?

Merchants from New England

Based on this excerpt, which of the following would Tecumseh most likely have objected to?

The Louisiana Purchase

The crop that best fits Downing's description as one of the "great staples" in mid-19th century America was

cotton

Urban workers such as the Philadelphia Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations believed they could improve their conditions through labor unions and

courts

One of the strong reasons Washington and others warned against political parties was concern about

divisive sectionalism

The dispute involving the Kentucky Resolutions demonstrated that some people had rejected George Washington's warning against

encouraging sectional differences

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

go to jail for his beliefs

Which of the following is the best support for German's claim that the United States has "abundant cause for war"?

the impressment of U.S. settlers

Based on the voting patterns shown in the chart, support for federal funding for internal improvements was strongest in

undeveloped regions

Which phrase by Burleigh best addresses the motives of the largest number of immigrants coming to the United States during the years from 1816 to 1848?

"good pay for labor"

Sojourner Truth strongly rejects criticisms of women that are based on which of the following?

The teachings of religion

The development of which of the following best demonstrates the growing power of the nativist movement in the mid-19th century?

a political party

The opposition to foreigners is most similar to the view that many had toward which of the following in America at this time?

free African Americans

In the United States, support for the War of 1812 was the strongest from

frontier settlers who wanted land and protection from American Indians

Thoreau challenged the government because

he opposed war in all cases

While Calhoun and many other Southerners disagreed with President Jackson's opposition to nullification, they agreed with him on

his opposition to the anti-slavery movement

Which of the following caused the movement described in the excerpt?

immigration

One of the primary reasons to form a union during this period was to

improve working conditions

Stevens disagrees with those who oppose free public education because

it will result in increased taxes

In the 2 decades following Burleigh's comments, the portions of the US most affected by immigration were the

lands west of the Appalachian Mountains

President Jackson's guiding principle to check "the injustices of government" was

limited government

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were issued in reaction to the

passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts

The development of commercial farming in the Old Northwest by the time this excerpt was written gave support to

population growth in Eastern cities

Support for the bill would have been consistent with support for which of the following?

American System

Which of the following reinforced the message that Burleigh was sending to people who wanted to move to America?

American System

Monroe counted on which of the following European nations to be an ally if any nation challenged the Monroe Doctrine?

Britain, because it opposed the strengthening of its European rivals

Who of the following provided the strongest influence on President Monroe in the writing of the Monroe Doctrine?

John Quincy Adams

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

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Which of the following benefited most directly from the bank that Hamilton strongly supported?

Manufacturers

Which best explains why the American people were so supportive of the Monroe Doctrine

Nationalism

Which of these groups would most strongly agree with Stevens on his view of education?

Protestant churches

Who of the following would be most critical of Hamilton's position on the bank?

Thomas Jefferson

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

Transcendentalists

Jefferson's call to avoid entangling alliances is similar to the advice of

Washington's Farewell Address

Which of the following groups provided the greatest support for the Jackson's veto of the Bank?

Westerners

President Jackson's veto of the Bank bill would contribute most significantly to

a financial panic

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

a new tariff

In addition to his Farewell Address, part of Washington's legacy was that he

established the precedent of a two-term limit

Workers in the 1820s faced difficulty because of problems with

ethnic rivalries

Van Buren believed that the strength of the American economy was based on

farmers and planters

Jefferson's statement "that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect" was supported by his actions with regard to

the Alien and Sedition Acts

Sojourner Truth saw connection between the women's rights movement and

the antislavery movement