APUSH- semester 1 (day 1)
what percentage pf the average american colonists income in the 1760's was typically spent on taxes?
25 percent
The Great Compromise led to which of the following outcomes?
A bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and a Senate.
What was the Second Great Awakening that took place in the United States in the nineteenth century?
A long-lasting religious revival that made the United States a genuinely religious society
What did Shays'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.
Abolitionist leaders used which of the following in their crusade to end slavery in the middle of the 1800s?
Aid to fugitive slaves
Which of the following was an outcome of the American Industrial Revolution in the early nineteenth century?
American businesses soon dominated in many European markets.
Which of the following describes the relationship between social status and wealth in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century American history?
Americans respected those who raised their status through talent and hard work.
Which were the two fastest-growing American church denominations during the early nineteenth century?
Baptists and Methodists
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
Who led the conservative Senecas, who condemned assimilation and demanded a return to ancestral customs?
Chief Red Jacket
John Quincy Adams
Choice A
Henry Clay
Choice B
John C. Calhoun
Choice D
Andrew Jackson
Choice E
Which of the following was a result of the Second Great Awakening?
Different denominations cooperated with one another.
Why did it take the Continental Congress several years to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
Disputes over western land claims led some states to block ratification.
The excerpt illustrates a new direction in US policies regarding
European colonization.
Which of the following took place during the 2nd Continental Congress in 1775?
George Washington became head of the Continental army
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
The spread of the cultural attitude known as sentimentalism in early nineteenth-century America had which of the following social and cultural consequences?
Increased emphasis on the importance of love in marriage
The Trail of Tears was the direct consequence of which of the following government actions?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Which of the following qualities did Henry David Thoreau urge in his readers, as demonstrated by the statement, "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer"?
Individuality
Nativist fears were directed mostly at which of the following groups in early and mid-nineteenth-century America?
Irish immigrants
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.
Which of the following describes the new industrial system that developed in early nineteenth-century America?
It brought workers together under one roof in a factory.
The construction of the Erie Canal, the first great engineering project in American history, was successful for which of the following reasons?
It increased the speed of shipping and travel while greatly lowering its cost.
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.
Why was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 significant?
It prohibited slavery in the territory and earmarked funds from land sales for public schools
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 was Chief Justice Roger Taney different from his predecessor, John Marshall?
Marshall was nationally oriented while Taney favored states' rights.
The excerpt above references the judicial rationale for the Supreme Court decision in the case of
McCullough v. Maryland.
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 eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries?
Most parents began to treat their more children permissively and respectfully.
Which of the following states were eventually created out of the Northwest Territory?
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana
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
The three-fifths compromise dealt with which of the following issues?
Slavery
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
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.
What did the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution specify should be done in an election like the election of 1824, in which no presidential candidate received a majority of the electoral votes?
The House of Representatives decides the outcome.
The transformation that occurred as American factories and farms turned out more goods, and merchants and legislators created faster and cheaper ways to get those products to consumers, was known as which of the following?
The Market Revolution
Which of the following was the critical catalyst for antebellum reform movements?
The Second Great Awakening
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 factors made the critical contribution to the Federalist Party's downfall?
The adoption of many of their policies by Republicans
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
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.
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 powers granted by the Constitution.
Which of the following statements characterizes the American party system by the early 1840s?
The practice of Americans voting for a particular party along ethnic and religious lines began to emerge.
Why are the Oneidians, Shakers, and Fourierists historically significant?
They articulated criticisms of the class divisions created by the market economy.
Which of the following was a result of the Turner Rebellion of the 1830s?
Tougher slave codes and restrictions were implemented.
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
Which of the following battles marked the end of the American Revolution in 1781?
Yorktown
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 could serve as evidence to support the argument that
a republican form of government was a superior to a monarchy.
The excerpt shows the intellectual influence of the Enlightenment in that it
characterizes government as being based on a social contract.
A major purpose behind the passage of the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts was to
diminsh 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 legislature branch and a lack of centralized power in the Articles of the Confederation.
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 liberties would be undermined
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.
George Greenville designed the sugar Act of 1764 to accomplish which of the following?
improve colonial merchants compliance with custom laws
One consequence of the Whiskey Rebellion was
it posed a serious threat to the authority of the new federal 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
To finance the war during its first two years, the new American state governments relied primarily on
printing large quantities of paper money.
The excerpt represents a response to the question of the
relationship between state and federal governments
The map references a continuity over time regarding debates fueled by
sectionalism.
Through which of the following sources did the U.S. Treasury raise most of its revenue during the first half of the 1800s?
tariffs on imported goods
Through which of the following movements did evangelical reformers succeed in effecting substantial legal and cultural transformations in early nineteenth-century America?
temperance
The map referenced above provides evidence to support the argument that
the American acquisition of lands in the west gave rise to a contest over the extension of slavery into western territories.
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 refers to
the Monroe Doctrine
The excerpt provides evidence of
the United States' attempt at asserting itself as a dominant power.
The excerpt provides evidence to support the argument that
the federal government may assert its power over state governments.
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
The concept that the price of a product should reflect the work required to make it is known as
the labor theory of value.
The excerpt most directly represents a reaction to
the rapid industrialization of the United States.
John Dickinson's Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania was a response to which of the following policies?
the stamp act
John Marshall's decisions upheld the principle of
the supremacy of national laws over state laws.
The argument excerpted above shows the influence of all of the following EXCEPT
the temperance movement.
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 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
How did the federal government aid the growth of American industry in the first half of the nineteenth century?
By passing protective tariffs
Although women made few gains in the eighteenth 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 eighteenth century?
Farm families became more dependent on market forces beyond their control.
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
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 developments ended the debate over emancipation in the South in the early nineteenth century?
Gabriel Prosser's slave uprising
Which of the following cases is properly paired with its corresponding decision?
Gibbons v. Ogden—national government controls interstate commerce
African Americans who converted to Christianity during the Second Great Awakening embraced which of the following teachings?
God as the liberator of the Jews
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote about which of the following in his essays and lectures?
He argued that people should reject old conventions and discover their original relation with nature.
How did Andrew Jackson respond to South Carolina's claimed right of nullification in 1832?
He asked Congress for a Force Bill authorizing him to use the military to suppress any act of nullification.
In his 1829 pamphlet, An Appeal . . . to the Colored Citizens of the World, David Walker did which of the following?
He justified slave rebellion and warned white Americans that violence and retribution would come if justice were delayed.
Why did Andrew Jackson veto the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States in 1832?
He thought it interfered with the rights of states and the liberties of the people.
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
Which of these statesmen played a critical role in creating and passing the 1820 Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
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
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.
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.
Which of the following statements characterizes Andrew Jackson's intentions toward Native Americans during his presidency?
Jackson meant to remove all Native Americans east of the Mississippi, even those who had adapted to white society.
In the passage above, the phrase "Tyrants of America" most likely refers to which figure?
John Adams
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
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
What aspect of early nineteenth-century American government had the founders condemned as contrary to republican ideals?
Political parties
How did British politicians respond to the American's cry of "no taxation without representation"?
Politicians argued that the colonists all ready had virtual representation
The American Lyceum movement of the 1830s engaged in which of the following efforts?
Promoting the spread of knowledge through public lectures
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
Which of the following were the three key elements of Clay's American system?
Protective tariff, subsidized internal improvements, and the national bank
Which of the following replaced canals as the primary form of transportation in the United States in the nineteenth century?
Railroads
Which of the following spurred the Panic of 1819 in the United States?
Reckless practices pursued by shady state-chartered banks
On which issue was the Whig philosophy of the 1830s critically different from that of the Federalists in the 1790s?
Rule by an elite based on talent
Which of the following would be most similar to Sojourner Truth's argument as presented in the excerpt?
Seneca Falls Convention Declaration of Sentiments
From which document was the excerpt above most likely taken?
Stamp Act
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
During the 1840s, American women's rights activists focused on which of the following goals?
Strengthening the legal rights of married women
Which of the following elements defined the Democrats under Andrew Jackson?
Support for average Americans
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 was one reason the British sent 7500 troops to North America after the end of the Great War?
The British government sought to prevent future Indiana uprisings on the forefront
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.
Which of the following did Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville have in common?
They criticized transcendentalism and warned against excessive individualism.
How did the Daughters of Liberty contribute to the American boycott of British goods in the late 1760s?
They promoted nonimportation by making and wearing homespun cloth
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
Why did several eastern states expand suffrage in the 1810s?
They wanted to discourage westward migration.
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.
Which of the following was the primary function of the Second Bank of the United States?
To stabilize the nation's money supply by forcing state banks to convert their paper money periodically into gold and silver coin
The philosophy that people could gain mystical knowledge and harmony beyond the world of the senses is known as which of the following?
Transcendentalism
Indians ceded much of Ohio and acknowledged American political sovereignty in which of the following treaties?
Treaty of Greenville
Which of the following is properly paired?
Walt Whitman—Leaves of Grass
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.
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
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 individuals would have been an unlikely Loyalist in 1776?
a yeoman farmer in Connecticut
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
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
The Whiskey Rebellion was most significant because
it showed that the new federal government would use force if necessary to uphold its authority.1
The Whiskey Rebellion worked to convince many Americans that
laws passed by the new federal government would be enforced.
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.
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.
Which of the following describes the historical significance of the April 1776 Battle of Lexington & Concord?
the bloodshed that took place made further compromise impossible
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.
