AP U.S. History Fall Exam

Which of the following Reconstruction actions implemented in the South was most responsible for the political developments illustrated in the picture?

A Congressional action which initially allowed only adult black males and those white males who had not taken part in the rebellion to vote

The events depicted in the graphs most likely gave rise to which of the following movements?

A strong nativist movement, which included a strong anti-Catholic sentiment

As reflected in the map, what was the most pressing concern for the United States, which led to the Louisiana Purchase?

Access down the Mississippi River to the port of New Orleans

Which of the following best describes how the political development alluded to in the letter directly affected the role of African Americans in the Civil War?

African American enlistment and recruitment into the Union army and navy increased rapidly.

Which contemporaneous development most made possible the system depicted in the illustrations to become established?

Agricultural mechanization resulted in a native workforce willing to work in factories.

The lyrics of this song point to which strategy of the Abolition movement?

Aiding escaped slaves through a systematic network

Based on the above excerpt, with which of the following statements would Thomas Jefferson most likely agree?

American democratic ideals should be spread as an inspiration for people around the world.

Hakluyt's argument most closely parallels which of the following American ideological concerns from the mid-19th through the early 20th centuries?

American overseas expansionism

How were changes in the labor system accommodating the industrial model represented in the above illustrations most like those of the World War II era

Both created a huge expansion of factory jobs available to women.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the trends depicted by the three maps together?

Canals helped open the market economy to the westward lands, promoting migration to those lands.

What recurring issue would accompany white expansion westward beyond the Mississippi River, as could be predicted based on evidence shown in the map?

Conflicts with Native Americans and ceding of land by Native Americans

Which activities of enslaved African-Americans in the 19th century most closely resemble the activities Berlin describes?

Creating communities and strategies to protect their dignity

Writings such as Grimké's above most sought to challenge which of the following social ideals of the nineteenth century?

Division of men and women into separate "spheres" of activity and influence

The above excerpt best provides evidence of which of the following deep concerns of Native Americans against the New England colonists?

Efforts by the New England governments to impose English law on Native Americans

Which of the following mid-nineteenth century American conceptions of womanhood is a direct derivative of ideals like those summarized in the above excerpt?

Emphasis among the middle class on the role of women as guardians of benevolence and moral instruction

The evidence in the above passage most directly reflects which of the following turning points in the 16th century?

England's decision to challenge Spain's dominance in the Americas

Which of the following most likely explains the creation and use of this song?

Enslaved people and recently escaped slaves changed the lyrics to an existing song to secretly pass along escape routes to the North.

The argument in the above excerpt by Crosby most directly supports which of the following about North American Indian settlement patterns in the plains region?

Expansion by the North American Indian within the region

As reflected in the above excerpt, which of the following was an aspect of American immigration into Texas, which would greatly contribute to antebellum sectional tensions?

Extension of the cash-crop agriculture of the South

All three maps together best suggest what trend?

Growth of canals resulted in increased migration of people westward.

Which of the following provides the best argument for how Madison's veto might have contributed to the rise of U.S. sectional tensions in the years leading up to and during the antebellum period?

It discouraged the formation of a well-integrated national economy.

Which of the following best explains why the special assignment of Section 16 of each township in the Ordinance of 1785 could be viewed as a turning point in American history?

It set a precedent for U.S. federal support for public education.

What was the rationale of the U.S. government for the particular geographic borders of the reservations for the Southeastern tribes represented in the above map?

It was thought the land was undesirable, bordering inhabitable land, such that white settlers would not want to encroach into the area.

Which event most immediately accelerated the demise of the political system Wilentz is referring to?

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Austin is making a case for the abundant resources and economic activity of Texas. Why was annexation of Texas following its independence from Mexico controversial within the existing U.S.?

Many northerners opposed addition of a large, new slave territory.

The above excerpt most directly reflects which predominant view of the Native American by the New England colonists by the mid- to late 1600s?

Native Americans were crude and ungodly.

A parallel strategy to that referenced in the above excerpt for restoring and maintaining the pre-war power structure in the South following Reconstruction was

Passage of segregation laws

The government removal policies in the 1830s in relation to the tribal lands shown in the above map were most directly due to which of the following causes?

Regional development in the newly emerging deep South for growing cash crops, particularly, short-staple cotton

Which of the following best describes reasons why many in the (old) northwestern states of the time (now the Midwest) generally welcomed the events shown by the graphs during this time period?

Some regions courted immigrants hoping that the increase in their population would help develop their economies, as well as increase the political influence of their region.

Which of these mid-nineteenth century goals did the government policy given here mostly support?

Support for rapid economic development of the West

This letter offers evidence of which of the following consequences of the significant political development referred to in the letter, which contributed to the North's victory?

The Confederacy was prevented from gaining full support from European powers.

Which of the following best describes a turning point in the application of the Fourteenth Amendment during the mid-twentieth century?

The U.S. Supreme Court used the amendment to overturn long-standing racially discriminatory state laws.

How did the issues surrounding the Civil War most likely influence the passage of this legislation?

The absence of Southern interests in Congress allowed for national efforts to develop free lands in the West.

Which Constitutional change was most necessary to allow for the group shown above?

The affirming of African American citizenship under the 14th Amendment

Which aspect of the movement depicted in the above illustration demonstrates an influence of Enlightenment ideas?

The belief that the individual played an active role in his or her salvation

The evidence provided in the above excerpt most directly reflects which of the following changes to the lives of North American Indians?

The buffalo would become a vital resource for the American Indians in the plains.

Madison's concern expressed in the above quote most closely parallels the central point of contention in which of the following political controversies in the early days of the new United States?

The debates over the establishment of the first national bank

The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment most directly contributed to political struggles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries over which of the following?

The legal extent of limitations on political rights for African Americans

If the peoples of the Northeastern and Atlantic Seaboard areas were periodically nomadic, based on information from the map, which of the following best explains why?

Their agricultural practices quickly exhausted the fertility of the land and forced movement.

Which of the following statements about the geography of the Great Basin and western Great Plains is most supported by the evidence shown on the above map?

There was a relative lack of natural resources.

Berlin's argument most supports which of the following views regarding the colonial Chesapeake-area slaves?

They fought for rights within their sphere of influence.

The above graphic best reflects which of the following groups' economic goals for the newly formed United States?

Those who argued for a centralized national economic policy.

Enactment of the financial construct represented in the above graphic reflects which viewpoint in the debates within the newly formed United States over interpretation of the Constitution?

Those who argued that the Constitution allowed for broader powers of Congress by implication

Which of the following groups would most likely be sympathetic to Grimke's concerns expressed in the above letter?

Those who believed in the ideal of self-discovery and self-realization

Which of the following best expresses a continuing dilemma from the colonial times, which was not addressed by the plan represented in the above graphic?

Westward expansion v. tribal land rights

The ideal of womanhood promoted after the war for independence in America and as echoed in the above excerpt can be seen as a turning point in women's history in which of the following ways?

Women gained some political influence.

According to the above excerpt, the American Declaration of Independence and subsequent victory in the war of independence most directly led to

a movement towards political self-determination in several other nations

Wilentz would most agree that the more powerful issue accounting for the differences in the views of the North and South over slavery was

a struggle over the "pursuit of happiness" for the white American

The actions of the "small ruling clique" as described by Franklin in the above excerpt were purposefully designed to

evade the 15th Amendment to the Constitution

The development of the social movement, of which organized events like that shown in the above illustration were a part, was in reaction against

the spread of Enlightenment ideals of rationalism and individualism into religious beliefs