APUSH Final
Match the individual with his office in the new government A. Thomas Jefferson B. Alexander Hamilton C. Henry Knox D. John Jay 1. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 2. Secretary of State 3. Secretary of War 4. Secretary of Treasury
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
In their treatment of Native Americans, white Americans did all of the following except
argue that Indians could not be assimilated into the larger society
Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to do all of the following except
become economically self-sufficient
The Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans presented themselves as all of the following except
believers in a strong central government
The First Continental Congress
called for a complete boycott of British goods
Thomas Paine conveys a familiar concern for many American colonists in his
condemnation of mercantilist restraint of the American economy
Eli Whitney was instrumental in the invention of the
cotton gin
Spain sold Florida to the United States because it
could not defend the area and would lose it in any case
Henry Clay's American System called for
federally funded internal improvements protective tariffs
Construction of the Erie Canal
forced some New England farmers to move or change occupations
Shay's Rebellion was provoked by
foreclosures on the mortgages of backcountry farmers
The cult of domesticity
glorified the traditional role of women as homemakers
Thomas Jefferson was conscience-stricken about the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France because
he believed that the purchase was unconstitutional
Thomas Jefferson's embargo failed for all of the following reasons except that
he underestimated British's dependence on American trade
Napoleon chose to sell Louisiana to the United States for all of the following reasons except
he was afraid that the Spanish might seize Louisiana in a new war
Marshall's opinion in Marbury v. Madison would most directly lead to
increased power of the judicial branch because of judicial review
The Panic of 1819 brought with all of the following except
inflation
Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed John Adams's last-minute appointment of new federal judges mainly because
it was an attempt by a defeated party to entrench itself in the government
When it came to the major Federalist economic programs, Thomas Jefferson as president
left practically all of them inact
During the War of 1812, the New England states
lent more money and sent more food to the British army than to the American army
When colonists shouted "No taxation without representation," they were rejecting Parliament's power to
levy revenue-raising taxes on the colonies.
Explain why France wanted to control the Ohio River Valley
link its Canadian holdings with those of the lower Mississippi Valley
Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it
marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties
The sentiment of fear and opposition to open immigration was called
nativism
What event is most responsible for the change in European land claims depicted in this map?
The French and Indian War
What became the new east-west border between English and Spanish North American land claims in 1763?
The Mississippi River
The encomienda and slavery system both contributed to which of the following developments?
The Spanish developed a race-caste system that defined the status of European, Native Americans, Africans, and people of mixed races in their colonies
Alfred W. Crosby, Jr. historian, The Columbus Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492, published 1972 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
David J. Weber, historian, The Spanish Frontier in North America, 1992 Which of the following most shaped the events described in the except?
The demands of the encomienda system in the Spanish colonies
David J. Weber, historian. The Spanish Frontier in North America, 1992 Which of the following most shaped the events described in the excerpt?
The demands of the encomienda system in the Spanish colonies.
Dominican missionary, Bartholome de las Casas: A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, 1542 Which of the following was the most dramatic effect of the Columbian exchange on the New World?
The destruction of up to 90 percent of the Native American population from diseases like smallpox
Which of the following was an outcome of the Columbian Exchange?
The diets of Europeans improved
Which of the following best explains the presence of the Spanish in the areas depicted on the map?
The emergence of competition between European powers in the Americas
Letter from Hernan Cortes to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, on his interaction with the Mexica (Aztecs), 1520 Which of the following was a primary feature of social relations established in the Spanish colonies in the Western Hemisphere?
The emergence of racially mixed populations mingling European settlers, Native Americans, and Africans
The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when
no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral College
Tecumseh argued that Indians should
not cede control of land to whites unless all Indians agreed
Of the following, the only argument not put forward by the war hawks as a justification for a declaration of war against Britain was that
Britain's commercial restrictions had come close to destroying America's profitable New England shipping business
- Bartolome de las Casas, preist and historian, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, 1542 The sentiments of de las Casas most directly arose due to which of the following?
Brutality against the American Indians and efforts to enslave them
Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with the
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Which of the following most likely led to the development of the subsistence mode shown in the Southwest?
Diffusion of maize northward from what is now Mexico, along with irrigation technology
Dominican missionary, Bartholome de las Casas: A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, 1542 The institution known as encomienda allowed the
European governments to grant Indians' labor to colonists if they promised to Christianize them
Which of the following is true of the Declaration of Independence?
It invoked the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt
What concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke's
The original prophet of the Mormon religion was
Joseph Smith
Antifederalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government?
Legislative
Based on the map, which of the following most likely led to the development of more permanent villages for the Eastern Woodlands peoples?
Relatively easy access to fertile farmland, among an abundance of other natural resources
The Aztec chief Mocetzuma allowed Cortes to enter the capital of Tenochtitlan because
Montezuma believed that Cortes was the god Quetzalcoatl
Which group lost influence due to the changes depicted in this map?
Native Americans
Thomas Jefferson ceased his opposition to the expansion of the navy when the
Pasha of Tripoli declared war on the United States
Dominican missionary, Bartholome de las Casas: A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, 1542 Which of the following motives for exploration does de las Casas seem to be criticizing most directly?
Personal financial gain
The first English attempt at colonization in 1585 was in
Roanoke Island
The "Father of the Factory System" in the United States was
Samuel Slater
Texas won their independence as a result of the victory over Mexican armies at the Battle of
San Jacinto
- Bartolome de las Casas, preist and historian, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, 1542 Which of the following groups would be at least likely to support the perspectives of de las Casas as shown in the excerpt above?
Spanish landowners in the Americas
Which of the following actions by American colonists demonstrate the greatest continuity with the sentiments expressed in Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Stamp Act Congress success and support for the non-importation agreements
- Bartolome de las Casas, preist and historian, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, 1542 The ideas expressed in the above excerpt most directly reflect which of the following continuities in United States history?
That European culture was believed to be naturally superior to that of American Indians.
French exploration of North America, as reflected in the excerpt, most directly contributed to which of the following?
The ongoing shift from feudalism to capitalism in western Europe
Letter from Hernan Cortes to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, on his interaction with the Mexica (Aztecs), 1520 Mocetzuma's statements that the Mexica "were not aborigines of the country" most likely refers to which of the following developments?
The presence of different and complex societies before European contact
The clash between Britain and France for control of the North Americans continent sprang from their rivalry for control of
the Ohio River Valley
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
If the peoples of the Northeastern and Atlantic Seaboard areas were periodically nomadic, based on the 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 show in the above map?
There was a relative lack of natural resources
The idea of free public education as an essential component of American democracy grew in the early nineteenth century with the influence of
Thomas Jefferson and Horace Mann
As a revivalist preacher, Charles Grandison Finney advocated
all of these
As a result of Pope's Rebellion in 1680, the
the Pueblo Indians destroyed every Catholic Church in the province of New Mexico.
The long-range purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754 was to
achieve colonial unity and common defense against the French threat
Letter from Hernan Cortes to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, on his interaction with the Mexica (Aztecs), 1520 The interaction between Cortes and Mocetezuma most strongly demonstrates Cortes
desire for increased power and status
The case of Marbury v. Madison involved the question of who had the right to
determine the meaning of the Constitution
As a result of the transportation revolution
each region in the nation specified in a particular type of economic activity
The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to
enforce a tax-collection program
In the cases of Fletcher v Peck and Dartmouth College v Woodward, Chief Justice John Marshall's rulings
erected barriers against democratic attacks on property rights
Women became especially active in the social reforms stimulated by the Second Great Awakening because
evangelical religion emphasized their spiritual dignity, and religious social reform legitimized their activity outside the home
Macon's Bill No. 2
permitted trade with all nations but promised that if either Britain and France lifted its commercial restrictions on American trade, the United States would stop trading with the other
Among other views, The Federalist, written during the ratification debate, argued that it was
possible to extend a republican form of government over a large territory
New England reformer Dorothea Dix is most notable for her efforts on behalf of
prison and asylum reform
The development of "three sisters" farming on the Southeast Atlantic seaboard
produced a rich diet that led to high population densities
Which of the following was not decided in the Land Ordinance of 1785?
prohibiting slavery
Explain how the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 solved the issues over new territorial gains after the American revolution
provided for the survey and sale of public lands in the Old Northwest
All of the following were results of the Missouri Compromise except that
sectionalism was reduced
Before 1492, many American Indian cultures were strongly influenced by the
spread of corn cultivation
In McCulloch v Maryland, Cohens v Virginia, and Gibbons v Ogden, Chief Justice Marshall's rulings limited the extent of
states' rights
John C. Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition was an argument for
states' rights
The beliefs advocated by John Humphrey Noyes included all of the following except
strictly monogamous marriages
Thomas Jefferson saw his election and his mission as president to include all of the following except
support the establishment of a strong army
The Pacific of 1837 was caused by all of following except
taking the country off the gold standard
The nullification crisis of 1832-1833 erupted over
tariff policy
The Tariff of 1816 was the first in American history
that aimed to protect American industry
The section of the United States most hurt by the Tariff of 1828 was
the South
Marshall's opinion in McCulloch v. Maryland serves as evidence of
the Supreme Court's belief in loose construction of the Constitution
Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States can
the fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation as well as unconstitutional
The key to Oneida's financial success was
the manufacture of steel animal traps and silverware
The overwhelming event for Ireland in the 1840s was
the rebellion against British rule and potato famine
After the construction of the Lancaster Turnpike, and the Cumberland (National) Road, road building slowed somewhat because of
the steamboat and canal boom
Democratic-Republicans opposed Henry Clay's American System because
they believed that it was unconstitutional
In 1812, James Madison turned to war
to restore confidence in the republican experiment
The purpose behind the spoils system was
to reward political supports with public office
All of the following are true of the Second Great Awakening except that it
was not as large as the First Great Awakening
All the following are true of the Second Great Awakening except that it
was not as large as the First Great Awakening
As president, Thomas Jefferson's stand on several political issues that he had previously championed
was reversed
The Proclamation of 1763 was designed mainly to
work out a fair settlement of the Indian problem
