apush midterm
LEQ: Analyze how western expansion contributed to growing sectional tensions between the North and South. Confine your answer to the period from 1800 to 1850.
1803 Louisiana Purchase, 1820 Missouri Compromise, tariff of abominations 1828 nullification crisis until 1833, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, cotton is king, internal improvements like railroads and steamboats increased easy transportation which further promoted expansion, but benefited the North more so the south wanted more wealth, manifest destiny, 1848 california gold rush brought in more people to the west, compromise of 1850 (by Henry Clay, Cali admitted as free state and slave trade abolished in DC and Fugitive Slave Act amended)
2) American Indian societies most commonly reacted to the changes described in the excerpt by: a.Embracing European religious and agricultural practices b. Adapting european material goods while attempting to preserve cultural autonomy c. Borrowing european political structures to organize their own societies d. Encouraging european colonists to accept american indian cultural practices
Adapting european material goods while attempting to preserve cultural autonomy
15) The excerpt was likely to have found the most support among which of the following groups? (A) Immigrants from Ireland (B) Members of Congress (C) Justices on the Supreme Court Advocates for women's rights
Advocates for women's rights
The excerpt describes the effect of the: a. Columbian Exchange b. Middle Passage c. Great Awakening d. European Enlightenment
Columbian Exchange
By 1790, the population trend depicted on the graph led to the (A) creation of new settlements on the western edge of territory occupied by European Americans (B) expansion of French influence in the Great Lakes region and in the Mississippi River valley (C) contraction of Spanish mission settlements in California and the Southwest (D) reduction of conflicts between Native Americans and European Americans
Creation of new settlements on the western edge of territory occupied by European Americans
5) In the first half of the 1600s, American Indians in Virginia and Maryland most typically responded to the English colonization described in the excerpt by (A) organizing communities to adopt English customs (B) defending their territory against the English (C) voluntarily moving farther west, away from the English (D) allying with the French to counter English encroachment
Defending their territory against the English
The split in opinion over Hamilton's economic politics most directly led to the
Emergence of two political parties, the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans
There larger controversy between Jefferson and Hamilton concerned which of the following
Hamilton's vision of an urban commercial nation versus Jefferson's vision of a nation of independent farmers
31) Which of the following would most directly prompt Abigail Adams' husband to disregard his wife's plea for full citizenship rights? His lack of time and attention while participating in the fight for American Independence His belief that women, like children, slaves, and non-propertied men, lacked the independence required of republican citizens His small amount of influence in the Continental Congress His assumption that his wife was mentally deficient
His belief that women, like children, slaves, and non-propertied men, lacked the independence required of republican citizens
By the 1860s, the long-term effects of the population trends depicted on the graph most directly contributed to the (A) increased political tensions between the Northern and Southern states (B) relocation of the remaining American Indian groups to reservations in the Dakotas (C) faster population growth in the Southern states than in the Northern states
Increased political tensions between the Northern and Southern states
32. Which of the following best reflects Henry Knox's assessment of the Articles of Confederation government?
It was failing because of each state's desire to retain its sovereignty
Compared to New England, early English settlement in Virginia and Maryland was characterized by (A) lower life expectancy, a larger population of indentured servants, and a greater gender imbalance (B) lower life expectancy, many immigrants from Spanish colonies, and a diversified economy (C) higher life expectancy, government organized at the village level, and an established church (D) higher life expectancy, greater population diversity, and rapid urbanization
Lower life expectancy, a larger population of indentured servants, and a greater gender imbalance
According to the excerpt, which of the following most directly supported the establishment of the national bank? Supremacy clause Privileges clause Necessary and Proper Clause Credit clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
In the decade following the ratification of the Constitution, divisions emerged between Hamilton's political party, the Federalists, and their rivals, the Democratic-Republicans, over all of the following issues EXCEPT the (A) relationship between national and state governments (B) relationship between religion and the federal government (C) federal government's degree of support for manufacturing and finance (D) United States policy toward the French Revolution
Relationship between religion and the federal governments
Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development from the period between 1760 and 1800 could be used to support Rush's interpretation.
Supported by the transition/change from the weak Articles of Confederation to the Consitution. The Revolution is continously evolving mindset which exists as long as there is government.
Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development from the period between 1760 and 1800 could be used to support Adams' interpretation.
The Americans' fight against taxes without representation in British Parliament supports it, such as the Stamp Act and the Tea Act. The increased anger and revolutionary spirit of the colonists led to the American Revolution.
Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the perspective of Patrick Henry in the excerpt?
The Anti-Federalists
b) Briefly explain ONE specific historical effect that resulted from the patterns depicted in the map.
The Triangle Trade caused a lot of cultural diffusion, especially in a religious sense, a lot of increased communication and spreading of enliightenment ideas, religious ideas, and goods.
Which of the following was the most direct effect of the sentiments expressed in the excerpt?
The addition of constitutional amendments known as the Bill of Rights
The excerpt most directly reflects which of the following developments? During the American Revolution more religious fervor increased The American Revolution was motivated by colonists' desire to The American Revolution created increased awareness of social inequality among some women Women participated in the continental congress
The american revolution created increased awareness of social inequality among some women
In the excerpt, Henry's fear of a "consolidated government" most directly reflects which of the following?
The belief that a strong national government will trample on the rights of the individual
The sentiments expressed in the excerpt most directly contributed to which of the following?
The constitutional convention
The population trend for African Americans depicted on the graph resulted most directly from which of the following? (A) A decline in the birth rate among enslaved people (B) The increased use of White indentured servants as a labor force (C) The outlawing of the international slave trade (D) The development of an economy based on growing crops for export
The development of an economy based on growing crops for export
30) Which of the following was the most direct effect on women of the new nation's need for an informed citizenry? The extension of voting rights to all white women The development of the ideology of republican motherhood The admission of women to formerly all male colleges The decline of educational opportunities available to women
The development of the ideology of republican motherhood
Briefly describe ONE significant difference between Adams' understanding and Rush's understanding of the American Revolution.
The difference is when it occurred. Adams believed the Revolution happened before the American Revolution, when the Colonists began resisting British power and fighting for representation. Rush, however, believed the Revolution began after the war, when the colonists were experimenting with new governmental systems and perfecting them,
c) Briefly explain ANOTHER specific historical effect that resulted from the patterns depicted in the map.
The emergence of England as a major economic power, where England manufactured exports and traded them in this cycle, leading to the British Industrial Revolution in order to cope with high demands, and this lead in turn to an American rise in manufacturing later, starting with movements such as Daughters of Liberty which protested British manufactured goods by making clothes.
12) Hamilton's views expressed in the excerpt most directly supported which of the following? (A) The process of electing members of the House of Representatives (B) The method of counting slaves for representation and taxation (C) The establishment of the Supreme Court (D) The addition of the Bill of Rights
The establishment of the supreme court
33. According to the excerpt, Shays's Rebellion in Massachusetts was truly caused by which of the following?
The perceived weakness of the government and wealth inequality
6)Which of the following was a long-term result of the situation in Jamestown described in the excerpt? (A) The rapid growth of family-centered towns and villages (B) The prioritizing of trade and shipbuilding over agricultural production (C) The rise of the plantation system and the use of African slaves (D) The removal of Spanish and French military threats to regional control
The rise of the plantation system and the use of African slaves
The trend in total population from 1670 to 1700 depicted on the graph is best explained by (A) food scarcity and extensive malnutrition among African Americans (B) the spread of epidemic diseases among Native Americans (C) large-scale European migration (D) increases in life expectancy
The spread of epidemic diseases among Native Americans
4) Europeans most typically explained the process described in the excerpt in which of the following ways? (A) Denying that such changes had taken place (B) Interpreting it as evidence of a need to protect the rights of artisans and farmers (C) Viewing it as proof of the higher level of civilization among Europeans (D) Asserting that all people were equal and deserving of the same rights
Viewing it as proof of the higher level of civilization among europeans
a) Briefly explain ONE specific historical development that contributed to the emergence during the eighteenth century of the patterns depicted in the map.
exchange of goods between the Americas, Africa, and Europe, forming a Trans-Atlantic economy, triangle trade, slaves taken from africa to america for cotton plantations, materials were sent to Europe for manufacturing and the manufactured goods were sent back to America or Africa.
Based on the excerpt, Hamilton would most likely support (A) the abolition of slavery (B) reconciliation with Great Britain (C) a weak central government (D) property qualifications for voting
property qualification for voting
