APUSH SEMESTER 1 FINAL
Which statement best demonstrates an accurate historical context for the illustration?
Colonists from Boston had recently participated in a rebellious "Tea Party"
Bacon's Rebellion was a situated in the context of what broader tension of Chesapeake Virginia in the 1600s?
Competition for choice land between European settlers and Native Americans
Explain the basic ideas in Henry Clay's American System. How was this system better for some sections of the country than for others?
His ideas for the American System, were mainly, to ensure that all common people were given a voice in government. This worked for some more than others because of special privileges/wealth.
This political cartoon most clearly depicts which of the following historical developments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Imperialism
The document was most likely a reaction to which of the following events?
Inclusion of the Fugitive Slave Act as part of the Compromise of 1850.
Which of the following was the most immediate result of the territorial changes in the maps above?
Increased tensions and fighting with Indians in the Ohio River Valley
This speech led, in part, to which of the following?
Increased tensions between the New England colonists and the native population
The painting above illustrates Andrew Jackson's Native American policy that was expressed in the:
Indian Removal Act
Which of the following is true of the Declaration of Independence?
It invoked the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt
One consequence of the Whiskey Rebellion was:
It posed a serious threat to the authority of the new federal government
What was "plucked" from Mexico as a result of the war?
It's northern territories
In the passage above, the phrase "Tyrants of America" most likely refers to which figure?
John Adams
Who proposed the "Positive good argument" of slavery and what did she say about it?
John C. Calhoun proposed the "Positive good argument". He said in this, that many of the slaves were actually enjoying their lives and had many perks to how they lived as well.
Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Explain the concept of judicial review, including how it was established and how it works. How valuable do you think judicial review is to the functioning of the U.S. government?
Judicial review came about, following Marbury v. Madison. If two laws conflict, then with the help of the Constitution, the Judicial Branch of government must come together and figure out a resolution. I believe that Judicial Review is very important to the government, especially now with lots of speculation surrounding authority figures.
Which of the following was produced in response to the Alien and Sedition acts?
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
The cartoon above depicts which of the following business practice?
Laissez-faire capitalism
Which of the following best describes economic developments in America of the late 19th century which led to the larger debate of which the excerpt is a part?
Large growth in American export of goods and American desire to expand overseas markets
During Lincoln's 1860 presidential campaign, what were his views toward the existence of slavery and its expansion?
Lincoln had stated that he thought slavery was a "vast moral evil" of the country. However, during his presidential campaign, he would say that although it was wrong, slavery wouldn't be abolished where it was already existing. He didn't want it to spread, but wasn't enforcing a complete vanishment of it.
The cartoon represents a continuation of what earlier 19th-century movement?
Manifest Destiny
Shortly after the loss of the 450 men in the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George. Do you think this was a good decision?
No, if King George would've been open to any type of forgiveness or was open to working things out, he would have prior to the death of 450 American men.
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 New South for growing cash crops, particularly, short staple cotton
What was the most significant impact on the relationship between the colonists and Great Britain resulting from the territorial changes depicted in the map above?
Renewed efforts to consolidate imperial control and collect taxes
The subject of this handbill contributed to the emergence of which political party?
Republican
What doctrine was accepted as a result of this court case decision?
Separate but equal
Mahan's argument best parallels which philosophical argument used to defend the great wealth and power of the corporate industrialists during this time period?
Social Darwinism
US interactions with Latin America during the early twentieth century were most directly influenced by which of the following concepts?
Social Darwinism
Which of the following was an argument offered by some Americans against the removal of the tribes shown in the above map?
Some of them had adopted white American ways
Which of the following event motivated the US to have an expanded economic and military presence in Cuba?
Spanish-American War
What does this artist convey as being the most important motivator for Columbus' explorations?
Spreading Christianity
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
The best example of resistance to the institution pictured above was:
Stono Rebellion
Though a supporter of "strict construction" of the Constitution, Jackson was notable for which of the following?
Strengthening the presidency
Which of the following groups would have been most likely to applaud the sentiments expressed by Calhoun?
Supporters of nullification
Which of the following statements characterizes the British relationship with Native Americans?
The British viewed Native American culture as a threat to colonization
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
The Emancipation Proclamation put an end to slavery in all non free-states. However, this truly didn't free many slaves at all since there were so many restrictions. Overall, it was just a moral purpose to fighting in the war.
Based on the passage above, which of the following statements is most accurate?
The French did not view Native Americans culture as a threat to colonization
The largest single addition to American territory was
The Louisiana Purchase
What are some of the main reasons that the North won the Civil War?
The North had a majority of the advantages throughout the entire civil war. They had a larger industry which allowed more weapons and had a much larger population than the South did.
Which piece of evidence most directly supports the cartoonist's depiction of US foreign policy in Latin America?
The Roosevelt Collary
Prior to Calhoun's speech the idea of state's rights was expressed in
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Which of the following events in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulted from the idea described in the passage above?
The acquisition of island territories by the US
Of the following statements, the one that best reflects an anti-imperialist attitude is:
"It is not necessary to win people to trade with them."
The image portrays which of the following foreign policies promoted by Theodore Roosevelt's administration?
A "preventative intervention" that would protect Latin American countries from outside influences
According to de Las Casas, what was the result of European interaction with Native people?
A drastic increase in native populations
What role in early 20th-century world affairs does the political cartoon give the US?
A force for the spread of democracy and prosperity
Which of the following was the primary cause of the territorial changes depicted in the maps above?
A major war between the French and Britain
Interpret these political cartoons. What messages were the cartoonists sending?
The cartoonists were sending the message that the robber barons, and generally white America, did not want immigrants in the country. Many Americans were not accepted at all of these immigrants, even though all Americans were originally immigrants as well.
What was one long-term effect of the event depicted in this painting?
The decline in Native American population
The main trend shown in the illustration was most directly associated with which of the following processes occurring in the U.S. at the time
The displacement of American Indians from the Southeast
Which of the following most directly led to the increase shown in the chart?
The invention of the cotton gin in 1793
What was the most likely motivation to create the Mayflower Compact?
The leaders wished to increase unity among "the pilgrims" by establishing a form of self-government.
Many people were against taking other nations as colonies of the United States, including such figures as Andrew Carnegie and Mark Twain. Discuss the possible reasons for their anti-imperialist feelings.
The most valid anti-imperialists view, was that the US had their own number of problems going on at home, such as poverty, overpopulation, and the continuous moral issue of racism. With the US colonizing other countries, there come to be many more problems with them, taking away government attention from America.
Which of the following resulted from the Supreme Court case "Marbury v. Madison"?
The power of the Judicial Review
What was the result of many of the Supreme Court decisions made under Chief Justice John Marshall between 1801 and 1835?
The strengthening of the federal government
South Carolina's Ordinance of Nullification most directly challenged which of the following ideas from "McCulloch v. Maryland"?
The supremacy of federal law
What factor most influenced "the tendency for expansion" noted in Zinn's passage above?
The transition of the US from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial one
Why did the Anti-Federalists insist upon the inclusion of a bill of rights in the Constitution? What problems did the Constitution do the Bill of Rights solve?
They feared that without a bill of rights the Constitution would not protect the rights of the people or of the states, making their federal government too powerful. Federalists placed their trust in a wealthy, powerful elite to govern fairly, while Anti-Federalists believed that a bill of rights was the only way to guarantee fair treatment of a wider range of people
How does this photograph illustrate the consequences of industrialization?
Urban areas experienced unprecedented population growth
Western progression was led by
Various forms of transportation including rail, stage, and covered wagon
What issue became prominent following the war with Mexico?
Whether or not the new lands of Mexico should be admitted to the Union as slave or free states
Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the perspective of the cartoon?
Whig opponents of Andrew Jackson
Which group would have agreed with the Supreme Court's decision
White southeners
Thomas Paine conveys a familiar concern for many American colonists in his:
condemnation of mercantilist restraint of the American economy
The political cartoon most directly reflects
conflicts between competing colonial powers in North America
One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to
explain why the colonies had revolted
The idea portrayed in the political cartoon is most influenced by:
imperialist ideals of expansion in the belief that America could bring civilization to other nations
In early 20th century America, which of the following groups would most strongly have supported Mahan's view as communicated in the above passage?
imperialists
Marshall's opinion in "Marbury v. Madison" would most directly lead to:
increased power of the judicial branch because of judicial review
The trend indicated in the chart would most directly lead to:
increasing sectional or regional differences
The political cartoon above:
indicates that President McKinley was more than willing to engage in territorial expansion
Which best explains why the Plymouth settlement was so important in American history?
it proved that a self-governing society consisting mostly of farm families could flourish in New England
The Whiskey Rebellion worked to convince many Americans that:
laws passed by the new federal government would be enforced
Starting during the Civil War, the federal government was able to settle the western half of the US quickly by passing the Homestead Act which required settlers to:
live on and improve the land for a period of time
This political cartoon was intended to:
promote colonial unity prior to the French and Indian War
A fundamental grievance of Bacon's was his
realization of the widening wealth gap between landowners and former indentured servants seeking land
Whether or not to annex _ was the most controversial issue to arise as a result of the Spanish-American War.
the Philippines
The need for cheap labor in the colonies was created by:
the Southern colonies' dependency on cash crops
This image most directly reflects the
the modernization of the new west
In the 1840s, Manifest Destiny was considered by expansionists to be:
the natural fulfillment of the United States
As more farmers settled the Great Plains, they began to rely on the railroads to get their crops to market. This became a problem when:
the railroads were charging farmers more to ship east and over short distances
The dominant European perception of Native populations during this period was
they were an uncivilized group compared to European standards
Bartolome de Las Casas' intent was
to illustrate the amicable relationship between Spaniards and Native Americans
The cartoon above is a commentary on late nineteenth-century
urban corruption
Individuals opposed to the concept in the cartoon would have most likely agreed with which of the following perspectives?
America should avoid imperialist expansion
The cartoon most directly reflects a growing belief that:
America should pursue military involvement in the Western hemisphere
Which of the following was an immediate cause of increased American influence in the Caribbean and Pacific Islands?
American victory in the Spanish-American war
How was US imperialism in the early 1900s similar to the concept of "manifest destiny" that was popular during the 1800s? How was it different?
Both, US imperialism and Manifest Destiny called for the expansion of our civilization and democracy. However, Manifest Destiny called for the expansion to be from coast to coast, not necessarily across the entire world. Imperialism went against early American across the entire world. Imperialism went against early American beliefs that is morally unjust to rule someone who doesn't want to be. Although the two may share a similar concept in expansionism, Imperialism was a much more extreme take.
Which of the following efforts most directly resulted from this propaganda?
British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts to close the Port of Boston
What factors allowed the US to Industrialize very rapidly during the last half of the 19th century?
Due to the boom of the population and already growing inventions, the US was able to industrialize very rapidly. New laws, such as the Homestead Act, encouraged families to go and improve untouched land. Urbanization played a big role as well, providing a variety of multitalented people to share their skills at their jobs.
The tribes represented in the above map had established societies on their tribal lands by the 1830s, which can be characterized as:
Economically successful farming communities
What were some of the causes of the War with Mexico? What were some of the results?
Once the state of Texas was going to be annexed into the U.S., war broke out between the two countries of America and Mexico. When "blood had been spilled on American soil" and the Mexicans found Americans trespassing, the war began. After the war, Texas was annexed, Mexico had lost its strong military dictatorship and the U.S. had fulfilled Manifest Destiny.
Which of the following reasons does not represent why the US challenged Spanish authority in the Philippines?
Open-door policy
Which of the following is a likely cause for the men photographed to migrate to cities?
Opportunity for new work in factories
What was the underlying issue from the statements above?
Oppression of western Virginian farmers by the governor and the plantation elite
What was a result and lasting legacy of this court case?
Protection of Jim Crow laws
Winthrop's sermon was direct at what specific group of people?
Puritans who were migrating to North America
What effect did the yellow journalism used by Hearst and Pulitzer before and during the Spanish-American War have on American reactions to the situation in Cuba? How do you feel about the use of such journalism?
Yellow journalism was indirectly one of the three main reasons as to why US started the Spanish-American War. Many Americans would believe all of the exaggerations and misconstrues of events in Cuba. I think that without yellow journalism, war would still have been started, but it caused unnecessary worry of Americans.
The people in the above diagram were often sent to the new colonies because of:
a decrease in the number of indentured servants coming to the American colonies from England
The rebellion that ensured following Bacons's statement led to
a distrust of former indentured servants
The image depicts the people of Boston as
a lawless mob
The author of the passage, John White, implied that
a nearby tribe of Native Americas had previously been friendly to the settlers
Settlement of the Great Plains was made most difficult by:
an increase in conflicts with Native Americans in the region
Who would most likely agree with the message depicted in this cartoon?
anti-imperialists
The settlement described in the excerpt above was significant because it was the first:
attempt at an English colony in the New World
The French colonizers believed that:
by assimilating with Native cultures, they could eventually convert them to Christianity
