APUSH WA Test 2
The American Transcendentalists may be best characterized by which of the following
A group of Nothern intellectuals who shared a belief in the value of human intuition, the presence of divinity in nature, and an emotional comprehension of God
The Federalist Papers challenged the conventional political wisdom of the eighteenth century when they asserted that
A large republic offered the best protection of minority rights
The greatest acheivement of the government under the articles of confederation was its establishment of
A system for orderly settlement of the West
The Missouri Compromise did which of the following
Allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state
As originally ratified, the US Constitution provided for
An electoral college
Of the following, which was the principal issue on which the US sought settlement with Great Britain at the outset of the War of 1812
An end to impressments
In the United States, the Haitian rebellion of the 1790s prompted
An increased fear of slave revolts in the south
Although Congress accepted most of Alexander Hamiltons economic proposals, it rejected his
Call for direct subsidaries to manufacturers
The Declaration of Independence did all of the following EXCEPT
Call for the abolotion of the slave trade
The women's movement in the antebellum period was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
Demands for equal compensation for equal work
An important consequence of the "tariff of abominations" (1828) is that it led to the
Enunciation of the doctrine of nullification
The Northwest Ordinance did which of the following
Established the terms for settlement and admissions of new states
The goals of educational reformers in the antebellum years included all of the following EXCEPT
Federal financing of secondary children
Which of the following contributed most to the American Victory in the Revolution
French military and financial assistance
Which of the following beliefs was central to 18th century Deism
God created a universe governed by natural law
The "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" issed by the Seneca Falls Convention demanded
Greater rights for women
In addition to the cotton gin, Eli Whitney's major contribution to American technology was his
Introduction of interchangeable parts
Prior to the Civil War, a trasformation occurred in the workforce of the New England textile mills as New England farm girls were replaced by
Irish immigrants
Which of the following is true of the case of Marbury v. Madison
It affirmed the principle of judicial review
All of the following accurately describe Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France EXCEPT
It ended the threat of American Indian raids on western settlements
Which of the following is a true statement about the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War
It recognized the United States sovereignty over territory east of the Mississippi, between the Great Lakes and Florida
Which of the following was true of the United States Constitution as adopted at the Constitutional Convention
It was built on a series of compromises
Which of the following most accurately descibes the attitude of the Founding Fathers toward political parties
Parties are vehicles of ambition and selfish interest that threaten the existence of republican government
Jacksonian Democracy distinguished by the belief that
Political participation for the common man should be increased
Under Chief Justice John Marshall, Supireme Court decisions tended to
Promote business enterprise
The priniciple motivation for drafting the Bill of Rights was the desire to
Protect rights not specified in the Constitution
The "Three-Fifths Compromise" originally contained in the Constitution referred to the
Rate at which one slave counted toward congressional representation
The primary objective of the founders of the Know-Nothing party was the
Restriction of rights of immigrants
Henry Clay's "American System" called for all of the following EXCEPT
Sale of federal lands to finance higher education
The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions, the Hartford Convention, and the South Carolina Exposition and Protest were similar in that all involved a defense of
States' Rights
The opening of the Erie Cnal in 1825 was important because it
Strengthened the ties between the eastern manufacturing and western agricultural regions
Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, women reformers were most active in the cause of
Temperance
France negotiated a treaty of alliance with the new American nation in 1778 following
The defeat of the British general Burgoyne at Saratoga
The election of 1800 has been referred to as constituting "another revolution" because
The party in power stepped down after losing the election
When Thomas Jefferson said in 1801, "We are all reublicans, we are all Federalists", he meant that
The principals of American Government were above party politics
Andrew Jackson supported all of the following EXCEPT
The right of nullification
Which of the following transportation developments opened the West to settlement and trade between 1790-1830
Turnpikes and Canals
President Monroe articulated the Monroe Doctrine in his 1823 address to Congress primarily in order to
Warn European nations against further colonial ventures in the Western Hemisphere
After the Revolution, the concept of the "republican mother" suggested that
Women would be responsible for raising their children, especially their sons, to be virtuous citizens of the young republic
In the first half of the nineteenth century,Cherokee efforts to retain their tribal lands in Georgia recieved direct support from
the US Supreme Court
