AP U.S. History Final Semester 1

The image Group of Cannibal Indians most directly reflects which of the following common beliefs among early European explorers in North America?

• American Indians’ military prowess will make it impossible to establish large North American colonies.

• American Indians are an unintelligent race that can be easily tricked into giving up their lands.

• American Indians practice a savage culture that runs contrary to the values of Christian civilization.

• American Indians are too preoccupied fighting among themselves to be a threat to Europeans.

Colonists in which of the following states would most likely support the labor system shown in the image?

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• Massachusetts

The pattern illustrated in the graph contributed to which of the following social changes in the British middle colonies?

• Decreased popular support for indentured servitude

• Increased cultural diversity in the British colonies

• Increased calls for political independence in the colonies

• Decreased British interference with colonial trade

Which of the following conclusions regarding early European colonization of North America does the map most support?

• Spanish colonies posed the greatest threat to British expansion than any other European imperial power.

• Protestant imperial powers came to dominate the central and southern regions of North America.

• The most deadly battles between Europeans and American Indians took place in French territory.

• Colonists on North America's eastern coast were less accepting of American Indians than colonists in central North America.

How did the Declaration of Independence contribute to the ultimate American victory during the American Revolution?

• It established a temporary but functional continental government to oversee the war effort.

• It led many concerned British leaders to delay planned attacks until they received new orders.

• It proved to European powers that the colonists had truly separated from Great Britain.

• It convinced many American Indian tribes to begin supporting the new American republic.

Which of the following describes a major similarity between the Declaration of Independence and Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

• Each document served as propaganda to build domestic and international support for the independence movement.

• Each document served as a major inspiration for Enlightenment philosophers who developed theories of natural rights.

• Each document was highly unpopular at the time of its writing, but grew to be extremely influential across the globe.

• Each document initially called for equal rights for both men and women, but later removed those provisions.

Which of the following groups would have been most likely to support the perspective the artist conveyed in The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor?

• Northern merchants

• Northern Tories

• Southern Anglicans

• Southern slaves

How did southern leaders' entrenched beliefs about slavery affect their political demands during the Constitutional Convention?

• Though southern leaders refused to acknowledge slavery's cruelty, they still demanded extra federal funding for slaves' medical care.

• Though southern leaders believed Africans were racially inferior, they still attempted to win the support of delegates who had formerly been slaves.

• Though southern leaders insisted that slaves were property, they still wanted them to count toward their states' populations.

• Though southern leaders demanded that slavery be legalized in all states, they still supported measures banning the sale of slaves in the North.

Which of the following aspects of the American national identity contributed to the adoption of the Bill of Rights following the ratification of the United States Constitution?

• National support for separating governments into multiple branches

• National apprehension about the idea of overly powerful governments

• National tolerance toward a wide variety of Christian faiths

• National distaste for powerful political parties and factions

Which of the following delegates would most likely have supported the Constitutional Convention adopting the New Jersey Plan rather than the Virginia Plan?

• A delegate from a large state

• A delegate from a wealthy state

• A delegate from a small state

• A delegate from a poor state