APUSH Unit 3 Exam

As time progressed, tariffs played what role in the economy?

• Congress pursued a free trade policy after the Civil War and lowered tariffs.

• As European nations lowered their tariff rates, the United States lowered their rates.

• As farmers protested increases in tariff rates, the United States government lowered rates.

• Tariffs remained a source of contention throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s.

The ending of the international slave trade in1808 led to what practice by Southern slave owners?

• The South used Native Americans as slaves.

• Southern planters divided slave families and sold children to other plantations.

• The South used Irish immigrants as indentured servants.

• The South mechanized the harvesting of cotton.

All three maps together best suggest what trend?

• Riverboat transportation became very important.

• The rivers became more navigable.

• Railroads became integral to the population growth westward.

• Growth of canals resulted in increased migration of people westward.

Southern slave owners who strongly believed in Christian paternalism would cite which of the following statements as validation for their behavior?

• The South depends on slave labor, and its abolition would cause the southern economy to crumble.

• Slavery has existed throughout history, dating all of the way back to the ancient Greeks and Romans.

• The institution of slavery is divine in origin, and the African race has improved from its civilizing effects.

• Slavery guarantees stability and order between the races in the South.

The author's purpose in writing the Treaty with the Osage was to convince the Osage of all of the following EXCEPT

• The United States sought an alliance with the Osage.

• If the Osage would not peacefully accept US presence on their lands, it would be implemented by force, if necessary.

• The United States sought to protect the Osage from hostile enemy tribes.

• The United States sought to build forts armed with soldiers in order to protect the Osage interests.

Which of the following actions did Congress take in response to Jackson's veto of the bank?

• Congress failed to act since the President had authority over being banking issues.

• The Senate censured President Jackson.

• The House impeached the President.

• Congress overrode his veto.

The cartoon best reflects which of the following historical patterns?

• Sectional interests often lead to conflicts which form the basis for many political decisions.

• New political parties arise that disagree about the role and powers of the federal government.

• Demands for a return to a monarchical rule emerge throughout American history.

• Civil liberties become more limited and are suppressed by the government during times of national crisis.

The artwork above is BEST understood in the context of

• the rise of democratic beliefs and changes to society caused by the Second Great Awakening.

• liberal social ideas from abroad and Romantic beliefs that influenced literature, art, philosophy, and architecture.

• an emergent national culture that combined American elements, European influences, and regional cultural sensibilities.

• the creation of enslaved black communities and the development of strategies to protect their dignity and family structures.

What recurring issue would accompany white expansion westward beyond the Mississippi River, as could be predicted based on evidence shown in the map?

• Conflicts with Native Americans and ceding of land by Native Americans

• Arguments by Southerners for careful federal management of expansion

• Assimilation of Native Americans into white society and conversion to farming

• A series of land treaties between states and Native American tribes, which became notable for being unbroken, continuing through the 20th century.

Which of the following movements would MOST directly support Finney's argument in the excerpt above?

• The Moral Majority.

• The First Great Awakening.

• The Second Great Awakening.

• The Founding of the American Party.