AP US History Midterm Review

Whitefield’s open-air preaching contributed most directly to which of the following trends?

• The growth of the ideology of republican motherhood

• Greater independence and diversity of thought

• Movement of settlers to the backcountry

• The pursuit of social reform

The main trend shown in the graph was most directly associated with which of the following processes occurring in the United States at the time?

• The convergence of European and American cultures

• The emergence of an industrialized economy

• The displacement of American Indians from the Southeast

• The resurgence of evangelical Protestantism

The excerpt was written in response to the

• British government’s attempt to assert greater control over the North American colonies

• British government’s failure to protect colonists from attacks by American Indians

• colonial governments’ failures to implement mercantilist policies

• colonial governments’ attempts to extend political rights to new groups

The pattern of colonial settlement up to 1700 resulted most directly from which of the following factors?

• The large size of British colonial populations relative to American Indian populations

• British recognition of Native American sovereignty

• British government attempts to impose greater control over the colonies in the late 1600s

• The orientation of the British colonies toward producing commodities for export to Europe

Which of the following groups would have been most likely to support Calhoun’s views expressed in the excerpt?

• Southern landowners

• Members of nativist political parties

• Members of the Whig Party

• Northern industrialists

Which of the following was a major contrast between the New England colonies and the colonies of France?

• The New England colonies were based on more diverse agriculture and commerce.

• The French settled more often in cities and towns.

• The French had more conflicts with American Indians.

• New England developed a less rigid racial hierarchy

Efforts by Republicans such as Schurz to establish a base for their party in the South after the Civil War ultimately failed because

• Republicans feared the South would secede again if the party became too successful

• Republican opposition to African American rights alienated many White Southerners

• Republicans grew weary of pressing their Reconstruction agenda in a hostile environment

• Republicans believed it better to withdraw from the South than to become corrupted by Southern politics

The developments described in the excerpt most directly reflect which of the following changes in the first half of the 1800s?

• The sharp increase in the number of workers making goods for distant markets

• Women’s acquisition of new legal rights independent of their fathers and husbands

• The emergence of a larger and more distinct middle class

• Many women’s embrace of the idea of separate spheres

This image is of an actor portraying a Native American of the early colonial period. The image highlights which of the following?

• The uniquely war-like attitude of Native Americans.

• The civilizing effect of European colonization upon the Native American peoples, which was entirely beneficial.

• The lack of reciprocal influence Native Americans had on European colonizers.

• How Native Americans became dependent on European trade goods.

Refer to the following engraving from the late 16th century: Which of the following statements correctly describes the consequences of European colonization?

• Colonization brought wealth to European imperial powers which resulted in political and economic innovations.

• Both the Europeans and Native Americans became rich and powerful by sharing the profits from economic ventures.

• The Europeans helped civilize the Native Americans and improved their quality of life by sharing technology with them.

• The effects of colonization up both Europeans and Native Americans were temporary and very small.