Sutic's Semester 1 APUSH Review

What was the Triangular Trade?

• The trade of raw resources between North America and England

• The trade of manufactured goods between England and Africa

• The trade of manufactured goods between North America and Africa

• The trade of slaves, gold, and supplies from Africa to North America

The exchange of good, crops, and diseases between the Americas (New World) and Europe and Africa (Old World).

• Spanish Armada

• Mission System

• Columbian Exchange

• Pope's Rebellion

“As to the history of the revolution, my ideas may be peculiar, perhaps singular. What do we mean by the revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.”

Which of the following examples best supports Adams’ claim?

• The Battle of Lexington & Concord because the Revolution only broke out after the colonies had won the war.

• The Stamp Act because it helped unite the colonies.

• Shay’s Rebellion because it helped inspired the Constitution.

• The Boston Tea Party because it forced King George to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Under the Articles of Confederation the central government had no power to...

• make treaties

• declare war

• levy taxes

• amend the Articles of Confederation

"Manifest Destiny" represented the widespread American belief that

• Americans were destined to uphold democracy and freedom

• there was bound to be a civil war over slavery in the future

• new western territory could only be acquired by war

• God had destined the United states to spread across the whole North American continent

The immediate cause of the Mexican War was

• American refusal to pay Mexican claims for damage to its citizens

• Mexican refusal to sell California and a dispute over the Texas boundary

• Mexican support for the antislavery movement in Texas

• American determination to establish democracy in northern Mexico

The most ominous domestic consequence of the Mexican War was

• the decline of the Democratic party

• a sharp revival of the issue of slavery

• a large influx of Hispanic immigrants into the southern United States

• a significant increase in taxes to pay the costs of the war

In the early 1830s, the majority of workers in the textile mills of Massachusetts were

• young unmarried women from rural New England

• newly arrived immigrants from Ireland

• men who were head of households

• married women whose children were of school age

Which is an outcome of the war of 1812?

• The Americans were defeated

• Britain took over America again

• The Americans were disappointed in war

• The Americans felt a sense of pride that they held their own against a major world power

Which of the following early 19th century policies would Jacksonian Democrats have supported?

• Tariffs because they raised the price of manufactured goods.

• A national bank because it made loans to humble citizens.

• The abolition of property requirements for elections and political candidates.

• The right of Southern states to secede when their complaints were ignored.