AP US History Period 1-5 Review

During the 1790s, which factor best explains why the United States was able to stay out of foreign conflicts?

• Europe depended on farm products from the United States

• The United States had announced the Monroe Doctrine.

• France and Great Britain agreed to end colonialism.

• The Atlantic Ocean helped the United States remain isolated from foreign threats

Weaknesses in the central government under the Articles of Confederation exposed by Shays’ Rebellion contributed directly to the

• signing of the Declaration of Independence

• creation of the United States Constitution

• development of a policy of neutrality

• passage of the Northwest Ordinance

The slogan “no taxation without representation” was first used by Americans to protest Britain’s

• policy of salutary neglect

• issuance of the Proclamation of 1763

• passage of the Coercive Acts

• attempts to raise revenue through the Stamp Act

A central issue in the debate between Federalists and Antifederalists over the ratification of the United States Constitution was the

• power of judicial review being granted to the judicial branch

• danger of unrestricted interstate commerce

• role of the president as commander in chief of the armed forces

• threat posed by a strong central government to the rights of citizens

The protection against double jeopardy and the right to a speedy trial are evidence that the United States Constitution supports the principle of

• eminent domain

• due process of law

• representative democracy

• reserved powers

The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to resolve issues related to

• the protection and spread of slavery

• boundary disputes between the United States and Britain over the Oregon Country

• relations with the Native American Indians of the Great Plains

• the role of the federal government in industrial development

A major impact of the trend shown on the chart was that

• frontier trading posts became more prosperous

• Plains Indians lost their main source of food, shelter, and clothing

• reservations were relocated closer to buffalo migration routes

• white settlers became dependent on buffalo products

Which geographic features contributed to the economic development of the plantation system in the South?

• rocky soil and deep harbors

• short rivers and many waterfalls

• rich soil and warm climate

• high mountains and numerous rivers

During the early 1800s, advances in democratic government included

• giving states the right to secede from the Union

• increasing education and religious requirements for voting

• ending the role of the electoral college

• eliminating property ownership as a voting requirement

Before 1763, most American colonists settled near the Atlantic Coast or rivers because

• port cities could be more easily defended in times of war

• valleys were less fertile

• English colonists were only allowed to settle in these locations

• navigable water offered easier access to trade and employment