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AP US History Exam Review

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who fatally wounded Alexander Hamilton in a duel?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Aaron Burr

d)

Samuel Adams

2.

The Teller Amendment applied to

a)

The Federal Reserve system.

b)

Interstate commerce in banking.

c)

The Spanish-American War appropriations bill.

d)

A Congressional promise to give Cubans their political and economic freedom.

3.

All of the following were true of the Muckrakers EXCEPT

a)

The exposing of evil became a flourishing industry among American publishers.

b)

A group of aggressive ten-and fifteen-cent popular magazines surged in popularity.

c)

Magazines dug deep for the dirt that the public loved to hate.

d)

President Roosevelt branded the magazines “muckrakers” because of their zeal.

4.

All of the following were Populist reforms adopted by the Progressives EXCEPT

a)

Referendum

b)

Initiative

c)

Recall

d)

Inversion

5.

All of the following were true of the Meat Inspection Act EXCEPT

a)

Preparation of meat shipped over state lines would be subject to federal inspection.

b)

Congressional passage was unconnected the novel The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

c)

The largest packers accepted it as an opportunity to drive their smaller competitors out of business.

d)

Meat packers and producers could receive the government’s seal of approval on their exports.

6.

The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was

a)

Passed over by President Roosevelt’s veto.

b)

Enthusiastically supported by the patent medicine industry.

c)

Struck down by the Supreme Court.

d)

Designed to prevent the adulteration and mislabeling of foods and pharmaceuticals.

7.

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act did all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Conferred long-overdue benefits on labor.

b)

Failed to prohibit price discrimination and interlocking directorates.

c)

Exempted labor and agricultural organizations from antitrust prosecution, while legalizing strikes and peaceful picketing.

8.

All of the following are true of the Zimmerman Note EXCEPT

a)

It was intercepted and published by the United States government on March 1, 1917.

b)

It made very little political impact on Americans’ attitude towards Germany.

c)

German secretary Arthur Zimmermann had secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance.

d)

it tempted Mexico with promises of recovering Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

9.

President Wilson’s Fourteen Points included all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Abolishing secret treaties.

b)

Political self-determination for oppressed minority groups.

c)

Arms reduction.

d)

America and European powers maintaining their colonial possessions.

10.

The country that suffered the greatest amount of casualties in World War 1

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

United States Of America

d)

France

e)

Great Britain

11.

The presidential election of 1824

a)

Was the first to use the electoral college.

b)

Was the first one to see the election of a minority president.

c)

Saw a record high voter turn-out show up at the polls.

d)

Saw the formulation of well-organized political parties.

12.

John Quincy Adams could be described as

a)

an excellent politician.

b)

a man who sought popular support.

c)

a politician with great tact.

d)

possessing almost none of the arts of the politician.

13.

Andrew Jackson’s inauguration as president symbolized the

a)

return of Jeffersonian simplicity.

b)

newly won ascendancy of the masses.

c)

supremacy of state’s rights over federal power.

d)

involvement of state governments in the economy.

14.

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in

a)

a clean sweep of federal job holders.

b)

the replacement of insecurity by security in employment.

c)

the destruction of the personalized political machine.

d)

the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs.

15.

The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when

a)

the House was forced to do so by “King Caucus.”

b)

Henry Clay, as Speaker of the House, made the request.

c)

William Crawford suffered a stroke and was forced to drop out of the race.

d)

no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral College.

16.

Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because

a)

this same power could be used to suppress slavery.

b)

it might hurt Andrew Jackson’s political career.

c)

it would hurt their manufacturing sector.

d)

they were convinced that it would destroy the American woolen industry.

17.

The Mormon religion originated in

a)

New England.

b)

Nauvoo, Illinois.

c)

Utah.

d)

the Burned-Over District of New York.

18.

Transcendentalists believed that all knowledge came through

a)

scientific observation and experiment.

b)

an inner light.

c)

divine revelation.

d)

reason, logic, and critical thinking.

19.
Operation Desert Storm:
a)
quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait.
b)
ousted Saddam Hussein from power.
c)
was another military defeat for the United States.
d)
was criticized by the United Nations.
20.
Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in October 2001:
a)
against Afghanistan, because they were harboring Osama bin Laden.
b)
against Saudi Arabia, because they were harboring Osama bin Laden.
c)
against Afghanistan, because the United States did not approve of the Taliban’s treatment of women.
d)
against Afghanistan, because the Afghan government had ordered the terrorist attacks of September 11.
21.

The USA Patriot Act:

a)

Increased airport security measures.

b)

Expanded the rights of law enforcement agencies to conduct secret searches and detain suspects.

c)

Required every American to swear a loyalty oath.

d)

Ceased all Islamic immigration into the United States.

22.

Ronald Reagan’s economic policy focused on:

a)

Tax cuts.

b)

High tariffs.

c)

Government spending on welfare.

d)

Empowering unions.

23.

Under the policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military:

a)

Ceased bombings in Vietnam.

b)

Brought an end to antiwar protest.

c)

Attempted to shift the burden of fighting to South Vietnamese soldiers.

d)

Brought an immediate end to the war.

24.
The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision:
a)
created a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.
b)
was the least controversial piece of the rights revolution.
c)
legalized birth control.
d)
declared school prayer was unconstitutional.
25.
In the 1920s, movies, radios, and phonographs:
a)
were all out of reach of most consumers.
b)
helped create and spread a new celebrity culture.
c)
were not yet available.
d)
appealed only to women.
26.
During WWII, Americans:
a)
experienced the rationing of scarce consumer goods such as gasoline.
b)
experienced extreme deprivation
c)
still suffered from high unemployment.
d)
were told that the end of war might bring a return of the Great Depression.
27.
According to the policy of containment, as laid out by George Kennan, the:
a)
Soviets could have a free hand in international affairs.
b)
United States should invade the Soviet Union.
c)
United States was committed to preventing the spread of communism.
d)
United States accepted the right of communism to exist anywhere.
28.
The Truman Doctrine:
a)
advocated a return to isolationism.
b)
was an alliance between the United States and Great Britain.
c)
called for more cordial relations with the Soviet Union.
d)
committed the United States to fighting communism anywhere.
29.
In Brown v. Board of Education, what was Thurgood Marshall’s main argument before the Supreme Court?
a)
that segregation did lifelong damage to black children, stigmatized and undermined their self-esteem
b)
that Plessy v. Ferguson was an outdated ruling that needed to be updated
c)
that the white, southern politicians did not adequately provide for black schools, thereby violating the “but equal” part of the Plessy ruling
d)
that children ought to attend the school that is closest to them, and Linda Brown lived within a mile of the “white” school and should be able to attend that school
30.
Farmers, during the Gilded Age, believed that their plight derived from all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
high freight rates charged by railroads.
b)
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
c)
the high tariff policies of the federal government.
d)
the fiscal policy that reduced the supply of money in the economy.
31.
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court:
a)
ruled that “separate but equal” accommodations were constitutional.
b)
ruled that “separate but equal” accommodations were unconstitutional.
c)
supported the right of women to vote.
d)
supported the right of workers to join unions.
32.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820:
a)
the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory was divided into slave and free zones.
b)
Congress banned slavery in any new territory that might ever be added to the United States.
c)
Missouri agreed to gradual emancipation of slavery in exchange for admission to the Union.
d)
Ohio became a free state to balance the admission of Missouri as a slave state.
33.
The Monroe Doctrine:
a)
settled the nullification crisis favorably for South Carolina.
b)
secured Florida from Spain.
c)
declared the Americas off-limits for further European colonization.
d)
stated that the United States would be neutral in all international conflicts.
34.
The nullification crisis:
a)
involved the fears of some slaveholders that the federal government might take action against slavery.
b)
was based on southern concerns that tariffs were preventing the South from industrializing as fast as the North.
c)
largely concerned the opposition of Southwestern planters to federally financed internal improvements.
d)
brought Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun closer together politically.
35.
In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court:
a)
showed the Supreme Court was commitment to states’ rights.
b)
ruled that the Federal Government could ignore the Bill of Rights
c)
supported Jeffersonian ideals
d)
declared a federal law unconstitutional, effectively giving itself judicial review
36.
The slogan “Manifest Destiny” referred to the conviction of Americans in the 1840s that the United States had a(n)
a)
God-Given right to exist as a nation.
b)
opportunity to replace greed with benevolence
c)
obligation to spread across the continent.
d)
mission to free slaves.
37.
Which of the following was a characteristic of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress could not levy taxes or regulate commerce
b)
Congress could amend the Articles by a two-thirds vote
c)
There were two branches of government--judicial and legislative--but no executive
d)
The more populous a state, the more votes it cast in Congress
38.
Shay’s Rebellion was significant because it demonstrated:
a)
that slaves could successfully rebel against their owners
b)
that Congress was unpopular with merchants and farmers
c)
to some influential Americans the need for a stronger central government
d)
the inability of Congress to remove Native Americans from the Old Northwest Territories
39.
The Virginia Plan:
a)
It proposed a one house legislature, with population determining representation
b)
It proposed a two house legislature, with population determining representation in each house
c)
It called for each state to have one vote in Congress
d)
It was strongly opposed by the larger, more populous states
40.
Anti-Federalist argued that a bill of rights was necessary in the Constitution because:
a)
England had one, so America should mirror that example
b)
the militia’s right to bear arms should be protected by law
c)
they believed in the protection of freedom of speech and freedom of the press
d)
it would protect the minority against the tyranny of the majority
41.
Which of the following statements describes how the United States dealt with Native Americans in the 1790s?
a)
Native Americans received all rights and privileges that other Americans received
b)
Native American tribes were treated as sovereign nations, much like Great Britain and France
c)
The United States used treaties to take control of Native American lands
d)
The United States largely ignored Native Americans because they could not stop westward migration
42.
According to Alexander Hamilton, the proper role of the new government was to:
a)
extend democratic privileges.
b)
provide for the public welfare.
c)
redistribute personal wealth.
d)
promote economic enterprise.
43.
Which philosopher had the greatest influence upon the drafting of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Locke
b)
David Hume
c)
William Buckley
d)
Immanuel Kant
44.
Republican motherhood encouraged:
a)
greater educational opportunities for women
b)
women to become public speakers for various social causes in the 1780s
c)
widespread resentment among women
d)
a significant increase in women’s direct involvement in elected office
45.
What was the most significant consequence of the Seven Years’ War?
a)
its virtual destruction of American Indians
b)
Britains staggering war debt.
c)
the assassination of George III
d)
a distaste for further fighitng by the colonists.
46.
An increase in which of the following was the key part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?
a)
Transportation in the South
b)
Popular sovereignty
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Representation in Congress
47.
Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he:
a)
did not believe slaves could be productive American citizens.
b)
promised during his 1860 campaign that he was against abolition.
c)
feared losing the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union.
d)
did not want to support the policies of the Radical Republicans.
48.
The Seneca Falls Convention’s Declaration of Sentiments:
a)
did not demand voting rights for women because participants were so divided on the issue
b)
was modeled on the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution
c)
condemned the entire structure of inequality between men and women
d)
inspired Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to become abolitionists
49.
Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?
a)
Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave.
b)
Members of the abolitionist Republican Party, formed in 1844, insisted on debating slavery.
c)
President John Tyler’s antislavery policies cause a major proslavery backlash led by John C. Calhoun.
d)
As the 1848 Constitutional deadline for ending the African slave trade drew near, Americans became obsessed with s
50.
The Columbian Exchange was:
a)
the agreement that documented what Christopher Columbus would give to Spanish leaders in return for their sponsorship of his travel to the New World.
b)
the transatlantic flow of plants, animals, and germs that began after Christopher Columbus reached the New World.
c)
John Cabot’s exploration of the New World, which brought more of the goods that Columbus had found back to the Old World.
d)
the first store in the New World, named for the man who founded it.
51.
In their relations with Native Americans, the Dutch:
a)
sought to imitate the Spanish.
b)
concentrated more on economics than religious conversion.
c)
tried to drive Native Americans into the puritan colony.
d)
called them members of a deceitful race.
52.
During the seventeenth century, indentured servants;
a)
made up less than one-third of English settlers in America.
b)
were almost entirely Irish
c)
had a great deal of trouble acquiring land.
d)
had to pay half the fare to get them to the New World
53.
Most seventeenth-century migrants to North America from England:
a)
arrived with other members of their families.
b)
were single, middle-class men.
c)
were lower-class men
d)
sought to escape the Black Death then ravaging England
54.
The primary cause for continuing conflicts between English colonists and Native American in the Americas during the 17th century was:
a)
the English murder of Nemattanew, a Powhatan war captain and religious prophet.
b)
organization of Chesapeake tribes into a large confederacy.
c)
steady encroachment by land-hungry settlers on Indian territories.
d)
presence of African slaves
55.
The Virginia House of Burgesses:
a)
was dissolved by King James because he objected to all representatives government.
b)
was created as part of the Virginia Company’s effort to encourage the colony’s survival
c)
banned the importation of servants.
d)
was included in the original charter for the Jamestown colony.
56.
The organizers of the Jamestown colony were motivated primarily by a desire to:
a)
pursue military advantures against the Spanish.
b)
spread Christian religion to native peoples.
c)
earn profits by discovering gold and developing trade with the Indians.
d)
escape political oppression and religious persecution.
57.
To entice settlers to Virginia, the Virginia Company established the headright system, which:
a)
granted religious freedom.
b)
provided land to settlers who paid their own passage.
c)
brought slavery to the colony.
d)
promised every single mana bride.
58.
Unlike the Puritans, the Pilgrims
a)
expected to convert a sinful world.
b)
preferred to settle in Holland rather than America.
c)
squabbled with Local Indians.
d)
separated from the Church of England.
59.
Bacon’s Rebellion contributed to which of the following in Virginia?
a)
a large and sustained increase in the importation of indentured servants.
b)
generous payments to Native Americans to encourage them to give up their lands to white farmers.
c)
the replacing of indentured servants with African slaves on Virginia’s plantations.
d)
an order from Governor Berkeley that Native Americans could serve in the milita.
60.
What term do historians give to the time period from around 1816 to 1824? 
a)
The Era of Happiness
b)
The Monroe Years
c)
The Roaring 20s
d)
The Era of Good Feelings
61.
Francis Scott Key was detained on a British ship while he watched the Battle of Baltimore. The battle inspired him to write the words to a very famous song. What was the name of that song? 
a)
"America, the Beautiful"
b)
"My Country 'Tis of Thee"
c)
"The Star Spangled Banner" 
d)
"O, Canada!" 
62.
Several southern states adopted Jim Crow laws in the late 1800s to te
a)
enforce legal segregation
b)
deny women the right to vote
c)
protect the freedom of speech
d)
preserve the separation of church and state
63.
Which of the following political parties was founded by Andrew Jackson?
a)
Federalist Party
b)
Democratic Party
c)
New Years Party
d)
Bull Moose Party
64.
Established Judicial Review.
a)
Brown vs BOE
b)
Smurfs vs Gargamel
c)
Plessy vs Ferguson
d)
Marbury vs Madison
65.
Which of the following does the political review refer to?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Albany Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
New York Plan
66.
What was the belief of many Progressives who followed Walter Rauschenbusch’s Social Gospel program?
a)
Christianity should be the basis of social reform
b)
government should not regulate business
c)
laws shortening the workweek were unconstitutional
d)
child labor encouraged discipline and a strong work ethic
67.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
68.
What do we call a person who makes a journey for religious reasons?
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
pilgrim
d)
colonist
69.
When did Jimmy Carter serve his one term as president?
a)
1933-1937
b)
1957-1961
c)
1977-1981
d)
1989-1993
70.
President Carter's greatest accomplishment was...
a)
ending American involvement in the Vietnam War.
b)
the Iranian hostage crisis.
c)
Camp David Peace Accords.
d)
solving the nation's energy crisis.
71.
At the Camp David Accords, Carter negotiated a peace treaty between...
a)
the Soviet Union & the USA.
b)
Israel & Egypt.
c)
North Vietnam & South Vietnam.
d)
the USSR & Afghanistan.
72.
What was an aspect of America's sagging & sluggish economy during Carter's term as president?
a)
high inflation rates
b)
energy crisis
c)
gas shortages
d)
all answer choices
73.
Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective:
a)
Reaganomics
b)
Trade Imbalance
c)
Iran-Contra Affair
d)
Heritage Foundation
74.
Which of the following were significant social issues faced during the 1980s (The Reagan Era)?
a)
War on Drugs
b)
AIDS
c)
Homosexual Marriage
d)
War on Drugs, and AIDS
75.
Which group assisted the conservative resurgence during the 1980s through supporting candidates' election campaigns if they embraced their political and religious values and beliefs:
a)
Heritage Foundation
b)
Moral Majority
c)
National Rifle Association
d)
All of These
76.
What country did President Reagan send in troops 1983 in an international effort to stop a Civil War? 
a)
Libya
b)
Lebanon
c)
Iraq
d)
Iran
77.
To resist the spread of Communism in Latin America and liberate American hostages, the several US officials became involved in what scandal?
a)
Watergate
b)
Whitewater
c)
Iran-Contra
d)
Benghazi 
78.
supply side economics would bring down what?
a)
taxes
b)
prices
c)
government
d)
there  family
79.
Increase in military spending to show America's enemies that it would act to stop aggression 
a)
Reagan Doctrine
b)
Detente
c)
Peace Through Strength 
d)
Contract With America
80.
Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan? 
a)
Sonia Sontamayor
b)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
c)
Elana Kagen
d)
Sandra Day O'Connor
81.
How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?
a)
the hostages were all killed
b)
the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War
c)
the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration
d)
the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages
82.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
83.

What genocide does Bill Clinton regret not stepping in to stop?

a)

Armenian Genocide

b)

Cambodian Genocide

c)

Rwandan Genocide

84.

Which of these presidents was involved in the Watergate Scandal?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Jimmy Carter

e)

Lyndon B. Johnson

85.

What is Barry Goldwater most well known for?

a)

Becoming the 42nd President of The United States.

b)

Casing a stagflation in the United States economy.

c)

Pushing Lyndon B. Johnson to propose the Great Society plan.

d)

Inspiring a New Conservatism and Ronald Reagan.

86.
What system prevents any branch of the government from becoming too powerful?
a)
federalism
b)
democracy
c)
socialism
d)
checks and balances
87.
The Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights took power away from who?
a)
The Lords
b)
The Ladies
c)
The People
d)
The King
88.
Within the Triangular Trade Route, enslaved Africans were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean and many died of hunger, disease, harsh treatment. This is known as
a)
Great Migration
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Northwest Passage
89.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
90.
The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.
a)
Denmark
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
91.
Who was the prime minister of England?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Churchill
c)
Hitler
d)
Truman
92.
Why did Japan decide to attack the United States?
a)
They wanted to claim Hawaii.
b)
They didn't like FDR.
c)
The USA helped China defend itself.
d)
Japan knew only the US Navy was strong enough to stop them.
93.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
94.
Codename for building of atomic bomb
a)
operation overlord
b)
manhattan project
c)
blair witch project 
d)
project 832
95.

Who made the decision to drop atomic bomb?

a)

FDR

b)

Truman

c)

einstein

d)

Oppenheimer

96.

Who were a part of the Allied Powers in World War II?

a)

Japan, Germany, and America

b)

America, France, and Australia

c)

America, U.S.S.R, and Britain

d)

Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii

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