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APUSH Unit 4: 1800-1848 (Midterm)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The causes of the War of 1812 include all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Napoleon's Continental System

b)

The Leopard - Chesapeake incident

c)

British encouraging the Native Americans to fight the settlers

d)

the practice of impressment and ship seizures

2.

The Second Great Awakening was responsible for

a)

the individual being actively involved in their own redemption

b)

the drastic increase in church membership & addition of Christian denominations

c)

the organization of reform movements

d)

All of the above

3.

Time period where the nation was unified under a single political party, economic & political growth and an increase in nationalism is known as

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Era of Good Feelings

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Making America Great Again

4.

The power of the federal courts to void acts of Congress in conflict with the Constitution

a)

Marbury vs. Madison

b)

Judicial Review

c)

McCulloch vs Maryland

d)

Manifest Destiny

5.

Economic program that sought to unite the nation economically through internal improvements, and a stabilized system of credit while advancing the industrial capacity through protective tariffs

a)

Continental System

b)

American System

c)

Tariff of Abominations

d)

Federal Works Bill

6.

Spain ceded Florida to the U.S., gave up its claims to the Oregon Territory, and the U.S. paid $5 million and gave up claims to northern Mexico (Texas)

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Adams-Onis Treaty

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Paris

7.
Indians took their forced removal case to the Supreme Court in this case.
a)
Worcester v Georgia
b)
Seminole Nation v United States
c)
Marbury v Madison
d)
Cherokee v Jackson
8.
This gathering of women discussed civil, religious and social conditions they faced
a)
Tuskeegee Convention
b)
Seneca Falls Convention
c)
American Suffragette Society
d)
Cult of Domesticity
9.
Inventor of the Cotton Gin, he also perfected an idea to make rifles from interchangeable parts
a)
Cotton Mather
b)
Elias Howell
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Samuel Slater
10.
This is the idea that consumption of alcohol is wrong.  It was a movement to abolish such items
a)
Temperature
b)
Tempestuous
c)
Temperance
d)
Prohibition
11.
Marbury v. Madison was the court case that set up ______________.  This is the concept that allows the Court to overturn laws passed by Congress and the President.
a)
judicial review
b)
states' rights
c)
sedition
d)
being extra
12.

All were changes in transportation during the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT:

a)

Railroads

b)

Canals

c)

Steamboats

d)

Horses

13.
What was the Tariff of 1828 referred to by the Southerners?
a)
Tariff of Nullification
b)
Tariff of the South
c)
Tariff of Abominations
14.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
15.

Called the “__________” by Thomas Jefferson, this event was actually the first peaceful transfer of power from the Federalist Party under John Adams to the Democratic-Republicans in the election of 100.

a)

American Revolution

b)

White Man's Republic

c)

Revolution of 1800

d)

Second Great Awakening

e)

Era of Good Feelings

16.
Marbury v. Madison was the court case that set up ______________.  This is the concept that allows the Court to overturn laws passed by Congress and the President.
a)
judicial review
b)
states' rights
c)
sedition
d)
being extra
17.

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

a)

Tariffs because they raised the price of manufactured goods.

b)

A national bank because it made loans to humble citizens.

c)

The abolition of property requirements for elections and political candidates.

d)

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

18.

King Philip's War, The Trail of Tears, and The Pequot War all have a history of discrimination towards ___________.

a)

Americans

b)

Immigrants

c)

Latin Americans

d)

Native Americans

19.

in which case did a state try to tax a branch of the federal government, only to have that tax collection denied by John Marshall?

a)

McCullough v. Maryland

b)

Cohens v. Virginia

c)

Fletcher v. Peck

20.
The Louisiana Purchase was an important factor in the development of U.S. trade because it
a)
opened new markets among the western Indian nations
b)
gave the country complete control of the Mississippi River
c)
added numerous French factories in the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. economy
d)
facilitated the immediate completion of the transcontinental railroad
21.
As a result of the Hartford Convention following the War of 1812,
a)
the Federalist party lost credibility and eventually died out
b)
the Constitution was amended to limit the president to two terms in office
c)
the New England states threatened to secede
d)
Congress passed the War Powers Act, limiting future presidents from gaining too much power during wartime, as Madison had
22.
The controversy over the tariff during the late 1820s and early 1830s demonstrated that
a)
New Englanders were more radical than Southerners, as they had been since the days of the American Revolution
b)
Andrew Jackson favored states' rights over federal supremacy
c)
the system of checks and balances was flawed
d)
economic sectionalism was a serious threat to national unity
23.
Andrew Jackson's positions on the Second National Bank and the American System typified his
a)
distrust of large national government programs
b)
abhorrence of the spoils system
c)
tendency to favor the interests of the Northeast
d)
commitment to developing a national economy
24.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
25.
This legislation was a disaster, hurting the American economy. In it President Jefferson closed ports, American ships could no longer sail to foreign ports and declared no trade.
a)
Embargo Act of 1807
b)
War of 1812
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
Monroe Doctrine
26.
Why was the Monroe Doctrine (1823) of such importance to the United States?
a)
It announced that the United States was ready to enter into military alliances with European powers.
b)
It expanded the influence of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
c)
It gained rights for American merchants to harbor their ships in ports around the world.
d)
It demonstrated that Americans would not engage in actions affecting areas beyond their own borders.
27.
What was the law requiring immigrants to extend waiting period from 5 to 15 years to become citizen and prohibited writing or saying anything hurtful about the government?
a)
Alien & Sedition Act
b)
Federal Judiciary Act
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Tariff
28.

What is Jacksonian Democracy?

a)

the idea that the common people should control their government

b)

it was supported by federalists

c)

the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power

d)

the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812

29.
Prohibited slavery north of the 36'30 parallel; Added a slave & free state
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Oregon Compromise
30.
Who won the Election of 1824 thanks to the 12th Amendment?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
William Crawford
d)
Henry Clay
31.
What revolt caused the death of 55 people & led to strict slave codes in the South?
a)
John Brown's Raid
b)
Nat Turner's Rebellion
c)
Virginia Massacre
d)
Nullification Crisis
32.
What document was written at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 & started the suffrage movement?
a)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
b)
Declaration of Sentiments
c)
Declaration of Independence of Women
d)
Suffrage Declaration
33.
What was Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with gov't jobs?
a)
spoils system
b)
meritocracy
c)
graft
d)
nativism
34.
How did Jackson expand democracy under the principle of universal manhood suffrage?
a)
men didn't have to own property to vote
b)
women gained the right to vote
c)
African Americans gained the right to vote
d)
men only needed church membership to vote
35.
What political party was based on anti-Catholic sentiment in the North?
a)
Know-Nothing Party
b)
Whig Party
c)
Republican Party
d)
Democratic Party
36.
Connects the Hudson River to the Great Lakes; led to development of NY & connected Mid-West
a)
Erie Canal
b)
Hudson Canal
c)
Chesapeake Canal
d)
New York Canal
37.
Devotion to the interests of one region over the interests of the country as a whole
a)
sectionalism
b)
nationalism
c)
urbanization
d)
nativism
38.
Main opponents of Jacksonian Democrats; supported the American System; 4 Presidents
a)
Whig Party
b)
American Party
c)
Republican Party
d)
Democratic Party
39.
Engineer & inventor who developed the North River Steamboat, known as the Clermont
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Louis Pasteur
c)
Samuel Lowell
d)
Horace Mann
40.
The chief justice who carried out, more than any other federal official, the ideas of Alexander Hamilton concerning a powerful federal government was
a)
James Madison.
b)
William Marbury.
c)
John Marshall.
d)
John Jay.
41.
What event marked the end of the Federalist Party? 
a)
Election of 1800
b)
Hartford Convention 
c)
XYZ Affair 
d)
Pinckney's Treaty 
42.

What is an Abolitionist?

a)

A person who wants to abolish slavery forever

b)

A immigrant to the USA from Poland

c)

A person of high breeding and class

d)

A person born into a political family

43.
Who was hired by Thomas Jefferson to travel west after the Louisiana Purchase. They were to map the land all the way to the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
War Hawks
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Lewis and Clark
44.
_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
45.
The introduction of power-driven machinery is associated with which term?
a)
American Revolution
b)
Turner Rebellion
c)
Texas Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
46.
Transcendentalists believed
a)
in the supernatural
b)
in the focus on indivdiualism
c)
in a close connection with nature
d)
All of the answers are correct
47.
Societies that strives to achieved religious, social, economic, and political perfection
a)
Temperance
b)
Abolition
c)
Common School movement
d)
Utopian
48.
This man was an escaped slave who taught himself to read and write.  He became an influential player in the abolitionist movement?
a)
Stephen Douglass
b)
Solomon Northup
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Harry Tubman
49.
What is suffrage?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the act of suffering
c)
anything that is disliked or hated
d)
limiting voting 
50.
The __________ supported the Constitution and wanted a stronger national government.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Constitutionalists
d)
Anti-Constitutionalists
51.
What happened as a result of Jackson's veto of the bank?
a)
more people got the right to vote
b)
the Panic of 1837
c)
economic prosperity
d)
the bank was allowed to continue for 10 more years
52.

What impact did the transportation revolution have on the US economy?

a)

The transportation revolution greatly increased travel and delivery time and allowed the US market to spread from regional to national, decreasing reliance on foreign partners.

b)

The transportation revolution decreased US expansion westward due to the new focus on increasing trade with other, already developed areas.

c)

The transportation revolution increased foreign imports because the US lacked the factories to produce their own materials to build railroads and canals.

53.

The term Manifest Destiny implies

a)

a desire to limit the territorial expansion of the United States

b)

that the cost of expansion is greater than its benefits

c)

that it is America's God-given right to expand

54.

The War Hawks

a)

were opponents of territorial expansion.

b)

were United States congressmen who represented the New England states

c)

supported going to war against Britain in the early nineteenth century.

55.

The Missouri Compromise showed that:

a)

slavery was the number one issue in national politics.

b)

a gradual emancipation of slaves was popular even in the South.

c)

new states could choose whether to be a slave or free state.

d)

slavery would not be a political issue until the Civil War.

56.

English Monarch that denounced the Roman Catholic Church and supported the formation of the Anglican Church.

a)

Sir Walter Raleigh

b)

King Phillip II

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Sir Francis Drake

57.

Spanish monarch that sent the Spanish Armada to England to suppress the English revolt against catholicism.

a)

King Phillip II

b)

King Charles I

c)

Queen Mary I

d)

Queen Elizabeth I

58.

The sponsoring of overseas ventures and colonization by the monarch and/or private investors.

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Joint Stock Company

c)

Headright System

d)

Mayflower Compact

59.

Native American resistance toward Colonial American in which Pueblo Indians successfully defeated Spaniard Colonists and regained territory in the New Mexico Area.

a)

Pequot War

b)

Pope's Revolt

c)

King Phillip's War

d)

Stono Rebellion

60.

Labor contract in which a person agreed to work for a landowner for 4-7 years in order to receive safe passage from Europe to Colonial America.

a)

Traingular Trade

b)

Headright System

c)

Indentured Servitude

d)

Half-Way Covenant

61.

Considered the first English/Indian War in Colonial America, this skirmish consisted of 3 wars between the Virginia Colony and Algonquian Speaking Indians.

a)

Pequot Wars

b)

Stono Rebellion

c)

Anglo-Powhatan Wars

d)

King Phillips War

62.

Played a strategic role in the struggle between the British and French for supremacy over Colonial America.

a)

John Peter Zenger

b)

Salem With Trials

c)

King Phillip II

d)

Iroquois Confederacy

63.

Religious revival in Colonial America that consisted of open-air sermons on the evils of Colonial America and the path to salvation.

a)

Great Awakening

b)

Quakers

c)

Great Migration

d)

English Restoration

64.

The first form of self governance by colonists in Colonial America

a)

Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Virginia Company Charter

65.

Select all of the covert ways in which African Slaves dealt with the dehumanizing elements of Colonial America.

a)

Rebellions

b)

Poisoning Plantation Owner's Food

c)

Negro Spirituals

d)

Breaking Tools

66.

Select all of the following that are examples of current day American Culture that began to arise in 18th Century Colonial America.

a)

Freedom of Press/Freedom of Speech

b)

Religious Tolerance

c)

National Holidays

d)

Exclusive Voting Rights for American Citizens

67.

The following Colonial Region was known as the "Bread" Colonies for their Wheat/Rye/Grain plantations:

a)

West Indies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

Northern/New England Colonies

d)

Middle Colonies

68.

Select all of the colonial regions that utilized slave labor for agricultural purposes.

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

West Indies Colonies

69.

Influential colonist who played a key role in achieving Freedom of the Press for 18th century Colonial America.

a)

John Peter Zenger

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

William Berkley

d)

John Bacon

70.

Select all of the following that hurt relations between English Colonists and the crown of England.

a)

Navigational Acts

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Joint Stock Companies

d)

Molasses Act of 1733

71.

Competition between the French and the British for lands in the Ohio River Valley led to

a)

the Proclamation of 1763

b)

the French and Indian War

c)

a French attack on Virginia

d)

the creation of the National Road

72.

This clause allows congress to make all laws it deems necessary and proper

a)

supremacy clause

b)

elastic clause

c)

the first clause

d)

legislative clase

73.

The major reason the Bill of Rights was added to the United States Constitution was to:

a)

Limit the power of state governments

b)

Protect individual liberties against abuse by the Federal Government

c)

Provide for equal treatment of all people

d)

Separate powers between the three branches of government

74.

What is the supremacy clause?

a)

The constitutional clause affirms that the Constitutional and federal laws are the supreme laws of the land.

b)

The constitutional clause stating that states have powers that are not explicitly granted to the national government.

c)

The constitutional clause that allows Congress to share certain powers with the state governments.

d)

The constitutional clause that enforces the division of power between the state and federal governments.

75.

John Jay believed the Articles of Confederation needed changes that would “Let Congress legislate. Let others execute. Let others judge.” Jay’s words express what constitutional principle?

a)

Bipartisan compromise

b)

Democracy

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of powers

76.

Why is the Constitution called a “living document?”

a)

It has not been changed since it was written.

b)

It can be amended in order to change with the times.

c)

It is the best form of government ever designed.

d)

It is constantly being rewritten and changed.

77.

Supporters of the new Constitution in 1787 were known as:

a)

Patriots.

b)

Loyalists.

c)

Moderates.

d)

Federalists.

78.

What was the Electoral College?

a)

A college created by members of the Constitutional Convention designed to prepare youth for political life

b)

A group of individuals made up of electors from each state who would cast votes to elect the president and vice president

c)

A four-year coeducational federal service academy created by the Articles of Confederation

d)

The result of the Great Compromise, in which states would have representation based on their populations

79.

What important issue did the Great Compromise settle?

a)

Regulation of commerce

b)

Election of the president

c)

Representation in Congress

d)

Selection of Supreme Court justices

80.

When the Articles of Confederation were drafted in 1777, what was something that many Americans feared?

a)

A powerful national government

b)

The Constitution would trigger a war with France

c)

More than three branches of government

d)

Too much power would be given to the people

81.

How did the development of the U.S. Constitution represent a response to the political problems Americans faced prior to independence?

a)

The states were granted more authority and protections than they had previously enjoyed.

b)

The ratification of the plan of government required unanimous approval by the states

c)

The powers of the national government were reduced, and majority rule was enshrined as the supreme law.

d)

The economic powers of the national government were strengthened, and the rights of individuals were guaranteed.

82.
Directly following the conclusion of the Revolutionary War, which of the following acted as the body of law for the newly developed United States of America?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Articles of Confederation
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Bill of Rights
83.

Shared powers between the national and state governments is called

a)

Federalism

b)

Separation of Powerrs

c)

Bi-Cameral Legislature

d)

Checks and Balances

84.

Which of the following was NOT a belief of Alexander Hamilton?

a)

urbanization and industrialization were desirable

b)

stable and effective government required an elite ruling class

c)

a permanent national debt was desirable

d)

the best leaders are those which are democratically elected

85.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the only institution of national authority was the

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Congress

c)

President of the United States

d)

Senate

86.

Thomas Paine's Common Sense is an important work because it

a)

helped Americans reconcile their differences with England

b)

persuaded the Americans that no reconciliation with Britain was possible

c)

support the concept of the English constitution

d)

argued that it was Parliament, not the King, who was the enemy

87.

In the post American Revolution, women were expected to educate their sons with republican ideals. This was known as

a)

the Second Great Awakening

b)

republican motherhood

c)

social democracy

d)

fundamentalism

88.

Which one of these is not an advantage that helped the American patriots defeat Great Britain.

a)

defense of their own land, principles and beliefs

b)

support from France

c)

superior numbers of soldiers and greater experience

d)

strong leadership from men like George Washington

89.
85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution-
a)
The Federalist Papers
b)
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
c)
Common Sense
d)
The Constitutional Papers
90.
Which is NOT a part of Washington's Farewell Address?
a)
Warning against political parties
b)
Warning against making Native American treaties
c)
Warning against permanent alliances
d)
Warning against getting involved in European affairs
91.
Disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson led to what? 
a)
first American Political Parties
b)
Supreme Court
c)
 Bicameral legislature
d)
Cabinet
92.
What was a consequence of the French and Indian War?
a)
American colonists began to resist control from England
b)
colonists feared yet another involvement in a war
c)
Britain gave up Canda
d)
Iroquois Confederacy fell apart
93.
The Judiciary Act of 1789-
a)
created the federal court system 
b)
established the principal of judicial review
c)
Designated the Supreme Court to hear issues w/fed gov't
d)
Established the Attorney General
94.
 Which event shows the economic issues with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Shay's Rebellion 
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
c)
 Stono Uprising
d)
The United States could now trade at New Orleans 
95.
Washington's actions in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 demonstrated what?
a)
the federal gov't could enforce the laws of the land
b)
the federal gov't control of the production of whiskey
c)
the federal gov't prohibition of liqour
d)
suspension of habeas corpus
96.
Why did John Adams pass the Alien & Sedition Acts?
a)
He saw the US losing control of the immigrant population
b)
He was afraid of British and French influence in America
c)
He believed immigrants were stealing American jobs
d)
In order to hurt the Democratic-Republicans' chances of winning the election
97.
What was revolutionary about the Declaration of Independence?
a)
It proposed a democracy and that people had rights
b)
It attempted to depose the King of England
c)
It stated the problems that the colonies had with the British
d)
It was the first time the British had to deal with an unruly colony
98.
How did the Tax & Acts lead to the Declaration of Independence?
a)
The Declaration of Independence stated that they were willing to stay with the British
b)
The abuses by the British caused the Americans to declare independence
c)
The Tax & Acts were not the primary cause of the Declaration of Independence
d)
The British signed it in order to prevent an American rebellion
99.
The primary goal of the Navigation Acts were to:
a)
Destroy French trade
b)
Encourage travel between the US and Britain
c)
Force colonists to trade with the British exclusively
d)
Prevent Americans from trading slaves in Africa
100.
Why was the Proclamation Act of 1763 was passed by the British?
a)
The British wanted to generate revenue from colonist migration
b)
The colonists needed to be encouraged to move past the Appalachians
c)
England was forced to respect French territorial claims
d)
They could not afford a war with the Native Americans

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