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APUSH FINAL

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on Europe was...

a)

the growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase

b)

the introduction of slavery as a significant source of labor for European landowners

c)

the widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor

d)

an acceleration of feudalism

2.

Which of the following is true about Native American cultures prior to contact with Europeans?

a)

they experienced frequent epidemic diseases

b)

they had developed wheeled vehicles pulled by livestock

c)

they exchanged goods with African societies

d)

they adapted to the environment and formed unique cultures

3.

The encomienda system primarily relied on labor from

a)

African slaves

b)

Spanish indentured servants

c)

Native Americans

d)

women

4.

What were the reasons for European exploration?

a)

Gold, Guns, Giggles

b)

Gold, God, Glory

c)

Glory, God, Good luck

d)

For the adventure

5.

Which of the following livestock introduced by the Spanish had the greatest impact on Great Plains Indian settlement patterns?

a)

Cows

b)

Horses

c)

Pigs

d)

Bison

6.

Which group focused their settlements primarily on the trading of fur?

a)

English

b)

Portugese

c)

French

d)

Spanish

7.

The most important export from the Virginia colony was

a)

Cotton

b)

Tobacco

c)

Rice

d)

Corn

8.

The purpose of the British Navigation Acts was to

a)

Restrict colonial trade with other countries

b)

Expand colonial trade

c)

Strengthen England's Navy

d)

Make the colonies self-sufficient

9.

Which event singularly most prompted the shift from indentured servitude to African slavery?

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

Stono rebellion

d)

Pueblo Rebellion

10.
The chief purpose of mercantilist policies was to 
a)
help colonies to be self-sufficient
b)
strengthen the economy and power of the parent country
c)
defend the colonies from rival powers
d)
foster stable relations between the Crown and the colonies
11.
As a result of England's policy of salutary neglect, the colonies developed 
a)
A desire for fine British goods
b)
A self-sufficient economy
c)
A desire for greater self-sufficiency
d)
A disloyal attitude toward Britain
12.
All of the following were effects of the French and Indian War on the colonists EXCEPT:
a)
It was a socializing experience for American men
b)
Impressment caused resentment among colonists
c)
Colonists began to view English authority as illigitimate
d)
It resolved tensions between colonists and Native Americans
13.
Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation
a)
No chief executive
b)
all states needed to approve amendments
c)
Congress could not tax or regulate trade
d)
Survey, organize, and set up a process for the development of new states. 
14.
What was not part of Hamilton's Financial Plan?
a)
Established the National Bank
b)
Put the capital in Washington DC
c)
Levying of excise taxes and tariffs
d)
Assumption of state debts
15.
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
16.
The Great Compromise-
a)
established the executive branch
b)
established the judicial branch
c)
established two houses in the legislative branch
d)
stated slaves would be counted as 3/5 of the population
17.
Election of 1800 illustrated what?
a)
The Constitution needed to be reformed
b)
US could peacefully transfer power from political parties 
c)
There was NO need for a two party system
d)
Washington was no longer a hero
18.
Which of the following was NOT an issue that led to the formation of political parties in the 1790s?
a)
Hamilton's Financial Plan
b)
French Revolution 
c)
Slavery
d)
Strict vs. Loose Interpretation of the Constitution
19.
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
a)
stated that individual states do not have to enforce laws that states consider unconstitutional
b)
expressed support for the US Constitution
c)
expressed opposition to the government actions in putting down the Whiskey Rebellion
d)
were written in opposition to the economic policies of Alexander Hamilton
20.

The concerns expressed by Jefferson in the letter are best understood as a response to...

a)

federal efforts to control American Indian populations.

b)

competing ideas about geographical boundaries.

c)

concerns over the rights and responsibilities of individual citizens.

d)

debates over the extension of slavery into the western territories.

21.

Which of the following antebellum era historical developments most directly contributed to efforts such as those described in the excerpt?

a)

The Second Great Awakening

b)

The growing population of laboring poor

c)

The emergence of a women's rights movement

d)

The changes resulting from the Market Revolution

22.

Which of the following groups would most strongly have supported the arguments expressed in the excerpt?

a)

Federalists in the 1790s

b)

Democratic-Republicans in the early 1800s

c)

Jacksonian Democrats in the 1830s

d)

States' rights advocates in the 1850s

23.

Which of the following most directly resulted from the sentiments expressed in the excerpt?

a)

Growing national support among Whigs and Democrats for complete abolition

b)

Increasing numbers of northerners insisting that the federal government should defend slavery

c)

Decreased demand from Northern factories for Southern cotton cultivated by slaves

d)

Increasingly bitter national debates over the institution of slavery

24.

The expansion of transportation networks depicted in the map most directly contributed to which of the following?

a)

The continued importation of slaves from Africa

b)

The growth of industrial manufacturing

c)

The decline of regional economic differences

d)

The rise of large vertically integrated corporations

25.

The excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following developments in the antebellum era?

a)

The growth of moral and social reform movements

b)

The increased public participation in democracy

c)

The emergence of a new national culture

d)

The influence of liberal social ideas on art and culture

26.

Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

95th

27.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Arendelle

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Antietam

28.

Proposal to prohibit slavery in any land acquired in the Mexican American War. It failed.

a)

Sokovia Accords

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Wilmot Proviso

29.

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

a)

provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.

b)

gain the vote for millions of former slaves.

c)

provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.

d)

get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.

30.

The Free Soil Party, like many northerners:

a)

was focused largely on the sole issue of preventing the expansion of slavery into new territory

b)

did not believe Avatar Aang could defeat the Fire Lord

c)

was powerful enough to convince James Polk not to seek reelection.

d)

strongly opposed the Wilmot Proviso but agreed to let it pass as part of a compromise.

31.

Black Codes were created to

a)

provide farmland for former slaves

b)

guarantee equal civil rights for African Americans

c)

Support the Freedman's Bureau

d)

Restrict the rights of newly freed Black people

32.

5 bills passed by US Congress - Defused a 4 year political confrontation between slave and free states on territories acquired during Mexican American War

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Wilmot Proviso

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Experiment 626

33.

Legislation that separated the South into 5 military districts under direct Republican control.

a)

Reconstruction Act of 1867

b)

14th Amendment

c)

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

34.

This gave all men regardless of race the right to vote.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

35.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
36.
The photo demonstrates one of the problems with
a)
overcrowding urban tenements.
b)
labor union activism in urban areas.
c)
the overproduction of consumer goods.
d)
the growth of political machines.
37.
What act divided up Indian reservations into plots of land to be given to the Indian families and led to assimilation of natives?
a)
Hayes Act
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Bland-Allison Act
d)
Dawes Act
38.

Changing their names, cutting their hair, forcing them to adopt Christianity, requiring them to learn English, etc. These are all examples of what pushed on many Immigrants, but especially the Indians (Native Americans)?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Nativism

c)

Protectionism

d)

Temperance

39.

Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Industrialization

c)

Nativism

d)

Assimilation

40.

Who is most associated with political machines in New York City?

a)

"Boss" Tweed

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Jane Adams

d)

Andrew Carnegie

41.

What was the main source of power in big city governments during the Gilded Age?

a)

Political Machines

b)

Industrial Capitalists

c)

Robber Barons

d)

Labor Leaders

42.
Which group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?
a)
social darwinist
b)
political bosses
c)
nativist
d)
political machines
43.
The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Populist
44.

Who was responsible for the idea of the "Gospel of Wealth?"

a)

John Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

John Morgan

d)

Jay Gould

45.

Americans who were against all immigration

a)

America First Party

b)

Emigrants

c)

Nativists

d)

Round Heads

46.

Who was the oil tycoon who created the Standard Oil Company

a)

Carnegie

b)

Morgan

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Vanderbilt

47.

Mark Twain coined this phrase to describe industrial America and the corruption in political America

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Imperial America

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Gilded Age

48.
In this political cartoon, who is in charge of the Senate?
a)
The US Senators
b)
the US Constitution
c)
The owners of monopolies/ industrialists
d)
the American people
49.

This type of foreign policy encourages stronger nations to extend their influence over weaker ones.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Globalism

d)

Communism

50.

Identify reasons for American Imperialism

a)

Economic Interests

b)

Military Interests

c)

Cultural Superiority

d)

Self Interests

51.
Who was president of the United States during World War I?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Woodrow Wilson
52.
Which New Deal program targeted the problem faced by bank failures?
a)
AAA
b)
FDIC
c)
Social Security
d)
SEC
53.

Muckraker Upton Sinclair wrote a book called The Jungle that...

a)

exposed the unclean/unsanitary processes of the meat-packing industry.

b)

told readers what the Amazon Jungle was really like,

c)

gave people a glimpse into what animals are like in the wild.

54.
What is one way the New Deal was supposed to help the economy out of the Great Depression?
a)
by eliminating trading on the stock market
b)
by encouraging war with Germany and Japan
c)
by creating jobs through various new programs
d)
by giving people money through new bank laws
55.
Which amendment guarantees women the right to vote?
a)
1st Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
12th Amendment
56.

The court case that ended segregation in public schools

a)

Brown v. Board

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Engel v. Vitale

e)

Tinker v. DesMoines

57.

LBJ's plan for increased domestic spending on anti-poverty & anti-racism programs

a)

New Deal

b)

New Frontier

c)

Great Society

d)

Welfare for All

e)

Southern Strategy

58.

What organization was formed to pursue world peace in 1945?

a)

United Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

League of Nations

59.

Nixon's policy of relaxing tensions with the USSR

a)

Detenté

b)

Containment

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Brinksmanship

60.

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

a)

Elimination of communism

b)

Implementation of the "Domino Theory"

c)

Containment of communism

d)

Reconstruction of Western Europe after World War II

e)

Assistance to British colonies in Africa

61.

The terror attack on September 11, 2001 were perpetrated by which terrorist organization?

a)

ISIS

b)

KKK

c)

Al Qaeda

d)

Black Panther Party

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