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APUSH Final Review

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Spanish mineral wealth from the Americas caused a shift toward

a)

socialism

b)

feudalism

c)

mercantalism

d)

capitalism

2.

What were the reasons for European exploration?

a)

Gold, Guns, Giggles

b)

Gold, God, Glory

c)

Glory, God, Good luck

d)

For the adventure

3.

Investors who pool their money together in order to establish a colony

a)

joint stock company

b)

mercantilism

c)

encomienda

d)

caste system

4.

Spanish friar who argued for the protection of Native Americans under Spanish control.

a)

Bartolomeo de las Casas

b)

Juan Sepulvida

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

Francisco Pizarro

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 crop was the one that became staple in Mexico and South America?

a)

Bison

b)

Squash

c)

Potato

d)

Maize

7.

When Europeans arrived in North America at the beginning of the sixteen century:

a)

the native population was racially homogenous

b)

Native Americans had developed a variety of disparate cultures and languages.

c)

the native population was limited to the warmer regions of Mesoamerica.

d)

there were only a few thousand Indians and they spoke five basic languages.

8.

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

a)

English

b)

Portugese

c)

French

d)

Spanish

9.

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

10.

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

11.
What was the first representative house in America and what colony was its home?
a)
Liberty Hall; Virginia
b)
House of Burgesses; Pennsylvania
c)
Plymouth House; Massachusetts
d)
House of Burgesses; Virginia
12.
The issue of religion figured most prominently in the consideration of which of the following?
a)
the settlement of Jamestown
b)
the establishment of Puritan colonies in Massachusetts
c)
discoveries by the Spanish conquistadores 
d)
Spain's support of Columbus' voyages
13.
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
14.
John Winthrop is associate with which colony?
a)
New Amsterdam
b)
Massachusetts Bay Colony
c)
Jamestown
d)
Quebec
15.

How were the British colonists different from other European colonists?

a)

They rarely intermarried with natives

b)

They rarely tried to convert any natives

c)

They settled the fewest colonists of any European power

d)

They were the most accommodating of Native American rituals

16.

What did the British rename the New Netherlands after they took possession of it from the Dutch?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

New Jersey

c)

New York

d)

Newport

17.

A major goal of the French in wanting to maintain control over the Ohio Valley was to

a)

prevent attacks by Native Americans on their forts and outposts

b)

eventually expand into Canada

c)

merge their landholdings from Canada to the Mississippi Valley

d)

exploit the lumber trade

18.

As a result of the French and Indian War,

a)

relations between the French and American colonists improved dramatically.

b)

France was able to hold on to Canada but lost the rest of its North American empire.

c)

the Americans and British developed a mutual respect for each other's military abilities

d)

Britain felt it necessary to abandon the practice of salutary neglect

19.

Conservative delegates to the First Continental Congress

a)

sought immediate independence from British control.

b)

favored using violence and intimidation to convince the British to grant the Americans their independence.

c)

argued for a middle course between self-government and the tyranny of the status quo.

d)

argued that the colonies had no legal right to representation.

20.

The Navigation Laws passed by England in the seventeenth century had a profound impact on England's American colonies in that they

a)

led to considerable prosperity for colonial merchants and shippers

b)

were a major cause of the French and Indian War

c)

inhibited American trade with countries that were not under English rule

d)

were welcomed by most American colonies as an opportunity to increase trade with nations other than England

21.

The argument that "abuses and usurpations" by King George and his government violated the social contract that had existed between Britain and its American colonies was articulated in

a)

the Treaty of Paris

b)

the Declaration of Rights

c)

the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms

d)

the Declaration of Independence

22.

Shays' Rebellion

a)

convinced many political leaders of the destructive consequences of a strong central government.

b)

was eventually suppressed when the federal government sent troops to Massachusetts.

c)

convinced some political leaders of the necessity of giving more power to the central government.

d)

came about when American settlers clashed with the British over western land claims.

23.

All of the following are true regarding the Antifederalists EXCEPT

a)

their important leaders included John Hancock and Patrick Henry.

b)

their political support came mostly from backcountry and agricultural areas

c)

debtors were supporters of the Antifederalists

d)

they maintained their was no need for a bill of rights

24.
Although the Supreme Court was the weakest of the three branches of government in the early days of the new republic, John Marshall strengthened the Court by
a)
establishing the principle of federalism, giving federal courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional
b)
declaring the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, which asserted the right of states to nullify federal laws, unconstitutional
c)
establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of Marbury v. Madison
25.
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
26.
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
27.
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
28.
The Cherokee of Georgia were forced off their land because
a)
they refused to assimilate to the "American" way of life
b)
gold was discovered in their territory and Georgians demanded that the Indian Removal Act be enforced
c)
the Supreme Court refused to hear their cases
d)
the Seminole tribe, their traditional enemy, conquered their territory
29.
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
30.
In 1830, Pres Jackson signed this into law to accelerate the movement of indians to reservations.
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Indian Resettlement Act
c)
Indian Reservation Act
d)
Indian Removal Act
31.
A person who believes that slavery is wrong and fights to prove that is called this
a)
yeoman
b)
war hawk
c)
abolitionist
d)
carpetbagger
32.
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
33.
the march that Indians were forced to endure to deliver them to government reservations
a)
Trail of Fears
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Oregon Trail
d)
Chisolm Trail
34.

Which of the following MOST likely contributed to the actions of John Brown at Harper's Ferry?

a)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854

b)

The Missouri Compromise, 1850

c)

The Fugitive Slave Act, 1850

d)

The Sumner-Brooks Affair

35.

Which of the following BEST demonstrates the motives for the painting?

a)

To promote of the spread of slavery.

b)

To promote of the movement of Native Americans to reservations.

c)

To promote of the spread of American innovation and progress.

d)

To promote the Agrarian Republican ideals.

36.

Which of the following was under the guise of Manifest Destiny by 1850?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Texas annexation

c)

Nebraska enters as a free state

d)

Florida aquistion

37.

Select the term that best describes the Gilded Age

a)

The time when everything was covered in gold

b)

Businesses were struggling financially

c)

businesses grew at a rapid rate and many problems lied below perceived prosperity

d)

Businesses achieved unprecedented success with an increase in pay for all workers

38.

Wealthy people used Social Darwinism to justify their position in life.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Select all the terms that describe the "New South"

a)

term used to describe the South after the Civil War

b)

A time when African American farmers became equal to White farmers

c)

Promoted the idea that the South should industrialize

d)

A term used to describe the South before the Civil War

40.

What was the significance of Plessy v Ferguson

a)

It ended segregation of schools

b)

It ended segregation everywhere

c)

It established that Whites and Blacks would remain separate but equal

d)

It declared that Dred Scott was property

41.

Select the statement that best describes the Dawes Act

a)

It allowed whites and blacks to remain separate but equal

b)

It sought to assimilate Native Americans to American culture

c)

It gave more power to women in the workforce

d)

The act was created with the purpose of welcoming immigrants to America

42.

Why is the year 1865 significant?

a)

The Civil War started

b)

Abraham Lincoln was elected

c)

The Civil War ended

d)

Reconstruction ended

43.

The Gilded Age was characterized by (select all that apply)

a)

The rise in trusts and monopolies

b)

The growing gap between the rich and the poor

c)

An increase in factory jobs

d)

A rise in unions to demand fair working conditions

44.

Select all the statements that led to an increase in urbanization during the Gilded Age

a)

Increased immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe

b)

Increased immigration from Mexico

c)

Increase in factory jobs

d)

A rise in political machines that provided services in exchange for political support

45.

Select the statement that does NOT describe the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad

a)

Promoted migration and settlement in the West

b)

Increased conflict between settlers and Natives

c)

Increased use of Chinese immigrants as laborers

d)

Peace among settlers and Natives in the west

46.
           To persuade Massachusetts, Virginia, and New York to ratify the Constitution, leading Federalists promised that
a)
George Washington would become the first president.
b)
a bill of rights would be added to the Constitution.
c)
New York City would be the national capital
d)
New York and Virginia would regain their former western claims.
47.
The three-fifths compromise dealt with which of the following issues?
a)
Interstate trade
b)
Presidential terms 
c)
Slavery
d)
Voting qualifications 
48.
What did Shay's Rebellion, which took place in Massachusetts in the winter of 1786-1787, demonstrate to American political leaders? 
a)
The institution of slavery posed a threat to the American republic. 
b)
A stronger national government was needed to solve the nation's monetary problems. 
c)
Patriots in Massachusetts had always been more radical than those in the other states. 
d)
Unless they gained the right to vote, propertyless men would destroy the American republic. 
49.
Why was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 significant?
a)
It created the Bank of North America and charged it with overseeing the sales of western lands.
b)
It prohibited slavery in the territory and earmarked funds from land sales for public schools.
c)
The ordinance mandated the forced removal of Native Americans from the Confederation’s new western lands.
d)
The land ordinance recognized the newly organized states of Kentucky and Tennessee as members of the Confederation.
50.

“Today the United States is practically sovereign on this continent and its fiat is law upon the subjects to which it confines its interposition.”

--Secretary of State Richard Olney, note to Great Britain, 1895


Q: The quote above is an interpretation of:

a)

Big Stick Diplomacy

b)

The Monroe Doctrine

c)

Missionary Diplomacy

d)

Good Neighbor Policy

51.

Q: A key goal of the Progressive movement was to:

a)

eliminate class differences in the United States.

b)

use gov't power to regulate industrial production and labor conditions.

c)

transform the U.S. into an agrarian republic.

d)

bring about racial integration in public accommodations.

52.

Q: Although Progressive Era reformers held different opinions about many issues of the day, they shared a belief in...

a)

the capacity of trained professionals to find rational, scientific solutions to society’s problems.

b)

the creation of a classless society.

c)

an ideal society based on shared ownership through voluntary organizations rather than increasing government power.

d)

the creation of an organization to promote international peace.

53.

Q: Around 1920, the number of children aged 10 to 15 in the industrial workforce began to decline for which of the following reasons?

a)

States began to require children to attend school until a certain age and to limit the ages at which they could be employed.

b)

The American birth rate declined, thus reducing the number of children available to work.

c)

Introduction of the minimum wage made child labor uneconomical.

d)

The Supreme Court sustained laws barring the interstate sale of goods produced by child labor.

54.

Q: Between 1890 and 1910, the United States most strongly pursued a foreign policy promoting...

a)

isolationism in world affairs.

b)

a sphere of influence in Africa.

c)

commercial involvement in both Latin America and eastern Asia.

d)

close military alliances with Great Britain and France.

55.

Q: Many anti-imperialists opposed the annexation of the Philippines in 1898 because they believed that:

a)

United States colonialism in the Philippines was incompatible with the American belief in self-determination.

b)

the Philippines should be returned to Spain.

c)

the United States would be drawn into a war with Japan over Pacific territories.

d)

Philippine agriculture would be competing with United States agriculture.

56.

“The National Progressive Party, committed to the principle of government by a self-controlled democracy expressing its will through representatives of the people, pledges itself to secure such alterations in the fundamental law of the several States and of the United States as shall insure the representative character of the government.”


---Progressive Party Platform, 1912


Q: The excerpt suggests that Progressives in the early twentieth century most typically sought to...

a)

challenge political inequality.

b)

advocate a return to agrarianism.

c)

justify the inequality of wealth.

d)

oppose United States imperialism.

57.

All of the following were part of Wilson's 14 Points EXCEPT:

a)

Freedom of the seas would be guaranteed

b)

All nations would be required to defend each other from aggression

c)

Armaments and military arsenals of nations would be reduced

d)

Economic barriers like protective tariffs would be removed

e)

World peace-keeping organization, League of Nations, would be formed

58.

What cities were affected by the Great Migration?

a)

California, Texas, Idaho, New Mexico

b)

Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah

c)

Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, New York

d)

LA, Coachella, Seattle, Portland

59.

What was the most famous product of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Rock

b)

Jazz

c)

Poetry

d)

Shuffling

60.

Xenophobia meant what?

a)

Fear of war

b)

Fear of guns

c)

Fear of alcohol

d)

Fear of foreigners

61.

The two atomic bombs dropped in Japan were in what cities?

a)

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

b)

Tokyo & Hiroshima

c)

Yokohama & Osaka

d)

Rio & Tokyo

62.

The prohibition movement was a ban on

a)

Immigrants

b)

Weapons

c)

Alcohol

d)

Slavery

63.

Nativism wanted to stop

a)

Discrimination

b)

Slavery

c)

Immigration

d)

The moving of Indians

64.

In what ways did the United States expand after the 1890’s?

a)

mechanization, transportation, mass production

b)

conquering and expanding

c)

slavery

d)

none of the above

65.
Resident of Puritan New England and was convicted of heresy and banished to the Mass. Bay.
a)
Joan London 
b)
Rachel Edwards 
c)
Anne Hutchinson 
d)
Sarah McCloud 
66.
This document was the first national constitution and it limited the power of the national gov.
a)
Articles of Confederation 
b)
Bill of Rights 
c)
Common Sense 
d)
Dec. of Independence 
67.
Why did Benjamin Franklin's proposed Albany Plan, an intercolonial government to unite in the face of a common enemy during the French and Indian War, fail?
a)
The British quickly thwarted their plans
b)
Each colony did not want to surrender their power to a central organization
c)
The French attacked the delegates as they met in New York
d)
George Washington's plan was accepted in its place
68.
This court decision ruled that the slaves were not citizens, and therefore had no rights to sue in court. 
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Plessey v. Ferguson
c)
Brown v. Board
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford 
69.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for its rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
70.
Based on your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, what statement is this cartoon making?
a)
The federal government was placing too many restrictions and regulations on business owners.
b)
The oil industry is thriving due to a healthy working relationship with the federal government.
c)
The owner of Standard Oil has too much power and influence over the federal government.
d)
Emissions from oil refineries are polluting the air and harming the environment.
71.
Black Codes are 
a)
a coded language African Americans used  
b)
laws that told people what they could wear 
c)
Laws that restricted African American rights 
d)
Curfew laws for African Americans 
72.
What name was given to a terrorist group that used violence to keep African-Americans from having equal rights in the South?
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Black Codes
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Ku Klux Klan
73.
 After Reconstruction, blacks were not allowed to sit in the same areas at the theater as whites. They had to sit in the back part of the theater, while whites sat at the front of the theater. This is an example of:
a)
desegregation 
b)
integration
c)
segregation
d)
reconstruction
74.
The political party of the era that supported nativist policies was the
a)
Know-Nothing Party
b)
Democratic Party
c)
Free-Soil Party
d)
Whig Party
75.
Leader of the Wampanoag in war with Puritans 
a)
King George
b)
King Phillip
c)
King Andrew
d)
King James
76.
Led to a surge in Protestant religious feeling and a greater willingness to challenge authority in the colonies
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Renaissance
c)
Great Awakening
d)
half-way covenant
77.
The Mayflower Compact was significant because
a)
it was the first signed document in the New World
b)
it removed John Winthrop from power
c)
It was the first example of self-government in the British colonies
d)
It formed the basis for the Declaration of Independence