Free Printable Semester 1 APUSH Pretest

1.

The territorial disputes such as the one depicted in the map directly contributed to which of the following developments?

a)

Slave revolts, such as the Stono Rebellion

b)

Colonial wars, such as The Seven Years’ War

c)

Political turmoil, such as the American Revolution

d)

Regulatory trade practices, such as the Navigation Acts

e)

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2.

Which of the following was NOT a motivating factor in the Increasing European exploration and colonization in the Americas throughout the 15th and 16th Centuries?

a)

economic and military competition between empires

b)

expansion of Christendom to native populations

c)

the search for new sources of wealth

d)

food shortages in Europe

e)

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3.

“Most of the microbes responsible for the infectious diseases of crowded human societies evolved from the very similar ancestral microbes causing infectious diseases of the domestic animals with which food producers having coming into close contact with around 10,000 years ago. Eurasia harbored many domestic animal species and hence developed many such microbes, while the Americas has very few of each.” - Jared Diamond, historian, Guns, Germs and Steel, 2005.

Which of the following was a long-term result of the situation described by Diamond in the excerpt?

a)

Improvements in the European diet brought about by the introduction of new animal species.

b)

The gradual shift towards maize cultivation in the American Southwest.

c)

The settlement of Spanish populations in the Caribbean and South America

d)

The devastation of native populations as a result of Spanish exploration

e)

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4.

“Most of the microbes responsible for the infectious diseases of crowded human societies evolved from the very similar ancestral microbes causing infectious diseases of the domestic animals with which food producers having coming into close contact with around 10,000 years ago. Eurasia harbored many domestic animal species and hence developed many such microbes, while the Americas has very few of each.” - Jared Diamond, historian, Guns, Germs and Steel, 2005.

The trends described by Diamond illustrate which of the following historical developments?

a)

The Columbian Exchange

b)

The incorporation of the Spanish caste system

c)

The development of plantations and cash crop production

d)

The creation of joint-stock companies for European settlement

e)

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5.

“That a committee of conference and correspondence be appointed, that to take from the States all the powers of self-government and transfer them to a general and consolidated government, without regard to the special delegations and reservations solemnly agreed to in that compact, is not for the peace, happiness or prosperity of these States; and that therefore this commonwealth is determined… a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy: that every State has a natural right in cases not within the compact…”- Virginia Resolution, 1798

Which of the following developments in the mid-nineteenth century best represented a continuation of the ideas expressed the resolution?

a)

An adoption of a program which supported tariffs, the National Bank and the building of the National Road

b)

South Carolina’s threat to secede from the Union over tariffs

c)

The development of a new national culture

d)

The establishment of voluntary organizations that aimed to change individual behavior

e)

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6.

“That a committee of conference and correspondence be appointed, that to take from the States all the powers of self-government and transfer them to a general and consolidated government, without regard to the special delegations and reservations solemnly agreed to in that compact, is not for the peace, happiness or prosperity of these States; and that therefore this commonwealth is determined… a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy: that every State has a natural right in cases not within the compact…”- Virginia Resolution, 1798

Which of the following factors contributed most directly to the views expressed in the excerpt?

a)

A rebellion that broke out over the tax on Whiskey

b)

The adoption of the National Bank

c)

The decision to place the U.S Capitol on the Potomac

d)

Passage of legislation that attempted to limit free speech

e)

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7.

“That a committee of conference and correspondence be appointed, that to take from the States all the powers of self-government and transfer them to a general and consolidated government, without regard to the special delegations and reservations solemnly agreed to in that compact, is not for the peace, happiness or prosperity of these States; and that therefore this commonwealth is determined… a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy: that every State has a natural right in cases not within the compact…”- Virginia Resolution, 1798

Which of the following undermines the assertions of the Virginia Resolution?

a)

Attempts at trade negotiations with the French

b)

The issuing of a Neutrality Proclamation during the French Revolution

c)

The development of political parties

d)

The division of power between the state and federal government enshrined in the Constitution

e)

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8.

“Now it pleased God to send Mr. Whitefield into this land; and my hearing of his preaching at Philadelphia, like one of the Old apostles, and many thousands flocking to hear him preach the Gospel, and great numbers were converted to Christ... one morning all on a Sudden, about 8 or 9 o’clock there came a messenger and said Mr. Whitefield preached at Hartford and Weathersfield yesterday and is to preach at Middletown this morning [October 23, 1740] at ten of the Clock. I was in my field at Work. I dropt my tool that I had in my hand and ran home and run through my house and bade my wife get ready quick to go and hear Mr. Whitefield preach at Middletown... it was said to be 3 or 4000 of people assembled together, we got off from our horses and shook off the dust, and the ministers were then coming to the meeting house… and I saw that my righteousness would not save me; then I was convinced of the doctrine of Election and went right to quarrelling with God about it, because all that I could do would not save me; and he had decreed from Eternity who should be saved and who Nathan Cole, The Spiritual Travels of Nathan Cole, 1741

Which of the following developments in the 17th and 18th century does this excerpt describe the effects of?

a)

The popularity of New Light evangelicalism

b)

The gradual shift towards laws protecting religious freedom

c)

The adaption of Enlightenment ideals by British colonists

d)

The continued strength of the Puritan religion in the colonies

e)

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9.

“Now it pleased God to send Mr. Whitefield into this land; and my hearing of his preaching at Philadelphia, like one of the Old apostles, and many thousands flocking to hear him preach the Gospel, and great numbers were converted to Christ... one morning all on a Sudden, about 8 or 9 o’clock there came a messenger and said Mr. Whitefield preached at Hartford and Weathersfield yesterday and is to preach at Middletown this morning [October 23, 1740] at ten of the Clock. I was in my field at Work. I dropt my tool that I had in my hand and ran home and run through my house and bade my wife get ready quick to go and hear Mr. Whitefield preach at Middletown... it was said to be 3 or 4000 of people assembled together, we got off from our horses and shook off the dust, and the ministers were then coming to the meeting house… and I saw that my righteousness would not save me; then I was convinced of the doctrine of Election and went right to quarrelling with God about it, because all that I could do would not save me; and he had decreed from Eternity who should be saved and who Nathan Cole, The Spiritual Travels of Nathan Cole, 1741

Which of the following was a long term result of the situation described by Cole in the excerpt?

a)

Increasingly stricter control on religious practices in New England

b)

Concern regarding the religious conversion of American Indians

c)

The founding of several new colleges in the New England colonies

d)

The immigration of people of people of diverse backgrounds to the Middle colonies

e)

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10.

The “Civic Feast,” 1797.

The cartoon was primarily a response to the

a)

The ideas expressed in Washington’s Farewell Address

b)

In Response to the XYZ Affair

c)

Opposition to America getting involved in the French Revolution

d)

Issues stemming from British impressment

e)

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11.

The “Civic Feast,” 1797.

The cartoonist most likely supported

a)

George Washington’s stance regarding neutrality during the French Revolution.

b)

Thomas Jefferson’s admiration of French Revolutionary ideals.

c)

The French and American alliance during the American Revolution.

d)

John Adams’s refusal to pay a bribe during negotiations with the French.

e)

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12.

“Jackson and… his supporters built a sophisticated campaign apparatus unlike any previously organized in a presidential election… Jacksonians responded to the reforms in presidential voting... by coordinating activities at the local level. The state pro-Jackson committees linked up with Jackson committees… that stirred up enthusiasm with rallies and parades and made sure that their supporters arrived at the polls.” Sean Wilentz, historian, “The Rise of American Democracy,” 2005

Which of the following historical developments best supports Wilentz’s argument regarding the support Andrew Jackson’s election?

a)

A rise of democratic and individualistic beliefs

b)

The emergence of a new national culture

c)

Attempts by free African American to change their political status

d)

The import of liberal social ideas from abroad

e)

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13.

“Jackson and… his supporters built a sophisticated campaign apparatus unlike any previously organized in a presidential election… Jacksonians responded to the reforms in presidential voting... by coordinating activities at the local level. The state pro-Jackson committees linked up with Jackson committees… that stirred up enthusiasm with rallies and parades and made sure that their supporters arrived at the polls.” Sean Wilentz, historian, “The Rise of American Democracy,” 2005

One key change before Jackson’s presidency was

a)

The federal funding of campaign activities

b)

Efforts to raise educational levels among the voting populace

c)

The change in many state laws to allow white men without property the ability to vote

d)

A growing divide between the South and the North concerning slavery

e)

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14.

“Jackson and… his supporters built a sophisticated campaign apparatus unlike any previously organized in a presidential election… Jacksonians responded to the reforms in presidential voting... by coordinating activities at the local level. The state pro-Jackson committees linked up with Jackson committees… that stirred up enthusiasm with rallies and parades and made sure that their supporters arrived at the polls.” Sean Wilentz, historian, “The Rise of American Democracy,” 2005

The patterns described in the excerpt most directly foreshadowed which of the following developments?

a)

The assertion by the Supreme Court that federal laws took precedence over state laws.

b)

The establishment of the Whig party.

c)

The outbreak of several slave rebellions in Southern states

d)

The transformation of the presidential primary process.

e)

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15.

“The sense of the nation on this subject is unequivocally manifested by the provisions made in the laws for transporting goods by land between Baltimore and Providence, between New York and Philadelphia, and between Philadelphia and Baltimore. We are now arrived at the inquiry - What is this power? It is the power to regulate, that is, to prescribe the rule by which commerce is to be governed. This power, like all others vested in Congress, is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than are prescribed in the Constitution.” John Marshall, Gibbons v. Odgen

Which of the following statements best reflects the viewpoint expressed by Marshall in the excerpt above?

a)

The state government’s power takes precedence over the jurisdiction of the federal government

b)

The federal government has the ability to regulate interstate trade

c)

The federal government has a responsibility to fund the development of national roads and canals

d)

Tariffs are a necessary measure to protest U.S manufacturers

e)

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16.

“The sense of the nation on this subject is unequivocally manifested by the provisions made in the laws for transporting goods by land between Baltimore and Providence, between New York and Philadelphia, and between Philadelphia and Baltimore. We are now arrived at the inquiry - What is this power? It is the power to regulate, that is, to prescribe the rule by which commerce is to be governed. This power, like all others vested in Congress, is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than are prescribed in the Constitution.” John Marshall, Gibbons v. Odgen

The ideas expressed the Marshall can best be understood within the context of the debates over

a)

Increasing reliance on trade with European countries

b)

The acceleration of sectionalism between the North, the South and the Western parts of the United States

c)

The relative authority of the federal government over the state governments

d)

The institution of slavery within the United State borders

e)

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17.

The Military Reconstruction Act, 1867

Which of the issues most likely led to the passage of the act depicted in the map above?

a)

The Panic of 1873

b)

The upholding of the decision made in Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

An effort by Congress to reorder race relations in the South and enforce the 15th amendment

d)

A reaction to activities of the Ku Klux Klan

e)

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18.

The Military Reconstruction Act, 1867

Which of the following groups actively supported passage of the legislation depicted on the map above?

a)

The Radical Republicans

b)

Northern Industrialists

c)

Former Confederates

d)

Northern Democrats

e)

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19.

The Military Reconstruction Act, 1867

Which of the following was the most immediate result of the event depicted on the map above?

a)

The implementation of a sharecropping system of labor

b)

Some opportunities for political leadership for freedmen

c)

The passage of black codes in several Southern states

d)

The passage of the 13th amendment

e)

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20.

The Military Reconstruction Act, 1867

Reconstruction might be considered a failure for all of the following reasons EXCEPT?

a)

Supreme Court decisions which upheld 14th and 15th amendment rights

b)

The agreement made during the election of 1876 to return to “home rule”

c)

Local political tactics that restricted African Americans’ rights

d)

The widespread use of segregation and the implementation of Jim Crow laws

e)

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Semester 1 APUSH Pretest

Total questions: 20

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