AP U.S. History Unit 3 Test Review

These flashcards cover key concepts from the AP U.S. History Unit 3 Test, facilitating review and understanding of significant historical events and ideas related to early American history.

What were the characteristics of the American Indians as described by Bartolome de las Casas?

Innocent, pure in mind, lively intelligence, particularly receptive to learning Christianity.

What did Spanish laymen often exclaim about the American Indians?

They would be the most blessed people on earth if only they were given the chance to convert to Christianity.

Which belief did the ideas in the excerpt from Bartolome de las Casas support?

European culture was believed to be naturally superior to that of American Indians.

Which group would least support de las Casas' perspective?

Spanish landowners in the Americas.

What type of communities were established in North America according to the John Winthrop excerpt?

Close-knit, homogenous communities.

What justification did John Winthrop provide for colonizing lands inhabited by Native Americans?

The land was considered common and unclaimed by those who did not maintain it.

What consequence of the Northwest Ordinance did the excerpt highlight?

Establishment of a representative government and inclusion of new states into the Union.

Which group in the 19th century supported the Northwest Ordinance?

Free-Soilers.

What did the Northwest Ordinance restrict concerning slavery?

Slavery was restricted in the new territory.

What was a primary concern leading to the legislation of the Northwest Ordinance?

Westward expansion.

What does the Sedition Act provide evidence of according to the historical context?

Bitter political debates of the 1790s.

What challenge prompted the passing of the Sedition Act?

The threat posed by foreign alliances and criticisms.

What sentiment characterized the concerns leading to the legislation similar to those in the Sedition Act?

Concerns during World War I regarding dissent.

What did the petition of Blacks in 1777 highlight?

The call for natural rights and the end of slavery.

What societal change did the petition from Blacks in Massachusetts most directly address?

Increased awareness of inequalities in society.

What future event did the views reflected in the petition foreshadow?

The rise of voluntary organizations to promote abolition.

Who would most widely condemn the sentiments expressed in the petition?

The Planter class in Virginia.

What did Charles Woodmason criticize in his account regarding 'New Lights'?

Their influence on increasing vices like drunkenness.

Which criticism historically paralleled Woodmason’s view?

Conservatives toward the counterculture movement in the 1960s.

What did the excerpt from Charles Woodmason respond to?

Widespread Protestant evangelical religious revivals.

What were the underlying causes of Woodmason's complaints?

Social tensions among backcountry inhabitants.

What event is connected to the American independence movement according to the notes?

The influence of revivals and evangelical ideas.

How did colonists view themselves in relation to the British as a result of oppressive laws?

They began defining themselves in opposition to British governance.

What did John Dickinson argue about taxes in his Letter from a Farmer?

Takes away their rights and reduces them to slavery.

Which group would support the sentiments in Dickinson's Letter from a Farmer?

Whigs in the 1830s and 1840s.

What did Dickinson's passage respond to?

British efforts to tax the colonies.

What major British action led to the argument in Dickinson's letter?

The large British debt from the Seven Years’ War.

What was the Chippewa chief Minavavana's main argument in his statement?

Indigenous people have rights to their land despite British conquest.

What does Minavavana's argument suggest about Native American views?

They resisted European colonialism and valued their traditions.

How did American government attempts relate to Minavavana's concerns?

To placate Native Americans following treaties.

What continuity does the Chippewa chief’s statement illustrate?

Native Americans’ rejection of European powers' authority.

What key political transformation followed the American War for Independence according to Jefferson?

Spread of political self-determination and Enlightenment ideals.

Which vision from colonial America aligns with Jefferson’s views in the letter?

Establishing a representative assembly of the people.

What statement would Jefferson most likely agree with based on his letter?

American democratic ideals should inspire others.

Who would most likely agree with the message of the cartoon from 1797?

Republicans.

What did the artist of the 'Civic Feast' cartoon likely support?

John Adams’ negotiation stance with the French.

The cartoon primarily responds to what issue?

Challenges over free trade and foreign policy.

What does political imagery like the woodcut of 1776 represent?

Calls for citizen rights and governance.

What dilemma from colonial times was depicted in the Ordinance of 1785?

States’ rights versus federal power.

What change was introduced by the Ordinance of 1785 regarding education?

Precedents for federal support of public education.

What pattern in U.S.-American Indian relations does the Ordinance reflect?

Americans ignoring treaties to expand land control.

Who would likely support the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton?

Those supporting a centralized national economic policy.

What does Hamilton's financial design illustrate in the context of the Constitution's interpretation?

Broad powers of Congress by implication.

What societal transformation echoes the success and division of political parties in the 1790s?

Regional differences influencing party formation.

What major act in 1774 was designed to punish Massachusetts colonists?

The Massachusetts Government Act.

How did the Intolerable Acts affect American revolutionary sentiment?

They unified colonists against the British government.

What immediate action followed the writing of the Massachusetts Government Act?

Colonial resistance escalated against British authority.