APUSH Unit 5 College Board Review Questions

Anti-immigrant nativism of the 1840s and 1850s had the most in common with which of the following earlier developments?

A

The passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), which limited rights for foreign-born residents

B

The conflict between Patriots and Loyalists during the American Revolution

C

The persecution of religious dissenters in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

D

The signing of the Treaty of Greenville (1794) that ended wars between the United States and Native Americans in the Northwest Territory

The passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), which limited rights for foreign-born residents

The excerpt (John C Calhoun Speech) most directly reflects which of the following developments in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century?

A

The end of the Spanish-American War

B

Westward expansion

C

The booming internal slave trade

D

Increased manufacturing

Westward expansion

Which of the following events best represents a continuity of the sentiments expressed by Senator Calhoun in the speech?

A

The United States rejection of membership in the League of Nations

B

Support for assimilationist policies in the 1880s and 1890s

C

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

D

The Great Migration of African Americans out of the South in the 1910s

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

Based on the excerpt, Calhoun would also be most likely to support which of the following?

A

Proslavery arguments

B

Policies favoring immigration

C

Expanded United States federal authority

D

United States sale of disputed territory

Expanded United States federal authority

The data in the tables indicate which of the following?

A

Confederate forces suffered more casualties than did Union forces.

B

The Confederacy lost more of its skilled workers than did the Union.

C

The Union lost a greater percentage of its population than did the Confederacy.

D

Confederate armies lost a greater proportion of its soldiers than did the Union.

Confederate armies lost a greater proportion of its soldiers than did the Union.

The data in the first table most directly indicate which of the following about the professions of soldiers in the Civil War?

A

The Confederacy enlisted more factory workers to fill its armies than did the Union.

B

The Confederacy relied more heavily on agricultural workers to fill its armies than did the Union.

C

The majority of soldiers in both Confederate and Union forces were sharecroppers.

D

The Confederacy enlisted more skilled workers than did the Union.

The Confederacy relied more heavily on agricultural workers to fill its armies than did the Union.

The data in the tables most likely indicate which of the following?

A

The Union had more educated leadership in its army than did the Confederacy.

B

The Confederacy more typically enlisted enslaved African Americans to fill its army.

C

The Union had a larger and more diverse population of workers to enlist from than did the Confederacy.

D

The Confederacy had more wealthy people in its armed forces than did the Union.

The Union had a larger and more diverse population of workers to enlist from than did the Confederacy.

The excerpt (Henry Clay speech to senate) best reflects which of the following historical situations?

A

Congressional leaders sought political compromise to resolve discord between the North and the South.

B

States in the Great Lakes region advocated to legalize slavery within their borders.

C

Senators appealed to the idea of American exceptionalism to encourage national unity.

D

The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case reduced sectional conflict within the United States.

Congressional leaders sought political compromise to resolve discord between the North and the South.

The position expressed by Clay in the excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following?

A

Northern politicians showed less interest in California than Southern politicians.

B

The United States Senate could not agree on treaty terms with Mexico.

C

The acquisition of new territories created disputes over the expansion of slavery.

D

Nativist groups opposed incorporating new states into the Union.

The acquisition of new territories created disputes over the expansion of slavery.

Evidence in the excerpt (Henry Clay speech to senate) best corroborates which of the following broader historical contexts?

A

Expanded trade between the East and West Coasts and with Asia divided the country in new ways.

B

Abolitionist activity undermined the ability of new territories to achieve statehood.

C

Southern states sought more proslavery seats in the United States Congress.

D

New political parties such as the Know-Nothings threatened the system of slavery.

Southern states sought more proslavery seats in the United States Congress.

Ideas expressed by Douglass in the excerpt were most likely interpreted as supporting which of the following arguments?

A

The war would make African Americans feel free.

B

The war was the product of years of injustice against African Americans.

C

The war would take enormous sacrifice of military combat to achieve victory.

D

The war was no longer just about preserving the union of the states.

The war was no longer just about preserving the union of the states.

Which of the following best explains Douglass' point of view in the excerpt?

A

African American enlistment would enable the Union Army to prevail in the Civil War.

B

Once African American men enlisted, Northern White soldiers would accept them as equals.

C

Shared sacrifice would help advance African American men's claims to United States citizenship.

D

Northern politicians overwhelmingly favored enlistment of African Americans in the Union Army.

Shared sacrifice would help advance African American men's claims to United States citizenship.

Douglass' rhetoric in the excerpt was most likely interpreted as promoting which of the following?

A

The need for more soldiers in the Union Army

B

His advocacy for African American equal rights

C

His support for Abraham Lincoln's reelection in 1864

D

Criticism of the limits of the Emancipation Proclamation

His advocacy for African American equal rights

Which of the following invalidated the decision in the excerpt (Dred Scott v. Sandford) ?

A

The Fourteenth Amendment

B

Plessy v. Ferguson

C

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

D

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Fourteenth Amendment

The decision in the excerpt (Dred Scott v. Sandford) held which of the following to be unconstitutional?

A

The Northwest Ordinance

B

The Louisiana Purchase

C

The Missouri Compromise

D

The Wilmot Proviso

The Missouri Compromise

Which of the following was the most immediate result of the decision in the excerpt?

A

Tensions over slavery diminished.

B

Support grew for the Republican Party.

C

The United States fought a war with Mexico.

D

Most slave states voted to secede from the Union.

Support grew for the Republican Party.

Which of the following most likely supported the ideas expressed in the excerpt (Dreed Scott) ?

A

Abolitionists

B

Southern Democrats

C

Free soil advocates

D

Northern Republicans

Southern Democrats

The United States Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) represented a departure from earlier practices in which of the following ways?

A

It established the principle of judicial review, the practice in which the Supreme Court has the authority to evaluate whether laws are consistent with the Constitution.

B

It introduced the idea of popular sovereignty, the arrangement in which residents of a federal territory could vote whether that territory would allow slavery.

C

It expanded fugitive slave laws that permitted slaveholders to recover formerly enslaved people even if they had escaped to free states.

D

It held that the federal government had no power to regulate slavery in federal territories acquired after the creation of the United States.

It held that the federal government had no power to regulate slavery in federal territories acquired after the creation of the United States.

Which of the following factors contributed most directly to the end of slavery in the United States?

A

The movement of settlers to the West created new economic opportunities.

B

The arrival of immigrants from Europe and Asia provided an expanded labor force.

C

The advocacy of slavery as central to the South's economy fostered a unique regional culture.

D

The Union victory in the Civil War led to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment.

The Union victory in the Civil War led to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment.

Which of the following pieces of evidence could best be used to modify Foner's main argument in the second excerpt?

A

Many African Americans were elected to the United States Congress for the first time during Reconstruction.

B

Southern states were not permitted to rejoin the Union until they had ratified the Fourteenth Amendment.

C

After 1877 Democrats in the South legislated restrictions on the ability of African Americans to vote.

D

Radical Republicans passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to protect African Americans against abuses.

After 1877 Democrats in the South legislated restrictions on the ability of African Americans to vote.

Based on their arguments in the excerpts, both Rable and Foner would most likely agree with which of the following claims?

A

The North achieved its aims for Reconstruction.

B

Federal policy during Reconstruction was inconsistent.

C

Southern resistance hindered Reconstruction.

D

Republicans dominated the South after Reconstruction.

Federal policy during Reconstruction was inconsistent.

Which of the following describes a difference between Rable's and Foner's arguments in the excerpts?

A

Rable asserts that violence in the South achieved its political goals during Reconstruction, whereas Foner asserts that this violence was suppressed at the time.

B

Rable claims that the violence during Reconstruction was unprecedented, whereas Foner claims that this violence followed earlier patterns in United States history.

C

Foner argues that the North lost the will to enforce Reconstruction, whereas Rable argues that the North passed laws carrying out Reconstruction.

D

Foner contends that the South accepted Reconstruction, whereas Rable contends that the South revolted against Reconstruction.

Rable asserts that violence in the South achieved its political goals during Reconstruction, whereas Foner asserts that this violence was suppressed at the time.

Which of the following is a similarity between Rable's and Foner's arguments in the excerpts?

A

Both highlight the use of federal force to uphold the Constitution.

B

Both focus on many Southerners' opposition to racial equality.

C

Both discuss congressional legislation to protect African American suffrage.

D

Both assert that Northerners cared little about the outcome of Reconstruction.

Both focus on many Southerners' opposition to racial equality.

Which of the following pieces of evidence could best be used to refute Stevens' claim in the excerpt that the Union had done little for formerly enslaved people by 1867?

A

The assistance granted to formerly enslaved people to seek work in Northern factories

B

The creation of schools by the Freedmen's Bureau for formerly enslaved people

C

The widespread redistribution of land from former Confederates to formerly enslaved people

D

The adoption of work as sharecroppers by many formerly enslaved people

The creation of schools by the Freedmen's Bureau for formerly enslaved people

Which of the following developments could best be used as evidence to support Stevens' claim about African American suffrage in the last paragraph of the excerpt?

A

Republican candidates won most presidential electoral votes in the North in the late 1860s and 1870s.

B

Many Northern business leaders supported the Republican Party during Reconstruction.

C

Democrats dominated the Southern states after suppressing African American voting rights.

D

President Ulysses S. Grant used federal authority to counter voter intimidation in the South.

Democrats dominated the Southern states after suppressing African American voting rights.

The excerpt (Lincoln speech) best serves as evidence for which of the following developments?

A

Abraham Lincoln attempted to increase the size of the army to regain Southern states.

B

Lincoln rejected allowing any additional states to join the United States.

C

Lincoln sought to avoid violence over the issues that divided the country.

D

Lincoln intended to enforce the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Lincoln sought to avoid violence over the issues that divided the country.

The excerpt most likely reflects which of the following historical situations?

A

Abraham Lincoln won all of the electoral college votes in the presidential election.

B

Formerly enslaved people were given the right to vote in presidential elections.

C

Southern states refused to participate in the presidential election.

D

States in the South had begun seceding after the presidential election.

States in the South had begun seceding after the presidential election.

Evidence in the excerpt(Lincoln speech) best corroborates which of the following?

A

Southern politicians would not abandon slavery, and they believed Lincoln was a threat to that system.

B

Sectional divisions were not as deep as many thought, and there was agreement about gradual abolition.

C

Political leadership in previous administrations had successfully limited sectional conflict.

D

Lincoln viewed foreign influences as serious threats to the stability of the United States.

Southern politicians would not abandon slavery, and they believed Lincoln was a threat to that system.

Which of the following factors best explains the territorial expansion of slavery in the middle of the nineteenth century?

A

The belief in Manifest Destiny encouraged settlers to move to the West.

B

The Mexican-American War incorporated extensive new lands into the United States.

C

The rise of industry in the North created more demand for raw materials such as cotton.

D

The growing nativist movement sought to place restrictions on new immigrants.

The Mexican-American War incorporated extensive new lands into the United States.

Which of the following most directly contributed to the conflict referred to in the excerpt (Gettysburg Adress) ?

A

Disputes over taxation and representation

B

Tensions between isolationism and international engagement

C

Disagreements over whether to allow slavery in new territories

D

Debates about the role of religion in society and government

Disagreements over whether to allow slavery in new territories

After 1863, which of the following most fulfilled the "new birth of freedom" that the excerpt (Gburg adress) refers to?

A

Ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments

B

The compromise that resolved the election of 1876

C

Establishment of the Ku Klux Klan and similar organizations

D

Supreme Court rulings such as Plessy v. Ferguson

Ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments

Lincoln's main purpose in the excerpt was to

A

advocate racial equality

B

encourage the punishment of the South

C

propose expanded democratic voting rights

D

gain continued support for the war effort

gain continued support for the war effort

Which of the following was the most significant impact of the South's expansion described in the excerpt?

A

Conflict over the future of slavery

B

Growth of a national railroad network

C

Fewer social differences among White settlers

D

Greater opportunities for free African Americans

Conflict over the future of slavery

Historians could best use the excerpt as an example of which of the following?

A

Expansion of voting rights during the Jackson administration

B

Debates over the separation of church and state in the United States

C

Advocacy for policies promoting the idea of Manifest Destiny

D

Political responses to changing demographics in the United States

Political responses to changing demographics in the United States

Which of the following historical situations can best be used to explain how the excerpt would have been interpreted at the time?

A

The rise in immigration to the United States

B

The decline of the international slave trade

C

The expansion of manufacturing in the South

D

The start of the women's rights movement

The rise in immigration to the United States

The language in the excerpt was most likely interpreted as promoting which of the following?

A

States' rights

B

Nativist sentiment

C

Religious pluralism

D

Abolitionist activism

Nativist sentiment

Which of the following most directly contributed to "the sharp increase of immigration after 1845" referenced in the excerpt?

A

The Second Great Awakening

B

Crop failures and revolutions in Europe

C

Removal of American Indians from the Southeast

D

Tariff policies during Andrew Jackson's administration

Crop failures and revolutions in Europe

he conflict described in the excerpt is most similar to conflict in what other period?

A

The period from after the Seven Years' War through the 1760s

B

The period from after the War of 1812 through the 1820s

C

The period from after the First World War through the 1920s

D

The period from after the Second World War through the 1950s

The period from after the First World War through the 1920s

Which of the following could best be used as evidence to support the argument in the excerpt that "ethnic conflict among whites rivaled sectional conflict as a major political issue" of the period?

A

Growing concern about the political and cultural influence of Catholic immigrants

B

Growing fear of political radicalism among southern and eastern European immigrants

C

Increasing cultural influence of European Romanticism in the United States

D

Increasing support for the antislavery cause among the immigrant community

Growing concern about the political and cultural influence of Catholic immigrants

Sentiments of business leaders and politicians like that expressed in the excerpt most likely contributed to which of the following?

A

Widespread acceptance of moral reform movements

B

The creation of diplomatic ties with foreign nations

C

A sharp decline in immigration from European countries

D

A fostering of new religious understanding

The creation of diplomatic ties with foreign nations

The excerpt (Nat railorad speech) best reflects which of the following developments?

A

Popular support for the idea of Manifest Destiny

B

The emergence of nativist political parties

C

The collapse of the Second Party System

D

The increase in sectional tensions before the Civil War

Popular support for the idea of Manifest Destiny

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

A

The removal of Native Americans east of the Mississippi

B

The passage of legislation ending the international slave trade

C

The desire for international trade and access to global markets

D

The expansion of westward settlement following the Civil War

The desire for international trade and access to global markets

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was most similar in intent to which of the following earlier legislative initiatives?

A

The Missouri Compromise in 1820

B

The forced removal of American Indians

C

The funding of internal improvements under the American System

D

The annexation of Texas in 1836

The Missouri Compromise in 1820

The policies advocated by Marshall had most in common with which of the following developments in other periods in United States history?

A

The expansion of a market economy in the early 1800s, which shaped a distinctive middle class

B

The attempts by the federal government to foster economic opportunities for former slaves after the Civil War

C

The emergence of political machines in the late 1800s, which provided economic and social services to urban residents

D

The forcing of American Indians onto reservations by the United States government following the extension of White settlement

The attempts by the federal government to foster economic opportunities for former slaves after the Civil War

he population trend described in the excerpt most directly reflected which of the following domestic developments in the nineteenth century?

A

The belief that it was the Manifest Destiny of the United States to control territory across the continent

B

The question of the role of government in funding internal improvements

C

The claim that the United States should limit European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere

D

The dispute over whether Congress should reestablish a national bank

The belief that it was the Manifest Destiny of the United States to control territory across the continent

The excerpt best supports the conclusion that in the 1850s, the United States government

A

sought to prevent Japan from forming a naval alliance with the British empire

B

was willing to intimidate Asian countries like Japan to secure economic opportunities

C

attempted to monopolize Japanese commerce and to exclude the participation of Europeans in trade

D

was interested in making the government of Japan more democratic

was willing to intimidate Asian countries like Japan to secure economic opportunities

Which of the following developments from the 1800s emerged from ideas most similar to those expressed in the excerpt (Petition for freedom)?

A

Campaigns by moral reformers to promote temperance

B

Efforts by American Indians to achieve political sovereignty through treaties with the United States government

C

The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

D

The passage of legislation by southern states intended to nullify federal laws

The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Which of the following factors can best be used to explain the Union victory in the Civil War?

A

Superior military leadership, particularly early in the war

B

Greater population and industrial development

C

Stronger resilience and ideological commitment to a cause

D

Better understanding of contested territory and shorter supply lines to resources

Greater population and industrial development

Arguments similar to those expressed in the excerpt were later employed to justify which of the following?

A

The entry into the Mexican-American War

B

The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

C

The secession of most Southern states

D

The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment

The secession of most Southern states

Which of the following comparisons best describes Whitman's and Giddings' arguments about the Mexican-American War?

A

Whitman believed the United States should show patience before war, while Giddings believed the country had tolerated abuses for too long without war.

B

Whitman argued that the war was intended to deter bad behavior, while Giddings argued that the war represented aggression by the United States.

C

Giddings asserted that the nation entered the war as a last resort, while Whitman asserted that the war was unnecessary to achieve the goals of the United States.

D

Giddings claimed that the war had popular support in the United States, while Whitman claimed that most Americans opposed the war.

Answer D

Whitman argued that the war was intended to deter bad behavior, while Giddings argued that the war represented aggression by the United States.

Based on their arguments in the excerpts, Giddings would likely agree with and Whitman would likely disagree with which of the following claims about the causes of the Mexican-American War?

A

The United States sought the repayment of Mexican debts.

B

Mexico had killed Americans during a previous conflict in Texas.

C

The United States desired to expand slavery to Mexican territory.

D

Mexico had sent soldiers across the southern border of the United States.

The United States desired to expand slavery to Mexican territory.

Which of the following is a similarity between how Whitman and Giddings made their arguments?

A

Both used examples of Mexico's behavior to support their points.

B

Both sought to justify their positions to international observers.

C

Both drew on principles from the Constitution to make claims.

D

Both made religious appeals to prove their assertions.

Both sought to justify their positions to international observers.

The territorial changes shown in the southwestern region of the map most directly resulted from

A

treaties made with American Indian nations

B

the purchase of land from France and Spain

C

the Spanish-American War

D

the Mexican-American War

the Mexican-American War

The acquisition of territory in the southwestern region shown in the map intensified controversies in the United States about

A

granting free land in the new territories

B

rights to mineral wealth and resources in the new territories

C

extending citizenship to people already in the territories

D

allowing slavery in the new territories

allowing slavery in the new territories

Which of the following ideas contributed most directly to the territorial changes shown in the map?

A

Abolitionism

B

Manifest Destiny

C

Popular sovereignty

D

Containment

Manifest Destiny

At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, pro-Union sentiment was strong in western Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina primarily because

A

Confederate troops had committed atrocities to terrorize state representatives from these regions into voting for secession

B

these regions had more trade with the North than did other regions in the South

C

these regions were more industrialized than other regions of the South

D

there were relatively few slaves or large plantations in these regions

E

Lincoln had promised not to send federal troops into these regions

there were relatively few slaves or large plantations in these regions

The Union's victory at Gettysburg was significant because it

A

prevented Britain and Russia from intervening in the Civil War

B

prompted Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

C

halted the last major Confederate invasion of the North

D

gave the Union control over the Mississippi River

E

caused the Confederacy to surrender

halted the last major Confederate invasion of the North

Which of the following was a common justification in the United States for the trend depicted in the map?

A

The interest in greater access to trade with the British colonies in the Americas

B

The desire for better relations with Mexico

C

The intention to assimilate Plains Indians into White society

D

The belief in White cultural and political superiority

The belief in White cultural and political superiority

The ideology that supported the trend depicted in the map is most similar to the ideology that supported which of the following?

A

Opposition to the international slave trade

B

Involvement in the Spanish-American War

C

Participation in the First World War

D

Isolationism prior to the Second World War

Involvement in the Spanish-American War

The trend shown in the map led most directly to which of the following?

A

A decreasing gap in wealth because land ownership increased among White citizens

B

Decreasing tensions between White settlers and Native Americans because expanded United States territory undercut competition

C

Increasing divisions between North and South because of questions about the status of slavery in new territories

D

Increasing legal immigration for Asians because the United States became a Pacific Rim country

Increasing divisions between North and South because of questions about the status of slavery in new territories

In the mid-nineteenth century, the process shown in the map was advocated by supporters of which of the following ideologies?

A

Republicanism

B

Abolitionism

C

Progressivism

D

Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny

Which of the following best explains the reason for the reconciliation described by Blight?

A

Mass immigration from abroad and internal migration of African Americans reduced racial tensions in the North and South.

B

The federal government established a limited social welfare state that reduced regional differences between the North and South.

C

Efforts to change southern racial attitudes and culture ultimately failed because of the South's determined resistance and the North's waning resolve.

D

The theory of Social Darwinism encouraged political and business leaders to reduce efforts to create racial equality in the South.

Efforts to change southern racial attitudes and culture ultimately failed because of the South's determined resistance and the North's waning resolve.

One key change immediately following the Civil War aimed at achieving the "racial justice" that Blight describes was the

A

establishment of a constitutional basis for citizenship and voting rights

B

creation of new agencies to ensure racial integration in employment

C

campaign by the federal government to eliminate poverty

D

desegregation of the United States armed forces

establishment of a constitutional basis for citizenship and voting rights

The pattern depicted in the graph in the first half of the nineteenth century most directly resulted in

A

the formation of a political party that promoted nativism

B

federal provision of financial assistance to immigrants

C

the establishment of settlement houses

D

a more unified national culture that embraced immigrants

the formation of a political party that promoted nativism

In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected president on a Republican platform that advocated all of the following EXCEPT

A

higher protective tariffs

B

government subsidies for a transcontinental railroad

C

free western land for settlers who would live and work on it

D

the exclusion of slavery from United States territorial possessions

E

the abolition of slavery throughout the United States

the abolition of slavery throughout the United States

When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued at the beginning of 1863, its immediate effect was to

A

end the Civil War

B

abolish slavery

C

free slaves held in the border sates

D

alienate Britain and France

E

strengthen the moral cause of the Union

strengthen the moral cause of the Union

The provision above overturned the

A

Alien and Sedition Acts

B

Chinese Exclusion Act

C

Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford

D

Supreme Court ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland

E

Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia

Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford

adopting the Fourteenth Amendment, Congress was primarily concerned with

A

protecting the powers of the southern state governments established under Andrew Johnson

B

protecting legislation guaranteeing civil rights to former slaves

C

ending slavery

D

guaranteeing all citizens the right to vote

E

establishing the Freedmen's Bureau

protecting legislation guaranteeing civil rights to former slaves

During Reconstruction, which of following was a change that took place in the South?

A

Many African Americans found manufacturing employment.

B

Many White Southerners supported African Americans' rights.

C

African Americans favored the Democratic Party.

D

African Americans were able to exercise political rights.

African Americans were able to exercise political rights.

The situation depicted in the image best serves as evidence of the

A

expansion of federal power

B

decline of an agrarian economy

C

increase in sectional divisions

D

institutionalization of racial segregation

expansion of federal power

The image most strongly supports the argument that Reconstruction

A

led to the unfair punishment of White Southerners by the North

B

encouraged large-scale rebellions by former slaves

C

involved unconstitutional abuses of government power

D

temporarily altered race relations in the South

temporarily altered race relations in the South

The proclamation most clearly provides evidence for which of the following?

A

The spreading of violence associated with the Kansas-Nebraska Act

B

The failure of the Compromise of 1850 to lessen sectional tensions

C

The abolitionist roots of the Republican Party

D

The absence of racism in antebellum New England

The failure of the Compromise of 1850 to lessen sectional tensions

The issuing of documents such as the proclamation generally had which of the following effects?

A

Accumulating support for the theory of slavery as a positive good

B

Encouraging armed rebellions by enslaved people in the South

C

Increasing the visibility of organized opposition to slavery

D

Improving relations between native-born residents and recent Catholic immigrants

Increasing the visibility of organized opposition to slavery

The sentiments expressed in the proclamation would have been most widely condemned by White residents of

A

coastal South Carolina

B

northern California

C

western New York

D

western Virginia

coastal South Carolina

Which of the following late-nineteenth-century federal actions most directly supported the ideas expressed in the excerpt?

A

The passage of antitrust legislation

B

The sale of land to settlers at low cost

C

The exclusion of immigrants from Asia

D

The purchase of silver by the United States Treasury

The sale of land to settlers at low cost

The advice in the excerpt most directly reflects the influence of which of the following prevailing American ideas?

A

Nationalism

B

Popular sovereignty

C

Manifest Destiny

D

Isolationism

Manifest Destiny