INCORRECT TEST PREP QUESTIONS - APUSH REVIEW

Who sailed west in order to reach lands in the East but failed to reach China and India?

Christopher Columbus

What major events hurt Jimmy Carter's reelection chances?

The Iran Hostage Crisis and stagflation

Why did the United States economy boom in the 1950s and 1960s?

American manufacturers dominated world markets while Europe and Asia rebuilt after WWII

Since 1945, in which region has the population of the United States grown most rapidly?

The Sunbelt

What was the first permanent European colony in the future United States?

St. Augustine, Florida

What was the first permanent English colony in the future United States?

Jamestown, Virginia

What religious movement occurred in the 1730s and 1740s?

The Great Awakening

What rebellion in Virginia led to the expansion of harsh chattel slavery?

Bacon's Rebellion

Which war ended with Britain controlling the entire eastern half of North America?

The French and Indian War

What two labor strikes resulted in violence and deaths but produced little real gains for workers?

The Pullman Strike and the Homestead Strike

What event demonstrated a peaceful transfer of power between political parties?

The Election (Revolution) of 1800

Which Supreme Court case established the use of the 'elastic clause' to expand federal power?

McCulloch v. Maryland

Who organized the 1848 convention that issued the 'Declaration of Sentiments'?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?

To advocate for women's rights and issue the Declaration of Sentiments

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1875 declare regarding public accommodations?

That all people were entitled to equal access regardless of race or previous condition of servitude

What idea did the 'Gospel of Wealth' promote about wealth and government?

That wealth benefited society and government should not interfere with its accumulation

What was Coxey's Army and what did it demand?

A protest movement in 1893 that demanded government economic assistance during a depression

What did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions argue about federal laws?

That states could declare federal laws unconstitutional

Which president's economic policies marked the end of the New Deal era?

Ronald Reagan

What agreement effectively ended Reconstruction in the South?

The Compromise of 1877

What was an important consequence of the Spanish attitude toward Native Americans?

The importation of enslaved Africans due to the decline of Native populations

What effect did Native American culture have on European settlers?

Europeans adopted certain goods and practices from Native societies

The Doctrine of Discovery can be seen as a precursor to which later American idea?

Manifest Destiny

Who primarily sponsored Columbus's voyage and other early explorations?

European monarchs seeking to expand their empires

What was one major effect of religious competition in Europe during the Age of Exploration?

It encouraged Europeans to find new trade routes to Asia and Africa

What type of colony was governed directly by the English crown?

A royal colony

What type of colony was granted to an individual or group by the king?

A proprietary colony

What is a Puritan?

A reformer seeking to purify the Anglican Church

How did early Massachusetts differ from early Virginia?

Massachusetts focused more on religion and family life

Which war nearly allowed Native Americans to retake Massachusetts?

King Philip's War

Which rebellions led colonial leaders to implement harsher slave codes?

Bacon's Rebellion and the Stono Rebellion

Who introduced tobacco cultivation to Jamestown and made it profitable?

John Rolfe

Which Dutch colony was later taken over by the English?

New Netherland

In what year was the Plymouth colony established?

1620

In what year was the Jamestown colony established?

1607

How did the Great Awakening challenge colonial society?

It challenged established religious and political authority

Which document provided the most self-governance in a colony?

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

What was the original intention of the Virginia Company in founding Jamestown?

To extract natural resources and generate profit

How did colonists respond to the Navigation Acts?

By smuggling goods

What event led to changes in how the Spanish governed Native Americans?

The Pueblo Revolt

What beliefs were central to Quakerism?

Nonviolence, equality, and religious tolerance

What did Pontiac's Rebellion lead Britain to establish?

The Proclamation of 1763

Where did British General Cornwallis surrender during the American Revolution?

Yorktown

By the late 1760s, which colonial city had the largest number of British troops?

Boston

Which battles led directly to the formation of the Continental Army?

Lexington and Concord

What was Shays' Rebellion?

An uprising of farmers protesting high taxes in Massachusetts

What did the Jay Treaty accomplish?

It improved trade relations between the United States and Britain

What was the XYZ Affair?

A diplomatic incident in which French officials demanded bribes from U.S. diplomats

Which constitutional amendment did the Alien and Sedition Acts likely violate?

The First Amendment

What was a major cause of the development of political parties in the United States?

Disagreements over Hamilton's economic policies

What was the first widespread colonial protest against British policies?

The Stamp Act protests

What was the Albany Plan of Union?

An early proposal for colonial unity and defense

What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

To create a weak national government

What is the commerce clause?

A constitutional provision giving Congress power over interstate and foreign trade

What was Pinckney's Treaty?

An agreement granting the U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi River

What did the Treaty of Greenville accomplish?

It opened Native American lands in the Northwest Territory to U.S. settlement

What was the American System designed to do?

Promote economic growth through infrastructure and tariffs

What was Transcendentalism?

A movement emphasizing nature, emotion, and individualism

What does the term 'Era of Good Feelings' refer to?

A period of political unity after the War of 1812

How did Chief Justice John Marshall strengthen the federal government?

By supporting a broad interpretation of the Constitution

What did the Monroe Doctrine declare?

That European nations should not interfere in the Americas

What invention reversed the decline of slavery in the South?

The cotton gin

What was The Liberator?

An abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison

What issue caused the Nullification Crisis?

Tariffs that South Carolina opposed

What factor most increased farm production in the early 1800s?

New agricultural technology

What did the Embargo Act of 1807 do?

It banned U.S. trade with foreign nations

What was the Wilmot Proviso?

A proposal to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico

What principle did the Kansas-Nebraska Act rely on?

Popular sovereignty

What did the Dred Scott decision rule about slavery?

That Congress could not ban slavery in territories

What did John Brown attempt to do at Harpers Ferry?

Start a slave rebellion

What event led Southern states to secede from the Union?

The Election of 1860

What was the Anaconda Plan?

A strategy to blockade the South and cut off resources

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation significant?

It made ending slavery a central goal of the war

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender?

Appomattox Court House

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

Equal protection under the law

What did the Compromise of 1877 accomplish?

It ended Reconstruction

What was the primary 'pull' factor attracting immigrants to the United States?

Economic opportunity

Who led the American Federation of Labor?

Samuel Gompers

What was the Haymarket Riot?

A labor protest that increased fear of anarchists

What did the Indian Appropriation Act of 1871 do?

Forced Native Americans onto reservations

What did the Espionage Act of 1918 make illegal?

Speaking or publishing against the war

What issue was at the center of the Scopes Trial?

The teaching of evolution

What did the Neutrality Acts aim to do?

Keep the United States out of foreign wars

What program aimed to reduce agricultural surpluses during the New Deal?

The Agricultural Adjustment Act

What did the Glass-Steagall Act regulate?

The banking system

What event brought the United States into World War II?

The attack on Pearl Harbor

What did the GI Bill provide to veterans?

Education and housing benefits

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

To provide economic aid to rebuild Europe

What event began the Space Race?

The Soviet launch of Sputnik

What caused the escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

What was the Watergate scandal?

A political scandal that led to Nixon's resignation

What is supply-side economics?

The idea that tax cuts stimulate economic growth

What caused the Great Recession of 2007-2009?

The collapse of the housing market

What did the Patriot Act expand?

Government surveillance and anti-terror powers

What ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps?

Executive Order 9066

Who was the spokesman of the America First Committee?

Charles Lindbergh

What program brought Mexicans into America to do agricultural work?

Bracero Program

What year was the “Fat Man” bomb dropped?

1945

Plantation Based Agriculture

Servants were used always and it was very popular in France.

Where was the Great Basin?

Bounded by the Rockies on the east and the Sierra on the west