APUSH S1 Final College Board Review Questions

Which of the following statements would an abolitionist claim supported the ideas expressed in the excerpt?

A

Southern states had the authority to restrict free African Americans from owning firearms.

B

The immorality of slavery had a widespread corrupting effect on Southern culture.

C

The Constitution held that enslaved people were legally considered property.

D

Southern interests depended on the labor of enslaved people, while the contributions of poor White citizens were minimal.

The immorality of slavery had a widespread corrupting effect on Southern culture.

Addams' ideas expressed in the excerpt have most in common with which of the following historical views about women?

A

The seventeenth-century Puritan belief that women must be governed by their husbands and fathers

B

The belief of some mid-nineteenth-century reformers that women could act as the moral voice in society

C

The argument of some nineteenth-century advice books that women's sphere was restricted to the home and family

D

The rejection of traditional gender roles by feminists in the mid-twentieth century

The belief of some mid-nineteenth-century reformers that women could act as the moral voice in society

Which of the following factors most directly contradicted Adams' theory about the Revolution?

A

The existence of considerable Loyalist opposition to the Patriot cause

B

The existence of significant social and economic divisions within the colonies

C

The importance of colonial military victories in bringing about independence

D

The importance of support from European allies in defeating the British

The existence of considerable Loyalist opposition to the Patriot cause

Which of the following aspects of life in the United States in the early nineteenth century most likely influenced Adams' recollection of Revolutionary events?

A

The rapid development of the market revolution

B

The development of a national culture and national identity

C

The growing popularity of the idea of Manifest Destiny

D

The rapid growth of a mass democracy

The development of a national culture and national identity

Which of the following is the most likely reason why Adams dates the beginning of the American Revolution to the 1760s?

A

Renewed efforts by Great Britain to consolidate imperial control over the colonies

B

The forging of American Indian political alliances with European powers

C

Increased involvement of colonial merchants in the Atlantic economy

D

The expansion of the colonial population into the interior of the continent

Renewed efforts by Great Britain to consolidate imperial control over the colonies

Which of the following would have been most likely to agree with the sentiments expressed in the excerpt?

A

Native Americans west of the Appalachian Mountains

B

Enslaved people in the South

C

Anglican ministers in the middle colonies

D

Merchants in New England

Merchants in New England

Based on the excerpt, the most likely purpose of Dickinson's letters was to

A

use Enlightenment rhetoric to encourage American autonomy

B

support efforts to claim the French territory of Louisiana

C

argue for increased industrial production in the colonies

D

call for the immediate end of the international slave trade

use Enlightenment rhetoric to encourage American autonomy

To which of the following was Dickinson responding in his letters?

A

Native American challenges to European control of the fur trade

B

Increased taxation and imperial oversight following the Seven Years' War

C

Efforts by the Spanish to reclaim territory in North America

D

Arguments regarding the creation of a new national constitution

Increased taxation and imperial oversight following the Seven Years' War

The national identity described in the excerpt most strongly reflects the influence of which of the following?

A

European precedents along with an American national culture

B

The English feudal system in which lords and landowners dominated vassals and farmers

C

Independence movements and revolutions in Europe and Latin America

D

Antislavery activism in the United States and Europe

European precedents along with an American national culture

The historical concept of the American identity, as characterized in the excerpt, was most clearly distinguished from the identities of other nations by the

A

enthusiasm for copying English practices and institutions

B

movement toward establishing a capitalist economy

C

role women played in civic and public life

D

importance of liberal ideas about natural rights and liberties

importance of liberal ideas about natural rights and liberties

Which of the following is a difference between White's and Hahn's claims in the excerpts about how American Indian societies changed in the late 1800s?

A

White claims that reservations reduced American Indian autonomy from the United States, while Hahn claims reservations could be used to resist federal encroachment.

B

White argues that federal supervision of American Indians decreased, while Hahn argues that the United States came to control all aspects of their lives on reservations.

C

White asserts that American Indians came to be governed directly by the United States, while Hahn asserts that they remained outside the jurisdiction of the United States.

D

White contends that American Indians retained possession of much land, while Hahn contends that they lost possession of most of their land to United States settlers.

White claims that reservations reduced American Indian autonomy from the United States, while Hahn claims reservations could be used to resist federal encroachment.

piece of evidence Bouton uses to support his argument about why some United States political leaders sought to replace the Articles of Confederation in 1787 was that they

A

thought that a strong central government threatened Americans' liberties

B

opposed the economic policies that some state legislatures pursued

C

believed that the national government should be more democratic

D

sought to discourage Europeans from investing in the United States

opposed the economic policies that some state legislatures pursued

The excerpt makes the overall argument that the Atlantic economy

A

eliminated competition between European nations

B

drove long-lasting economic shifts across Europe, Africa, and the Americas

C

contributed to the persistence of feudal economic systems

D

contributed to the collapse of European empires

drove long-lasting economic shifts across Europe, Africa, and the Americas

The second paragraph of the excerpt makes which of the following claims about the introduction to Europe of new crops from the Americas?

A

They remained relatively unpopular.

B

They required little labor to produce.

C

They stimulated economies across Europe.

D

They replaced traditional agricultural products.

They stimulated economies across Europe.

Which of the following claims does the excerpt make about changes that occurred as a result of new interactions in the Atlantic region?

A

Merchants from Asia dominated trade throughout the sixteenth century.

B

Europeans developed new methods of conducting trade and making profits.

C

African kingdoms were the largest purchasers of goods produced in the Americas.

D

Native Americans amassed fortunes as Europeans paid high prices for rare goods.

Europeans developed new methods of conducting trade and making profits.

Which of the following contributed most to the process described in the excerpt?

A

The industrialization of urban areas in the Northeast

B

The building of new roads and canals

C

Increased immigration from eastern Europe

D

Legislation that facilitated the distribution of western land

Legislation that facilitated the distribution of western land

The settlement pattern described in the excerpt was most similar to earlier settlement patterns in that it was

A

discouraged by the federal government through legislation

B

motivated largely by the desire to expand Protestant Christianity

C

accompanied by conflict with American Indians over landownership

D

the source of political divisions over the expansion of slavery

accompanied by conflict with American Indians over landownership

Which of the following groups would have most opposed the goals of the speech?

A

British settlers

B

French fur traders

C

The king of France

D

Religious missionaries

British settlers

Which of the following was a main purpose of Ateawanto in his speech?

A

To establish commerce between his people and the English

B

To form an alliance between his people and the French

C

To seek his people's freedom from French oppression

D

To protect his people's land from English colonizers

To protect his people's land from English colonizers

The speech in the excerpt was delivered in which of the following historical situations during the mid-1700s?

A

The use of Native American laborers in plantation agriculture

B

The attempts by French settlers to acquire Native American land

C

Competition between European empires for Native American allies

D

The founding of the first British colonies in Native American territory

Competition between European empires for Native American allies

The author claims in the excerpt that antislavery rhetoric in the late eighteenth century was based on

A

the belief that emancipated people would not be a presence in society

B

religious ideals formed during the First Great Awakening

C

legal precedent established during the colonial period

D

the concern that revolutionary conflict would spread from France to the United States

the belief that emancipated people would not be a presence in society

The events described in the excerpt resulted in which of the following developments in the British North American colonies?

A

Protestant evangelicalism furthered the Anglicization of the colonies.

B

Colonial assemblies attempted to assert more independence from Britain.

C

Religious leaders in New England expanded support for the abolitionist movement.

D

Britain enacted mercantilist policies to protect its economy from competition.

Protestant evangelicalism furthered the Anglicization of the colonies.

Developments such as that depicted in the image most directly led to which of the following?

A

The importation of enslaved Africans to the Caribbean

B

The increasing use of indentured servants in the Caribbean

C

The spread of Spanish missionaries into portions of Florida

D

The settling of the eastern North American seaboard by the Spanish

The importation of enslaved Africans to the Caribbean

Which of the following most directly contributed to the development depicted in the image?

A

The emerging European naval capabilities in the Caribbean

B

The search for new sources of wealth in the Caribbean

C

The North American reliance on imports from the Caribbean

D

The spread of diseases native to the Americas to enslaved African plantation laborers

The search for new sources of wealth in the Caribbean

Historical developments such as that depicted in the image helped advance which of the following?

A

The conquest of the European continent by Spain

B

The spread of Spanish influence in the Western Hemisphere

C

The shift in European economies from capitalism to feudalism

D

The funding Christopher Columbus's expeditions to the Caribbean

The spread of Spanish influence in the Western Hemisphere

Which of the following most supported the development of the commerce described in the third paragraph?

A

Maize cultivation spread northward from Mexico.

B

Native Americans constructed extensive road networks.

C

Native Americans in the Northeast of North America formed extensive empires.

D

Metal tools became valuable objects in Native American religions.

Maize cultivation spread northward from Mexico.

Which of the following best describes the economic system that supported the Native American villages discussed in the second paragraph of the excerpt?

A

Seminomadic hunting

B

Settled subsistence farming

C

Trade and manufacturing of luxury goods

D

Migration and colonization of new territories

Settled subsistence farming

Which of the following best characterizes the process described in the first paragraph of the excerpt?

A

Native American agriculture encouraged the growth of socially diversified urban areas.

B

An arid climate led Native Americans to construct irrigation projects in the Mississippi River valley.

C

The climate in North America discouraged the development of large settlements.

D

Military power helped Native American hunters and gathers to conquer expansive cities.

Native American agriculture encouraged the growth of socially diversified urban areas.

French exploration of North America, as reflected in the excerpt, most directly contributed to which of the following?

A

The ongoing shift from feudalism to capitalism in western Europe

B

An economy based on agricultural surpluses in French North America

C

Population decline in France as a result of migration to the American colonies

D

Western European acceptance of the racial and cultural equality of American Indians

The ongoing shift from feudalism to capitalism in Western Europe

The development that brought "corne" to the attention of botanists such as Gerard is best known as the

A

Columbian Exchange

B

encomienda system

C

trans-Atlantic slave trade

D

Enlightenment

Columbian Exchange

Gerard's description of "corne" in the excerpt best reflects which of the following?

A

Curiosity about American Indian ways of life

B

Assumptions about the superiority of European culture

C

Inability to find uses for North American crops

D

Concerns about economic threats posed by North American imports

Assumptions about the superiority of European culture

Which of the following describes a piece of evidence for Las Casas' claim in the fourth paragraph about the similarity between ancient Spanish people and Native Americans?

A

The ancient Spanish were used by the Romans as laborers.

B

The ancient Spanish were Christians when the Romans arrived.

C

The ancient Spanish had no laws or political rulers.

D

The ancient Spanish had a right to their own freedom.

The ancient Spanish had a right to their own freedom.

Which of the following claims in the first and second paragraph of the excerpt did Las Casas use to support his overall argument about the capabilities of Native Americans?

A

Spain's behavior toward Native Americans could be called "barbarian."

B

Native American societies did not meet the definition of "barbarian."

C

Spain's European rivals were more like "barbarians" than Native Americans were.

D

Native Americans believed that the Spanish were "barbarians."

Native American societies did not meet the definition of "barbarian."

One piece of evidence Las Casas used to support his claim about Native American societies in the third paragraph is that they

A

did not practice Christianity

B

had developed large urban areas

C

sought friendly trading relations with the Spanish

D

were ignorant of Europe before they encountered the Spanish

had developed large urban areas

Which of the following most directly contributed to the major pattern depicted on the map?

A

The growth of the fur trade in the North American colonies

B

The spread of ideas associated with the European Enlightenment

C

Demand for crops produced in the Americas

D

Africans' adaptation to the culture of the Western Hemisphere

Demand for crops produced in the Americas

The image best serves as evidence that many Native American groups had developed farming techniques that

A

spread tobacco cultivation throughout the continent

B

supported permanent villages

C

allowed for continuous warfare

D

differed dramatically from English agricultural practices

supported permanent villages

the early 1600s, which of the following had most changed the circumstances of villages such as Secotan in eastern North America?

A

The establishment of permanent settlements by English colonists

B

The impact of epidemic diseases introduced by Europeans

C

The decline of the fur and beaver trades

D

The introduction of new foods into the Native American diet

The impact of epidemic diseases introduced by Europeans

Which of the following best explains the presence of the Spanish in the areas depicted on the map?

A

The emergence of competition between European powers in the Americas

B

The outbreak of rebellion by the Pueblo Indians

C

The spread of maize culture from American Indians to the Spanish colonists

D

The introduction of African slavery to Spanish Florida

emergence of competition between European powers in the Americas

Which of the following was a major difference between the Spanish colonies in the Americas in the 1500s and the English colonies in the Americas in the early 1600s?

A

The Spanish adopted African slavery in their colonies, while the English relied more on American Indian labor.

B

The Spanish more actively sought to convert American Indians to Christianity than did the English.

C

The Spanish tried to change American Indian worldviews, while the English generally accommodated them.

D

The Spanish rejected assimilating American Indians into their culture, while the English favored assimilation.

The Spanish more actively sought to convert American Indians to Christianity than did the English

The excerpt 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

Proslavery argumentsProslavery arguments

Which of the following resulted from arguments made by Southern politicians, such as the one in the excerpt, in the years prior to the Civil War?

A

Slaveholders became more insistent that maintaining the slave system was essential to protecting the South and its way of life.

B

Many people in the South who depended on the labor of enslaved people nevertheless became more willing to admit that slavery was a sin.

C

Abolitionists scheduled numerous speaking tours throughout the South to counter proslavery attitudes like that expressed by Calhoun.

D

Congress passed legislation guaranteeing slavery in the South to show that the slave system was not threatened.

Slaveholders became more insistent that maintaining the slave system was essential to protecting the South and its way of life.

The table most directly suggests which of the following developments by 1749 ?

A

Native Americans refused to purchase British goods in order to achieve self-sufficiency.

B

Plantation owners began to rely on indentured servants to produce valuable cash crops.

C

Colonists became increasingly vulnerable to the transmission of epidemic diseases such as smallpox.

D

The British established increasingly extensive trade networks to provide goods to its colonies.

The British established increasingly extensive trade networks to provide goods to its colonies.

The trend depicted in the table most directly contributed to which of the following developments in British North America?

A

Disagreement over the enforcement of mercantilist restrictions

B

Debates regarding the enactment of religious toleration in some colonies

C

Discussions about whether colonists believed themselves to be British subjects

D

Conflict over whether to allow slavery in the northern colonies

Disagreement over the enforcement of mercantilist restrictions

Britain attempted to pay for the debt resulting from the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) by

A

charging immigrants a fee to relocate to North America

B

selling ships from its navy to colonial merchants

C

increasing taxes on goods bought and sold in the colonies

D

sponsoring expeditions to locate valuable resources

increasing taxes on goods bought and sold in the colonies

Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) in North America?

A

Intensified competition between France and Britain over colonies

B

Efforts by Britain to monopolize tobacco sales in Europe

C

Spanish attempts to end British control of the trans-Atlantic slave trade

D

Britain's desire to enact new taxes on Native American nations

Intensified competition between France and Britain over colonies

Evidence in the excerpt 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.

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.

The excerpt 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 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.

Which of the following was an interpretation of the speech by opponents of the goals Clay expressed in the excerpt?

A

Clay was seeking to discourage factory production to protect traditional artisans.

B

Clay's proposal would require the expansion of slavery to supply factory workers.

C

Clay's manufacturing plan would benefit one section of the country more than others.

D

Clay was seeking to encourage an increase in imports of British manufactured goods.

Clay's manufacturing plan would benefit one section of the country more than others.

Which of the following describes an interpretation of Clay's economic principles at the time as expressed in the excerpt?

A

The sections of the United States should retain separate regional economies.

B

The farmers of the United States should switch to manufacturing jobs.

C

The United States should increase domestic manufacturing to promote prosperity.

D

The United States should never engage in foreign commerce.

The United States should increase domestic manufacturing to promote prosperity.

The excerpt could best be used by historians studying which of the following in the early 1800s?

A

The political debates over economic development

B

The lives of women working in new factories

C

The effects of new technologies on commerce

D

The value of British-manufactured imports

The political debates over economic development

Which other "righteous cause" would participants in the Seneca Falls Convention have been most likely to support?

A

Expansionism

B

Nativism

C

Abolitionism

D

Conservationism

Abolitionism

In the decades following the Civil War, the woman's rights movement that began at Seneca Falls focused its energies most strongly on

A

achieving the right to vote

B

receiving equal pay for equal work

C

ending domestic violence

D

gaining equal access to higher education

achieving the right to vote

The language and themes of the excerpt were most directly inspired by the

A

Articles of Confederation

B

Declaration of Independence

C

Northwest Ordinance

D

United States Constitution

Declaration of Independence

Which of the following most immediately built on the ideas expressed in the excerpt?

A

The publication of the pamphlet Common Sense

B

The drafting of the United States Constitution

C

The issuing of George Washington's Farewell Address

D

The writing of The Federalist papers

The publication of the pamphlet Common Sense

The British Crown's response to actions like those in the excerpt was to

A

declare the American colonies to be in open rebellion

B

agree to meet with colonial representatives

C

adopt a new form of imperial government

D

appoint a new prime minister

declare the American colonies to be in open rebellion

Which of the following pieces of evidence could best be used to challenge the assertion in the excerpt that British attacks on the colonists had been "unprovoked"?

A

The extension of a petition of reconciliation by members of the Second Continental Congress

B

A series of popular boycotts, mob protests, and violence against royal officials

C

Efforts by Quakers and Germans in the mid-Atlantic colonies to promote pacifism and remain neutral

D

The outbreak of skirmishes between Patriot and Loyalist forces throughout the southern colonies

series of popular boycotts, mob protests, and violence against royal officials

The issuing of the declaration in the excerpt best serves as evidence of the

A

Patriot inclusion of abolitionism as a goal of the resistance

B

desire of the majority of colonists to launch offensive attacks against the British

C

efforts of colonists to protect their rights as English subjects

D

colonial demand for complete independence from Britain

efforts of colonists to protect their rights as English subjects

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.

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?

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 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?

A

Abolitionists

B

Southern Democrats

C

Free soil advocates

D

Northern Republicans

Southern Democrats

The key concern that Galloway's plan was designed to address was the

A

lack of American representation in the British Parliament

B

demand for back pay for veterans of the French and Indian War (Seven

Years' War)

C

complaint about high tariffs imposed on colonial merchants for exports to Great Britain

D

continuing security threat posed by the French in Canada

lack of American representation in the British Parliament

The excerpt most strongly suggests that in 1774 which of the following was correct?

A

The American colonists were united in their desire for independence from Great Britain.

B

The American colonists felt the need to unite against the threat from American Indians.

C

Some members of the First Continental Congress sought a compromise between submission to British authority and independence.

D

Some members of the First Continental Congress thought it would be relatively easy to unify the colonies and win independence from Great Britain.

Some members of the First Continental Congress sought a compromise between submission to British authority and independence.

Which of the following most directly contributed to the conflict referred to in the excerpt?

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

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

Paine's rhetoric in the excerpt would have most likely been interpreted at the time as promoting the

A

independence of the American colonies

B

sale of British colonies to France

C

elimination of the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the colonies

D

election of representatives from the colonies to Parliament

independence of the American colonies

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

Participation in the "civil body politic" referenced in the excerpt would have been most available to which of the following?

A

Members of the English nobility

B

Sailors and soldiers

C

Male church members

D

Indentured servants

Male church members

The ideas introduced in the excerpt most directly contributed to which of the following patterns among the British North American colonies?

A

The imposition of strict regulation by the Crown and Parliament

B

The establishment of local representative assemblies

C

The pursuit of trade with England and the West Indies

D

The development of agricultural economies

The establishment of local representative assemblies

Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of the document from which the excerpt was taken?

A

Organizing a system of rules and order in the colony

B

Promoting a Protestant denomination

C

Advocating for intercolonial cooperation

D

Encouraging further English investment in the colony

Organizing a system of rules and order in the colony

Which of the following most directly contributed to the spread of settlement depicted on the map?

A

The development of transcontinental railroads

B

Efforts to secure boundaries with Great Britain

C

Federal grants for purchases of western land

D

Sustained population growth after the American Revolution

Sustained population growth after the American Revolution

Which of the following most likely accounts for the limits of United States settlement in portions of North Carolina and Georgia depicted on the map?

A

Tobacco and sugarcane crops failed to thrive in those areas.

B

American Indians maintained sovereign control over those regions.

C

The Northwest Ordinance prohibited slavery in those regions.

D

The lands were set aside for American Indian reservations.

American Indians maintained sovereign control over those regions.

The patterns of settlement shown in the map culminated in which of the following national crises by 1820 ?

A

Outrage over the Federalist Party's disloyalty in proposing New England's secession

B

Widespread opposition to the demands of the women's rights advocates at Seneca Falls

C

The emergence of sectional tensions over the admission of the state of Missouri

D

Disbelief at the violence resulting from popular sovereignty in Kansas

The emergence of sectional tensions over the admission of the state of Missouri

Which of the following best describes a major purpose of the proposed amendment?

A

To strengthen the United States alliance with France

B

To give individual states the legal right to secede from the Union

C

To give Congress additional constitutional powers

D

To give the president more control over negotiating treaties

To give Congress additional constitutional powers

Arguments for creating a stronger federal government arose primarily as the result of long-term concerns about the

A

attempts by Great Britain to regain its former North American colonies

B

use of congressional funds to build road networks between the states

C

challenge of establishing rules to allow territories to become new states

D

inability of the national government to maintain order under the Articles

inability of the national government to maintain order under the Articles

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

Which of the following groups would have most likely supported the agreements made in the excerpt?

A

Fur trappers on the Pacific coast

B

White farmers in Kentucky

C

Merchants in New England

D

Native American leaders in Louisiana

White farmers in Kentucky

Which of the following best explains the depiction of George Washington in the third verse of the song?

A

Washington's public advocacy for abolition

B

The movement to elect Washington president for life

C

Washington's policy of intervening in European conflicts

D

The popular image in national culture of Washington as a virtuous leader

The popular image in national culture of Washington as a virtuous leader