APUSH/Regents Exam

According to this passage from Common Sense, the author is

urging Americans to become independent from their mother country

What is the primary argument used in this passage by Thomas Paine to make his point?

England cannot effectively govern the colonies because America is so much larger

What was the primary reason James Madison wrote this and other Federalist Papers?

to support ratification of the Constitution

What constitutional principle does Madison most directly describe in this passage?

separation of powers between the branches of government

According to this passage, what was President Thomas Jefferson’s primary objective in proposing the Embargo Acts?

to avoid war

What was one result of the failure of the Embargo Acts?

War of 1812

What is one reason President Abraham Lincoln included these statements in this address?

to reduce the fears of slave-holding states

Which later action by President Lincoln demonstrated a change from his 1861 position?

issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

Which geographic feature does Frederick Jackson Turner suggest as primary in the creation of the American character?

unsettled wilderness

Which federal action is most consistent with the ideas expressed by Frederick Jackson Turner in this excerpt?

passage of the Homestead Act

The authors of the passage would have been most critical of the activities of which two individuals?

John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, how did Congress attempt to address these practices?

They passed antitrust legislation

A historian would likely use this document to investigate events leading up to the

war with Spain

How did United States foreign policy change in the years immediately following this event?

The United States entered a period of overseas expansion

What was a main reason for the movement of people as shown on this map?

Industrialization provided more employment opportunities