PERIOD 1

1. This passage by de Vaca reflects which of the following?

a. the spread of maize culture in north america which had occurred prior to the

encounter

2. The ideas in this passage most clearly reflect which of the following

a. advanced understandings among native americans of agriculture during the period

3. The development of maize cultivation by the indigenous people encountered by Cabeza

De Vaca would have had which of the following effects on that culture?

a. it would have supported diversification and economic development

4. Which of the following cultural and economic shifts was NOT a result of the events

described in the passage?

a. Europeans increasingly isolated themselves and tried to maintain cultural and

political autonomy

5. Which of the following had the most significant impact on developing the economy?

which would evolve between 1491 and 1607?

a. the introduction of slave labor and the encomienda system

6. The events described by Richter most directly illustrate which of the following

developments of the 16th century?

a. european nations competed for new sources of wealth in the Atlantic world

7. Which of the following resulted directly from events described in the excerpt?

a. new crops harvested from the Americas led to increases in European populations

8. The ideas represented by de las Casas were the result of which of the following?

a. european exploitation of native pop. and resources

9. Which of the following historical events preceded the events described by de las Casas?

a. the spanish and portuguese conquest of the Americas

10. De Las Casas have agreed with which of the following interpretations?

a. European treatment of natives was the result of cultural and linguistic

misunderstandings

11. European analysis if the culture of Africa would likely have emphasized

a. cultural and religious differences as justification for the slave trade

12. Within the Spanish settlements, slaves would find themselves

a. part of a rigidly defined caste system

13. The events described by Greenblatt illustrate which of the following Atlantic World

development?

a. Limited European understandings of native cultures

14. Which of the following statements is correct about the period described in the passage?

a. Sustained contact between Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans led to

complex relationships

15. Based on the forms of agriculture and dwelling places depicted here, the Native

Americans in this engraving most likely lived

a. in the American Northeast

16. Which of the following factors played the most significant role in the development of the

Native social and economic structures pictured here

a. the environment

17. Europeans who encountered societies like those seen in the engraving tended to view

them as

a. fundamentally inferior based on theories of race and culture

18. As a result of the contact described in this passage

a. Native pops. adopted the use of new kinds of crops and animals, altering their

economic and social structure

19. After the initial contacts described in this passage,

a. American Indians often resorted to military resistance in an attempt to maintain

political sovereignty

20. The labor system depicted here was justified largely by

a. European racial theories

21. Which of the following represents a later (18th - 19th century) of the changes represented

in the engraving?

a. The increasing reliance on slave labor in the American south

22. Which of the following historical concepts was most closely associated with the passage?

a. Indians in the western Great Plains were forced to develop mobile lifestyle

because of changes in available natural resources

23. One of the most significant effect of the trends described in this passage was

a. Native American socioeconomic adaptations to the changing environment

24. Which of the following historical trends does the passage reflect

a. The partnership of Portuguese and West African traders to create an Atlantic

economy

25. One conclusion the passage suggests is that

a. Europeans exploited both natural and human resources to achieve their goals in

the new world

26. Sustained warfare among Europeans in the 16th century directly impacted which of the

following least?

a. Political relations between Native American tribes along the eastern seaboard

27. Which of the following accurately explains one of the primary motives for European

colonization of the New World in the context

a. Europeans sought new sources of wealth to fund their nationalistic conflicts in

Europe

28. The legislative excerpted above reflects which of the following historical trends?

a. Religious toleration existed in some, but not all of the British colonies

29. All of the following statements are true of the period in which the legislation was enacted

except

a. Native American sovereignty was respected by the colonial government and by

the British government

30. Which of the following was a result of trends like those seen in the excerpt?

a. The development of colonies with distinct religions and ethnic differences

31. The excerpt reflects which of the following historical trends from the period 1607 - 1754

a. 17th century British mercantile attempts to organize and manage colonial

economy

32. The excerpt could best be used as evidence to support which of the following claims?

a. The British government attempted to regulate colonial economics in 17th century

33. The runaway slave notice in the excerpt is an example of which of the following

developments of the 18th century?

a. The development of varied ways for slaves to resist the dehumanizing aspects of

slavery

34. The excerpt most directly undermines which of the following assertion

a. Slaves were largely complacent and happy in their social status

35. Advocates who supported Franklin's position (as seen in the picture) would have most

likely agreed with which of the following perspectives?

a. Colonial resistance to British imperial control came from the developmental of

local, self controlled government

36. This picture was intended to

a. unify the american colonies

37. The excerpt reflects which of the following historical trends?

a. British expansion in the american colonies created relatively hostile relationships

with Native Americans

38. Which of the following represents a later example of the ideas highlighted in the passage

a. the intensity and frequency of Native Americans warfare increased in the period

before the French and Indian War

39. Which of the following was most likely a causal factor in development of the kind of

legislation seen in the excerpt?

a. Conflicts between the European nations led to increasing economic and political

regulation of the British colonies.

PERIOD 2

40. the legislation excerpted above reflects which of the following trends?

a. Limited British attempts to regulate colonial economics

41. All of the following were true of the period when this legislation was passed except

a. The colonies had not developed any local forms of governance whatsoever

42. The passage supports which of the following historical trends?

a. The spanish were forced by the Pueblo Revolt to accommodate some aspects of

native cultured

43. As seen in the passage which of the following was a similarity between Spanish and

British colonies?

a. Spain and Britain often resorted to violence to control native pop.

44. The passage above reflects which of the following historical trends 1607 and 1754

a. The cultivation of labor-intensive products like cotton and tobacco demanded new

labor sources in the British colonies

45. The British system of slavery was different from the spanish and french systems because

a. The British used strict racial categories

46. Which of the following was not a causal factor in the development of slavery in the

british colonies?

a. Decreasing European demand for colonial goods

47. the labor system discussed in the passage grew in part

a. as a result of favorable climate and long growing season

48. The excerpt reflects which of the following historical

a. In some colonies in the West Indies, slaves outnumbered whites

49. the passage would be most useful as a source of analysis about which of the following?

a. the importance of a transAtlantic print culture in the 17th century

50. Which of the following pieces of evidence would best support Lepore's ideas of cultural

interaction as seen in this passage?

a. 17th and 18th century portraits of natives who lived in and around European

communities

PERIOD 3

1) The proclamation above sought to address British-Indian relations following the

conclusion of

a) French-Indian War

2) The intent of the Proclamation above was to

a) Limit colonial encroachment on traditional tribal lands

3) Which of the following best explains why British colonists would have been frustrated by

the Proclamation?

a) Population growth in the British colonies led many to seek land along the frontier

between British territory and traditional tribal lands

4) British Proclamations like this one directly led to

a) A growing sense of American identity in the face of perceived injustices

5) Which of the following motivations best explains the Iroquois willingness to enter into

agreements with the British

a) To use the alliance to establish a basis for protecting tribal land claims

6) The alliance of the Six Nations tribes in the Iroquois Confederacy served to

a) Use their collective strength to improve their bargaining power with the

Europeans

7) The presence of both the British and French in the territory of the Iroquois changed

Native American society by

a) Intensifying conflict over land in Iroquois territory

8) Following the French withdrawal from North America, the Iroquois would find

themselves

a) In conflict with the encroaching British colonists

9) The language used in the passage above suggests the influence of

a) The enlightenment

10)The Pennsylvania Farmer reference to the acts of Parliament concerning the colony of

New York reveal

a) The development of a sense of common identity among the American colonists.

11)The Pennsylvania Farmer’s complaint about the actions of the British can best be

explained by the American belief in

a) The inviolability of natural rights.

12) Which of the following best explains the colonists’ eventual decision to declare

independence from British in the wake of publications like this one?

a) By 1776, colonists perceived the British government as being abusive of the

colonists' rights as England citizens.

13) The painting commemorates a turning point in the Revolutionary War by emphasizing

which of the following as a significant reason for the ultimate American victory?

a) Resilient and resourceful military and political leadership.

14) The troops mustered by the American Continental Army were generally motivated by a

belief in

a) The significance of the right of the individual

15) Which of the following best explains the impact of the character of the French

Revolution, as described here, in the newly-formed United States

a) It fueled the debate over the character of democratic politics

16)Because of the nature of the French Revolution, American conservatives

a) Insisted upon avoiding permanent foreign alliances

17)The character of the American Revolution and earliest American government, as

described here, can most closely be attributed to

a) Americans commitment to establishing a centralized government

18)America’s reaction to the French Revolution marks the beginning of a period

characterized by

a) The US attempts at maintaining neutrality

19) . What is generally accepted as a necessary qualification for the rights of citizenship in

the first few decades of United States' government?

c) Ownership of property

20) Which of the following would have argued most energetically in support of a limited

definition of the legitimate participants in government?

d) The Federalists

21)Which of the following most directly contradicts the founding principles described in the

passage?

a) The growth of slavery in the lower south

22) Which of the following political features of American government is best explained by

the description of founding principles in the passage above?

a) The concentration of power in the hands of the legislatures

23) During which of the following periods was the practical definition of legitimate

participants as referenced in the passage expanded the most significantly?

a) Following the second great awakening

24)The content of this letter reflects the conflict between

c) the varying regional attitudes over economic social, and moral policy decisions

25)Which of the following best explains the impact of the United States Constitution

on the issue addressed in the letter above?

a) By postponing a definite solution to the question of slavery, the

Constitution established the grounds for conflict that would continue until

resolved by the Civil War。

26)Which of the following debates reveals the continuation of the conflict addressed in the

letter above?

d) The debate over the expansion of slavery into the territories.

27)The passage above demonstrates that

a) The ideals of liberty and equality set forth in the American Revolution had

reverberations in many places around the world

28)Debate in the United States over world events like those mentioned in the passage lead to

a) The development of political parties.

29)Which of the following best characterizes the American government’s reaction to the

issues described in the passage?

a) America's leaders called on the nation to avoid permanent alliances with foreign

countries.

30)Unlike the American Revolution, the French Revolution

a) Was unafraid of the excesses of popular rule

31)The political and economic ideas of the farmers described in this passage were most

likely developed because of

a) The cultural distinctiveness of the backcountry as compared to the urbanizing

areas.

32) This conflict described in this letter reveals the tension between..

a) Frontiersmen and the elite over the role of the government

33) The internal unrest described in this passage would most directly lead to..

b) Calls for the development of a stronger central government

34)The conflict described in the passage most nearly reflects similar debates during

a) The Gilded Age, over the state of the nation's currency policies

35)Acts of protest like the one pictured above occurred in response to...?

a) Colonists' perception of british policies designed to re-assert political and

economic control over the colonies.

36)Colonial protests are generally organized by

d) colonial elites

37)The British response to events like the one pictured here

d) strengthened the resolve of more colonists to resist British policies.

38)Which of the following true of the territories ceded by the various states?

b) The territories were effectively organized by the national government。

39)Which of the following policies was adopted with the specific intention of

incorporating these into into the United States?

b) the Northwest Ordinance

40)The expansion of American influence into the territories ceded by the states led to

a) Conflict with Native American tribes over land use

41)The national government’s policies concerning the lands ceded by the states would most

directly feed into

a) The ideology of manifest destiny

42)The actions of women like the one pictured above contributed to

a) The expansion of the ideological role of women in American political culture

43)The most significant job of a “republican mother” was to

a) Teach her children the values of liberty and equality

44)Works of art such as this one emphasized

a) The idealization of women's roles in the American political society

45)The nation’s response to the wartime efforts of Revolutionary-era women would be most

closely paralleled by the experiences of

a) Women laborers in World War II

PERIOD 4

1. Which of the following best describes the shift in political power that was in progress at

this juncture in history?

d. Over time, the nation transitioned to a more participatory democracy whereby

virtually all adult white men could vote

2. Which of the following is true about the article?

c. Biased towards the Federalist party

3. In the 1820s, the Federalist Party of John Adams would be largely replaced by

d. The Anti-Federalist Party

4. Subsequent interactions between Americans and the American Indians would lead to

a. A series of wars between the two groups

5. The immediate impact of the Louisiana Territory was that it

b. Doubled the size of the US

6. Which of the following was the main reason for the Louisiana Purchase?

b. The acquisition of new lands for farming and markets

7. Criticisms of the attitudes expressed in the excerpt led to

a. Churches beginning to divide due to a dispute over whether or not slavery was

justified in the Bible

8. In the decades before the Civil War, slave owners

a. Created a set of proslavery arguments justifying slavery as a positive good

9. Which of the following best supports the excerpt

c. Slave owners had a special status of privilege

10. Calhoun’s arguments reveal that

b. Regional interests were beginning to trump national concerns for many political

leaders

11. Calhoun was the political enemy of

d. Those who believed in a strong national government

12. In this excerpt, Calhoun is arguing against

a. The extension of the national government’s powers over the states

13. Similar circumstances to those depicted in the cartoon existed during the presidential

administration of

b. President Herbert Hoover

14. This image most likely depicts

c. A Northern commercial center

15. The cartoon demonstrates the growing economic divisions brought on by

d. The Market Revolution

16. Work in the cotton mills of New England

d. Provided many women with financial independence for the first time

17. As the Market Revolution transformed the United States economy, women’s roles were

increasingly perceived to be

b. Focused on domesticity and private life

18. By 1844, most of the workers in the mills

c. Were Irish immigrant women

19. This passage reveals a contemporary American desire to

d. Create an independent global presence

20. As a result of the War of 1812

a. There was a great surge of nationalism in the United States

21. Which of the following is James Madison speaking of?

c. Impressment of American sailors

22. Many reforms of the antebellum period were caused by

c. Both the industrial and democratic growth of the country

23. The active role of the women in reform movements such as this one in many ways

inspired

d. The Seneca Falls Convention focus on building greater equality for women

24. The revivals of the Second Great Awakening inspired

b. Numerous humanitarian crusades

25. In the excerpt, Lincoln was demanding to know

d. If American troops were attacked by the Mexican army in United States territory

26. The spot Lincoln is referring to in the above excerpt was

b. Where fighting between Mexican and United States forces occurred on the Rio

Grande boundary

27. By 1848, the United States

c. Had boundaries stretching from the Atlantic to Pacific ocean

28. The above painting illustrates

a. A sense of unity between American man and nature

29. The combination of American subjects and European methods in this piece of art reveal

a. The developments of a unique national culture

30. The painting represents an idea similar to that of

c. American romantic authors

PERIOD 5

1. Which of the following factors explains the urgency of the message in this poster?

a) The South’s manpower, as compared to that of the North

2. Which of the following groups was most likely to respond to this poster’s call to arms?

a) Southern Democrats

3. One major factor that would expand Virginia’s need for posters like this one was

a) The effect of the Emancipation Proclamation

4. Which of the following is contrary to Lincoln’s belief as expressed in the passage?

a) The Alien and Sedition Acts

5. Which of the following most accurately describes the Know-Nothings of whom Lincoln speaks?

a) They were nativists

6. The “classes of white people” that Lincoln references were most likely

a) Irish immigrants

7. Which of the following is correct according to Stanton?

a) A husband and wife should share equally in their relationship

8. As depicted in the excerpt, by liberalizing divorce laws for women,

a) An escape from a miserable marriage will become possible

9. Which of the following statements is supported by Stanton’s argument?

a) Marriage can be wonderful if the right partner is found

10. The economic system described in the excerpt above is known as

a) Sharecropping

11. One reason for the development of the system described in the passage in this excerpt was that

a) The 13th and 14th Amendments were ratified during the process of Reconstruction

12. The farming conditions, as described in the excerpt,

a) Created an indebtedness of the farmer to the landlord that lasted for several years

13. The arguments presented here by Frederick Douglass were echoed by which of the following groups in the same era?

a) Women

14. Which of the following later historical developments sided blacks in gaining their freedom and liberty?

a) The approval of Amendments to the Constitution

15. This excerpt would be most useful to historians as a source of information about which of the following?

a) The Dred Scott decision

16. Henry David Thoreau’s ideology as expressed here could have been used to justify the actions of

a) Northerners resisting the Fugitive Slave provisions of the Compromise of 1830

17. Reformers of the 1830s-1840s who agreed to some extent with Thoreau’s beliefs as expressed in the excerpt

a) Were disillusioned with the U.S. and formed utopian societies

18. Thoreau’s beliefs, as expressed in the excerpt, would have the greatest impact on which of the following reformers?

a) African-American civil rights activists

19. Events like this one described in this headline revealed that

a) Some abolitionists were willing to use violence to bring about the end of slavery

20. Which of the following historical events was a direct result of the event depicted?

a) The Democratic Party split into northern and southern factions

21. What role would the Dred Scott decision have had on the rise of events like the one described here?

a) It increased hostility towards slavery in the North by ruling that states could not legally ban slavery

22. John C. Calhoun reveals here that many Southerners based their arguments in favor of slavery on

a) Theories about racial superiority

23. One of the most significant effects of rhetoric like that used here was

a) Increased sectional divisions between the North and South

24. Which of the following political developments would Calhoun have most vigorously supported?

a) Dred Scott Decision

25. The developments depicted above came about as a result of

a) Growing American belief of the manifest destiny

26. What was the effect of U.S. legislations on the development depicted above?

a) It encouraged the transportation infrastructure across the west

27. Which of the following groups was most directly affected by the development depicted above?

a) Mexican-Americans

28. Which of the following events is Twain referring to in the excerpt?

a) The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

29. One goal of the political actions referenced by Twain was to

a) Change the balance of power between the congress and the presidency

30. Which of the following groups controlled Congress as it is described in this excerpt?

a) Radical Republicans

31. To which of the following events does the cartoon refer?

a) The election of 1876

32. How was the issue depicted in the cartoon resolved?

a) Compromise

33. Although Reconstruction was coming to an end, as depicted here, which of the following could be counted among the successes of Reconstruction?

a) The ratification of amendments that would become the basis for future civil rights victories

34. One of the reasons for placing Native Americans on reservations was

a) Settlers wanted access to the tribal lands for farming

35. One of the biggest changes to the lives of the American Indians as a result of agreements like this one was that

a) Their cultural practices were nearly destroyed

36. Which of the following events led the U.S. into contact with the American Indians referenced in this document?

a) American Victory in the Mexican American war

37. The effect of Supreme Court decisions like this one, in the wake of the Civil War, was to

a) Erode the rights of African Americans

38. Although the plaintiffs in this case were butchers in New Orleans, most African Americans at this time were

a) Sharecroppers

39. Which of the following developments in the South during this era contributed to the trend set by Supreme Court decisions like this one?

a) The rise of violence against African Americans

40. The conflict described in this passage most directly revealed

a) The deep divisions that persisted over the question of civil rights for former slaves

41. The point of view of this excerpt would most likely have found support among

a) Radical Republicans

42. Which of the following was a long-term result of the political situation described in the excerpt?

a) Presidential Power was weakened for the next couple of years

43. Which of the following ideas provides the best evidence in support of Blackwell’s argument?

a) Education is not anti-man or anti-woman, it is for the development of all people

44. Which of the following historical events contributed most directly to the excerpt?

a) Seneca Falls women convention

45. Which of the following developments of the Reconstruction Period would most significantly divide the women’s rights movement?

a) The development of the 14th and 15th amendment