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1
The basic implication of the Dred Scott decision was what?
Slaves were people, not property, so they had full rights
The issue of slavery was best left to Popular Sovereignty
Slaves could be brought into any territory, free or slave
Slaves could not be moved out of their state of origin
2
The Panic of 1857...
Gave the North a sense of superiority
Gave the South a sense of superiority
Caused rapid deflation and a sharp fall in prices
Made the North far richer than the South
3
Turnpikes, Railroad, and Steamboat marked a turning point in what field?
Transportation
Law
Medicine
Literature
4
The Wilmot Proviso stated that...
Slavery was to be legal in the Mexican cession
Popular Sovereignty would decide Slavery in Mexican lands
Slavery was to be banned above the Missouri Compromise line
Slavery would be illegal in Mexican Cession
5
Louis and Clark explored what tract of land?
Mexican Cession
Old Northwest
Louisiana Purchase
California
6
The Delegates at the Constitutional Convection were mainly...
Middle Class Socialists
Wealthy, Conservatives
Wealthy, Liberals
Poor radicals
7
The majority of immigrants went to which part of the country?
South
North
8
Who was King in the South?
Jackson
Tobacco
Jeff Davis
Cotton
9
What invention, with message "What hath God wrought?" change communication forever?
Telephone
Telegraph
Cell Phone
Alphabetic Flag Signaling
10
The Convention of 1800 paved the way for what?
Webster Ashburton Treaty
War of 1812
Adams-Onis Treaty
Louisiana Purchase
11
The Hartford Convention was born out of this war
War of 1812
7 years war
Revolution
Napoleonic Wars
12
What marked a turning point on Slave Debate south of the Mason-Dixon Line?
Mississippi Resolutions of 1829
Virginia Legislature debate of 1831-32
Atlanta Convention 1835
Nashville Assemblies 1834
13
The fate of the defeated Confederate leaders was that
many went into exile in Europe
several were executed for treason
after brief jail terms, all were pardoned in 1868
most were sentenced to prison for life
14
The Kansas-Nebreska Act was proposed by Stephen Douglas. Why?
Re awaken the slave debate
Get Kansas in as a Free State
End the Plains Indian Wars
Northern Transcontinental Railroad
15
Henry David Thoreau and Emerson are best classified as...
Transcendentalists
Impressionists
Hudson River School Painters
Modernists
16
One reason the British were willing to negotiate was...
King George had died
France had taken London
Whigs replaced the Tories as the ruling party
The Tories had replaced the Whigs as the ruling party
17
Why did Maryland pass an Act of Toleration?
They believed in Separation of Church and State
The Lord of the Colony forced it through the Colonial Gov.
The angry Protestant majority forced the Catholic minority
The King ordered them to
18
Southern filibusters led to...
Ostend Manifesto
New Order of American Merchants
Crittenden Compromise
Opium War
19
The New England Emigrant Aid Company sent abolitionists where?
Nebraska
Kansas
The South
New England
20
The population of colonial America was...
Growing slightly
Growing rapidly
Shrinking slowly
Stagnant
21
What was the name of the ship, that in 1839, wrecked in New York but the slaves were sent back?
Trent
Caroline
Fulton
Amistad
22
Who was a Founding Father, also a diplomat to France in the Revolution?
Ben Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
John Jay
23
How did the Population of early 1800s grow?
Stagnant
Quickly, due to immigration from UK, Ireland, Germany
It shrank because people left for Canada
Slowly
24
Which of the following is NOT a middle colony?
New Jersey
Maryland
New York
Pennsylvania
25
The First Continental Congress created The Association which...
independence
Political Rights
called for non importation
war with France
26
The United States Constitution is unique because...
It was very short, providing only guidelines
It gave extreme power to the President
It was so long
It was far left leaning
27
What caused the most harm to Native Americans?
Famine
Economic Crash
War
Disease
28
The Treaty of Paris did all of the following except...
Boundaries to the Mississippi
Rights to fisheries in Newfoundland
Waived American debts to British bankers
Grant the US independence
29
Washington established the Cabinet and what other part of the Constitution?
13th Amendment
Bill of Rights
Louisiana Purchase
30
President Van Buren dealt with which issues while in office?
Undeclared War with Britian
Texas Independence/ Panic of 1837
Indian Removal Wars/ Apache uprising
BUS/ Mexican American War
31
The belief that God destined America to spread across the continent was...
Manifest Destiny
American Honor
Imperialism
Naturalist Movement
32
Nicholas Trist negotiated the Treat of Guadalupe Hidalgo. What was NOT one of its terms?
Mexico ceded California
America paid Mexico $18,250,000
America assumed the claims against its citizens
Mexico gave 10 year port rights to the US
33
Who were the most powerful people in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Church Leaders
Secular Leaders
Merchants
Common Man
34
Why did the Industrial Revolution take a long time to reach America?
American rivers weren't suitable for factories
Cheap land meant no source of labor
Americans feared machines
There wasn't enough natural resources
35
What was the first English colonization attempt in North America?
Roanoke
Boston
Plymouth
Jamestown
36
President Jackson employed this system to reward loyal party members
Gaft
Laurels of Official Office
Spoils system, or patronage
Bribery
37
George Bancroft, William H. Prescott, and Francis Parkman are all examples of...
Historians
Philosophers
Artists
Painters
38
The Virginia Company founded what first city in Virginia?
Richmond
Arlington
Roanoke
Jamestown
39
Henry Clay proposed this system which provided a strong banking network and transportation.
Tariff of 1816
Clay Act of 1818
American System
12th Amendment
40
Where was the "burned over district"?
Ohio
South Carolina
Maine
Western New York
41
Under the Treaty of Fort Stanwix...
Spain joined the War
Iroquois gave up much of their land
The British surrendered to the colonies
The stage was set for the War of 1812
42
What was the Peculiar Institution?
The Confederate States of America
The Smithsonian
Slavery
The US Navy
43
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were later used for...
Taxes
Treaty of New York
Secession
Expansion of Federal Powers
44
President Jackson vetoed the BUS on grounds of...
National Security
Supreme Court Rulings
Personal Issues
Elastic Clause
45
The decision Commonwealth v. Hunt legalized what?
Alcholol
Women working in factories
Labor Unions
Drugs
46
What was an uniquely American art movement, based on natural beauty?
Impressionism
Hudson River School
Realism
Columbia School
47
Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin so influential?
It gave huge support for abolitionism in the North, UK, FR
Got Buchanan elected
Ended the Virginia Dynasty
Closed the widening sectional gap
48
The Battle of Tippecanoe made who a national hero?
Monroe
Taylor
Tyler
Harrison
49
True or False: The majority of Northerners wanted abolition
False
True
50
Why did Hamilton believe the BUS was legal?
Elastic Clause
Strict Constitutional Construction
Bank Clause
Bank Act of 1791
51
Which colony was NOT part of the New England Confederation?
Plymouth
New York
New Haven
Massachusetts
52
Macon's Bill No. 2 was successful: True or False
False
True
53
The major problem preventing the passing of the Articles of Confederation was...
France disliked it
The Americans were losing the war
Gridlock in the Continental Congress
Western Land Claims
54
I am ready for the APUSH EXAM!!!
Yeah!!!!!
No
55
A major victory for freedom of religion was won in this state.
New York
Massachusetts
Virginia
Georgia
56
Why was it fortunate that Fremont lost the Election of 1856?
Fremont won the 1856 election you fool
Fremont was controlled by the Pope
Fremont was 2nd rate and unbalanced
Buchanan proved to be a really good president
57
The Gag Resolution was...
Ordered the arrest of all abolitionists in Charleston
banned Slavery debate in the House
a ban on abolitionist newspapers in the North
Ended Southern Abolitionists efforts
58
Which act provided a way for new states to enter the Union and banned Slavery in the Old NWest?
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
States Act of 1783
Organization Act of 1786
59
JQA angered the nation with the so called ____ with Henry Clay
Corrupt Deal
Corrupt Bargain
New Deal
Closed- Door policy
60
The following cartoon shows what event?
Carolina Affair
XYZ Affair
Adams-Onis Treaty
Trent Affair
61
How was North Carolina founded?
Swedish Settlers
Dutch Settlers
Squatters from Virginia
Royal Colony
62
Which nation had the largest empire in the New World by 1600?
England
Spain
Portugal
France
63
What was the first battle of Revolution?
Ticonderoga
Saratoga
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
64
The Seventh of March Speech by Daniel Webster upset which of the following?
Industrialists
Northern Bankers
Clay
Free Soilers
65
Which part of Oregon was the MOST contested between US and UK?
54th Parallel to 49th
42nd to 54th
Columbia River to 42nd
Columbia River to 49th Parallel
66
Bleeding Kansas caused blood on the Senate Floor. Which senators were involved in the brawl?
No senators, it was between Lincoln and Queen Victoria
Brooks beat Sumner with a cane
All of them
Sumner beat Brooks with a cane
67
The first Chief Justice of the United States was...
Marshall
Adams
John Jay
Alexander Hamiliton
68
What is the difference between Separatists and Puritans?
Pur. wanted to leave England, Sep. wanted to stay
Sep. wanted to break from Church of England, Pur. didn't
Sep. believed Catholic controlled England, Pur. didn't
Sep. wanted a more Catholic-like church, Pur. didn't
69
Which gave the most support to Bacon's Rebellion?
Quakers
Puritans
Slaves
Indentured Servants
70
Which future nurse during the Civil War promoted prison reform?
Stanton
Elizabeth Barton
Dorothea Dix
Florence Nightingale
71
What Act raised the first taxes on the colonies?
Sugar
Stamp
Quartering
Townsend
72
People in the West wanted what from the Federal Government?
Higher taxes
Popular Sovereignty
Social Welfare
Transportation
73
The majority of whites in the South were...
Upper class planters
slave owners
white trash
poor farmers
74
The first college in the Colonies was...
Yale
William and Mary
Harvard
King's College
75
The Election of 1840 is considered the first modern election. Who were the candidates?
Jackson/Harrison
Van Buren/Tyler
Van Buren/ Harrison
Clinton/Rubio
76
President Jackson dealt with the Nullification Crisis by...
Raising taxes
Accepting South Carolina's Demands
Negotiating down the Tariff of Abomination
Preparing to invade the state
77
The Impending Crisis of the South was intended for poor whites, but was mainly read by...
Upper class Southerners
French
British
Northerners
78
What was the name of the Radical abolitionist news paper printed by William Lloyd Garrison?
The Globe
The Liberator
The Freedman's Paper
The Times
79
Life expectancy was low in which area?
Chesapeake Bay
Ohio Valley
New York
New England
80
Which of the following was not part of the Compromise of 1850?
Expedition to Japan under Commodore Perry
Disputed territory between Texas and New Mexico went to NM
More stringent Fugitive Slave Act
California admitted as Free State
81
The Marshall Court strongly upheld this legal object.
State's Rights
Tariffs
Contracts
Strict Construction
82
What was NOT one of Polk's four goals?
Lower Tariffs
Restoration of Independent Treasury
Annex Texas
Annex California
83
The consequence of Shay's Rebellion was...
Push for constitutional reform
Weakening of Federal Power
Significant hike in taxes
Passage of the Bill of Rights
84
The Townsend Acts did what?
Taxed the colonists directly
Imposed external taxes on the colonies
Raised new troops in the Colonies
Ended the Sugar Act
85
The Maine Law of 1851 was a victory for which group?
Temperance Movement
Abolitionists
Women's Rights
Prison Reformers
86
This was the main leader of the 2nd Great Awakening
Joseph Smith
Charles Finney
Jonathan Edwards
Charles Shumpter
87
Why was Pennsylvania so successful in its early days?
It was well advertised and had a liberal land policy
It was a haven for Puritan refugees
It was a Penal Colony
It was rich in gold and fur
88
Lincoln polled what percent of the popular vote in 1860?
60%
50%
70%
40%
89
The question of slavery was swept under the rug by what 1820 act?
Missouri Compromise
Crittenden Compromise
3/5th Compromise
Great Compromise of 1850
90
Why did poor southerners like Slavery?
They could easily compete with slaves
It made it easier for them to get a loan from the North
They didn't, they dislike slavery
They believed that they could be slave owners one day
91
What power does the Supreme Court have that makes it (arguably) the most powerful branch?
Madison Resolution
Judicial Review
Legislative Review
Executive Review
92
The Election of 1828 marked the rise of mass democracy because...
The number of landed whites had increased
There was a lot democracy
All people, regardless of race or gender, could vote
Suffrage had been extended to all white males
93
Why did colonists hate the Admiralty Courts?
They could not testify
There was no Juries
They had no rights in them
94
What was the reason for the Gadsden Purchase?
Northern Transcontinental Railroad
Mexico offered to sell it
Southern Transcontinental Railroad
Manifest Destiny
95
The Molasses Act (if ineffective) did which of the following?
Banned Molasses production
Ended trade with African Tribes
Stopped smuggling
Ended American trade with the French West Indies
96
The Second Great Awakening was a reaction to...
Radical Whigs in England
Rational ideas of the French Revolution
Calvinism
Increasing Secularism of the Senate
97
The Salem Witch Trials reflected...
Fear of French Invasion
Growing piety in New England
The growing gap between urban poor and rural middle class
Eclipsing of Puritan heritage by Yankee Commercialism
98
The Election of 1852 marked the end of which party?
Free Soil
Democrats
Republicans
Whigs
99
The Seven Years War (or French/Indian War) began over a dispute in which area?
Florida
Ohio Valley
New England
Canada
100
Jefferson's response to the Orders in Council was...
Ending Trade with UK
Ending trade with all nations
Declare war on UK
Ending trade with France
101
What was the difference between Constitution and regular law?
Regular law was above Const.
Const. was above the regular law
Regular was harder to change
They were equal, but Const. was more specific than regular
102
The largest city in the rural South was...
Jamestown
Richmond
Atlanta
Charleston
103
Preachers of the Great Awakening like Jonathan Edwards differed from Old Lights in what way?
They stressed obedience to authority
Gave new strength to the Catholic and Lutheran Churches
It stressed giving money to the churches
They emphasized emotion
104
The Free-Soil Party appealed to all of the following EXCEPT...
Northern Industrialists
Anti-Imperialists
Anti-Slavery Groups
Democrats angry about Oregon Settlement
105
Which army of the Revolution was better equipped?
British
American
106
What was considered one of the first modern constitutions?
Basic Laws
Articles of Confederation
Fundamental Orders
Magna Connecticut
107
The Election of 1856 saw these candidates.
Pierce/Lincoln
Sumner/Brooks
Fremont/Buchanan
Lincoln/Breckinridge
108
Who succeeded Harrison as President?
Taylor
Tyler
Polk
Pierce
109
Slave families were most stable where?
The Territories
Large Plantations
Small Farms
Urban areas
110
The Seven Years War was mainly between...
France/Spain
Britain/Spain
Britain/America
France/Britian
111
French North America had its largest strong hold in...
Ohio Valley
Mexico
Canada
California
112
Which invention changed the South drastically?
Railroads
Vaccinations
Textile Mills
Cotton Gin
113
The Election of Jefferson showed...
the beginnings of the Slave Debate
A larger divide in public opinion
Federalist would seize power illegally
Power could be transferred peacefully
114
What was the original purpose of New Amsterdam?
Fur Trade
Cotton
Tobacco
Gold
115
John Brown's Raid served mainly to...
Move the political spectrum towards the Center
Anger the South at the North
Anger the North at the South
Resolve simmering tension over the Hampshire Question of 48
116
Why did Americans dislike the Oneida Community?
They practiced interracial marriage
They were rich snobs
They advocated for Women's suffrage
They practiced complex marriage and birth control
117
Why did colonists dislike the Navigation Acts?
They forced Americans to give up their seats in Parliament
They banned Americans from owning ships
Americans could not trade with countries other than England
Americans had to quarter British soldiers
118
In the Revolution, France mainly gained...
Canada
Money
Revenge
A portion of India
119
The Monroe Presidency was called the Era of Good Feeling because...
Enormous number of immigrants arriving
The lack of an opposition party in Congress
The largest economic boom in the 1800s
People gave to charity in record numbers
120
The Indian Removal Act led to this. It effected the 5 Civilized Tribes (like the Cherokee)
Kentucky Reaction
Trail of Tears
Civil War
Trail of Sorrow
121
Who called for the Spot Resolution "American Blood on American Soil"?
Calhoun
Webster
Lincoln
Clay
122
The Zenger Trial in New York was important because...
It established an earlier version of Judicial Review
It was a blow to colonial freedoms
It gave an important base to Freedom of Press
It ended the Molasses Act
123
What crop saved Jamestown?
Cotton
Tobacco
Sugar
Rice
124
Why did well-to-do Americans support free public education?
They believed in socialists ideals
They feared the rabble "armed with the vote"
They wanted everyone to have jobs
125
Jackson's Policies led to the birth of which party?
Whig
Republican
Socialist
Progressive
126
Under Hamilton, where did the majority of federal revenue come from?
Selling Western Land
Tariffs
Income Tax
Whiskey Tax
127
The British had a large demand for which colonial product?
Gold and Sliver as well as loans from American Banks
Iron and Steel
Manufactured Goods and slaves
Lumber and naval supplies
128
Which President is the only President to have been Speaker of the House?
Pierce
Harrison
Buchanan
Polk
129
True or False: The Revolution made the majority of people in America wealthier than before
True
False
130
The Treaty of Wanghia granted the US Most Favored Nation status with this nation
India
Japan
China
Korea
131
California threatened to upset the sectional balance because...
Make the Republican Party a national party
It applied for Free Statehood, which would change the Senate
Gold rush lead to population drain in the South
Give more Representatives to Northern groups
132
The Freeport Doctrine basically established that...
Slavery would stay down, if the people wanted it down
Congress had no right to interfere with the state
The Supreme Court was basically always right, no matter what
Slavery would endure, no matter what
133
The election of which President gave Tyler a "Mandate" to annex Texas?
Pierce
Polk
Buchanan
Taylor
134
What was Africa's contribution to the Columbian Exchange?
Corn
Slaves
Sugar
Ideas
135
The Main result of the War of 1812 was...
Death of Democratic Republicans
New life for the Federalist party
Increased Nationalism, leading to the Monroe doctrine
Failure of Rush-Bagot which limited ships on the Great Lakes
136
The Monroe Doctrine was (in the early days) mainly enforced by...
The US Navy
Spain
Great Britain's Royal Navy
French Imperial Navy
137
Which battle marked a turning point because it brought French help?
Saratoga
Lake Erie
Long Island
Quebec
138
Aroostook War led to which Treaty?
Webster Ashburton
Rush Bagot
Adams Onis
Halifax Treaty
139
Which of the following was not one of the Three Sisters?
Beans
Maize
Squash
Wheat
140
Why did Seward lose the nomination as the 1860 Republican candidate?
His belief in "Higher Law"
His support for the purchase of Alaska
His belief in Free Soil
His failure as Sectary of State
141
Why was Anne Hutchison banished from Massachusetts?
She claimed the election of 1640 was rigged
She ran up enormous debts
She directly challenged the Church with "antinomiasm"
She tried to get into higher education
142
True or False: In Pre-Civil War US, Social Mobility was very rare.
False
True
143
Why was Georgia founded?
As a buffer from Spain
For Tobacco cash crop
For Cotton
Gold was discovered there in 1587
144
Which law divided the Western lands into Townships, and then sold off to pay down the debt?
House Resolution 3244
Land Ordinance of 1785
Old Northwest Code
Northwest Ordinance
145
After Jackson attack Seminoles in Florida, Spain signed this Treaty.
Treaty of Paris
Webester Ashburton
Adam Onis
Rush Bagot
146
The Lecompton Constitution proposed...
Kansas would be Slave or Free
Kansas would be "with slavery or without", ensuring slavery
Kansas as a free state
Kansas as a slave state
147
The formation of two political parties began over...
Slavery
Hamilton's Financial programs
French Revolution
Washington's partisan attitude
148
The first state to secede was...
North Carolina
Mississippi
Georgia
South Carolina
149
The Great Compromise combined which 2 plans?
New Jersey/New York
Virginia/New Jersey
New England/Georgia
Virginia/Rhode Island
150
The picture below relates to what?
Continental Congress
American Revolution
Intolerable Acts
Albany Congress
151
Which Chief Justice carried on the Federalist principles long after the party had died?
Adams
Marshall
Smith
Jay
152
Proprietary colonies were governed by...
the Crown
the Church
A powerful landowner
the People
153
What glorified women working in the home?
The Bible
Yankee Idealism
Puritanism
Cult of Domesticity
154
The Caroline Affair was an incident involving what two powers?
US/France
Canada/US
Canada/France
Mexico/UK
155
The Quebec Act...
Gave the French Canadians rights
Ended the Seven Years War
Ended the Maine Border Dispute
Created tension between England and France
156
Where did Women's Rights have its first major meeting in 1848?
Seneca Falls
Columbus, Ohio
New York City
Niagara Falls
157
After leaving New York and Illinois, (under Brigham Young) where did the Mormons settle?
Arizona
Utah
Kansas
California
158
What was NOT one of the points of the Model Treaty?
No Military Connection
Only a Commercial Connection
No Political Connection
No Official Embassies
159
True or False: The Federalist Party is different from the Federalists
False
True
160
The Election of 1848 was between...
Taylor/Polk
Clay/Buchanan
Taylor/Cass
Scott/Pierce
161
Who was the general who captured Mexico City despite many set backs?
Winfield Scott
US Grant
Robert E Lee
Zachary Taylor
162
Pinckney's Treaty did all of the following except...
Rights to navigate the Mississppi
Right of deposit in New Orleans
Gave the US all of Florida
Western Florida to the US
163
The Paxton Boys, who protested a policy of friendliness toward natives, came from which group?
Scottish
Irish
English
Scot-Irish
164
Which part of the Compromise of 1850 angered the North the most?
Daniel Webster's support for the Compromise
Texas debts were assumed by the Federal gov
Fugitive Slave Law
Opening of NM and Utah to Pop. Sovereignty
165
Who was the Father of the Factory System in America?
Ben Franklin
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
President Monroe
166
Although fast, clippers were replaced by what?
The Pony Express
Railroads
Iron Steamers
Oil-Driven Ships
167
Who was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and reach India?
Bartholomeu Dias
Colombus
Vasco de Gama
Marco Polo
168
What marked the end of Spanish dominance and the rise of England as a colonization power?
Defeat of Spanish Armada
A Mexican revolts forces Spain out of America
Spanish Flu wipes 1 out of every 10 Spainard
Spain is invaded by France
