APUSH 1491-1860
The approach of William Lloyd Garrison and the liberator can be seen as directly challenging the approach of
the American Colonization Society
Garrison's views would most likely get support from which of the following
John Quincy Adams
Which other group would agree with Garrison on the basic principles outlined in the passage
Native Americans
Which of following Amendments to the Constitution is most directly an example of the sentiments expressed above
The Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed the prohibition of alcohol
Which of the following best describes a contributing factor in the crafting of the US Constitution
The weaknesses of the AOC led James Madison to question their efficacy and prompted a formation of the Constitutional Congress in 1787
Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the existence of political parties in the early US
After the drafting of the Constitution, continued debates about states' rights and competing economic interests led to the formation of political parties such as the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans
Dorothea Dix's testimony to the Massachusetts legislature reflects the influence of which of the following
The Second Great Awakening
Dorothea Dix's research and testimony is best understood in the context of
the rise of voluntary organizations to promote religious and secular reforms
The ideas expressed in the excerpt (Seneca Falls) most directly challenged the prevailing ideal in the early 19th century
women should focus on the home and the domestic sphere
Which of the following developments in the second half of the nineteenth century best represented the continuation of the ideas expressed in the declaration?
A movement focused on women's voting rights
Many supporters of the declaration in 1848 broke ranks with which of the following groups by the 1870's
Supporters of the 15th Amendment
The issue that precipitated the passage excerpted (Calhoun, SC Protest) was
the passage of an act creating higher tariff rates
The argument put forth by John C. Calhoun states a position in a debate that is most similar to which of the following debates from earlier in US history
The debate over replacing the AOC with the Constitution
The language of "protest" that Calhoun used in his "Exposition and Protest" was similar to the language of which of the following political positions
The response of New England Federalists to the War of 1812
The sentiments expressed in the excerpt by Abigail Adams best exemplify which of the following ideologies
Jeffersonian democracy
The sentiments expressed in the excerpt by Susan B. Anthony are most likely in support of
universal suffrage
Both Susan B. Anthony and Abigail Adams excerpts support which of the following conclusions
Women's rights movements flourished in response to inconsistent legislation and unequal distributions of power throughout the nation
Which of the following groups would most likely support Calhoun's views (healthy relationships between Africans and whites)
Southern landowners
Which of the following most directly undermines Calhoun's assertations
Many slaves engaged in forms of resistance to slavery
In the 1840's and 1850's, the views expressed by Calhoun most directly contributed to
increased sectional divisions between the North and the South
In his opinion on the case Dred Scott vs Sandford, Chief Justice Roger Taney upheld the sentiment above (slaveholders have decided advantage over opposition) by stating that
Congress had no right to regulate slavery in US territories
In what way did the actions of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 contradict Douglass;s sentiments
Lincoln favored the exclusion of slavery from any of the new territories
The excerpt from Douglass is most clearly an example of which of the following developments in the mid-19th century
Southern influence upon the federal government to defend the institution of slavery
Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the perspective of Douglass
Northern Republicans in the 1860's
Douglass was most influenced by which of the following social movements
Second Great Awakening
Supreme Court decisions concerning American Indian tribes in 1831 and 1832
denied them the right to sue in federal court but affirmed their rights to land that was traditionally theirs
Which of the following factors are most likely to have caused the migration in the map (Southeastern Indian lands)
Federal Executive branch mandates
Which event in Native American history is least similar to the migration depicted in the map above
King Philip's War
Which of the following is true of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887
It was an attempt to assimilate Indians into American society through individual land grants
Which of the following best states the principle described above (The Great Nation of Futurity)
America's expansion to the West Coast was inevitable and divinely sanctioned
Between 1820 and 1854, the greatest number of immigrants to the US came from
Ireland
Which of the following best describes the effect of the American rail system in the 19th century
Government subsidy of the railroads enabled markets to expand and for production to become more efficient
Which of the following changes in westward migration is most likely to have occurred in the 1840's
The number of pioneers header for the Oregon territory decreased while the number headed for California greatly increased
By what means did the US take possession of the Oregon Territory
Great Britain ceded it to the US as part of a negotiated treaty
Which of the following presidents is most closely associated with the concept of Manifest Destiny
James K. Polk
Which of the following was an immediate consequence of the secession of South Carolina
Other Southern States seceded from the Union, forming the Confederacy
The sentiments above (SC reasons for secession) are most consistent with which of the following ideologies
States' Rights
In the excerpt (SC reasons for secession), the reference to "the sanctions of a more erroneous religious belief" most probably refers to
Christian abolitionist rejection of slavery on moral grounds
Which of the following best explains why South Carolina chose to secede from the Union in 1860
Lincoln's election on a Free Soil platform led Southern politicians to conclude that secession was necessary
A major weakness of the AOC was that they
made it too difficult for the government to raise money through taxes and duties
The most notable achievement of the US under the AOC was
the provision for land sales in the Northwest that would benefit the entire nation
The Sugar Act of 1764 represented a major shift in British policy toward the colonies in that, for the first time, the British
levied taxes aimed at raising revenue rather than regulating trade
In harmony with the excerpt sentiments (The Sugar Act), which of the following does not represent the views of Prime Minister Grenville after the French and Indian War
He wanted to reward the colonies through his extension of "salutary neglect"
The goals presented in the excerpt (Sugar Act) have the most in common with which of the following
Increasing federal income tax rates after World War 1
In the excerpt (Jackson: Veto of the US Bank), which quote best explains why Jackson chose to veto the re-charter of the Second Bank
"interests are identified with those of foreign stockholders"
Which of the following events most directly caused the formation of the Second Bank of the US
Unregulated currency and federal debts after the War of 1812
The debate over the First Bank was significant because it raised the issue of
how strictly the Constitution should be interpreted
The election of 1824 marked a turning point in presidential politics because, for the first time,
the system of choosing nominees by congressional caucus failed
John Taylor of Carolina was a Virginia senator who served in office from 1792 to 1824. He distrusted large banking institutions and generally defended the institution of slavery. He was once quoted as saying that "...if Congress could incorporate a bank, it might emancipate a slave." He is best catergorized as
a Jeffersonian Democrat
The Puritans believed that the freedom to practice religion should be extended to
Puritans only
Consistent with the excerpt (of Roger Williams), Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts Bay in 1636 for advocating
the separation of church and state
The First Great Awakening can be seen as a direct response to which of the following
The Enlightenment
Puritan emigration from England came to a near halt between the years 1649 and 1660 because, during that period,
the Puritans controlled the English government
Which of the following documents encouraged church membership in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Halfway Covenant
The image of President Jackson was a reaction by his opponents to all of the following EXCEPT
the appointment of Taney to be the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court
The political battle over the Bank of the United States resulted in which of the following
Became one of the reasons for the Panic of 1837