Download Multiple Choice Review Test #2

MC AP REVIEW – TEST 3
1.
Helen Hunt Jackson’s A Century of Dishonor (1881) described the A) record of the United States government in dealing
with Indians B) injustices of the United States against African-Americans C) United States violations of commercial
treaties with Mexico D) treatment of immigrants at the hands of nativists since the founding of the nation E) corrupt
business practices during the Industrial Revolution
2.
Which element of the Kansas-Nebraska Act caused the greatest controversy? A) spending $10 million on railroad
construction in Kansas B) its de facto repeal of the Missouri Compromise C) splitting the territory into two areas D)
extending the Missouri compromise line to the Pacific E) admitting Kansas to the Union as a slave state
3.
The basic principal of mercantilism was that colonies A) should be economically independent as quickly as possible B)
should benefit the mother country C) should maintain a favorable balance of trade with the mother country D) should
practice free trade with all nations E) should manufacture products that were too expensive to make elsewhere
4.
All of the following were achievements that occurred under the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT A) development of
state governments and constitutions B) establishment of a sound financial system C) winning the American
Revolution D) creation of a western land policy E) imposing restrictions on slavery in some northern territories
5.
In his actions leading up to the War of 1812, President Madison showed that he A) was outraged by the burning
of Washington and sought retaliation against the British B) believed a bi-partisan effort would allow the war to
be easily won C) bowed to political pressure and reluctantly asked for a declaration of war D) supported the use
of military force before trying diplomatic means to end the crisis E) would rather fight France than Britain
6.
Which of the following is true of the presidency of Andrew Jackson? A) Jackson was the first president to have
impeachment charges brought against him B) Jackson limited the use of the veto just as his predecessors had
done C) Jackson joined with the Whigs to reform the government D) Jackson increased the power of the
executive branch of government E) Jackson was the first president to support the abolition of slavery
7.
During the Civil War, both the Union and the Confederate governments experienced A) an expansion of the
powers of the presidency B) civil disobedience that shortened the war C) the creation of a national banking
system to pay for the war D) increased political rights for women as their domestic role expanded E)
diminishing powers of the central government
8.
The participants in Shays’s Rebellion believed their actions were justified by which of the following beliefs? A)
taxation is the root of all government abuse and must be resisted B) any government action that is unpopular
must be resisted C) when the government abuses its power, the people have a right to resist it D) oppressive
landowners must be brought to justice at all costs E) when the government cannot protect property, the people
must
9.
Which of the following delayed the ratification of the Articles of Confederation until 1781? A) disagreement over
whether independence was beneficial to all colonies B) concerns over a French threat to withhold assistance if
the Articles were approved C) clashes over inter-colonial control of the Mississippi River D) disagreement over
taxing imports or exports to provide revenue E) disagreements over the disposition of land west of the
Appalachian Mountains
10. which of the following best explains why the United States denied Texas admission to the Union between 1836
and 1845? A) the presidents in these years were opposed to annexation because it would weaken national
security B) economic depression distracted the nation from westward expansion C) Mexico’s alliance with Great
Britain discouraged Congress from bold action D) northerners were reluctant to add new territory that would
strengthen the South E) the acquisition of Oregon was the main objective of Manifest Destiny during these years
11. Which of the following was a result of the War of 1812 in the United States? A) manufacturing increased as the
United States became less dependent on European goods B) support for the Federalist Party increased because
of its opposition to the was C) victories in the South and West allowing Indians to regain lost land D) the United
States began exporting wheat and corn for the first time E) the American military establishment was weakened
and almost abolished
12. Which of the following beliefs was shared by the authors of the Articles of Confederation? A) individual rights
are endangered by any form of government B) individual rights can be protected only by a strong executive C)
unalienable rights ceased to exist after the Revolution D) individual rights must be protected by a national
legislature E) individual rights were most secure when protected by the states
13. Thaddeus Stevens and other Radical Republicans believed A) the president and Congress should share power
equally in directing the reconstruction of the South B) the rebellious states had suffered enough and that
compassion was the best policy C) former slaves could be integrated into southern society without federal
intervention D) the rebellious states should undergo widespread political and social changes E) social changes
were necessary, but economic modifications were not
14. Some colonists opposed the Stamp Act because it was A) a new tax that only the colonists were asked to pay B)
designed to raise postal rates to an all time high in the colonies C) imposed without colonial legislative consent
D) designed to punish the colonies for their poor effort in the French and Indian War E) an oppressive burden on
a struggling colonial economy
15. John Brown staged his raid on Harper’s Ferry in 1859 because he believed A) the “Slave Power” had seized the
federal government and must be destroyed by force B) his abolitionist backers wanted him to strike hard at
slavery C) his speeches and books had failed to convince people that slavery was evil D) he was God’s
instrument tp destroy slavery by whatever mean necessary E) only armed blacks could end slavery in the South
16. The Wilmot Proviso transformed the politics of the Mexican war by A) raising the issue of whether territory
acquired by war would be slave or free B) raising the question of slavery’s morality in the United States C)
claiming the war was unconstitutional and unnecessary D) justifying James K. Polk’s decision for war and
silencing his critics E) providing the central plank for the newly formed Republican Party
17. When members of Congress approved the Judiciary Act of 1801 their goal was to A) appoint John Marshall, a
strong Federalist, to the court B) show the state courts that the Supreme Court controlled the judiciary process
C) reduce the term of a Supreme Court justice to twenty years D) require a person to live in the country for at
least fourteen years to become eligible for a judgeship E) create a long-term stronghold of Federalist influence in
the judicial branch of government
18. During Reconstruction, the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to A) work with former slaves to defend their new
political rights B) rekindle a full-scale war against northern aggression C) legalize slavery once again and
reestablish the antebellum South D) prevent changes in southern society envisioned by Radical Republicans E)
cooperate with the new southern governments to end military occupation of the South
19. Which of the following best describes Anti-Federalist critics of the Constitution? A) they were mainly wealthy
businessmen who exerted little influence in the ratification debate B) they proposed a new version of the Articles
of confederation as an alternative to the Constitution C) they were unable to block the constitution, yet they
worked to undermine its implementation and effectiveness D) they distrusted strong governments and insisted
that a Bill of Rights be added to the constitution E) they challenged the method of electing a President by the
electoral college
20. The British repealed the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts because the colonists A) staged riots in major port
cities B) lobbied Parliament through their London-based agent C) boycotted British good and cause economic
hardship in England D) convinced Parliament that all Englishmen should have equal rights E) cited the concept
of “virtual representation” as a reason to exempt them from taxes
21. The rise of the Know-Nothing (American) Party during the 1850s demonstrated that some Americans were A)
opposed to the economic policies of both the Whigs and Democrats B) supportive of Clay’s American System of
protectionism and internal improvements C) fearful that the two parties intended to end slavery D) favorable to
popular sovereignty as a means of determining the future of slavery E) fearful of increased immigration
22. Which of the following statements is true of the Compromise of 1850? A) it delayed the Civil War but did little to
settle slavery’s future B) it provided the South ten years to prepare for secession C) it gained support in
California with its provision to allow slavery there D) it decreased sectional tension by enacting a tougher
Fugitive Salve Law E) it enjoyed widespread support in the North because it added Maine to the Union as a free
state
23. Which of the following is true of African-American slavery in seventeenth century colonial America? A) upon
enslavement, African lost their cultural connection to their homeland B) a series of slave revolts frightened the
colonists and prompted enactment of harsh codes for slaves C) most slaves lived and worked in southern cities
D) many Africans worked alongside indentured servants on small farms E) most slaves lived in northern
colonies until the cotton gin was invented
24. Early in the Civil war, President Lincoln hoped to end slavery by A) immediately emancipating all slaves with no
compensation to their owners B) emancipating slaves in border states and later freeing those in the rest of the
South C) gradually emancipating slaves in the South, but allowing owners to move west to re-establish slavery
on their plantations and farms D) gradually emancipating slaves, paying the owners, and colonizing freed slaves
E) gradually emancipating slaves, paying owners and establishing a bi-racial society in the United States
25. Which of the following is true of George Washington’s Farewell Address? He blamed much of the factional
unrest on the Democratic-Republicans B) he said the executive branch should make all foreign policy decisions
C) he said loose constructionism would ensure future economic growth D) he criticized Jay’s treaty with Great
Britain E) he tried to undermine the nation’s faith in Alexander Hamilton