AP 1st Semester Exam Review

Questions, Questions, and Questions

• Legislative Branch:• Makes laws, Congress

• Executive Branch:• Enforces laws, President

• Judicial Branch:• Interprets laws, Supreme Court

Court Cases

• Marbury v. Madison—established judicial review

• Dred Scott v. Sanford—established that slavery was legal in all parts of the U.S.—overturned by 13th amendment

• Plessy v. Ferguson—established that segregation was legal as long as it was separate and equal—overturned by the Brown case in 1954

• First Shots: Rev—LexingtonCivil War—Fort Sumter

• Turning Points: Rev.—SaratogaCivil War—Gettysburg

• Final events: Rev.—YorktownCivil War--Appomattox

Multiple Choice

• Which colony was most known for religioustoleration and introduced the idea of separation of

church and state?

a)Massachusetts b)Virginia c)Maryland d)Rhode Island e)Georgia

• The most important point in the Gettysburg Address is that:

• a)the Civil War validated states rights• b)that the democratic government of the U.S.

shall not perish • c)”A house divided cannot stand”• d)that the dead cannot rest until slavery ends

• Why did England lean toward supporting the South in the Civil War?

• a)they liked slavery• b)they bought Southern cotton • c)they wanted to build factories in the South

• How did the Mexican War lead to the Civil War?

• a)issue of Spanish-speaking people• b)issue of slavery in the Western territories • c)issue of North and South fighting over

mining rights

• What French historian from the Jackson period wrote about Democracy in America?

• a)Genet• b)Alexis de Tocqueville • c)Napoleon Bonaparte• d)Marquis de Montcalm

• Henry Clay’s solution to balancing number of slave and free states in 1820:

• a)Kansas-Nebraska Act• B) Missouri Compromise • C)American System

• Which is NOT associated with American literature?

• A)Washington Irving• B)Longfellow• C)Poe• D)James Fenimore Cooper• E)James Buchanan

• Most famous colonial citizen before the Revolution:

• A)Hamilton• B)Franklin • C)Adams• D)Dolly Madison

• First Republican President:

• A)Jackson• B)Polk • C)Lincoln • D)A. Johnson

• Louisiana Purchase and Embargo Act:

• A)Washington• B)Adams• C)Jefferson • D)Madison

• Underground RR:

• A)Sojourner Truth• B)Harriet Tubman • C)Frederick Douglass• D)Nat Turner

• Founder of Federalist Party and Secretary of Treasury and founder of National Bank:

• A)Hamilton • B)Adams• C)Burr• D)Washington

• These Indians were killed at Mystic:

• A)Pequot • B)Iroquois• C)Algonquin• D)Huron

• Northern advantages in the Civil War do NOT include:

a)Populationb)Best generalsc)Offensive ward)Railroadse)Factories and money

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions nullified:

a) Fugitive slave lawb) Alien and sedition actsc) XYZ affaird) Tariff of Abominationse) 13th amendment

• Traditional person who is slow to change:

a)Moderateb)Liberalc)Conservatived)Radicale)reactionary

• First ten amendments:

a)Constitutionb)Bill of Rightsc)Declaration of Independenced)Magna Carta

• Segregation after Reconstruction:

a)Black Codesb)Slave Codesc)Jim Crow

• Which group would be most likely to advocate abolitionism?

a)Puritans b)Quakers c)Dutch settlers d)Whigs e)Anti-Federalists

• An important result of the French and Indian War:

a)British control of North Americab)Taxes on colonistsc)End of Salutary neglectd)Military experience for Americanse)All of these

• Which does NOT belong as a primary cause for the War of 1812?

a)freedom of the seas b)impressments c)settlement rights in the Ohio Valleyd)ambition of U.S. to take over Canadae)ambition of England to retake the U.S.

• Virtual representation was Parliament’s answer to which quoted idea?

a) “Give me liberty or give me death”b) “Join or die”c) “I only regret that I have just one life to give to my

countryd) “No taxation without representation”e) “We hold these truths to be self-evident….”

• What most led to the French aiding the colonies in the war for independence?

a)Victory at Saratogab)Albany Plan of Unionc)Second Continental Congress d)Jefferson’s plea

• What led the founding fathers to write a constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation?

a)Shays’ Rebellionb)No armyc)No executive branchd)Lack of a strong government to regulate tradee)All of these

• What is NOT an important feature of Washington’s Presidency?

a)Established cabinetb)Paid state debtsc)Put down Whiskey Rebelliond)Established diplomatic ties with England and Francee)Purchased Louisiana

• Which president is incorrectly paired?

a)Jefferson—Revolution of 1800b)Madison—War of 1812c)Monroe—Era of Good Feelingd)John Q. Adams—democracy for the common

mane)Jackson—kitchen cabinet

• Most known for transcendentalism and passive resistance:

a)Frederick Douglassb)Henry David Thoreauc)William Lloyd Garrisond)Harriet Beecher Stowee)Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Which state presented the nullification crisis over the Tariff of Abominations?

a)Georgia b)North Carolina c)South Carolina d)Florida e)Tennessee

• This led to a nullification crisis during the Jackson Administration:

a)Indian Removal Actb)Tariff of Abominationsc)Trail of Tearsd)Veto of bank renewale)Godey’s Lady’s Book

• What led to the demise of the Federalist Party?

a)Election of J.Q. Adamsb)Hartford Conventionc)War of 1812d)Democratic partye)Whigs

• State and national government share and divide powers:

a)Democracyb)Federalismc)Republicanismd)Nationalisme)Greco-Roman influences

• Trail of Tears involved this tribe:

a)Kiowab)Cherokeec)Huron d)Shoshonee)Iroquois

• President who did not win the popular vote but the electoral vote:

a)J.Q. Adamsb)R. B. Hayesc)George W. Bush—2000d)All of these

• Lincoln’s reaction to the Wade-Davis Civil Rights bill:

a)Vetob)Pocket vetoc)Signed into lawd)Assassinatione)impeachment

• Northern strategy in Civil War did NOT include:

a)Blockade of gulf and coastb)Attacking capitalc)Controlling Miss riverd)Sacrificing thousands of livese)Splitting supply lines

• Who was against the National Bank?

a)Jacksonb)Jeffersonc)Democratic-Republicansd)Democratse)All of these

• American Party:

a)Democratsb)Republicansc)Federalistsd)Know-nothings

• Rule of the people:

a)Democracyb)Federalismc)Checks and balancesd)Separation of powers

• The South practiced de jure segregation. What does this mean?

a)By fact or traditionB)By lawc)By the writ of habeas corpus

• The KKK was:

a)Liberalb)Conservativec)Reactionaryd)Radicale)moderate

• First federal program designed to help people:

a)Alien and Sedition actsb)Freedmen’s Bureauc)Enforcement Acts

• The cycle of poverty during and after Reconstruction in the South is due to:

a)New factoriesb)Sharecroppingc)Tenant farmingd)Solid South

• Election of 1824 is called ___ because Henry Clay gave his votes to John Quincy Adams to defeat Jackson:

a)Great Compromiseb)Corrupt Bargainc)National Bank Crisisd)Brooks-Sumner incident

• What prevented Black men from practicing their suffrage?

a)Poll tax b)Literacy testc)Grandfather claused)Intimidation by the KKKe)All of these

• When the government does not interfere in the economy, it is:

• A)capitalism• B)laissez-faire• C)Gospel of Wealth• D)Protestant Work Ethic• E)trusts

• Father of the Constitution:

a)Hamiltonb)Jeffersonc)Madisond)Washington

• American System involved all except:

a)Building of roadsb)Building of canalsc)Development of railroadd)Immigration from Western Europee)Development of a strong navy

• Republican Motherhood is identified with:

a)Raising good citizens b)The cult of domesticityc)Lack of legal equality with mend)All of these

• This document of 1823 told Europe to stay out of Latin America:

• a)American system• b)Missouri compromise• c)McColluch v. Maryland• d)Monroe Doctrine

• Seneca Falls Convention:

a)women’s rights b)Immigrationc)Temperanced)education

• Which suspended the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases?

a)Alien and Sedition Actsb)Lincoln’s executive orderc)Patriot Actd)All of these

• Author of The Declaration of Independence:

a)Jeffersonb)Adamsc)Franklind)Washington

• Tea Tax led to:

a)Boston Massacreb)Gaspee Affairc)Boston Tea Partyd)Shots at Lexington

• Boston Tea Party led to:

a)Intolerable Actsb)Quebec Actc)Closing of Boston Harbord)Suspension of Mass. Legislaturee)All of these

• Republican Party Platform:

a)Abolition of slaveryb)End spread of slavery into territoriesc)Full civil rights for blacks and women

• Emancipation Proclamation:

a)Issued after battle of Antietamb)Issued to occupied seceded Southern statesc)Had a limited effectd)Was replaced by the 13th amendmente)All of these

• “Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute” was the response of Adams to:

a)XYZ Affairb)Whiskey Rebellionc)Barbary Wars

• The Constitution was written in:

• Ratified in:

• Bill of Rights added in:

a)1776 b)1781 c)1787 d)1789 e)1791

• Confederates fought for states rights. They are:

a)Right to slaveryb)Right to spread slavery into Westc)Right to seceded)Right to nullify federal lawe)All of these

• Worked for racial equality during Reconstruction:

a)KKKb)Radical Republicansc)Carpetbaggersd)Freedmene)All of these?

• Invented interchangeable parts and cotton gin:

a)Eli Whitneyb)Morsec)Belld)Edison

• Which is NOT associated with the antebellum (before Civil War) years:

a)John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferryb)Dred Scott Case c)Uncle Tom’s Cabind)Freedmen’s Bureaue)Bleeding Kansas

• Explored Louisiana Territory:

a)Clay and Websterb)Travis and Bowiec)Jackson and Houstond)Boone and Crockete)Lewis and Clark

• Named Washington as commander in chief of troops:

a)Second Continental Congressb)Stamp Act Congressc)Albany Plan of Uniond)Constitutional Convention

• Wrote Common Sense and The Crisis:

a)Sam Adamsb)Paul Reverec)Thomas Paine

• Reconstruction by the sword refers to:

a)Military occupation of South by Northern armyb)Oath of allegiancec)Rise of Republican Partyd)Solid South

• Founder of the Democratic-Republican Party:

• a)Washington• b)Jefferson • c)Madison• d)Adams

• The Whiskey Rebellion was caused by:

• a)development of the federal courts• b)excise tax • c)Washington’s Farewell speech• d)party politics

• The flexibility of the interpretation of the Constitution, according to Hamilton:

• a)separation of powers• b)checks and balances• c)popular sovereignty• d)elastic clause • e)habeas corpus

• The Navigation Acts were most connected to the ideas of:

• a)Parliamentary taxation• b)Boston Massacre• c)mercantilism • d)proprietary colonies• e)Jamestown