Review Questions

Unit 4 APUSH

Q1

The sentiment of fear and opposition to open immigration was called

• a) The cult of domesticity • b) Nativism• c) Unitarianism • d) Rugged individual• e) Patriotism

Q1

The sentiment of fear and opposition to open immigration was called

• a) The cult of domesticity • b) Nativism• c) Unitarianism • d) Rugged individual• e) Patriotism

Q2

Eli Whitney was instrumental in the invention of the

• a) Steamboat• b) Cotton gin• c) Railroad locomotive• d) Telegraph• e) Repeating revolver

Q2

Eli Whitney was instrumental in the invention of the

• a) Steamboat• b) Cotton gin• c) Railroad locomotive• d) Telegraph• e) Repeating revolver

Q3

The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed

• a) On southern plantations• b) With textile mills• c) In rapidly growing Chicago• d) With shipbuilding• e) In coal-mining regions

Q3

The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed

• a) On southern plantations• b) With textile mills• c) In rapidly growing Chicago• d) With shipbuilding• e) In coal-mining regions

Q4

The “Cult of Domesticity”• a) Gave women more opportunity to seek

employment outside the home• b) Resulted in more pregnancies for women• c) Restricted women’s moral influence on the

family• d) Glorified the traditional role of women as

homemakers• e) Was especially strong among rural women

Q4

The “Cult of Domesticity”• a) Gave women more opportunity to seek

employment outside the home• b) Resulted in more pregnancies for women• c) Restricted women’s moral influence on the

family• d) Glorified the traditional role of women as

homemakers• e) Was especially strong among rural women

Q5

Compared with canals, railroads

• a) Were most expensive to construct• b) Transported freight more slowly• c) Were generally safer• d) Were susceptible to weather delays• e) Could be built almost anywhere

Q5

Compared with canals, railroads

• a) Were most expensive to construct• b) Transported freight more slowly• c) Were generally safer• d) Were susceptible to weather delays• e) Could be built almost anywhere

Q6

Religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening resulted in

• a) Little increase in church membership• b) A strong religious influence in many areas of

American Life• c) Surprisingly few Humanitarian reforms• d) Greater attention to church history and

doctrine• e) All of the above

Q6

Religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening resulted in

• a) Little increase in church membership• b) A strong religious influence in many areas of

American Life• c) Surprisingly few Humanitarian reforms• d) Greater attention to church history and

doctrine• e) All of the above

Q7

The original prophet of the Mormon religion was

• a) Ralph Waldo Emerson• b) Brigham Young• c) Charles G. Finney• d) The angel Moroni• e) Joseph Smith

Q7

The original prophet of the Mormon religion was

• a) Ralph Waldo Emerson• b) Brigham Young• c) Charles G. Finney• d) The angel Moroni• e) Joseph Smith

Q8

Tax-Supported public education• a) Existed mainly for the wealthy• b) Eliminated private and parochial education

in the United States• c) Began in the South as early as 1800• d) Provided little opportunity for the poor• e) Was deemed essential for social stability

and democracy

Q8

Tax-Supported public education• a) Existed mainly for the wealthy• b) Eliminated private and parochial education

in the United States• c) Began in the South as early as 1800• d) Provided little opportunity for the poor• e) Was deemed essential for social stability

and democracy

Q9

New England reformer Dorothea Dix is most notable for her efforts on behalf of

• a) Prison and asylum reform• b) The peace movement• c) The Temperance Movement• d) Abolitionist• e) Women’s Education

Q9

New England reformer Dorothea Dix is most notable for her efforts on behalf of

• a) Prison and asylum reform• b) The peace movement• c) The Temperance Movement• d) Abolitionist• e) Women’s Education

Q10

The excessive consumption of alcohol by Americans in the 1800s

• a) Was not recognized as a social problem• b) Did not involve women• c) Held little threat for the family because

everyone drank• d) Had little impact on the efficiency of labor• e) Stemmed from the hard and monotonous life

of many

Q10

The excessive consumption of alcohol by Americans in the 1800s

• a) Was not recognized as a social problem• b) Did not involve women• c) Held little threat for the family because

everyone drank• d) Had little impact on the efficiency of labor• e) Stemmed from the hard and monotonous life

of many

Q11

Of the following, the most successful of the early nineteenth century communitarian experiments was at

• a) Brook Farm, MA• b) Oneida, NY• c) New Harmony, IN• d) Seneca Falls, NY• e) Shaker Heights, OH

Q11

Of the following, the most successful of the early nineteenth century communitarian experiments was at

• a) Brook Farm, MA• b) Oneida, NY• c) New Harmony, IN• d) Seneca Falls, NY• e) Shaker Heights, OH

Q12

“Civil Disobedience” an essay that later influenced both Gandhi & MLK Jr. was by the transcendentalist

• a) Louisa May Alcott• b) Ralph Waldo Emerson• c) James Fennimore Cooper• d) Margaret Fuller• e) Henry David Thoreau

Q12

“Civil Disobedience” an essay that later influenced both Gandhi & MLK Jr. was by the transcendentalist

• a) Louisa May Alcott• b) Ralph Waldo Emerson• c) James Fennimore Cooper• d) Margaret Fuller• e) Henry David Thoreau

Q13

The greatest of the revival preachers of the Second Great Awakening was

A. Joseph SmithB. Horace GreeleyC. Carl SchurzD. Charles G. Finney

E. Angelina Grimke

Q13

The greatest of the revival preachers of the Second Great Awakening was

A. Joseph SmithB. Horace GreeleyC. Carl SchurzD. Charles G. Finney

E. Angelina Grimke

Q14

• The purpose behind the spoils system wasA. to press those with experience into government

serviceB. to make politics a sideline and not a full-time

businessC. to reward political supporters with public officeD. to reverse the trend of rotation in office E. the widespread encouragement of a bureaucratic

office-holding class

Q14

• The purpose behind the spoils system wasA. to press those with experience into government

serviceB. to make politics a sideline and not a full-time

businessC. to reward political supporters with public officeD. to reverse the trend of rotation in office E. the widespread encouragement of a bureaucratic

office-holding class

Q15

• The Force Bill of 1833 provided thatA. the Congress could use the military for Indian removalB. the Congress could employ the navy to stop smugglingC. the president could use the army to collect excise taxesD. the military could force citizens to track down runaway

slavesE. the president could use the army and navy to collect

federal tariff duties

Q15

• The Force Bill of 1833 provided thatA. the Congress could use the military for Indian removalB. the Congress could employ the navy to stop smugglingC. the president could use the army to collect excise taxesD. the military could force citizens to track down runaway

slavesE. the president could use the army and navy to collect

federal tariff duties

Q16

• In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the supreme court of Massachusetts ruled thatA. corporations were unconstitutionalB. labor unions were legalC. labor strikes were illegalD. the Boston Associates’ employment of young

women in their factories was inhumane E. the state could regulate factory wages and

working conditions

Q16

• In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the supreme court of Massachusetts ruled thatA. corporations were unconstitutionalB. labor unions were legalC. labor strikes were illegalD. the Boston Associates’ employment of young

women in their factories was inhumane E. the state could regulate factory wages and

working conditions

Q17

• The Know-Nothings wereA. Confederate spies during the Civil WarB. a nativist movement in the mid-nineteenth centuryC. Americans who organized boycotts of British goods

before the RevolutionD. anarchists who were arrested by the government

during the First Red ScareE. those who refused to testify when called to do so

by the House Un-American Activities Committee

Q17

• The Know-Nothings wereA. Confederate spies during the Civil WarB. a nativist movement in the mid-nineteenth centuryC. Americans who organized boycotts of British goods

before the RevolutionD. anarchists who were arrested by the government

during the First Red ScareE. those who refused to testify when called to do so

by the House Un-American Activities Committee

Q18

• Which one of the following did President Andrew Jackson veto because he maintained it was unconstitutional?A. the Agricultural Adjustment ActB. the Tennessee Valley AuthorityC. the Maysville Road BillD. the Wade-Davis BillE. the Taft-Harley Act

Q18

• Which one of the following did President Andrew Jackson veto because he maintained it was unconstitutional?A. the Agricultural Adjustment ActB. the Tennessee Valley AuthorityC. the Maysville Road BillD. the Wade-Davis BillE. the Taft-Harley Act

Q19

• Which of the following transportation developments opened the West to settlement and trade between 1790 and 1830?A. turnpikes and canalsB. railroads and steamshipsC. turnpikes and railroadsD. clipper ships and turnpikesE. canals and railroads

Q19

• Which of the following transportation developments opened the West to settlement and trade between 1790 and 1830?A. turnpikes and canalsB. railroads and steamshipsC. turnpikes and railroadsD. clipper ships and turnpikesE. canals and railroads

Q20

• In the history of American transportation, the canal era occurred during which of the following periodsA. 1600-1625B. 1750-1775C. 1790-1810D. 1820-1850E. 1865-1890

Q20

• In the history of American transportation, the canal era occurred during which of the following periodsA. 1600-1625B. 1750-1775C. 1790-1810D. 1820-1850E. 1865-1890

Q21

• Deists of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries believed thatA. natural laws, set the Creator, govern the operation of the

universeB. prayer had the power to make significant changes in a person’s

lifeC. the idea of God is merely the childish imagining of simple

minds D. the universe was created by a natural, spontaneous combining

of elements

E.intuition rather than reason leads human beings to an awareness of the divine

Q21

• Deists of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries believed thatA. natural laws, set the Creator, govern the operation of the

universeB. prayer had the power to make significant changes in a person’s

lifeC. the idea of God is merely the childish imagining of simple

minds D. the universe was created by a natural, spontaneous combining

of elements

E.intuition rather than reason leads human beings to an awareness of the divine

Q22

• The nullification controversy of 1832-1833 was significant, in part, because itA. signaled the triumph of pro-tariff forcesB. strengthened support for the Missouri CompromiseC. weakened the Whig party throughout the SouthD. enhanced Andrew Jackson’s reputation as a strong

PresidentE. cemented the alliance between Andrew Jackson

and John C. Calhoun

Q22

• The nullification controversy of 1832-1833 was significant, in part, because itA. signaled the triumph of pro-tariff forcesB. strengthened support for the Missouri CompromiseC. weakened the Whig party throughout the SouthD. enhanced Andrew Jackson’s reputation as a strong

PresidentE. cemented the alliance between Andrew Jackson

and John C. Calhoun

Q23

• The establishment of Brook Farm and the Oneida Community in the antebellum United States reflectedA. the influence of Social Darwinism on American thinkersB. the continued impact of Calvinist ideas on American

thoughtC. the blossoming of perfectionist aspirations D. attempts to foster racial integrationE. the implementation of Masonic schemes for social

improvement

Q23

• The establishment of Brook Farm and the Oneida Community in the antebellum United States reflectedA. the influence of Social Darwinism on American thinkersB. the continued impact of Calvinist ideas on American

thoughtC. the blossoming of perfectionist aspirations D. attempts to foster racial integrationE. the implementation of Masonic schemes for social

improvement

Q24

• Which of the following is NOT true of water transportation during the period?A. it was cheaper than land transportation for bulk

commoditiesB. it increased the importance of New York CityC. it was totally replaced by railroads early as 1850D. it increased the connective links between the

Northeast and Northwest E. canal construction was financed mostly by the states

Q24

• Which of the following is NOT true of water transportation during the period?A. it was cheaper than land transportation for bulk

commoditiesB. it increased the importance of New York CityC. it was totally replaced by railroads early as 1850D. it increased the connective links between the

Northeast and Northwest E. canal construction was financed mostly by the states

Q25

• Transcendentalism held that knowledge sprang from

A. traditionB. reasonC. sensory experienceD. educationE. intuition

Q25

• Transcendentalism held that knowledge sprang from

A. traditionB. reasonC. sensory experienceD. educationE. intuition

Q26

• The Second Great Awakening embodied all of the following EXCEPTA. belief in salvation by faith and good worksB. optimismC. emotionalismD. increased belief in predestinationE. an increase in the number of sects

Q26

• The Second Great Awakening embodied all of the following EXCEPTA. belief in salvation by faith and good worksB. optimismC. emotionalismD. increased belief in predestinationE. an increase in the number of sects

Q27

• The primary reason for Whig victory in 1840 wasA. the use of dirty campaign tacticsB. Democrats were blamed for the Panic of 1837C. Henry Clay provided the Whigs with strong

Eastern supportD. Jackson’s veto of the bank billE. none of the above

Q27

• The primary reason for Whig victory in 1840 wasA. the use of dirty campaign tacticsB. Democrats were blamed for the Panic of 1837C. Henry Clay provided the Whigs with strong

Eastern supportD. Jackson’s veto of the bank billE. none of the above

Q28

• Which section of the country received the fewest immigrants during the 1840s and 1850s?A. NorthB. WestC. SouthD. EastE. Northeast

Q28

• Which section of the country received the fewest immigrants during the 1840s and 1850s?A. NorthB. WestC. SouthD. EastE. Northeast