AP 1 st Semester Exam Review Questions, Questions, and Questions
Feb 24, 2016
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