APUSH+Final+Review+Before+The+Exam+Round+1

1. Which of the following transportation developments opened the West to settlement and trade between 1790 and 1830?

A. Turnpikes and canals B. Railroads and steamships C. Turnpikes and railroads D. Clippers ships and turnpikes E. Canals and railroads

2. Which of the following best describes the situation of freedmen in the decade following the Civil War?

A. Each was given 40 acres of land and a mule by the Union government B. All were immediately granted political equality by the Emancipation Proclamation. C. The majority entered sharecropping arrangements with former masters or other nearby planters. D. They were required to pas a literacy test before being granted United States citizenship. E. They supported the passage of Black Codes to ensure their economic and political rights.

3. Which of the following was a serious constitutional question after the Civil War?

A. The restoration of the power of the federal judiciary B. The legality of the national banking system C. The political and legal status of the former Confederate states D. The relationship between the U.S. and Britain E. The proposed annexation of Colombia

4. The flappers of the 1920’s challenged traditional American attitudes about women by supporting

A. a federal birth control and abortion rights protection law B. gender equality in salaries C. an equal rights amendment D. greater freedom in manner of dress and moral behavior E. a funeral law to establish prenatal clinics in rural areas

5. During the 1930’s, the Great Depression led to

A. the nationalization of major industries B. the strengthening of the family unit and a higher birth rate C. a decline in highway construction D. a mass internal migration of Americans looking for work E. a decrease in labor union membership

6. Which of the following is true of the case of Marbury v. Madison?

A. It established that Congress had the sole right to formulate national legislation. B. It supported Thomas Jefferson in his claim to have “executive review.” C. It backed William Marbury in his request for a bank charter. D. It affirmed the principle of judicial review. E. It determined the Senate’s right to “advise and consent.”

7. After the Revolution, the concept of the “republican mother” suggested that

A. women would be responsible for raising their children, especially their sons, to be virtuous citizens of the young republic B. voting would soon become a privilege granted to educated and/or married women C. the first duty of mothers was to serve the needs of government D. wives and mothers would be welcome in the emerging political parties E. women’s virtues had been the inspiration for the Revolution

8. The Republican party originated in the mid-1850’s as a sectional party committed to which of the following?

A. Opposition to the further extension of slavery into the territories B. Immediate emancipation of the slaves C. Repeal of Whig economic policies D. Restriction of immigration E. Acknowledgement of popular sovereignty as the basis for organizing federal territories

9. In 1890 the most mportant source of revenue for the federal government was

A. income taxes B. inheritance taxes C. sales taxes D. liquor taxes E. customs duties

10. In which of the following British North American colonies was slavery legally established by the early 1700’s?

A. The southern colonies only B. The middle and southern colonies only C. The tobacco-and rice-growing colonies only D. All the colonies except Pennsylvania and the New England colonies E. All the colonies