AP United States History

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AP United States History

• Semester 1 Multiple Choice Prep

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Semester 1- Final Exam

• 80 questions in 50 minutes.
• The first 40 questions are from Unit 8 9 only.

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Unit 9
The Nez Percé Indians of Idaho were goaded into
war in 1877 when .
gold was discovered on their reservation.
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Unit 9
The U.S. governments outlawing of the Indian Sun
(Ghost) Dance in 1890 resulted in .
The Battle of Wounded Knee
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Unit 9
During the 1894 Pullman strike, President Grover
Cleveland .
took the side of management in the dispute.
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Unit 9
In the decades after the Civil War, most American
farmers.
grew a single cash crop.
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Unit 9
The original purpose of the Grange was to .
stimulate self-improvement through educational
and social activities.
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1607-1789
The principal motivation for drafting the Bill of
Rights was the desire to .

1. Test the new process of amendment described in
   the Constitution
2. Protect rights not specified in the Constitution
3. Strengthen the power of the federal government
4. Restore to the states the powers they had enjoyed
   under the Articles of Confederation
5. Clarify the federal relationship among states

B
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1607-1789
Which of the following contributed most to the
American victory in the Revolution?

1. French military and financial assistance
2. The failure of the Loyalists to participate in
   military action
3. A major American military victory at Valley Forge
4. Support from the French Canadians
5. The British failure to capture Philadelphia

A
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1607-1789
The Proclamation of 1763 did which of the
following?

1. Introduced a tax on tea
2. Prohibited colonists from producing iron for the
   American market
3. Forbade all colonial trade with the French West
   Indies
4. Set a boundary along the crest of the
   Appalachians beyond which the English colonists
   were forbidden to settle
5. Announced the reorganization of the colonial
   office under Parliament, rather than directly
   under the King-in-Council

D
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1607-1789
The primary purpose of the Stamp Act was to .

1. Raise revenues to support British troops
   stationed in America
2. Reduce colonial consumption of foreign goods
3. Fund the colonial postal system
4. Impose a mercantilist system on the colonies
5. Reduce the authority of the colonial legislatures

A
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The rest
Andrew Jackson supported all of the following
EXCEPT

1. Indian removal
2. The right of nullification
3. The removal of federal deposits from the Bank of
   the United States
4. Annexation of new territory
5. Use of the presidential veto power

B
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The rest
When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued at
the beginning of 1863, its immediate effect was to

1. End the Civil War
2. Abolish slavery
3. Free slaves held in the border states
4. Alienate Britain and France
5. Strengthen the moral cause of the Union

E
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The rest
Jeffersons purchase of Louisiana had its origins
in his desire to .

1. Remove the French from forts along the
   Mississippi valley
2. Acquire a port to provide an outlet for western
   crops
3. Acquire territory for the expansion of slavery
4. Oppose New England Federalism
5. Demonstrate friendship for the French in the
   Napoleonic Wars

B
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The rest
Which of the following statements about the
American System is correct?

1. It was set up by the Treaty of Ghent at the end
   of the War of 1812
2. It was strongly promoted by Andrew Jackson
3. It permitted immigrants to be naturalized after
   living in the United States for five years
4. It was designed to meet the nations need for
   economic progress and self-sufficiency
5. It called for an end to the European presence in
   South America

D
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Which of the following is correct about the
tariffs passed during the period 1816-1828?

1. They reduced barriers to free trade
2. They were supported by all sections of the nation
3. Their constitutionality was tested in the courts
4. They were primarily intended as revenue-raising
   measures
5. They were the first tariffs whose major purpose
   was protection

E