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Multiple Choice Practice for the Beginning of Modern American Democracy
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Facts about the test: The AP US History exam has 55 multiple choice questions and you will be given 55 minutes to complete the section. That means it should take you around 1 minute per question.
The following questions were not written by College Board and, although they cover information outlined in the AP US History Course and Exam Description, the formatting on the exam may be different.
1. What was an effect of the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
A. The early United States had to engage in deficit spending for the first time
B. American Natives attempted to purchase land directly from France as well
C. It ignited questions about the extent of presidential powers
D. The Congress decided to veto a presidential action for the first time
2. The United States attempted to distance itself and all of the Americas from the political system of Europe through which policy?
A. The Louisiana Purchase
B. The Roosevelt Corollary
C. The Dawes Act
D. The Monroe Doctrine
3. What was the most important effect of the Supreme Court case Marbury vs. Madison?
A. The establishment of Judicial Review, or interpreting the constitutionality of laws, as the fuction of the court
B. It developed a system whereby American Natives would be allowed to freely move through the states
C. It established the supremacy of the federal government over the states
D. It established that the congress would be solely in charge of contracts that spanned multiple states
4. Temperance, Universal Public Education, Asylum Reform, and Women's Rights movements were all closely tied to which religious movement that developed in the 19th century?
A. The Second Great Awakening
B. The Enlightenment
C. The Spoils System
D. Existentialism
5. Which of these was NOT an effect of the Market Revolution?
A. Typical gender roles were challenged due to an increase in working women
B. American Natives gained more access to the American workforce
C. Families began to rely more on wage labor in factories to provide a living than subsistence farming
D. A middle class emerged, but so did a growing gap between the wealth and the poor
6. Why is the Monroe era referred to as the "Era of Good Feelings"?
A. This era was characterized by no political in-fighting whatsoever
B. Because it was the only period in American history without military conflict
C. The United States signed more peace treaties in that period than any other
D. Because only one political party, the Democratic-Republicans, were in power
7. How did the Jacksonian era alter suffrage in the United States?
A. Property requirements were removed for white males, ensuring universal suffrage in that group
B. The right to vote was expanded to women in almost every state
C. The voting age was changed from 21 to 18, causing an influx of new voters who overwhelmingly voted democrat
D. Jackson took steps to disenfranchise as many poor voters as possible
8. What effect did Nat Turner's Rebellion have on slaveholders' behaviors?
A. It led to 30% of slaves across the south being freed
B. It caused many slaveowners to see their slaves' humanity for the first time
C. They tightened restrictions and increased violence toward their slaves
D. It led to the successful establishment of the colony of Liberia
9. How did the Underground Railroad affect slavery in the early United States?
A. It created an economic engine for black agriculture to sell goods legally in the North
B. It provided a secret path for slaves in the South to flee to the North
C. It was one of the most successful educational programs for Black students in the South
D. It created hundreds of jobs for slaves through federal construction projects
10. Of which of the following groups would a Nativist have been most distrustful of?
A. German Protestants
B. Dutch Baptists
C. English Anglicans
D. Irish Catholics
11. Self-reliance, internal-connectedness with God, and isolation are all associated with which 19th-century philosophical movement?
A. Existentialism
B. Nativism
C. Transcendentalism
D. The Enlightenment
12. Which of these was NOT part of Henry Clay's American System?
A. An increase in estate taxes
B. Federal funding of infrastructure projects
C. A protective tariff to boost domestic manufacturing
D. The reestablishment of the National Bank
13. Why did the Missouri Compromise succeed while the Tallmadge Amendment failed?
A. It admitted Maine in addition to Missouri, keeping the balance between slave and free states
B. It abolished the Fugitive Slave Law which was so hated in the North
C. It banned slavery in the Northwest Terrority in exchange for Missouri's entrance to the Union
D. It provided funding for the railroad project through Illinois
14. Andrew Jackson made sure to take care of his supporters, regardless of their qualifications, in his new government. What is that called?
A. The Great Divide
B. The Spoils System
C. The Compromise of 1850
D. The Trail of Tears
15. How did President Jackson respond to the results of Cherokee vs. Georgia?
A. He issued an apology to the Cherokee Nation for his actions and granted them citizenship in the United States
B. He stepped down as president
C. He issued a writ of mandatus and successfully overturned the decision through executive action
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