Test your basic knowledge |

AP U.S. History

Subjects : history, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Jackson was allowed to relocate Indian tribes in the Louisiana Territory






2. Parliament took minor actions in the colonies - allowing them to experiment with and become accustomed to self-government - international trade agreements






3. Decision under Sherman Anti-Trust Act shot down by Supreme Court — sugar refining was manufacturing rather than trade/commerce






4. Prohibited testing of nuclear bombs above ground to slow the nuclear arms race and the release of nuclear fallout into the atmosphere






5. Democratic political machine in NYC - 'supported' immigrants and poor people of the city - who were needed for Democratic election victories






6. Established colony of Georgia as a place for honest debtors






7. Middle class; white flight from urban areas due to black migration; government supported insurance for homeowners and builders






8. Began by Edwards to return to Puritanism - increased overall religious involvement - gave women more active roles in religion - more and more ministers sprouted up throughout the country; mainly affected towns and cities






9. American U-2 spy plane shot down over USSR (Ike: 'for national security); US suspended further flights - Krushchev demanded apology (refused)






10. Ideas of Wilson: small enterprise - states' rights - more active government - trust busting - left social issues up to the states






11. Nixon led movement to Hiss's indictment; convicted of perjury - Nixon gained national prominence






12. Religious movements - traveling 'meetings -' rise of Baptist and Methodist ministries; Charles G. Finney






13. Nixon agreed with USSR to achieve nuclear equality rather than the superiority that threatened the destruction of the world; further reduced tensions between the two countries






14. Federal government to increase power over economy and society by means of progressive reforms - developed by Roosevelt (after presidency)






15. Roosevelt and Pinchot sided on conservation rather than preservation (planned and regulated use of forest lands for public and commercial uses)






16. Part of transportation revolution - from Cumberland MD to Wheeling WVa - toll road network; stimulated Western expansion






17. Established free trade zone between Canada - United States and Mexico - net gain in jobs due to opening of Mexican markets






18. Gorbachev decreased nuclear arsenals - Communist Party lost power - Boris Yeltsin (president of Russian Republic) led Muscovites to take control






19. Brought in Mexicans for temporary jobs - concentrated in southern CA - given extremely poor working conditions (as they were not American citizens)






20. Gore promising with experience - Bush appealing by family influence and plans for presidency (tax cuts - education reform - defense - &c.)






21. Prohibited aiding of belligerent nations - banned civilian involvement; limited power of president during international war - built up armed forces






22. Most numerous in New England - fought for independence






23. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark sent by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory on 'Voyage of Discovery'






24. Argued that states had the right to determine whether or not the laws passed by Congress were constitutional






25. Territory split into Kansas and Nebraska - popular sovereignty (Kansas slave - Nebraska free); proposed by Stephen A. Douglas






26. Similar to Navigation; raised money to pay colonial officials by American taxes; led to Boston boycott of English luxuries






27. Electric light - phonograph - mimeograph - Dictaphone - moving pictures






28. Relied on voluntary compliance (no formal laws) - propaganda; high prices set on commodities to encourage production - Prohibition

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


29. Last major battle; surrender of Cornwallis - led King George III to officially make peace with the colonies






30. Proslavery constitution in Kansas - supported by Buchanan - freesoilers against it (victorious) - denied statehood until after secession






31. Full American independence - territory west of Appalachian ceded to America - loyalists to be compensated for seized property - fishing rights off of Newfoundland






32. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait despite peace treaty and refusal to abandon Iraqi occupation

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


33. Destroyed by Jackson on the grounds that it was unconstitutional and too much power for a federal institution






34. Meant to provide evacuation opportunity for Americans in Cuba; internal accidental explosion blamed on Spanish mines - leading to Spanish¬ American War






35. Led a slave rebellion in Virginia - attacked many whites - prompted non-slaveholding Virginians to consider emancipation

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


36. Opposed strikes - producer-consumer cooperation - temperance - welcomed blacks and women (allowing segregation)






37. Federalist cause leading up to Hartford Convention






38. Increased already high rate of inflation by quadrupling the price of crude oil






39. Required of members of the Puritan Church; took the place of baptism required by the Catholic Church






40. Fought for old Southern way of life (states' rights) - attempted to gain higher standing within Democratic party; aimed to deny Truman enough electoral votes to avoid his reelection by nominating Strom Thurmond (SC governor)






41. Ike forced to send National Guard to escort black children to school to quell riots and resistance (first time since Reconstruction that troops used in the south to enforce Constitution); resistance by white community (private schools)






42. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - Harold Icicles - provided public construction projects






43. Fines and imprisonment for aiding the enemy or hindering U.S. military; forbade any form of criticism of the government and military






44. Congress authorized LBJ to repel and prevent aggression against US troops in Vietnam - used as a blank check (perhaps too much - caused protests)






45. Western Pennsylvanian farmers' violent protest against whiskey excise tax - Washington sent large army to put down revolt - protests to be limited to non-violent






46. Blacks who went to prison taken out and used for labor in slave-like conditions - enforced southern racial hierarchy






47. Runaway slave - well-known speaker on the condition of slavery - worked with Garrison and Wendell Phillips - founder of The North Star






48. No further introduction of slaves into Missouri - all children born to slaves to become free at 25






49. Unemployment jitters; expelled Teamster union (resorted to gangsterism); height of power of workers' unions






50. Created Interstate Commerce Commission to require railroads to publish rates (less discrimination - short/long haul) - first legislation to regulate corporations - ineffective ICC