Review for the APUSH Exam
APUSH EXAM 1st QUARTER REVIEW
1. This was the first college in what is now the United States
Harvard
2. The first blacks brought into what is now the United States probably came as ?
?
indentured servants
3. The colonists in Virginia were lulled into a false sense of security because of the ? of John Rolfe to
Pocahontas marriage
4. In the colonies there were less restrictions against________? Women
5. This colony required each community of 50 or more families to provide a teacher of reading and
writing. Massachusetts
6. The Aztecs were so receptive to Cortez because they were waiting for a white-bearded __?___
god
7. This person’s importance is that he started a permanent relationship between Europe and the Americas.
Columbus
8. Roger Williams believed that the state was an improper and ineffectual agency in matters of ? religion
9. This was the first constitution in the New World.
The Mayflower Compact
10. The chief purpose of this policy was to strengthen the economy and power of the mother country.
mercantilism
11. This war occurred because the Wampanoag Indians were frustrated with the land-hungry settler. King
Philip’s War
12. This colony's charter was issued to a Roman Catholic. Maryland
13. Peter Minuit (director of Dutch colony of New Netherland) purchased
guilders. Manhattan Island
?
? from the Indians for 60
14. At his trial, John Peter Zenger won acquittal on the grounds that ? is an adequate defense against charges
of libel. truth
15. This person was the epitome of the multitalented colonial American--a scientist, musician, writer, inventor,
etc. Benjamin Franklin
16. This was the primary Puritan "social" institution.
the family
17. The 1649 Maryland Toleration Act granted religious freedom to all ? . Christians
18. Most of the colonists earned their living by ? . farming
19. Religious and secular tension led to the ? Trials in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692-93.
Witchcraft
20. ________?___________ played a part in breaking down sectional and parochial feelings and was the first
national/mass movement in the English colonies. The Great Awakening
21. Many American colonists did not like the Proclamation of 1763 because it threatened to deprive them
of ? lands that they desired. western
22. The British maintained a standing army in North America for the first time following this war. French and
Indian
23. This group was organized to broaden the base of colonial opposition and to show hostility to the Stamp
Tax.
the Sons of Liberty
24. Parliament passed these acts as a result of the Boston Tea Party. Coercive/Intolerable acts
25. This person said, "Give me liberty or give me death”. Patrick Henry
26. This was designed to keep the various colonies informed about British activities. Committees of
Correspondence
27. This English political philosopher believed in natural rights--such as life, liberty, and property. John Locke
28. A notorious aspect of Pontiac's Rebellion occurred when a British officer traded blankets infested
with ? to the Indians. smallpox
29. This act attempted to crack down on smuggling by American merchants. American Revenue/Sugar Act of
1764
30. This act gave Parliament the power to legislate in the colonies in all cases whatsoever. Declaratory Act of
1966
31. In his farewell address, Washington warned against any ? foreign alliances.
permanent
32. Probably the most effective action the colonists took against the British was drastically reducing ? with
Great Britain. trade
33. The protest against customs duties and the presence of soldiers in colonial cities led to this. Boston
Massacre
34. The First Continental Congress was a reaction to the passage of these acts. Intolerable Acts
35. This was the colonists’ statement of grievances against Great Britain. the Declaration of Independence
36. Washington surprised the Hessians (German soldiers hired by the British) at ? by crossing the Delaware
River the morning after Christmas in 1776. Trenton
37. In his pamphlet Common Sense, this person defended the idea of American independence on the grounds
that people should not pledge allegiance to a king and a corrupt government. Thomas Paine
38. A positive outcome of the harsh winter at this place was that the Continental army trained hard and became
more disciplined Valley Forge
39. Following the Battle of Saratoga this nation formed an alliance with the United States. France
40. Although the British were quite capable of continuing the war, the loss at this battle brought a more
favorable climate to negotiate a peace with the United States of America. Yorktown
41. Concern over Congressional authority to set westward limits to state boundaries created the most bitter
debate over the John Dickinson draft for a ? during the early years of the American Revolution.
constitution
42. The most important part of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 recognized the ? of the United
States. independence
43. This was the United States’ first constitution. the Articles of Confederation
44. After the war, United States merchants experienced a postwar ? _. depression
45. Under the Articles of Confederation governmental power was basically in the hands of
the ? governments. state
46. The ?
? of 1785 established the rectangular method of land survey.
Land Ordinance
47. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited ? in northwestern territories.
slavery
48. This rebellion was a factor leading to the Constitutional Convention. Shay's Rebellion
49. This person is often called the "Father of the Constitution. James Madison
50. The Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise) of 1787 dealt with representation in the
_______?____________. House of Representatives and Senate (bicameral legislation)
51. The concern that the Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights accurately describes an argument of this “group”
of people. Anti-Federalists
52. The Federalist Papers were written in defense of the ? . Constitution
53. This person’s economic program was designed primarily to establish the financial stability and credit of the
new government. Alexander Hamilton
54. The ? Rebellion was spurred by opposition to Hamilton's excise tax. Whiskey Rebellion
55. The ? ? was significant because it gave the United States control of the Mississippi River. Louisiana
Purchase
56. In order to prevent further European colonization of the Americas the United States issued
the ? ? .
Monroe Doctrine
57. This was the first profession open to American women.
teaching
58. President Andrew Jackson viewed ? as a dangerous and treasonous affront to the union. nullification
59. The term “midnight judges” describes the appointments this president made at the end of his term of
office. John Adams
60. The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison established this principle. judicial review
61. This “affair” involved a demand for a bribe between French and American diplomats.
XYZ Affair
62. The election of 1800 was contentious and bitter because Federalist’s in the House of Representatives sought
to deny the presidency to this person. Thomas Jefferson
63. This compromise brought Missouri and Maine into the Union. Missouri Compromise
64. An honest appraisal of Jackson's Indian policies reveals that he believed in ? removal after getting
legislation passed. forced
65. The election of 1824, between John Q. Adams and Andrew Jackson, has been known by the term "the
Corrupt Bargain" because it was felt that this man unduly used his influence to determine the stalemated
outcome.
Henry Clay
66. The foreign policy goals of Jefferson and Madison before 1812 were to maintain United States' ? rights
without going to war. neutral
67. The ? ? features a strategy in which government jobs are given to supporters of the victorious
party. spoils system
68. When Henry Clay tried to make the ? ? ? ? ? a key campaign issue in 1832, Jackson turned the
tables on him by vehemently opposing giving it another charter from the government. Bank of the United
States
69. The ______?___________ expedition was known as the Corps of Discovery. Lewis and Clark Expedition
70. The ? Canal was significant because it tied the manufacturing of the East to the farming of the
West. Erie
71. The invention of the ?
? increased southern planters’ reliance on slaves. cotton gin
72. These two women were the catalysts for the women rights movement in the late 1840s. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Lucretia Mott
73. The Supreme Court's decision in this case strengthened national power over the states. McCulloch v.
Maryland
74. During the 1840s, this form of transportation became the most dynamic means of interregional trade .
railroads
75. Under the leadership of ? and his brother, known as the Prophet, an intertribal confederation of Native
Americans was organized. Tecumseh
76. Transcendentalists believed that intuition and emotion were the keys to finding ? . truth
77. This convention issued a historic declaration of women’s rights. Seneca Falls