Question 1

What did the United States do in response to Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931?&#10;A)The United States sent General MacArthur to lead American troops in the Pacific.&#10;B)The United States publicly stated that they disagreed with Japan's actions.&#10;C)The United States sent the ship Panay to the coat of Japan.&#10;D)The United States did nothing.

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In response to Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931, the United States publicly stated that their government disagreed with Japan's actions.
Key Takeaway: Henry Stimson, the U.S. Secretary of War, issued a moral statement about Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931. The statement put forth that the United States refused to acknowledge or "recognize any situation, or agreement" that Japan may enter into as a result of the invasion.

Question 2

What did the American colonists develop as a result of the French and Indian War (1754-1763)?&#10;A)A desire to be an ally to Spain.&#10;B)A strong sense of self-confidence&#10;C)A very hostile attitude toward the Native Americans in and near the colonies&#10;D)The desire to create a strong army

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As a result of the French and Indian War, the American colonists developed a strong sense of self-confidence.
Key Takeaway: The French and Indian War allowed the American colonists to see that the British were not totally invincible. In fighting together against a common enemy, the 13 colonies learned that they were more alike than different. The War gave them the self-confidence that they would come to need to fight the Revolutionary War and gain their independence.

Question 3

Which of the following is true about the major crops grown in the Southern colonies?&#10;A)The crops depended upon small farmers as the major producers.&#10;B)The crops were mostly used within the colonies.&#10;C)The crops were sold as exports.&#10;D)The crops increased the number of indentured servants to fill the labor demands.

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The major crops grown in the Southern colonies were sold as exports.
Key Takeaway: The Southern colonies produced crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo, mainly for export to England. These crops were mainly grown by large planters who relied upon African slaves-not indentured servants-to work the fields. The Middle Colonies produced grain, making themselves known as the "bread basket" of the colonies.

Question 4

What was the Middle Passage?&#10;A)How the colonists transported rum across the Atlantic from the Caribbean to Africa.&#10;B)The mass conversion of the colonies' population to Puritanism.&#10;C)The term that refers to the Pilgrims crossing the Atlantic from Europe to the New World.&#10;D)The harrowing journey of African Slaves to the New World.

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The Middle Passage was the journey of African Slaves to the New World.
Key Takeaway: The Middle Passage was the difficult and often treacherous journey made by Africans who were shipped from Africa to the New World as salves. Africans were captured by slave hunters, sometimes aided by African tribesmen who were paid by hunters and/or threatened by rival tribes. The captured Africans were then placed in pens and boarded on slavers-ships bound for the New World.

Question 5

Which of the following battles was considered to be the turning point of the American Revolution?&#10;A)Battle of Bunker Hill&#10;B)Battle of Lexington and Concord&#10;C)Battle of Ticonderoga&#10;D)Battle of Saratoga

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The Battle of Saratoga was considered to be the turning point of the American Revolution.
Key Takeaway: It was not until the Battle of Saratoga that the colonists had some real success in the war. At this point, the French decided that the colonists might succeed in defeating England and joined the Americans against the British, thus greatly changing the Revolution. The colonists still had limited naval power and there were still a great number of loyalists who opposed independence, but the joining of the French allowed the colonist a tangible advantage in manpower against the tired British army.

Question 6

What was the biggest factor that allowed the Europeans to conquer the native populations in the New World?&#10;A)The natives were readily willing to convert to Christianity.&#10;B)The native populations were extremely submissive.&#10;C)The native populations had extreme cultural, social, and political differences.&#10;D)The native tribes were not healthy prior to the arrival of the Europeans.

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The native populations in the New World had extreme cultural, social, and political differences from one another.
Key Takeaway: When the Europeans arrived in the New World, they found that the native populations were widely dispersed, often with more than hundreds of miles between settlements. The native tribes rarely shared common language or cultural similarities, which inhibited their ability to join together to dispel the European invaders. This allowed the Europeans to quickly and efficiently conquer the native populations.

Question 7

Why was the First Continental Congress called?&#10;A)To create a legislative body for the colonies&#10;B)To discuss acceptable forms of colonial protest toward British rule.&#10;C)To organize a large military force&#10;D)To demand independence from Britain

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The First Continental Congress was called to discuss acceptable forms of colonial protest.
Key Takeaway: Because the colonies were not quite ready to break away from Britain, the Congress met in 1774 to brainstorm effective ways to air colonists' issues and complaints against the British-without raising an army or waging a war. Representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies went to Philadelphia to discuss acceptable forms of reaction to the newly-passed Intolerable Acts. The king and Parliament did not respond to the congress's demands.

Question 8

How were the Northwest Ordinance and the Missouri Compromise of 1820 similar?&#10;A)Both banned or restricted slavery in territories that were yet to be admitted as states&#10;B)Both created and admitted new states into the Union.&#10;C)Both set guidelines for the number of new states that would be admitted to the Union.&#10;D)Both set guidelines for the fair treatment of Native American populations throughout the Union.

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Both the Northwest Ordinance and the Missouri Compromise of 1820 banned or restricted slavery in territories that were yet to be admitted as states.
Key Takeaway: The Northwest Ordinance (1787) and the Missouri Compromise (1820) both banned or restricted slavery in territories that had yet to be admitted as states. The Northwest Ordinance made slavery forbidden in the Northwest Territory. The Missouri Compromised forbade slavery north of the 36°30' line of north latitude across the Louisiana Purchase.

Question 9

Which of the following was written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison in order to convince the states to ratify the Constitution?&#10;A)Common Sense&#10;B)The Great Awakening&#10;C)The Jungle&#10;D)The Federalist Papers

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John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison wrote The Federalist Papers in order to convince the states to ratify the Constitution.
Key Takeaway: Jay, Hamilton, and Madison wrote The Federalist, also known as The Federalist Papers, to convince some states-namely Virginia, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and New York-to ratify the Constitution in 1787.

Question 10

How did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention (1787) feel about the issue of slavery?&#10;A)They believed it was a political issue that threatened national unity.&#10;B)Indifferent&#10;C)They recognized that in order for the nation to grow, slavery needed to grow.&#10;D)Extremely concerned for the lives and wellbeing of African slaves

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The delegates of the Constitutional Convention believed that slavery was a political issue that threatened national unity.
Key Takeaway: During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, emotional discussions about the plight, lives, and wellbeing of African slaves turned into a very heated, highly emotional discussion that already threatened to lead to the dissolution of the Union. To protect against this possibility, the delegates to the Convention dealt with slavery as a political issue for the sake of the preservation of the Union.

Question 11

Which of the following men accused John Quincy Adams of making a &#34;corrupt bargain&#34; in 1825?&#10;A)Andrew Jackson&#10;B)George Washington&#10;C)James Monroe&#10;D)William Crawford

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Question 12

What two regions did the Erie Canal connect?&#10;A)South to North&#10;B)West to Northeast&#10;C)Southeast to West&#10;D)Southeast to Midwest

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Question 13

After the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, why did the Southern states secede from the Union?&#10;A)To preserve the institution of slavery&#10;B)The Northern states attacked the Southern states.&#10;C)Lincoln enforced extremely high taxes upon the Southern states.&#10;D)They wanted to pledge allegiance back to British rule.

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Question 14

Which of the following is one of the events that led Kansas to be called &#34;Bleeding Kansas&#34; in 1856?&#10;A)John Brown storming Harper's Ferry&#10;B)Passing the Fugitive Slave Law&#10;C)Shadrach's fight against men enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law&#10;D)Pro-slavery men attacking Lawrence, KS

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Question 15

Why did Abraham Lincoln fire General George McClellan?&#10;A)McClellen did not properly train Union troops.&#10;B)McClellen was too timid to fully engage the enemy.&#10;C)McClellen routinely marched through southern cities, destroying crops and homes.&#10;D)McClellen refused to cross the Mississippi to march into Vicksburg.

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Question 16

Why was the Hartford Convention of 1814 so important?&#10;A)The Hartford Convention changed the Constitution, adding to states' powers.&#10;B)The Hartford Convention was supported by both the South and the West.&#10;C)The Hartford Convention promoted Henry Clay's popularity.&#10;D)The Hartford Convention killed out the Federalist Party.

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Question 17

Why was Henry Clay's Whig Party founded?&#10;A)To support emancipation of slaves&#10;B)To encourage the expansion of slavery&#10;C)To support immigrant rights&#10;D)To oppose Andrew Jackson

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Question 18

Of the following groups, which would have been most likely to believe in Manifest Destiny?&#10;A)Supporters of Presidents Tyler and Polk&#10;B)Transcendentalists&#10;C)Abolitionists&#10;D)Northerners

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Question 19

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so critical?&#10;A)It was the turning point of the Civil War; after it, the Confederates would never have another victory.&#10;B)It marked the successful crossing of the Potomac River by the Confederate Army.&#10;C)Ulysses S. Grant was finally able to take full control of the Mississippi River.&#10;D)General Robert E. Lee was captured by the Union Army.

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Question 20

Which of the following was an unintended consequence of the 1862 Homestead Act?&#10;A)Homesteaders usually had clashes with Native Americans in the regions they were settling.&#10;B)The best land was usually sold to speculators by greedy politicians.&#10;C)The land promised to homesteaders was actually barren and incapable of growing crops.&#10;D)Much of the land that was promised to homesteaders ended up going to large agricultural firms.

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Question 21

When the United States entered World War I, what was one of its goals?&#10;A)Retaliating for Japan's attack on the United States&#10;B)Destroying the German government&#10;C)Destroying the Italian government&#10;D)Protecting freedom of the seas

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Question 22

In 1898, Senator Henry Teller agreed to vote to declare war against Spain, on one condition. What was it?&#10;A)That only racially integrated units would be used in the war.&#10;B)That the United States would agree to give up all of its overseas territories.&#10;C)That if the United States won the war, Cuba would become independent.&#10;D)That if the United States won the war, all of Spain's overseas colonies would be given to the U.S.

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Question 23

What was &#34;Coxey's Army&#34;?&#10;A)A regiment of freed slaves that fought in the Civil War&#10;B)A group who protested the government's inaction in the Panic of 1893&#10;C)Unhappy indentured servants from colonial Virginia&#10;D)A group of unhappy farmers who protested tariffs before the Civil War

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Question 24

The Platt Amendment was incorporated into Cuba's constitution in 1901. According to this Amendment, what did Cuba promise to do?&#10;A)Provide land for American military bases&#10;B)Pay off all debts to the United States&#10;C)Not sign treaties that could potentially go against U.S. interests&#10;D)All of the above

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Question 25

Why was the Hay-Banau-Varilla Treaty of 1903 so significant?&#10;A)It established Puerto Rico as a commonwealth of the United States.&#10;B)It ended the Spanish-American War.&#10;C)It laid the ground for the Panama Canal project.&#10;D)It established the Philippines as a U.S. colony.

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Question 26

Over what did the Democratic Party split into two parts in 1860?&#10;A)California being admitted to the Union as a free state&#10;B)The building of the railroads across the continent&#10;C)Passing of national slave codes, which urged all states to have slavery&#10;D)The creation of the Second Bank of the United States

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Question 27

Which of the following did Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan include?&#10;A)Voting rights to at least 10 percent of the former slave population&#10;B)A plan to readmit former Confederate states to the Union&#10;C)Laws to punish former Confederate leaders&#10;D)Creation of the Freedmen's Bureau

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Question 28

What led to President Andrew Johnson's impeachment?&#10;A)&#34;Waving the Bloody Shirt&#34;&#10;B)His unruly tactics during his election campaign in 1866&#10;C)Johnson refused to adhere to the Tenure of Office Act&#10;D)John pardoned too many former leaders of the Confederate army

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Question 29

How did John D. Rockefeller create his immense fortune?&#10;A)Horizontal integration&#10;B)Vertical integration&#10;C)Building railroads&#10;D)Discovering gold in the West

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Question 30

What Revolutionary War Battle was fought in New York City?&#10;A)Battle of Manhattan&#10;B)Battle of Brooklyn or Battle of Long Island&#10;C)Battle of New York&#10;D)Hunger Games

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Question 31

France recognized the Confederate States of America as a legitimate nation.

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Deck 47: (AP) Us History: History: Part B