1. Review Questions
Unit 4 APUSH

2. Q1 The sentiment of fear and opposition to open immigration was called
a) The cult of domesticity
b) Nativism
c) Unitarianism
d) Rugged individual
e) Patriotism

3. Q1 The sentiment of fear and opposition to open immigration was called
a) The cult of domesticity
b) Nativism
c) Unitarianism
d) Rugged individual
e) Patriotism

4. Q2 Eli Whitney was instrumental in the invention of the a) Steamboat
b) Cotton gin
c) Railroad locomotive
d) Telegraph
e) Repeating revolver

5. Q2 Eli Whitney was instrumental in the invention of the a) Steamboat
b) Cotton gin
c) Railroad locomotive
d) Telegraph
e) Repeating revolver

6. Q3 The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed
a) On southern plantations
b) With textile mills
c) In rapidly growing Chicago
d) With shipbuilding
e) In coal-mining regions

7. Q3 The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed
a) On southern plantations
b) With textile mills
c) In rapidly growing Chicago
d) With shipbuilding
e) In coal-mining regions

8. Q4 The “Cult of Domesticity”
a) Gave women more opportunity to seek employment outside the home
b) Resulted in more pregnancies for women
c) Restricted women’s moral influence on the family
d) Glorified the traditional role of women as homemakers
e) Was especially strong among rural women

9. Q4 The “Cult of Domesticity”
a) Gave women more opportunity to seek employment outside the home
b) Resulted in more pregnancies for women
c) Restricted women’s moral influence on the family
d) Glorified the traditional role of women as homemakers
e) Was especially strong among rural women

10. Q5 Compared with canals, railroads a) Were most expensive to construct
b) Transported freight more slowly
c) Were generally safer
d) Were susceptible to weather delays
e) Could be built almost anywhere

11. Q5 Compared with canals, railroads a) Were most expensive to construct
b) Transported freight more slowly
c) Were generally safer
d) Were susceptible to weather delays
e) Could be built almost anywhere

12. Q6 Religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening resulted in
a) Little increase in church membership
b) A strong religious influence in many areas of American Life
c) Surprisingly few Humanitarian reforms
d) Greater attention to church history and doctrine
e) All of the above

13. Q6 Religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening resulted in
a) Little increase in church membership
b) A strong religious influence in many areas of American Life
c) Surprisingly few Humanitarian reforms
d) Greater attention to church history and doctrine
e) All of the above

14. Q7 The original prophet of the Mormon religion was
a) Ralph Waldo Emerson
b) Brigham Young
c) Charles G. Finney
d) The angel Moroni
e) Joseph Smith

15. Q7 The original prophet of the Mormon religion was
a) Ralph Waldo Emerson
b) Brigham Young
c) Charles G. Finney
d) The angel Moroni
e) Joseph Smith

16. Q8 Tax-Supported public education a) Existed mainly for the wealthy
b) Eliminated private and parochial education in the United States
c) Began in the South as early as 1800
d) Provided little opportunity for the poor
e) Was deemed essential for social stability and democracy

17. Q8 Tax-Supported public education a) Existed mainly for the wealthy
b) Eliminated private and parochial education in the United States
c) Began in the South as early as 1800
d) Provided little opportunity for the poor
e) Was deemed essential for social stability and democracy

18. Q9
New England reformer Dorothea Dix is most notable for her efforts on behalf of
a) Prison and asylum reform
b) The peace movement
c) The Temperance Movement
d) Abolitionist
e) Women’s Education

19. Q9
New England reformer Dorothea Dix is most notable for her efforts on behalf of
a) Prison and asylum reform
b) The peace movement
c) The Temperance Movement
d) Abolitionist
e) Women’s Education

20. Q10 The excessive consumption of alcohol by Americans in the 1800s
a) Was not recognized as a social problem
b) Did not involve women
c) Held little threat for the family because everyone drank
d) Had little impact on the efficiency of labor
e) Stemmed from the hard and monotonous life of many

21. Q10 The excessive consumption of alcohol by Americans in the 1800s
a) Was not recognized as a social problem
b) Did not involve women
c) Held little threat for the family because everyone drank
d) Had little impact on the efficiency of labor
e) Stemmed from the hard and monotonous life of many

22. Q11
Of the following, the most successful of the early nineteenth century communitarian experiments was at
a) Brook Farm, MA
b) Oneida, NY
c) New Harmony, IN
d) Seneca Falls, NY
e) Shaker Heights, OH

23. Q11
Of the following, the most successful of the early nineteenth century communitarian experiments was at
a) Brook Farm, MA
b) Oneida, NY
c) New Harmony, IN
d) Seneca Falls, NY
e) Shaker Heights, OH

24. Q12
“Civil Disobedience” an essay that later influenced both Gandhi & MLK Jr. was by the transcendentalist
a) Louisa May Alcott
b) Ralph Waldo Emerson
c) James Fennimore Cooper
d) Margaret Fuller
e) Henry David Thoreau

25. Q12
“Civil Disobedience” an essay that later influenced both Gandhi & MLK Jr. was by the transcendentalist
a) Louisa May Alcott
b) Ralph Waldo Emerson
c) James Fennimore Cooper
d) Margaret Fuller
e) Henry David Thoreau

26. Q13
The greatest of the revival preachers of the Second Great Awakening was
A. Joseph Smith
B. Horace Greeley
C. Carl Schurz
D. Charles G. Finney
E. Angelina Grimke

27. Q13
The greatest of the revival preachers of the Second Great Awakening was
A. Joseph Smith
B. Horace Greeley
C. Carl Schurz
D. Charles G. Finney
E. Angelina Grimke

28. Q14 The purpose behind the spoils system was
A. to press those with experience into government service
B. to make politics a sideline and not a full-time business
C. to reward political supporters with public office
D. to reverse the trend of rotation in office
E. the widespread encouragement of a bureaucratic office-holding class

29. Q14 The purpose behind the spoils system was
A. to press those with experience into government service
B. to make politics a sideline and not a full-time business
C. to reward political supporters with public office
D. to reverse the trend of rotation in office
E. the widespread encouragement of a bureaucratic office-holding class

30. Q15 The Force Bill of 1833 provided that
A. the Congress could use the military for Indian removal
B. the Congress could employ the navy to stop smuggling
C. the president could use the army to collect excise taxes
D. the military could force citizens to track down runaway slaves
E. the president could use the army and navy to collect federal tariff duties

31. Q15 The Force Bill of 1833 provided that
A. the Congress could use the military for Indian removal
B. the Congress could employ the navy to stop smuggling
C. the president could use the army to collect excise taxes
D. the military could force citizens to track down runaway slaves
E. the president could use the army and navy to collect federal tariff duties

32. Q16
In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the supreme court of Massachusetts ruled that
A. corporations were unconstitutional
B. labor unions were legal
C. labor strikes were illegal
D. the Boston Associates’ employment of young women in their factories was inhumane
E. the state could regulate factory wages and working conditions

33. Q16
In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the supreme court of Massachusetts ruled that
A. corporations were unconstitutional
B. labor unions were legal
C. labor strikes were illegal
D. the Boston Associates’ employment of young women in their factories was inhumane
E. the state could regulate factory wages and working conditions

34. Q17 The Know-Nothings were A. Confederate spies during the Civil War
B. a nativist movement in the mid-nineteenth century
C. Americans who organized boycotts of British goods before the Revolution
D. anarchists who were arrested by the government during the First Red Scare
E. those who refused to testify when called to do so by the House Un-American Activities Committee

35. Q17 The Know-Nothings were A. Confederate spies during the Civil War
B. a nativist movement in the mid-nineteenth century
C. Americans who organized boycotts of British goods before the Revolution
D. anarchists who were arrested by the government during the First Red Scare
E. those who refused to testify when called to do so by the House Un-American Activities Committee

36. Q18
Which one of the following did President Andrew Jackson veto because he maintained it was unconstitutional?
A. the Agricultural Adjustment Act
B. the Tennessee Valley Authority
C. the Maysville Road Bill
D. the Wade-Davis Bill
E. the Taft-Harley Act

37. Q18
Which one of the following did President Andrew Jackson veto because he maintained it was unconstitutional?
A. the Agricultural Adjustment Act
B. the Tennessee Valley Authority
C. the Maysville Road Bill
D. the Wade-Davis Bill
E. the Taft-Harley Act

38. Q19
Which of the following transportation developments opened the West to settlement and trade between 1790 and 1830?
A. turnpikes and canals
B. railroads and steamships
C. turnpikes and railroads
D. clipper ships and turnpikes
E. canals and railroads

39. Q19
Which of the following transportation developments opened the West to settlement and trade between 1790 and 1830?
A. turnpikes and canals
B. railroads and steamships
C. turnpikes and railroads
D. clipper ships and turnpikes
E. canals and railroads

40. Q20
In the history of American transportation, the canal era occurred during which of the following periods A B C D E

41. Q20
In the history of American transportation, the canal era occurred during which of the following periods A B C D E

42. Q21
Deists of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries believed that
A. natural laws, set the Creator, govern the operation of the universe
B. prayer had the power to make significant changes in a person’s life
C. the idea of God is merely the childish imagining of simple minds
D. the universe was created by a natural, spontaneous combining of elements
E.intuition rather than reason leads human beings to an awareness of the divine

43. Q21
Deists of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries believed that
A. natural laws, set the Creator, govern the operation of the universe
B. prayer had the power to make significant changes in a person’s life
C. the idea of God is merely the childish imagining of simple minds
D. the universe was created by a natural, spontaneous combining of elements
E.intuition rather than reason leads human beings to an awareness of the divine

44. Q22
The nullification controversy of was significant, in part, because it
A. signaled the triumph of pro-tariff forces
B. strengthened support for the Missouri Compromise
C. weakened the Whig party throughout the South
D. enhanced Andrew Jackson’s reputation as a strong President
E. cemented the alliance between Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun

45. Q22
The nullification controversy of was significant, in part, because it
A. signaled the triumph of pro-tariff forces
B. strengthened support for the Missouri Compromise
C. weakened the Whig party throughout the South
D. enhanced Andrew Jackson’s reputation as a strong President
E. cemented the alliance between Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun

46. Q23
The establishment of Brook Farm and the Oneida Community in the antebellum United States reflected
A. the influence of Social Darwinism on American thinkers
B. the continued impact of Calvinist ideas on American thought
C. the blossoming of perfectionist aspirations
D. attempts to foster racial integration
E. the implementation of Masonic schemes for social improvement

47. Q23
The establishment of Brook Farm and the Oneida Community in the antebellum United States reflected
A. the influence of Social Darwinism on American thinkers
B. the continued impact of Calvinist ideas on American thought
C. the blossoming of perfectionist aspirations
D. attempts to foster racial integration
E. the implementation of Masonic schemes for social improvement

48. Q24
Which of the following is NOT true of water transportation during the period?
A. it was cheaper than land transportation for bulk commodities
B. it increased the importance of New York City
C. it was totally replaced by railroads early as 1850
D. it increased the connective links between the Northeast and Northwest
E. canal construction was financed mostly by the states

49. Q24
Which of the following is NOT true of water transportation during the period?
A. it was cheaper than land transportation for bulk commodities
B. it increased the importance of New York City
C. it was totally replaced by railroads early as 1850
D. it increased the connective links between the Northeast and Northwest
E. canal construction was financed mostly by the states

50. Q25 Transcendentalism held that knowledge sprang from A. tradition
B. reason
C. sensory experience
D. education
E. intuition

51. Q25 Transcendentalism held that knowledge sprang from A. tradition
B. reason
C. sensory experience
D. education
E. intuition

52. Q26 The Second Great Awakening embodied all of the following EXCEPT
A. belief in salvation by faith and good works
B. optimism
C. emotionalism
D. increased belief in predestination
E. an increase in the number of sects

53. Q26 The Second Great Awakening embodied all of the following EXCEPT
A. belief in salvation by faith and good works
B. optimism
C. emotionalism
D. increased belief in predestination
E. an increase in the number of sects

54. Q27 The primary reason for Whig victory in 1840 was
A. the use of dirty campaign tactics
B. Democrats were blamed for the Panic of 1837
C. Henry Clay provided the Whigs with strong Eastern support
D. Jackson’s veto of the bank bill
E. none of the above

55. Q27 The primary reason for Whig victory in 1840 was
A. the use of dirty campaign tactics
B. Democrats were blamed for the Panic of 1837
C. Henry Clay provided the Whigs with strong Eastern support
D. Jackson’s veto of the bank bill
E. none of the above

56. Q28
Which section of the country received the fewest immigrants during the 1840s and 1850s?
A. North
B. West
C. South
D. East
E. Northeast

57. Q28
Which section of the country received the fewest immigrants during the 1840s and 1850s?
A. North
B. West
C. South
D. East
E. Northeast