AP US History Test-ABCTE Questions and Answers Updated 2026

AP US History Test-ABCTE
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
ActBofBTolerationB-
BAnswerActBproposedBbyBCeciliusBCalvertB(LordBBaltimore)BtoBallowBforBmoreBtolerationBofBb
othBProtestantBandBCatholicsBinBMaryland



HalfwayBCovnenantB-
BAnswerActBLooseningBtheBrequirementsBforBchurchBmembersBinBPuritanBMassachusetts.BTheB
actBwasBpassedBinBresponseBtoBaBdropBinBchurchBattendanceBamongBsecondBgenerationBPurit
ans.



ProclamationBofB1763B-
BAnswerActBpassedBbyBBritianBParliamentBrestrictingBcolonialBsettlementBtoBlandBeastBofBtheB
AppalachianBMountains.BTheBactBwasBpassedBinBresponseBtoBclashesBwithBIndiansB(notablyBP
ontiac'sBWar)BAsBcolonistsBmovedBwestBintoBlandBacquiredBfromBFranceBafterBtheBFrenchBan
dBIndianBWarB(akaBSevenBYearsBWar)



StampBActB-
BAnswerDirectBTaxBplacedBonBtheBAmericanBColoniesBbyBBritishBParliament.BTheBactBrequired
BcolonistsBtoBpurchaseBstampsBforBaBvarietyBofBprintedBmaterial.BtheBuproarBoverBtheBactBle
dBtoBtheBStampBActBCongress,BOneBofBtheBfirstBorganizedBprotestBofBBritishBtaxationBpolicy.



TownsendBActsB-BAnswerseriesBofBrevenue-
producingBtaxesBplacedBonBtheBAmericanBcoloniesBbyBBritainBinBanBattemptBtoBpayBforBconti
nuedBoccupationBofBtheBcoloniesBbyBBritishBtroops.BTheBactBtaxedBitemsBlikeBLead,Bpaint,Bgla
ss,BpaperBandBtea.



IntolerableBActsB-
BAnswerSeriesBofBFourBactsBdesignedBtoBpunishBtheBcityBofBBostonBforBtheBdamagedBcaused
BbyBtheBBostonBTeaBParty.BtheBBritishBreferredBtoBtheBactsBasBtheB"CoerciveBActs"



QuebecBActB-
BAnswerWhileBnotBintendedBasBsuch,BmanyBAmericanBcolonistsBconsideredBthisBtoBbeBoneBof
BtheBintolerableBActs.BtheBactBestablishedBCatholicismBasBtheBofficialBreligionBofBQuebec,Band
BexpandedBQuebecBtoBincludeBterritoryBthatBtodayBmakesBupBOhio,BIllinois,BMichigan.BWiscon
sin,BMinnesota.

,LandBOrdinanceB-
BAnswerPassedBbyBtheBArticlesBofBConfederationBCongress,BthisBactBestablishedBanBorderlyBm
ethodBforBsurveyingBandBsellingBwesternBlandBofBtheBearlyBUS.BNotably,BtheBactBdividedBthe
BlandBintoB6BsqBmilesB"townships"BthatBwereBfurtherBsubdividedBintoBhomesteads.



NorthwestBOrdinanceB-
BAnswerPassedBbyBtheBArticlesBofBConfederationsBCongress,BthisBactBestablishedBtheBmethodB
byBwhichBnewBterritoryBcouldBjoinBtheBunionBasBstates.



AlienBandBseditionBActsB-
BAnswerABseriesBofBactsBsponsoredBbyBtheBfederalistBimposingBseverBrestrictionsBonBaliensBo
utBofBfearBofBtreason.BtheBactsBwereBanBattemptBtoBlimitBtheBpowerBofBJefferson'sBDemocra
tic-RepublicanBParty



EmbargoBActB-
BAnswerEssentiallyBforbadeBUSBmaritimeBtradeBwithBforeignBnations.BthisBwasBsignedBbyBJeffe
rsonBinBorderBtoBmaintainBAmericanBneutralityBduringBtheBNapoleonicBWars.BtheBEmbargoBw
asBopposedBbyBNewBEnglandBFederalists.



Non-IntercourseBActB-
BAnswerRepealedBtheBEmbargoBActBwithBregardsBtoBallBnationsBexceptBFranceBandBBritain



MissouriBCompromiseB-
BAnswerAlsoBknownBasBtheBCompromiseBofB1820,BitBadmittedBMissouriBasBaBslaveBstateBand
BMarineBasBaBfreeBstate,BthusBpreservingBsectionalBbalance,BitBalsoBsetBtheBsouthernBborder
BofBMissouriB(36*B30')BasBtheBfutureBborderBbetweenBslaveBandBfreeBstates.BThisBprovisionB
wasBruledBunconstitutionalBbyBtheBDredBScottBDecisionBofB1857.



TariffBofB1828B-
BAnswerAlsoBknownBasBtheB"TariffBofBAbominations."BoppositionBofBthisBactBledBtoBtheBNullif
icationBCrisis,BtheBresignationBofBJohnBCBCalhounBasBVPBandBtheBwritingBofBtheBSouthBCaroli
naBExpositionBandBProtest.



IndianBRemovalBActB-
BAnswerAndrewBJackson'sBforcibleBremovalBofBtheBFiveBCivilizedBtribesBformBtheBsouthB(partic
ularlyBtheBCherokeeBfromBGeorgia)BmostBindiansBwereBremovedBviaBtheBTrailBofBTears.BTheBa
ctBwasBaBdirectBresponseBtoBtheB1828BcaseBofBCherokeeBNationBv.BGeorgiaBandBwasBlaterBc
hallengedBwithBtheBcaseBofB1832BWorcesterBvBGeorgia.

, CompromiseBofB1850B-
BAnswerseriesBofBfiveBlawsBintendedBtoBcompromiseBonBtheBissueBofBslaveryBintBheBlandsBac
quiredBafterBtheBMexicanBWar.BCaliforniaBwasBadmittedBasBaBfreeBstate,BtheBslaveBtradeBwas
BendedBinBtheBDistrictBofBColumbiaBandBtheBNorthBagreedBtoBaBstricterBFugitiveBSlaveBLaw.



Kansas-NebraskaBActB-
BAnswerProvidedBforBtheBadmissionBofBKansasBandBNebraskaBwithBorBwithoutBslavery.Bessenti
allyBrepealedBtheBMissouriBCompromiseBofB1820.



HomesteadBActB-
BAnswerProvidedBforBtheBdistributionBofBwesternBlandsBtoBUSBcitizens.BHomesteadersBwereBgi
venB160BacresBofBfreeBlandBinBexchangeBforBaBpledgeBtoB"improve"BtheBlandBwithinBfiveBye
ars.



Wade-DavisBBillB-
BAnswerRadicalBReconstructionBplanBpassedBbyBCongressionalBRepublicansBbutBlaterBvetoedBb
yBLincoln.BtheBplanBcalledBforB50%BofBcitizensBofBreconstructedBstatesBtoBtakeBanBIroncladBO
athBswearingBthatBtheyBneverBsupportedBtheBConfederacy.BtheBwasBaBchallengeBtoBLincoln'sB
moreBLenientB10%Bplan.



TenureBofBOfficeBActB-
BAnswerProhibitedBtheBpresidentBfromBremovingBofficialsBproperlyBappointedBbyBtheBSenate,B
AndrewBJohnsonBviolatedBthisBbyBfiringBSecretaryBofBWarBEdwinBStanton,BleadingBtoBhisBImp
eachment.



Bland-AllisonBActB-
BAnswerRequiredBtheBTreasureyBtoBmonthly,BlimitedBpurchasesBofBsilverBforBcoinage.BCongress
BwasBrequiredBtoBpurchaseBbetweenB$2BandB$4BmillionBworthBofBsilver.BtheBactBwasBlaterBr
eplacedBwithBtheB1890BShermanBSilverBPurchaseBAct.



ChineseBExclusionBActB-
BAnsweraBreversalBofBtheB1868BBurlingamBTreaty,BthisBactBprohibitedBtheBimmigrationBfromB
China



PendletonBActB-
BAnswerProvidedBforBtheBobjectiveBappointmentBofBcivilBserviceBpositionsBonBtheBbasisBofBm
erit.BtheBPendletonBActBwasBsparkedBbyBtheBassassinationBofBJamesBGarfieldBbyBdisappointed
BofficeBseekerBCharlesBGuiteau