ap us history practice exam with complete
solutions 2024/2025
The compromise of 1820 averted sectional conflict by:
a. removing federal troops from the south
b. preserving the balance of power between free and slave states
c. implementing a more stringent fugitive slave law
d.lowering tariff rates
e. eliminating the constitutional ban on the importation of slaves. - ANSWER-B.
preserving the balance of power between free and slave states
The compromise of 1820, also known as the Missouri Compromise, admitted
Maine as a free slave and Missouri as a slave state, and established the
36(degree)30' line as a demarcation between free and slave territories in the
Louisiana purchase.
Compromise of 1877- removed federal troops from the southern states.
Compromise of 1850- included the fugitive slave act
Compromise of 1833- reduced tariff rates to end the Nullification crisis
All of the following relate to the McCarthy era EXCEPT:
a. alger hiss trial
b.McCarran act
c.federal loyalty program
d."palmer raids"
c."Hollywood ten" - ANSWER-d."palmer raids"
The Palmer raids attempted to root out subversives ( radical leftist and anarchist)
in the years following WWI. All other responses pertain to McCarthyism.
Samuel Gompers
a.used the state militia to break up the Boston police strike
, b.led the American federation of labor
c.directed president Franklin D.Roosevelt's War Labor Board
d.was a Populist candidate for governor in Kansas
e.advocated socialism as head of the industrial workers of the world - ANSWER-
b.led the American federation of labor
During the Second New Deal, president Franklin D. R.
a.sought passage of more long-lasting reform measures
b.experienced less opposition from conservatives in congress
c. attempted to cooperate w/bussiness leaders to promote recovery
d.adverted a financial crisis w/the emergency banking act
e.focused primarily on the creation of relief agencies such as the civilian
conservation corps - ANSWER-a.sought passage of more long-lasting reform
measures
first new deal- focused more on recovery and relief
second new deal- social security act, fair labor standars act ect)
The trial of John Peter Zinger in 1735 contributed to the codification of which of
the following principles in the constitution?
a.freedom of religion
b.freedon of the press
c.separation of powers
d.checks and balances
e.taxation by elected representatives - ANSWER-b.freedon of the press
Zanger published articles critizising Ny's unpopular royal governor William
Crosby.
"Vietnamization" (we just went over this one in class lol) of the Vietnam war took
place under which of the following presidents?
a.harry s.truman
b.Dwight d.eisenhower
c.John F. Kennedy
d.Lyndon B. Johnson
e. Richard m. nixon - ANSWER-e. Richard m. nixon
The Wilmot Proviso heightened sectional tensions by proposing
solutions 2024/2025
The compromise of 1820 averted sectional conflict by:
a. removing federal troops from the south
b. preserving the balance of power between free and slave states
c. implementing a more stringent fugitive slave law
d.lowering tariff rates
e. eliminating the constitutional ban on the importation of slaves. - ANSWER-B.
preserving the balance of power between free and slave states
The compromise of 1820, also known as the Missouri Compromise, admitted
Maine as a free slave and Missouri as a slave state, and established the
36(degree)30' line as a demarcation between free and slave territories in the
Louisiana purchase.
Compromise of 1877- removed federal troops from the southern states.
Compromise of 1850- included the fugitive slave act
Compromise of 1833- reduced tariff rates to end the Nullification crisis
All of the following relate to the McCarthy era EXCEPT:
a. alger hiss trial
b.McCarran act
c.federal loyalty program
d."palmer raids"
c."Hollywood ten" - ANSWER-d."palmer raids"
The Palmer raids attempted to root out subversives ( radical leftist and anarchist)
in the years following WWI. All other responses pertain to McCarthyism.
Samuel Gompers
a.used the state militia to break up the Boston police strike
, b.led the American federation of labor
c.directed president Franklin D.Roosevelt's War Labor Board
d.was a Populist candidate for governor in Kansas
e.advocated socialism as head of the industrial workers of the world - ANSWER-
b.led the American federation of labor
During the Second New Deal, president Franklin D. R.
a.sought passage of more long-lasting reform measures
b.experienced less opposition from conservatives in congress
c. attempted to cooperate w/bussiness leaders to promote recovery
d.adverted a financial crisis w/the emergency banking act
e.focused primarily on the creation of relief agencies such as the civilian
conservation corps - ANSWER-a.sought passage of more long-lasting reform
measures
first new deal- focused more on recovery and relief
second new deal- social security act, fair labor standars act ect)
The trial of John Peter Zinger in 1735 contributed to the codification of which of
the following principles in the constitution?
a.freedom of religion
b.freedon of the press
c.separation of powers
d.checks and balances
e.taxation by elected representatives - ANSWER-b.freedon of the press
Zanger published articles critizising Ny's unpopular royal governor William
Crosby.
"Vietnamization" (we just went over this one in class lol) of the Vietnam war took
place under which of the following presidents?
a.harry s.truman
b.Dwight d.eisenhower
c.John F. Kennedy
d.Lyndon B. Johnson
e. Richard m. nixon - ANSWER-e. Richard m. nixon
The Wilmot Proviso heightened sectional tensions by proposing
