AP US HISTORY TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The idea of Manifest Destiny included all of the following beliefs EXCEPT - Answer-
Commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded its agricultural base
When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued at the beginning of 1863, its
immediate effect was to - Answer- strengthen the moral cause of the Union
The ideology that supported the trend depicted in the map is most similar to the
ideology that supported which of the following? - Answer- Involvement in the Spanish-
American War
The trend shown in the map led most directly to which of the following? - Answer-
Increasing divisions between North and South because of questions about the status of
slavery in new territories
The United States gained which of the following from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
in 1848 ? - Answer- Possession of California and most of the Southwest
Eric Foner, historian, Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877,
published in 1988
Which of the following is a similarity between Rable's and Foner's arguments in the
excerpts? - Answer- Both focus on many Southerners' opposition to racial equality
Eric Foner, historian, Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877,
published in 1988
Which of the following describes a difference between Rable's and Foner's arguments
in the excerpts? - Answer- Rable asserts that violence in the South achieved its political
goals during Reconstruction, whereas Foner asserts that this violence was suppressed
at the time
Eric Foner, historian, Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877,
published in 1988
Based on their arguments in the excerpts, both Rable and Foner would most likely
agree with which of the following claims? - Answer- Southern resistance hindered
Reconstruction
The data in the tables most likely indicate which of the following? - Answer- The Union
had a larger and more diverse population of workers to enlist from than did the
Confederacy
AND ANSWERS
The idea of Manifest Destiny included all of the following beliefs EXCEPT - Answer-
Commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded its agricultural base
When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued at the beginning of 1863, its
immediate effect was to - Answer- strengthen the moral cause of the Union
The ideology that supported the trend depicted in the map is most similar to the
ideology that supported which of the following? - Answer- Involvement in the Spanish-
American War
The trend shown in the map led most directly to which of the following? - Answer-
Increasing divisions between North and South because of questions about the status of
slavery in new territories
The United States gained which of the following from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
in 1848 ? - Answer- Possession of California and most of the Southwest
Eric Foner, historian, Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877,
published in 1988
Which of the following is a similarity between Rable's and Foner's arguments in the
excerpts? - Answer- Both focus on many Southerners' opposition to racial equality
Eric Foner, historian, Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877,
published in 1988
Which of the following describes a difference between Rable's and Foner's arguments
in the excerpts? - Answer- Rable asserts that violence in the South achieved its political
goals during Reconstruction, whereas Foner asserts that this violence was suppressed
at the time
Eric Foner, historian, Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877,
published in 1988
Based on their arguments in the excerpts, both Rable and Foner would most likely
agree with which of the following claims? - Answer- Southern resistance hindered
Reconstruction
The data in the tables most likely indicate which of the following? - Answer- The Union
had a larger and more diverse population of workers to enlist from than did the
Confederacy
