AP U.S. History Practice Questions - Kaplan Test Prep

Overview

• Practice questions designed to test readiness for the AP U.S. History exam.

Practice Question 1

• Context: Indian tribes of the Great Plains lived by corn culture and buffalo hunting. Europeans perceived them as nomads.
• Key Point: Europeans used the nomadic lifestyle of Plains Indians to justify expansion into native lands.
• Answer: C - European assumption of nomadic tribes not owning land made it convenient to take over native lands.
• Incorrect Answers:
  • A: Implies eradication, which didn't happen.
  • B: Trade networks aren't related to land ownership.
  • D: Encomienda system was not applicable in the Great Plains.

Practice Question 2

• Context: Jay’s Treaty (1794) regarding British and American post-war agreements.
• Key Point: The treaty involved resolving debts owed to British merchants by Americans.
• Answer: B - The USA agreed to compensate for debts suffered by legal impediments.
• Incorrect Answers:
  • A: Doesn’t relate to debt guarantees.
  • C: Focus is on removing troops, not debt.
  • D: Not related to British citizens.

Practice Question 3

• Context: Seneca Falls Convention resolution on women's rights.
• Key Point: Asserting women’s rights as equals to men.
• Answer: C - Advocated for equal rights across moral, social, and political realms.
• Incorrect Answers:
  • A: Focus isn't on voting rights.
  • B: Not primarily about female education.
  • D: Not about amending the Declaration of Independence.

Practice Question 4

• Context: The alignment of free and slave states.
• Key Point: Led directly to the formation of the Republican Party.
• Answer: B - Tensions from the Kansas-Nebraska Act prompted new political alignments.
• Incorrect Answers:
  • A: Not related to Northwest Ordinance.
  • C: Not rejecting Manifest Destiny.
  • D: Nativist sentiments not directly linked.

Practice Question 5

• Context: The Atlantic Charter (1941) outlining post-war goals.
• Key Point: Reflects challenges in pursuing international and domestic goals.
• Answer: D - Balancing federal policy and public opinion to achieve goals.
• Incorrect Answers:
  • A, B: Do not address international affairs.
  • C: Liberty and order issue not directly caused by the Charter.

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