AP US History Midterm Review Packet PDF

AP UNITED STATES HISTORY REVIEW PACKET MRS. CILLO ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL Social Studies Department Ryan Gorman, Chairperson Review of Content AP UNITED STATES HISTORY REVIEW QUES...

AP UNITED STATES HISTORY REVIEW PACKET MRS. CILLO ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL Social Studies Department Ryan Gorman, Chairperson Review of Content AP UNITED STATES HISTORY REVIEW QUESTIONS YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER… PART I: From Settlement to the War of 1812 1.​ How did early French settlements differ from those established by the British?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2.​ Discuss why or why not Jamestown may be considered a successful settlement.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 3.​ How were the ideals of the Puritans reflected in their political beliefs? Describe the “City Upon a Hill”. How did the Puritans fail and what did they attempt to do about it?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 4.​ Who fought in the French and Indian War? What was this struggle really for? How did it leave America? How were all parties affected?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ What were the causes and effects of the French and Indian War? ​ ​ 5.​ What effect did the Great Awakening have upon the American people and their culture? Who did this movement especially appeal to?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 6.​ What was the Albany Plan of Union? Why would it have a lasting impression upon the minds and political ideals of the founding fathers?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 7.​ Discuss some of the complaints (grievances) held by the American colonists toward the British. What eventually pushed the colonies to war with Great Britain?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8.​ What qualities did the original state constitutions share? How did this reflect American political ideals in the post-Revolutionary era?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 9.​ Describe the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. How were they addressed by the development of the United States Constitution?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​  ​ 10.​ What did Shay’s Rebellion prove about the effectiveness of the immediate post-Revolution American government? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 11.​ Describe the differences between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 12.​ What were the significant political precedents established by the Washington Administration? How did they affect the presidency beyond his terms in office?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 13.​ How did the Whiskey Rebellion show a significant transformation of national power after the ratification of the Constitution?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 14.​ Why was Washington’s Farewell Address significant to American political history? How did it impact the Presidency and presidential power?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 15.​ How did the actions of the Federalists during John Adams presidency lead to a further debate regarding state versus federal power? How did the Democratic-Republicans respond?​ ​  ​ ​ ​ 16.​ Describe the achievements of the Jeffersonian presidency. Why could it be said that Jefferson may have stayed four years too long in the Presidency?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 17.​ How did the economy transform itself during the run of the Democratic-Republican presidents of the early 1800s? What led to this transformation?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 18.​ Describe the effects of the War of 1812 upon American foreign policy during the Madison and Monroe presidencies.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 19.​ What ulterior motives existed among the War Hawks who rallied for the United States to challenge the British in the War of 1812? PART II: From the Era of Good Feelings to the Road to the Civil War 20.​ Why could we call the post-War of 1812 period the “Era of Good Feelings”? Why could that be seen as a misguided description? Politically, what did it also call an end to?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 21.​ What led to the Panic of 1819?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 22.​ What reasons could be cited for western expansion? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 23.​ What was the Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820)? Why could it be considered a success? Why would it be considered a failure?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 24.​ How did John Marshall attempt to enforce the power of judicial review and judicial nationalism in the early 19th century? What was the overall result of the judicial nationalism displayed in the time period?​ ​  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 25.​ Describe the provisions of the Monroe Doctrine. Also describe the circumstances that led to its issuance. What was the chief motive of James Monroe in declaring it?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 26.​ What was Henry Clay’s American System? Why did it eventually fail in Congress?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 27.​ What was the purpose of the Tariff of 1816? Why would it eventually develop into a bitter bone of contention between the North and the South?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 28.​ What was the “corrupt bargain”? How did the elections of 1824 and 1828 reflect a change in the makeup of the voting electorate? How did these members of the population react to both events?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 29.​ What changes could be cited that led to the convincing victory of Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 30.​ Why can Andrew Jackson be termed a “hero” for the common people?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 31.​ Describe how Jackson attempted to reverse many of the establishments of the rich and wealthy during his presidency.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 32.​ What decision was reached by the Supreme Court in Commonwealth v. Hunt? How did it impact labor movements in the United States?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 33.​ What was the Lowell System? In what ways were women directly responsible for the growth of the textile industry in New England?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 34.​ What were the goals of some of the utopian movements of the early 19th century?​ ​  ​ 35.​ Which groups led the major immigration movements of the 1820s to 1840s? Describe each group and how they differed in their goals and eventual effects upon America.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 36.​ What is nativism? Why did it grow in response to immigration?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 37.​ How did internal improvements across the country lead to a more interdependent American economy? What advancements were made that allowed for this to happen?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 38.​ Each region of the country presented a significant contribution to the economy. List each region and what they provided to the tremendous economic growth of antebellum America.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​  ​ 39.​ Describe the impact of the Second Great Awakening on American culture. How were the Protestant faiths in the United States affected? How did the Second Great Awakening impact SOCIAL MOVEMENTS? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 40.​ What can be cited as the chief reason why both Catholicism as a faith and anti-Catholicism as a movement grew in America?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 41.​ How did the McGuffey Reader and other publications help advance the idea of the promotion of public education in the early 19th century?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 42.​ What was manifest destiny? Why did it take hold as a national movement in the 1840s and 1850s?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 43.​ What reasons did Frederick Jackson Turner cite as important in determining the impact of the frontier in American history?​ ​ ​  ​ ​ ​ 44.​ Why was James K. Polk so interested in adding Texas to the Union and in fighting the Mexican War?​ ​ ​ What were the causes and effects of the Mexican American War? ​ ​ ​ 45.​ What was “King Cotton”? How did it justify the maintenance of the “peculiar institution” of slavery in antebellum South?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 46.​ What effects did early slave revolts have upon (a) the public perception of slavery, and (b) government’s response to these insurrections?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 47.​ Why could the protection of slavery in the South be considered a minority movement?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 48.​ How did the viewpoints of the major Northern abolitionists differ? Who were they? Compare and contrast their viewpoints.​ ​ ​ ​ ​  ​ ​ ​ 49.​ What was the American Colonization Society? What was its major goal?​ ​ 50.​ In what ways did the Compromise of 1850 effectively deal with the slavery problem? Why could it be criticized?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 51.​ What was the Wilmot Proviso? Why were the Democrats so intent on defeating it in Congress?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 52.​ How did Hinton R. Helper and Harriet Beecher Stowe impact abolitionist philosophy in the 1850s?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 53.​ Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act problematic in determining an answer to the slavery issue? Why could Stephen A. Douglas be criticized for “selling out” the North as a result? 54.​ What were the causes and effects of the Civil War? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​