500 to know by test day AP US History Questions

240 Pages·2012·0.95 MB·English

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SCOTT E. DEMETER teaches in north Jersey, where he also resides. His major areas of educational focus include
honors-level and advanced-placement programs in the areas of American history, world history, and United States
government.
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CONTENTS
Introduction vii
Chapter 1 Pre-Columbian/Native American History 1
Questions 1–15
Chapter 2 Early Exploration and Spanish and French in the
Colonies of the New World 7
Questions 16–30
Chapter 3 Early English Colonies 11
Questions 31–65
Chapter 4 Th e Era of Discontent 21
Questions 66–100
Chapter 5 Th e Constitution and Early U.S. Government 29
Questions 101–143
Chapter 6 Th e Era of Good Feelings to the Age of Jackson 39
Questions 144–181
Chapter 7 Antebellum Reform Movements 47
Questions 182–201
Chapter 8 Antebellum Cultural Movements and
Manifest Destiny 53
Questions 202–235
Chapter 9 Th e Mid-19th Century and Causes of the
Civil War 61
Questions 236–260
Chapter 10 Th e Civil War 67
Questions 261–286
Chapter 11 Post Civil War and Reconstruction 73
Questions 287–311
Chapter 12 Th e Gilded Age and the American West 79
Questions 312–346
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Chapter 13 U.S. Imperialism and the Progressive Movement 87
Questions 347–386
Chapter 14 Th e First World War and the Roaring Twenties 97
Questions 387–414
Chapter 15 Th e Great Depression and the Second
World War 105
Questions 415–444
Chapter 16 Th e Cold War and Postwar America 113
Questions 445–464
Chapter 17 Civil Rights, the 1960s, and Vietnam 119
Questions 465–480
Chapter 18 End of the Cold War, the 1970s to the Present 123
Questions 481–500
Answers 129
Bibliography 231
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You’ve taken a big step toward AP success by purchasing 5 Steps
to a 5: 500 AP U.S. History Questions to Know by Test Day. We are here to help you
take the next step and score high on your AP Exam so you can earn college credits
and get into the college or university of your choice.
Th is book gives you 500 AP-style multiple-choice questions that cover all the
most essential course material. Each question has a detailed answer explanation.
Th ese questions will give you valuable independent practice to supplement your
regular textbook and the groundwork you are already doing in your AP classroom.
Th is and the other books in this series were written by expert AP teachers who
know your exam inside out and can identify the crucial exam information as well
as questions that are most likely to appear on the exam.
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No matter what your preparation style is, you will surely benefi t from reviewing
these 500 questions, which closely parallel the content, format, and degree of dif-
fi culty of the questions on the actual AP exam. Th ese questions and their answer
explanations are the ideal last-minute study tool for those fi nal few weeks before
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Remember the old saying “Practice makes perfect.” If you practice with all the
questions and answers in this book, we are certain you will build the skills and
confi dence needed to do great on the exam. Good luck!
—Editors of McGraw-Hill Education
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1
CHAPTER
Pre-Columbian/
Native American History
1. What was the main cause of the exposed land bridge connecting Eurasia to
North America?
(A) Extended periods of drought during the last Ice Age lowered ocean
levels.
(B) Plate tectonics temporarily led to a rise in the ocean fl oor within the
Bering Sea.
(C) Much of the water in the oceans congealed into vast glacial packs.
(D) Increased snowfall on land during the last Ice Age lowered ocean
levels.
(E) Th e shift of Eurasian and North American Plates briefl y connected
the two continents.
2. Which theory best describes the spread of maize as a staple crop through
the Native American populations?
(A) Maize was fi rst developed upon the Siberian Steppes and carried to
the Americas via the land bridge.
(B) Maize was developed in South America and slowly spread throughout
the rest of the Americas via pre-Columbian trade routes.
(C) Maize was developed by the nomadic tribes of North America but
was fi rst grown intensively as a staple crop by Native American
groups in Central and South America.
(D) Th e cultivation of maize occurred separately in isolated pockets
throughout the two continents.
(E) Maize was fi rst developed in the region that is now Mexico and
spread through the Americas in a slow and uneven process.
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