American Studies
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Course Introduction
American Studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores the history, culture, society, and politics of the United States from a variety of perspectives. By examining literature, art, music, film, social movements, and historical events, students gain a deeper understanding of American identity and the diverse experiences that have shaped the nation. The course encourages critical thinking about issues such as race, gender, class, immigration, and the global influence of the United States, fostering the ability to analyze how the past and present inform contemporary American life.
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The American Pageant 16th AP Edition by David M. Kennedy
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Chapter 1: New World Beginnings
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Q1) One conclusion the passage suggests is that
A) Europeans exploited both natural and human resources to achieve their goals in the new world.
B) Europeans were justified in their attitudes of superiority over natives.
C) Europeans did not exploit natural resources to achieve their goals in the Americas.
D) Europeans could not find suitable labor systems to harvest natural resources in the Americas.
Answer: A
Q2) The development of maize cultivation by the indigenous people encountered here by Cabeza De Vaca would have had which of the following effects on that culture?
A) It would have destabilized the region due to the necessity of access to running water.
B) It would have allowed the development of a mixed agricultural and hunter-gatherer economy.
C) It would have encouraged the American Indians to develop mobile lifestyles.
D) It would have supported diversification and economic development.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The Planting of English America 1500-1733
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Q1) As seen in the passage,Europeans and Native Americans fought for control of North America for all of the following reasons except
A) divergent goals and interests.
B) competition over natural resources.
C) favorable environmental conditions.
D) increased efforts by the British to settle new lands.
Answer: C
Q2) John Winthrop's speech reflects which of the following trends?
A) The Puritans who settled Massachusetts Bay Colony were mostly like-minded
B) Enlightenment notions of the importance of science and reason
C) Competition between European nations over natural resources in the new world
D) Increasing hostility with Native Americans in New England
Answer: A
Q3) The ideas suggested by the drawing were largely the product of A) territorial expansion in the American west.
B) Spanish and French acceptance of racial intermarriage.
C) the Pueblo Revolt.
D) half a century of salutary neglect by the British government.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies 1619-1700
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Q1) Works of art such as this one emphasized
A) the idealization of women's role in the American political society.
B) the impact of inequality on the war effort.
C) the commitment of the new nation to providing equal citizenship rights for all Americans.
D) enduring hostilities toward the British, even after the end of the war.
Answer: A
Q2) The content of this letter reflects the conflict between
A) proponents of local government and those that advocated for a stronger national government.
B) the emotional tone of the Protestant revival of the 1730s and the reason-based Enlightenment.
C) the varying regional attitudes over economic, social, and moral policy decisions.
D) Native Americans and the ever growing tide of white settlers on the frontier.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: American Life in the 17th Century 1607-1692
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Q1) As a result of the War of 1812,
A) British soldiers left the forts in the Northwest Territory that they had occupied since colonial times.
B) British sympathizers were forced to leave the United States.
C) there was a great surge of nationalism in the United States.
D) the United States lost a devastating war, which took years to recover from.
Q2) Criticisms of the attitudes expressed in the excerpt led to
A) more and more owners selling off their slaves.
B) churches beginning to divide due to a dispute over whether or not slavery was justified in the Bible.
C) slaves rebelling for freedom more often and with more success.
D) more and more southerners forming organizations to help free the slaves.
Q3) The revivals of the Second Great Awakening inspired
A) numerous humanitarian crusades.
B) a series of slave revolts.
C) anti-democratic sentiments among most American leaders.
D) new religious revivalism which emphasized the Puritan doctrine of predestination.
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Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution
1700-1775
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Q1) One major factor that would expand Virginia's need for posters like this one was
A) the popularity of President Lincoln.
B) the growth of the Confederate economy.
C) the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation.
D) the Union's military leadership.
Q2) Which of the following groups was most likely to respond to this poster's call to arms?
A) Free Blacks
B) Southern Democrats
C) Unionists
D) Sharecroppers
Q3) Which of the following groups was most directly affected by the development depicted above?
A) European immigrants
B) Southern plantation owners
C) Mexican-Americans
D) Nativists
Q4) Analyze the ways in which the Know Nothing,Free Soil,and Republican parties in the 1850s contributed to the breakup of the Union in 1860.
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Chapter 6: The Duel for North America 1608-1763
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Q1) Which of the following details most directly contributed to the frustrations expressed by Henry George in this excerpt?
A) An increase in the number of immigrants arriving in the US swelled the labor force.
B) Americans began to consider expansion outside of North America.
C) Government subsidies in the post-Civil War period contributed to the industrial boom.
D) During this period, the gap between rich and poor widened significantly.
Q2) Douglass' view as expressed in the excerpt emerged most directly as a result of which of the following trends?
A) Jim Crow
B) Nativism
C) Social Darwinism
D) Urbanization
Q3) To what extent did battles between labor and management lead to labor union success in the late 19<sup>th </sup>century?
Q4) Analyze and evaluate how over time the business leaders of the industrial era monopolized their industries.
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Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution 1763-1775
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Q1) Analyze the extent to which the involvement of the United States in World War II transformed the nation economically,politically,and socially.Consider both continuities and changes during the time from 1939 to 1950.
Q2) Those who agreed with the viewpoint of the cartoonist would most likely have
A) encouraged American expansion in Latin America.
B) called for a defense of democratic principles abroad.
C) supported American isolationism.
D) lobbied for a stronger role for the United States in global affairs.
Q3) The cartoon most clearly reflects American anxiety over the A) rise of American isolationism.
B) role of the American Expeditionary Force in the conflict.
C) ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.
D) establishment of immigration quotas.
Q4) The scenario described in the passage is most similar to cultural developments of
A) the Progressive Era.
B) the decade after World War II.
C) the Great Society.
D) the 1970s.
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Chapter 8: America Secedes from the Empire 1775-1783
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Q1) Though many Americans debated the merits of McCarthy's arguments in the passage above,most Americans supported
A) American involvement in the Vietnam War.
B) changes to loosen the nation's immigration policy.
C) the build-up of the nation's nuclear arsenal.
D) the nation's foreign policy strategy of containment.
Q2) Compare and contrast Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal with Lyndon Johnson's Great Society.To what extent did the Presidents use federal power to advance social and economic goals?
Q3) The most significant result of the policy change described in the passage was that A) significant numbers of international migrants sought opportunities in the United States.
B) fears of Communist influences led to general hostility towards immigrants.
C) the civil rights movement experienced a philosophical divide over the inclusion of immigrants.
D) America's role as an international peacekeeper declined significantly.
Q4) Analyze the growth of the women's movement during the period from 1950 to 1980.Consider both the movement's methods and achievements in this period.
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Chapter 9: The Confederation and the Constitution
1776-1790
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Q1) The ideas expressed by President Bush resulted in which of the following?
A) The U.S. was forced to redefine its foreign policy.
B) The U.S. became increasingly isolationist.
C) The U.S. ceased all military interventions abroad.
D) Congress revoked all civil liberties during the period.
Q2) Falwell's concern over morality in the 1980s most directly reflects the ideas of which earlier movement?
A) The liberalism of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal
B) Progressive reformers of the early 19th century
C) African-American artists of the Harlem Renaissance
D) Fundamentalism in the 1920s
Q3) The excerpt demonstrates the continuation of which of the following trends from the period 1980 to the present?
A) Public confidence and trust in government was shaken by political scandals.
B) Conservative control of government in the 1980s was declining.
C) Reagan did not support deregulation or reducing taxation.
D) Public trust in government increased as Conservatives took power in the 1980s.
Q4) Evaluate the extent to which President Ronald Reagan was a conservative president.
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