History of the United States II Solved Exam Questions
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History of the United States II explores the development of the nation from the end of the Civil War to the present era. This course examines major social, political, economic, and cultural transformations that shaped modern America, including Reconstruction, industrialization, immigration, the Progressive Era, the World Wars, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, and contemporary issues. Through the analysis of primary sources, historical scholarship, and critical discussion, students gain a deeper understanding of how key events and figures influenced the evolving identity and global impact of the United States.
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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) Which of the following historical trends does the passage reflect?
A) The partnership of Portuguese and West African traders to create an Atlantic economy based on slavery
B) Declining European interest in technologies in the era of colonization
C) Growing native American alliances in the American southwest
D) The introduction of livestock and other sources of protein into the Americas
Answer: A
Q2) The phrase,"The little ice age is given various beginning and ending dates by historians of climate," signifies a historical thinking skill most commonly referred to as A) Periodization.
B) Interpretation.
C) Synthesis.
D) Analyzing Evidence.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Planting of English America 1500-1733
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Q1) The excerpt could best be used as evidence to support which of the following claims?
A) British colonists resisted the government's attempt to regulate trade in this period.
B) Mercantilism was an effective economic system in the 17<sup>th</sup> century.
C) The British government attempted to regulate colonial economics in the 17<sup>th</sup> century.
D) Salutary neglect led to the desire for American independence.
Answer: C
Q2) The passage supports which of the following historical trends?
A) The Spanish were forced by the Pueblo Revolt to accommodate some aspects of native culture.
B) Spanish colonizing efforts in the new world failed because the United States ultimately gained control of the southwest.
C) British conflicts with natives declined as a result of the Pueblo Revolt.
D) Economic growth in the southwest was stagnant because of native resistance.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies 1619-1700
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Q1) Which of the following would have argued most energetically in support of a limited definition of the legitimate participants in government?
A) Enlightenment philosophers
B) Thomas Paine
C) Frontiersmen
D) The Federalists
Answer: D
Q2) Acts of protest like the one pictured above occurred in response to A) colonists' perception of British policies designed to re-assert political and economic control over the colonies.
B) citizens' fears that the government could not protect the borders from Native American attacks.
C) popular frustrations over the persistence of elitism in colonial governments.
D) anger over the use of protest in what many considered a political debate between the colonists and the British government.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: American Life in the 17th Century 1607-1692
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Q1) By 1848,the United States
A) had boundaries stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
B) had become a formidable world power.
C) had been involved in wars with Britain, Mexico, and Spain to gain territories.
D) was embroiled in internal conflicts and ideological clashes over slavery.
Q2) Which of the following best supports the excerpt?
A) Slave owners had a special status of privilege.
B) Many slave revolts resulted in freedom for thousands of slaves before the Civil War.
C) Slavery was the sole cause for a single crop agricultural system.
D) Many slaves were able to buy their freedom.
Q3) The painting represents an idea similar to that of
A) American realist authors.
B) American romantic authors.
C) critics of growing democracy.
D) opponents of the temperance movement.
Q4) Some historians have claimed that the Missouri Compromise was the spark that ignited sectionalism within the United States.Support,modify or refute this interpretation,providing specific evidence to justify your answer.
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Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution
1700-1775
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Q1) The economic system described in the excerpt above is known as A) wage slavery.
B) Reconstruction.
C) indentured servitude.
D) sharecropping.
Q2) The farming conditions,as described in the excerpt, A) returned Southern cotton to "king" again.
B) created an indebtedness of the farmer to the landlord that lasted for several years.
C) provided the need for workers to pick an abundant crop of cotton.
D) gave the farmer choices as to whom to work for.
Q3) What was the effect of U.S.legislation on the developments depicted above?
A) It sought to promote the expansion of slavery into the West.
B) It focused on expanding trade connections with Asia.
C) It sought to limit white settlers' access to Native American lands.
D) It encouraged the expansion of transportation infrastructure across the West.
Q4) Both the Union and Confederate governments maintained that they were waging war against each other for liberty and freedom of their people.Evaluate the extent to which this is true for both sides.
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Chapter 6: The Duel for North America 1608-1763
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Q1) Which of the following was the most significant source of conflict between Americans and American Indians?
A) Nativism
B) The growth of industry
C) Competition for land and resources
D) The rise of segregation
Q2) Which of the following details most directly contradicts the argument made here by Henry George?
A) Conflict grew between union laborers and the management class
B) Many industries tended towards consolidation of corporations into large trusts
C) Workers' real wages increased during the second half of the 19<sup>th</sup> century
D) American farmers fought against the rise of corporate agriculture by forming cooperatives
Q3) Which of the following reasons led to the formation of the Grange?
A) The rise of industrialization
B) The New South
C) Discontentment with the railroads
D) Indians encroaching upon the land
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Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution 1763-1775
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Q1) Some historians contend that the growth of modern technology in the period from 1900 to 1925 led to greater national unity.Support,modify,or refute this interpretation using specific evidence to justify your answer.
Q2) The problems described in the passage most directly intensified conflicts between A) Americans of different races.
B) isolationists and interventionists.
C) fundamentalist and modernist approaches.
D) opponents and proponents of new technologies.
Q3) Which of the following events prompted the reforms called for in this passage by Huey Long?
A) The Gilded Age
B) The rise of segregation
C) The Red Scare
D) The Great Depression
Q4) The issues described in the passage took place among an atmosphere of A) repressed freedom of speech.
B) great social and cultural upheaval.
C) popular support for the expansion of the power of the federal government.
D) condemnation of what some saw as an immoral foreign policy.
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Chapter 8: America Secedes from the Empire 1775-1783
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Q1) The most significant effect of the efforts of Americans who agreed with the perspective presented in the passage was to
A) reduce the attractiveness of nonviolent protest.
B) block the passage of civil rights legislation.
C) encourage the use of judicial activism.
D) slow the progress of desegregation.
Q2) Which of the following factors most directly motivated the migration shown in this map?
A) Economic development
B) The growth of higher education
C) Desegregation
D) The conservation movement
Q3) The methods of the Beats,as described in the passage,demonstrate
A) the role of literature and the arts in movements for change.
B) the challenge of communicating with the generation of the 1960s.
C) the limitations of political reform movements in the Cold War.
D) the decline of nonviolent protest as a means for reform.
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 cartoonist would likely agree with which of the following statements?
A) Social networks are destroying family structures.
B) Growing economic equality is a serious problem that needs reform.
C) The decline of economic productivity threatens the American way of life.
D) Reform is needed to avoid further declines in union membership.
Q2) The cartoon reflects which of the following trends?
A) Human rights concerns across the globe
B) Debates over how to best protect Americans after September 11, 2001
C) Concerns over U. S. diplomatic efforts abroad
D) National concerns about changes in family structures
Q3) The cartoon implies that the justice system in the United States was
A) compromised by legislation that sought to improve national security.
B) weakened by the influx of immigrants after 9/11.
C) rendered irrelevant by changing technologies.
D) the cause of massive economic inequality in the twentieth century.
Q4) 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.
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