AP US History Test-ABCTE Practice Exam
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Act of Toleration - CORRECTANSWER Act proposed by Cecilius Calvert (Lord Baltimore) to allow
for more toleration of both Protestant and Catholics in Maryland
Halfway Covnenant - CORRECTANSWER Act Loosening the requirements for church members in
Puritan Massachusetts. The act was passed in response to a drop in church attendance among
second generation Puritans.
Proclamation of 1763 - CORRECTANSWER Act passed by Britian Parliament restricting colonial
settlement to land east of the Appalachian Mountains. The act was passed in response to
clashes with Indians (notably Pontiac's War) As colonists moved west into land acquired from
France after the French and Indian War (aka Seven Years War)
Stamp Act - CORRECTANSWER Direct Tax placed on the American Colonies by British
Parliament. The act required colonists to purchase stamps for a variety of printed material. the
uproar over the act led to the Stamp Act Congress, One of the first organized protest of British
taxation policy.
,Townsend Acts - CORRECTANSWER series of revenue-producing taxes placed on the American
colonies by Britain in an attempt to pay for continued occupation of the colonies by British
troops. The act taxed items like Lead, paint, glass, paper and tea.
Intolerable Acts - CORRECTANSWER Series of Four acts designed to punish the city of Boston for
the damaged caused by the Boston Tea Party. the British referred to the acts as the "Coercive
Acts"
Quebec Act - CORRECTANSWER While not intended as such, many American colonists
considered this to be one of the intolerable Acts. the act established Catholicism as the official
religion of Quebec, and expanded Quebec to include territory that today makes up Ohio, Illinois,
Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Land Ordinance - CORRECTANSWER Passed by the Articles of Confederation Congress, this act
established an orderly method for surveying and selling western land of the early US. Notably,
the act divided the land into 6 sq miles "townships" that were further subdivided into
homesteads.
Northwest Ordinance - CORRECTANSWER Passed by the Articles of Confederations Congress,
this act established the method by which new territory could join the union as states.
Alien and sedition Acts - CORRECTANSWER A series of acts sponsored by the federalist imposing
sever restrictions on aliens out of fear of treason. the acts were an attempt to limit the power of
Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party
Embargo Act - CORRECTANSWER Essentially forbade US maritime trade with foreign nations.
this was signed by Jefferson in order to maintain American neutrality during the Napoleonic
Wars. the Embargo was opposed by New England Federalists.
Non-Intercourse Act - CORRECTANSWER Repealed the Embargo Act with regards to all nations
except France and Britain
, Missouri Compromise - CORRECTANSWER Also known as the Compromise of 1820, it admitted
Missouri as a slave state and Marine as a free state, thus preserving sectional balance, it also set
the southern border of Missouri (36* 30') as the future border between slave and free states.
This provision was ruled unconstitutional by the Dred Scott Decision of 1857.
Tariff of 1828 - CORRECTANSWER Also known as the "Tariff of Abominations." opposition of this
act led to the Nullification Crisis, the resignation of John C Calhoun as VP and the writing of the
South Carolina Exposition and Protest.
Indian Removal Act - CORRECTANSWER Andrew Jackson's forcible removal of the Five Civilized
tribes form the south (particularly the Cherokee from Georgia) most indians were removed via
the Trail of Tears. The act was a direct response to the 1828 case of Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
and was later challenged with the case of 1832 Worcester v Georgia.
Compromise of 1850 - CORRECTANSWER series of five laws intended to compromise on the
issue of slavery int he lands acquired after the Mexican War. California was admitted as a free
state, the slave trade was ended in the District of Columbia and the North agreed to a stricter
Fugitive Slave Law.
Kansas-Nebraska Act - CORRECTANSWER Provided for the admission of Kansas and Nebraska
with or without slavery. essentially repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
Homestead Act - CORRECTANSWER Provided for the distribution of western lands to US citizens.
Homesteaders were given 160 acres of free land in exchange for a pledge to "improve" the land
within five years.
Wade-Davis Bill - CORRECTANSWER Radical Reconstruction plan passed by Congressional
Republicans but later vetoed by Lincoln. the plan called for 50% of citizens of reconstructed
states to take an Ironclad Oath swearing that they never supported the Confederacy. the was a
challenge to Lincoln's more Lenient 10% plan.
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Act of Toleration - CORRECTANSWER Act proposed by Cecilius Calvert (Lord Baltimore) to allow
for more toleration of both Protestant and Catholics in Maryland
Halfway Covnenant - CORRECTANSWER Act Loosening the requirements for church members in
Puritan Massachusetts. The act was passed in response to a drop in church attendance among
second generation Puritans.
Proclamation of 1763 - CORRECTANSWER Act passed by Britian Parliament restricting colonial
settlement to land east of the Appalachian Mountains. The act was passed in response to
clashes with Indians (notably Pontiac's War) As colonists moved west into land acquired from
France after the French and Indian War (aka Seven Years War)
Stamp Act - CORRECTANSWER Direct Tax placed on the American Colonies by British
Parliament. The act required colonists to purchase stamps for a variety of printed material. the
uproar over the act led to the Stamp Act Congress, One of the first organized protest of British
taxation policy.
,Townsend Acts - CORRECTANSWER series of revenue-producing taxes placed on the American
colonies by Britain in an attempt to pay for continued occupation of the colonies by British
troops. The act taxed items like Lead, paint, glass, paper and tea.
Intolerable Acts - CORRECTANSWER Series of Four acts designed to punish the city of Boston for
the damaged caused by the Boston Tea Party. the British referred to the acts as the "Coercive
Acts"
Quebec Act - CORRECTANSWER While not intended as such, many American colonists
considered this to be one of the intolerable Acts. the act established Catholicism as the official
religion of Quebec, and expanded Quebec to include territory that today makes up Ohio, Illinois,
Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Land Ordinance - CORRECTANSWER Passed by the Articles of Confederation Congress, this act
established an orderly method for surveying and selling western land of the early US. Notably,
the act divided the land into 6 sq miles "townships" that were further subdivided into
homesteads.
Northwest Ordinance - CORRECTANSWER Passed by the Articles of Confederations Congress,
this act established the method by which new territory could join the union as states.
Alien and sedition Acts - CORRECTANSWER A series of acts sponsored by the federalist imposing
sever restrictions on aliens out of fear of treason. the acts were an attempt to limit the power of
Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party
Embargo Act - CORRECTANSWER Essentially forbade US maritime trade with foreign nations.
this was signed by Jefferson in order to maintain American neutrality during the Napoleonic
Wars. the Embargo was opposed by New England Federalists.
Non-Intercourse Act - CORRECTANSWER Repealed the Embargo Act with regards to all nations
except France and Britain
, Missouri Compromise - CORRECTANSWER Also known as the Compromise of 1820, it admitted
Missouri as a slave state and Marine as a free state, thus preserving sectional balance, it also set
the southern border of Missouri (36* 30') as the future border between slave and free states.
This provision was ruled unconstitutional by the Dred Scott Decision of 1857.
Tariff of 1828 - CORRECTANSWER Also known as the "Tariff of Abominations." opposition of this
act led to the Nullification Crisis, the resignation of John C Calhoun as VP and the writing of the
South Carolina Exposition and Protest.
Indian Removal Act - CORRECTANSWER Andrew Jackson's forcible removal of the Five Civilized
tribes form the south (particularly the Cherokee from Georgia) most indians were removed via
the Trail of Tears. The act was a direct response to the 1828 case of Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
and was later challenged with the case of 1832 Worcester v Georgia.
Compromise of 1850 - CORRECTANSWER series of five laws intended to compromise on the
issue of slavery int he lands acquired after the Mexican War. California was admitted as a free
state, the slave trade was ended in the District of Columbia and the North agreed to a stricter
Fugitive Slave Law.
Kansas-Nebraska Act - CORRECTANSWER Provided for the admission of Kansas and Nebraska
with or without slavery. essentially repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
Homestead Act - CORRECTANSWER Provided for the distribution of western lands to US citizens.
Homesteaders were given 160 acres of free land in exchange for a pledge to "improve" the land
within five years.
Wade-Davis Bill - CORRECTANSWER Radical Reconstruction plan passed by Congressional
Republicans but later vetoed by Lincoln. the plan called for 50% of citizens of reconstructed
states to take an Ironclad Oath swearing that they never supported the Confederacy. the was a
challenge to Lincoln's more Lenient 10% plan.
