APUSH AP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Chesapeake-Bay-Area---ans-✔✔majority-of-migrants-who-moves-there-were-indentured-
servants,-economy-based-on-tobacco,-few-women,-less-democratic
Deism---ans-✔✔the-belief-that-God-had-created-the-world-but-allowed-it-to-operate-
through-the-laws-of-nature
exodusters---ans-✔✔african-americans-who-fled-the-violence-of-the-Reconstruction-
South-in-1879-and-1880-to-start-a-new-in-Kansas-(west)
scalawags---ans-✔✔term-used-by-southerners-in-the-reconstruction-era-for-fellow-
southerners-who-either-supported-republican-reconstruction-policies-or-gained-
economically-as-a-result-of-these-policies,-A-derogatory-term-for-Southerners-who-were-
working-with-the-North-to-buy-up-land-from-desperate-Southerners
new-south-advocates---ans-✔✔recovering-from-the-devastation-from-the-Civil-War,-
promoted-a-self-sufficient-southern-economy-built-on-modern-capitalist-values,-industrial-
growth,-and-improved-transportation--supported-expansion-of-southern-industry
open-door-policy---ans-✔✔policy-that-China-should-be-open-to-trade-with-all-of-the-major-
powers,-including-the-US,-should-have-equal-rights-to-trade-there.-This-was-the-official-
position-toward-China-as-announced-by-secretary-of-state-john-hay-in-1899.-To-protect-
US-economic-interests-in-China
Greenback-Labor-Party---ans-✔✔political-party-of-the-1870s-and-early-1800s,-supported-
that-govt-should-put-more-money-in-circulation-and-supported-8-hr-work-day-and-female-
suffrage.-received-support-from-farmers.-argued-that-more-greenbacks-should-be-put-in-
circulation-to-help-farmers-who-were-in-debt
socialist-party---ans-✔✔3rd-party-that-gained-popularity-in-the-early-1900s.-dedicated-to-
the-welfare-of-the-working-class.-called-for-more-radical-reforms-than-the-progressives-
,favored:-public-ownership-of-the-railroad,-utilities,-and-even-major-industries-such-as-oil-
and-steel
progressive-party---ans-✔✔called-for-reforming-city-government,-better-conditions-for-
urban-workers,-the-education-of-newly-arrived-immigrants,-and-the-regulation-of-big-
businesses;-use-government-power-to-regulate-industrial-production-and-labor-conditions
Palmer-Raids---ans-✔✔related-to-the-fear-of-communism-and-radicalism;-part-of-the-red-
scare;-measure-to-hunt-out-political-radicals-and-immigrants-who-were-potential-threats-to-
American-Security.-These-raids-let-to-the-arrest-of-nearly-5,000-people-and-the-
deportation-of-nearly-400
Rachel-Carson's-"Silent-Spring"---ans-✔✔1962-book-that-helped-launch-the-national-
environmental-movement
Missouri-Compromise---ans-✔✔an-effort-to-maintain-a-balance-between-free-and-slave-
states;-admitted-Maine-to-the-Union-as-a-free-state,-Missouri-to-the-Union-as-a-slave-
stated,-and-stated-that-any-part-of-the-Louisiana-Territory-north-of-36-degrees,-30-minutes-
would-be-non-slave-territory;-a-victory-for-antislavery-advocates-b/c-it-closed-most-of-the-
Louisiana-Purchase-to-slavery
Monroe-Doctrine---ans-✔✔maintained-that-European-powers-should-not-pursue-any-
future-colonization-in-the-Americas;-stated-that-the-Western-Hemisphere-was-the-
hemisphere-of-the-US-and-not-of-Europe
Frederick-Jackson-Turner---ans-✔✔wrote-the-frontier-thesis-which-states-that-the-frontier-
experience-played-an-essential-role-in-shaping-the-unique-character-of-American-society.-
It-promotes-independence-and-individualism.-It-was-a-key-factor-in-the-development-of-
American-individualism-and-democracy
transcendentalism---ans-✔✔Emerson-and-Thoreau.-Argued-for-a-mystical-and-intuitive-
way-of-thinking-as-a-means-for-discovering-one's-inner-self-and-looking-for-the-essence-of-
God-in-nature.-Suggesting-that-artistic-expression-was-more-important-than-the-pursuit-of-
wealth
Social-Gospel---ans-✔✔late-19th-century;-preaching-that-all-true-Christians-should-be-
concerned-with-the-plight-of-immigrants-and-other-poor-residents-of-American-cities-and-
should-financially-support-efforts-to-improve-the-lives-o-there-poor-people--->-settlement-
houses
Jacob-Riis---ans-✔✔involved-in-the-reform-movements-of-the-late-19th-and-20th-centuries-
for-publicizing-poor-housing-and-sanitation-in-urban-tenements;-wrote-"How-the-Other-
Half-Lives"
, Cuban-Missile-Crisis---ans-✔✔Conflict-between-the-US-and-Soviet-Union-over-Soviet-
missiles-discovered-in-Cuba;-Soviets-eventually-removed-the-missiles-under-American-
pressure;-result:-Soviets-gained-none-of-their-objectives-while-the-US-emerged-victorious
Taft--Hartley-Act---ans-✔✔limited-the-powers-of-labor-unions;-presidents-of-some-
industries-can-declare-an-80-day-cooling-off-period-before-a-strike-could-actually-take-
place;-allowed-owners-to-sure-unions-over-broken-contracts-and-forced-union-leaders-to-
sign-anticommunist-oaths
Black-Panthers---ans-✔✔emphasized-developing-a-greater-sense-of-Black-nationalism-
and-solidarity;-protect-blacks-from-police-harassment;-promoted-militant-black-power;
Nation-of-Islam---ans-✔✔also-emphasized-developing-a-greater-sense-of-Black-
nationalism-and-solidarity;-preached-Islamic-principles-along-with-black-pride-and-black-
separatism
Bacon's-Rebellion---ans-✔✔result:-tensions-between-backcountry-farmers-and-the-
tidewater-gentry-were-exposed;-led-to-a-decline-in-white-indentured-servitude-and-rise-in-
black-slavery;-highlighted-problems-such-as:-class-differences-between-wealthy-planters-
and-landless-or-poor-farmers-&-colonial-resistance-to-royal-control;-signaled-that-colonial-
governors-struggled-to-contain-domestic-unrest
American-System---ans-✔✔economic-plan-promoted-by-the-Speaker-of-the-House;-
promoted-vigorous-growth-of-the-American-economy-and-the-use-of-protective-tariffs-to-
encourage-Americans-to-buy-more-domestic-goods;-a-key-purpose:-to-develop-a-national-
economy-by-improving-transportation;-consisted-of-3-parts-(BIT:-nation-Bank,-Internal-
improvements,-protective-Tariffs
Booker-T.-Washington---ans-✔✔head-of-the-Tuskegee-Institute-in-Alabama;-argued-that-
blacks'-needs-for-education-an-economic-progress-were-important;-blacks-should-
concentrate-on-learning-industrial-skills-for-better-wages;-work-on-securing-their-
economic-base
Robert-La-Follette---ans-✔✔Member-of-the-House,-senator-and-Governor-of-the-state-of-
Wisconsin,-he-brought-about-many-democratic-reforms-in-the-state's-politics,-including-
the-nomination-of-candidates-by-direct-vote-and-the-regulation-of-railroad-rates.-He-also-
introduced-the-idea-of-direct-appeal-to-the-electorate-on-questions-of-policy,-called-the-
referendum.
Ida.-B-Wells---ans-✔✔principal-public-opponent-of-lynching-in-the-South
1883-Civil-Rights-Cases---ans-✔✔weakens-the-protections-given-to-African-Americans-
under-the-14th-amendment;-court-ruled-that-congress-could-not-legislate-against-the-
racial-discrimination-practiced-by-private-citizens-which-included:-railroads,-hotels,-and-
other-businesses-used-by-the-public;
ANSWERS
Chesapeake-Bay-Area---ans-✔✔majority-of-migrants-who-moves-there-were-indentured-
servants,-economy-based-on-tobacco,-few-women,-less-democratic
Deism---ans-✔✔the-belief-that-God-had-created-the-world-but-allowed-it-to-operate-
through-the-laws-of-nature
exodusters---ans-✔✔african-americans-who-fled-the-violence-of-the-Reconstruction-
South-in-1879-and-1880-to-start-a-new-in-Kansas-(west)
scalawags---ans-✔✔term-used-by-southerners-in-the-reconstruction-era-for-fellow-
southerners-who-either-supported-republican-reconstruction-policies-or-gained-
economically-as-a-result-of-these-policies,-A-derogatory-term-for-Southerners-who-were-
working-with-the-North-to-buy-up-land-from-desperate-Southerners
new-south-advocates---ans-✔✔recovering-from-the-devastation-from-the-Civil-War,-
promoted-a-self-sufficient-southern-economy-built-on-modern-capitalist-values,-industrial-
growth,-and-improved-transportation--supported-expansion-of-southern-industry
open-door-policy---ans-✔✔policy-that-China-should-be-open-to-trade-with-all-of-the-major-
powers,-including-the-US,-should-have-equal-rights-to-trade-there.-This-was-the-official-
position-toward-China-as-announced-by-secretary-of-state-john-hay-in-1899.-To-protect-
US-economic-interests-in-China
Greenback-Labor-Party---ans-✔✔political-party-of-the-1870s-and-early-1800s,-supported-
that-govt-should-put-more-money-in-circulation-and-supported-8-hr-work-day-and-female-
suffrage.-received-support-from-farmers.-argued-that-more-greenbacks-should-be-put-in-
circulation-to-help-farmers-who-were-in-debt
socialist-party---ans-✔✔3rd-party-that-gained-popularity-in-the-early-1900s.-dedicated-to-
the-welfare-of-the-working-class.-called-for-more-radical-reforms-than-the-progressives-
,favored:-public-ownership-of-the-railroad,-utilities,-and-even-major-industries-such-as-oil-
and-steel
progressive-party---ans-✔✔called-for-reforming-city-government,-better-conditions-for-
urban-workers,-the-education-of-newly-arrived-immigrants,-and-the-regulation-of-big-
businesses;-use-government-power-to-regulate-industrial-production-and-labor-conditions
Palmer-Raids---ans-✔✔related-to-the-fear-of-communism-and-radicalism;-part-of-the-red-
scare;-measure-to-hunt-out-political-radicals-and-immigrants-who-were-potential-threats-to-
American-Security.-These-raids-let-to-the-arrest-of-nearly-5,000-people-and-the-
deportation-of-nearly-400
Rachel-Carson's-"Silent-Spring"---ans-✔✔1962-book-that-helped-launch-the-national-
environmental-movement
Missouri-Compromise---ans-✔✔an-effort-to-maintain-a-balance-between-free-and-slave-
states;-admitted-Maine-to-the-Union-as-a-free-state,-Missouri-to-the-Union-as-a-slave-
stated,-and-stated-that-any-part-of-the-Louisiana-Territory-north-of-36-degrees,-30-minutes-
would-be-non-slave-territory;-a-victory-for-antislavery-advocates-b/c-it-closed-most-of-the-
Louisiana-Purchase-to-slavery
Monroe-Doctrine---ans-✔✔maintained-that-European-powers-should-not-pursue-any-
future-colonization-in-the-Americas;-stated-that-the-Western-Hemisphere-was-the-
hemisphere-of-the-US-and-not-of-Europe
Frederick-Jackson-Turner---ans-✔✔wrote-the-frontier-thesis-which-states-that-the-frontier-
experience-played-an-essential-role-in-shaping-the-unique-character-of-American-society.-
It-promotes-independence-and-individualism.-It-was-a-key-factor-in-the-development-of-
American-individualism-and-democracy
transcendentalism---ans-✔✔Emerson-and-Thoreau.-Argued-for-a-mystical-and-intuitive-
way-of-thinking-as-a-means-for-discovering-one's-inner-self-and-looking-for-the-essence-of-
God-in-nature.-Suggesting-that-artistic-expression-was-more-important-than-the-pursuit-of-
wealth
Social-Gospel---ans-✔✔late-19th-century;-preaching-that-all-true-Christians-should-be-
concerned-with-the-plight-of-immigrants-and-other-poor-residents-of-American-cities-and-
should-financially-support-efforts-to-improve-the-lives-o-there-poor-people--->-settlement-
houses
Jacob-Riis---ans-✔✔involved-in-the-reform-movements-of-the-late-19th-and-20th-centuries-
for-publicizing-poor-housing-and-sanitation-in-urban-tenements;-wrote-"How-the-Other-
Half-Lives"
, Cuban-Missile-Crisis---ans-✔✔Conflict-between-the-US-and-Soviet-Union-over-Soviet-
missiles-discovered-in-Cuba;-Soviets-eventually-removed-the-missiles-under-American-
pressure;-result:-Soviets-gained-none-of-their-objectives-while-the-US-emerged-victorious
Taft--Hartley-Act---ans-✔✔limited-the-powers-of-labor-unions;-presidents-of-some-
industries-can-declare-an-80-day-cooling-off-period-before-a-strike-could-actually-take-
place;-allowed-owners-to-sure-unions-over-broken-contracts-and-forced-union-leaders-to-
sign-anticommunist-oaths
Black-Panthers---ans-✔✔emphasized-developing-a-greater-sense-of-Black-nationalism-
and-solidarity;-protect-blacks-from-police-harassment;-promoted-militant-black-power;
Nation-of-Islam---ans-✔✔also-emphasized-developing-a-greater-sense-of-Black-
nationalism-and-solidarity;-preached-Islamic-principles-along-with-black-pride-and-black-
separatism
Bacon's-Rebellion---ans-✔✔result:-tensions-between-backcountry-farmers-and-the-
tidewater-gentry-were-exposed;-led-to-a-decline-in-white-indentured-servitude-and-rise-in-
black-slavery;-highlighted-problems-such-as:-class-differences-between-wealthy-planters-
and-landless-or-poor-farmers-&-colonial-resistance-to-royal-control;-signaled-that-colonial-
governors-struggled-to-contain-domestic-unrest
American-System---ans-✔✔economic-plan-promoted-by-the-Speaker-of-the-House;-
promoted-vigorous-growth-of-the-American-economy-and-the-use-of-protective-tariffs-to-
encourage-Americans-to-buy-more-domestic-goods;-a-key-purpose:-to-develop-a-national-
economy-by-improving-transportation;-consisted-of-3-parts-(BIT:-nation-Bank,-Internal-
improvements,-protective-Tariffs
Booker-T.-Washington---ans-✔✔head-of-the-Tuskegee-Institute-in-Alabama;-argued-that-
blacks'-needs-for-education-an-economic-progress-were-important;-blacks-should-
concentrate-on-learning-industrial-skills-for-better-wages;-work-on-securing-their-
economic-base
Robert-La-Follette---ans-✔✔Member-of-the-House,-senator-and-Governor-of-the-state-of-
Wisconsin,-he-brought-about-many-democratic-reforms-in-the-state's-politics,-including-
the-nomination-of-candidates-by-direct-vote-and-the-regulation-of-railroad-rates.-He-also-
introduced-the-idea-of-direct-appeal-to-the-electorate-on-questions-of-policy,-called-the-
referendum.
Ida.-B-Wells---ans-✔✔principal-public-opponent-of-lynching-in-the-South
1883-Civil-Rights-Cases---ans-✔✔weakens-the-protections-given-to-African-Americans-
under-the-14th-amendment;-court-ruled-that-congress-could-not-legislate-against-the-
racial-discrimination-practiced-by-private-citizens-which-included:-railroads,-hotels,-and-
other-businesses-used-by-the-public;
