A SELECTION OF PAST AP U.S. FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS: Part 1: Colonial Period to Civil War Colonial Times 1607 -1775 1. From 1600 -1763‚ several European nations vied for control of the North American continent. Why did England win the struggle? (73) 2. In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent were those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century? (83) 3. In the two decades before the
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alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) By the 1830s‚ which of the following groups was NOT denied suffrage? 1) __D____ A) women B) blacks C) indentured servants D) white males E) Native Americans 2) In the 1820s‚ a two-party system was fostered by 2) _E_____ A) an increasing concern about foreign policy issues. B) the burgeoning population of the trans-Appalachian West. C) changes in the Constitution regarding the party system. D) married women gaining the
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AP US HISTORY FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS SINCE 1990 I. Colonial Time 1607 - 1775 1. Throughout the colonial period‚ economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious concerns. Assess the validity of this statement with specific reference to economic and religious concerns. (90) 2. For the period before 1750‚ analyze the ways in which Britain’s policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of American society as illustrated
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ethically committed to spread these foundations. The shift from an agricultural economy to one based on wages and exchanges of goods was known as The Market Revolution. The Market Revolution completely changed the northern and western economy between 1820 and 1860. After Eli Whitney designed the cotton gin and culminated assembling with compatible parts‚ the North encountered an assembling blast that proceeded well into the one century from now. Cyrus McCormick’s mechanical cutter gatherer additionally
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to the Federalists. The Jeffersonians tended to be more egalitarian than the Federalists. Following Jefferson’s two terms in office‚ James Madison won the presidency on the Republican ticket in 1808 and 1812‚ followed by James Monroe in 1816 and 1820. The Jeffersonian Republican Party then faded away. The party was not a forerunner of the present day Republican Party. At times it was even called a name which seems contradictory today‚ the Democratic-Republican Party. National Republican
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of the 1800s The History of Political Parties Includes the Successful and the Doomed By Robert McNamara‚ About.com Guide See More About:political partieswhig partyknow-nothing partyfederalist party James G. Birney‚ Liberty Party Candidate in 1840 and 1844 Library of Congress Sponsored Links Is Your Bank Collapsing? Free list Of Banks Doomed To Fail. The Banks and Brokers X List. Free! www.MoneyAndMarkets.com ITT Technical Institute Attend Class in Corona‚ CA Official Site. Learn more
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decision was pushed in to the House of Representatives and John Quincy Adams won the election because of a deal he made with Henry Clay. This angered the voters and they pressed for change in the voting process. The changes in the voting process in the 1820s made a lasting impact on how politicians had to approach the common man in
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production‚ (3) a subsequent shift to manufacturing on a large scale-in factories‚ (4) technological innovations and new types of investment. Clive Trebilcock‚ delineates the three phases of industrialization- the first phase (1780s-1820s)was pioneered by Britain‚ the second phase (1840-1870) saw France‚ some areas of the German States and U.S.A. industrializing‚ while the third phase (late1890s-1914) saw Japan‚ Italy‚ Russia Sweden‚ parts of Spain‚ Hapsburg empire and Hungary industrialize. CAUSES:
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437 - 446‚ 450 - 451 Ten Issues Concerning Texas - Give a brief explanation of each of the following issues surrounding the Texas situation. Issue 1 - Why did Mexico promote American immigration to Texas in the 1820’s ? Issue 2 – Why would Americans want to move to Mexico in the 1820’s in the first place? Issue 3 – Why did the Mexican government ban immigration and slavery in Mexico in 1830? Issue 4 – Why was Santa Anna so hated by the Texans? Issue 5 – Why was the Battle of the Alamo
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One of the most widespread of the reform movements was the temperance movement‚ which called for reducing the use of ‚or abstaining from‚ any alcoholic beverages. This particular movement came about specifically because the Second Great Awakening religious reformers called for individuals to lead “clean” lives and the movement gained movement across the country. Unfortunately the movement was somewhat unsuccessful. American reformers also sought to implement school reform. Before the early 1800s
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