AP美国历史模拟试题
1st AP US History Practice Test
Teacher: Zero
Part A: Multiple-Choice Questions
Time: 55 Minutes
55 Questions
Directions: Choose the best answer choice for the following questions.
Questions 1—3 refer to the map below.
TRANSFER AND SPREAD OF MAIZE CULTIVATION 5500 B.C.E. -- 1750 C.E.
1.After 1492, the spread of maize cultivation depicted in the map resulted most directly from
which of the following factors?
A The development and interaction of agriculturally-based civilizations
B The continued predominance of foraging as a means of survival
C The continental movement of undomesticated animal life
D The expertise in maize cultivation that originated from Spanish explorers and
missionaries
2.The pattern depicted in the map above had which of the following effects after 1492?
A developing agricultural-based economies that remained limited to particular regions
B contributing to demographic changes and the global exchange of animal, plant, cultural,
and microbial life
C promoting culturally homogeneous societies that relied exclusively upon single crops
D supporting exchanges of goods that resulted in greater sensitivity and tolerance for
social diversity
3.The patterns of maize cultivation from 1492 to 1750 best explain the
A critical food shortage that maize cultivation alleviated
B scope of unprecedented global trade and encounters
C lack of natural resources in East Africa and South Asia
D increased global reliance on fewer staple crops
Questions 4—7 refer to the image below.
Secotan, an Algonquin village, ca. 1585
4.The engraving was intended to
A document agricultural techniques in
Secotan society
B be an artistic rendering of Algonquin life
to be exhibited in a gallery
C provide Europeans an informative
snapshot of Algonquin life
D highlight the dangers of English
settlement of the New World
5.The engraving most directly reflects the
A the stable, yet multifaceted nature of
Secotan (Algonquin) village life
B the nomadic lifestyle of the Algonquin
people
C the disorderly characteristics of a village
life in Secotan
D critical role of animal sacrifice in
Algonquin religious celebrations
6.The social patterns reflected in the engraving are most consistent with Native American life
in which region?
A Great Basin
B Pacific Northwest
C Atlantic Seaboard
D Western Great Plains
7.The engraving would be most useful to historians as a source of information about which of
the following?
A Specific religious rituals practiced by the Algonquin in Secotan
B Significant English interest in settling the New World
C A depiction of social relationships within Secotan
D A European perspective of Algonquin village life
Questions8—10 refer to the excerpt below.
After the wars and the killings had ended, when usually there survived only some boys, some women, and children, these survivors were distributed among the Christians to be slaves. And the care they took was to send the men to the mines to dig for gold, which is intolerable labor, and to send the women into the fields of the big ranches to hoe and till the land, work suitable for strong men.
Bartoleme de Las Casas, Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies, 1542 8.The perspective of the author in the excerpt most directly challenged the prevailing idea
of the Spanish colonist that
A Native peoples should be fully integrated into Spanish settlements and treated as
equals
B Native peoples were inferior and uncivilized and should consequently be treated as
subservient to the Spanish
C Spanish colonization was inherently unjust and should not have occurred at all
D Christianity was a superior religion and should be spread to as many people as
possible
9.The ideas expressed by Las Casas and Sepulveda best represent which of the following
aspects of 16th-century Spanish responses to expansion and conquest in the New World?
A The increasingly monolithic perspective about the humanity of Native Americans
B The tremendous opposition to public dissent within Spanish culture
C The growing debate over how “civilized”Native Americans were and should be
treated
D The intense debate over slavery that led to abolition
10.The pattern described by Las Casas illustrates which of the following developments
within the Spanish colonies?
A The use of encomiendas to support plantation-based agriculture
B The reliance on imported African slave labor
C The exclusively religious motivations of Spanish colonization
D The integration of Natives into Spanish colonial life
Questions11—13 refer to the excerpt below.
“Whereas the plantations and estates of this Province cannot be well and sufficiently managed and brought into use, without the labor and service of negroes and other slaves brought unto the people of this Province for that purpose, are of barbarous, wild, savage natures, and such as renders them wholly unqualified to be governed by the laws, customs, and practices of this Province; but that it is absolutely necessary, that such other constitutions, laws and orders, should in this Province be made and enacted, for the good regulating and ordering of them, as may restrain the disorders, rapines, and inhumanity, to which they are naturally prone and inclined, and may also tend to the safety and security of the people of this Province and their estates…”
“The History of South Carolina under the Royal Government, 1719-1776.”
11.The ideas expressed in this passage most directly reflect the British belief in
A racial and cultural superiority
B social equality for Africans and Native Americans
C a voice in government for all citizens
D the legal authority of the king’s laws
12.The strict code of laws described in the passage above was created because
A wealthy planters wished to create a more efficient workforce
B the colonial government feared the growing number of slaves
C a sharp increase in violent crimes committed by slaves required drastic changes
D the colony lacked a sufficient supply of indentured servants
13.The sentiments expressed in the excerpt above most likely resulted in the creation of
A a labor source dependent on white indentured servitude in South Carolina
B legal codes protecting slaves from abusive masters
C abolitionist societies dedicated to the relocation of slaves back to Africa
D codification of laws meant to control the freedom and actions of slaves
Questions14—16 refer to the excerpt below.
“Alsoe wee doe, for us, our heires and successors, declare by theisepresentes that all and everie the parsons being our subjects which shall dwell and inhabit within everie or anie of the saideseverall Colonies and plantacions and everie of theire children which shall happen to be borne within the limitts and precincts of the said severall Colonies and plantacions shall have and enjoy all liberties, franchises and immunites within anie of our other dominions to all intents and purposes as if they had been abiding and borne within this our realme of Englande or anie other of our saide dominions.”
The First Charter of Virginia 1606
14.The principles laid out in the Virginia Charter above would best reflect
A Democratic ideals of the Enlightenment
B The movement away from indentured servitude towards chattel slavery
C Justification for colonial unity against the French and Indian threat on the
frontier of the mid 18th century
D The importance of the triangle trade between the Americas and Europe
15.The ideas expressed in the passage above most directly reflect which of the
following continuities in United States history?
AEstablishment of British mercantilist policies regarding colonial trade
B The Development of representative democracy
C Development of a primarily agrarian economy in the British Colonies
D The implementation of the mercantilist policy of salutary neglect
16.The excerpt above would be most useful to historians analyzing the
A Debates over the liberties guaranteed to Native Americans in the British
colonies
B Developing trading networks in Atlantic World
C Debates over the rights of English settlers in the New World
D Debates over limiting the powers of colonial assemblies
Questions17—19 refer to the excerpt below.
The Six Nations have a great Authority and Influence over sundry Tribes of Indians in Alliance with the French, and particularly over the Praying Indians, formerly a part with ourselves, who stand in the very Gates of the French; and, to shew our further Care, we have engaged these very Indians, and other Indian Allies of the French for you. They will
not join the French against you. They have …agreed with us before we set out. We have
put the Spirit of Antipathy against the French in those People. Our Interest is very considerable with them, and many other Nations, as as far as it ever extends, we shall use it for your Service.
Canassatego, Papers relating to an Act of the Assembly of the Province of New York (1742) 17.Which of the following groups was most likely the intended audience of the
excerptabove?
A British yeoman farmers living on the western frontier of English settlement
B Colonial leaders concerned with the French threat on the American Frontier
C English fur traders trying to wrest the western fur trade with Native Americans
from the French
D British members of the House of Lords intent on securing long-term alliances
with Native American confederacies
18.The excerpt above is best understoodin the context of the
A Native Americans forging advantageous political alliances with European
powers
B Native peoples of North America resisting encroachment of English colonists
C attempt by Native Americans to form pan-Indian alliances to push the English
east of the Appalachian mountains
D loss of trade with the French should war break out with England
19.The alliances expressed in the excerpt above would be tested in what way?
A When conflicts in Europe were carried over to the New World by colonial
powers
B When British colonists attempted to replace indentured servants with Native
American slaves
C When the collapse of the French fur trade led to economic ruin for their Native
American trading partners
D The lingering effects of the Pequot War increased distrust among New England
settlers to forge any new treaties with Native
Questions20—22refer to the image below.
20.Which of the following was a major
consequence of the situation shown in the
illustration left?
A The deaths of approximately 1/3 of the
slaves, on average, being transported in this
fashion.
B The discontinuation of the African Slave
trade by most European slave merchants by
1750
C Discontinuation of such tight packingof
slaves to increase survivability among the cargo
D Frequent successful rebellions on slave
ships
21.Which group would most likely have supported the practice expressed in the
illustration above?
A New England Merchants
B Southern Yeoman Farmers
D The Founders of PennsylvaniaD Former Indentured Servants
22.The practice shown in the illustration would eventually be discontinued in the
United States as a result of
A the 13th Amendment’s abolition of slavery
B a Constitutional provision that could ban theimportation of slaves starting in
1808
C overpopulation of American-born slaves made internal sales of slaves more
profitable than importation of slaves
D State laws banning the practice in all 13 states immediately after the
implementation of the Articles of Confederation
Questions23—25 refer to the excerpt below.
III. And it is further enacted, That no goods or commodities whatsoever, of the growth, production or manufacture of Africa, Asia, or America, or any part thereof . . . be imported into England, Ireland, or Wales . . . in any other ship or ships, vessel or vessels whatsoever, but in such as do truly and without fraud belong only to the people of England, Ireland or Wales. . . .
XVIII. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first day of April, 1661, no sugars, tobacco, cotton-wool, indigos, ginger, fustick, or other dying wood, of the growth, production or manufacture of any English plantations in America, Asia, or Africa, shall be shipped, carried, conveyed or transported from any of the said English plantations to any land . . . other than to such English plantations as do belong to his Majesty. . .
The Navigation Acts of 1660
23.The policies stated in the above law can best be seen as an example of
A Industrialization
B Mercantilism
C Salutary Neglect
D Laissez-Faire Economics
24.The efforts described in the excerpt above can best be understood in the context of
A British desire to limit freedoms of their colonies in North America
B British indifference to foreign competition
C British goals of gaining new sources of raw materials for the production of
manufactured goods in England
D British interest in spreading the economic ideals of the Enlightenment
25.Which of the following processesin American colonial history is most consistent
with the excerpt above?
A Continued Anglicanization of British North America
B Increasing levels of free trade and exchange of New World products
C Growing demand for colonial goods
D Increased British attempts to strengthen imperial control over its North
American colonies after the French and Indian war
Questions26—27 refer to the excerpt below.
They go as naked as when their mother’s bore them and so do the women…They are very well made, with handsome bodies, and very good countenences...They paint themselves black, and they are the colour of the Canarians, neither black nor white.. They neither carry nor know anything of arms, for I showed them swords, and they took the blade and cut themselves through ignorance. ..They should be good servants …and I believe they would easily be made Christians, as it appeared to me that they had no religion.
The Log of Christopher Columbus
26.Which country’s treatment below of Native Americans would not have represented
a continuation of the treatment expressed in the excerpt above as North America
was colonized in the 17th century?
A Great Britain BSpain C France D Italy
27.Which of the following is most consistent with the arguments in the excerpt above?
A Establishment of “praying towns”to Christianize native peoples in New England
B English attitudes towards the rights of Native Americans
C Native American policies followed by colonial settlers of Pennsylvania
D Dutch manipulation of natives in the acquisition of Manhattan
Questions28—30 refer to the image below.
Powhatan Attack on Jamestown 1622
28.The woodcut above is best understood in the context of
A armed rebellion on the part of Virginia’s slave population
B intercultural contact intensifying conflict between colonizers and native
peoples
C the vast superiority of weapons enjoyed by Native Americans
D reaction against Virginia’s attempt to Christianize indigenous peoples
29.The artist who made the woodcut above was most interested in
A demonstrating the hardships of colonizing Virginia
B showing the military dominance of the Virginia Company
C portraying Native Americans as brute savages
D raising funds for the defense of Jamestown
30.Which of the following events best represents future continuity with the depiction
in the woodcut above?
A The forced removal of eastern Cherokees in the early 19th century to Indian
Territory
B King Philip’s War in the last quarter of the 17th Century
CThe assimilation policy of the U.S. government in the late 19th Century
D The American war against communists in South Vietnam during the 20th
Century
Questions31—33 refer to the image below.
31.Which of the following most directly prompted the publication of the “Join, or Die.”
illustration?
AImperial struggles between Great Britain and France in the Americas
B Indian resistance to encroachment by the Colonies
C Opposition among colonial elites to continued British control
D The spread of ideals from the French Revolution
32.The “Join, or Die.”illustration best indicates what tendency in Colonial America?
A The influence of Protestant Evangelical Religious intensity
B Republican fear of centralized power
C Calls for ratification of the new US Constitution
D An emerging independence movement fueled by colonial elites
33.Initial failures to unify the colonies despite efforts related to the “Join, or Die”
illustration were most likely due to
A The creation of competing political parties in colonial America
B New pressures to unify resulting from British efforts to control economic
activities
C Fears of centralized power and popular influence
D Colonial belief in the superiority of republican self-government
Questions34—37 refer to the excerpt below.
But where, say some, is the King of America . . . in America the law is king. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other. But lest any ill use should afterwards arise, let the crown at the conclusion of the ceremony be demolished, and scattered among the people whose right it is . . .
Thomas Paine Common Sense, 1776 34.The ideas expressed in Thomas Paine’s Common Sense would have had the most
direct impact on which of the following?
A The development of the US Constitution
B The development of the Articles of Confederation
C The development of the Northwest Ordinance
D The development of the ideals of “Republican Motherhood”
35.Which of the following groups would be most likely to support Thomas Paine’s
argument?
A Colonial Elites
B Loyalists CAmerican Indians D Whig-minded colonials
36.What movement most directly influenced the ideas presented in Thomas Paine’s
Common Sense?
A Protestant evangelical religious revivals
B Calls for the abolition of slavery in the Northern colonies
C The development of Enlightenment ideals
D The emergence of a new national culture in the Americas
37.Which of the following would have been the most significant reason that Thomas
Paine’s Common Sense was wr itten?
AEnglish population growth and expansion into formerly Indian territory
B Expulsion of France from North America at the end of the Seven Years’War
C To fuel the grassroots independence movement that developed in the colonies
D Growing resistance to initiatives for spreading democracy in the colonies
Questions38—41 refer to the excerpt below.
Excessive partiality for one foreign nation and excessive dislike of another cause those whom they actuate to see danger only on one side, and serve to veil and even second the arts of influence on the other……it is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world……
George Washington: “Farewell Address”, September 19, 1796.
38.Which of the following was a likely reason that Washington warned against
permanent alliances in his Farewell Address?
A Problems related to the Indians and land claims
B Spanish expansion of Missions settlements into California
C The development of political parties
D European conflict and increasing tension with France and England
39.Washington’s warning was most closely related to what other non-foreign policy
issue?
AIncreasingly bitter debate between the newly developing political parties
B Newly developed state constitutions which placed too much power in the
hands of land owners
C Failure of the Articles of Confederation to adequately contain internal unrest in
the US
D Calls for the abolition of slavery and for more democracy in the newly created
nation
40.The foreign policy concerns of Washington’s address would be most similar to
concerns and actions of the US Governmentin what later time period?
A The era of increasing foreign trade after the Louisiana Purchase
B The era of Manifest Destiny and increasing US territorial expansion
C The era between the World Wars
D The era of the Cold War and Containment
41.Which historical period or event would most directly contradict Washington’s
warnings?
A The development of the New Deal during the Great Depression
B The failure to achieve compromise through the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the
Compromise of 1850
C The acquisition of new territory in the West as a result of the
Mexican-American War
D The eventual US involvement in World War I under the leadership of President
Wilson
Questions42—44 refer to the excerpt below.
When I see Mr. Whitfeld…he looked almost angellical -- a young, slim, slender youth before some thousands of people, and with a bold, undaunted countenance. And my hearing how God was with him everywhere as he came along, it solomnized my mind, and put me in a trembling fear before he began to preach, for he looked as if he was Cloathed with authority from the great God…and my hearing him preach gave me a heart wound, by god’s blessing. My old foundation was bro ken up and I saw that my righteousness would not save me. Then I was convinced of the doctrine of Election…because all that I could do would not save me, and he [God] had decreed from Eternity who should be saved and who not…
G. L. Walker, Some Aspects of the Religious Life of New England(1897)
42.Protestant evangelical religious fervor in the period before the Revolution led to
A clear guidelines for separation of church and state expressed in the
Constitution
B full citizenship for all men living in American territory
C the belief that Americans were a chosen people blessed with liberty
D a strong central government
43.The excerpt from Some Aspects of Religious Life of New England is most
representative of what historical trend?
A Protestant evange lical religious fervor’s contribution to the colonists’belief that
they were a chosen people of God
B Protestant evangelical religious fervor’s emphasis of individual talent over
hereditary privilege
C Protestant evangelical religious fervor’s belief in the perfectibility of humanity
D Protestant evangelical religious fervor’s fear of democracy and power of the
common man
44.Which later historical idea would this excerpt describing attendance at a sermon by
George Whitefield most closely reflect?
A Republican Motherhood
B Global Market Revolution
C Manifest Destiny
D Conspicuous consumption
Questions45—49 refer to the excerpt below.
That among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
TheDeclaration of Independence 45.This passage from the Declaration of Independence most strongly suggests what
about colonial beliefs?
A The colonists’ belief in the superiority of republican self-government
B The colonists’ belief in themselves as a chosen people blessed with liberty
C The colonists’ fear of centralized power and popular influence
D The co lonists’ emphasis on individual talent rather than hereditary privilege
46.Which of the following would be most likely to passionately support the ideals
expressed in this passage from the Declaration of Independence when it was first published?
A Loyalists
B Northern Colonial Elites
C Southern Colonial Elites
D Members of Parliament
47.Which of the following documents contains the most similar goals and ideals?
A The Articles of Confederation
B The US Constitution
C Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
D The new state constitutions
48.The excerpt from the Declaration of Independence was most likely a result of what
historical trend?
A An increased awareness of inequalities in society
B Calls for greater guarantees of rights during the development of the
Constitution
C Protestant evangelical fervor leading to religious revivals across the colonies
D Efforts by the British to establish greater imperial control over the colonies
49.The Declaration of Independence was most directly influenced by the ideas of
which thinker?
A Jonathan Edwards
B John Locke
C George Whitefield
D Adam Smith
Questions50—52 refer to the excerpt below.
Article II.
Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every Power, Jurisdiction and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.
Article III.
The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their Liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.
TheArticles of Confederation
50.The Articles of Confederation created an American government consisting of
A only a unicameral legislative
B a president, a legislative body, and a federal court
C only a president who served one four-year term
D only a president who served for life
51.The excerpt from the Articles of Confederation serves most clearly to reinforce what
belief of the newly formed United States?
A Belief in the superiority of republican self-government
B Belief in government based on the natural rights of the people
C Fear of popular unrest over foreign and domestic policy issues
D Fear of centralized power and excessive popular influence
52.The Articles failed to establish a successful government for a number of reasons.
Which of the following was a success of the Articles of Confederation?
A The successful regulation of trade between the states
B The successful regulation of interstate and foreign relations
C The successful implementation of a plan to expand the United States
D The successful creation of a two-party system to assist with governing
Questions53—54 refer to the excerpt below.
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other
Persons.
US Constitution Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 53.What stance did the federal government take on the issue of slavery with the
creation of the Constitution?
A The Constitution banned the international slave trade
B The Constitution left the issue of slavery to individual states
C The Constitution guaranteed the continued existence of slavery
D The Constitution established a timetable for gradual emancipation in the
North
54.The passage from Article I Section 2’s inclusion in the US Constitution can be
attributed most to which of the following?
A The constitutional framers postponing dealing with the issue of slavery
B Increases in the number of calls for abolition across the newly formed United
States
C The invention of the cotton gin requiring an increasing number of slaves for
cotton production
D The implementation of Indentured Servitude contracts to increase cotton
production
Questions55 refer to the excerpt below.
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
55.The addition of a Bill of Rights shortly after the adoption of the Constitution
occurred because
A This was a necessary requirement under the Great Compromise
B The promise of greater guarantees for personal rights was necessary for the
ratification of the Constitution
C Many Americans felt the federal government would be too weak under the
Constitution
D The framers sought to limit the power of the individual states
UNITED STATES HISTORY
SECTION I, Part B
Time—50 minutes
4 Questions
Directions: Read each question carefully and write your responses in the Section I, PartB: Short Answer booklet on the lined pages provided for that question.
Use completesentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable. You may plan your answersin this exam booklet, but no credit will be given for notes written in this booklet. Onlyyour responses on the designated pages of the Section I, Part B: Short Answer bookletwill be scored.
1. Answer (a), (b), and (c).
a) Briefly explain ONE important similarity between the British colonies in the Chesapeake region and theBritish colonies in New England in the period from 1607 to 1754.
b) Briefly explain ONE important difference between the British colonies in theChesapeake region and theBritish colonies in New England in the period from 1607 to 1754.
c) Briefly explain ONE factor that accounts for the difference that you indicated in (b).
2. Answer (a), (b), and (c).
a)Briefly explain one reason for the rise of African slavery in the British colonies.
b) Briefly explain one impact for the rise of African slavery in the British colonies on Africans.
c)Briefly explain one way African slaves resisted slavery.
3. Answer all three parts:
European interaction with the Western Hemisphere drastically changed life for all those involved.
a)Briefly explain one reason for European exploration
b)Briefly explain one impact of European exploration on the Americas
c)Briefly explain one impact of European exploration on Europe
4. Answer all three parts:
a)Briefly explain one way Native Americans adapted to their environments prior to the arrival of Europeans.
b)Briefly explain one way Native Americans living in the Great Plains were impacted from trade with Europeans.
c)Briefly explain one long-term impact of your explanation in part b.