AP Prep: 1

Question 1

Andrew Jackson

Answer 1

supported Native American removal, no support of Bank of US, annexation of territory, and usage of veto power

Question 2

1970’s–1980’s

Answer 2

increase in Christian fundamentalist influence, average age for Americans, supporter of consumer and environmental movements, and # of women in political positions

Question 3

Post Civil War–WWI

Answer 3

characterized by periodic (economic) panic and depression

Question 4

“Hundred Days”

Answer 4

addressed banking regulation, unemployment relief, agricultural adjustment, and homeowner mortgage support

Question 5

1960’s–1970’s

Answer 5

inflation resulting from spending on War on Poverty and Vietnam War

Question 6

Carter administration

Answer 6

characterized by high inflation rates, inflation, increased gov’t spending, and rising unemployment

Question 7

Hamilton’s economic policies

Answer 7

included funding of national debt, liquor tax (Whiskey Rebellion), Bank of US, and assumption of all state debts

Question 8

Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)

Answer 8

had little immediate impact -> required T. Roosevelt to become fully enforced

Question 9

Carter vs. Reagan

Answer 9

both capitalized on views as Washington outsiders

Question 10

Virginian colonists

Answer 10

seeking to profit economically

Question 11

Monroe Doctrine

Answer 11

asserted American independence in the realm of foreign policy

Question 12

Radical Republicanism

Answer 12

measures enacted due to Black Codes, race riots in New Orleans and Memphis, election of former Confederates to Congress, and Southern response to 14th Amendment

Question 13

Andrew Mellon policies

Answer 13

reduced income tax rates for the wealthy to release money for private investment

Question 14

Roosevelt Corollary

Answer 14

resulted from American fear that financial instability in Dominican Republic would lead to European intervention

Question 15

Antebellum educational reformers

Answer 15

goals included compulsory attendance laws, public finance of education, establishment of teacher-training schools, and standardized length of school year

Question 16

Progressive Era amendments

Answer 16

concerned income tax, women’s suffrage, Prohibition, and election of Senators

Question 17

Herbert Hoover

Answer 17

emphasized importance of private charities to care for unemployed workers