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AP U.S. History

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28 questions across 4 sections. After every answer you’ll see why each choice is right or wrong, not just the one you picked.

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According to AMSCO, which foreign powers threatened the new nation from its borders after independence?
  1. A. The French to the north and the Dutch to the south
  2. B. The Russians to the west and the Portuguese to the south
  3. C. The British to the north and west, and the Spanish to the south and west ✓
  4. D. Only the Spanish, since Britain had withdrawn entirely in 1783

Correct answer: C. Correct — AMSCO describes hostile forces on both borders, plus Native nations resisting expansion.

The Northwest Ordinance provided for all of the following EXCEPT
  1. A. an orderly process for admitting new states
  2. B. the protection of slavery in the territory ✓
  3. C. the sale of government land
  4. D. support for public education

Correct answer: B. Correct — the ordinance outlawed slavery in the Northwest Territory.

The Indian Intercourse Act of 1790 was intended to
  1. A. grant citizenship to Native Americans who adopted farming.
  2. B. move all Native nations west of the Mississippi River.
  3. C. give the federal government, not the states, sole authority over land purchases and trade with Native Americans. ✓
  4. D. give states the power to negotiate their own treaties with Native nations.

Correct answer: C. Correct — it centralized Native affairs, but settlers and traders largely ignored it.

Why did the Indian Intercourse Act do little to protect Native lands in practice?
  1. A. Traders and settlers largely ignored it, and the government usually backed settlers when violence broke out. ✓
  2. B. Native nations refused to recognize federal authority and rejected all treaties.
  3. C. It applied only to lands west of the Mississippi.
  4. D. The Supreme Court struck it down in 1791.

Correct answer: A. Correct — AMSCO notes both the ignoring and the government's pro-settler stance.

Which factor most weakened the position of Native nations in the Northwest Territory after the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
  1. A. The Northwest Confederacy moved to Florida.
  2. B. The British gradually closed the trading forts through which they had supported Native nations. ✓
  3. C. The French reoccupied the Ohio Valley.
  4. D. Spain gave the Northwest Territory to the United States.

Correct answer: B. Correct — AMSCO notes that losing British support further weakened them.