AP US History Chapters 12-15 Test
Monday, November 10, 2014
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The Battle of New Orleans. Who fought in it? Who won? How did it change the United States?
Explain the resolutions of the Hartford Convention.
What was the global significance of the War of 1812? How did this war affect Native Americans? What
was a positive by-product of this war?
Explain the American System. Who created it? Who opposed it?
What was the Era of Good Feelings?
Explain the components of the Missouri Compromise.
What was the first state west of the Mississippi River completely carved out of the Louisiana Territory?
What types of decisions did the Marshall court make? Who and what did they normally favor in their
rulings?
How did the U.S. acquire Florida?
What was the significance of the Monroe Doctrine?
Why did the House of Representatives decide the 1824 presidential election?
Which part of the country supported Andrew Jackson and why? What was Jackson’s political philosophy
based on? What did his inauguration symbolize? What was his relationship with the Indians? What
happened during the Trail of Tears?
Explain the “corrupt bargain.”
Describe John Quincy Adams and his presidency.
What is the spoils system?
Explain the Nullification crisis of 1832-1833.
Who was responsible for defusing the tariff controversy in 1828?
How did life on the frontier affect women and how did the isolation affect the outlook and attitude of
pioneers?
Which event in Ireland resulted in mass immigration to the United States?
How did Americans view Irish and German immigrants? Explain nativism.
Who is the Father of the Factory System in the United States?
Which inventions is Eli Whitney responsible for? How did interchangeable parts affect mass production?
Where did the United States industrialize first?
Describe the relationship between cotton and slavery.
Explain the cult of domesticity. In which areas were women superior to men during this time period?
Explain the beliefs of Deists, Unitarians, and Mormons. Where did the Mormon religion originate? Who
was the prophet of the Mormon religion?
What impact did the Second Great Awakening have on society?
What types of programs did education reformers support? What was the ultimate goal of free public
education?
Which state banned alcohol?
Which social movement eclipsed women’s rights in the 1850’s?
What did Utopian communities view as important?
What type of painting did the Hudson River school excel at?
Explain the beliefs of Transcendentalists. Also be familiar with Transcendental art and literature.