AP®︎ US History: Topic 3.10 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 3.10 of AP US History – Shaping a New Republic.
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Topic 3.10
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-3.2.III.A
Who was the first President of the United States?
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Topic 3.10: Shaping a New Republic
Thematic Focus: America in the WorldWOR
Diplomatic, economic, cultural, and military interactions between empires, nations, and peoples shape the development of America and America’s increasingly important role in the world.
Learning Objective: Unit 3: Learning Objective K
Explain how and why competition intensified conflicts among peoples and nations from 1754 to 1800.
Historical Developments: KC-3.3.II.A
The U.S. government forged diplomatic initiatives aimed at dealing with the continued British and Spanish presence in North America, as U.S. settlers migrated beyond the Appalachians and sought free navigation of the Mississippi River.
Historical Developments: KC-3.3.II.B
War between France and Britain resulting from the French Revolution presented challenges to the United States over issues of free trade and foreign policy and fostered political disagreement.
Historical Developments: KC-3.3.I.E
The Spanish, supported by the bonded labor of the local American Indians, expanded their mission settlements into California; these provided opportunities for social mobility among soldiers and led to new cultural blending.
Historical Developments: KC-3.3.I.D
An ambiguous relationship between the federal government and American Indian tribes contributed to problems regarding treaties and American Indian legal claims relating to the seizure of their lands.
Thematic Focus: Politics and PowerPCE
Debates fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in American social, political, and economic life shape government policy, institutions, political parties, and the rights of citizens.
Learning Objective: Unit 3: Learning Objective L
Explain how and why political ideas, institutions, and party systems developed and changed in the new republic.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.III.A
During the presidential administrations of George Washington and John Adams, political leaders created institutions and precedents that put the principles of the Constitution into practice.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.III.B
Political leaders in the 1790s took a variety of positions on issues such as the relationship between the national government and the states, economic policy, foreign policy, and the balance between liberty and order. This led to the formation of political parties— most significantly the Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, and the Democratic-Republican Party, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Historical Developments: KC-3.3.II.C
George Washington’s Farewell Address encouraged national unity, as he cautioned against political factions and warned about the danger of permanent foreign alliances.
