APUSH Period 4 Review

The political party of the era that supported nativist policies was the

• Know-Nothing Party
• Democratic Party
• Free-Soil Party
• Whig Party

American settlers first came to Mexico in the early 1830s

• because they could receive a large plot of land for next to nothing
• to avenge the attack on the Alamo
• for political reasons; most who came were disenchanted with American policy towards Native Americans
• for religious reasons; most that came were devout Catholics

According to the concept of manifest destiny,

• westward expansion was the fulfillment of America's destiny
• it was primarily economic factors that caused Americans to expand westward
• overpopulation on the eastern seaboard forced westward expansion
• it was primarily political factors that caused Americans to expand westward

The following are true about the textile mills of New England in the early 19th century EXCEPT

• they used a system called the putting out system
• a large percentage of their workforce was made up of wome
• they depended on water for power
• there was little labor unrest in the mills until the 1830s and 1840s

Critics of Andrew Jackson would make all of the following claims except

• he lacked experience in governmental affairs
• he was a very common man and not fit to be president
• he gave political offices to his friends
• he gave too much power to the presidency

The concept nullification became an issue during Period 4 when

• South Carolina nullified congressional tariff bills
• Southern representatives to the Electoral College switched their votes in the 1824 election
• Virginia nullified congressional legislation concerning slavery
• South Carolina nullified congressional legislation concerning the removal of Native Americans

President Monroe claimed that western relocation of Native Americans would be to the advantage of the Native Americans because

• they would not be bothered west of the Mississippi
• the American military would protect them during the journey
• they would be well compensated for the tribal lands they were leaving
• settlers west of the Mississippi were receptive to Native Americans

The American System of Henry Clay

• favored strong economic growth and a Second National Bank
• wanted to make the United States the military equivalent of Great Britain or France
• favored lowering tariffs so more goods could be purchased from abroad
• wanted to place a ceiling on the national debt

The Hartford Convention demonstrated that

• the concept of nullification was not exclusively a Southern one
• the War of 1812 brought political union to the United States
• the Federalist party had remained a dominant party in American political life
• the legacy of John Adams was large

All of the following are reasons why America entered the War of 1812 EXCEPT

• the relationship between the British and Native American tribes in the western territories of North America
• the impressment of American naval crews
• the desire of American leaders to acquire additional western territories
• the violation of America's rights as a neutral power