Standard 2 Test Your Skills

Which area on the map was purchased from France in 1803?

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• 2
• 3
• 4

During which era did the "common man" make the most gains toward achieving the "American Dream" of individual rights, equal protection under the law, and due process?

• The Federalist Era 
• Jacksonian Democracy 
• Jeffersonian Democracy 
• The Era of Good Feelings 

Removal of Southern Indians to Indian Territory, 1835  "The plan of removing the aboriginal people who yet remain within the settled portions of the United States . . approaches its consummation...an extensive region . . has been assigned for their permanent residence. It has been divided into districts and allotted among them. Many have already removed and others are preparing to go. . . ."

This passage is MOST closely related to 

• Imperialism 
• the Civil War 
• Westward expansion 
• the French and Indian War 

Which of these statements BEST describes "Jacksonian Democracy"?

• a set of Executive Orders and laws designed to expand slavery
• a strict set of policies designed to aid the poor, sick, and elderly
• a government led by a strong president and that challenged the other Branches
• a time in which the middle- and upper-classes held most of the power and influence

The creation of the Second National Bank of the United States was instrumental in limiting the power of

• Congress 
• Democrats 
• state banks 
• state legislatures 

Two of the MOST important effects of the American victory in the War with Mexico were

• the acquisition of Texas and Arizona.
• the acquisition of California and New Mexico.
• the death of General Santa Anna and the Mexican defeat at the Alamo in Texas.
• the end of guerrilla attacks on Texas settlers and the removal of Mexican settlers there.

The main idea behind the settling of western lands by Americans in the early-1800s was known as

• Women's Suffrage.
• Manifest Destiny.
• the Industrial Age.
• the Abolition Movement

Which of these was the largest and most constant issue facing the United States during the era of "Manifest Destiny?"

• whether labor unions would be allowed to form
• whether states would allow women the right to vote
• whether Indians would be relocated to North Carolina
• whether slavery would spread across the United States

Which of these had the GREATEST impact on the United States' fulfilling its "Manifest Destiny?"

• the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
• the California Gold Rush of 1849
• the Dred Scott v. Sandford case
• the publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin

James K. Polk initiated a war with Mexico in order to...

• win independence for Texas.
• obtain the California territory.
• add a new slave state to the Union.
• gain access to the Mississippi River.