EOC Review 3

Which statement most accurately describes the principle of federalism?

• States have the power to review national laws.

• Power is shared by the two political parties.

• Power is divided between the national and state governments.

• The ultimate power is given to the voters.

The purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was supported by farmers in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee primarily because they wanted to

• gain unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans

• secure an easier route for transporting their products to the Pacific Coast

• end conflicts with Mexico on the western frontier

• end the practice of slavery

The Supreme Court decisions in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) resulted in

• large land grants for Native American Indians

• an expansion of the rights of African Americans

• an increase in the power of the federal government over state governments

• greater state regulation of business activities

In the first half of the 19th century, canal building was important to economic growth because canals

• could be used in all seasons of the year

• allowed faster transport of farm and industrial products

• provided access to free homesteads in the West

• charged lower rates than the transcontinental railroad

The victory of Andrew Jackson in the presidential election of 1828 was aided by

• the endorsement of northern abolitionists

• reducing property qualifications for voting

• implementing woman’s suffrage

• the support of eastern bankers

Which 19th-century phrase best describes the overall efforts of the United States to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean?

• “Remember the Alamo”

• “Remember the Maine”

• “Bleeding Kansas”

• “Manifest Destiny”