Unit 5 Test Review

Why did President Jackson devise the spoils system?

• To reward the Supreme Court

• To create a new cabinet

• To reward his supporters

• He was tired of people taking advantage of him

Although President Jackson believed in states’ rights, he supported _____.

• Senator Calhoun

• Secession

• the protective tariff

• a strong nation

Why did Andrew Jackson believe he should have been elected president in 1824?

• He paid John Quincy Adams to share votes

• He had the most electoral votes

• All of his friends and family voted for him

• He had less than the majority votes

Why did Jackson oppose the national bank?

• He saw a unhealthy link between the wealthy and the government

• He believed the national bank would be too difficult to manage

• He thought the national bank would lead to a great depression

• He did not think the nation was ready for a national bank

What did President Jackson do in regards to Indians being removed from their native land during his presidency?

• He said they could keep their land

• He gave them a certain number of years for them to keep their land

• He ignored the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court and forced them to move

• He created a treaty with the Indians requesting to share parts of their land with them

What was the main cause of strikes at the Lowell Mills?

• strict rules

• poor working conditions

• low pay

• closing of the mills

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments illustrates the lasting impact of which of the following?

• the values expressed in the Declaration of Independence

• the principle of judicial review upheld in Marbury vs. Madison

• the system of checks and balances included in the Constitution

• the resistance to federal power evidenced in the Nullification Crisis

"We are a nation of human progress, and who will, what can, set limits to our onward march? Providence is with us, and no earthly power can."

Based on the quote above, the concept of Manifest Destiny is closely tied with what aspect of American History?

• the abolition of slavery in the U.S.

• the establishment of alliances with Britain

• the outbreak of the Great Awakening

• the secession of the Confederate States

What was the reason behind the Nat Turner Rebellion?

• religious discrimination

• anti-immigrant attitudes

• opposition to tax policies

• resistance against slavery

The right of citizens of the U.S. to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S. by any state on account of sex..."-19th Amendment, U.S. Constitution

Which group of women worked for the passage of this amendment?

• Harriet Tubman, Jane Addams, and Dorothea Dix

• Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Madeline Albright, Geraldine Ferraro, and Sandr

• Clara Barton, Amelia Earhart, and Eleanor Roosevelt