Standard 2 (2021)

What belief was justified by Manifest Destiny?

• The need to limit the number of immigrants coming to America

• The need to control the area located east of the Appalachian Mountains

• The need to expand the US to the Pacific Coast

• The need to warn Europeans against colonizing Latin America

In the early 1800s, why did many people in the United States migrate westward?

• There was an abundance of available farm land

• There was growth in the timber industry

• Transportation was easier due to the Transcontinental Railroad

• They wanted to escape slavery

What was a result of Henry Clay's American System?

• It strengthened economic ties between the North and West

• It prevented the South from seceding and beginning the Civil War

• It united the North, South, and West economically and politically

• It strengthened economic ties between the South and West

Why did the US use protective tariffs during the Antebellum Period? (Before the War)

• To encourage foreign trade

• To help the nation's manufacturers

• To reduce the cost of consumer goods

• To improve the quality of goods

Which document BEST lays the groundwork for the justification for the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

• The Federalist Papers

• Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Which of the following would an abolitionist during the Antebellum Period MOST likely support?

• Removal of the Cherokee from Georgia

• Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

• Activities of the Underground Railroad

• The use of popular sovereignty in the territories

Which region during the Antebellum Period would benefit LEAST from Henry Clay's American system?

• North

• South

• West

• East

What would be the best title for the map above?

• British North America before 1850

• United States Territorial Expansion

• Colonial North America

• Wartime land acquisitions

Which action by President Jefferson violated his strict interpretation of the Constitution?

• Protesting the impressment of US sailors

• Purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France

• Pardoning violators of the Alien and Sedition Acts

• Using the US Navy to subdue the Barbary Pirtates

Which event led to the acquisition of the territories shown on the map above?

• Spanish-American War

• Mexican-American War

• Oregon Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase