Interim Review #2 Chapters 4-6

During Andrew Jackson's presidency, who would have strongly supported protective tariffs?

• Northerners would have supported tariffs because they encouraged people to buy goods manufactured in the United States.

• Southerners would have supported tariffs because they encouraged people to buy goods manufactured in the United States.

• Northerners would have supported tariffs because they helped lower the prices of necessary goods.

• Southerners would have supported tariffs because they helped lower the prices of necessary goods.

The maps show how long it would take to travel by train from New York City to other points on the East Coast in 1850 and 1857.

Which of the following MOST LIKELY describes how a politician in the Age of Jackson would have described these maps?

• Henry Clay would have said they illustrate how the Industrial Revolution benefited Americans most when they focused on developing their own regional resources.

• Andrew Jackson would have said they prove that the Industrial Revolution was spreading quickly and benefiting Americans with some assistance from the federal government.

• Andrew Jackson would have said they demonstrate how the Industrial Revolution was leaving residents of the East Coast behind by moving transportation routes further inland.

• Henry Clay would have said they prove that the future would be most profitable if the whole country came together to expand its transportation networks instead of focusing on internal concerns.

Why did supporters of the American System want to reestablish the National Bank?

• They expected the National Bank to support the industrialization projects proposed by the American System.

• They hoped the development of the National Bank would help them oppose the rise of Jacksonian Democracy.

• They believed the development of the National Bank would support the United States' expansion into new territory.

• They planned for the National Bank to support Southern economies temporarily impacted by the American System's tariffs.

Which of the following explains why the Age of Jackson helped to increase the power of the common man?

• the nullification of tariffs

• the push to increase voting rights

• the increase in the power of the United States president

• the national government gaining power at the states’ expense

President George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address influenced many future US leaders. What sentiment expressed in the Monroe Doctrine reflects the influence of Washington's address?

• The United States must have a strong standing army in order to preserve its global influence.

• Conflicts between other powerful nations can be dangerous to the United States.

• All nations should be free to govern themselves without interference from other nations.

• European colonization of the Americas helps to spread democracy and should be encouraged.

How did the outcomes of these battles and the geography of the surrounding areas affect the war?

• Union victories at the Battles of Vicksburg and Atlanta allowed the Union to disrupt major river and railroad Confederate supply lines.

• Union victories at the Battles of Vicksburg and Fort Sumter allowed the Union to control major waterways early in the Civil War.

• Confederate victories at the Battles of Antietam and Gettysburg allowed the Confederacy to control strategic passes in the Appalachian Mountains.

• Confederate victories at the Battles of Fort Sumter and Atlanta allowed the Confederacy to move supplies from Charleston Harbor to the interior.

How were the events precipitating the Mexican-American War viewed in the United States (US) and in Mexico?

• The US viewed the events as an unjustified Mexican attack on US soldiers and Mexico viewed the events as an illegal invasion of Mexico by the US.

• Mexico viewed the events as an unjustified US attack on Mexican soldiers and the US viewed the events as an illegal invasion of the US by Mexico.

• The US viewed the events as a justified invasion of Mexico by US soldiers and Mexico viewed the events as a Mexican defense of Mexican territory.

• Mexico viewed the events as a justified invasion of the US by Mexican soldiers and the US viewed the events as a US defense of US territory.

What BEST explains President Lincoln’s purpose in using emergency powers to suspend the right of habeas corpus?

• He wished to frighten potential spies in the North as well as limit their numbers.

• He wished to discourage any more border states from leaving the Union and joining the Confederacy.

• He wished to silence any opposition to the Civil War in the North by imprisoning the opponents.

• He wished to prevent known Confederate sympathizers from leaving the Union or sabotaging the Union war effort.

How did the Missouri Compromise maintain the balance of power between northern and southern states in the United States?

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the House of Representatives by allowing Missouri to become a slave state and allowing Maine to become a free state.

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the Senate by allowing Missouri to become a slave state and allowing Maine to become a free state.

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the Senate by allowing Maine to become a slave state and allowing Missouri to become a free state.

• The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the House of Representatives by allowing Maine to become a slave state and allowing Missouri to become a free state.

In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln said that the country was based on the idea that "all men are created equal." What document was he quoting?

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Emancipation Proclamation

• the Federalist Papers

• the Bill of Rights