American History Exam Review Fall 2021

Who did Jefferson send west to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

• Coronado & Desoto

• James Beckworth & John Freemont

• Merriwether Lewis & William Clark

• Zebulon Pike & Kit Carson

Which amendment to the Constitution ended slavery?

• 19th

• 15th

• 14th

• 13th

Federal program between 1865 and 1877 to repair damage to the South caused by the Civil War and restore the southern states to the Union.

• Jim Crow Laws

• Abolitionist

• Populist party

• Dawes Act

• Reconstruction

Reformer who sought to end slavery.

• Jim Crow Laws

• Abolitionist

• Populist party

• Dawes Act

• Reconstruction

Decree by President Lincoln that freed slaves in all Confederate territory still in rebellion.

• Emancipation Proclomation

• Monroe Doctrine

• Middle Passage

• Underground Railroad

• Great Awakening

Declaration by President Monroe in 1823 that the United States would oppose efforts by any outside power to control a nation in the Western Hemisphere.

• Emancipation Proclomation

• Monroe Doctrine

• Middle Passage

• Underground Railroad

• Great Awakening

What constitutional principle prevents one branch of government from abusing its power?

• the Virginia Plan
• the census
• the elastic clause
• checks and balances

How were voting rights expanded during the era of Jacksonian Democracy?

• Most former slaves gained the right to vote.
• Most women gained the right to vote.
• In most states, property owning was no longer a requirement to vote.
• The right to vote included all women born in the United States regardless of race, color, or religion.

Andrew Jackson ran on the support of the "common man". Which is the best description of what this means?

• He made himself relatable to the average American.
• He limited the amount of voters by increasing property requirements
• He supported transportation growth
• He came from a wealthy family in the upper class

Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire to 

• limit the number of immigrants leaving the country.
• control the area located east of the Appalachian Mountains.
• expand the United States border west to the Pacific Ocean.
• warn European countries against colonizing in Latin America