CFA 6 Review

The Monroe Doctrine said __________________.

• no more European colonies could be started in the Americas
• Europe must leave the Americas alone
• the United States would stay out of Europe's business
• all of the above

What does the Monroe Doctrine do?

• Kicks all European nations out

• Tells European nations they cannot colonize any more

• Tells European nations their citizens cannot come into the nation anymore

• Removes all European colonies from the colonies they currently have

In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

The Indian Removal Act led to the event known in History as....

• The Trail of Tears

• The trail of Death

• The Crying Path

• The Journey of Loss

Why did President Jackson sign the Indian Removal Act?

• He was raised to hate Native Americans

• Gold was discovered in Georgia and land east of the Mississippi River was seen as most valuable

• He didn't want to, but he was forced to by Congress

• He didn't fully understand what he was signing

The Nullification Crisis occurred when

• the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.

• Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.

• South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.

• Jackson forced South Carolina leave the United States.

During the Nullification Crisis, what was really being tested?

• the right to ignore Supreme Court decisions

• the rights of states to override federal laws

• the right of states to secede from the United States

• the right to pass federal laws that benefited certain regions

Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.

• foreign goods
• american made goods
• ice cream
• slaves

What did Jackson do that ended the nullification crisis?

• passed a higher tariff
• fired his Vice President
• burned down every home in South Carolina
• threatened to use Army to enforce the law

At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?

• In the House of Representatives
• In the Senate
• In the Executive Branch
• In the Judicial Branch