Lessons 8 and 9 Review

What was the primary point of political disagreement between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans?

• They disagreed over how to conduct foreign relations with Britain and France.

• They disagreed over whether the government should create a central bank.

• They disagreed over how much power the central government should have.

• They disagreed over the development of a federal court system in America.

How did the Louisiana Purchase change the borders of the United States?

• It added southern territories including Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana.

• It added land from west of the Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains.

• It added several large western colonies along the Pacific Ocean.

• It added land in the northwest region, including the Oregon Country.

Why did Congress pass the Indian Removal Act in 1830?

• Congress felt that American Indians were being treated unfairly on their lands.

• American Indians were attacking colonies nearby their tribal territories.

• American Indians occupied many desirable lands inside national borders.

• Congress wanted to move natives to better lands than their ancestral homes.

What was an effect of the rapid geographic expansion of the United States?

• Americans began to disregard manifest destiny.

• Most individuals abandoned cities to live in the country.

• The majority of the population lived in the West.

• Regions developed distinct sectional identities.

What factor helped Andrew Jackson win the presidential election in 1824?

• expansion of suffrage

• northeastern support

• manifest destiny

• industrialization

Why was Jackson accused of using a spoils system in his presidency?

• He spent federal funds on a large inauguration party at the White House.

• He rewarded several of his loyal supporters with government jobs.

• He took a significant pay raise after beginning his office as president.

• He relied on mudslinging to win the election over political rivals.

What was an effect of the completion of the Erie Canal?

• Demand for enslaved people in the South grew to an all-time high.

• New York became the most prosperous city in America.

• Steamboats became the most popular form of transportation.

• The Boston shipbuilding trade grew highly profitable.

What social movement inspired many reform efforts in the early 1800s?

• manifest destiny

• Second Great Awakening

• Seneca Falls Convention

• market revolution

Why did Preston Brooks attack abolitionist and Massachusetts Senator, Charles Sumner, in 1856?

• Sumner scorned senators for passing a law that allowed slavery in Kansas Territory.

• Sumner ridiculed Senator Butler for his proslavery opinions.

• Sumner made a speech that was viewed as libel on South Carolina.

• all of the above

What problem did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 cause?

• It divided the country by creating sectional differences over slavery.

• It forced Southerners to compromise their position on slavery.

• It infuriated Southerners by limiting the number of enslaved people allowed in the South.

• all of the above