USHC Unit 2 Review #1 - Wilson HS

What movement encouraged expansionism in America during the 19^th century?

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

• Monroe Doctrine

• Manifest Destiny

Which statement describes an effect of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The size of the United States was doubled

• The boundary with Mexico was finally established

• The Northwest Territory became part of the United States

• The Mississippi River became the western boundary of the United States

Why was the United States reluctant to annex Texas?

• Fear of being attacked by Mexico

• Shortage of good farm land in Texas

• Resistance from people living in Texas

• Controversy over expanding slavery

What idea most contributed to the growth of sectionalism in the United States?

• The North and the South had different economic and social structures

• Most government policies favored the South over the North

• Neither the North nor the South benefited from westward expansion

• The North and the South produced the same goods and were in competition

Which policy of the United States was designed to prevent new colonization of the Western Hemisphere?

• Good Neighbor Policy

• Monroe Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Camp David Accords

Why did voter participation increase in the United States in the 1820s and 1830s?

• Ending of religious qualifications for voting

• Suffrage to Native American Indians

• End of property requirements for voting

• Arrival of more immigrants

As a result of President Andrew Jackson’s policies, what became of the Native American Indians?

• Relocated to reservations in Mexico

• Removed to areas west of the Mississippi River

• Allowed to return to their ancestral lands

• Given United States citizenship

According to the nullification theory, who has the right to determine the constitutionality of a law?

• Congress

• President

• Supreme Court

• States

In the early 1800s, which factor was important to the development of Northern manufacturing centers?

• Abundance of water power

• Availability of slave labor in the North

• Development of gold mines

• Access to passes through the Appalachian Mountains

The majority of immigrants who arrived in the United States between 1800 and 1860 came from what location?

• East Asia

• Latin America

• Western Europe

• Eastern Europe