USHC 2

How did western migration impact democracy?

• Allowed women for rights in the West
• Allowed African Americans the opportunity to get involved in politics
• Provided immigrants from all over the world the opportunity to enslave Native Americans
• Provided Native Americans with opportunities to vote on land acquisitions 

What was an impact of the abolitionist movement during the Antebellum Era?

• It was able to pass legislation which increased sectional tensions
• It was the major cause of the Civil War
• It threatened Southerners, which further divided the nation prior to the war
• It led to rebellious actions by free soilers and politicians

Which religious group was the first to support the Abolitionist movement?

• Puritans
• Jews
• Protestants
• Quakers

Which was a result of Henry Clay's American System?

• It strengthened economic ties between the North and the West
  
• It kept the South in the Union longer
• Helped create a good relationship between the South and West
• It led directly to the Civil War

Which region benefited the least from Henry Clay's American System?

• North
• South
• West
• East

Why did many immigrants choose to settle in the North instead of the South?

• Economic opportunities were limited in the South
• The south disliked immigrants
• Railroad construction did not exist in the South
• Abolitionist recruited them in the North

In the Antebellum South, what advantages did the free blacks have over the slaves?

• Free blacks had civil and political rights
• Free blacks had Black Codes rather than Slave codes
• Free blacks had freedom dues given
• Free blacks had better job opportunities as artisans

The advertisement above promoted quick travel to the West.  What was the lure of the image above?

• Tons of land and cotton farming
• an opportunity for adventure
• an opportunity to mine precious metals
• an escape from the sectional tensions in the East

The western states often agreed with northern states on issues concerning tariffs.  Why?

• Tariffs paid from internal improvements, such as infrastructure and helped keep the cost of federal land low.
• The west was settled almost entirely by northerners and the two regions always held the same political beliefs
• Both the north and west relied heavily on slave labor
  
• The North and the West both had a huge amount of abolitionist that supported big businesses.

Why did Andrew Jackson support the Indian Removal Policy?

• Native Americans were attacking southern cities
• White settlers wanted the land that Native Americans occupied
• Jackson hated Native Americans and wanted to punish them
• Jackson was trying to create another state to keep the balance of slave and free states