Unit 3 - Presidents

In the early 1800s, what gave rise to the growing sectionalism in the United States?

• debates over the interpretation of the Constitution
• disagreements over what constitutes a state
• tensions over slavery
• disputes over tariffs

Missouri's request to enter the Union as a slave state in 1819 was considered a crisis because it

• caused the South to secede from the Union.
• would disrupt the balance between free and slave states.
• cause Maine to enter the Union.
• caused the free states to have more representatives than slave states.

How did the Missouri Compromise solve the crisis between slave states and free states?

• It admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.
• It prevented slavery from expanding into Missouri.
• It required all slaves in Missouri to be freed what they reached age 25.
• It created a governing board that would designate slave states and free states.

How did the Missouri Compromise settle the issue of slavery in the Western territories?

• It stated that slavery would not be permitted in the Western territories.
• It stated that slavery would be permitted in the Western territories.
• It stated that slavery would not be permitted in territory north of Missouri's southern border.
• It stated that slavery would not be permitted in territory west of Missouri.

Why was the presidential election of 1824 decided by the House of Representatives?

• There were several irregularities in the voting during the election.
• All but three of the candidates had dropped out of the race.
• There was a tie in the popular vote.
• No single candidate had won a majority of the electoral vote.

The alleged corrupt bargain was negotiated between

• Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams.
• William Crawford and Andrew Jackson.
• Henry Clay and James Monroe.
• William Crawford and John Quincy Adams.

Jackson's campaign for the 1828 presidency depended largely on what tactic?

• newspaper editorials
• mudslinging
• appeals to the Northeast
• campaign rallies

What was the outcome of the 1828 election?

• Adams and Jackson tied again, but the House of Representatives voted for Jackson.
• Henry Clay entered the race to spoil Jackson's chances.
• Adams won a second term.
• Jackson won by carrying the West and South.

The deal with France to acquire its possessions in North America was known as

• the Mississippi Bargain.
• the French Acquisition.
• the Napoleonic Treaty.
• the Louisiana Purchase.

What was a result of the purchase of land from France?

• The size of the United States doubled.
• The United States went into recession over the debt.
• The United States entered a war with Britain.
• The United States became allies with Spain.