Chapter 9-10 Test Review

1. What political party did Jackson’s supporters become?

• A. Whig
• B. Republican
• C. Democratic
• D. Democratic Republicans

2. What state decided to test the doctrine of states’ rights by passing the Nullification Act?

• A. Georgia
• B. New York
• C. Ohio
• D. South Carolina

3. The primary goal of Henry Clay’s American System was to…

• A. prevent foreign wars from affecting the United States.
• B. industrialize the smaller towns in United States.
• C. create a sense of nationalism in the United States
• D. make the United States economically independent

4. Which of the following statement describes the social situation of the United States before Jacksonian Democracy?

• A. Hundreds of crafts people were opening shops in the cities.
• B. Small farmers were profiting from new technologies.
• C. Power was in the hands of a few wealthy individuals.
• D. Ordinary Americans were gaining a voice in government.

5. How did the Convention of 1818 affect the boundaries of the United States?

• A. It drew a border between the U.S. and Canada extending to the Rocky Mountains.
• B. It gave the U.S. control of natural resources and waterways of Oregon Country.
• C. It expanded the boundaries of the U.S. further west by opening up Texas.
• D. It gave Florida to the U.S., along with full control of the Atlantic Coast.

6. How did the expansion of voting rights in the early 1800’s affect the election of 1828?

• A. More common people were voting.
• B. Jackson was seen as a war hero who rose to success through his own hard work.
• C. Most of his supporters were farmers and settlers.
• D. All of the above

7. What American Indians were affected by the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• A. Those living in Indian Territory
• B. Those living in New England
• C. Those that could not speak English
• D. Those living east of the Mississippi River

8. What helped the economy by making it easier to move people and goods across the country?

• A. Roads and Canals
• B. Railroads
• C. Automobiles
• D. Lakes and bridges

9. Which statement describes “The Trail of Tears”?

• A. The streams of blood that flowed from the Sauk Indians at the end of the Black Hawk War
• B. The involuntary 800-mile march Cherokee Indians made in their removal from Georgia
• C. The line connecting Seminole Indian settlements up and down Florida’s east coast
• D. The traces of salt reportedly seen on Osceola’s face when he was found dead in prison

10. What caused conflicts in the early 1800’s between the U.S and the Seminole Indian tribe in Florida?

• A. The tribe refused to leave Florida
• B. The tribe had refused to help the U.S. in its efforts in the War of 1812
• C. The tribe aided Spain in its conquest of Florida
• D. The tribe raided U.S. settlements and aided runaway slaves