USHC Unit 3 Test Review 23-24

Why did internal improvements such as the construction of the Erie Canal and the implementation of the American System cause increased sectional divisions in the United States?

• These actions made it difficult for the Midwest to keep up with the economic advancement of the North.

• These actions forced the Midwest to adopt slavery in order to be competitive with the North.

• These actions strengthened the economic ties between the North and the Midwest while isolating the South.

• These actions put the South and the North in direct competition for agriculture trade.

What impact did the Second Great Awakening have on the nation in the early 1800s?

• It reduced the number of Christian denominations in the nation.

• It increased people’s dependence on organized religion and trained clergy.

• It inspired many reform movements to improve people’s lives.

• It led many people to convert to non-Christian religions.

What conclusion is evident from these viewpoints?

• The United States exhausted all diplomatic avenues to avoid war.

• Mexico believed that armed conflict was the only way to win back Texas.

• Mexico and the United States agreed on the location of the boundary between the nations.

• The United States and Mexico had different perspectives about the cause of the war.

  The United States and Mexico had different perspectives about the cause of the war.

Which statement describes the impact of the Lewis and Clark expedition on American expansion?

• Their expedition convinced President Jefferson to buy the Louisiana Purchase.

• Their expedition caused a boundary dispute that led to the Mexican War.

• Their expedition helped define the southern border of the United States.

• Their expedition gave the United States a claim to the Oregon Territory.

What does the excerpt suggest about the lives of free African Americans in the North before the Civil War?

• They were restricted by local laws and customs.

• They were guaranteed the same civil rights as whites.

• They had fewer opportunities than those living in the South.

• They were protected from discrimination by federal and state laws.

How did President Jackson's response to South Carolina's attempt to nullify the Tariff of 1832 show differences in their views regarding the Union?

• Jackson argued that state attempts to nullify the tariff were unconstitutional.

• Jackson recognized that states had the right to nullify federal laws.

• Jackson repealed the tariffs in the South because he agreed they hurt southern manufacturing.

• Jackson refused to enforce the tariffs because he believed Congress exceeded its power.

Based on this excerpt, why did President Jackson believe the relocation of the Cherokee was justified?

• The Cherokee signed a treaty whereby they agreed to leave Georgia.

• The Cherokee illegally settled on American land.

• The United States had a removal policy that was beneficial to the Cherokee people.

• The United States had a reasonable right to defend itself from a Cherokee invasion.

How did changes in voting qualifications in the early 1800s impact presidential elections?

• As more non-land owners were allowed to vote, "common man" candidates such as Andrew Jackson were elected.

• The exclusion of voters from western territories led to the election of anti-Manifest Destiny candidates.

• The extension of voting rights to free blacks in the North led to the election of anti-slavery candidates.

• New voters in western states helped elect Federalist candidates such as John Quincy Adams.

How did the acquisition of western territories such as the Louisiana Purchase and the Mexican Cession impact the relationship between the North and the South in the early 1800s?

• It forced the two regions to compromise on the best way to spend the revenue collected from the sale of land.

• It united the two regions in a common cause to protect the rights of Native Americans living in the area.

• It led to increased sectionalism as debates over the expansion of slavery caused tension between the two regions.

• It united the two regions in their opposition to the use of loose interpretation of the Constitution to justify the purchase of the new territories.

How did these actions perpetuate sectionalism between the North and South?

• They decreased sectionalism because the events increased awareness and understanding of each side’s viewpoint on slavery.

• They increased sectionalism by reinforcing the southerners’ beliefs that all northerners wanted to end slavery.

• They decreased sectionalism because both sides were opposed to the message of these events.

• They increased sectionalism because northerners believed the events were organized by southerners in order to cause tension.