Common Assessment 3 Review

George Washington's Policy to "to steer clear of permanent alliances" was a statement to warn against United States involvement in...

• Westward Expansion

• Colinization

• European military conflicts (wars)

• international trade

How did the purchase of the Louisiana Territory challenge Jefferson’s political

philosophy?

• Jefferson goes against his philosophy of using military force to gain territory

• Jefferson goes against his philosophy of states’ rights

  
  

• Jefferson goes against his loose interpretation of the Articles of Confederation

•  Jefferson goes against his strict interpretation of the Constitution

  
  

What was the main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• 1. Limit European influence in the Americas

• 1. Establish full control over the Panama Canal

• 1. Force the British out of Canada

• Stake a US claim to Mexican Territory

What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 lead to?

• The payment to Native Americans for their confiscated lands

• A veto by President Jackson

• The famous court case Plessy v Ferguson

• The trail of tears

During the first half of the 19th century, Henry Clay’s American System led to the...

• Severe economic decline of the South

• 1. Linking of Northern, Southern, and Western states through industrial and economic expansion

• 1. Growth of plantation agriculture in Texas and New Mexico

• 1. Bankruptcy of several railroad companies in the Mississippi Valley

Which of the following explains how these three are linked: The Womens suffrage Movement, Education Reform and the Temperance Movement

• 1. Factors encouraging westward expansion

• 1. Reform movements of the second great awakening

• 1. Recognition of Native American Indian land rights

• Actions promoting the conservation of natural resources

Which group advocated for the ending of slavery and the immediate release of all slaves held in the United States?

• Abolitionists

• Suffragists

• Imperialists

• Communists

Which of the following compromise created the 36’,30” line, in order to separate the slave states from the free states and maintain balance of free and slave states in Senate?

• Compromise of 1850

• Th Great Compromise

• 3/5ths Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

At the time of the Civil War, which two major issues divided the North and South?

• 1. Welfare reform and income tax rates

• 1. Immigration policies and westward expansion

• 1. States’ Rights and the status of slavery in the United States

• 1. Loyalty to Great Britain and taxation without representation

What did 19th century American expansionist mean by the term Manifest Destiny?

• 1. Americans were culturally equal to indigenous populations of the West

• 1. The western boundaries of the United States should stop at the Rocky Mountains

• Protestant and the American form of government should be established in Mexico

• The citizens of the United States had the God-given right to conquer the land of North America to the Pacific Ocean