Jacksonian Era (Review for Quiz 1.06)

Why was the Missouri Compromise created?

• The major differences between the North and the South caused sectionalism in the United States, leading to compromise between the regions.

• The major differences between the East and the West caused sectionalism in the United States, leading to compromise between the regions.

• The major differences between the cities and the countryside caused sectionalism in the United States, leading to compromise between the regions.

• The major differences in beliefs between the branches of government caused sectionalism, forcing the legislative branch and executive branch to make a compromise.

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• to maintain an equal number of senators from the North and the South

  
  

• to allow new states to decide whether they would ban enslavement

• to encourage the North and the South to have separate economies

• to set rules for immigration into the United States

Why did the government pass the Missouri Compromise?

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• to maintain an equal number of slave and free states

• to solve the border dispute between Missouri and Kansas

• to make peace with Native American nations in the Missouri territory

• to keep the same number of representatives in the House

What was the immediate result of the Missouri Compromise?

• Enslavement was banned in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of latitude 36°30'.

• Missouri became a free state.

• Maine became a state that allowed enslavement.

• Native Americans moved into the Missouri Territory.

What resulted from the Missouri Compromise?

• Maine was admitted to the Union as a free state.

• Enslavement was banned in all of the Louisiana Purchase territory.

• The balance between slave states and free states was broken.

• The arguments involving enslaved people were solved.

How did the Missouri Compromise influence the expansion of enslavement in the United States?

• It failed to solve the problem and was eventually replaced by the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• It ended enslavement, which caused the North and the South to unify.

• It set the standard that new states could decide whether to ban enslavement or not.

• It failed to expand enslavement because Denmark Vesey led a slave rebellion and demanded a new compromise.

What happened during the election of 1824?

• Many more Americans were eligible to vote than in previous elections.

• John Quincy Adams made a corrupt bargain to help Andrew Jackson win the presidency.

• John Quincy Adams ran unopposed because there was only one political party.

• Henry Clay won the majority of votes by the people, but John Quincy Adams won with the majority of the electoral votes.

What was the significance of the election of 1824?

• The Adams administration suffered from accusations that he made a corrupt bargain with Clay to win the election.

• White women were given the right to vote.

• Adams won electoral votes from every state, signaling a time of unity.

• Adams won a majority of the popular vote but lost the election because Jackson had more Electoral College votes.

What happened in the election of 1828?

• Jackson ran against Adams and was elected president.

• Adams defeated Jackson due to a corrupt bargain with Clay.

• The election was decided by the House of Representatives.

• The Whig Party won the presidency for the first time.

Which action did Jackson take as president?

• He passed the Tariff of 1828 to protect northern businesses.

• He opened the Second Bank of the United States.

• He started the nullification crisis by threatening to cancel laws passed by Congress.

• He gave land back to Native American groups.