Unit 2 Quick Check Questions

How did the purchase of the Louisiana Territory effect the nation? 

• it fulfilled Manifest Destiny

• 
  it doubled the size of the nation

• it moved the northern border to 49º

• it led to war with France

The "Hartford Convention Candidate" appears as an evil monster because the cartoonist disagreed with the convention's discussion of which of the following? 

• Secession from the U.S. 

• Support for the War of 1812

• Ending slavery

• Support for higher tariffs

The image below is most associated with which of the following reform movements of the Second Great Awakening?

• temperance

• suffrage

• mental health

• abolitionism

Which of the following planks was central to the election of James K. Polk as President of the United States in 1844?

• Support for Abolitionism

• blocking the establishment of an independent treasury

• Fulfillment of Manifest Destiny 

• Increasing Tariff Rates

Who was the author of the controversial book below, which led to increased tension between North and South? 

• Upton Sinclair

• Robert Smalls

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Mary Bowser

Which of the following political parties was organized in 1944 in opposition to immigration?

• Know-Nothing

• Jacksonian Democrat

• National Republican

• Whig

Areas from what two nations were acquired by the United States during the Presidency of James K. Polk?

• Great Britain and Mexico

• Great Britain and Spain

• Spain and Russia

• Mexico and Canada

The Supreme Court's decision in which of the following court cases is considered one of the leading causes of the Civil War? 

• Dred Scott case

• John Punch case

• Roe v. Wade

• McCulloch v. Maryland

Who is associated with the publication shown below? 

• Benjamin Franklin

• Frederick Douglass

• Nat Turner

• William Lloyd Garrison

State of the Union Address, Andrew Jackson (December 8, 1829)

Actuated (motivated) by this view of the subject, I informed the Indians inhabiting parts of Georgia and Alabama that their attempt to establish an independent government would not be countenanced (tolerated) by the Executive of the United States, and advised them to emigrate beyond the Mississippi or submit to the laws of those States.

From the excerpt, what does Jackson say the Indians must do if they are to stay on their land in Georgia and Mississippi?

• Live by the rules of the state in which they inhabit

• Establish independent governments

• Create a list of actions they will tolerate from the government

• Write their own Constitution for their new land beyond the Mississippi