American History Quiz

What was the Tariff of 1828 commonly known as?

• The Revenue Tariff

• The Protective Tariff

• The Abominable Tariff

• The Import Tariff

What did the Indian Removal Act lead to?

• The establishment of reservations

• The Trail of Tears

• The end of the Indian Wars

• The creation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

What was the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• To admit Missouri as a free state

• To maintain the balance of power between free and slave states

• To abolish slavery in the northern states

• To expand the territory of the United States

What is the Monroe Doctrine best known for?

• Encouraging European colonization in the Americas

• Opposing European colonialism in the Americas

• Establishing trade agreements with European nations

• Declaring war on European powers interfering in the Americas

What was the significance of the Marbury v. Madison case?

• It established the principle of judicial review

• It declared the Indian Removal Act unconstitutional

• It resolved the XYZ Affair

• It led to the creation of the Monroe Doctrine

What is another name for a tax on an import?

• incoming tax
• tariff
• federalist
• soverengity

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

• Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

• Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

• Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

• Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

Why were tariffs a contentious issue between the North and South before the Civil War?

• The South believed tariffs favored Northern industrial interests at the expense of Southern agriculture.

• The North wanted to eliminate tariffs to promote free trade.

• The South wanted higher tariffs to protect its emerging industries.

• The North and South disagreed on which countries should be exempt from tariffs.

Congress had passed the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 to protect American manufacturers from cheap British goods.  Southerners believed that the tariff was purposely passed to hurt southern plantation owners. This led to the:

• Civil War
• Alien and Sedition Acts
• Nullification Crisis
• Bleeding Kansas

What was the result of Worchester v. Georgia?

• The court said the Native allowed to stay in Georgia, however this decision was ignored.

• The court said the Native Americans had to move

• The court said the Native Americans had their own constitution and claimed to be a separate nation.