Forces of Unity and Division

Which of the following was a result of the admission of Maine and Missouri as states in the Missouri Compromise?

• The balance of power between free and slave states was maintained.

• The doctrine of popular sovereignty was applied.

• Congressional leadership shifted to the Southern states.

• More free states than slave states would exist.

Why did the federal government force Natives westward and onto reservations?

• Natives were best suited for inland living.

• Native lands could be used for economic gain.

• Natives had threatened to destroy eastern lands.

• Native lands had been ruined by slash and burn.

What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 give the government the ability to do?

• Forced out all Native Americans immediately

• It required Native Americans to give up their land in the east and move to territories in the west

• Gave Native Americans new territory in South Carolina

• Gave colonists new territory in Oklahoma

What was the Trail of Tears?

• The forced removal of Native Tribes East of the Mississippi River to modern day Oklahoma.

• A river in Oklahoma.

• The path taken by the US military to Georgia.

• The forced removal of Native tribes west of the Mississippi to modern day South Carolina.

What was the Southern point of view about the expansion of slavery?

• They feared that if slavery could not expand then eventually slavery would be outlawed.

• They feared that if slavery expanded into the territories that the slave trade would increase.

• They feared that if slavery could not expand then eventually slaves would leave plantations.

• They feared the expansion of slavery.

Why was the South so against the Tariff of 1828?

• It greatly increased the tax on many imports. 

• It increased the export tax on cotton.

• It forced the price of cotton to fall.

• It decreased the tax on imports. 

What was John C. Calhoun's arguement in the South Carolina Exposition and Protest in regards to the Tariff of 1828?

• it favored one section of the country over another.

• It was great for the nation's economy

• It helped the South's cotton industry 

• It led to the Western States seceding from the Union. 

Which leader believed a state has the right to nullify any federal law within its borders?

• Vice President John C. Calhoun 

• President Andrew Jackson 

Which leader believed a state does not have the right to nullify a federal law?

• President Andrew Jackson 

• Vice President John C. Calhoun 

Which president signed the Force Act which gave him the power to send troops to South Carolina to enforce the tariff?

• Calhoun

• Jackson

• John Quincy Adams