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What was the primary reason southern states sought to nullify the high tariff passed by Congress?

• It increased the price of southern agricultural products.

• It hurt southern plantation owners by increasing the cost of imported goods.

• It was intended to abolish slavery.

• It favored European manufacturers over American ones.

Who resigned from the vice-presidency to lead the efforts of the southern states during the Nullification Crisis?

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• John C. Calhoun

• James Madison

Explain how the Nullification Crisis contributed to the rise of sectionalism in the United States.

• It unified the northern and southern states against a common enemy.

• It highlighted the economic differences between the North and the South.

• It led to the immediate abolition of slavery.

• It resulted in the expansion of voting rights to all citizens.

What was the main idea behind the states' rights ideology that emerged in the South?

• States should have more power than the federal government.

• The federal government should control all state laws.

• States should be able to secede from the Union at any time.

• States should have the right to nullify any federal law they disagree with.

Describe the impact of the Second Great Awakening on the temperance movement.

• It weakened the movement by promoting alcohol consumption.

• It strengthened the movement by using moral arguments against alcohol.

• It had no impact on the temperance movement.

• It led to the immediate prohibition of alcohol.

What was the primary goal of the abolition movement in the early 19th century?

• To promote the expansion of slavery into new states.

• To abolish slavery immediately without compensation to slave owners.

• To improve the working conditions of slaves.

• To establish a separate nation for freed slaves.

Analyze how the Indian Removal Act of 1830 affected Native American tribes.

• It allowed them to gain more land in the East.

• It forced them to relocate west of the Mississippi River.

• It granted them full citizenship rights.

• It provided them with financial compensation for their land.

What was the Trail of Tears?

• A path used by settlers moving westward.

• The forced relocation of the Cherokee nation resulting in many deaths.

• A series of battles between Native Americans and settlers.

• A trade route between the North and the South.

How did Jacksonian Democracy change voting rights in the United States?

• It restricted voting rights to landowners only.

• It expanded voting rights to include all adult white males.

• It allowed women to vote for the first time.

• It eliminated voting rights for African Americans.

Evaluate the role of Henry Clay's American System in the economic development of the United States.

• It discouraged industrialization by promoting agriculture.

• It improved economic stability through protective tariffs and infrastructure development.

• It led to the immediate abolition of slavery.

• It focused solely on the development of the southern economy.