Spring Semester Test

Which of the following were extremely profitable in the mid to late 1800s because of the rising demand of beef?

• cattle
• chickens
• pigs

Who were the “Forty-Niners?”

• Southern veterans of the Mexican-American War of 1849.
• survivors of The Alamo
• Gold prospectors in California.
• U.S. senators who voted to legalize slavery in all territories west of the Mississippi.

Who was the founder of the Mormon religion that was killed by an anti-Mormon mob in 1844?

• Joseph Smith
• Brigham Young
• Sitting Bull
• Henry Clay

The phrase manifest destiny refers to the belief that

• The US should be 2 separate nations
• The US should abolish slavery
• The US should expand across the entire continent
• The US should trade with Mexico and Canada

How did Andrew Jackson become well known to the American people?

• He was the son of a former president
• He was a war hero
• He was a wealthy businessman

The Indian Removal Act forced Native Americans to move west to Indian Territory. What present day state was known as Indian Territory in the 1830s?

• Arkansas
• Georgia
• Oklahoma

Who had the nickname "Ol' Hickory"?

• Andrew Jackson
• John Quincy Adams
• Henry Clay

Three times as many Americans voted in the Election of 1828 compared to the Election of 1824. Why?

• Women were allowed to vote for the first time.
• Property ownership was no longer a requirement to be able to vote
• Slaves were allowed to vote for the first time.

The nullification crisis was between Andrew Jackson and what U.S. state?

• Maine
• South Carolina
• Georgia

The “problem” with the presidential election of 1824 was

• John Quincy Adams was declared the winner of the election despite having received far fewer popular votes and electoral votes than Jackson.
• The votes submitted by indigenous peoples were not counted, which was illegal.
• The British government was accused of interfering in the vote.