Standard 2- EOC Style Questions

Which statement best explains how the federal government’s priorities toward western expansion are reflected in Documents 1 and 2?

• Both documents illustrate how the federal government prioritized territorial expansion over the protection of Native rights.

• Both documents show that the government supported Native autonomy in order to build positive diplomatic relations.

• The documents reveal that Jefferson and Jackson disagreed about whether expansion was necessary.

• Both highlight how state governments took the lead in acquiring and developing new territories.

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Which of the following statements provide evidence from Documents 1, 2, and 3 that Manifest Destiny contributed to growing sectional tensions in the United States?
(Select two correct answers.)

• The Louisiana Purchase (Doc 1) encouraged westward migration, raising questions about the status of slavery in newly acquired territories.

• The Indian Removal Act (Doc 2) reflected a belief that expanding American settlement was more important than Native sovereignty.

• Document 1 demonstrates how Manifest Destiny was achieved peacefully, reducing regional disputes over land and slavery.

• Document 3 describes how the Mexican-American War fulfilled expansion goals but reignited sectional conflict over slavery’s extension.

• Document 2 reveals how Indian relocation led to national unity by preventing disputes between states and the federal government.

Which piece of evidence from Document 4 best supports the historian’s interpretation that the Compromise of 1850 deepened national division over slavery?

• The Compromise temporarily postponed civil war by addressing disputes over California’s statehood.

• The Fugitive Slave Act intensified opposition in the North and strengthened the abolitionist movement.

• The Compromise attempted to resolve tensions between federal authority and states’ rights peacefully.

• The admission of California as a free state shifted the balance of power toward anti-slavery interests.

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Which statement best explains how Documents 4 and 5 mark a shift in the federal government’s role in the slavery debate?

• They show how legislative and judicial actions increasingly favored sectional compromise over national unity.

• Both reflect a shift away from national attempts to control slavery and a growing trend toward state solutions.

• These documents show how political and legal authority was increasingly used to limit Congressional power over slavery.

• The documents show that southern states alone held the power to determine slavery’s legality.

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How does Document 6 both reflect and challenge earlier ideas about sectionalism and federalism expressed in the other documents?

• Lincoln continues Jefferson’s support for Native sovereignty while calling for a divided nation.

• Lincoln argues that national expansion is no longer possible unless slavery is abolished.

• Lincoln’s speech emphasizes the enduring challenge of sectional division and the need for federal authority to resolve it.

• His argument shows that slavery had ceased to be a national issue by the 1850s.

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Which of the following statements best reflect how U.S. territorial expansion influenced the federal government’s role in defining citizenship and legal rights? (Select TWO correct answers)

• The Supreme Court was used to deny national citizenship to certain populations, reinforcing federal authority over the definition of rights in newly acquired territories.

• The growth of new states led directly to universal suffrage, as expansion encouraged equal voting rights for all residents regardless of race.

• Federal legislation allowed states to independently define citizenship, weakening national standards and reinforcing states' rights during expansion.

• Expansion increased debate over whether enslaved persons could be citizens, which the federal government resolved by centralizing legal authority through landmark court decisions.

• The creation of new territories gave Indigenous nations the right to petition Congress directly for citizenship, establishing tribal sovereignty as a legal preced

Which of the following best explains the broader context of the reform movements described in Documents 1, 2, and 3?

• The Second Great Awakening inspired many Americans to pursue moral and social reforms.

• Rapid westward expansion reduced public interest in domestic social issues.

• Political leaders supported temperance to reduce government spending.

• Industrialization decreased interest in religious participation and reform causes.

Which of the following best explains how women’s participation in reform movements during the Antebellum period contributed to the development of the women’s rights movement? Use evidence from Documents 1 (Declaration of Sentiments), 2 (Dorothea Dix), and 3 (Temperance) to support your answer.

• Women’s involvement in moral and social reform campaigns provided leadership skills and public platforms that inspired calls for equal rights, such as those expressed in the Seneca Falls Declaration.

• Antebellum reform movements emphasized separate spheres for men and women, limiting women’s roles to charitable work and excluding them from public political efforts.

• The women’s rights movement emerged independently from other reform efforts, with little overlap in the goals of temperance, asylum reform, and gender equality.

• The limited success of early reform movements discouraged many women from engaging in further activism, slowing the spread of women’s rights ideology.

What change over time is most clearly reflected in the contrast between Dorothea Dix’s efforts and the 1848 Declaration of Sentiments?

• A shift from economic reform movements to foreign policy concerns.

• A growing belief that state governments should control moral reforms.

• A transition from reformers focusing on institutions to broader rights-based activism.

• A decrease in public interest in social issues due to sectional tensions.

Which of the following best reflects the perspective of the cartoonist who created Document 3?

• Alcohol is a personal choice that poses no threat to family or society.

• Alcohol abuse is a moral and social crisis destroying families and communities.

• Prohibition is unnecessary because most drinkers remain responsible citizens.

• Temperance reformers are overreacting and undermining American traditions.