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WorksheetsNationalism vs. Sectionalism
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 3hrs 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following divided the country, north and south, slave and free?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Dred Scott case
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
2.
"...but this momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. it is hushed indeed for the moment. but this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence. a geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, once concieved and held up to the angry passions of men, will never be obliterated; and every new irritation will mark it deeper and deeper..."
The above quote references what law?
The above quote references what law?
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Missouri Compromise
3.
Which invention contributed to the expansion of slavery in the South?
a)
mechanical reaper
b)
steam boat
c)
cotton gin
d)
interchangeable parts
4.
What was one result of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
a)
New York was added as a free state
b)
California was added as a free state
c)
Kansas was added as a slave state
d)
Maine was added as a free state
5.
Strong loyalty and pride to a particular region or portion of the country is called
a)
republicanism
b)
nationalism
c)
sectionalism
d)
unitarionism
6.
In the 1800's, what law required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dredd Scott Decision
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
7.
Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.
a)
foreign goods
b)
american made goods
c)
ice cream
d)
slaves
8.
What did Jackson do that ended the nullification crisis?
a)
passed a higher tariff
b)
fired his Vice President
c)
burned down every home in South Carolina
d)
threatened to use Army to enforce the law
9.
Which person is known as the "Father of State's Rights" and supported nullification and secession if necessary to protest the "Tariff of Abomination"?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
James Monroe
c)
John C. Calhoun
10.
The North was dependent on __________ while the South was dependent on __________.
a)
Industry, Slavery
b)
Slavery, Agriculture
c)
Industry, Mills
11.
What was the Tariff of 1828 referred to by the Southerners?
a)
Tariff of Nullification
b)
Tariff of the South
c)
Tariff of Abominations
12.
What are the latitude numbers that were created during the Missouri Compromise?
a)
33° 33°
b)
30° 30°
c)
36° 30°
d)
46° 40°
13.
Jackson's election as president was a victory for
a)
ordinary working Americans.
b)
American Indians.
c)
upper class Americans.
d)
Republicans.
14.
How did tariffs affect imported goods?
a)
Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.
b)
Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.
c)
Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.
d)
Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.
15.
Why did many southern cotton planters oppose tariffs?
a)
They believed that tariffs would hurt business in southern factories.
b)
They believed that tariffs were unconstitutional because they favored one region over another.
c)
They wanted to stop foreign countries from selling imported goods.
d)
They believed that northern farmers would start buying more affordable cotton from Europe.
16.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
17.
Jackson's policy toward American Indians was
a)
to honor treaties that protected Indian land.
b)
to use force to remove Indians from their land.
c)
to give Indians fertile land for farming.
d)
to help Indians create their own government.
18.
Identify 2 Indian groups moved West during the Trail of Tears.
a)
Cherokee and Shawnee
b)
Chickasaw and Iroquois
c)
Choctaw and Pueblo
d)
Creek and Cherokee
19.
The Trail of Tears refers to
a)
Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
b)
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
c)
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
d)
the removal of Cherokee Indians (and others) from Georgia to Indian Territory.
20.
When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:
a)
support system
b)
the spoils system
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
nullification
21.
One limitation to democracy during the Jackson era was that
a)
there were only two political parties.
b)
the number of voters was decreasing.
c)
Native Americans could not appeal to the Supreme Court.
d)
women, Native Americans, and most African Americans could not vote.
22.
All of the following are associated with Jacksonian democracy EXCEPT
a)
extension of the right to vote.
b)
national nominating conventions.
c)
spoils system.
d)
decrease in presidential powers.
23.
At the founding of the nation, suffrage was restricted not only by gender and race but on the basis of __________ and __________.
a)
military service; loyalty to the nation
b)
property ownership; military service
c)
property ownership; tax payment
d)
tax payment; military service
24.
What party formed because they opposed Jackson's ideas?
a)
Whigs
b)
Republicans
c)
Federalists
d)
Democrats
25.
Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during the 1830s?
a)
Georgia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Mississippi
26.
What was the verdict of Worcester v. Georgia?
a)
Georgia laws must be followed on Cherokee land
b)
The Cherokee must be relocated to Indian Reservations
c)
The Cherokee can keep their land forever
d)
Georgia laws do not apply on Cherokee land
27.
Native American tribe in NW Georgia; were forcefully removed during the Trail of Tears
a)
Seminole
b)
Creek
c)
Cherokee
d)
Choctaw
28.
Native American in southern Georgia;removed from the state through a series of treaties
a)
Seminole
b)
Creek
c)
Cherokee
d)
Choctaw
29.
Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Cherokee in Worcester vs. Georgia
a)
John Ross
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Marshall
d)
John Cena
30.
President of the United States; signed the Indian Removal Act; supported westward expansion
a)
John Ross
b)
Abraham Baldwin
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
31.
Where did the Cherokee "Trail of Tears" begin?
a)
Georgia
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Florida
d)
Indian Territory
32.
How was the presidential election of 1824 decided?
a)
by political parties
b)
by popular vote
c)
by the Electoral College
d)
in the House of Representatives
33.
Which president was popular with the "common man?"
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Martin Van Buren
c)
William Henry Harrison
d)
Andrew Jackson
34.
Replacing government workers with your supporters is called
a)
suffrage
b)
spoils system
c)
bureaucracy
d)
mudslinging
35.
What caused banks and businesses to fail?
a)
The Great Depression
b)
Panic of 1837
c)
The Land Grant
d)
Paper Money
36.
What term describes trying to damage the reputation of a political opponent?
a)
advertising
b)
trash talk
c)
mudslinging
d)
the truth
37.
The Bank of the United States became a political issue because
a)
President Jackson thought it was too powerful.
b)
bank officials were caught stealing funds.
c)
it had to be supported with taxpayers' money.
d)
it printed too much paper money.
38.
Why did other countries take the Monroe Doctrine seriously?
a)
Because the United States was friends with Britain
b)
Because the United States was friends with Spain
c)
Because the United States had the strongest navy in the world
d)
Because the United States already controlled most of Europe
39.
The Monroe Doctrine wanted European Countries to stay out of the _____.
a)
west
b)
east
c)
south
d)
north
40.
In 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was established or created because the United States wanted to -
a)
Warn Europe against establishing or creating colonies in America
b)
Establish colonies in Africa
c)
Gain control of Alaska and Hawaii
d)
Support British colonies in Latin America
41.
Why do we call the forced migration of Native Americans during Jackson's presidency the Trail of Tears?
a)
It was a chance for Natives to become "civilized"
b)
About 1/4 of the Natives died on the way when forced to unknown lands.
c)
Jackson felt very guilty about what he had done
d)
Natives were treated fairly and humanely
42.
Andrew Jackson was a member of which political party?
a)
Whigs
b)
National Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Anti-Federalists
43.
How did the battles that Andrew Jackson was a part of affect his political career?
a)
Congress thought he would be good for the country.
b)
His reputation from the military made him very popular with Americans.
c)
It did nothing to help him.
d)
He died in the final battle of the War of 1812
44.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
45.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
46.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
47.
Why were northern states in favor of high tariffs at the beginning of the 1800's?
a)
the federal government would recieve more money for goods?
b)
it would increase the quaility of American goods
c)
Tariffs increase the need for American goods
48.
The cherokee nation responded to the Native American removal act was?
a)
taking the government to court
b)
fighting the army
c)
Peacefully
49.
Did Andrew Jackson listen to the supreme court decision to give the land to the Native Americans?
a)
Listened
b)
Ignored it
c)
Vetoed the decision
50.
What was the main state invovled in the Nullification Crisis?
a)
New York
b)
Massachussets
c)
Kentucky
d)
South Carolina
51.
Over time the number of slaves in the United states did what?
a)
Stayed the same
b)
kept rising
c)
lowered
52.
Southern states believed the issue of slavery was what?
a)
A states rights issue
b)
the right of each individual person
c)
a national issue
d)
a global issue
53.
The trail of tears moved the cherokee tribe where?
a)
West of the Mississippi
b)
North of Kentucky
c)
Into Florida
d)
to North Dakota
54.
Nullification is the right of
a)
people to vote
b)
States to cancel a law
c)
the government to control states
55.
Sectionalism is a sense of pride in what?
a)
Country
b)
Planet
c)
Area or region
56.
Which of the following groups thought of Andrew Jackson as their champion?
a)
Merchants in New England
b)
Native Americans in the North
c)
Common men across the country
57.
What requirement was eliminated in order to allow more people to vote?
a)
Be a male
b)
Own property
c)
Be 18 years of age
58.
Which Supreme Court case ruled that Georgia could not take Cherokee lands?
a)
Gibbons vs Ogden
b)
Marbury vs Madison
c)
Worcester vs Georgia
59.
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
a)
the idea that the common people should control their government
b)
the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828
c)
the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power
d)
the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812
60.
Which two women led the Women’s Rights Movement?
a)
Angelina and Sarah Grimke
b)
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Sojourner Truth and Dorothea Dix
d)
Betsy Ross and Sacajawea
61.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
a)
Party
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Speech
d)
Religious Movement
62.
Which of the following was associated with women's sufferage?
a)
Charles Finney
b)
Horace Mann
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Susan B. Anthony
63.
What event was the event held to promote women’s rights in 1848?
a)
The March on Washington
b)
The Sarah Childress Polk Meeting
c)
The Rally in Hyde Park
d)
The Seneca Falls Concention
64.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
65.
The Declaration of Sentiments was written by who?
a)
Lucritia Mott
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Susan B Anthony
d)
Nat Turner
66.
What type of community was supposed to be free from violence, greed and sin
a)
Northern Temperance Communities
b)
Southern Abolitionist Communities
c)
Utopian Communities
d)
Oneida Communities
67.
Dorothea Dix created the 1st ___________ after studying how Massachusetts treated their mentally ill.
a)
Insane Asylums
b)
Prisons
c)
Sub Separate Schools
d)
All of the Above
68.
The movement to grant woman the legal right vote was called--
a)
Prohibition
b)
Woman Sufferage
c)
The Temperance Movement
d)
Jim Crow Law
69.
- An escaped slave.
- Delivered “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech.
- Leader in the Women's Rights and Abolitionist movement.
- Delivered “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech.
- Leader in the Women's Rights and Abolitionist movement.
a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Susan B. Anthony
70.
This movement believed your should:
1. Question societies rules
2. Be original and true to yourself
3. Get out and experience nature
1. Question societies rules
2. Be original and true to yourself
3. Get out and experience nature
a)
Abolition
b)
Second Great Awakening
c)
Transcendentalism
d)
Education
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