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USH3 - Antebellum Chs 7 & 8

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was a state's right issue where southern states especially believed they had the power to ignore enforcement of a federal law they disagreed with..

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Nullifaction

c)

Nativism

d)

Abolition

2.

In 1801, Eli Whitney showed the possibilities of ______ ____ to President John Adams. These would enable faster manufacture and replacement of industrial-made goods.

a)

Interchangeable Parts

b)

Cotton Gin

c)

Slavery Abolition

d)

The Telephone

3.

These types of buildings replaced artisans' workshops as places of manufacture.

a)

Factories

b)

Steel Mills

c)

Artisan Booksmiths

d)

Chemical Plants

4.

Thomas Jefferson passed this law which closed America to foreign trade and refocused American efforts on domestic development. It would be repealed only two years later.

a)

Embargo Act of 1807

b)

Non-Intercourse Act

c)

America First Act of 1806

d)

American Domestic Alliance Act of 1805

5.

While original British-designed textile mills could only automate one part of clothing, Americans found a way to mechanize all stages of cloth manufacture. In what town was this originally found?

a)

Boston, MA

b)

Philadelphia, PA

c)

Lowell, MA

d)

Washington, DC

6.

Which of the following was not a reason for voluntary slave abolition in the North?

a)

Graincrops in the north and Midwest required little labor

b)

The invention of the Cotton Gin

c)

Low profit for corn & cattle found in the north

d)

Subsistence farming still existed in new northern territories

7.

Because cotton was in great demand in Britain and the United States North regions, this invention expanded slave plantations and slave demand in the south.

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Steamship

c)

Railroad

d)

Water Mill

8.

Because the North and South were developing different economies, Henry Clay and President Madison in 1815 presented a plan to unify the country. Which of the following was not part of the "American System" proposal?

a)

A National Bank

b)

A protective tariff

c)

A free-trade tariff

d)

Infrastructure improvements for transportation and trade

9.

Which of the following was not a way the United States improved internal infrastructure between 1790 and 1840?

a)

The National Road between Maryland and Illinois

b)

The Erie Canal between Hudson River, NY and Lake Erie

c)

Steamships Traveling Waterways

d)

100,000 miles of Rails

10.

In 1824, the Supreme Court ruled that interstate commerce could only be regulated by _____. This was the Gibbons v. Ogden decision.

a)

The State Governments

b)

The Federal Government

c)

Federal Popular Sovereignty vote

d)

State Legislatures

11.

What land was ceded to the United States under the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819?

a)

Spanish Florida

b)

Mexican Texas

c)

British Canada

d)

French Louisiana

12.

Which of the following was not a cause of President James Monroe's Doctrine in 1823?

a)

Spain & Portugal were trying to move back into old colonial areas

b)

Russia expanding settlements in Alaska and trade posts in California

c)

Defeat of Napoleon allowed European powers to seek to control prior-held colonies in the Americas

d)

Mexicans were illegally crossing the Rio Grande River into the United States

13.

What did the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 state?

a)

Warned foreign countries to stay out of the Western Hemisphere

b)

Warned China to avoid developing African countries

c)

Warned Mexicans to stay south of Rio Grande River

d)

Warned England not to expand colonies in China

14.

Which of the following was not a facet of the 1820 Missouri Compromise?

a)

Avoided Civil War for a few generations

b)

Maine admitted as a free state

c)

Missouri admitted as a slave state

d)

Louisiana Territory split along 360 30' north latitude

e)

California admitted as a slave state

15.

Why did Andrew Jackson contend the 1824 election was stolen and rigged away from him and given to John Q. Adams?

a)

Tie in electoral college led to the House voting for the winner

b)

Popular vote was miscounted in several states

c)

Slave votes under the 3/5 compromise were ignored

d)

None of these, he was just a whiny person

16.

Which of the following was not a factor in the 1828 election of Andrew Jackson to President?

a)

Voting requirements were eased between 1824-1828 enlarging voting population

b)

Free Blacks and Women were finally able to vote

c)

Andrew Jackson mastered the art of talking to the common population

d)

Andrew Jackson characterized Quincy Adams as an elitist while portraying himself as a man of humility and common values -- lying or hiding the truth about his wealth as a harsh plantation owner

17.

"To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy.

This saying led to the spoils system practiced by Andrew Jackson, which of the following was not a facet of this system?

a)

Mass firings of those in government from other political party

b)

Friends of the president elevated to high offices in government

c)

Individuals not specialized in certain industries given control of things they knew very little or nothing about

d)

Political corruption

e)

More efficient representative government that sought how to best serve the majority of the country

18.

Under Andrew Jackson's 1830 Indian Removal Act, what territory were most American Indians moved to?

a)

California

b)

Wyoming

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Texas

19.

Partly by steamboat and railroad, but mostly on foot, the Cherokee were moved 800 miles west along the way losing a quarter of their population. What was this event known as?

a)

Cherokee Burdens

b)

White Man's Burden

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Westward Mobility

20.

Which of the following was not a point Jackson made to defend his veto of the Bank of the United State's charter?

a)

The B.U.S. extended loans to congressmen at much lower interest rates than offered average citizens

b)

the B.U.S. only gave interest to stockholders while all tax payments from all Americans were deposited into the bank

c)

Jacksonians managed to convince common Americans that the B.U.S. was a privileged institution

d)

Andrew Jackson was refused a loan, and since he was seen as a humble, common America the population hated the National B.U.S.

21.

The Whig Party separated from the Democratic Party in 1834. Which of the following was not part of the Whig Party Platform?

a)

Backed the American System for infrastructural improvements throughout the Country

b)

Wanted a protective tariff to encourage American industrialization and expand it

c)

Wanted federal control of the banking system and national currency

d)

Wanted to end slavery

22.

Which of the following is not an example of how Andrew Jackson caused the Economic Panic of 1837?

a)

He suspended the charter for the B.U.S. instead depositing federal funds into wildcat banks who printed bank noted wildly in excess of the gold and silver each bank had on hand to back up the worth of the printed currency

b)

Since wildcat currency was near worthless, the federal government got in trouble when folks tried to purchase federal lands with the worthless currency, so Jackson ordered lands only be bought with gold and silver

c)

Because hard currencies (gold & silver) were necessary to buy land, people flocked to banks to cash in their dollars, but the banks didn't have proper amounts of gold and silver to back the value of the printed dollars

d)

Andrew Jackson wanted to make slaves cheaper to buy in hopes of luring northern and western territories to buy more slaves, so he backed a bad U.S. dollar from his pet banks.

23.

Which of the following election propaganda messages did not become a staple in American politics because of the 1840 election?

a)

Portraying a candidate as common, while lying about his real wealth

b)

War heroes should be seen as more experienced than others

c)

Campaign slogans, symbols, and printed advertisements should be used to influence the mass opinion in America

d)

Television ads should employ a majority of campaign donation spending

24.

Which of the following was not a facet of the Second Great Awakening?

a)

Evangelism

b)

Countered Calvinism's belief in predestination

c)

Emphasized individual responsibility for seeking salvation

d)

Insistence on using religion as a way to improve each self and society

e)

Embraced the notion that each soul's fate was predetermined by God

25.

An emotional meeting designed to awaken religious faith through impassioned preaching and prayer that could last for days was called a ______ during the Second Great Awakening.

a)

Revival

b)

Baptism

c)

Church

d)

Damnation Meeting

26.

While blacks were allowed in many churches including the new Baptist of Methodist churches, they were segregated to pews of their own. How did blacks interpret the same Christian message preached in these churches?

a)

As a promise for freedom

b)

As a promise for eternal life if they were good slaves

c)

As a need to create their own separated churches run only by folks of same color

d)

As a call to endure pain as a slave

27.

Which of the following was not a facet of transcendentalism?

a)

A philosophical and literary movement that emphasized living a simple life

b)

Exalted the dignity of the individual

c)

Literary movement that stressed American ideals of optimism, freedom, and self reliance

d)

Philosophical movement that called for public displays or religious values in revivals.

28.

This form of protest called for citizens to disobey laws in order to show how silly or pointless they were. It would be heavily used in the 20th century Civil Rights era, but began with Thoreau's protest against slavery and the War with Mexico.

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Sit-Ins

c)

Student speeches

d)

Teach-ins

29.

This woman spearheaded a movement to reform asylums and prisons after visiting a house for correction that caused more harm than rehabilitation to the mentally ill.

a)

Dorothea Dix

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Hillary Clinton

d)

Susan B Anthony

30.

Which of the following was not a reason cited to avoid publicly-funded education systems in the Antebellum era?

a)

Rich taxpayers didn't want to pay for public schools while their kids were already attending private schools

b)

German immigrants feared their children would not learn about their heritage, culture, nor language

c)

Lack of perceived need for education past 10 year olds

d)

The country feared having to educate black pupils with public money out of a suspicion that blacks would one day become a majority of college-educated citizens.

31.

This individual started the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, which called for immediate emancipation.

a)

Henry David Thoreau

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

32.

Which of the following is not associated with Frederick Douglass?

a)

Born into slavery

b)

Founded his own anti-slavery newspaper, The North Star

c)

Escaped slavery by impersonating a free black sailor's name

d)

Became a speaker for the American Anti-Slavery Society

e)

Educated at the request of his former slave master

33.

Even at the start of the Civil War, there were Black slaveowners who would support the Confederacy.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which of the following was not true of slavery in the Antebellum era of America?

a)

Urban slaves were often hired out to factory owners while their pay was sent to the slave master

b)

A majority of slave plantations owned between 10-99 slaves

c)

More slaves lived on plantations than in cities by 1850

d)

Enslaved women and children worked the same jobs as men in southern industries

e)

Slave breeding was forbidden throughout the south

35.

Which of the following is not true with regards to Nat Turner's rebellion?

a)

With nearly 80 followers, Turner attacked four plantations killing around 60 white inhabitants

b)

Turner hid from capture, but was eventually captured and hanged

c)

An effect of Turner's Rebellion was as many as 200 blacks were killed

d)

The rebellion convinced many southerners to defend and further brutal controls of slaves

e)

The rebellion started the Civil War

36.

Which of the following is not true about pro-slavery advocates in the Antebellum period?

a)

The bible was used to defend and even justify slavery

b)

Slave owners argued being a part of American slavery was a benefit to the black race because they were advancing a prosperous, Christian civilization

c)

The myth of the happy slave became propaganda

d)

Gag rules would encourage debate on abolition

37.

This tradition held that women had limited options in society citing that married women would be restricted to the home and family as proper expectations.

a)

Cult of Domesticity

b)

Cult of Matriarch Traditions

c)

Cult of Stanton

d)

Cult of Suffrage

38.

This movement developed in the mid 19th century and would continue through the early 20th century. It called for the prohibition of alcohol so that society would improve and men would be better to women.

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Prohibition Society Movement

c)

Suffrage Movement

d)

Women's Suffering Society Movement

39.

In 1848, Mott and Stanton organized this meeting to discuss women's rights. This meeting would offer a "Declaration of Sentiments" carefully tied to the Declaration of Independence.

a)

March of Washington

b)

Seneca Falls Convention

c)

Women's Suffrage Convention

d)

Suffragette Assembly of Washington

40.

Which of the following is not associated to Sojourner Truth?

a)

Changed name when she decided to sojourn or travel throughout the country preaching & arguing for abolition

b)

Supported women's rights movement publicly

c)

Never learned to read or write

d)

A white, former indentured servant

41.

This system had manufacturers provide goods for families to turn into home-produced finished products such as clothes.

a)

Northern Steel Mills

b)

Southern Cotton Industries

c)

Cottage Industry

d)

Urban Outfitters

42.

Which of the following was not a title for artisans or skilled craftsmen in the second industrial revolution?

a)

Master

b)

Journeyman

c)

Apprentice

d)

Trader

43.

Which of the following is not true about the Lowell Mill?

a)

Females hired because they were cheaper

b)

Girls flocked to the industrial mills because it paid better than teaching

c)

All day labor in dark, heated spaces contributing to illness and discomfort

d)

There were never any labor strikes by women

44.

Americans were often hostile towards Southern & Eastern European immigrants while accepting Northern & Western Europeans because ....

a)

S&E Europeans were largely Catholic, unclean, and undereducated

b)

N&W Europeans all spoke english

c)

None of these

d)

S&E Europeans all spoke Greek and brought large families with them