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WorksheetsUnit 4 Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which statement best explains why Andrew Jackson lost the presidential election of 1824?
He was only popular in the South.
He was on the ballot in fewer than half of the states.
He was not a member of the country’s dominant political party.
He was unable to gain enough support in the House of Representatives.
Which group of voters was NOT part of Andrew Jackson's base of supporters?
laborers
small farmers
plantation owners
bankers
What act did Congress pass in order to relocate Native Americans?
Naturalization Act
Indian Removal Act
Alien Act
Relocation Act
By the 1840s nearly all states had removed this as a requirement for voting.
property requirement
gender requirement
age requirement
job requirement
What was the difficulty with the admission of Missouri to the United States?
Other nations threatened war if Missouri would join the United States
Adding Missouri as a slave state would upset the free/slave state balance
Violence in Missouri meant that a state government could not be elected
Missouri was populated by people loyal to Spain rather than the United States
The Force Bill gave President Jackson the power to do what?
Execute all the leaders of states that opposed the government
Call special elections to elect new legislatures in any state
Use the army to force states to obey federal law
Remove members of Congress or the courts who opposed him
What did Mexico insist was the border between the United States and Mexico?
The Rio Grande River
The Alamo
The Nueces River
Mexico City
A supporter of Manifest Destiny would probably agree with which statement?
The United States should use its power to end European colonialism.
The United States should act as the policeman of the Western Hemisphere.
The United States would one day expand north into British territories.
The United States would one day control land from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans.
What was the primary goal of the Indian Removal Act?
to increase the amount of land in the Southeast available for white settlement
to relocate Native Americans onto land more suitable for an agricultural lifestyle
to end warfare between the federal government and hostile Native American tribes
to provide a method for assimilating Native Americans into mainstream American society
Which treaty ended the Mexican American War?
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Santa Cruz
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Why was the Gadsden Purchase made in 1853?
To ensure that the United States would control recently found gold deposits in Arizona.
To secure control of the Rio Grande river as it flowed through New Mexico.
To provide land on which to build a railroad to California.
To acquire more farming land for American Settlers.
Which statement describes how urban life differed from rural life in America in the 1800s?
The city was less dangerous and generally cleaner, but it was much more crowded.
The city was more unsanitary, but it provided greater economic and cultural opportunities.
The city was less expensive to live in, but it provided people with tighter-knit communities.
The city was more exciting, but there were fewer jobs available and they paid lower wages.
What was the power source for many early machines?
water
electricity
gas
coal
Which person was most responsible for introducing the idea of interchangeable parts?
Samuel Slater
John Humphries
Eli Whitney
Michael Faraday
For what reason did many Irish people come to the United States?
They had heard about the cheap farmland and wanted to claim some of it.
The potato crop in Ireland had failed and they were fleeing starvation.
War in Ireland had destroyed many towns and farms.
Many had relatives in the country who helped them with the journey.
