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WorksheetsUnit 3 Test Review
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 3hrs 24mins
Thomas Jefferson lowered spending in order to repay the national debt. This policy arguably weakened the United States’ position in relation to the British because it
abolished domestic taxes.
eliminated the national bank.
reduced the size of the active navy.
limited the federal government to several hundred people.
What is judicial review?
the power of Congress to oversee decisions made by the Supreme Court
the power of the judiciary to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
the power of the judiciary to monitor the conduct of presidential elections
the power of Congress to review the appointment of Supreme Court justices
Who was John Marshall?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who wrote the opinion in Marbury v. Madison and was appointed by John Adams
Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson who refused to deliver appointment papers to William Marbury.
attorney who wrongly argued that the Court had the power to make Madison hand over Marbury’s appointment papers
Democratic-Republican justice who invalidated James Madison’s appointment of “midnight justices”
The Louisiana Purchase was significant to the United States because it
took New Orleans out of Spain’s control.
nearly doubled the size of the country.
helped the United States challenge British power in North America.
set a precedent regarding the purchase of territory without congressional approval.
Napoléon Bonaparte decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States because he
wanted U.S. support for a war against Spain.
thought the land would be set aside for Native Americans.
wished to build a new empire in North America.
needed to reinforce the French military in the war against the British.
In a sense Lewis and Clark failed in their expedition in that they did not
collect adequate information about western plants and animals.
survey the Louisiana Purchase.
travel over the Cascade Range on horseback.
find a river route across the West to the Pacific Ocean.
The Lewis and Clark expedition was undertaken in order to explore the Louisiana Purchase, to learn about the plants and animals of the West, and to
attempt to find a river route to the Pacific Ocean.
form alliances with American Indian tribes.
establish the Corps of Discovery.
provide Americans with their first accounts of the Northwest.
As the result of which activity did the United States find itself involved in the war between Britain and France that erupted in 1803?
patrolling the English Channel with war ships
shipping goods and war supplies to both countries
negotiating the Louisiana Purchase
protecting escaped British sailors from impressment
What was the effect of the Embargo Act passed by Congress in 1807?
American ports were closed.
Trade with Britain was banned until Britain respected U.S. neutrality.
International trade was banned.
Foreign imports were allowed, but U.S. exports came to an end.
The Embargo Act failed because
the Non-Intercourse Act limited its scope.
it caused American merchants to lose money and had little effect on Britain and France.
Spain replaced the loss of U.S. trade with increased trade in South America.
the Federalist party rallied against it.
In the opinion of the U.S. leaders, what was the last straw in Britain’s breach of U.S. neutrality during the British-French conflict?
The British stopped American ships to take deserted sailors back by force.
The British attacked and looted the warship USS Constitution.
British refused to pay tariffs on products from the United States.
British sailors who had run from their naval duties boarded American ships.
Britain decided to support Native Americans against the United States mainly to
protect Native American culture
boycott trade with the United States
control U.S. activities from within the country
reduce westward expansion in the United States
What thought led New England Federalists to oppose the war against Britain?
The U.S. navy was too weak to engage in a war.
Good relations with the British were essential to the health of New England’s economy.
The federal government should not increase the national debt caused by the Revolutionary War.
The majority of the American people opposed the war.
How did Britain’s military forces gain strength in April of 1814?
The Queen ended an expedition to South Africa and ordered the ships to the U.S. coast.
Britain defeated France and sent more troops to America.
France released British war prisoners who were soon added to the military ranks.
There was a major decline in the number of American volunteers.
Why was the victory in the Battle of New Orleans important for the United States?
It prevented the British from taking control of the Mississippi River.
It ended the attacks from Native Americans.
It was the last major sea battle against Britain.
It was the first major victory against Britain in the War of 1812.
Which of the following statements about the War of 1812 is true?
It worsened the conflict between the North and the South.
It intensified American Indian resistance to Americans.
It strongly damaged American manufacturing.
It strengthened patriotism among Americans.
What did the Treaty of Ghent accomplish?
It withdrew the unpopular Embargo Acts.
It banned tariffs on imports from Britain.
It ended the Creek War.
It ended the War of 1812.
Which of the following statements is an example of how voting rights were expanded in the early 1800s?
Maryland set religious qualifications for voters.
Some states extended suffrage rights to more white males.
Party leaders began to nominate their parties’ candidates.
Massachusetts granted one-half of a vote to each literate freedman.
What was the “spoils system” practiced by newly-elected president Andrew Jackson?
damaging the reputations of one’s political opponents
celebrating one’s victory over a period of months
raising the wages of one’s staff after a victory
rewarding supporters by giving them government jobs
Northerners opposed the federal government’s sale of public land at cheap prices in the early 1800s because it
attracted unskilled immigrants to the North to settle.
encouraged potential laborers in the North to migrate west.
lured slave-holding plantation owners to move from the South.
increased competition between the North and the South.
Northerners supported tariffs in the early 1800s because tariffs helped them compete with
British merchants.
Southern agriculturalists.
British manufacturers.
Southern manufacturers.
In the early 1800s southerners opposed tariffs because tariffs
decreased the price of the goods they needed.
angered their European trading partners.
benefited only northern merchants.
were higher in the South than in the North and West.
What effect did the Tariff of Abominations have on Andrew Jackson’s America?
It fostered the nation’s hatred of British companies.
It fueled growing sectional differences within the country.
It helped the West, which did not rely on international trade.
It favored the South’s agriculture-based economy.
The nullification crisis was a dispute over the power of the
states to secede from the Union.
states to reject unconstitutional federal laws.
federal government to end tariffs.
federal government to favor one region over another.
How did Andrew Jackson set the stage for later economic trouble?
He caused inflation by having state mints print an oversupply of paper state-bank notes.
He caused inflation by moving funds to state banks that gave credit to settlers in the West.
He raised the national debt by moving the national bank’s funds to banks that invested in Britain.
He raised the national debt by spending money on lands that the government already owned.
What idea did the Whig Party favor when it formed to oppose Jackson in 1834?
expansion of the federal government
creation of a monarchic state
a weak president and a strong Congress
broadening of the two-party system
The Bureau of Indian Affairs was a
congressionally-approved office established to protect the ways of Native Americans.
federal agency created to manage the removal of Native Americans to the West.
federal agency designed to negotiate with Creek and Chickasaw Indians.
group established by the Mississippi legislature to track Native American deaths.
Where was Indian Territory?
east of the Mississippi River
south of the Blue Ridge Mountains
present-day Oklahoma
present-day Arkansas
Who benefited most from Andrew Jackson’s plan to remove American Indians to the West?
American Indians, who gained protection by the U.S. government
Andrew Jackson, who gained public approval as a result of his policy
Cherokee Indians, who gained a new model of constitutional government
American farmers, who gained millions of acres of land for settlement
How did the Cherokee people resist removal to Indian Territory?
They adopted the contemporary culture of white Americans.
They traded tribal goods for knives, guns, and other weapons.
They brought a case against the state to a federal court.
They published a newspaper directed toward federal officials.
What did the Supreme Court rule in Worcester v. Georgia?
The Cherokee Indians had to move from their land in Georgia.
The state of Georgia had no legal power over the Cherokee.
Only state governments had authority over American Indians.
U.S. troops in any state had the right to remove American Indians.
What aspect of Native American history became known as the “Trail of Tears”?
the streams of blood that flowed from the Sauk Indians in the Black Hawk War
the line connecting Seminole Indian settlements up and down Florida’s east coast
the forced 800-mile march Cherokee Indians made in their removal from Georgia
the unpublished works on the Cherokee population written by Sequoya
After signing a treaty in 1832 in which they agreed to leave Florida within three years the Seminole Indians
brought a case against the state of Florida.
respected the treaty and took a deadly journey west.
stayed in Florida and adopted the culture of white people.
ignored the treaty and resisted removal with force.
Who were mountain men?
western fur traders and trappers
supporters of low tariffs on fur
eastern settlers who poured into Oregon Country
western explorers who mapped the Rocky Mountains
The U.S. government helped traders traveling on the Santa Fe Trail by
issuing travel insurance to protect the traders’ belongings.
sending troops to protect against Native American attacks.
lowering taxes on the goods bought before the trip.
granting an allowance to cover basic travel expenses.
Which of the following put an end to American fur trading in the 1840s?
Beaver fur went out of fashion and demand fell.
Spain and Russia claimed the Pacific Northwest.
Great Britain heavily taxed the fur trade in Oregon Country.
Native American attacks drove trappers from the Northwest.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
obey the Book of Mormon.
prosper in the fur trade.
form an independent state.
seek out religious freedom.
Which practice caused Mormons to be persecuted in the 1850s?
the ritualistic slaughter of animals
marriage to more than one wife
the belief in more than one god
morning prayer in public schools
Father Hidalgo y Costilla’s rebellion in 1810
overthrew the Spanish monarchy.
promoted nonviolent revolution.
inspired the Mexican independence movement.
started the Mexican antislavery movement.
Texan settlers disobeyed Mexican laws in the 1820s by
refusing to pay property taxes.
building their own Protestant churches.
helping other settlers enter Mexico illegally.
bringing slaves with them.
President Jackson refused to annex Texas at first because doing so would have
upset the balance between free and slave states.
encouraged wars of independence in other border areas.
gone against the wishes of Congress.
admitted to the British that western expansion had ended.
How did the slavery issue get tied up with the doctrine of manifest destiny in the 1840s and ’50s?
Southern slaveholders demanded government assistance in transporting slaves to the West.
Slavery went against the democratic values implied by the philosophy of frontierism.
Americans did not know if the institution of slavery would be allowed in the new territories.
Southern slaveholders thought westward expansion would cause their region to lose power.
In the 1840s, President John Tyler fell out of favor with his party when he argued that the annexation of Texas would
increase the power of southern slave states.
raise the number of free states.
ease trading with Mexico.
suppress Texan independence movements.
Which of the following was true about the U.S. army at the beginning of the Mexican-American War?
It greatly outnumbered the Mexican army.
It was more highly experienced and better organized than the Mexican army.
It was better equipped than the Mexican army.
It could not attract volunteers.
What happened during the Bear Flag Revolt?
A union of Spanish settlers rose up against Californios in the Mission district of San Francisco.
General Taylor led his troops across the Rio Grande to protect Texas against a Mexican uprising.
John C. Frémont’s mapping expedition fought off a black bear while crossing the Sierra Nevada.
A small group of Americans seized the town of Sonoma and declared California’s independence.
How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, affect the United States?
It drew the border line that divides the United States and Mexico to this day.
It forced the United States to give up vast acres of territory in the West.
It increased the size of the United States by almost 25 percent.
It enabled the United States to collect $18 million in property taxes from Mexico.
How did the Gadsden Purchase benefit the United States?
It promised to safeguard the property rights of longtime U.S. residents.
It gave the United States hunting rights in the area of Texas north of the Rio Grande.
It allowed the United States to purchase the northern part of present day Arizona.
It secured a southern route for a transcontinental railroad on American soil.
Why did a growing number of Americans travel the California Trail from the 1830s to the 1840s?
Recently published Anglo-Californian guidebooks persuaded settlers to move to the region.
Taken by the spirit of “manifest destiny,” many Americans decided to settle permanently at the continent’s western edge.
American and Mexican merchants would meet in California to trade factory-made goods for precious coins, hides, and tallow.
American cattle ranchers were attracted by the Spanish government’s promise of Mexican land.
What lesson might a western traveler have learned from the story of the Donner party?
Don’t take shortcuts.
Travel with a compass.
Don’t drink the water.
Go west in the spring.
Which description fits the group of people known as “forty-niners”?
middle-aged married men with previous gold-mining experience
gold-seekers from America and abroad who migrated to California
individual prospectors of California gold-mining sites
Mexicans and South Americans who immigrated to find gold
Women generally made money in mining communities by
placer mining.
running casinos.
operating boardinghouses.
manufacturing clothes.
What happened to California’s population as a result of the Gold Rush?
The population grew, but not as much as it had during the Spanish and Mexican periods of settlement.
The population boomed during “gold fever,” but declined just as quickly because of inflation.
Californios and Native Americans still outnumbered immigrants and Americans after the Gold Rush.
Immigrants and Americans flocked to California to “get rich quick” and stayed to build a stable frontier society.
As a result of the population explosion of the “gold fever” years, California became
off limits to new immigrants.
more populous than any other region in the country.
richer than any other region in the country.
eligible for statehood.
What role did the transcontinental railroad play in California’s development?
It contributed to California’s population explosion by bringing settlers to the West in the mid-1850s.
It slowed down California’s economy because it took two decades and many thousands of dollars to complete.
It gave California’s economy the means to grow by connecting the state to the rest of the country.
It damaged California’s environment by requiring the development of coal mining and timber industries.
In the context of the history of the West, what is a reservation?
a tract of public land set aside for Native Americans
a promise to have something held for personal use
an area designated for Native Americans to breed livestock
a condition upon which the carrying out of a treaty depends
Which of the following states best explains the belief of Manifest Destiny
the Whig party believed it was their right to establish laws that limited the rights and freedoms of foreign immigrants
the US government believed it was their God-given right to own land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
state governments believed they had the power to override federal laws they deemed unconstitutional
the US Supreme Court believed they had the authority to overturn Presidential executive orders
Why did Congress pass the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
to make land available for miners and farmers
to provide river access to factory owners to power their mills
to organize territory west of the Mississippi River
to protect American Indians from settlers encroaching on their land
What impact did the 1820 Missouri Compromise have on the United States?
it temporally decreased tension in Congress on the issue of slavery
it established US American Indian Policy in the western territories
it established the route of the transcontinental railroad
it slowed settlement and trade in the western territories
Who explored and provided many Americans with their first account of the Southwest.
Zebulon Pike
Lewis and Clark
Thomas Jefferson
Brigham Young
What is the practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy?
Embargo
Draft
Impressment
Conscription
In 1810, the governor of Indiana Territory urged who to follow the Treaty of Greenville, which had been signed in 1795. (/t)
Little Turtle
Tecumseh
the Prophet
Chief Pontiac
What is it called when political parties gave people a voice in the process of selecting candidates for president and vice president?
election rallies
nominating conventions
political action committees
Primary elections
A member of what political party might have nicknamed Andrew Jackson “the People’s President?”
Whig
Republican
Federalists
Democratic
During Andrew Jackson’s presidency what region supported the kind of policies that boosted boosted the farming economy and encouraged further settlement?
westerners
southerners
northerners
New Englanders
Who were the first American Indians removed to Indian Territory?
Cherokee
Choctaw
Seminole
Creek
The practice of polygamy caused who to be persecuted in the 1850s?
Christians
Catholics
Mormons
Protestants
What battle did the Texans suffered a striking defeat by the Mexican army where all defenders were killed?
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Palo Alto
Battle of Chapultepec
“Obvious fate” is another way of saying?
apparent future
manifest destiny
apparent destiny
inevitable migration
