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Jackson - Industrialization

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
By 1828 the tariff had become a major sectional issue.  High tariffs harmed which section the MOST?
a)
the West
b)
the middle states
c)
the South
d)
the North
2.
Which Supreme Court Case did Chief Justice John Marshal disagree with Andrew Jackson?
a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
Gibbons v Ogden
c)
McCulloch v Maryland
d)
Worcester v Georgia 
3.
Which region was upset about the Tariff of Abominations?
a)
West
b)
South
c)
North
d)
Northwest
4.
Who walked on the Trail of Tears?
a)
Cherokee people
b)
Texas people
c)
Slaves
d)
The Iron Horse
5.
What is suffrage?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the act of suffering
c)
anything that is disliked or hated
d)
limiting voting 
6.
What is "nullification"?
a)
Power of the national government to pass laws in the states
b)
Power of the Supreme Court to appoint a new president
c)
Power of the states to ignore a national law
d)
Power of the states to appoint a new president
7.
Why did Andrew Jackson "kill" the Second Bank of the United States?
a)
He believed it was constitutional and benefitted everyone equally.
b)
He believed it discriminated against his wealthy friends.
c)
He believed Nicholas Biddle was the devil himself and wanted to get rid of him.
d)
He believed it was unconstitutional and only benefitted the wealthy.
8.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
9.
Crisis where South Carolina threatens to leave the Union. 
a)
Crisis of 1833
b)
Nullification Crisis 
c)
The South Carolina Crisis 
d)
Abomination Crisis 
10.
Practice of appointing people to government jobs based on loyalty 
a)
Nepotism 
b)
Spoils System 
c)
Spoils Cabinet 
d)
Loyal System 
11.
Group of immigrants that moved to America due to a potato famine 
a)
Irish 
b)
German 
c)
Middle Eastern 
d)
Scottish 
12.
A revival that wanted to reorganize religion because they believed it was weakening 
a)
Protestant Revival 
b)
First Great Awakening 
c)
Second Great Awakening 
d)
Christian Revival 
13.
Where did the money in the Bank of US go to after the Bank was closed?
a)
to South Caroloina
b)
to Capitol  Buildding
c)
to State Banks
d)
to Andrew Jacksons House
14.
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
15.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
16.
Jackson replaced many federal workers and gave jobs to people who supported him during his election bid. This system of rewarding supporters is known as…
a)
The Landslide
b)
The Suffrage System
c)
The Spoils System
d)
The Spoiled Rotten System
17.
During the 1820s and 1830s, their was an expansion of voting rights by lowering property requirements. This allowed more people to vote and became known as
a)
Jacksonian Conventions
b)
Jacksonian America
c)
Jacksonia
d)
Jacksonian Democarcy
18.
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.
19.
What is an abomination?
a)
a horrible, hateful thing
b)
the Boston Celtics
c)
a wonderful thing
d)
a type of tariff
20.
Who quit their job because they were against the tariff?
a)
President Andrew Jackson
b)
Vice President John Calhoun 
c)
Nicholas Biddle
d)
Powerball winners
21.

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Gold Rush

22.
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
a)
California's rebellion
b)
a border dispute in Texas
c)
the Battle of Buena Vista
d)
a US invasion of Mexico City
23.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
24.

The purchase of Louisiana

a)

was a costly mistake

b)

was opposed by western farmers

c)

doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River

d)

led to war with Great Britain

25.

How did the U.S. acquire Oregon?

a)

treaty with the British in 1846

b)

war with England in 182

c)

purchased from the British in 1783

d)

war with Mexico in 1848

26.
Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?
a)
it was needed for the building of a railroad
b)
it was a gift from Mexico
c)
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
d)
gold was discovered in that area
27.
The discovery of gold led to
a)
California statehood
b)
Polk becoming president
c)
a war with Mexico
d)
Texas statehood
28.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1803
b)
1819
c)
1845
29.
How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for the orderly expansion of the United States?
a)
It provided the president with the power to sign treaties with foreign powers to buy additional territory
b)
It provided a review process for laws in new territories and states.
c)
It provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states.
30.

Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?

a)

Alaska Territory

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Oregon Territory

31.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession 
c)
Louisiana Purchase 
d)
Florida Cession
32.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
33.
To take over territory and incorporate it into another political entity
a)
cede
b)
annexation
c)
treaty
d)
war
34.

The Forty-Niners were....

a)

Group of settlers who moved to California in search of land.

b)

Group of settlers who moved to California in search of religious freedom

c)

Group of settlers who moved to California in search of white beaches

d)

Group of settlers who moved to California in search of gold

35.

This man was known as "the Father of Manifest Destiny" provoked the war with Mexico and added more territory than any other president.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James Monroe

d)

James K. Polk

36.
The U.S. annexed the this place in 1845, eventually causing the Mexican-American War. Letter C on the map.
a)
Missouri
b)
Republic of Texas
c)
Oregon
d)
California
37.
1848 land acquisition given up by Mexico following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Letter D on the map.
a)
Spanish Cession
b)
Oregon Territory
c)
California
d)
Mexican Cession
38.
Members of a church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830; moved to Utah in search of freedom from religious persecution. 
a)
Mammoths
b)
Minions
c)
Mormons
d)
Morphins
39.

What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Florida

d)

Oregon

40.

What group of people settled in present day Utah after leaving the east coast because of religious persecution?

a)

The Catholics

b)

The Mormons

c)

The Forty-Niners

d)

Spanish Settlers

41.

Manifest Destiny offered many people...

a)

Economic Opportunity

b)

Nothing

c)

More Factory Jobs

d)

New Technological Innovations

42.

What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon

d)

California

43.
2,000 mile trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Western Trail
d)
Oregon Trail
44.
Policy created by President James Monroe in 1823, that stated the United States would not tolerate any European interventions in the Americas.
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Manifest Destiny
45.
7th president; famously known for signing the Indian Removal Act
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
James Monroe
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
46.
Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US
a)
Reading Railroad
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Pennsylvania Railroad
d)
B&O Railroad
47.
a Mormon leader who urged the Mormons to move farther west. They settled at the edge of the lonely desert near the Great Salt Lake.
a)
Meriwether Lewis
b)
William Clark
c)
Zebulon Pike
d)
Brigham Young
48.
mass migration to California following the discovery of gold in 1848
a)
San Franciso 49ers
b)
land speculators
c)
Great Migration
d)
California Gold Rush
49.
Agreement w/ Mexico that gave the US parts of present-day New Mexico & Arizona in exchange for $10 million; needed to complete transcontinental railroad.  all but completed the continental expansion envisioned by those who believed in Manifest Destiny.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
50.
  • Invention of the cotton gin
  • opening of lands along the Mississippi river
  • growing demand for cheap labor

Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments?

a)

reduction in skilled workers in the north

b)

expansion of manufacturing into the west

c)

reduction of trade with European countries

d)

expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

51.
  • entrepreneurship
  • Competition
  • Private property
  • profit motive
  • consumer choice

Which of the following would be the best title for the list?

a)

Free Enterprise System

b)

Mercantile system

c)

Federalism

d)

Republicanism

52.

How did the invention of the cotton gin contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?

a)

by reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton

b)

by increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton

c)

by increasing the profitability of slavery

d)

by reducing the demand for raw cotton

53.

The development of the factory system in the early 1800s caused -

a)

a decrease in free trade between nations

b)

an increase in government regulation of businesses

c)

an increase in production levels

d)

a decrease in immigration

54.

What did Samuel Morse invent?

a)

phonograph

b)

telegraph

c)

light bulb

d)

batteries

55.

What made the cotton gin such a useful invention?

a)

It was invented by the great Eli Whitney.

b)

It removed seeds from cotton efficiently.

c)

It increased slave labor.

d)

It became the South's main source of income.

56.
Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?
a)
It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery
b)
It caused demand for slaves to drastically increase
c)
It made cotton easier to plant
d)
It was invented by James Monroe
57.
Which northern industry was helped by the invention of the cotton gin?
a)
lumber
b)
textiles
c)
mining
58.
What is Free Enterprise?
a)
little government interference in private business
b)
total government interference in private business
59.
Samuel Morse's innovation contributed to U.S. growth and development by--
a)
enabling instantaneous communication over long distances
b)
increasing the fuel efficiency of trains
60.
a)
Urban
b)
Rural
61.
a)
Urban
b)
Rural
62.
  Which of the following contributed to increased immigration from Ireland in the 1840s?
a)
the potato famine
b)
political unrest
c)
need for labor on cotton plantations
63.
Which Reform movement most closely associates with the term "suffrage?"
a)
Education Reform
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Women's Rights Movement
64.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B Anthony,and Lucretia Mott, were some of the leaders of which movement?

a)

Temperance

b)

Women's Rights

c)

Abolitionist Movement

d)

Baking Reform

65.
The major goal of the Women's Rights Movement was?
a)
Banning slavery
b)
Stopping public schools
c)
Gaining women's suffrage
66.
What was the effect of the 2nd Great Awakening?
a)
The Second Great Awakening caused the start of many reform movements designed to remedy the evils of society.
b)
The 2nd Awakening caused many people to reconsider their beliefs and turn to philosophy for direction. 
c)
The Second Great awakening caused a great panic about the evils of alcohol in the world. 
d)
The Second Great Awakening created the conditions necessary to make the Southern United States consider abolition. 
67.
Declaration of Sentiments
a)
A meeting for womens rights and equality written at the Seneca Falls Convention. 
b)
A declaration against the evils of slavery and an immediate end to slavery. 
c)
A declaration criticizing the treatment of the mentally ill and imprisoned. 
68.
Know Nothings
a)
A political group that advocated for immigrant rights. 
b)
A secret nativist group that harassed immigrants and attempted to keep them out of politics. 
c)
A group of irish immigrants forced out of their country due to the Potato famine. 
d)
Leaders of the Education Reform Movement 
69.

"production of goods moved from home to factories....major changes in transportation, communications, transformed the daily lives of Americans"

Which of the following was most responsible for the revolution described in this excerpt?

a)

expanded public education

b)

rapid technological innovation

c)

increased government spending

d)

rapid territorial expansion

70.
The U.S. government supported the improvement of the transportation network to support--
a)
the Monroe Doctrine's limit on European colonization
b)
the economic benefits of the free enterprise system
71.
Where did most of the Chinese immigrants move to?
a)
the Northeast
b)
the South
c)
the West
72.
What was the name of the first women's rights convention? 
a)
The Seneca Falls Convention
b)
The Rochester Convention
c)
The Niagara Falls Convention
d)
The Ithaca Convention
73.
People who fought for women's suffrage were fighting for:
a)
Women having the right to vote
b)
Women having the right to work outside the home
c)
women's right to own property
d)
women's right to be in the army
74.
What group of people opposed immigration?
a)
The Whisperes
b)
The Suffaragists
c)
The Nativists
d)
The Ancestors
75.
The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled after what famous document?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Magna Carta

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