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WorksheetsUnit 6: Expansion and Reform 1
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
A major effect of John Marshall's Supreme Court decisions was to
expand federal power and limit states' power
expand the states' power and limit federal power
declare federal laws to be unconstitutional
legitimize a strict interpretation of the Constitution
Which of the following statements accurately describes the Monroe Doctrine?
It increased the tariffs on imported goods from Europe and Asia
It asserted the U.S. rights to send troops into Africa
It declared that Europe needed to stay out of the Western Hemisphere
It reduced the power of the federal government in the U.S.
Which of the following is the BEST title for this image?
The Louisiana Purchase
The Adams-Onis Treaty
The Florida Purchase
The Missouri Compromise
Which of the following increased southern planters' reliance on the stolen labor of enslaved people?
The American System
The invention of the cotton gin
The invention of the factory system
The Missouri Compromise
Which of the following was a component (part) of the American System?
To reduce protective tariffs on imported goods
To support state banks instead of a national bank
To have the Federal Government build internal improvements
To decrease trade between the different regions of the U.S.
Which of the following statements best describes the Era of Good Feelings?
The Federalist Party was the dominant political party
Nationalism hid growing sectionalism in the U.S.
The Democratic-Republican Party started to die
Andrew Jackson created a golden age of prosperity
In the early 1800s, the system of manufacturing was
increasing the North's dependency on the stolen labor of enslaved people.
decreasing in the West due to the creation of new technologies.
dependent on artisans producing handmade goods at a rapid rate.
increasing because interchangeable parts allowed for mass production.
These were the first workers in Northern factories.
Men
Enslaved people
Children and Young Women
Skilled crafts people and Artisans
This U.S. Supreme Court Case said that the Second National Bank was constitutional, because it was necessary and proper.
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
Gibbons v. Ogden
This United States Supreme Court Case said that states could not destroy federal agencies and asserted the power of the federal government over the states.
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
Gibbons v. Ogden
Which of the following statements is true about enslaved people and free Black people?
They created a vibrant culture and communities in the face of adversity.
They were able to sue in court for their freedom by the end of the Era of Good Feelings.
White women worked to pass laws to further restrict their rights.
The cotton gin helped to decrease the South's dependency on the labor of Black people.
Which of the following statements is true about the Missouri Compromise?
Maine was entered into the Union as a slave state.
Missouri was entered into the Union as a free state.
It banned slavery in most of the Louisiana Territory.
It showed that the institution of slavery was NOT a divisive issues.
Which of the following statements is true about the Southern Society?
The middle class controlled Southern politics and the economy.
Yeoman farmers made up most of the white population.
Wealthy planters were at the bottom of the social ladder.
It was easy for a person to move from one social class to another.
Which group contributed to the North's population boom during the 1830s?
Free Black people
Poor white southerners
Native Americans
Irish and German Immigrants
Which of the following restrictions was lifted to make the Election of 1828 more democratic in the U.S.?
Laws that banned women from voting
Black codes that prevented Black people from voting
Voters needed be at least 21 years old
Property requirements for white males to vote
Andrew Jackson believed that the Second National Bank:
was constitutional.
favored the wealthy and elite.
was necessary and helpful to the economy.
needed to have it's charter renewed early.
How did Jackson respond to South Carolina's attempt to nullify the Tariff of 1828?
He praised them and defended the concept of states' rights.
He asked Congress to pass the Force Bill to make South Carolina pay.
He asked Congress to expel South Carolina from the Union.
He immediately send the military and put South Carolina under martial law.
Which United States Supreme Court Case said that states did not have the authority to regulate the lives of Native Americans?
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Worchester v. Georgia
"John Marshall made his decision, let's see him enforce it." Which principle did Jackson ignore?
Checks and Balances
The Necessary and Proper Clause
The Supremacy Clause
Implied Powers
Which of the following statements is true about the Indian Removal Act?
It helped to protect the culture and religion of Indigenous People.
It was used to forced the Cherokee off their lands during the Trail of Tears.
U.S. citizens did not like the act because it was unfair to Indigenous People
It gave Indigenous People their citizenship and civil rights.
Who was involved with the Missouri Compromise?
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Who was involved with the Nullification Crisis?
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
James Madison
Who originally supported the American System after the War of 1812? (Select 2)
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Second Great Awakening?
It called people back to organized religions like Islam and Judaism.
It helped to pass laws to end the institution of slavery in the United States.
New Christian groups appeared like the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ministers encouraged people to support the institution of slavery.
Nativists
were people who welcomed immigrants and their culture to the United States.
established the Know-Nothing Party to try and prevent immigrants from entering the United States.
called people back to the Christian religion and wanted to create a utopian society.
worked to prevent the institution of slavery from spreading to the west.
The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions is an important document because it said that:
women should be given equal rights to men.
slavery should be abolished in the United States.
immigrants should be banned from the United States.
all children should have access to free public school.
Which of the following statements is true about education?
Children in the south were encouraged to go to high school.
Access to free public elementary schools increased for Native Americans.
White and Black students were allowed to attend the same schools.
People began to believed that education was necessary to continue democracy.
Which of the following people helped to improve conditions for prisoners and people with mental illnesses?
Dorothea Dix
Sojourner Truth
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Which of the following people supported abolition and women's rights?
Dorothea Dix
Sojourner Truth
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Which of the following statements is TRUE about abolitionists?
ALL abolitionists supported equality.
The American Colonization Society wanted to send Free Black people to the West.
Sojourner Truth published an antislavery newspaper called the Liberator.
Frederick Douglass published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star.
Which if the following people supported women's rights but NOT equal rights for Black people?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
William Lloyd Garrison
Federick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth helped to
reform elementary education in the North and West.
kill the second national bank by supporting pet banks.
supported the removal of Native Americans from their tribal lands to protect them.
further abolition by speaking publicly about their experiences as an enslaved person.
Which of the following statements is true about the Presidential Election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson was unanimously elected president.
More white males could vote because states had gotten rid of property requirements.
Jackson accused John Q. Adams and Henry Clay of making a "corrupt bargain."
John Q. Adams and Andrew Jackson DID NOT campaign to win the election.
Which of the following statements best describes Andrew Jackson?
Jackson was a wealthy planter and enslaver by the time he was running for president.
Jackson did not want to remove Native Americans from their tribal lands in the east.
Jackson was the primary founder of the Whig Party in the early 1800s.
Jackson was the first president to run for a third term but lost to his VP Martin Van Buren.
Which of the following statements is true about the United States after the War of 1812?
The United States experienced a growing surge of nationalism that led to internal improvements and reform.
The United States wanted to stop the expansion of slavery into the west and respected Native Americans tribal lands.
The United States immediately entered a Golden Age of prosperity and peace under President Andrew Jackson.
Leaders like Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun fueled growing sectionalism with their ideas about economic nationalism.
