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AH Unit 2 Review Part 2

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Mexico
3.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They all brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They all increased the territory of the United States.
c)
They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
d)
They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico. 
4.
Who were the Mormons?
a)
1848 when gold was found in California
b)
name given to members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
c)
Mexican General
d)
created by Congress in 1848 as an area that included present day Oregon
5.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
a)
obey the Book of Mormon
b)
prosper in the fur trade
c)
seek out religious freedom
d)
gold
6.

What caused the huge population expansion in California between 1848 and 1852?

a)

Gold was found 

b)
Fresh water was found
c)
War with Native-Americans 
d)
farmers moved there to grow their crops 
7.

What did President Jackson do, when he was presented a bill to keep the National Bank alive?

a)

He joyfully approved the bill.

b)

He woefully vetoed the bill.

c)

He gave the National Bank an extension of 6 months.

d)

He did nothing.

8.

Why was the National Bank penniless?

a)

They spent it foolishly.

b)

Critters ate all the money in the bank.

c)

The National Bank took out a loan from Spanish banks.

d)

President Jackson withdrew all the funds from it.

9.

Who was elected President and had to deal with the Panic of 1837?

a)

President Van Buren

b)

President James Monroe

c)

President James Madison

d)

President John Quincy Adams

10.

What happened to the cost of living with the Panic of 1837?

a)

Prices remained the same, and the Industrial Revolution progressed to the benefit of all.

b)

Prices all went up, and masses could no longer afford food and shelter.

c)

Prices went down, and everyone could afford food and shelter.

11.
Which political party did Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and the other opponents of Jackson form?
a)
Republican Party
b)
Whig Party
c)
Tea Party
d)
Green Party
12.
The ___________________ opposed the concentration of power in the president and mockingly called Andrew Jackson "King Andrew".
a)
Whig Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Democrat Party
d)
Tea Party
13.

Which of the following men is considered to the Father of Texas, for his role in colonizing Texas?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Stephen Austin

c)

Sam Rayburn

d)

J. Frank Dobie

14.
What was the name of the President during the war with Mexico?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)

James K. Polk

d)
Abraham Lincoln 
15.
"Fifty-four forty or fight" was the slogan that concerned which state?
a)
California
b)
Oregon
c)
Florida 
d)
Texas
16.
Why is The Alamo significant? 
a)
It was the last battle of the Revolution
b)
It inspired Texans to fight
c)
It was the first battle of the Revolution
d)
Texas won its independence
17.
The original purpose of the Gadsden Purchase was to
a)
balance free and slave states.
b)
enlarge Kansas and Nebraska.
c)
create a route for a railroad.
d)
expand slavery west.
18.
The Wilmot Proviso, which never passed, would have
a)
created a compromise by dividing the territories into free states and slave states.
b)
made it easier for slaveholders to retrieve an enslaved person
c)
prevented Congress from banning slavery in any territory gained from Mexico
d)
prohibited slavery in any territory gained from Mexico.
19.
Which of the following was part of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Texas would be annexed to the United States as a free state.
b)
California would join the US as a slave state.
c)
Mexico would pay reparations to Texans for damage from the TX Revolution
d)
Texas gave up its claims to New Mexico in exchange for $10 million
20.
Lincoln’s debates with the person brought him national attention
a)
Lewis Cass
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John C. Calhoun
21.
The Whig Party and the American Party both dissolved because
a)
northern and Southern members split over the slavery issue.
b)
members disagreed sharply over their party’s presidential nominee.
c)
members polarized over the Dred Scott decision.
d)
Northeastern and Western members split over popular sovereignty.
22.
_________ was formed in 1854 out of Northern Whigs, antislavery Democrats, and Free-Soilers
a)
The Republican Party
b)
The Populist Party
c)
The Know-Nothing Party
d)
The Dixiecrat Party
23.
Abolitionist who attacked the arsenal at Harpers Ferry
a)
John Brown
b)
Preston Brooks
c)
David Atchison
d)
Nat Turner
24.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between 
a)
Nueces River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Rio Grande River
25.
Slavery became a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s because:
a)
The northern states tried to abolish slavery in the southern states
b)
The nation was expanding to the West
c)
The southern states demanded the end of slavery
d)
None of these
26.
Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the U.S. believed it was the ________ river
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Mississippi
c)
Colorado
27.
Which of these was NOT a cause for the Mexican American War
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Texas/Mexico Border
d)
Personal grudge held by President Polk
28.
What war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring an end to
a)
Texas American war
b)
Mexican Revolu
c)
Mexican-American War
d)
Indian War
29.
What can you infer about how the Mexican-American War affected General Zachary Taylor's career?
a)
It made him so popular that he was soon elected President
b)
It enabled him to serve as Governor of Texas for 2 decades
c)
It ruined his prospects for ever being elected to public office
d)
It made him extremely popular in Mexico, but unpopular in the United States
30.
Who was Texas fighting in the Texas Revolution? 
a)

Spain

b)

The United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Britain

31.

The Mexican Cession was the land given to the United States by Mexico after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It included:

a)

Oregon and Texas

b)

California, Nevada, Utah, part of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming

c)

California, Florida, South Carolina, and Washington

d)

None of the above

32.

A result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was that

a)

Texas gained much of the land controlled by Mexico.

b)

Texas became an independent republic.

c)

the United States paid $15 million for the southwest territories.

d)

the United States gave control of California to Mexico.

33.

Henry David Thoreau wrote “civil disobedience” after a night in jail, what did he opposed to in this book?

a)

Slavery and the Mexican-American War.

b)

Religious dominance and the war against Indians.

c)

Public power and liberty.

d)

Religious freedom and the Mexican-American War.

34.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
35.
"American blood has been shed on American soil" was used by President Polk to...
a)
to fulfill Manifest Destiny
b)
to change the borders between Texas and Mexico
c)
to get congress to declare war on Mexico
d)
to negotiate price for the Mexican Cession
36.

Why did the Gasden Purchase cause sectional tension? (You can select more than one)

a)

Northerners saw it as trying to expand slavery.

b)

The land could be used for a southern route of the Transcontinental railway.

c)

Northerners saw it as needless.

d)

Southerners were worried slavery was going to be banned there.

37.

What purchase was a 30,000 square mile strip of land that is now part of Southern Arizona and New Mexico?

a)

Arizona Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Spanish Purchase

d)

Gadsen Purchase

38.

What were the Hayne-Webster debates all about?

a)

A discussion in the Senate about how the tariff would not allow other nations to buy southern cotton destroying the southern economy

b)

A debate in the Senate over the bias of the Tariff of 1828 and wether the states could make it null and void

c)

How to word the tariff of 1828 so it would all sections of the US happy with the end result

d)

What words should be included in the Webster dictionary

39.

Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony first crusaded against slavery before organizing the __________ movement.

a)

abolitionist

b)

temperance

c)

progressive

d)

women's rights

40.

Many people who joined the __________ movement believed that drinking alcohol threatened family life and that the banning of alcohol would promote a more productive and efficient workforce.

a)

temperance

b)

suffrage

c)

abolitionist

d)

progressive

41.

Sayings like "home sweet home", which were frequently stitched into needlework and hung on parlor walls, epitomized __________ in 19th century Western society.

a)

a growing respect for women

b)

a cult of domesticity

c)

a movement towards traditional values

d)

status and wealth

42.

Which of the following represents the best definition of The Second Great Awakening?

a)

Salvation can only be achieved through a personal belief in Jesus Christ in some cases.

b)

People demonstrate true faith by leading a transformed life and by performing good deeds.

c)

Religion is the only way to solve the world's problems.

d)

The idea of including all people in the religious experience, not just rich people.

43.

This was a time of renewed vigor for religious feelings.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Second Great Awakening

d)

Revival Movement

44.

What was the name of the large gatherings where preachers shared ideas

a)

Sunday Service or Mass

b)

Church

c)

Revival or Camps

d)

Baptism or Salvation

45.
What is a Utopia?
a)
The U.S. right now
b)
A perfect place, state, or condition
c)
A place, state, or condition that's absolute chaos
46.

The Seneca Falls Convention is widely viewed as the beginning of the women's ____________ movement.

a)

Rights

b)

Advocacy

c)

Suffrage

d)

Abolition

47.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Abolition Movement?

a)

South to end slavery.

b)

Promote violent resistance to slavery.

c)

Limit the expansion of slavery into the western territories

d)

Slow down increased growth of slave populations in current slave states.

48.

Which of the following are the 4 components of The Second Great Awakening? (select 4 answers)

a)

Temperance

b)

Housing

c)

Suffrage

d)

Abolition

e)

Education

49.

What did the temperance movement encourage people to do?

a)

Vote in their local elections .

b)

Give 10 percent of their earnings to the church .

c)

Fight for fair and equal pay in the workplace

d)

Abstain from drinking alcohol

50.

Horace Mann was a Second Great Awakening leader in the area of?

a)

Temperance

b)

Education

c)

Suffrage

d)

Abolition

51.

Specifically, what did Horace Mann want for all American Children?

a)

Books in the schools.

b)

Free college education

c)

Free public school education.

d)

Access to medical care.

52.

What was the original purpose of this map that shows the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

a)

To encourage Southern states to abolish slavery .

b)

To keep slavery from being legal in Northern states .

c)

To show where slavery would be allowed and where it would not be allowed.

d)

To show where America's boundary with Spain was located.

53.

How did Dix help lead to change and greater awareness to the issue she was focused on reforming?

a)

She led protests in the nations capital.

b)

She opened several hospitals for the mentally ill.

c)

She became a doctor for people with mental illnesses.

d)

She boycotted hospitals.

54.

The North Star was a _________.

a)
book
b)
magazine
c)
newspaper
d)
journal
55.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
A secret network of people and hiding places to help slaves escape to freedom.
b)
Rights protected by people. 
c)
Not being controlled by someone. 
d)
Forced to work without pay.
56.
Which was an important effect of the "Second Great Awakening"?
a)
Andrew Jackson was elected President
b)
President Jackson refused to renew the National Bank
c)
Protestant Evangelicals sought to end slavery and achieve other reforms
57.
Labor reform was_______
a)
A movement to end slavery, also known as abolition. 
b)
A movement to improve prison labor to make sure inmates weren't tortured. 
c)
Feform movement that fought for fair pay (wages) and shorter working hours. 
58.

Dorothea Dix and Eliza Farnham

a)
Leaders of the prison reform movement and care for the disabled. 
b)
Not education reform. 
c)
Not Abolition. 
d)
Pick the first one.  Seriously. 
59.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
60.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
61.

Multiple Choices - Identify the results of the Dred Scott SCOTUS decision of 1857

a)

If a slave enters a free state/territory, they are legally freed from bondage.

b)

Congress has no authority to decide if a state is free or slave

c)

The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

d)

The Fugitive Slave Act was unconstitutional

e)

Dred Scott remained a slave under Missouri law

62.

MMC: Which conclusions BEST describe why Southern states began to secede from the Union in 1860?

a)

Lincoln was an abolitionist and vowed to end ALL slavery.

b)

Lincoln vowed to leave slavery alone in the South, but refused to let it spread to the West.

c)

Lincoln was not even on the ballot in 10 Southern states

d)

Lincoln's election split the Democratic party into two sides.

63.
Congress added California as a free state and passed the Fugitive Slave Laws?
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
Fugitive Slave Law
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Compromise of 1850
64.
This law left it to the white citizens of the territory to decide whether that territory would be a free or slave territory.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Wilmot Proviso
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Emancipation Proclomation
65.
Which compromise is described by the following provisions?
1. California enters as a free state.
2. Utah and New Mexico's status determined by the people.
3. The Fugitive Slave Act becomes harsher.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Great Compromise 
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
66.

Attacked and murdered white southerners in protest of slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska Act

a)

Preston Brooks

b)

John C Calhoun

c)

John Brown

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

67.

Pro-slavery US Representative who viciously beat abolitionist Charles Sumner on the floor of the Senate

a)

John Brown

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Preston Brooks

d)

Zachary Taylor

68.

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin ?

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Lucretia Mott

d)

Susan B. Anthony

69.

John Brown is associated with which two events leading to the Civil War?

a)

Bleeding Kansas and Raid on Harper's Ferry

b)

Bleeding Kansas and Bleeding Sumner

c)

Founding the Republican Party and the Election of 1860

d)

Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act

70.

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act how was the issue of slavery in those territories decided?

a)

By a vote of the people there

b)

By congress

c)

By the Supreme Court

d)

By the President

71.

What was the Supreme Courts decision in the Dred Scott case?

a)

Dred Scott was not a citizen and slaves could be taken anywhere

b)

Dred Scott should be free since he went to a free territory

c)

People in a state would have to decide whether to allow slavery or not

d)

The balance of free and slave states was unconstitutional

72.

During a race for the Senate in Illinois which 2 men debated the issue of slavery?

a)

Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln

b)

Henry Clay and Frederick Douglass

c)

William Lloyd Garrison and Horace Mann

d)

Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner

73.
Who wrote the Liberator newspaper and worked for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved African Americans?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Fredrick Douglass
d)
Isabel Sojourner Truth
74.
What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Seneca Falls Convention
c)
National Road
d)
American Temperence Union

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