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APUSH Period 4

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Henry Clay's proposed "American System" provided

a)

high protective tariffs and federal spending for internal improvements

b)

federal subsidies for American shipping and manufacturing

c)

a national system of railroads

d)

new amendments to the Constitution to strengthen the federal government in relation to the states

2.

The New Democracy was based on the idea that the right to vote should be extended to

a)

all adults

b)

women and blacks

c)

only those who owned property

d)

all white men

3.

One of the major causes of the Panic of 1819 was

a)

bankruptcies

b)

over speculation in frontier land

c)

deflation

d)

the failure to recharter the Bank of the United States

4.

In McCulloch v. Maryland, Cohens v. Virginia and Gibbons v. Ogden, Chief Justice John Marshall's rulings limited the extent of

a)

states' rights

b)

judicial review

c)

federalism

d)

constitutionalism

5.

Women gained more rights during the Second Great awakening through all of the following except

a)

being admitted to colleges and having all female colleges such as Mt. Holyoke and Troy Female Seminary

b)

gaining notice as reformers in the areas of penal reform and abolitionism

c)

being elected to political office to allow them to advocate for more rights and privileges

d)

being more involved in the religious fervor sweeping the nation at the time, which gave them more of a role in the church hierarchy

6.

The original impetus for declaring the Monroe Doctrine came from

a)

a British proposal that America join Britain in guaranteeing the independence of the Latin American republics

b)

the growing British threat to intervene in Latin America

c)

the American desire to gain new territory in the Caribbean and Central America

d)

a Russian plan to prevent further British expansion in western Canada

7.

Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because

a)

it would hurt their manufacturing sector

b)

they believed that the federal power this bill represented could be used to suppress slavery

c)

it might hurt Andrew Jackson's political career

d)

they were convinced that it would destroy the American woolen industry

8.

The new regional "division of labor" created by improved transportation meant that

a)

the South specialized in cotton, the West in grain and livestock, and the East in manufacturing

b)

the South specialized in manufacturing, the West in transportation, and the East in grain and livestock

c)

the South specialized in cotton, the West in manufacturing and livestock, and the East in finance

d)

the South specialized in grain and livestock, the West in cotton, and the East in transportation

9.

The transcendentalist writers such as Emerson and Thoreau stressed the ideas of

a)

inner truth and individual self-reliance

b)

political community and economic progress

c)

personal guilt and fear of death

d)

love of chivalry and a return to the medieval past

10.

The Seneca Falls Convention launched the modern women's rights movement with its call for

a)

equal pay for equal work

b)

an equal rights amendment to the Constitution

c)

equal rights, including the right to vote

d)

equality of property rights in marriage laws

11.

Two major sources of European immigrants to America in the 1840's and 1850's were

a)

France and Italy

b)

Germany and France

c)

Germany and Ireland

d)

Ireland and Norway

12.

"Manifest Destiny" represented the widespread American belief that

a)

Americans were destined to uphold democracy and freedom

b)

there was bound to be a civil war over slavery in the future

c)

new western territory could only be acquired by war

d)

God had destined the United states to spread across the whole North American continent

13.

Among the major sources of tension between Britain and the United States in the 1840s was

a)

American involvement in Canadian rebellions and border dispute

b)

British refusal to support American abolitionists

c)

American anger at British defaults on loans

d)

American intervention in the british West Indies

14.

The immediate cause of the Mexican War was

a)

American refusal to pay Mexican claims for damage to its citizens

b)

Mexican refusal to sell California and a dispute over the Texas boundary

c)

Mexican support for the antislavery movement in Texas

d)

American determination to establish democracy in northern Mexico

15.

The most ominous domestic consequence of the Mexican War was

a)

the decline of the Democratic party

b)

a sharp revival of the issue of slavery

c)

a large influx of Hispanic immigrants into the southern United States

d)

a significant increase in taxes to pay the costs of the war

16.

In the early 1830s, the majority of workers in the textile mills of Massachusetts were

a)

young unmarried women from rural New England

b)

newly arrived immigrants from Ireland

c)

men who were head of households

d)

married women whose children were of school age

17.

Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana had its origins in his desire to

a)

remove the French from forts along the Mississippi valley

b)

acquire territory for the expansion of slavery

c)

acquire a port to provide an outlet for western crops

d)

demonstrate friendship for the French in the Napoleonic Wars

18.

The nullification crisis of 1832 arose over the issue of

a)

Andrew Jackson's use of the veto

b)

protective tariffs

c)

the Second Bank of the United States

d)

Jackson's American Indians removal policy

19.

Which of the following resulted from the policies of Andrew Jackson's administration?

a)

A central bank was established

b)

The value of paper currency issued by individual banks became uniform

c)

The number of banks, each issuing its own paper currency increased

d)

A nationwide banking system was begun

20.

Followers of the Cult of Domesticity most would have opposed women who..

a)

owned slaves

b)

worked in factories & nursing

c)

sewed and cooked for their families

d)

read the Bible

21.

What most directly led to the Market Revolution?

a)

New transportation

b)

Decline of slavery

c)

women in the workforce

d)

southern opposition to tariffs

22.

Abolitionism, Prison Reform, Public Education, & Temperance all grew because of...

a)

The Bank of the United States

b)

Jacksonian Democracy

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

The 2nd Great Awakening

23.

Where was one of the earliest factories?

a)

Lowell, Massachusetts

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Dalton, Georgia

d)

Washington DC

24.

What was the end result of Marbury v Madison?

a)

Judicial Review: The Supreme Court decides if Congress' laws are constitutional

b)

Federal Negative: States can nullify government laws

c)

Popular Sovereignty: People vote if their state has slavery or no slavery

d)

Implied Powers:

The President has any power not given to the other 2 branches in the Constitution

25.

Which of these was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

a)

Navigation Rights on the Mississippi River

b)

War Hawks in Congress

c)

Native Attacks in the West

d)

British Impressment of US sailors

26.

Henry Clay was NOT involved in/part of...

a)

The War Hawks before the War of 1812

b)

The Marbury v Madison case

c)

the Missouri Compromise

d)

The Corrupt Bargain with John Q Adams

27.

Which of the following was a significant effect of the Market Revolution in the United States?

a)

Increased reliance on subsistence farming

b)

Expansion of the factory system and urbanization

c)

Decline in transportation infrastructure

d)

Decrease in immigration from Europe

28.

What was a primary goal of the temperance movement in the 19th century?

a)

To promote the consumption of alcohol

b)

To advocate for women's suffrage

c)

To reduce the consumption of alcoholic beverages

d)

To support the expansion of slavery

29.

Which event is considered a catalyst for the women's suffrage movement in the United States?

a)

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

b)

The Seneca Falls Convention

c)

The end of the Civil War

d)

The Louisiana Purchase