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The Age of Jackson SSUSH7

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Trail of Tears?

a)
A hiking trail in the Rocky Mountains
b)
A famous Native American dance
c)
A historical trade route for fur trappers
d)

Forced relocation of the Cherokee people

2.

What did the state of South Carolina and John C. Calhoun argue during the Nullification Crisis of 1833?

a)

States' Rights: a state had the right to ignore the federal government if they didn't like a certain law

b)

Realist Theory: Only states/countries have the ability to make changes in the world

c)

Epicureanism: Only things experienced by the five senses are valid

d)

Theocracy: A country should only be governed by religious laws, no secular laws

3.

Which of the following did Jacksonian Democracy reject as being a necessary part of the government?

a)

The National Bank

b)

Hand off approach to the economy

c)
Limited voting rights
d)
Wealthy elite ruling class
4.

How did the American System bring the United States together?

a)
Encouraging individual states to operate independently with no economic ties
b)
Promoting division through the establishment of separate currencies for each state
c)
Implementing strict trade barriers between states
d)

Promoting economic unity through infrastructure development and tariffs to support American manufacturers

5.

The Hudson River and the Erie Canal are the only waterways through which mountain range?

a)
Himalayan Mountain Range
b)
Appalachian Mountain Range
c)
Andes Mountain Range
d)
Rocky Mountain Range
6.

Why were Southern states opposed to the American System developed by Henry Clay?

a)
They thought it would benefit the Native American population
b)

It favored the industrial North over the agricultural South. due to the high tariffs placed on imported goods

c)
They believed it would lead to an increase in slavery
d)
They were concerned about the impact on international trade
7.

What was the MAIN goal of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?

a)
To promote slavery and inequality for women
b)
To establish a monarchy in the United States
c)
To advocate for women's suffrage and equal rights for women
d)
To advocate for the rights of wealthy landowners only
8.

During the Second Great Awakening, which two movements became increasingly connected?

a)
Industrial revolution and labor rights movement
b)
Civil rights movement and environmental conservation movement
c)
Prohibition movement and education reform movement
d)

Temperance movement and women's rights movement

9.

What was the main effect of Nat Turner's Rebellion?

a)

Increased oppression and harsher treatment of slaves through stricter slave codes

b)
Decreased resistance from slave owners
c)
Emancipation of all slaves
d)
Improved living conditions for slaves
10.

Which answer is the definition of the abolitionist movement?

a)

A social and political movement to end slavery and the slave trade

b)
A movement to improve working conditions for slaves
c)
A movement to promote slavery
d)
A movement to expand slavery to new territories
11.

True or False: Both enslaved and free people made important contributions to the abolitionist movement in the years preceding the American Civil War.

(a)  

12.

The Erie Canal was an infrastructure project that allowed for a massive increase in trading. What allowed the Erie Canal to be built?

a)

The Enlightenment

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The American System

13.

The rule that prevented the debate and discussion regarding slavery, thus increasing tensions between the pro-slavery South and the anti-slavery North was known as what?

a)

Gag Rule

b)

Quiet Decree

c)

Mute Regulation

d)

Silence Law

14.

What did the expansion of the United States do to tensions between slave states and free states?

a)
The expansion led to peaceful coexistence between slave and free states
b)
The expansion had no impact on tensions between slave and free states
c)
The expansion caused slave and free states to unite in a common cause
d)
Tensions between slave states and free states increased
15.

True or False: The Declaration of Sentiments (1848) led to the immediate passage of voting rights for women.

(a)