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Jackson to lincoln

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______________ Admitted Maine to the U.S. as a free state and Missouri as a slave state to keep the slave/free state balance in Congress

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri Compromise of 1820

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Fugitive Slave Act (1850)

2.

_________________ was a law that allowed people in these states to decided whether to permit slavery or not within their territorial borders

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

John Brown's Decision

d)

Sovereignty Popular

e)

No

3.

_____ was a radical abolitionist who raided the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry hoping to provoke a slave rebellion

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Brown

d)

Dred Scott

4.

___________________ ruled that slaves were property and all blacks, whether free or slave, were not citizens

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Dred Scott v. Sanford decision

d)

Fugitive Slave Act (1850)

5.

A _____________ was a person who supported the movement to ban slavery

a)

Free Soiler

b)

Southern Democrat

c)

Republican

d)

Abolitionist

6.

______ required that all escaped slaves be returned to their "owners"

a)

Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Fugitive Slave Act (1850)

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

7.

______ was an idea that power is vested in the people - people can decide whether or not slavery should be allowed without federal intervention

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Missouri Compromise of 1820

c)

Abolitionism

d)

Popular Expansion

8.

Who was the Republican candidate in 1860?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Stephen Douglas

c)

John Breckinridge

d)

John Bell

9.

Democrats chose ________ as their candidate in 1860.

a)

Stephen Douglass

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

James K. Polk

10.

Stephen Douglass felt that the issue of slavery should be decided through...

a)

an act of the US Congress

b)

each state's congress

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

the Individual Freedom Act

11.

What issue did Lincoln make a main focus in the 1860 election?

a)

Taxes

b)

Expanding West

c)

Increasing Trade

d)

Slavery

12.

Though Lincoln was personally against slavery, did he run on the idea of abolishing slavery in the US?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

Where did Lincoln say he wanted to stop slavery?

a)

In all northern states

b)

In all southern states

c)

From expanding into the west

d)

Across the entire US

14.

Who won the Election of 1860?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Stephen Douglass

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

15.

In 1860, Lincoln won _____ southern states.

a)

All of them

b)

5 of them

c)

1 of them

d)

None of them

16.

After Lincoln's election, the south began talking about...

a)

How to better select a candidate in 4 years

b)

Outlawing slavery in the south

c)

Seceding from the US

d)

Impeaching Lincoln

17.

What does it mean to "secede" from a country?

a)

To join it

b)

To leave it

c)

To support it

18.

After seceding, the south called themselves...

a)

The Confederate States of America

b)

A Brotherhood of States

c)

The New United States

d)

The Articles of Confederation

19.

Union means...

a)

North

b)

South

20.

Confederate means...

a)

North

b)

South

21.

The first battle of the Civil War happened at...

a)

Lincoln's Inauguration in Washington DC

b)

the US Capitol with southern states seceded from the US

c)

Fort Sumter after Union and Confederate troops opened fire

d)

a rally for Lincoln in New York City

22.
What state was first state to secede from the union?
a)
Georgia
b)
Alabama
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
23.

True or false: South Carolina seceded from the Union before Abraham Lincoln's presidential inauguration.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which BEST describes a result of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

a)

A slave had the right to sue for freedom in a federal court.

b)

A slave was only a citizen after he or she purchased freedom.

c)

A slave was not a citizen but rather the property of an owner.

d)

A slave who lived on free soil for any length of time was free.

25.

How did John Brown contribute to the abolitionist movement?

a)

John Brown fought on the Union side during the Civil War.

b)

John Brown led enslaved African Americans through the Underground Railroad.

c)

John Brown participated in raids against slavery in Harper's Ferry and Kansas.

d)

John Brown worked with Harriet Tubman to orchestrate the Underground Railroad.

26.

Abolitionists often opposed annexation of western territories because they

a)

feared the addition of antislavery states.

b)

thought the land was too far away.

c)

feared the extension of slavery.

d)

wanted to protect the Indians.

27.

Why did the Southern States leave the United States?

a)

The Southern States left the United States because of disagreements over slavery and the role of the federal government.

b)
The Southern States left the United States because they wanted to join Canada
c)
The Southern States left the United States because they wanted to form their own country based on a monarchy
d)
The Southern States left the United States because they were unhappy with the weather
28.

Which of the following is true regarding Jackson’s spoils system?

a)

He spoiled the American people by reducing federal taxes and making the common man wealthier

b)

His top supporters during the campaign received government positions once Jackson won

c)

He spoiled the presidency of John Quincy Adams by beating him in the election

d)

None of these

29.

How did the Cherokee respond to the Indian Removal Act?

a)

They declared war on the U.S.

b)

They agreed to cooperate

c)

They relocated to northern Mexico

d)

They sued the state of Georgia

30.

How did Jackson respond to South Carolina threatening to secede from the Union?

a)

Made a secret deal with Calhoun to convince them to change their mind

b)

He held a press conference to explain why secession would not be wise

c)

He threatened to call out the army to stop them

d)

As a southerner himself, he liked the idea of secession

31.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

32.

Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?

a)

the rich and well-born

b)

Native Americans

c)

the common people

d)

states' rights supporters

33.

The Trail of Tears refers to

a)

Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

b)

the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

c)

government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

d)

the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.

34.

Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?

a)

He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.

b)

He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.

c)

He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.

d)

He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.

35.

Andrew Jackson was in support of the policy of removal towards Native Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Did Andrew Jackson support the National bank?

a)

yes

b)

no

37.

What is the main criticism of the spoils system?

a)

It rewards political loyalty

b)

It is based on merit

c)

It often leads to unqualified people getting jobs

d)

It promotes diversity

38.

What is Jacksonian Democracy?

a)

the idea that the common people should control their government

b)

the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828

c)

the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power

d)

the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812

39.

The nullification crisis occurred when

a)

the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.

b)

Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.

c)

South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.

d)

Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

40.

In which Supreme Court decision did Chief Justice John Marshall rule that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee?

a)

Jackson v. Georgia

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Worcester v. Georgia

41.

What is it called when someone wants to break away from the United States?

a)

nullify

b)

secede

c)

expand

42.

What is suffrage?

a)

the right to vote

b)

the act of suffering

c)

anything that is disliked or hated

43.

What was the Southern economy based on?

a)

manufacturing

b)

livestock

c)

agriculture

d)

service industry

44.

Why did Southerners oppose tariffs?

a)

tariffs helped out the north.

b)

tariffs made European countries like Britain happy.

c)

tariffs hurt the southern manufacturers.

d)

tariffs increased the price of goods they needed from Europe & caused their goods to be tariffed as well.

45.

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.

46.

Which state said they wouldn‘t pay the new tariff and passed the Nullification act?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Georgia

47.

How did Andrew Jackson respond to the Supreme Court Worcester ruling?

a)

ordered the state officials to negotiate with the Cherokee

b)

filed another petition

c)

ignored the court's ruling and evicted the Cherokee Nation

48.

Who is considered the founded of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)?

a)

Joseph Smith

b)

Brigham Young

c)

John Smith

d)

Brigham Smith

49.

Which of the following is a synonym for the phrase on the image?

a)

suffrage

b)

abolition

c)

temperance

d)

utopia

50.

a rebellion that destroyed the myth that slaves were happy with their lives or too docile to undertake a violent rebellion and led to new oppressive legislation prohibiting the education, movement, and assembly of slaves.

a)

Bacon's Rebellion

b)

Stono Rebellion

c)

Nat Turner's Rebellion

d)

Pueblo Revolt

51.

The first women's rights convention in the United States held in July 1848

a)

Kentucky Resolutions

b)

Virginia Resolutions

c)

Niagara Falls Convention

d)

Seneca Falls Convention

52.

Which reform movement is this image addressing?

a)

Temperance

b)

Prison

c)

Women Suffrage

d)

Abolition

53.

Which statement best explains how the Second Great Awakening influenced change in American society?

a)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

b)

It inspired the growth of social reform movements.

c)

It led to the industrialization of northern cities

d)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

54.

Define the term suffrage

a)

the right to live

b)

the right to protest

c)

the right to vote

d)

the right to educate

55.

A person who wanted to end slavery was known as a(n)______

a)

abolitionist

b)

conductor

c)

suffragist

d)

overseer

56.

How did Sojourner Truth contribute to the abolition movement?

a)

She helped resettle former slaves in free states

b)

She avoided being capture by slave owners

c)

She helped slaves run away to freedom through the Underground Railroad

d)

She helped to speak out against slavery.

57.

Which of the following is MOST closely associated with Elizabeth Cady Stanton?

a)

the National Women's Party, which campaigned for women's right to vote

b)

the Underground Railroad, which helped slaves escape to freedom

c)

the Seneca Falls Convention, which launched the women's suffrage movement.

d)

the Freedom's Journal, which was the first African-American-owned newspaper

58.

Douglass' book, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass helped play a role in what movement?

a)

the environmental movement

b)

the peace movement

c)

the labor movement

d)

the abolitionist movement

59.
Editor of The Liberator who influenced the Nat Turner Rebellion; founded the American Anti-Slavery Society<br />
a)
Steven W. Kearny
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Wendell Phillips
d)
Theodore Weld
60.
President who settled the Oregon boundary and waged the Mexican War (1846-1848). Often referred to as "Young Hickory" or the "Dark Horse" president.
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Winfield Scott
d)
James K. Polk
61.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
62.
Northern opposition to the U.S. annexation of Texas was mainly caused by ---.
a)
fears that the executive branch was controlling Congress
b)
resistance to the expansion of slavery and Southern political power
c)
opposition to expansionism and the use of American troops abroad
d)
demands from Mexicans that their army be deployed north of the Rio Grande
63.
The present-day states of California, Nevada, and Utah were acquired in 1848 from —
a)
Spain
b)
Mexico
c)
Great Britain
d)
Russia
64.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They increased the territory of the United States.
c)
Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.
d)
Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
65.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
b)
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
c)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
d)
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
66.
What does this image represent?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Oregon Territory
d)
Texas Annexation
67.

What was the MAIN outcome of the Mexican-American War?

a)

It set the northernmost territory of the United States at the 54' 40 parallel.

b)

The United States acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

c)

The United States gained the territories of California and Texas

d)

It led to more sectional conflicts, which further divided Americans

68.

What states did Oregon County become?

a)

Oregon

b)

Oregon and Idaho

c)

Oregon and Washington

d)

Oregon, Idaho, and Washington