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APUSH 4 Review

Total questions: 171

Worksheet time: 3hrs 43mins

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1.

The concerns expressed by Jefferson in the letter are best understood as a response to...

a)

federal efforts to control American Indian populations.

b)

competing ideas about geographical boundaries.

c)

concerns over the rights and responsibilities of individual citizens.

d)

debates over the extension of slavery into the western territories.

2.

By the 1850s, sentiments such as those expressed in the excerpt most clearly formed the basis for...

a)

the Southern defense of slavery as a positive social good.

b)

Southern arguments in favor of states' rights.

c)

abolitionist campaigns to end slavery in the United States.

d)

the Southern political theory of nullification.

3.

Which of the following antebellum era historical developments most directly contributed to efforts such as those described in the excerpt?

a)

The Second Great Awakening

b)

The growing population of laboring poor

c)

The emergence of a women's rights movement

d)

The changes resulting from the Market Revolution

4.

The McCullough case and other Supreme Court rulings in the early 1800s directly contributed to which of the following?

a)

The growth of governmental regulation of the economy

b)

The promotion of regional interests over national concerns

c)

The primacy of the courts in interpreting the Constitution

d)

The expansion of individual rights and civil liberties

5.

Which of the following groups would most strongly have supported the arguments expressed in the excerpt?

a)

Federalists in the 1790s

b)

Democratic-Republicans in the early 1800s

c)

Jacksonian Democrats in the 1830s

d)

States' rights advocates in the 1850s

6.

Which of the following antebellum era historical developments most directly contradicted the Jeffersonian goals expressed in the excerpt?

a)

The transition towards a more participatory democracy

b)

The emergence of a new national culture

c)

The developments of new transportation systems

d)

The growth of Northern manufacturing

7.

The sentiments expressed in the painting were most similar to national attitudes during and immediately after which conflict?

a)

The Revolutionary War

b)

The War of 1898

c)

World War I

d)

The Vietnam War

8.

The arguments expressed by Walker in the excerpt best serve as evidence of which of the following?

a)

The emergence of African American abolitionist movements

b)

The increased sectional tensions over the institution of slavery

c)

The efforts of Northern reformers to improve the treatment of slaves

d)

The growth of the internal slave trade in the United States

9.

Which of the following most directly resulted from the sentiments expressed in the excerpt?

a)

Growing national support among Whigs and Democrats for complete abolition

b)

Increasing numbers of northerners insisting that the federal government should defend slavery

c)

Decreased demand from Northern factories for Southern cotton cultivated by slaves

d)

Increasingly bitter national debates over the institution of slavery

10.

The arguments expressed in the petition best reflect which of the following developments?

a)

Southern plantation owners' control of most of the region's land

b)

Debates over the federal government's role in the economy

c)

Resistance to Supreme Court decisions limiting states' rights

d)

The Southern economy's dependence on slave labor

11.

The expansion of transportation networks depicted in the map most directly contributed to which of the following?

a)

The continued importation of slaves from Africa

b)

The growth of industrial manufacturing

c)

The decline of regional economic differences

d)

The rise of large vertically integrated corporations

12.

The excerpt was most clearly created as a response to national debates over which of the following?

a)

Efforts to forcibly relocate American Indians

b)

Re-chartering the Bank of the United States

c)

Federally funded internal improvments

d)

Passage of new tariff legislation

13.

The change depicted on the maps most directly contributed to which of the following?

a)

The Second Great Awakening

b)

The Market Revolution

c)

The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine

d)

The re-emergence of a two-party system

14.

The maps best serve as evidence of which of the following historical processes in the period 1800 to 1848?

a)

The sectional basis of the Whig Democratic political parties

b)

The free and forced migration of peoples across the continent

c)

The rise of abolitionist and other voluntary reform organizations

d)

United States control of the North American continent

15.

The excerpt best serves as evidence of the United States seeking control over north American through which means?

a)

Military actions

b)

American Indian removal

c)

Diplomatic efforts

d)

The expansion of slavery

16.

Which of the following changes resulted from the Market Revolution in the period 1800 to 1848?

a)

A lessening of the gap between the rich and the poor

b)

A decline in literacy rates for men and women

c)

An increase in states granting women full suffrage

d)

An emphasis on domestic ideals for women

17.

The excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following?

a)

Public debates about how to protect settlers from American Indian attacks

b)

United States attempts to militarily control the North American continent

c)

Resistance from state governments to federal attempts to assert authority

d)

The transformation of the United Sates into a more participatory democracy

18.

The excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following developments in the antebellum era?

a)

The growth of moral and social reform movements

b)

The increased public participation in democracy

c)

The emergence of a new national culture

d)

The influence of liberal social ideas on art and culture

19.

During the period 1820 to 1850, which of the following groups benefitted the least from the changes proposed in the excerpt?

a)

Male farmers in the Midwest

b)

Female factory workers in New England

c)

Free and enslaved blacks in the South

d)

European immigrants to large American cities

20.

The sentiments expressed in the excerpt serve as evidence of all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

the growth of both a wealthy business elite and large numbers of working poor.

b)

the significant impact of the Market Revolution on the lives and jobs of workers.

c)

the debates over plans to unify the economy, such as the American System.

d)

the economic impact of technological innovations such as steam engines

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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

26.

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

27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

30.

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

31.

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

32.

"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

33.

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

34.

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

35.

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

36.

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

37.

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

38.

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

39.

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

40.

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

41.

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

42.

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

43.

Where was one of the earliest factories?

a)

Lowell, Massachusetts

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Dalton, Georgia

d)

Washington DC

44.

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

45.

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

46.

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

47.
Marbury v. Madison was the court case that set up ______________.  This is the concept that allows the Court to overturn laws passed by Congress and the President.
a)
judicial review
b)
states' rights
c)
sedition
d)
being extra
48.

Which is an outcome of the war of 1812?

a)

The Americans were defeated

b)

Britain took over America again

c)

The Americans were disappointed in war

d)

The Americans felt a sense of pride that they held their own against a major world power

49.

What was the 1815 and 1825 period known as?

a)

Era Of Good Feelings

b)

Era Of Joyful

c)

Era Of Madness

d)

Era Of Happiness

50.

Which of the following early 19th century policies would Jacksonian Democrats have supported?

a)

Tariffs because they raised the price of manufactured goods.

b)

A national bank because it made loans to humble citizens.

c)

The abolition of property requirements for elections and political candidates.

d)

The right of Southern states to secede when their complaints were ignored.

51.

King Philip's War, The Trail of Tears, and The Pequot War all have a history of discrimination towards ___________.

a)

Americans

b)

Immigrants

c)

Latin Americans

d)

Native Americans

52.

in which case did a state try to tax a branch of the federal government, only to have that tax collection denied by John Marshall?

a)

McCullough v. Maryland

b)

Cohens v. Virginia

c)

Fletcher v. Peck

53.
The practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs.
a)
Muckraking
b)
The Spoils System
c)
The Civil Service
d)
Idealism
54.

A series of resolutions issued at the end of the Seneca Falls Convention, NY. in 1848; modeled after the Declaration of Independence, the list of grievances called for economic and social equality for women, along with a demand for the right to vote.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Declaration of Sauce

c)

Declaration of Sentiments

d)

Deceleration of Van Rooster

55.

Took place in upperstate New York in 1848. Women of all ages and even some men went to discuss the rights and conditions of women. There, they wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, which among other things, tried to get women the right to vote.

a)

Great Convenntion

b)

Niagara Falls Convention

c)

Green Falls Convention

d)

Seneca Falls Convention

56.
Although the Supreme Court was the weakest of the three branches of government in the early days of the new republic, John Marshall strengthened the Court by
a)
establishing the principle of federalism, giving federal courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional
b)
declaring the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, which asserted the right of states to nullify federal laws, unconstitutional
c)
establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of Marbury v. Madison
57.
As a result of the Hartford Convention following the War of 1812,
a)
the Federalist party lost credibility and eventually died out
b)
the Constitution was amended to limit the president to two terms in office
c)
the New England states threatened to secede
d)
Congress passed the War Powers Act, limiting future presidents from gaining too much power during wartime, as Madison had
58.
The controversy over the tariff during the late 1820s and early 1830s demonstrated that
a)
New Englanders were more radical than Southerners, as they had been since the days of the American Revolution
b)
Andrew Jackson favored states' rights over federal supremacy
c)
the system of checks and balances was flawed
d)
economic sectionalism was a serious threat to national unity
59.
The Cherokee of Georgia were forced off their land because
a)
they refused to assimilate to the "American" way of life
b)
gold was discovered in their territory and Georgians demanded that the Indian Removal Act be enforced
c)
the Supreme Court refused to hear their cases
d)
the Seminole tribe, their traditional enemy, conquered their territory
60.
Which system, used by the Virginia Company to attract colonists, promised parcels of land to immigrate to America?
a)
mercantilism
b)
headright
c)
capitalism
d)
joint stock
61.
What was the first representative house in America and what colony was its home?
a)
Liberty Hall; Virginia
b)
House of Burgesses; Pennsylvania
c)
Plymouth House; Massachusetts
d)
House of Burgesses; Virginia
62.
This word was used to describe slaves since they were seen as lifelong property.
a)
Chattel
b)
Peculiar
c)
Indentured
d)
None of the above
63.
Why did Benjamin Franklin's proposed Albany Plan, an intercolonial government to unite in the face of a common enemy during the French and Indian War, fail?
a)
The British quickly thwarted their plans
b)
Each colony did not want to surrender their power to a central organization
c)
The French attacked the delegates as they met in New York
d)
George Washington's plan was accepted in its place
64.
The weakness of national government created by the Articles of Confederation was demonstrated by the fact that it was not given the power to
a)
issue taxes
b)
mediate disputes between states
c)
conduct foreign relations
d)
print money
65.
The concept nullification became an issue during Period 4 when
a)
South Carolina nullified congressional tariff bills
b)
Southern representatives to the Electoral College switched their votes in the 1824 election
c)
Virginia nullified congressional legislation concerning slavery
d)
South Carolina nullified congressional legislation concerning the removal of Native Americans
66.
According to the concept of manifest destiny,
a)
westward expansion was the fulfillment of America's destiny
b)
it was primarily economic factors that caused Americans to expand westward
c)
overpopulation on the eastern seaboard forced westward expansion
d)
it was primarily political factors that caused Americans to expand westward
67.
The political party of the era that supported nativist policies was the
a)
Know-Nothing Party
b)
Democratic Party
c)
Free-Soil Party
d)
Whig Party
68.
Thomas Jefferson received the bulk of his support from the
a)
South and West.
b)
North.
c)
large cities.
d)
East.
69.
Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it
a)
moved the United States away from its democratic ideals.
b)
marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties.
c)
occurred after he left the presidency.
d)
was in no way a revolution.
70.
Thomas Jefferson was conscience-stricken about the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France because
a)
the Federalists supported his action.
b)
he believed that the purchase was unconstitutional.
c)
he felt that the purchase was not a fair deal for France.
d)
war with Spain might occur.
71.
Besides admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, the Missouri Compromise provided that
a)
slavery would not be premitted anywhere in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, except Missouri
b)
the number of proslavery and antislavery members fo the House of Representatives would be kept permanently equal
c)
the international slave trade would be permanently ended
d)
slavery would be gradually ended in the District of Columbia
72.
As proclaimed by Monroe in his message of 1823, the Monroe Doctrine asserted that
a)
only the United States had a right to intervene to promote democracy in Latin America
b)
the British and Americans would act together to prevent further Russian expansion on the Pacific coast
c)
the United States would not tolerate further European intervention or colonization in the Americas
d)
the United States would support the Greeks in their fight for independence against Turkey
73.

What was the first official two-party system?

a)

Federalists and Anti-federalists

b)

Democrats and Whigs

c)

Whigs and Democratic-Republicans

d)

Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

74.

What act prohibited American ships from sailing in foreign ports, devastating the American economy?

a)

Nonintercourse of 1809

b)

Macon's Bill No.2

c)

Embargo Act of 1807

d)

Closed Port Act of 1808

75.

What is not an impact of cotton?

a)

textile production in the Northeast

b)

need for expansion

c)

crop rotation

d)

depleted land

76.

Which was not a popular mode of transportation in the 1800s?

a)

steam engines

b)

railroads

c)

early autombiles

d)

canals

77.

What political party did Thomas Jefferson belong to?

a)

Democratic

b)

Federalist

c)

Democratic-Republican

d)

Republican

78.

why was the election of 1800 remarkable or unique?

a)

It marked the first time a peaceful transition of power from one president to another

b)

It marked the first peaceful transition of power of political parties

c)

It was the first time a president was elected

d)

It marked the first time a clean campaigning season was done

79.

How did Marbury v Madison affect the power of the federal government?

a)

It decreased the power of the federal government by allowing states to tax federal entities

b)

It decreased the power of the federal government by allowing state laws to be above federal ones

c)

It increased the power of the executive branch by ignoring the Supreme Court

d)

It increased the power of the judicial branch through judicial review

80.

What did McCulloch v Maryland do to federal power?

a)

It ensured federal entities were taxable by the states

b)

It ensured federal entities were not taxable by the states

c)

It ensured that federal entities were set above state ones

d)

It ensured that federal entities were set below state ones

81.

Which of the following is a cause for the War of 1812?

a)

Impressment / Royal Navy kidnapping Americans off their own ships

b)

British invasion of the Northwest Territory

c)

French invasion of the Northwest Territory

d)

British expansion of commerce into American waters

82.

What was the significance of the Treaty of Ghent?

a)

It cemented the United States as a sovereign nation

b)

Caused massive disunity in the United States

c)

British relinquished all claims to America's western expansion desires

d)

Strengthened the Federalist Party

83.

What is sectionalism?

a)

Unity among the states

b)

Different states grouping together based on similar cultures and economies

c)

All states grouping together despite differences

d)

Areas within a state that form similar cultures

84.

What is the Missouri Compromise?

a)

A compromise in the US to not have new slave states added to the South

b)

A compromise in the US to have new slave states added to the North

c)

A compromise in the US to add free and slave states at the same time

d)

A compromise in the US to add slave states below the 36 30 line and free states above

85.

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

The US telling Asia to not interfere with the Americas

b)

The US telling Great Britain to not interfere with the Americas

c)

The US telling European powers to not interfere with the Americas

d)

The US telling Russia to not interfere with the Americas

86.

Which of the following is NOT an invention during the Market Revolution

a)

Car

b)

Steam Engine

c)

Interchangeable Parts

d)

Telegraph

87.

What was the #1 export of the US in the antebellum period?

a)

Sugar

b)

Cotton

c)

Rice

d)

Indigo

88.

What was the Nullification Crisis?

a)

When North Carolina threatened to secede over the increase of federal power

b)

When South Carolina threatened to secede over the increase of federal power

c)

When North Carolina threatened to secede over increased tariffs

d)

When South Carolina threatened to secede over increased tariffs

89.

Why was the election of 1824 controversial

a)

Henry Clay made a deal with another candidate to get enough support to win

b)

John Q Adams made a deal with another candidate to get enough support to win

c)

Andrew Jackson made a deal with another candidate to get enough support to win

d)

There was no controversy in the election of 1824

90.

What did Andrew Jackson do to the National Bank

a)

He vetoed its rechartering

b)

He approved its rechartering

c)

He bailed it out with government money

d)

Jackson didn't do anything related to the National Bank

91.

President Jackson is most famous for ignoring which Supreme Court ruling?

a)

Madison v Marbury

b)

Dartmouth College v Woodward

c)

Worcester v Georgia

d)

Gibbons v Ogden

92.

What was the 2nd Great Awakening?

a)

A time of religious falling away in the US where religions generally declined

b)

A time of religious revival in the US where Protestantism expanded

c)

A time of religious revival in the US where Catholicism expanded

d)

A time of religious revival in the US where Spiritualism expanded

93.

What was the significance of Nat Turner's Rebellion?

a)

It caused White Southerners to release their slaves

b)

It caused outrage in the North

c)

It caused the South to pass laws suppressing African-Americans

d)

It caused the North to pass laws suppressing African-Americans

94.

Who was at the top of the Southern social hierarchy?

a)

Slaves

b)

Free Black Americans

c)

Yeoman White Farmers

d)

Plantation Owners

95.

Which sub-section of the South had the fewest slaves/most freemen?

a)

Middle South

b)

Border South

c)

Deep South

d)

Western South

96.

Who was the United States' #1 trading partner with Cotton?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

Britain

97.
Marbury v. Madison was the court case that set up ______________.  This is the concept that allows the Court to overturn laws passed by Congress and the President.
a)
judicial review
b)
states' rights
c)
sedition
d)
being extra
98.

Which is an outcome of the war of 1812?

a)

The Americans were defeated

b)

Britain took over America again

c)

The Americans were disappointed in war

d)

The Americans felt a sense of pride that they held their own against a major world power

99.

What was the 1815 and 1825 period known as?

a)

Era Of Good Feelings

b)

Era Of Joyful

c)

Era Of Madness

d)

Era Of Happiness

100.

Which of the following early 19th century policies would Jacksonian Democrats have supported?

a)

Tariffs because they raised the price of manufactured goods.

b)

A national bank because it made loans to humble citizens.

c)

The abolition of property requirements for elections and political candidates.

d)

The right of Southern states to secede when their complaints were ignored.

101.

King Philip's War, The Trail of Tears, and The Pequot War all have a history of discrimination towards ___________.

a)

Americans

b)

Immigrants

c)

Latin Americans

d)

Native Americans

102.

in which case did a state try to tax a branch of the federal government, only to have that tax collection denied by John Marshall?

a)

McCullough v. Maryland

b)

Cohens v. Virginia

c)

Fletcher v. Peck

103.
The practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs.
a)
Muckraking
b)
The Spoils System
c)
The Civil Service
d)
Idealism
104.

A series of resolutions issued at the end of the Seneca Falls Convention, NY. in 1848; modeled after the Declaration of Independence, the list of grievances called for economic and social equality for women, along with a demand for the right to vote.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Declaration of Sauce

c)

Declaration of Sentiments

d)

Deceleration of Van Rooster

105.

Took place in upperstate New York in 1848. Women of all ages and even some men went to discuss the rights and conditions of women. There, they wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, which among other things, tried to get women the right to vote.

a)

Great Convenntion

b)

Niagara Falls Convention

c)

Green Falls Convention

d)

Seneca Falls Convention

106.

Took place in upperstate New York in 1848. Women of all ages and even some men went to discuss the rights and conditions of women. There, they wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, which among other things, tried to get women the right to vote.

a)

Great Convenntion

b)

Niagara Falls Convention

c)

Green Falls Convention

d)

Seneca Falls Convention

107.
Although the Supreme Court was the weakest of the three branches of government in the early days of the new republic, John Marshall strengthened the Court by
a)
establishing the principle of federalism, giving federal courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional
b)
declaring the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, which asserted the right of states to nullify federal laws, unconstitutional
c)
establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of Marbury v. Madison
108.
As a result of the Hartford Convention following the War of 1812,
a)
the Federalist party lost credibility and eventually died out
b)
the Constitution was amended to limit the president to two terms in office
c)
the New England states threatened to secede
d)
Congress passed the War Powers Act, limiting future presidents from gaining too much power during wartime, as Madison had
109.
The controversy over the tariff during the late 1820s and early 1830s demonstrated that
a)
New Englanders were more radical than Southerners, as they had been since the days of the American Revolution
b)
Andrew Jackson favored states' rights over federal supremacy
c)
the system of checks and balances was flawed
d)
economic sectionalism was a serious threat to national unity
110.
The Cherokee of Georgia were forced off their land because
a)
they refused to assimilate to the "American" way of life
b)
gold was discovered in their territory and Georgians demanded that the Indian Removal Act be enforced
c)
the Supreme Court refused to hear their cases
d)
the Seminole tribe, their traditional enemy, conquered their territory
111.

The expansion of transportation networks depicted in the map most directly contributed to which of the following?

a)

The continued importation of slaves from Africa

b)

The growth of industrial manufacturing

c)

The decline of regional economic differences

d)

The rise of large vertically integrated corporations

112.

The maps best serve as evidence of which of the following historical processes in the period 1800 to 1848?

a)

The sectional basis of the Whig Democratic political parties

b)

The free and forced migration of peoples across the continent

c)

The rise of abolitionist and other voluntary reform organizations

d)

United States control of the North American continent

113.

The excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following developments in the antebellum era?

a)

The growth of moral and social reform movements

b)

The increased public participation in democracy

c)

The emergence of a new national culture

d)

The influence of liberal social ideas on art and culture

114.
Thomas Jefferson received the bulk of his support from the
a)
South and West.
b)
North.
c)
large cities.
d)
East.
115.
Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it
a)
moved the United States away from its democratic ideals.
b)
marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties.
c)
occurred after he left the presidency.
d)
was in no way a revolution.
116.
Besides admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, the Missouri Compromise provided that
a)
slavery would not be premitted anywhere in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, except Missouri
b)
the number of proslavery and antislavery members fo the House of Representatives would be kept permanently equal
c)
the international slave trade would be permanently ended
d)
slavery would be gradually ended in the District of Columbia
117.
As proclaimed by Monroe in his message of 1823, the Monroe Doctrine asserted that
a)
only the United States had a right to intervene to promote democracy in Latin America
b)
the British and Americans would act together to prevent further Russian expansion on the Pacific coast
c)
the United States would not tolerate further European intervention or colonization in the Americas
d)
the United States would support the Greeks in their fight for independence against Turkey
118.

What act prohibited American ships from sailing in foreign ports, devastating the American economy?

a)

Nonintercourse of 1809

b)

Macon's Bill No.2

c)

Embargo Act of 1807

d)

Closed Port Act of 1808

119.

Which was not a popular mode of transportation in the 1800s?

a)

steam engines

b)

railroads

c)

early autombiles

d)

canals

120.
Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It was only a temporary solution
b)
The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery
c)
The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery
d)
It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west
121.
What was the cause of the growth of slavery to the west?
a)
Cotton  depletes the soil of nutrients and there was little knowledge of fertilizers and crop rotation, so cotton farmers had to move west to find fresh soil.
b)
Most of the cotton was purchased by the Indians, so by moving west, there was less of a lag time between harvesting the cotton and selling it to the Indians.
c)
It was discovered that cotton grew best in the mountains because it prefers cold temperatures, so people moved west to claim land.
d)
All of the above
122.

This reformer worked with the mental ill and reformed mental health institutions with the belief that they could be rehabilitated and incorporated back into society?

a)

Dorothea Dix

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Lucretia Mott

123.
Who was the Speaker of the House who was involved in the "Corrupt Bargain" that led to John Quincy Adams becoming President.
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
William Crawford
124.

In the 1830's which US political figure argued that states had the right to nullify federal laws they believed were unconstitutional?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

John C. Calhoun

d)

James Monroe

125.

Which of the following did the Whigs NOT support

a)

National Banking System

b)

Tariffs and infrastructure (roads, canals, railroads)

c)

Federal government's power in enacting economic policy

d)

State powers being more important than federal powers

126.

To which party did Thomas Jefferson belong?

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans

c)

Whigs

d)

Jacksonian Democrats

127.

As a result of President Jackson's policies, American Indians were

a)

forcibly relocated to reservations in Mexico

b)

forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River

c)

gradually allowed to return to their lands

d)

granted United States citizenship

128.

Which word relates to women expected to take care of homelife, no working for profit?

a)

Corporations

b)

Darwinism

c)

Cult of domesticity

d)

Cartel

129.

Why was cotton referred to as "King" by the 1830s in America?

a)

The growing of cotton had arisen from a command by King William IV of England

b)

Cotton was a multi-purpose product that boosted the supply of food, clothing, and building materials

c)

Cotton production represented the United States' number one commodity for domestic use and export

d)

High levels of cotton was grown in every section of the U.S., North, South, and West

130.

What is a belief in the superiority of native-born inhabitants over immigrants, in particular, an anti-immigrant movement that began in the early 1800s in the U.S.?

a)

nativism

b)

racism

c)

discrimination

d)

xenophobia

131.

What factory system was used to mass-produce textiles, primarily in New England, that relied on young women workers who lived in factory communities?

a)

American system

b)

factory system

c)

Lowell system

d)

industrial system

132.

The cult of domesticity required, above all, that

a)

men become educated

b)

the roles of women remain separate from the public sphere

c)

women venture out into the public world

d)

public education must be funded by property taxes

133.

Both the 1st and 2nd Great Awakening resulted in...

a)

An end of Catholicism in the United States

b)

An increased enthusiasm towards religion

c)

A new god-centered nation being created in the west

d)

An increase in immigrants from outside of Europe

134.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
135.

According to the graph, as settlers moved West, the federal government wished to

a)

Connect eastern factories to the West via new transportation methods

b)

Punish western farmers for disobeying the Proclamation Line

c)

Abolish slavery in the unorganized territories

d)

Ship cotton to all areas around the globe

136.

What idea from the Second Great Awakening had the greatest impact on Dorothea Dix’s reforms?

a)

The idea that people could only achieve salvation through God’s grace.

b)

The idea of predestination in which people’s actions did not affect their chances of achieving salvation.

c)

The idea that the mentally ill were favored with regards to achieving salvation.

d)

The evangelical movement that emphasized that people could improve their situation and ultimately obtain salvation.

137.

Which of the following was an intended desire of Henry Clay's American System?

a)

Abolitionist Support

b)

National Strength

c)

States' Powers

d)

Sectionalist Tensions

138.

For much of the first half of the 1800s, US economic policy sought to

a)

assist British and French traders in selling products in the US

b)

discourage northeast businesses from dealing with the South

c)

promote consumer choice

d)

protect US manufacturers from foreign trade competition

139.

Which of the following would the Whigs NOT have supported

a)

Tariffs

b)

Federal government sponsoring the American System

c)

The election of Andrew Jackson

d)

National banking system

140.

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

141.

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

142.

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

143.

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

144.

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

145.

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

146.

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

147.

"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

148.

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

149.

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

150.

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

151.

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

152.

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

153.

Where was one of the earliest factories?

a)

Lowell, Massachusetts

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Dalton, Georgia

d)

Washington DC

154.

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

155.

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

156.

This will double the size of the United States, territoriality, & benefited the US by gaining more land for farming, territory for westward expansion, & gained the port of New Orleans

a)

Treaty of Paris 1783

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Pickney Treaty

157.

As an attempt to explore the newly purchased Louisiana territory, President Jefferson sent two explorers to gain knowledge about the new territory. Who were they?

a)

Merriweather Lewis & John Locke

b)

William Clark & Andrew Jackson

c)

Aaron Burr & Alexander Hamilton

d)

Merriweather Lewis & William Clark

158.

All of the following are advantages of the Louisiana Purchase EXCEPT:

a)

Gained more land for farming

b)

Violated the beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans

c)

Gained the Port of New Orleans

d)

Open land for westward settlement

159.

Time period given to describe the Monroe presidency due to an increase in economic prosperity & growing nationalism within the US

a)

The Forgotten Years

b)

Era of Bad Feelings

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Period of Peace & Prosperity

160.

Law proposed by President Thomas Jefferson that sought to restrict trade with Great Britain & France, due to both nations seizing American merchant ships

a)

Embargo Act of 1807

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Treaty of Ghent 1814

d)

Maritime Policy of 1807

161.

Event caused by British impressment of US ships; resulted in the creation of the Star Spangled Banner

a)

War for Independence

b)

French & Indian War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Barbari Wars

162.

Andrew Jackson attacked the Second Bank of the united States because he believed that it

a)

Interfered with debates over slavery

b)

gave the president too much financial power

c)

embodied an undemocratic financial monopoly

d)

refused to finance internal improvements

e)

Hurt the people from his home state of Tennesee

163.

Which of the following would be most likely to oppose Jackson's bank policy

a)

A Southern planter

b)

A western planter

c)

A western immigrant

d)

An Urban Laborer

e)

A northern Businessman

164.

The Concept of Nullification during this period when

a)

South Carolina nullified congressional Tariff bill

b)

Georgia opposed congressional legislation concerning slavery

c)

South Carolina nullified congressional legislation concerning the removal of Native Americans

d)

Southern representatives to the electoral college switched their votes in 1824b election

165.

In this election, Jackson accused the winner of the election of stealing the election referring to it as the "Corrupt Bargain"

a)

the election of 1800

b)

the election of 1828

c)

The election of 1824

d)

the election of 1803

166.

"Whereby states could refuse to enforce federal laws that they held top bed unconstitutional" was known as

a)

Federalism

b)

states rights

c)

Nullification

d)

Supremacy clause

e)

localism

167.

Which of the following BEST explains a change in the migration of THe United States society during the 1800's

a)

The rise of Manufacturing in the North coincided with an increase of immigration from abroad to Urban areas

b)

The increased importance of Southern cotton coincided with the substantial immigration from the region

c)

The system of indentured servitude allowed Europeans living in poverty to immigrate to America

d)

the claims to land by the American Indian groups prevented the migtaionnpf of white settlers westward

168.

All of the following are results of the Jackson Presidency EXCEPT...

a)

The Bank Wars

b)

The panic of 1837

c)

The Trail of Tears

d)

The War of 1812

169.

Which of the following opposed the tariff of abominations threatening the Succession from the Union and arguing the ideas of Nullifaction?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

McCauley Culkin

e)

Daniel Webster

170.

Which of the following is the result of the Supreme Court's Decision in Georgia v, Worcester

a)

The Supreme Court enforces demands of The state of South Carolina will lower tariffs

b)

The Supreme Court Decides in favor of the Cherokee Nation and Andrew Jackson defies the ruling

c)

The University of Dartmouth loses is state charter

d)

The court gives itself the power known as Judicial Review

171.

which of the following is true of the election of 1828...

a)

There was an increase in White male suffrage

b)

the ferocity of included the accusation of a false marriage between Rachel and Andrew jackso

c)

Jackson blamed the death of his wife on his opponents and their campaign

d)

The demographics of the campaign showed Jackson had the support of the common man

e)

Jackson complained that John Quincy Adams stole the election with the help of Henry clay