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Jackson & Westward Expansion

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tax on imported goods entering a country is called a -

a)

tariff

b)

law

c)

executive order

d)

constitution

2.

Why did Southerners object to the "Tariff of Abominations"?

a)

It prohibited Northerners from importing goods.

b)

It prohibited Southerners from exporting goods.

c)

It made imported goods more expensive.

d)

It made exported goods more expensive.

3.

Who was the hero at the Battle of New Orleans and served 2 terms as president?

a)

George Washington

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Quincy Adams

4.

What concern of Andrew Jackson was a primary issue dividing the political parties during his presidency?

a)

The Civil War

b)

Civil Disobedience

c)

The Bank of the United States

d)

"Common Sense"

5.

Who was blamed for "ruin"ing the economy?

a)

Martin Van Buren

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Agents X,Y, and Z

6.

What religious group migrated west to Utah because of religious persecution?

a)
Buddhists
b)
Hindus
c)
Jews
d)
Mormons
7.

James Audubon spent his life studying and drawing...

a)
cars
b)
trees
c)
buildings
d)
birds
8.

What did South Carolina threaten to do because of the "Tariff of Abominations" (protective tariff)?

a)
Increase the tariff even more
b)
Apologize to the Union
c)
Ignore the tariff and continue as usual
d)
Nullify the tariff and secede from the Union
9.

What is it called when a person places the interests of his/her region or section of the country first?

a)
Sectionalism
b)
Globalism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Individualism
10.

What reformation movement wanted to ban alcohol?

a)

Abolitionist Movement

b)

Education Movement

c)
Temperance movement
d)

Mentally Ill Movement

11.

Heh wrote many compromises such as the Missouri Compromise of 1820. He was known as the "Great Compromiser".

a)
Henry Clay
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
12.

What political party did Andrew Jackson start?

a)
Libertarian Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Green Party
d)
Democratic Party
13.

Who was president during the Louisiana Purchase?

a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
George Washington
14.

Which is the best description of the works of the Hudson River School?

a)

Nature Paintings

b)

Portraits

c)

Abstract paintings

d)

Second Great Awakening

15.

Where did Transcendentalists and artists come from during the late nineteenth century?

a)

New York

b)

Boston

c)

Europe

d)

Hudson River School

16.

What kind of artwork was showcased in Hudson River School paintings?

a)

landscapes

b)

oceans

c)

forests

d)

tundras

17.

When a state such as South Carolina decides not to follow a federal law, it is called...

a)
reconciliation
b)
acceptance
c)
compliance
d)
nullification
18.

Which state disagreed most with the protective tariff?

a)
California
b)
New York
c)
South Carolina
d)
Texas
19.

What did South Carolina do as a response to the protective tariff?

a)
Nullified the protective tariff and threatened to secede from the Union
b)
Accepted the protective tariff and lobbied for its expansion
c)
Ignored the protective tariff and focused on internal economic development
d)
Supported the protective tariff and increased trade with other states
20.

What did Henry Clay propose to do in order to prevent a Civil War?

a)

a compromise

b)

a law

c)

a dinner

d)

a convention

21.

The name of the movement that believed we should put spiritual things over physical things.

a)

Transcendentalism

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Nationalism

22.

Andrew Jackson's first VP resigned because he supported South Carolina during the Nullification Crisis. Who was he?

a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
John C. Calhoun
23.

Which of the following inventions was used on farms or plantations and increased agricultural production?

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Factory System

c)

Interchangeable Parts

d)

Steam Boat

24.

In the 1840s, Seneca Falls became the scene of an important convention for...

a)

prison reforms

b)

labor unions

c)

temperance reform

d)

women's rights

25.

Andrew Jackson opened the White House to the public during his inauguration because he said he represented the...

a)

common man

b)

wealthy

c)

educated

26.

The forced journey of Native Americans to the West, especially Oklahoma, was called the...

a)
Road of Smiles
b)
Path of Joy
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Trail of Happiness
27.

Which of the following directly impacted the removal and resettlement of Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian Era?

a)

Worcester v. Georgia & Indian Removal Act

b)

Embargo Act & Impressments

c)

Protective Tariff & Nullification Crisis

d)

Slavery & Underground Railroad

28.

He was president during the Mexican War. He is also remembered as the "Manifest Destiny" president. Who was he?

a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James K. Polk
d)
George Washington
29.

Who was elected president in 1824 even though Andrew Jackson won the popular vote?

a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
30.

The act of giving government jobs to political friends is known as the...

a)

Spoils System

b)

Revolution

c)

Civil Disobedience

31.

Which of the following was a result of the Second Great Awakening?

a)

Election of Jackson

b)

Reform Movements

c)

Tariff of Abomination

d)

Free Speech

32.

The Cherokees fought the state of Georgia in the Supreme Court and they won that case. What was the name of the case?

a)
Smith v. Georgia
b)
Johnson v. Georgia
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Jones v. Georgia
33.

Why did Congress approve the Indian Removal Act?

a)

Settlers wanted the land in the southwestern part of US for farming

b)
To protect the rights and sovereignty of Native American tribes
c)
To promote cultural exchange between Native American tribes and European settlers
d)
To provide financial assistance to Native American tribes
34.

When the Native Americans were removed from their land, where were they relocated to?

a)

reservations in Oklahoma

b)

Kansas Territory

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

California

35.

What were two immigrant groups that worked on the construction and completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

English and Spanish

b)

German and Irish

c)

Chinese and Irish

d)

French and Dutch

36.

What was the central economic concern of nativists during the nineteenth century?

a)
Providing equal opportunities for all immigrants
b)
Expanding trade with other countries
c)

Many worried that immigrants would take their jobs

d)
Promoting immigration and diversity
37.

Which immigrant group relocated due to major crop failure?

a)

Irish

b)

Chinese

c)

Both

38.

Which immigrant group relocated in search of gold?

a)

Irish

b)

Chinese

c)

Both

39.

Which immigrant group established communities in many major California cities?

a)

Irish

b)

Chinese

c)

Both

40.

Which immigrant group suffered from widespread famine in home country?

a)

Irish

b)

Chinese

c)

Both

41.

Which immigrant group was attracted by work available on the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Irish

b)

Chinese

c)

Both

42.

Which colonial region had lumbering?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

43.

Which colonial region depended on cultivating cash crops?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

44.

Which colonial region depended on fishing?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

45.

Which colonial region cultivated tobacco?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

46.

Which colonial region depended on whaling?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

47.

Northwest Ordinance, Louisiana Purchase, or both?

Doubled the size of the U.S.

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Northwest Ordinance

c)

Both

48.

Northwest Ordinance, Louisiana Purchase, or both?

Organized designated lands into territories

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Northwest Ordinance

c)

Both

49.

Northwest Ordinance, Louisiana Purchase, or both?

Established rules for how states are added to the US

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Northwest Ordinance

c)

Both

50.

Northwest Ordinance, Louisiana Purchase, or both?

Slavery prohibited in select territories

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Northwest Ordinance

c)

Both

51.

Northwest Ordinance, Louisiana Purchase, or both?

First major cession (addition) of lands for the US

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Northwest Ordinance

c)

Both

52.

What contributed to the growth of free enterprise system in the American colonies?

a)

very little government interference

b)

a lot of government interference

c)

royal control over colonial businesses

53.

Which institution did Andrew Jackson want to destroy?

a)
Second Bank of the United States
b)
World Bank
c)
Federal Reserve
54.

This word means establishing a guide, example, or tradition for the future.

a)
Confusion
b)
Direction
c)
Past
d)

Precedent

55.

Which branch of government interprets the laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

56.

Which branch of government enforces the laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

57.

Which branch of government makes the laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

58.

This cartoon was an insult to Jackson. Which party would have been responsible for publishing (making) this?

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Whig Party

c)

Democratic

59.

What land purchase was made so that the United States cold build the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Oregon Territory

60.

What can be inferred about how Americans viewed the idea of Westward Expansion?

a)

Native Americans welcomed the white settlers west of the Mississippi River.

b)

New innovations had little impact on the geography of new territories.

c)

New innovations helped settlers continue to travel and relocate westward.

d)

Cities and trade posts were unsuccessful in many of the new territories.

61.

Who closed the Western Hemisphere (North and South America) to European colonization?

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

James Monroe

d)

Abraham Lincoln

62.

Harriet Tubman impacted society through her work leading the -

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Women's Suffrage

c)

Temperance Movement

d)

Labor Union

63.

Harriet Tubman was known for her help during the -

a)

American Revolution

b)

French and Indian War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Civil War

64.

In what two ways did Dorothea Dix impact society within the United States?

a)

fought for women's suffrage and temperance

b)

created facilities for mental health patients and facilities for the disabled

c)

advocated for abolition and women's suffrage

d)

advocated for an 8hr work day and education reform

65.

Horace Mann is best known for -

a)

abolition of slavery

b)

mental health facilities

c)

free public education

d)

women's suffrage

66.

Henry David Thoreau was against the idea of -

a)

Indian Removal

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Agricultural Revolution

67.

Henry David Thoreau refused to ________ __________ in protest to westward expansion and the U.S. Mexican War.

a)

pay taxes

b)

follow laws

68.

Henry David Thoreau refused to pay taxes in protest to westward expansion and the U.S. Mexican War which is an example of ______________ __________________.

a)

civic virtue

b)

civil disobedience

69.

Steam Boat, Telegraph, or Factory System?

Created a space for workers to do specialized jobs

a)

Steam Boat

b)

Telegaph

c)

Factory System

70.

Steam Boat, Telegraph, or Factory System?

it allowed for faster, more efficient movement of goods on water

a)

Steam Boat

b)

Telegaph

c)

Factory System

71.

Steam Boat, Telegraph, or Factory System?

it allowed people to communicate with each other over large distances

a)

Steam Boat

b)

Telegaph

c)

Factory System

72.

Steam Boat, Telegraph, or Factory System?

different jobs were brought together into one location

a)

Steam Boat

b)

Telegaph

c)

Factory System

73.

Steam Boat, Telegraph, or Factory System?

it made communication faster across large distances

a)

Steam Boat

b)

Telegaph

c)

Factory System

74.

What was the Temperance Movement?

a)

social movement to stop the use and sale of alcohol

b)

social movement to gain women's suffrage

c)

social movement to spread public education to all

d)

social movement to create better facilities for the mentally ill and incarcerated

75.

Which of the following felt the impact (caused) of prison reform, women's suffrage, and the Temperance Movement?

a)

LIncoln's election

b)

national wake-up call

c)

Second Great Awakening

d)

manifest destiny

76.

Which of the following reform movements describes "rights for women and suffrage"?

a)

Care of disabled

b)

Education

c)

Women's Rights

d)

Abolition

77.

Which of the following reform movements describes "hospitals for mentally disabled"?

a)

Care of disabled

b)

Education

c)

Women's Rights

d)

Abolition

78.

Which of the following reform movements describes "free public education"?

a)

Care of disabled

b)

Education

c)

Women's Rights

d)

Abolition

79.

Which of the following reform movements describes "improved condition of prisons"?

a)

Prison Reform

b)

Labor Reform

c)

Women's Rights

d)

Temperance

80.

Which of the following reform movements describes "stop the drinking of alcohol"?

a)

Prison Reform

b)

Labor Reform

c)

Women's Rights

d)

Temperance

81.

Which of the following reform movements describes "push to end slavery"?

a)

Prison Reform

b)

Labor Reform

c)

Abolition

d)

Temperance

82.

Which of the following reform movements describes "improved working conditions"?

a)

Prison Reform

b)

Labor Reform

c)

Abolition

d)

Temperance

83.

Which of the following reformers helped the abolitionist movement by speaking as a former slave?

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

Henry David Thoreau

84.

William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth and Harriet Beecher Stowe all helped what reform movement?

a)

Women's Movement

b)

Labor Movement

c)

Temperance Movement

d)

Abolition Movement

85.

What contributed to the growth of mass production in American manufacturing?

a)

Interchangeable Parts

b)

Telegraph

c)

Steam Boat

d)

Mechanical Reaper

86.

How did the transportation revolution affect industrial growth?

a)

increased the cost of and expense of distributing goods

b)

decreased the cost and expense of distributing goods

c)

increased imports of foreign goods

d)

decreased exports of domestic good

87.

What factor led many farmers, families, and young women to move to cities during the nineteenth century?

a)
Lack of entertainment in rural areas
b)
Decrease in job opportunities in cities
c)
Desire for a quieter lifestyle
d)

Growing availability of factory jobs