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Period 4.1-4.8

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

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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.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

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

15.

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

16.

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

17.

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

18.

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

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.

All of the following are characteristics of the Federalist party EXCEPT:

a)

Strong central government

b)

Favored farmers

c)

Located mainly in the Northeastern states

d)

Lead by Alexander Hamilton

22.

All of the following are true regarding the Democratic-Republican party EXCEPT:

a)

Favored the elites, manufacturers, banks

b)

Lead by Thomas Jefferson

c)

Wanted a weak central government

d)

Power should reside with state/local government

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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

26.

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

27.

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

28.

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

29.

Young Democratic-Republicans that desired President Madison to declare war with Great Britain during 1812

a)

War Hawks

b)

Quids

c)

Jacksonian Democrats

d)

Federalists

30.

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

31.

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

32.

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

33.

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

34.

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

35.

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

36.

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

37.

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

38.

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

39.

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

40.

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

41.

"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

42.

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

43.

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

44.

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

45.

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

46.

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

47.

Where was one of the earliest factories?

a)

Lowell, Massachusetts

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Dalton, Georgia

d)

Washington DC

48.

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

49.

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

50.

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

51.

What political party did Thomas Jefferson belong to?

a)

Democratic

b)

Federalist

c)

Democratic-Republican

d)

Republican

52.

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

53.

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

54.

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

55.

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

56.

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

57.

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

58.

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

59.

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

60.

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

a)

Car

b)

Steam Engine

c)

Interchangeable Parts

d)

Telegraph

61.

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

a)

Sugar

b)

Cotton

c)

Rice

d)

Indigo

62.

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

63.

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

64.

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

65.

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

66.

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

67.
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
68.

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

69.

The Erie Canal played a key role in the Industrial Revolution, Westward Expansion of the country, and connecting regional and national economics.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

True or False: The Market Revolution had a key role in the creation of a Second Party System.

a)

True

b)

False

71.
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
72.

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.

73.

True or False: Jacksonian Democrats oppose the Market Revolution and industrialization because it creates inequality and wage dependency.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

True or False: Soil depletion pushed farmers east in search of new land.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

In order for the Monroe Doctrine to work, the United States needed

a)

to have faith other countries would leave the western hemisphere alone

b)

The British Navy to help enforce the Doctrine

c)

Latin American countries to abstain from revolutions

d)

to keep their state militias armed and ready

76.

In the early 1830's the Supreme Court reinforced the rights of _____________ to remove Native Americans from disputed lands.

a)

National Government

b)

France

c)

Mexico

d)

States

77.

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

78.
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
79.

What did cotton bring to the south and how did that affect them?

a)

Slaves—Before cotton, slaves had only been used in the islands of the Caribbean.

b)

Disease—Cotton carried fleas which would bite any person near the plant and give them the plague.

c)

Wealth—Along with this wealth came much pride in the southern way of life which led to sectionalism.

80.

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

81.
The practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs.
a)
Muckraking
b)
The Spoils System
c)
The Civil Service
d)
Idealism
82.

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

83.

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

84.

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

85.

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

86.

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

87.

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

88.

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

89.

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

90.

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

91.

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

92.

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

93.

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

94.

The _______ connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Cumberland Road

d)

Hudson River

95.
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
96.
Andrew Jackson accused Henry Clay of using his influence to broker the "corrupt bargain" of 1824 (which cost Andrew  Jackson the election) because Clay
a)
was promised a cabinet position if John Quincy Adams was elected president
b)
was promised the vice presidency if Jackson was defeated
c)
knew Jackson did not support his "American System"
d)
feared Jackson's pro-slavery stance on states' rights
97.
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