Chap. 7
To withdraw from an organization or alliance
What is to secede?
a war from 1846 to 1847 that resulted in Mexico ceding to the US a huge region from TX to CA
Mexican-American War
the clearing away of forests
deforestation
the social separation of groups of people, especially by race
segregation
From which group did Poopy Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?
a. Republicans
b. Common people
c. Rich upper class
d. American Indians
b. Common people
The Us acquired land in all of these ways except
a. through war
b. through treaties
c. through settlement
d. through inheritance
d. through inheritance
an influence that drives someone away from a location
push factor
Which of these best describes the Industrial Revolution?
a. a conflict between factory owners in cities
b. a shift from handmade products to machine-made products
c. a decrease in immigrant labor and increase in labor of enslaved people
d. a change from privately owned businesses to government controlled businesses
b. a shift from handmade products to machine-made products
What political party was formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson following the election of 1828?
a. Socialists
b. Federalists
c. Republicans
d. Democratic
d. Democratic
How did the LA Purchase affect the US?
a. it led to war
b. it doubled the nation's size
c. it limited trade opportunities
d. it led to the discovery of a water route across the country
b. it doubled the nation's size
an influence that draws someone to a new location
pull factor
Unlike the North, why did Southerners invest little money in mills and factories?
a. they did not buy manufactured goods
b. they put their money in land and people who were enslaved
c. they thought mills and factories caused pollution
d. they preferred the lifestyle of small family farms
b. they put their money in land and people who were enslaved
What caused the nullification crisis?
a. Removal policies
b. Election of 1828
c. Southern opposition to tariffs
c. Southern opposition to tariffs
Which of these was an incentive for settlers to travel to OR county?
a. gold deposits
b. fertile farmland
c. religious freedom
d. canadian citizenship
b. fertile farmland
invented the cotton gin with hopes that it would reduce the amount of work for slaves
Eli Whitney
Who were the political leaders in the South in the mid-19th century?
a. factory owners
b. wealthy planters
c. religious leaders
d. educated lawyers
b. wealthy planters
Why did President Jackson want to destroy the Bank of the US?
a. he thought it benefited the rich over the farmers and workers
b. he thought the leaders were stealing from the government
c. he thought foreign countries were depositing too much money
d. he thought farmers and workers were borrowing too much money
a. he thought it benefited the rich over the farmers and workers
The economy in the south was based on which of these?
a. mining
b. banking
c. agriculture
d. shipbuilding
Which is true of free African-Americans living in both the North and South?
a. they faced discrimination and racism
b. they lived side by side with white Americans
c. they had the same rights as everyone else
d. they preferred living only with African Americans
a. they faced discrimination and racism