Presidents
Which President was responsible for signing the Indian Removal Act in 1830?
Andrew Jackson
Almost doubled the area of the US and gave it control of the Mississippi River.
Which religious movement played a major role in increasing support for the abolitionist movement in the antebellum period?
The Second Great Awakening
The Monroe Doctrine was intended to prevent European expansion in ______.
South America
What event played the GREATEST role in growing the number of slaves in the Antebellum era US?
The invention of the Cotton Gin by Eli Whitney
Which of the following is associated with Andrew Jackson's presidency?
Creation of the "Spoils System"
What was the effect of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
It encouraged westward expansion
Who led the reform movement of America's public school system in the late 1800s?
Horrace Mann
What did the Monroe Doctrine establish in 1823?
The Direction of the US Foreign Policy in North and South America
What was the name of the route that the Natives were forced to take to the center of the country?
Trail of Tears
Historians regard Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory as 'out of character' because _____?
He was principally against 'big government moves' like this
Which of these was an economic result of the War of 1812?
The beginning of long-distance trade with Great Britain
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was crucial in _____.
Elevating the cause of women's rights to an issue of national concern.
The Monroe Doctrine can be viewed as a moral opposition to ______.
Colonialism
(Read Passage) The authority claimed by John Marshall in this ruling is that the Supreme Court has the right of _____.
Judicial Review
Why were the Alien and Sedition Acts, which John Adams wanted, so controversial?
Many thought they violated the Constitution
On December 24, 1814, The Treaty of Ghent was signed between the US and Great Britain, ending the War of 1812. Which statement BEST describes the outcome of the War of 1812?
Both sides agreed to return things to the way they were before the war.
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When studying the Constitution and early US History, the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 can be viewed as a violation of which of these?
1st Amendment
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in the North (New England area) rather than in the South?
Agriculture in New England was not highly profitable/more investors
"Jacksonian Democracy" is associated with which of these characteristics?
Expanded power of the President
OR
Voting rights extended to all adult, white males
How did the Treaty of Ghent-which ended the War of 1812-address issues of trade between the US and Britain?
Both sides were to import more good from each other
Which of these is TRUE of the temperance movement at the beginning of the 1800s in America?
The movement called for the total ban of all intoxication liquors
Why was the Embargo Act in 1807 despised by business and industry?
How did the construction of the Erie Canal contribute to the Market (Industrial) Revolution in the United States?
The canal made lucrative markets more accessible from the interior of the country