Political History
The political party that emerged in the 1830s to oppose Andrew Jackson was the
A. Republican
B. Whig
C. Know Nothing
D. Federalist
B. Whig
Who was most interested in creating a public school system?
A. William Lloyd Garrison
B. Dorothea Dix
C. Horace Mann
D. Susan Warner
C. Horace Mann
In the Missouri Compromise,
A. Slavery was outlawed in and west of the Louisiana territory
B. Maine was admitted to the Union as a free state
C. Missouri was admitted to the union as a free state
D. All of the above
B. Maine was admitted to the Union as a free state
As a result of the introduction of the cotton gin
A. Fewer slaves were needed on the plantations
B. Cotton lost popularity
C. Slavery was reinvigorated
D. Thomas Jefferson predicted the gradual death of slavery
C. Slavery was reinvigorated
By the Rush-Bagot Agreement the United States and Britain
A. Demilitarized the Great Lakes
B. Agreed to divide Oregon along the 49th parallel
C. Settled the Maine boundary line
D Agreed not to build forts on the 48th parallel
A. Demilitarized the Great Lakes
The Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States
A. Opposed the independence of the new Latin-American republics
B. Was opposed to any further European attempt at colonization in the Americas
C. Could not colonize or annex new territory
D. All of the above
B. Was opposed to any further European attempt at colonization in the Americas
The female reformer who advocated for better treatment of the insane was
A. Dorothea Dix
B. Amelia Bloomer
C. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
D. Susan B. Anthony
A. Dorothea Dix
DAILY DOUBLE: The large slave rebellion that began in Southampton, Virginia, in 1831 under the leadership of a Baptist lay minister was known as the
A. Nat Turner Revolt
B. Denmark Vesey Revolt
C. Gullah Revolt
D. Swamplands Revolt
A. Nat Turner Revolt
Which of the following first made commercial agriculture feasible in the Northwest?
A. Railroad
B. Steamboat
C. Turnpikes
D. Horse and buggy
B. Steamboat
Andrew Jackson’s military exploits were instrumental in the United States’ gaining
A. A favorable border with Canada from the Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains
B. Possession of Florida
C. Joint fishing rights in Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland
D. Naval limitations on the Great Lakes
B. Possession of Florida
The “Corrupt Bargain” if 1824 refers to the deal made between which two statesmen?
A. Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren
B. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
C. John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
D. Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren
C. John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
William Lloyd Garrison pledged his dedication to
A. Shipping freed blacks back to Africa
B. Outlawing the slave trade
C. Preventing the expansion of slavery beyond the South
D. The immediate abolition of slavery in the South
D. The immediate abolition of slavery in the South
Northern attitudes toward free blacks can best be described as
A. Supporting their right to full citizenship
B. Disliking the race but liking the individual
C. Advocating black movement into the new territories
D. Very racist
D. Very racist
Which of the following was not a cause of the Panic of 1819?
A. Recovery of European agriculture in the early nineteenth century
B. Over expansion of credit by American bankers
C. Under production by American farmers
D. The hoarding of available specie by European nations
C. Under production by American farmers
The Mexican War was
A. Was a closely fought war that America barely won
B. Began when Tyler annexed Texas
C. Gained the Oregon Territory for the United States
D. Was initiated by the United States because President Polk wanted California
D. Was initiated by the United States because President Polk wanted California
In the election of 1844, James K. Polk
A. Advocated legislation prohibiting the admission of any more slave states to the union
B. Promised to acquire Texas and Oregon
C. Lost the presidency to Henry Clay
D. Threatened to declare war on England
B. Promised to acquire Texas and Oregon
The difference between Abolitionists and Anti-Slavery advocates was
A. What to do with freed slaves
B. Whether to let women become active in the movement to free slaves
C. Whether slavery should be abolished everywhere or just in the territories
D. Should freed slaves be active in the Anti-Slavery societies
C. Whether slavery should be abolished everywhere or just in the territories
White southerners justified the institution of slavery with each of the following religious arguments except
A. Jesus never criticized slavery
B. Slaves were the descendants of Ham and deserved punishment
C. Slavery had given African Americans Christianity
D. Slavery was a gift to God
D. Slavery was a gift to God
The Erie Canal
A. Replaced the New York Central railroad as the major means of transportation in the
B. Northeast
C. Opened up the interior of New York and transformed the frontier into a prosperous commercial area
D. Had little impact on the economy of the Northeast
E. Bankrupted the state of New York
C. Opened up the interior of New York and transformed the frontier into a prosperous commercial area
DAILY DOUBLE: Andrew Jackson’s Indian policy
A. Protected the sovereign rights of Indian nations within their own territories
B. Openly violated Supreme Court rulings by allowing state governments to encroach on Indian land
C. Increased the size of Indian reservations as a reward for tribal support in the War of 1812
D. Terminated the reservations and assimilated Indians into white society
B. Openly violated Supreme Court rulings by allowing state governments to encroach on Indian land
DAILY DOUBLE: Presidents Jackson and Van Buren hesitated to extend recognition to and to annex the new Texas Republic because
A. Texans did not want to be annexed by the United States
B. Antislavery groups in the United States opposed the expansion of slavery
C. They were old political opponents of the Texas President, Sam Houston
D. Public opinion in the United States opposed annexation
B. Antislavery groups in the United States opposed the expansion of slavery
Many 19th century reformers felt that criminals, mentally ill, and poor people
A. Were lazy, sinful, devil worshippers
B. Could not be helped by government policies or institutions
C. Should either be drafted into the army or employed in federal work camps
D. Had been mistreated as children and should be rehabilitated as adults
D. Had been mistreated as children and should be rehabilitated as adults
The major anti-slavery society before the 1830s was the
A. American Anti-Slavery Society
B. William Lloyd Garrison Society
C. New England Anti-Slavery Society
D. American Colonization Society
A. American Anti-Slavery Society
Andrew Jackson criticized the Bank of the United States because he believed it
A. Benefitted Northern and foreign investors at the expense of Southern and Western farmers
B. Was too liberal with its loan policies
C. Did not exercise enough centralized control over the monetary system
D. All of the above
A. Benefitted Northern and foreign investors at the expense of Southern and Western farmers
In _____, the Supreme Court argued that Georgia state law had no authority over the Indian nations within her boundaries.
A. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
B. Gibbons v. Ogden
C. Worcester v. Georgia
D. Marbury v. Madison
C. Worcester v. Georgia