Monroe
The Monroe Doctrine can be viewed as a moral opposition to
A) racism.
B) slavery.
C) communism.
D) colonialism.
D) colonialism.
In the early nineteenth century, why did the steps to industrialize take place in New England as opposed to the South?
A) Agriculture in New England was not highly profitable.
B) The South did not economically benefit from cash crops.
C) Southerners were fearful of slaves working in factories.
D) New Englanders had an abundance of slaves to work in factories.
A) Agriculture in New England was not highly profitable.
Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?
A) Fletcher v. Peck
B) Plessy v. Ferguson
C) Tinker v. Des Moines
D) Worcester v. Georgia
D) Worcester v. Georgia
In the early 1800s, many people in the United States migrated westwards because
A) of the growing timber industry.
B) of the availability of farmland.
C) transportation was easy thanks to the Transcontinental Railroad.
D) they wanted to escape slavery, which was illegal in western territories.
B) of the availability of farmland.
Horace Mann is MOST associated with what issue during the 19th Century?
A) child labor
B) prison reform
C) education reform
D) women's suffrage
C) education reform
The United States acquired Florida from Spain in which treaty?
A) Adams-Onis
B) Jay's Treaty
C) Franco-American
D) Entente Cordiale
A) Adams-Onis
What was a long-lasting result of Henry Clay's "American System"?
A) a new pathway for citizenship
B) the immigration crisis of 2014
C) a collapse of the American economy
D) a creation of an American trading economy
D) a creation of an American trading economy
The Nullification Crisis of 1832 centered around
A) the annexation of Texas.
B) Jackson's War on the Bank.
C) decreased trade with France.
D) southern opposition to tariffs.
D) southern opposition to tariffs.
The Mormon Trail, Oregon Trail, Pony Express, and California Trails likely overlap because they all
A) followed the same rivers westward.
B) were traveled by people of the same faith.
C) helped communications between East and West.
D) followed the route of the railroad lines leading out of St. Louis.
A) followed the same rivers westward.
Which statement BEST describes women's suffrage for much of the first century of the United States' history?
A) the federal government barred women from voting
B) women were allowed to vote in most northern states
C) most state Constitutions did not address the issues of women's suffrage
D) women could vote only if their husbands gave them legal permission to do so
C) most state Constitutions did not address the issues of women's suffrage
Which was NOT an accomplishment under Monroe's presidency?
A) The Louisiana Purchase
B) The Missouri Compromise
C) The "Era of Good Feelings"
D) The issuing of the Monroe Doctrine
A) The Louisiana Purchase
Which region are these facts describing?
A) the North
B) the South
C) the Midwest
D) the Middle colonies
A) the North
· The Second Bank of the United States expires
· Expansion of Suffrage
· Manifest Destiny
· Spoils System
All of these are MOST associated with which era of U.S. History?
A) Jacksonian Democracy
B) Jeffersonian Democracy
C) The Era of Good Feelings
D) The Reconstruction Period
A) Jacksonian Democracy
Manifest Destiny advanced the belief that
A) new territory would lead to more slavery.
B) God was on the side of American expansion.
C) slavery should be abolished in the United States.
D) the Democratic Party would elect the next President.
B) God was on the side of American expansion.
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was crucial in
A) the immediate passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
B) allowing women the right of suffrage in South Carolina.
C) causing the women's suffrage to be ignored until after World War II.
D) elevating the cause of women's rights to an issue of national concern.
D) elevating the cause of women's rights to an issue of national concern.
This was a congressional agreement of 1820 which included the admission of one free and one slave state to maintain the balance of free and slave states in the Union.
Missouri Compromise
The American System refers to an economic plan that developed in the early-1800s. The plan was created by...
Henry Clay
Term used to describe the outcome of the 1824 Presidential election between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, an election ultimately decided in the House of Representatives.
Corrupt Bargain
Which of these was the largest and most constant issue facing the United States during the era of "Manifest Destiny?"
A) whether labor unions would be allowed to form
B) whether states would allow women the right to vote
C) whether Indians would be relocated to North Carolina
D) whether slavery would spread across the United States
D) whether slavery would spread across the United States
Which religious movement played a major role in increasing support for the abolitionist movement in the antebellum period?
A) The Counter-Reformation
B) The Second Great Awakening
C) The Protestant Reformation
D) The New Evangelical Reformation
B) The Second Great Awakening
The Monroe Doctrine was intended to prevent European expansion in
A) China.
B) north Africa.
C) South America.
D) southeast Asia.
C) South America.
The American System would see the national government take a more active role in building
Roads and Canals
The forced migration of the Cherokee Indians 1838-39.
Trail of Tears
This was a major U.S. route from Missouri to the Northwest in the 19th century.
Oregon Trail
During the Antebellum temperance movement, which of these groups made up the majority of the people who argued for temperance?
A) children
B) men
C) slaves
D) women
D) women