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2024 2nd Semester Exam Part 1
2024 2nd Semester Exam Part 1
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What was the "spoils system"?
Andrew Jackson's plan for the National Bank
A term used by Upton Sinclair describing the meat industry
the "earmarking" of pork barrel bills in Congress
The winning political party gives out jobs to its supporters
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This period took place when people bought and sold goods rather than making them for their own use.
Reconstruction
War of 1812
Industrial Revolution
Market Revolution
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Early national workers' organization, that began to seek better wages, working conditions, & job security
ACLU
Lowell Laborers
National Trades Union
Journeymen
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Which of the following was NOT a reason for why settlers started moving westward?
Panic of 1837
Abundance of Land
Manifest Destiny
Better Schools
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What is nationalism?
exploiting someone else's land for your own gain
Putting the interests of your country above all else
desire to separate from current country & create own state
when one country controls another territory
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What did the Temperance movement want?
Better living situations for immigrants
8 hour work day
Equal wages for women
Prohibition of alcohol
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
Rebellion in which Nat Turner led a group of slaves to overthrow owners
Rebellion in which Nat Turner led a group of farmers to kill slaves
Rebellion in which Nat Turner succeeded in overthrowing slavery
Rebellion in which Nat Turner overthrew the Federal Government
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Andrew Jackson destroyed the National Bank because
He felt the bank was not constitutional
The bank only helped the common man
He felt the bank was benefiting only a privileged few
Congressmen were getting loans at lower rates than average citizens
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Lowell Mills
Gave into labor unions & decreased work hours
Allowed its workers to have 2 days off as they please
Was located in Vermont
Was a dangerous place to work and paid it's workers low wages
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Gibbons v Ogden
Ruled that steamboats must reduce pollution
Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of competition over monopolies
Business conducted on water is controlled by states
Congress may regulate discriminatory business policies
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Which event directly led to the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Trail of Tears
Signing of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Discovery of Gold in Georgia
Louisiana Purchase
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Mass production means ____________.
Mass chaos
All products have mass and are made from atoms.
The production of goods in large quantities
Making things by hand.
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This 780-mile trail was one of the prime avenues for trade from 1821 to the 1860s:
California
Michigan
Oregon
Sante Fe
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Era of Good Feelings
American foreign policy opposing interference from European powers
The treaty of officially ended War of 1812, est. border
Economic prosperity and bitterness subsided
Written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812; later became US anthem
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Education Reform
Fought to provide free public elementary education.
Sought to end slavery.
Led the fight for better treatment of the mentally ill.
Objective was total abstinence from alcohol.
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"Power to tax is the power to destroy" comes from what?
Missouri Compromise
Incumbent
McCulloch v Maryland
Interstate Commerce
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Why was the Missouri Compromise important?
Prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana territory except Missouri
They were states
There were more people in the Senate
Free and Slave State unbalanced
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Stephen Austin did what?
Led the first group of settlers into Texas
Led pioneers across the Oregon Trail
Was so cool they named a city after him
Ran for President against John Pollk
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The Great Compromise settle the dispute over what?
South Carolina refusing to pay taxes and declaring them all null & void
Dispute between Great Britain and US
Issue over National Bank
If Missouri should be a slave state or not
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This President is best remembered for his belief in Manifest Destiny and his ambitions regarding territorial expansion.
Zach Taylor
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Martin Van Buren
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Second Great Awakening:
Citizens started becoming more aware of politics
A time of reflection where citizens made utopian societies
Renewal and revival of Christian faith in the northeast
A reform movement that focused on feeding the poor
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The spoils system was set up by what President?
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
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What is "Manifest Destiny"
The line dividing North and South
Westward expansion
The fate of America
The assassination of Lincoln
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These investors organized, operated, and assumed the risk of a business venture. “To undertake"
Musician
Executive
Entrepreneur
Profiteer
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What is a Utopia?
A planet
An imperfect society
A perfect society
The capitol of New Jersey
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What was the Monroe Doctrine?
A treaty giving the US Florida.
An alliance between France and the US.
European powers would no longer interfere with the affairs of the U.S.
A declaration of war against Spain.
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What is the freeing of slaves without any payment to slave holders?
Abolition
Temperance
Suffrage
Emancipation
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Why did Northerners oppose Annexation of Texas?
Feared it would upset the balance of free/slave states
Did not agree with Manifest Destiny
Wanted to settle other disputes first
Did not want to anger the Spanish
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What is the first women’s rights movement in the United States?
Temperance Movement
Nullification Crisis
Seneca Falls Convention
Crisis of 1837
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Issue the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions happened where/by who?
US president
Women abolitionists
Lucretia Mott
Seneca Falls Convention
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This man established the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1830.
Andrew Jackson
Stephen Austin
Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
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Form of protest that encourages people to peacefully refuse to obey laws they consider unjust
Temperance
Non-Violence
Pacificism
Civil Disobedience
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Unexpect consequence of Whitney's Cotton Gin?
Decreased the need for slave labor
Increased need for slave labor
Made cotton less desirable
Increased Costs Associated with Producing Cotton
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What was the federally funded program that relocated Native Americans Tribes?
Native Tribe Act
Indian Removal Treaty
Tribal Segregation Act
Indian Removal Act
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Transcendentalists considered which of the following as an important part of their beliefs
Self reflection and appreciation of nature
An emphasis on creating new technology
Developing principles to foster free enterprise in the US
The expansion of slavery to western territories
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Late 18th century movement where machine power was substituted for human power, making factories more economical
Industrial Revolution
Cottage Industry
Agricultural Revolution
2nd Great Awakening
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Who was born into slavery, escaped North, learned to read/write & believed knowledge could be his “pathway from slavery?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
David Walker
Frederick Douglas
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Advised African Americans to "fight" for freedom rather than wait on slave owners or other leaders to end slavery
Harriet Tubman
David Walker
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglas
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What was Henry Clay's "American System"?
A new system of voting.
A plan to remove Indians from their land.
A plan to increase tariffs and build roads and infastructure
A plan to remove tariffs to help southern farmers.
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Which of the following trails was one of the first and main overland trails that brought people to the west?
Oregon
Donner
Kings
Sante Fe
