Andrew Jacksons inauguration as president symbolized the

newly won ascendancy of the masses

When people of Britain & France read Uncle Tom's Cabin, their governments

realized intervention on behalf of the South as unpopular

While in existence, the Second BUS

was the depository of the funds of the national government

According to the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the United States?

gained California and New Mexico

Why did the public like popular sovereignty?

because it fit in with self-determination

The Force Bill provided that the

President could use the army & navy to collect tariffs

In his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown intended to

call on the slaves to rise and establish a black free state

The Know-Nothing Party?

demanded an end to immigration into the United States.

"Bleeding Kansas" gained its reputation for violence because of the?

warfare between anti and pro-slavery settlers

Perfectionist aspirations to create a utopian society are best reflected in

the founding of New Harmony and Brook Farm

All of the following figured prominently in debates over the Compromise of 1850 except the

extension of slavery into Kansas and Nebraska territories

In 1856, the breaking point over slavery in Kansas came with

a deadly armed attack and burning of the town of Lawrence

Advocates of Manifest Destiny claimed the motive for territorial expansion was to

extend American liberty to new territories

The key to Oneida's financial success was?

the manufacture of steel animal traps and silverware

The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed

in the New England textile industry

The election of 1844 was notable because

it was fought over the issue of expansion

One argument against annexing Texas to the U.S. was that the annexation

might give more power to the supporters of slavery

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1857

Who were the border ruffians?

proslavery Missourians who rushed to Kansas in 1854

The new Republican party?

prospered because of Northern outrage over Bleeding Kansas.

The slavery question became a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s because the?

nation was expanding to the West

Daniel Webster's famed Seventh of March speech in 1850 resulted in

visibly strengthened Union sentiment

William Lloyd Garrison pledged his dedication to

the immediate abolition of slavery in the South

The situation of women and immigrants in the factory system was similar in that they both?

were powerless to affect pay rates or working conditions.

The "Lowell System" refers to which of the following?

employment of young women housed in dormitories.

An important result of the Mexican-American War was

increased ill-will between pro and antislavery forces

The idea of transporting blacks back to Africa

an expression of widespread racism

Religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening resulted in?

a stronger religious influence in many areas of life

The Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it

issued a historic declaration of women's rights

The Dred Scott decision

protection of slavery was guaranteed in all U.S. territories

All of the following were results of the Fugitive Slave Act except?

the Underground Railroad scaled back its efforts

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1
Andrew Jacksons inauguration as president symbolized the
newly won ascendancy of the masses
return of Jeffersonian simplicity
supremacy of states' rights over federal power
reemergence of a Federalist ethic of government
2
In the 1820s and 1830s, Protestant revival evangelists like Charles Grandison Finney believed
in possibility of salvation for all by individual effort.
called for a crusade against personal immorality
worked for the reform of larger society
all these choices are correct
3
What is a person called when he dies for a cause?
hero
conservative
tyrant
martyr
4
When people of Britain & France read Uncle Tom's Cabin, their governments
realized intervention on behalf of the South as unpopular
decided to give aid to the slaveholding South
concluded that they must end slavery in their own territory
banned the book
5
While in existence, the Second BUS
was the depository of the funds of the national government
forced an ever-increasing number of bank failures
none of these
was not a significant influence on the health of the economy
6
As a result of the invention of the cotton gin
slavery revived and expanded
slavery declined in importance in the Southern economy
the South diversified its economy
American industry bought more southern cotton than Britain
7
According to the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the United States?
forfeited all claims above the 54 40 line
received 15 million from Mexico
gained California and New Mexico
prohibited slavery in Texas
8
Why did the public like popular sovereignty?
because it fit in with self-determination
provided a national solution to the problem of slavery
because it stopped the spread of slavery
supported the Wilmot Proviso
9
The government of the CSA was first organized in
Montgomery, Alabama in 1861
Knoxville, Tennessee in 1860
Atlanta, Georgia in 1860
Richmond, Virginia in 1861
10
The Force Bill provided that the
military could force citizens to track down runaway slaves
President could use the army & navy to collect tariffs
Congress could use the military to stop Indian removal
Congress could use the military for Indian removal
11
The leading spokesman for the tax-supported public school movement was
Charles Finney
Neal Dow
Horace Mann
Joseph Smith
12
The "Father of the Factory System" in the United States was
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
Robert Fulton
Francis Cabot Lowell
13
In his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown intended to
arouse the South to secede from the Union
cause West Virginia to break away as a free state
call on the slaves to rise and establish a black free state
demonstrate that blacks could fight for freedom
14
The Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833 erupted directly over
internal improvements
banking policy
Indian policy
tariff policy
15
"I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse..." Who said this?
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Angelina Grimke
Nat Turner
16
Who is pictured here?
James K. Polk
Franklin Pierce
William Lloyd Garrison
John Brown
17
The idea that God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching to the Pacific Ocean
was known as isolationism
was known as Manifest Destiny
was known as Divine Mandate
was known as continentalism
18
The earliest known use of the term Manifest Destiny was in 1845 by?
James K. Polk
John Tyler
John O'Sullivan
Ralph Waldo Emerson
19
The Know-Nothing Party?
wanted unskilled workers to form unions.
wanted to limit the rights of freed slaves in the South.
supported the claims of farmers against the railroads.
demanded an end to immigration into the United States.
20
"Bleeding Kansas" gained its reputation for violence because of the?
the attack on Charles Sumner
U. S. Army's vicious tactics driving Indians out
warfare between anti and pro-slavery settlers
general lawlessness of cow towns like Dodge City
21
Perfectionist aspirations to create a utopian society are best reflected in
American Colonization Society
the Hudson River School
the founding of New Harmony and Brook Farm
Thoreau's experiment at Walden pond
22
All of the following figured prominently in debates over the Compromise of 1850 except the
provision for a new Fugitive Slave Law
slave trade in the District of Columbia
future of slavery in the Mexican Cession
extension of slavery into Kansas and Nebraska territories
23
Who had the nick name "Old Rough and Ready"
General Winfield Scott
General Santa Anna
General Zachary Taylor
General Grant
24
In 1856, the breaking point over slavery in Kansas came with
none of these
the influx of a large number of slaves
the arrival of John Brown
a deadly armed attack and burning of the town of Lawrence
25
Advocates of Manifest Destiny claimed the motive for territorial expansion was to
achieve a political balance between North and South
extend American liberty to new territories
secure new resources and markets for U.S. goods
ensure that no foreign powers gained U.S. territory
26
The key to Oneida's financial success was?
its tax-exempt religious status
the manufacture of steel animal traps and silverware
none of these
its move from Vermont to New York
27
The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed
in railroads and shipbuilding
on southern plantations
in coal and iron mining regions
in the New England textile industry
28
The election of 1844 was notable because
it was fought over the issue of expansion
Henry Clay won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote
the campaign raised no clear issues
a genuine and clear mandate emerged
29
One argument against annexing Texas to the U.S. was that the annexation
offered little political or economic value to America
was not supported by the people of Texas
none of these
might give more power to the supporters of slavery
30
The Hudson River school excelled in the art of painting?
portraits
landscapes
frescoes
daguerreotypes
31
Who was Roger Taney?
The Emigrant Aid Society's agent in Lawrence, Kansas
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1857
an abolitionist senator from Massachusetts
an army surgeon from Missouri
32
During the antebellum period, an abolitionist would have been most likely to support?
none of these
Dred Scott decision
Wilmot Proviso
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
33
Who were the border ruffians?
proslavery Marylanders who attacked federal troops in 1861
British troops stationed in Canada threatening war
proslavery Missourians who rushed to Kansas in 1854
proslavery Southerners who applauded the Dred Scott decision
34
In the Compromise of 1850 where was the slave trade prohibited?
Texas
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
35
The new Republican party?
advocated popular sovereignty to defuse the issue of slavery
prospered because of Northern outrage over Bleeding Kansas.
quickly won voter support in the South
none of these
36
Which one of the following has the least in common with the other four?
Denmark Vesey
Nat Turner
John C. Calhoun
David Walker
37
The slavery question became a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s because the?
evangelists in the Second Great Awakening raised the issue
nation was expanding to the West
none of these
U.S. Supreme Court had a northern majority
38
In 1830, California, Texas, and New Mexico were under the sovereignty of
Mexico
Britain
Spain
France
39
Daniel Webster's famed Seventh of March speech in 1850 resulted in
condemnation by northern commercial interests
the celebration of Webster as an antislavery leader
visibly strengthened Union sentiment
a movement to draft him for the presidency
40
William Lloyd Garrison pledged his dedication to
supporting armed slave insurrections against slaveholders
preventing the expansion of slavery beyond the South
the immediate abolition of slavery in the South
forming an antislavery political party
41
The Kansas-Nebraska Act required the repeal of the
Northwest Ordinance
Wilmot Proviso
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
42
The situation of women and immigrants in the factory system was similar in that they both?
were powerless to affect pay rates or working conditions.
were able to organize labor unions successfully.
saw conditions in their factories slowly improve
found opportunities for rapid improvement.
43
The "Lowell System" refers to which of the following?
employment of young women housed in dormitories.
none of these
chattel slavery
an early American labor union
44
An important result of the Mexican-American War was
the annexation of Texas
none of these
increased ill-will between pro and antislavery forces
the addition of Florida to the United States
45
The idea of transporting blacks back to Africa
proposed by the African nation of Liberia
advocated by Frederick Douglass
a recognition of blacks' desire to preserve their culture
an expression of widespread racism
46
Religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening resulted in?
little increase in church membership
greater attention to church history
surprisingly few humanitarian reforms
a stronger religious influence in many areas of life
47
Which event happened first?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott Decision
Harpers Ferry Raid
48
The Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it
demanded the immediate abolition of slavery
addressed concerns for the education of children
issued a historic declaration of women's rights
initiated religious revivals in the "burned over district"
49
The largest single addition to American territory was
the Louisiana Purchase
the Mexican Cession
Alaska
the Oregon Country
50
The Dred Scott decision
protection of slavery was guaranteed in all U.S. territories
the slave trade was unconstitutional
ruled that slavery was inconsistent with the constitution
none of these
51
All of the following were results of the Fugitive Slave Act except?
commissioners received more money if a slave was returned
many people were drawn into the antislavery movement
Northerners who helped slaves escape faced fines & jail
the Underground Railroad scaled back its efforts
52
Harriet Beecher Stowe was described by Lincoln as
a radical abolitionist
the force behind the Underground Railroad
the woman who wrote the book that started the Civil War
a troublemaker
53
Who is pictured in this image?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Edgar Allan Poe
Henry David Thoreau
54
The original prophet of the Mormon religion was?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
Horace Mann
55
Which one of the following is most associated with this primary source?
William Lloyd Garrison
Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Frederick Douglass
56
The role of the ideal woman in antebellum America was to?
create a clean and wholesome home for family life.
pursue a rewarding and professional career.
produce goods or earn money for the family's subsistence.
none of these
57
Americans claimed that this was the border between Texas and Mexico
Rio Grande
Nueces River
58
In Resistance to Civil Government, Thoreau claimed that an individual should?
live in isolation and as simply as possible
not pay poll taxes
refuse to obey unjust laws
reject the constraints of government
59
Where was this cartoon best received?
South
North
60
Most Americans who migrated to the Oregon Country were attracted by the
expectation of fighting British troops
potential profits in the fur trade
discovery of gold
rich soil of the Willamette River Valley
61
The person most responsible for defusing the tariff controversy that began in 1828 was
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
John Q. Adams
62
The debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession
threatened to split politics along North-South lines
nearly resulted in the return of territory to Mexico
resulted in the formation of the Republican Party
resulted in hostility to further expansionism
63
Which one of the following invented the steel plow?
Elias Howe
none of these
John Deere
Cyrus McCormick
64
Lincoln stated that he believed that the black race was
meant to be kept in bondage by whites
equal in every way to the white race
equal to whites in moral and intellectual capacity
inferior but entitled to the same natural rights as whites
65
Which individual invented the sewing machine
Elias Howe
Robert Fulton
Samuel Morse
Cyrus McCormick
66
All of the following were provisions of Clay's "American System" EXCEPT?
federal financing of internal improvements
low tariffs
state support of internal improvements
a national bank
67
The attack at Harper’s Ferry took place in the present state of
Ohio
North Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
68
Manifest Destiny was based on all of the following ideas EXCEPT?
conquest of new territory would prove military superiority
Anglo-Saxon racial superiority justified manifest destiny
America had a specially ordained mission in the world.
new lands would extend the domain of free government
69
Which was the most important immediate cause of the rise of manufacturing in the United States?
stoppages of trade by the Embargo Act & War of 1812
growth of the textile industry
New England water power
the growth of nationalism
70
Dorothea Dix is most notable for efforts on behalf of?
the peace movement
the temperance movement
women's education
prison and asylum reform
71
According to Mexico the following was the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
Guadalupe River
Nueces River
Rio Grande River
Red River
72
Of those people going to California during the gold rush
a distressingly high proportion were lawless men
the majority gained considerable financial rewards
the majority had come from foreign nations
most were interested in free-soil farming
73
European immigration to the South was discouraged by?
German and Irish antislavery groups
immigration barriers enacted by southern states
none of these
economic competition with slave labor
74
Which one of the following was not a candidate in the presidential election of 1860?
John Bell
Jefferson Davis
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
75
Antebellum feminists were generally?:
none of these
united in their goals and methods.
active in other reform movements as well
devoted to the issue of women's rights only
76
Many Southerners supported the Compromise of 1850 because it?
provided for the return of fugitive slaves.
made the number of free states and slave states equal.
provided for the creation of five states out of Texas
legalized slavery in all the newly acquired territories.
77
The Aroostook War was
a small-scale clash between lumberjacks in Maine and Canada
a full-scale war between Britain and the United States
a short-lived insurrection in British Canada
a battle between Native Americans and settlers in Maine
78
Southerners feared the tariff of 1828 because
it would destroy the American woolen industry
it could damage the chances of the American System's success
it might hurt Jackson's political career
the same use of federal power could suppress slavery
79
Who is associated with this primary source?
David Walker
Nat Turner
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
80
The event that threatened to destroy the balance of free and slave state in the U.S. Senate was
potential admission of Oregon as a free state
proposed building of a southern transcontinental railroad
discovery of gold in California and its bid for statehood
the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
81
Which country supplied the largest number of immigrants to the U.S.during the early 19c?
Germany
none of these
England
Ireland
82
Pictured here, he is associated with the "corrupt bargain."
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
83
Which of the following did the Dred Scott decision declare to be unconstitutional?
Crittenden Compromise
Missouri Compromise
LeCompton Constitution
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
84
The primary objective of Manifest Destiny expansionists in the 1850s was
Panama
Cuba
Hawaii
Nicaragua
85
Who is pictured here?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Lucretia Mott
Harriet Tubman
Angelina Grimke
86
What political party was born in Wisconsin, about 1850?
Democratic
Federalists
Republican
Whigs
87
All of the following contributed to conflict between Mexico & American settlers in Texas except
Mexico's law requiring acceptance of the Catholic faith
none of these are correct
Mexico's decision to allow slavery in its territory
Mexico's decision to abolish slavery in its territory
88
The main issue in James K. Polk's 1844 presidential campaign was commitment to
rechartering the Bank of the United States
reducing the cost of western land
territorial expansion of the U.S.
increase the tariff
89
In his quest for California, Polk
first advocated buying the area from Mexico
none of these
advocated war with Mexico from the beginning
argued for annexation
90
In his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster
became a hated figure in the South
advocated a congressional ban on slavery in all territories
called for a more stringent fugitive slave law for the South
attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals
91
"Ecological Imperialism" can best be described as?
a desire for the United States to acquire California
the aggressive exploitation of the West's bounty
none of these choices are correct
white settlers taking land from Native Americans
92
The prominent issue in national politics in the 1840s was?
the creation of a new national bank
westward expansion of U.S. territory
the abolition of slavery
the temperance movement
93
George Catlin advocated
the preservation of nature as a national policy
keeping white settlers out of the West
placing Indians on reservations
efforts to protect America's endangered species
94
The Free Soil party platform advocated all of the following except
support of the Wilmot Proviso
permitting slavery in certain territories won from Mexico
federal aid for internal improvements
free government homesteads for settlers
95
Which of the following does not describe Frederick Douglass?
An abolitionist
A settler of the West
started his own newspaper, the North Star
A runaway slave
96
In the Ostend Manifesto, American diplomats called for American?
support for the French Revolution
annexation of Cuba by force, if necessary.
diplomatic relations and trade with Japan.
annexation of the kingdom of Hawaii.
97
What was President Polk drafting prior to the boundary conflict on the Rio Grande?
Declaration of War
Compromise of 1850
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Fort Laramie
98
The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in
the same policies of John Q. Adams
the destruction of political machines
the appointment of many corrupt officials to federal jobs
a superior class of intelligent, competent job holders
99
What incident is the topic of this cartoon?
John Brown's Raid
Bleeding Kansas
Sumner Incident
Dred Scott Decision
100
Which pair is incorrectly matched?
Eli Whitney -- cotton gin.
Samuel Slater -- standardized muskets.
James Watt -- steam engine.
Robert Fulton -- steamboat.
101
What state was the first to secede from the Union?
Virginia
Texas
South Carolina
Alabama
102
Manufacturing in the Old South lagged behind that in the North because?
the South lacked importanat natural resources
black labor was incompatible with industry
Southern whites were more concerned with prestige
cotton was a more profitable investment
103
The cult of domesticity
was especially strong among rural women
resulted in more pregnancies for women
glorified the traditional role of women as homemakers
restricted women's moral influence on the family
104
The overwhelming event for Ireland in the 1840s was
the migration from the countryside to the city
the rebellion against British rule and potato famine
influx of immigrants from mostly Eastern European countries
the granting of limited home rule to Ireland by Britain
105
The Wilmot Proviso
gained House and Senate approval in 1846
settled the issue of slavery in California
allowed slavery in the territory taken from Mexico in 1848
symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories
106
Before the Civil War, the movement for women's rights was particularly strong among
Mormons
Quakers
Baptists
107
By the 1850s, the women's rights movement was eclipsed by?
the movement to improve treatment for the mentally ill
prison reform societies
the temperance movement
abolitionism
108
Slaves were denied an education because?
reading brought new ideas which may lead to rebellion
it would take time away from their work in the cotton fields
their labor did not required literacy skills
the cost of an education was too great
109
The Lyceum movement in the United States is a term that refers to which of the following?
none of these
efforts to reintroduce Latin into the school curriculum.
lectures on educational topics given by a series of speakers
the Greek Revival in architecture in New England.
110
The asylum movement of the 1800s incorporated the principle of?
the swift return of deviants to society
firm, yet humane, treatment for the criminal and the insane.
none of these
strict discipline for prisoners and mental hospital inmates.
111
The Cherokees did all of the following except
refuse to own slaves
adopt a system of settled agriculture
develop a written constitution
become cotton planters
112
Texas gained its independence with
help from Americans
help from Britain
the blessing of the Mexican government
help with Spain
113
The decision rendered in the Dred Scott case was applauded by
abolitionists
popular sovereignty proponents
Republicans
proslavery southerners
114
As a result of reading Uncle Tom's Cabin, many northerners
halted British & French efforts to help the Confederacy
none of these
found the book's portrayal of slavery too extreme
wouldn't cooperate with enforcement of Fugitive Slave Law
115
The Mormon religion originated in
New England
the Burned-Over District of New York
Nauvoo, Illinois
Utah
116
In the Election of 1860, Lincoln ran on a platform dedicated to
the ultimate extinction of slavery
prohibit the further extension of slavery
upholding popular sovereignty
the breakup of the Union
117
Which of the following is not related to this image?
abolitionists
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Law
Missouri Compromise of 1820
118
Opponents of the war with Mexico included?
New England abolitionists
residents of Texas and California
a majority of the U.S. Congress
proslavery leaders of the South
119
The sentiment of fear and opposition to open immigration was called
rugged individualism
the cult of domesticity
nativism
racism
120
The American Anti-Slavery Society supported
none of these
gradual emancipation without compensation to slaveowners
immediate emancipation with compensation to slaveowners
immediate emancipation with no compensation to slaveowners

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