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1
Andrew Jackson advocated for the common man in American politics.
False
True
2
How did the Dred Scott decision impact the status of slaves?
It granted them freedom
It led to their citizenship
It reinforced their status as property
It gave them equal rights
3
Which political party emerged in response to Jackson and his divisive politics?
Republicans
Independents
Democrats
Whigs
4
Which is NOT an example of a technological innovation from Industrial Revolution?
Minie ball
Railroads
Steam locomotives
Cotton gin
5
Who was the president during the majority of Reconstruction?
Washington
Roosevelt
Johnson
Lincoln
6
What was the Second Great Awakening?
Economic recession
Revival of broad religious movement
Scientific discovery
Political revolution
7
Who was assassinated shortly after the conclusion of the Civil War?
Lincoln
End of Civil War
Last slaves freed
Lee surrendered to Grant
8
Who were some key figures in American first-wave feminism?
Harriet Beecher
Susan B. Anthony
Grimke sisters
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
9
What were the terms of Clays Compromise in 1850?
CA admitted as free state
Expansion of slavery
Popular sovereignty
Stricter Fugitive Slave Law
10
What were two major points of Clay's American System?
Establish protective tariff
Abolish the national bank
Reduce international trade
Develop transportation and infrastructure
11
What is popular sovereignty?
Government control over media
Voting for popular leaders
Public opinion on social issues
Decision of state being free or slave state
12
How did the federal government respond to Calhoun's threat of South Carolina secession?
Trade agreement of 1845
Diplomatic immunity act
Peace treaty of 1822
Force Bill of 1833
13
What do historians call the time after the War of 1812 and American industrialization?
The Renaissance
The Era of Good Feelings
The Age of Enlightenment
The Dark Ages
14
What were some important technological innovations that contributed to the market revolution?
Steamboat
Telograph
Printing press
Sewing machine
15
How was the American education system improved in the mid-1800s?
Education was limited to the wealthy
Private tutoring became popular
Schools were abolished
Every state had public education system
16
What was Lincoln’s Ten-Percent Plan, or the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (1863)?
30% of voters pledge loyalty
10% of voters pledge loyalty
20% of voters pledge loyalty
40% of voters pledge loyalty
17
What were the terms of the Missouri Compromise (1820)?
Maine as a free state
Louisiana territory split with northern section allowing slavery
Missouri as a slave state
Louisiana territory split with southern section allowing slavery
18
What was the impact of the 14th Amendment?
Granted citizenship
Equal protection
Abolished slavery
Voting rights
19
Who was the commanding general of the Union army?
Lincoln
Grant
Jackson
Sherman
20
What were two important reasons Americans moved westward during the era of Manifest Destiny?
Avoid conflicts with Native Americans
Economic opportunity, claim land, and spread American values
Escape religious persecution
Find new trading partners
21
What motivated Clay to propose the Missouri Compromise (1820)?
Balance of power between free and slave states
Economic concerns
Expansion of trade routes
Personal vendetta
22
What is one example of infrastructure sponsored by the federal government during the early to mid 1800s?
BUS
Nation roads
Telecommunication networks
Railroads
23
Which movement, associated with the Second Great Awakening, advocated for the prohibition of alcohol?
Labor movement
Civil rights movement
Suffrage movement
Temperance movement
24
What is the historical significance of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (1865)?
Lee surrendered to Grant
Last slaves freed
Lincoln assassinated
End of Civil War
25
How did the California Gold Rush of 1848 contribute to westward expansion?
People stayed in their current location
People moved east for better opportunities
Immediate migration for gold
People moved west to avoid creditors
26
What is impressment?
The practice of seizing ships and drafting sailors into the British navy
The process of trading ships with other countries
The act of destroying enemy ships
The act of stealing ships and sailors
27
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
Western Hemisphere isolation
Foreign powers would not interfere in Western Hemisphere affairs
Monroe's personal beliefs
Foreign powers would interfere in Western Hemisphere affairs
28
Why was California’s admission to the Union as a free state controversial?
It was South of Missouri compromise line
It was West of Missouri compromise line
It was North of Missouri compromise line
It was East of Missouri compromise line
29
Which is NOT an important result of the War of 1812?
Improved transportation
Increased nationalism
Loss of fed support
Brit & Fr forced to recognize Am status
30
Which treaty ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Rome
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
31
Who was Nat Turner and what was his contribution to the abolitionist movement?
Famous chef in the South
Led slave revolt to attack plantations
Explorer of the Amazon
Inventor of the cotton gin
32
How did John C. Calhoun protest the Tariff of 1828 (or what he called the 'Tariff of Abominations')?
Peaceful negotiations
Violent riots
International boycott
Nullification theory
33
What is transcendentalism?
An artistic movement
A scientific theory
A literary movement
A philosophical and literary movement for a simple life
34
Which political party DID NOT form in the 1850s in response to slavery?
Free Soil
Eaters
Knowing Nothings
Republican Party
35
What is sectionalism?
Ignoring regional differences
Supporting international cooperation
Promoting unity among all regions
Putting needs and wants of one region above the whole country
36
Which industry saw a surge in demand due to industrialization in the South?
Textile mills
Steel production
Automobile manufacturing
Cotton farming
37
How did Douglass’ philosophy of abolition differ from William Lloyd Garrison’s philosophy of abolition?
Douglass believed in peaceful protest
Garrison believed in peaceful protest
Garrison wanted violent protest
Douglass wanted violent protest
38
Which Union fort was attacked by the Confederacy to start the Civil War?
McHenry
Monroe
Knox
Sumter
39
Which reform movement fought for the end of slavery?
Civil rights movement
Abolitionist movement
Temperance movement
Women's suffrage movement
40
What is utopianism?
Rejection of society
Acceptance of imperfection
Desire for chaos
Goal to create perfect society
41
How were women involved in the Second Great Awakening?
Begin looking to church to support women’s rights
Forced to stay at home
Excluded from all activities
Banned from attending church
42
Why was Kansas a controversial state, and in what way was it “bleeding?”
Peaceful resolution with neighboring states
Cultural diversity and tolerance
Economic prosperity and growth
Decision to become a free or slave state; violence erupted
43
Which court case declared the Bank of the United States constitutional?
Plessy v Ferguson (1896)
McCulloch v Maryland (1819)
Gibbons v Odgen (1824)
Marbury v Madison (1803)
44
The Alamo was heavily outnumbered during the Texas Revolution.
False
True
45
Madison rechartered the National Bank in 1816.
False
True
46
How did President Jefferson respond to impressment and the Chesapeake Incident?
Peace Treaty
Military Alliance
Declared War
Embargo Act of 1807
47
What is nationalism?
Devotion to the interests and culture of America
A religious belief
A type of currency
A form of dictatorship
48
What were some ways in which Reconstruction benefited the South, despite being considered a failure by historians?
Amendments
Economic collapse
Social equality
Political changes
49
Who successfully beat the British in the Battles of Horseshoe Bend and New Orleans in 1815?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
50
How did Jackson change the federal government and the executive branch?
Introduced the Spoils system
Abolished the presidency
Reduced the military
Increased taxes
51
What did the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) accomplish?
Forced natives to leave their land
Ignited a war between US and natives
Establish peace and boundaries between US and natives
Created a new native reservation
52
What was the nullification crisis?
Military alliance dispute
Peace treaty negotiation
Economic partnership agreement
Conflict between South Carolina and federal government over tariffs
53
How did white supremacists and violent Democrats protest racial and civil equality in the South?
Jim Crow Laws
Black codes
Ku Klux Klan
Voting rights for all
54
Which is NOT a way John Quincy Adams sought to secure America’s border and expand American territory?
Joint occupation of Oregon territory
Clays compromise
Rush-Bagot Treaty
49th parallel
55
In which court case did Congress gain the power to regulate interstate trade and favor competition over monopolies?
Brown v Board of Education (1954)
Roe v Wade (1973)
McCulloch v Maryland (1819)
Gibbons v Odgen (1824)
56
Which is NOT an advantage of the Union army?
Transportation
Cleaner soldiers
Strong leadership
Larger population
57
What was the market revolution of the 19th century?
People made goods for own use
People bought and sold goods
People traded goods for services
People stored goods for future use
58
Which religious group emerged as a result of the Second Great Awakening in the United States?
Methodist Episcopal
Shintoists
Bahá'ís
Latter-day Saints
59
In what way did the Bank of the United States have an advantage over regular citizens in terms of loans?
Provided loans at higher interest rates
Offered loans with longer repayment periods
Extended loans to congressmen at much lower interest rates
Denied loans to all applicants
60
What were some important pieces of technology used in the Civil War?
Telegraph
Railroads
Swords
Minie balls
61
Was the Hartford Convention about addressing grievances with the War of 1812?
True
False
62
What was a significant impact of the Panic of 1837 on westward expansion?
People stayed in their current location
Decreased interest in moving west
People moved east for better opportunities
Increased migration west for employment
63
Why was the Battle of Tippecanoe an important piece of context for Congress declaring war on Great Britain?
Natives armed by British Canada
Discovery of Gold
French Support
British Invasion
64
What does 'Jacksonian democracy' stand for?
Government should seek to benefit and empower ordinary citizens
Government should benefit the wealthy
Government should benefit foreign nations
Government should seek to benefit corporations
65
Which utopian society existed in nineteenth-century America?
Brook Farm
Amish Community
Shaker Village
Mormon Settlement
66
What was the purpose of the Gadsden Purchase in 1854?
Abolish slavery in the United States
Establish a border for 48 contiguous states
Create a new national park
Expand the territory of Mexico
67
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Abolished slavery
Granted citizenship
Equal protection
Voting rights for black men
68
What is the historical significance of Juneteenth?
Last slaves freed
Lincoln assassinated
End of Civil War
Lee surrendered to Grant
69
Who are important figures in the transcendentalist movement?
Hawthorne
Emerson
Dickinson
Thoreau
70
What is manifest destiny?
U.S destiny to stretch from coast to coast
U.S destiny to conquer the world
U.S destiny to remain isolated
U.S destiny to divide into smaller states
71
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Texas
72
What was the Trail of Tears in 1838?
Celebration of Cherokee culture
Voluntary relocation of the Cherokee
Peaceful negotiation with the government
Forced removal of the Cherokee
73
Why did the US rapidly industrialize after the War of 1812?
To avoid conflicts
Due to the Embargo Act and British Blockade
To increase foreign trade
To focus on agriculture
74
What did the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) accomplish?
Established new taxes
Enslaved more people
Expanded the Confederacy
Freed slaves in rebelling states
75
How did President Polk instigate a war with Mexico?
Sent troops along Rio Grande and blockade
Signed a peace treaty
Formed an alliance with Mexico
Offered financial compensation
76
What is the cult of domesticity?
Men dominating in the workplace
Women belonging in homes
Everyone sharing household chores equally
Children leading the household
77
Who was Dorothea Dix and how did she contribute to the reform movements of nineteenth-century America?
Military general; led Civil War battles
Leader of prison reform; helped implement mental hospitals
Inventor; created new farming technology
Abolitionist leader; fought for women's rights
78
What motivated most American settlers to move west into the Northwest Territory?
Political power
Religious freedom
Escape from taxes
Economic gain and independence
79
What is the historical significance of the Black Hawk War?
Established peace treaties
Led to U.S. policy of Indian removal
Promoted cultural exchange
Ended all conflicts with natives
80
What did Clay's Great Compromise (1833) accomplish?
Lowered duties of ten year period
Established a national bank
Abolished all tariffs
Increased taxes on imports
81
Mormons migrated west to escape religious persecution.
False
True
82
John Brown led the raid on Harpers Ferry to promote peace.
False
True
83
How did northern abolitionists work around the stricter Fugitive Slave Law?
Boycotting
Legal challenges
Underground Railroad
Peaceful protests
84
What was the goal of Henry Clay's American System?
To divide the nation
To promote individual states' economies
To strengthen the economy through unity
To weaken the government
85
What were the significant outcomes of the Mexican-American War?
Texas border extended to Rio Grande
Gadsden purchase
California became a US state
US gained Mexican Cession
86
What did the 13th Amendment achieve?
Equal protection
Granted citizenship
Voting rights
Abolished slavery
87
What were the prevailing attitudes towards Native Americans in the early 19th century?
Assimilate
Respect and honor
Dispossess and displace
Negotiate and compromise
88
Which immigrant group faced disproportionate discrimination during the mid-1800s?
Irish
Italian
Mexican
Chinese
89
Who won the election in 1860?
Lincoln
Washington
Jefferson
Roosevelt
90
What happened to Washington DC and the original US Capitol and White House during the War of 1812?
Destroyed
Burned down
Evacuated
Rebuilt
91
Tecumseh led tribes against eastern American forts.
True
False
92
Who were some key figures in the American abolitionist movement?
Lincoln
Walker
Douglass
Garrison
93
What contributed to increasing sectional tension during the 1850s?
Oregon Trail
Louisiana Purchase
Underground Railroad
California statehood
94
Who became the president of the Confederacy?
Grant
Lee
Davis
Jackson
95
Who was the commanding general of the Confederate army?
Grant
Sherman
Lee
Jackson
96
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848) accomplish?
Expanded the conflict
Started a new war
Ended war
Ignited tensions
97
Who drafted the Declaration of Sentiments at the Seneca Falls Convention?
Religious leaders
Men's rights activists
Women's rights activists
Native American leaders
98
Which region of the US was built based on manufacturing and industry?
West
North
South
East
99
How did the Cherokee Nation react to the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Accepted the removal peacefully
Ignored the act completely
Tried to resist removal through legal means
Requested compensation for relocation
