Antebellum America Quiz

Question 1

Which reform movement involved leaders such as Douglas, Tubman, and Garrison?

Accepted Answer

Slave Reform

Question 2

Which of the following was a not a push factor for antebellum immigration

Accepted Answer

Cheap Land

Question 3

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The shift from craftwork to factory work

Question 4

Which of the following was not a negative of Manifest Destiny?

Accepted Answer

Broken relations with Britain and France

Question 5

Which region was initially neutral to slavery and later became a battleground for slavery?

Accepted Answer

West

Question 6

Which tract of land was acquired through the Oregon Treaty of 1846?

Accepted Answer

H

Question 7

What controversial executive action made by Jackson directly involved the legislative branch?

Accepted Answer

Abnormal amount of vetoes

Question 8

Jackson gave gov. positions exclusively to those in his party. This is called...

Accepted Answer

The Spoils System

Question 9

Which of the following was not a negative of the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Loss of profits nationally

Question 10

Which of the following inventions were invented by Eli Whitney that improved manufacturing?

Accepted Answer

Interchangeable Parts

Question 11

Which part of the American system (Bank, Tariffs, and Improvements)did Jackson attack and hate?

Accepted Answer

The National Bank

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of how abolitionists sought to end slavery politically?

Accepted Answer

Compromise of 1850

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Abolitionist movement?

Accepted Answer

North's desire to hurt the South's economy

Question 14

True or False: The Cotton Gin made work easier for slaves, giving them less labor.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

In the nullification crisis, South Carolina claimed that it had the right to...

Accepted Answer

Ignore federal tariffs and laws if they did not approve them

Question 16

Which tract of land was acquired through the Adam-Onis Treaty?

Accepted Answer

E

Question 17

Which region favored internal improvements to help bring people and supplies to their region?

Accepted Answer

West

Question 18

Which of the following was not a notable group that emigrated to the U.S. during the antebellum era?

Accepted Answer

Russians

Question 19

Which region generally was neutral towards the national bank?

Accepted Answer

West

Question 20

Which of the following inventions from the Industrial Rev. would unite the country?

Accepted Answer

Telegraph

Question 21

Which of the following was not a pull factor for antebellum immigration

Accepted Answer

Overpopulation

Question 22

T or F: The following political cartoon portrays Jackson's presidency in a positive light.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

What was Manifest Destiny?

Accepted Answer

An era of American expansion westward

Question 24

How did Jackson resolve the nullification crisis?

Accepted Answer

He signed the Force Bill, threatening military action on SC.

Question 25

As a result of Jackson's reaction to Worchester v. Georgia, what happened to the natives?

Accepted Answer

The Cherokee were emigrated to OK on the Trail of Tears

Question 26

How did Jackson react to the SC case Worchester v. GA, protecting natives from being moved?

Accepted Answer

He ignored it and kicked out the natives anyway

Question 27

Which of the following was NOT a primary cause of women's rights reform?

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny

Question 28

Which tract of land was acquired through the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo in 1848?

Accepted Answer

I

Question 29

Jackson's political supporters were primarily...

Accepted Answer

Common people/The labor class

Question 30

Which of the following inventions from the Industrial Rev. would improve agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical Reaper

Question 31

Which leader was the backbone of the feminist movement during the Age of Reform?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Question 32

Which region favored the national bank to help boost business in their region?

Accepted Answer

North

Question 33

Which of the following inventions from the Industrial Rev. would improve manufacturing?

Accepted Answer

Sewing Machine

Question 34

Which region favored states rights?

Accepted Answer

South

Question 35

The Webster-Hayne senatorial debate was one that essentially focused on...

Accepted Answer

Sectional differences between the North and South

Question 36

T/F: Most immigrants settled in the South and West during the antebellum era because of the excess farmland there.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 37

A dislike of/opposition to foreigners in one's own nation

Accepted Answer

Nativism

Question 38

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

19th amendment

Question 39

Which of the following was an impact of the Industrial Rev. on the U.S. as a whole?

Accepted Answer

All of the options are impacts of the Industrial Rev.

Question 40

Which tract of land was acquired through the Texas Annexation of 1845?

Accepted Answer

G

Antebellum America Quiz

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Antebellum America Quiz

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