HIST1301 - Quiz - Chapters 7 - 9

8-11. Which group of women was most likely to work outside of the home in antebellum America? a. Poor women b. Middle class women c. Upper class women d. Very few women worked outside of the home, regardless of class

a. Poor women

9-7. Why did critics mock the marriage of Andrew and Rachel Jackson? a. Rachel's divorce to her previous husband was not yet complete b. Rachel Jackson previously owned a boardinghouse where she was seen with several men c. Andrew Jackson was physically disfigured while Rachel was beautiful d. Andrew Jackson was decades older than Rachel

a. Rachel's divorce to her previous husband was not yet complete

7-12. What proved to be the most effective unifying force for the many Indians who followed Tecumseh? a. Spirituality b. Economic interest c. Political ideology d. Environmental change

a. Spirituality

7-8. All of the following motivated Napoleon to sell the Louisiana territory EXCEPT a. The French and American alliance against the Spanish b. The pressures of war in Europe c. The success of the Haitian Revolution d. All of the above

a. The French and American alliance against the Spanish

7-10. What is the "Play-off System"? a. The ability of Native Americans to manipulate rivalries between European powers for their own advantage b. A pan-Indian resistance movement inspired by one prophet's religious vision c. A trading policy between Native Americans that exchanged weapons for furs d. The practice of using metaphorical language in speeches

a. The ability of Native Americans to manipulate rivalries between European powers for their own advantage

8-10. How did the market revolution change the nature of the American family? a. The domestic sphere increasingly signified a family's class status b. Educated, wealthy women began to entire the workforce c. Americans began to value the idea of childhood less d. Divorce became more common

a. The domestic sphere increasingly signified a family's class status

9-1. Why did many of the nation's founders distrust true democracy? a. They believed that common people would not make smart decisions b. They feared that democracy would lead to racial equality c. The founders embraced democracy d. They worried that they would not win popular elections

a. They believed that common people would not make smart decisions

8-7. What was the initial purpose of the legal status of incorporation? a. To fund projects for the public good b. To aid the development of American merchants in relation to their European competitors c. To form the Second Bank of the United States d. To help workers as they tried to form unions

a. To fund projects for the public good

8-4. Economic catastrophes occurred in all of the following years except a. 1819 b. 1828 c. 1837 d. 1857

b. 1828

7-9. Which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson's policy of peaceable coercion? a. Using impressments to increase the size of the American navy b. Attempt to use a trade embargo to force Europeans to respect American neutrality c. Creating alliances with European powers to stop Napoleon d. Attack on the Federalist Party from Republican newspapers

b. Attempt to use a trade embargo to force Europeans to respect American neutrality

8-13. Germans settled in an area of the country known as the German Triangle. The triangle included all three of these cities EXCEPT a. Milwaukee b. Detroit c. Cincinnati d. St. Louis

b. Detroit

7-15. What was the primary consequence of the War of 1812? a. Boost in American nationalism b. Addition of western territory c. Collapse of the Bank of the United States d. Defeat of the Republican Party

a. Boost in American nationalism

9-12. All of the following contributed to the Panic of 1837 EXCEPT a. High interest rates in Great Britain led British investors to cease investing in American banks b. Banks lent more money than they had backed in hard currency c. The Specie Circular of 1836 led land buyers to drain eastern banks of gold and silver d. Panicked customers scrambled to exchange banknotes for hard currency

a. High interest rates in Great Britain led British investors to cease investing in American banks

8-12. Irish immigrants to the United States typically settled in what areas? a. Northeastern cities b. Midwestern farming communities c. Southern cities d. Backcountry rural communities

a. Northeastern cities

8-1. Most northern abolition laws _________________ a. Only promised to liberate future children born to an enslaved mother b. Only promised to free women currently enslaved c. Only promised to free elderly slaves d. Only promised to transfer slaves to lifelong indentured servitude

a. Only promised to liberate future children born to an enslaved mother

7-4. Which of the following most accurately describes the attitude of most of the founding fathers as it relates to pure democracy? a. Believed it was impossible b. Believed it was dangerous c. Believed it was inevitable d. Believed it was God-given

b. Believed it was dangerous

8-8. The market revolution brought an innovation in labor practices called "piece work." What is the piece work system? a. Use of skilled, industrialized union labor b. Division of production into discrete steps performed by different workers c. A system where laborers in manufacturing typically worked at every stage of production d. Employment of young girls in highly supervised factory towns

b. Division of production into discrete steps performed by different workers

7-14. What was the primary purpose of the Hartford Convention? a. Create foreign alliances that would assist the United States in the War of 1812 b. Gather leaders of the Federalist Party to propose changes to the U.S. Constitution c. Determine how to stop Tecumseh and his allies d. Propose an end to the expansion of slavery

b. Gather leaders of the Federalist Party to propose changes to the U.S. Constitution

9-13. Why did the Whig Party choose William Henry Harrison over Henry Clay for the election in 1840? a. Clay lacked political experience at this stage in his career b. Harrison, like Andrew Jackson, had gained fame as a war hero c. Harrison had stronger antislavery credentials d. Clay's reputation as a compromiser did not appeal to the strong partisans in the Whig Party

b. Harrison, like Andrew Jackson, had gained fame as a war hero

8-3. Which of the following had the greatest impact on the spread of slavery? a. Haitian Revolution b. Invention of the cotton gin c. Growth of the American textile industry d. Louisiana Purchase

b. Invention of the cotton gin

8-14. The nativist "Know-Nothing Party," also known as the American Party, was strongest in what region? a. The South b. Northern cities c. Midwestern rural communities d. Mississippi River Valley

b. Northern cities

7-13. All of the following were contributing causes of the War of 1812 EXCEPT a. British policy of impressment b. Success of the Embargo of 1807 c. American fears of Britain encouraging Indian uprisings d. Political influence of the War Hawks

b. Success of the Embargo of 1807

9-8. The Nullification Crisis occurred over political disagreements about which issue? a. Property taxes b. Tariffs c. Internal improvements d. Antislavery laws

b. Tariffs

9-10. What issue led to the dissolution of Andrew Jackson's cabinet? a. The Nullification Crisis b. The Eaton Affair c. The Bank War d. The Tariff of Abominations

b. The Eaton Affair

9-2. What did the Tallmadge Amendment propose? a. Voting for all white men regardless of property b. The gradual abolition of slavery as a condition of Missouri statehood c. That Missouri enter the union as a slave state d. The use of popular voting as a solution to solve the question of whether Missouri should allow slavery

b. The gradual abolition of slavery as a condition of Missouri statehood

7-1. Why did Gabriel's Conspiracy fail? a. Bad weather forced the conspirators to attack before they were ready b. Two enslaved men revealed the plot to their masters c. The conspirators were unable to acquire functioning firearms d. Diversionary fires failed to ignite

b. Two enslaved men revealed the plot to their masters

8-9. During which era was a laborer LEAST likely to live with their employer a. 1700-1776 b. 1776-1812 c. 1812-1840 d. There was little change in the living situation of most laborers during these eras

c. 1812-1840

9-6. Who ultimately decided the fate of the 1824 election? a. James Monroe b. John Adams c. Henry Clay d. William Crawford

c. Henry Clay

9-3. As a condition of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri entered as a slave state and ________ entered as a free state. a. Ohio b. Indiana c. Maine d. Michigan

c. Maine

8-5. The Erie Canal connected industry and consumers in the east with what group? a. Southern planters b. Canadian fur traders c. Midwestern farmers d. New England fishers

c. Midwestern farmers

8-2. Which of these states had slaves until the end of the Civil War? a. Connecticut b. New York c. New Jersey d. Pennsylvania

c. New Jersey

9-9. Which of the following groups was most likely to support export tariffs? a. Southern planters b. Western homesteaders c. Northeastern manufacturers d. Female teachers

c. Northeastern manufacturers

7-6. What is the term for the early American belief that women were essential in nurturing the principles of liberty in the citizenry? a. Cult of domesticity b. Victorian morality c. Republican motherhood d. American feminism

c. Republican motherhood

8-6. The steamboat most benefited which of the following cities? a. New York City b. Richmond c. St. Louis d. Boston

c. St. Louis

9-14. The Whig Party benefitted from a popular conspiracy theory in the 1830s. This conspiracy theory blamed what group for the problems in American society? a. Black Americans b. The Illuminati c. The Masonic Order d. The Society of Jesus

c. The Masonic Order

7-3. Thomas Jefferson, in Notes on the State of Virginia, argued for polygenesis. What is polygenesis? a. The belief that environmental changes would lead to changes in race b. The belief in a universal equality of all human nature c. The belief that African descended peoples were created separately from European descended peoples d. The belief in the inevitability of race war and the extinction of weaker races

c. The belief that African descended peoples were created separately from European descended peoples

9-11. What happened to the funds that were in the Second Bank of the United States? a. They were seized by the federal government and used to offset cuts in tariffs b. They were returned to the private investors who initially backed the bank c. They were disbursed to selected state banks d. The funds represented non-physical specie, so they simply dissolved

c. They were disbursed to selected state banks

8-15. In the 1840s the New England Association of Farmers, Mechanics and Other Workingmen organized to agitate for what cause? a. To gain access to public education b. To create public healthcare options c. To limit the workday to ten hours per day d. To ban child labor

c. To limit the workday to ten hours per day

9-15. Over the first fifty years of American history, which of the following statements best describes the ability of African Americans to vote in elections? a. African Americans could never vote in American elections prior to the Civil War b. Voting rights among African Americans increased during antebellum America c. Voting rights among African Americans decreased during antebellum America d. African American women had the right to vote

c. Voting rights among African Americans decreased during antebellum America

7-7. Which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson's relationship with the American military? a. He created a large expansive navy to defeat pirates b. He expanded the army to defend against Indian attack c. He used the military as a symbol of American patriotism d. He distrusted the military and dramatically cut its budget and manpower

d. He distrusted the military and dramatically cut its budget and manpower

9-4. Andrew Jackson's background differed from previous American presidents for which of the following reasons? a. His childhood taught him the importance of racial equality b. He never served in the military c. He briefly fought for the British during the Revolutionary War d. He grew up very poor

d. He grew up very poor

7-11. Tecumseh ultimately built alliances that stretched from Canada to Georgia, but from where did he launch this movement? a. Delaware b. Pennsylvania c. New York d. Indiana

d. Indiana

9-5. All of the following statements regarding Andrew Jackson's incursion into Florida are true EXCEPT a. Jackson had two Britons executed b. Most officials in President Monroe's administration called for Jackson's censure c. The event helped to persuade Spain to accept the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, which gave Florida to the United States d. Jackson was operating under specific orders to subdue the Seminole Indians

d. Jackson was operating under specific orders to subdue the Seminole Indians

7-2. All of the following are true about the Haitian Revolt (or Revolution) EXCEPT a. Many slaveholding refugees brought their slaves to the United States b. Free and enslaved black Americans used the Revolution as inspiration in their freedom struggle c. The Haitian Revolution terrified white slave owners d. Napoleon's support proved essential in the success of the Haitian Revolution

d. Napoleon's support proved essential in the success of the Haitian Revolution

7-5. Which of the following was a key goal for President Jefferson? a. Stabilize the Bank of the United States b. Increase foreign investment in U.S. treasury bonds c. Eliminate seditious speech from newspapers d. Reduce the size of the federal government

d. Reduce the size of the federal government