American Studies B

Which of the following cities in Mexico was captured by American troops during the war? Mexico City Veracruz Zacatecas

Mexico City

Select all that apply. The men who led the three well-known slave revolts were: Nat Turner Gabriel Prosser John Quincy Adams Thomas Prosser Samuel Northrup Denmark Vesey

Nat Turner Gabriel Prosser Denmark Vesey

The doctrine that allowed people living in the territories to decide the issue of slavery through their governmental bodies was called: popular sovereignty divine sovereignty squatter's rights territorial compromise

popular sovereignty

The four factors that caused New England manufacturers to start spinning mills were: power from waterfalls available cotton the first modern depression of 1819 the Embargo Clay's "American System" available labor the first tariff

power from waterfalls available cotton the Embargo available labor

Who did not agree with the Mexican War? the South the Northeast the West the Midwest

the Northeast

An example of a policy to buttress one's position would be: the Spanish granting large tracts of land in Texas to American settlers the Missouri Compromise Stephen Austin settling in Missouri

the Spanish granting large tracts of land in Texas to American settlers

The dispute over the Oregon boundary was between: the United States and England California and Russia the United States and Russia

the United States and England

What was a main issue that started the Mexican War? the Mexican army invaded Texas the U.S. attacked and captured Mexico City the dispute over the border between the U. S. and Mexico

the dispute over the border between the U. S. and Mexico

Many people urged America to fight the British to hold the northern boundary of Oregon at: 36° 30' 49° 54° 40'

54° 40'

1. To refrain by concerted action from using or purchasing a product or service. 2. To take by authority, or as if by authority. 3. A reduction in the amount of jobs, money, and goods. 4. An order restricting certain goods and/or ships from entering or leaving a country. 5. A person who comes into a foreign country or region to live. 6. The idea that the United States should extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 7. The action of a state setting aside a national law it considers unconstitutional. 8. To acquire two opposite views, principles, or tendencies. 9. To leave an organized group. 10. Support for one section without regard for the needs of the other sections or the nation as a whole. 11. A duty levied by a government on imported or exported goods.

8 polarize 6 manifest destiny 5 immigrant 10 sectionalism 2 confiscate 7 nullification 4 embargo 3 depression 11 tariff 1 boycott 9 secede

What event brought about the Missouri Compromise? the Mexican Revolution in 1821 Alabama was admitted as a slave state Maine was admitted as a free state

Alabama was admitted as a slave state

Under the terms of the Embargo Act passed by Congress: American ships could not transport goods to foreign ports the American navy could impress British sailors trade with England would be increased

American ships could not transport goods to foreign ports

Which of the following is not characteristic of the Tallmadge Amendment? As a group, the Southern representatives supported the amendment. Children of slaves would be free when they reached 25 years of age. Slavery would be forbidden in Missouri.

As a group, the Southern representatives supported the amendment.

The bitter confrontations between proslavery and antislavery factions earned the new Kansas territory the name __________.

Bleeding Kansas

Select all that apply. Blacks were encouraged to immigrate to what five areas? Canada Haiti Great Britain Southern States Mexico South America Australia Western Frontier Hawaii

Canada Haiti Mexico South America Western Frontier

What was the effect of the Dred Scott decision? Congress could not prohibit slavery. Slavery was abolished in the South. Maine was admitted as a slave state.

Congress could not prohibit slavery.

What slave sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court? Frederick Douglass Dred Scott Nat Turner

Dred Scott

Eventually, the Oregon Country was divided into two parcels. Who controlled the upper portion? the United States England Alaska

England

Daniel Webster was an outspoken advocate of states' rights. True False

False

Henry Ward Beecher, a fervent abolitionist from Cincinnati, Ohio, was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. True False

False

Imperialism was the name given to the idea that Americans should expand across the nation to the Pacific Coast. True False

False

Industry in America was postponed by the War of 1812. True False

False

Nat Turner declared that, regardless of laws to the contrary, every human has the inherent right to be free. True False

False

Sam Houston accepted Mexico's offer of land in Texas and led settlers into the state to begin a new life. True False

False

The Immigrant Aide Society encouraged black freedmen to return to Africa. True False

False

The Missouri Compromise ended the slave trade, but not slavery in the nation's capital. True False

False

The Missouri Compromise opened most of the Louisiana Purchase territory to slavery. True False

False

The conflict over the disputed territory between Texas and Mexico was because Texas claimed all the land up to the Nueces River and the Mexican government claimed all the land to the Rio Grande River. True False

False

The six new states admitted between 1816 and 1821 allowed all men to vote. True False

False

The southern states were the only states that threatened nullification of a congressional action. True False

False

Westerners were not affected by the economic depression in 1819. True False

False

Why was Senator Charles Sumner attacked in the Senate chamber? He favored the free-soil constitution of Kansas. He favored Kansas as a slave state. He opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

He favored the free-soil constitution of Kansas.

Why did John Brown attack the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry in Virginia? He wanted a base from which to start a slave uprising. The arsenal provided additional ammunition for raids in Kansas. He wanted to start a civil war between the North and South.

He wanted a base from which to start a slave uprising.

The Compromise of 1850 was proposed by: Daniel Webster Henry Clay Zachary Taylor

Henry Clay

The Missouri Compromise was introduced by: James Tallmadge Daniel Webster John C. Calhoun Henry Clay

Henry Clay

The group of Northerners that raised money and financed the trip to the Nebraska territory for antislavery settlers were the: Free-Soilers Immigrant Aide Society Jay Hawks

Immigrant Aide Society

What was the effect of the Wilmot Proviso? Missouri was admitted as a slave state. It led to the 1850 Compromise. California was admitted to the Union.

It led to the 1850 Compromise.

Which statement is not true of John Brown's raid? President Buchanan ordered General Lee and Stuart to Harper's Ferry. John Brown became a martyr for most Southerners. John Brown was taken prisoner, tried, and hanged.

John Brown became a martyr for most Southerners.

Who led troops in California against Mexico? Sam Houston John C. Fremont Marcus Whitman James Beckworth

John C. Fremont

In which one of the following countries did most of the manumitted blacks from the U.S. settle in? Canada Liberia Haiti

Liberia

In which of the following states was a law passed limiting the slave workday? Louisiana Missouri Tennessee

Louisiana

The free state that was admitted to the Union with the Missouri Compromise was: Missouri Maine California

Maine

A dispute over the border started which war? Spanish-American War Civil War Mexican War

Mexican War

What best defines compromise? the Louisiana Purchase passage of the Tallmadge Amendment Missouri was admitted as a slave state; Maine as a free state

Missouri was admitted as a slave state; Maine as a free state

The first cotton-spinning mill in the United States was built by: Francis Cabot Lowell Eli Whitney Samuel Slater Elias Howe

Samuel Slater

How was the demand for labor on the "slave frontier" met? Slaves were imported from Europe. Slaves were purchased from the Northern states. Slaves were sold in the South by owners in the border states.

Slaves were sold in the South by owners in the border states.

What statement best describes the position of most Northerners toward slavery? The abolitionist movement was banned from many Northern states. Some states passed personal liberty laws for runaway slaves. The North supported the Dred Scott decision.

Some states passed personal liberty laws for runaway slaves.

What best defines nullification? Congress passed the protective Tariff of 1816. Senator Henry Clay proposed the "American System." Southern senators Calhoun and Hayne argued that Congress could not pass laws that favored one region of the country over another.

Southern senators Calhoun and Hayne argued that Congress could not pass laws that favored one region of the country over another.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was introduced by: Stephen Douglas Jefferson Davis Preston Brooks Charles Summer

Stephen Douglas

What best defines the Freeport Doctrine? legal counsel and jury trials should be provided for runaway slaves Abraham Lincoln's position that he would not interfere with the status of slavery but opposed the extension of slavery Stephen Douglas' position that slavery could be excluded from a territory if officials did not pass laws to protect it

Stephen Douglas' position that slavery could be excluded from a territory if officials did not pass laws to protect it

In which of the following regions in California was gold discovered? San Francisco Los Angeles Sutter's Fort

Sutter's Fort

How did the South respond to the tariff of 1828? Southern merchants increased the cotton trade with England. The South called it the "Tariff of Abominations." The South boycotted Northern goods.

The South called it the "Tariff of Abominations."

What effect did Stowe's stories of little Eva, Uncle Tom, and Simon Legree have upon the slavery issue? More Southerners bought the books than the Northerners. Many Northerners rejected the stereotypes presented in the stories. The stories became a wedge of division between the North and South over the issue of slavery.

The stories became a wedge of division between the North and South over the issue of slavery.

Why were many Northerners upset with the Compromise of 1850? They disliked the adoption of a strict fugitive slave law. The Compromise restricted freedom of slaves in the South. It seriously affected the labor supply of Northern manufacturers.

They disliked the adoption of a strict fugitive slave law.

What was required of people who wanted to settle in Texas before the Mexican Revolution? They had to promise to improve the land. They had to become a landowners. They had to declare they would become loyal Spanish subjects. They had to join the fight against Indian raids.

They had to declare they would become loyal Spanish subjects.

Abraham Lincoln's position in the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 was that he claimed that a divided nation could not stand. His view was that the nation would eventually be either completely free or completely slave. True False

True

England negotiated with the United States over the Oregon boundary. True False

True

Sovereignty is supreme political power or authority. True False

True

The Northeast was the region most opposed to the annexation of Texas. True False

True

The Texas fight for independence was led by Sam Houston. True False

True

The most common form of punishment for slaves was whipping. True False

True

The word cede means to give up, surrender, or hand over something to another. True False

True

Uncle Tom's Cabin sold three hundred thousand copies by the end of 1852 and was banned in the South. True False

True

Slavery could never exist in any territory newly acquired by the United States from Mexico according to the: Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act Wilmot Proviso

Wilmot Proviso

Select all that apply. Which of the following made California attractive to American settlers? the Rocky Mountains a rich, fertile central valley the Oregon Trail a moderate year-round climate natural ports on the Pacific Coast

a rich, fertile central valley a moderate year-round climate natural ports on the Pacific Coast

The South's main concession to the North in the Compromise of 1850 was: acceptance of popular sovereignty in the New Mexico and Utah territories the fugitive slave proposal the admission of California as a free state the admission of Texas as a slave state

acceptance of popular sovereignty in the New Mexico and Utah territories

Select all that apply. Three ways slaves often resisted the authority of their owners was: refusing to work acting sick sleeping late self-mutilation escaping

acting sick self-mutilation escaping

What were the three components of the Missouri Compromise? admit Missouri as a slave state admit Missouri as a free state admit Maine as a free state admit Maine as a slave state Congress could not determine the expansion of slavery into the territories area north of 36° 30' in the Louisiana Purchase would be closed to slavery

admit Missouri as a slave state admit Missouri as a slave state area north of 36° 30' in the Louisiana Purchase would be closed to slavery

The issues that caused sectionalism to develop were: economic political geographical all of the above

all of the above

The issues that caused sectionalism to develop were: political economic geographical all of the above

all of the above

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo resulted in: the annexation of Texas an agreement on the border between the United States and Mexico Mexico's payment of more than $3,000,000 in war debts to Americans new land for Mexico

an agreement on the border between the United States and Mexico

How did Congress protect the New England textile industry? by demanding that goods could only be shipped on American ships by boycotting goods from England by imposing tariffs

by imposing tariffs

The "American system" proposed by Henry Clay was a plan to: protect the planters in the South develop the public schools in the North and South resume trade with England after the War of 1812 gain prosperity for the nation through a protective tariff

gain prosperity for the nation through a protective tariff

Select all that apply. Rice and indigo were the staple crops grown on many Carolina plantations. What two staple crops were grown on other Southern plantations? hemp sugar corn barley wheat

hemp sugar

Select all that apply. On a well-established plantation, slaves worked as: house servants factory workers field laborers ship builders craftsmen

house servants field laborers craftsmen

Southern planters objected to the protective tariff of 1816 because it: decreased the selling price of cotton increased the price of skilled slaves increased the cost of manufactured goods helped pay for western improvements

increased the cost of manufactured goods

Southern planters objected to the tariff because it: increased the cost of manufactured goods increased the price of skilled slaves helped pay for western improvements decreased the selling price of cotton

increased the cost of manufactured goods

Which of the following statements is true of Missouri? admission as a free state would change the balance of power many of the settlers were slaveowners from the South the Tallmadge Amendment established slavery in Missouri

many of the settlers were slaveowners from the South

The battle of the Alamo in Texas resulted in a: military victory truce massacre none of the above

massacre

Which of the following was not a factor for widespread resistance and outright revolt by slaves? slaves who obeyed the wishes of the owner threat and anticipation of punishment dehumanizing aspects of the slave system

slaves who obeyed the wishes of the owner