APUSH Midterm Practice Questions- 11th Grade

The modern feminist movement can be traced to the A) Seneca Falls Convention B) 19th Amendment C) National Organization for Women D) popularization of birth control

A. Seneca Falls Convention

he Corrupt Bargain is a direct reference to which of the following Presidential Elections? A) The 1824 Presidential Election. B) The 1820 Presidential Election. C) The 1800 Presidential Election. D) The 1828 Presidential Election.

A. The 1824 Presidential Election

In the Oregon treaty (1846) the northern boundary of the unites States was established to the Pacific Ocean along the line of 1. 49th parallel 2. 52 40' 3. 54 40' 36 30'

1. 49th parallel

The Union blockade of Confederate ports was 1. Initially leaky but eventually effective 2. Challenged by the powerful navies of Britain & France 3. Immediately effective in capturing Confederate blockade-running ships 4. Largely ineffective in shutting off the sale of Confederate cotton in Europe

1. Initially leaky but eventually effective

The political effects of the Emancipation Proclamation were 1. To bolster public support for the war & the Republican Party 2. To strengthen the North's moral cause but weaken the Lincoln administration in the Border States & parts of the North 3. To turn the Democratic party from support of the war toward favoring recognition of the Confederacy 4. To weaken support for the Union among British & French public opinion

2. To strengthen the North's moral cause but weaken the Lincoln administration in the Border States & parts of the North

"Greenbacks" were 1. Confederate paper currency 2. Unbacked Union paper currency 3. backed by a gold standard 4. a huge factor in encouraging economic development of both the Union and Confederacy

2. Unbacked Union paper currency

The issue of runaway slaves was important to most southerns because 1. The South was losing significant and irreplaceable portion of its labor 2. While the overall loss of property was relatively insignificant, the loss of honor and passing moral judgments by the northerners were felt more 3. The overwhelming success of the Underground Railroad posed a critical and immediate threat to the southern way of life 4. Escaped slaves would likely organize a black army to stage armed rebellions against white southern planters and their planation

2. While the overall loss of property was relatively insignificant, the loss of honor and the passing of moral judgments by the northerners were felt more

In the debates of 1850, Senator William H. Seward, as a representative of the Northern Young Guard, argued that 1. Senator Daniel Webster proposed a highly coercive fugitive slave law which was an acceptable concession to the South 2. John C. Calhoun's compromise plan must be adopted to preserve the Union 3. Christian legislators must obey God's moral law 4. Compromise must be achieved to preserve the Union

3. Christian legislators must obey God's moral law

In his quest for California, President James K. Polk 1. Advocated war with Mexico from the beginning 2. Argued strongly for annexation, because Americans were the most numerous people in the area 3. First advocated buying the area from Mexico 4. Sought British help to persuade Mexico to sell the area to the United States

3. First advocated buying the area from Mexico

In the 1840s, the view that God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching across North America was called 1. Continentalism .2 Isolationism 3. Manifest Destiny 4. Divine Mandate

3. Manifest Destiny

The firing of Fort Sumter had the effect of 1. Pushing ten other states to join South Carolina in seceding from the Union 2. Causing Lincoln to declare a war to free the slaves 3. Strengthening many Northerners' view that the South should be allowed to secede 4. Arousing Northern support for a war to put down the South's "rebellion"

4. Arousing Northern support for a war to put down the South's "rebellion"

The Mormon religion originated in which of these regions of the USA? A) Western New York B) The Bible Belt C) The Southwest D) The Pacific Northwest

A. Western New York

The focus of the Second Great Awakening was on the A) role of the individual B) helplessness of the individual C) religious toleration in America D) sin of society

A. role of the individual

Which of the following best describes the "spoils system?" A) An elected official has to fill positions based on those individuals who lost elections. B) An elected official chooses political appointees based on donations, friendship, and support instead of merit and ability. C) An army general gets to keep the spoils of war from military conquests, allowing them to build a political career. D) An elected official gets to use leftover campaign contributions for various political projects.

B. An elected official chooses political appointees based on donations, friendship, and support instead of merit and ability.

What change in the presidential nominating system came about during the Jackson era? A) Parties allowed universal suffrage in their primaries. B) Candidates were nominated at mass conventions. C) Conventions were held in cities controlled by mayors of the party. D) Rival factions within each party competed for nominations.

B. Candidates were nominated at mass conventions.

Who of the following was an important figure in school reform? A) Dorthea Dix B) Horace Mann C) Henry David Thoreau D) Joseph Smith

B. Horace Mann

Which of the following events had a significant impact on the number of slaves living in the United States? A) Increased traffic from Spanish slave traders B) The invention of the Cotton Gin C) The abolition of the slave trade by the British Empire D) The invention of medicine capable of curing malaria.

B. The invention of the Cotton Gin

Pet banks" were A) banks to which fraudulent money was sent during the Whiskey Ring scandal B) banks to which Andrew Jackson sent money from the National Bank C) banks which remained open during the bank holidays set by Franklin Delano Roosevelt D) banks which were insured by the FDIC during the 1930s

B. banks to which Andrew Jackson sent money from the National Bank

The African Methodist Episcopal Church founded by Richard Allen was noteworthy because A) it was the first racially integrated church in the USA B) it was the first independent black denomination in the USA C) it established an African American colony in Liberia D) it made Christianity popular among African Americans for the first time

B. it was the first independent black denomination in the USA

Americans came south to Texas in the 1820s because A) Texas offered them better opportunities for freedom B) Texas experienced a gold rush C) Mexico offered them land grants D) they wanted to take over Mexico

C. Mexico offered them land grants

Joseph Smith is the founder of which religious sect? A) Methodism B) Baptism C) Mormonism D) Seventh-Day Adventism

C. Mormonism

One factor which weakened Union members' bargaining positions in the early 19th century was A) the decision in Commonwealth v. Hunt B) the federal government's refusal to introduce a 10-hour day for federal projects C) the influx of immigrants D) the growth of the factory system

C. the influx of immigrants

Which New York reverend preached that conversion was up to the individual? A) Cotton Mather B) George Fitzhugh C) Timothy Dwight D) Charles Finney

D. Charles Finney

What was the impact of the Revolutionary War and its aftermath in terms of religion? A) Religion became more popular in the United States. B) While traditional Protestantism declined, Catholicism grew at a record pace. C) The traditional church position was strengthened. D) Deism gained popularity among educated classes.

D. Deism gained popularity among educated classes.

Which of the following states would be most likely to oppose tariffs in the antebellum period? A) Pennsylvania B) Kentucky C) Massachusetts D) South Carolina

D. South Carolina

Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren held off on annexing Texas into the U.S. because A) the territory was too big for the United States to effectively govern yet B) the territory did not have enough people to apply for statehood under the Northwest Ordinance C) Britain had a rival claim on the land and they did not want to provoke a war with them D) northerners objected to the expansion of slavery

D. northerners objected to the expansion of slavery

The effect of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin was that it A) prompted the South to understand the harshness of slavery B) prompted Northerners to go to war for abolition C) improved the public's perception of the plantation system D) played on people's sympathies

D. played on people's sympathies

One Civil War measure passed by the Union which aggravated many working class Northerners was 1. The Homestead Act 2. total war in Georgia .3 conscription 4. The Morrill Land Grant Act

.3 conscription

After the unsuccessful Peninsula Campaign, Lincoln & the Union turned to 1. A new strategy based on "total war" against the Confederacy 2. A new strategy based on an invasion through the mountains of western Virginia & Tennessee 3. A pattern of defensive warfare designed to protect Washington, D.C. 4. A reliance on the navy rather than the army to win the war

1. A new strategy based on "total war" against the Confederacy

The United States' victory in the Mexican War resulted in all of the following except 1. Acquisition of the Oregon Territory 2. Renewed controversy over the issue of extending slavery into the territories 3. A possible split in the Whig & Democrat parties over slavery 4. The cession by Mexico of an enormous amount of land to the United States

1. Acquisition of the Oregon Territory

The thousands of black soldiers in the Union army 1. Added a powerful new weapon to the antislavery dimension of the Union cause 2. Were prevented from participating in combat 3. Seldom fought effectively in battle 4. Saw action in the very first days of the war

1. Added a powerful new weapon to the antislavery dimension of the Union cause

What impact did the Proclamation have on foreign policy? 1. In order to avoid appearing as though they were overtly pro-slavery, France and Britain refused the request of the Confederacy for full military support. 2. The Spanish government would join the South in an effort to become part of the global cotton market. 3. British government demanded that the United States and the Confederate States of America find a way to end the war amicably. 4. The stature and prestige of the United States was irreparably damaged around the world.

1. In order to avoid appearing as though they were overtly pro-slavery, France and Britain refused the request of the Confederacy for full military support.

General Ulysses S. Grant's capture of Vicksburg was especially important because 1. It quelled Northern peace agitation & cut off the Confederate trade route across the Mississippi 2. It ended the threat of a Confederate invasion of southern Illinois & Indiana 3. It blocked the French army in Mexico from moving to aid the Confederacy 4. It destroyed Southern naval power

1. It quelled Northern peace agitation & cut off the Confederate trade route across the Mississippi

Lincoln argued that his assertion of executive power & suspension of certain civil liberties was justified because 1. It was necessary to set aside small provisions of the Constitution in order to save the Union 2. The South had committed even larger violations of the Constitution 3. During wartime a president has complete and total unlimited power over the civilian population 4. He had indicated that he would take such steps during his campaign for his presidency

1. It was necessary to set aside small provisions of the Constitution in order to save the Union

The "copperheads" were 1. Northern Democrats who opposed the Union war effort 2. Republicans who opposed the Lincoln administration 3. Democrats who backed the Union but opposed a war against slavery 4. Radical Republicans who advocated a war to destroy slavery & punish the South

1. Northern Democrats who opposed the Union war effort

Lincoln first declared the war was being fought for the purpose of 1. Only to save the Union & not to free the slaves 2. In order to end slavery only in the Border States 3. In order to restore the Missouri Compromise 4. Only to punish South Carolina for firing on Fort Sumter

1. Only to save the Union & not to free the slaves

Most Americans who migrated to the Oregon Country were attracted by 1. Rich soil of the Willamette River Valley 2. Expectation of fighting British troops 3. Potential profits in the fur trade 4. Discovery of Gold and silver in the Cascade Mountains

1. Rich soil of the Willamette River Valley

The nomination of James K. Polk as the Democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was secured by 1. Southern expansionists 2. Radical abolitionists 3. Anti-Texas Southerners 4. Eastern Business Interests

1. Southern expansionists

In the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), the "Five Civilized Tribes" 1. Supported the Confederacy 2. Supported a war for the Union but not a war against slavery 3. Sent many young warriors to fight for the Union cause .4 Tried to stay neutral in the "white man's war"

1. Supported the Confederacy

One of the few successes of the Articles of Confederation involved 1. The Northwest ordinance 2. Federal taxation 3. Shay's rebellion 4. Foreign relations

1. The Northwest Ordinance

Which of the following statements is true? 1. The result of the battle of Antietam gave the Union the motivation to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. 2. The Battle of Gettysburg gave the Union the motivation to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. 3. After their loss at Bull Run, the Union needed to reassure their people that the government was still capable of winning. 4. The Emancipation Proclamation had no impact on the ability of the South to wage war against the Union.

1. The result of the battle of Antietam gave the Union the motivation to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), ending the Mexican War, included 1. United States payment of $15 million for the cession of Northern Mexico 2. United States annexation of all the territory south of the Rio Grande 3. The banning of slavery from all territory ceded to the United States 4. A requirement that Mexico play $3.25 million in damages to the United States

1. United States payment of $15 million for the cession of Northern Mexico

Among the potential advantages the Union possessed at the beginning of the Civil War was 1. Better preparation of its ordinary soldiers for military life 2. A continuing influx of immigrant manpower from Europe 3. More highly educated & experienced generals 4. The ability to fight a primarily defensive war

2. A continuing influx of immigrant manpower from Europe

with the discovery of gold near Sutter's Mill California in 1848 al of the following took place except 1. Miner and adventures from around the world came to California 2. All of the miners stuck rich in California with lucrative, easy and plentiful discoveries of gold 3. Crime soared in California due to the large number of lawless men and virtueless women who arrived there 4. The most reliable profits in the California gold rush were made by those who provided personal services such as laundry services and clothing for miners

2. All of the miners stuck rich in California with lucrative, easy and plentiful discoveries of gold

The success of the Confederate raider Alabama highlighted the issue of 1. Northern inferiority on the high seas 2. Britain's un-neutral policy of allowing Confederate ships to be built in its naval yards 3. The British navy's ability to break the Union blockade of Southern ports 4. The superiority of Confederate ironclad ships over the Union's wooden vessels

2. Britain's un-neutral policy of allowing Confederate ships to be built in its naval yards

The British-American dispute over the border of Maine & Canada was solved 1. By the total victory of the United States in the Aroostook War in 1842 2. By a negotiated political compromise that gave each side some territory along the disputed border 3. When America was given all the disputed territory in question as a result of a binding arbitration decision made by 3 neutral countries 4. By the Caroline incident

2. By a negotiated political compromise that gave each side some territory along the disputed border

Harriet Tubman gained fame 1. As an African American antislavery novelist 2. By helping slaves to escape to Canada 3. As an advocate of the Fugitive Slave Act 4. In the gold fields of California

2. By helping slaves to escape to Canada

Women made particular advances during the Civil War by 1. Advocating the right to vote for both African-Americans & women 2. Entering industrial employment & providing medical aid for soldiers on both sides 3. Pushing for women to take up noncombatant roles in the military 4. Upholding the feminine ideals of peace & reconciliation

2. Entering industrial employment & providing medical aid for soldiers on both sides

The American military leader whose strategic military & diplomatic mission opened Japan up to the United States in 1853-1854 was 1. William Walker 2. Matthew Perry 3. Clayton Bulwer 4. Winfield Scott

2. Matthew Perry

One argument against annexing Texas to the United States was that the annexation 1. Could involve the country in a series of ruinous wars in American & Europe 2. Might give more power to the supporters of slavery 3. Was not supported by the people of Texas 4. Offered little political or economic value to America

2. Might give more power to the supporters of slavery

One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to 1. Demonstrate the strength of Latino culture 2. Regain sovereignty over Texas & humiliate the hated yanquis (Americans) 3. Capture slaves & take them back to Mexico 4. Force American to make good on unpaid claims of damages to Mexican citizens

2. Regain sovereignty over Texas & humiliate the hated yanquis (Americans)

An important factor in Lincoln's victory in the election of 1864 was 1. foreign support from Britain and France 2. Sherman's victory at Atlanta 3. Grant's victory in Virginia 4. the Union takeover of the Mississippi River

2. Sherman's victory at Atlanta

Officially, the Emancipation Proclamation freed only 1. Slaves who had fled their masters & joined the Union Army 2. Slaves under control of the rebellious Confederate states 3. Slaves in the Border States & in areas under Union Army control 4. Slaves in Washington, D.C.

2. Slaves under control of the rebellious Confederate states

The primary reason that the British government decided to compromise with the United States on the Oregon Country border was 1. The support of the Hudson's Bay Company 2. The British government's belief that the Oregon Country was neither politically nor economically critical to British foreign policy interests 3. The threat posed to British Columbia by an alliance of Indians & French traders & pioneers 4. America's acceptance of 54 40'

2. The British government's belief that the Oregon Country was neither politically nor economically critical to British foreign policy interests

The term "Butternut Region" refers to 1. The mountain areas of the South that remained loyal to the Union 2. The areas of southern Ohio, Indiana, & Illinois that opposed an antislavery war 3. The areas of the upper Midwest that supplied a large portion of the committed Union volunteers 4. The areas of southern Pennsylvania & New York that supported the war but hated the draft

2. The areas of southern Ohio, Indiana, & Illinois that opposed an antislavery war

Many Northern states passed personal liberty laws in response to the Compromise of 1850's provision regarding 1. Legally authorizing slavery in the District of Columbia 2. The facilitation of the return of runaway slaves to slave-owners 3. Restrictions on free blacks 4. The interstate slave trade

2. The facilitation of the return of runaway slaves to slave-owners

With the discovery of gold near Sutter's Mill, California in 1848, all of the following took place except 1. The majority had come from foreign nations 2. The majority gained considerable financial rewards in some way shape or form 3. A distressingly high proportion were lawless men 4. Most were interested in free-soil farming

2. The majority gained considerable financial rewards in some way shape or form

Which of the following conclusions can you draw from the attached data concerning the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Confederacy compared to the Union? 1. The Confederacy had far less capable troops than that of the Union. 2. The manufacturing and transportation capabilities of the North far exceed that of the South. 3. The slave population of the South would be a problem for the Confederacy. 4. The population of the North was the one deciding factor in the war.

2. The manufacturing and transportation capabilities of the North far exceed that of the South.

One effect of the first Battle of Bull Run was 1. To convince the North that victory would not be difficult 2. To increase the South's already dangerous overconfidence 3. To demonstrate the superiority of Southern volunteer soldiers over Northern draftees 4. To cause a wave of new Southern enlistments in the army

2. To increase the South's already dangerous overconfidence

Which of the following states joined the Confederacy after Lincoln's call for troops? 1. Florida, Louisiana, & Texas 2. Virginia, Arkansas, & Tennessee 3. Missouri, Maryland, & Delaware 4. South Carolina, North Carolina, & Mississippi

2. Virginia, Arkansas, & Tennessee

Which of the following groups would have mostly approved of the Articles of Confederation 1. citizens who desired strong central governments 2. people who were fervent supporters of states' rights 3. souther aristocrats and plantation owners 4. representatives of the Continental congress

2. people who were fervent supporters of states' rights

The Pierce administration's covert scheme to gain control of Cuba was stopped when 1. Spain threatened a preemptive war against the US 2. the secret Ostend Manifesto was leaked to the public 3. US leaders signed the Clayton-Bulwer treaty 4. US prospectors interfered with the invasion

2. the secret Ostend Manifesto was leaked to the public

According to the principal of popular sovereignty, the question of slavery in the territories should be determined by 1. a national referendum of all citizens of states 2. the self determination of people in any given territory 3. Cnogressional Legislaiton 4. The supreme court

2. the self determination of people in any given territory

Which of the following answers best describes the imbalance in the number of railroad miles between the North and the South? 1. The South was almost incapable of any sort of logistical planning, leading to the imbalance of railroad miles. 2. The North owned the railroad companies, and refused to lay track in the South. 3. The North was far more industrialized and populous than the South, and therefore required far more miles of track to support their economy. 4. The South had no need for railroads, as they used ships to move their goods to foreign ports.

3. . The North was far more industrialized and populous than the South, and therefore required far more miles of track to support their economy.

Those people most adamantly opposed to President James K. Polk's expansionist program in Oregon, Texas & the Southwest were the 1. Pro-slavery Whigs 2. Generals in the U.S. Army such as General Zachary Taylor 3. Abolitionists 4. Southern Democrats

3. Abolitionists

For the political views he expressed in his Seventh of March Speech, Daniel Webster was viciously condemned by 1. Northern Unionists 2. Northern banking & commercial interests 3. Abolitionists & Free-Soilers 4. Henry Clay

3. Abolitionists and Free Soilers

During the debate in Congress over President Polk's requested Congressional Declaration of War against Mexico, the Polk Administration was frequently called upon by which representative to respond to "spot resolutions," demanding to know where American blood had been shed to provoke the war 1. Henry Clay 2. Daniel Webster 3. Abraham Lincoln 4. William Seward

3. Abraham Lincoln

Among the potential advantages the Confederacy possessed at the beginning of the Civil War was 1. A stronger & more balanced economy 2. A stronger navy 3. Better-trained officers & soldiers 4. A larger reserve of manpower

3. Better-trained officers & soldiers

One of the lasting impacts of the shay's rebellion was that 1. it identified the mistreatment that the Native Americans were being subjected to by colonists 2. it demonstrated the inherent flaws of rebellion 3. it provided evidence that a more centralized government was necessary to prevent future rebellions 4. it demonstrated the need for a stronger American naval fleet

3. It provided evidence that a more centralized government was necessary to prevent future rebellions

General William Tecumseh Sherman's march "from Atlanta to the sea" was especially notable for 1. Its tactical brilliance against Confederate cavalry forces 2. Its effective use of public relations to turn Southern sympathies against the Confederacy 3. Its brutal use of "total war" tactics of destruction & pillaging against Southern civilian populations 4. Its impact in inspiring Northern public opinion to turn against slavery

3. Its brutal use of "total war" tactics of destruction & pillaging against Southern civilian populations

the earliest known use of the term Manifest Destiny was in 1845 by 1. John Tyler 2. James K. Polk 3. John L. O'Sullivan 4. Ralph Waldo Emerson

3. John L. O'Sullivan

Many of the new millionaires who emerged in the North during the Civil War 1. Committed their personal fortunes to the Union cause 2. Made their fortunes by providing poorly made "shoddy" goods to the Union armies 3. Made their highest profits by selling captured cotton to British textile manufacturers 4. Earned public distrust by secretly advocating a negotiated settlement with the Confederacy

3. Made their highest profits by selling captured cotton to British textile manufacturers

Which of the following was NOT a border state? 1. Missouri 2. Kentucky 3. Oklahoma 4. Maryland

3. Oklahoma

The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that 1. Mexican territory would not be annexed to the United States 2. The United States should have to pay Mexico a financial indemnity for having provoked the war 3. Slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States 4. Slavery in the territories would be determined by popular sovereignty

3. Slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States

The South's weapon of "King Cotton" failed to draw Britain into the war on the side of the Confederacy because 1. The British discovered that they could substitute flax & wool for cotton 2. The British were able to grow sufficient cotton in their own land 3. The British found sufficient cotton from previous stockpiles & from other sources like Egypt & India 4. The threat of war with France distracted British attention for several years

3. The British found sufficient cotton from previous stockpiles & from other sources like Egypt & India

President Polk's claim that "American blood [had been shed] on American soil" referred to news of an armed clash between Mexican & American troops near 1. San Antonio 2. Santa Fe 3. The Rio Grande 4. The Nueces River

3. The Rio Grande

the South grew increasingly worried about the future of slavery because 1. The Wilmot Proposal was likely to be revived and enacted by Congress after the congressional elections of 1850 2. The supreme Court was increasingly likely to issue a decisions about abolishing slavery everywhere in the Unites States 3. The admission of California might permanently tip the political balance against them 4. President Taylor was the 1st President to openly criticize slavery

3. The admission of California might permanently tip the political balance against them

the government that was created under the Articles of confederation did not last a long time because 1. British and Spanish intervention in colonies led to many rebellions against the states political system 2. the "continentals" which the government printed became devalued and caused the American nation to enter an economic depression 3. the central government lacked the power to enforce its authority 4. there was a growing displeasure with how states had been functioning following the American revolution

3. The central government lacked the power to enforce its authority

General Robert E. Lee's goals in invading the North in the summer of 1863 were 1. To capture major Northern cities like Philadelphia & Pittsburgh 2. To deflect attention from "Stonewall" Jackson's movements against Washington 3. To strengthen the Northern peace movement & encourage foreign intervention in the war 4. To cut off Northern supply lines & damage the Union's economic foundations

3. To strengthen the Northern peace movement & encourage foreign intervention in the war

In his Seventh of March Speech, Daniel Webster 1. attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals 2. called for a new more stringent fugitive slave law as a political concession to the South 3. advocated a congressional ban on slavery in all the western territories 4. became a hated figure in the south

3. advocated a congressional ban on slavery in all the western territories

Andrew Johnson was chosen to be Abraham Lincoln's running mate in 1864 because 1. he supported all of Lincoln's policies 2. he was an abolitionist 3. he was a loyal Democrat from the South 4. he was from a state needed to win the election

3. he was a loyal Democrat from the South

One reason the Confederate government was unable to be as effective as possible was 1. inexperienced leadership 2. poor military leadership 3. reluctance to give power to a strong central government 3. reluctance to make drastic economic changes to finance the South

3. reluctance to give power to a strong central government

"When forced, therefore, to resort to arms for redress, an appeal to the tribunal of the world was deemed proper for our justification. This was the object of the Declaration of Independence. Not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of, not merely to say things which had never been said before but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, and to justify ourselves in the independent stand we are compelled to take. Neither aiming at originality of principle or sentiment, nor yet copied from any particular and previous writing, it was intended to be an expression of the American mind, and to give to that expression the proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion." -Letter from Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson, 1825. What was the "proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion" Lee mentions in the last line? 1. submission and surrender 2. diplomacy and pacifism 3. war and open rebellion 4. none of the above

3. war and open rebellion

The most alarming aspect of the Compromise of 1850 to Northerners was the concession to the South concerning 1. Slavery in the District of Columbia 2. Slavery in the New Mexico & Utah territories 3. Continuation of the interstate slave trade 4. The revised, more stringent & coercive Fugitive Slave Law

4. . The revised, more stringent & coercive Fugitive Slave Law

The Aroostook War can best be described as 1. A short-lived insurrection in British Canada 2. A battle between Native Americans & settlers in Northern Maine 3. A full-scale war between Britain & the United States 4. A small-scale clash between lumberjacks in Maine & Canada

4. A small-scale clash between lumberjacks in Maine & Canada

The Underground Railroad consisted of 1. A radical new transportation design 2. A vehicle for capturing & returning runaway slaves back to the South 3. An informal network of homes where slaves could hide or their escape 4. A train that hid slaves in cargo areas & carried them to freedom in the North

4. An informal network of homes where slaves could hide or their escape

An event that helped prompt the Congressional enactment of the Compromise of 1850 was that when President Zachary Taylor 1. led an invasion of Texas to halt its attempts to take part of New Mexico 2. Supported fellow southerner John C. Calhoun's plan for union 3. decided not to run for reelection 4. Died suddenly and a conciliatory Millard Fillmore became president

4. Died suddenly and a conciliatory Millard Fillmore became president

The primary weakness of General George McClellan as a military commander was 1. His inability to gain the support of his troops 2. His tendency to rush into battle with inadequate plans & preparation 3. His lack of confidence in his own abilities 4. His excessive caution & reluctance to use his troops in battle

4. His excessive caution & reluctance to use his troops in battle

Antietam was one of the crucial battles of the Civil War because 1. It ended any possibility of Confederate invasion of the North 2. It was the last chance for the Confederates to win a major battle 3. It demonstrated just how bloody the war could be .4 It prevented British & French recognition of the Confederacy

4. It prevented British & French recognition of the Confederacy

All of the following were legacies of the U.S. war with Mexico except 1. Mexicans have never forgotten that the U.S. tore away approximately half of their country 2. The war resulted in a negative turning point in U.S. relations with Latin America 3. it reinvigorated the slavery issue & debates about extending slavery in the territories & newly admitted states in the United States 4. Latin America solidified their friendly relations with the United States government

4. Latin America solidified their friendly relations with the United States government

In 1846, the United States went to war with Mexico for all of the following reasons except 1. The ideology of Manifest Destiny 2. Moral indignation expressed by southwestern American expansionists following the deaths of American soldiers at the hands of Mexicans crossing the Rio Grande in April 1846 3. The desire to gain payment for unpaid damage tort claims (loss of property, personal injury or death) by American citizens against the Mexican government for damages to Americans & their property in the Southwest 4. The impulse to satisfy Congressman Abraham Lincoln & similar political allies Congress to enact the so-called "spot resolutions" concerning alleged Mexican incursions into American territory

4. The impulse to satisfy Congressman Abraham Lincoln & similar political allies Congress to enact the so-called "spot resolutions" concerning alleged Mexican incursions into American territory

In the Compromise of 1850, Congress determined that slavery in the New Mexico & Utah territories was 1. to be banned 2. to be protected by federal law 3. to be decided by the Supreme Court 4. To be decided by popular sovereignty

4. To be decided by popular sovereignty

Lincoln's plan for the federal forces in Fort Sumter was 1. To order the soldiers there to attack the surrounding Confederate army 2. To send about 3,000 soldiers & marines to reinforce the fort 3. To make a symbolic show of support & then withdraw the forces 4. To provision the garrison but not to reinforce it

4. To provision the garrison but not to reinforce it

Only July 3, 1844, the first formal diplomatic agreement between the United States & China was the 1. The Treaty of Kanagawa 2. Clayton-Bulwer Treaty 3. Chinese Open-Door Policy 4. Treaty of Wanghia

4. Treaty of Wanghia

How does the attached data explain the reasoning behind the Union's Anaconda Plan for victory over the South? 1. By attacking General Lee in Virginia, they would decapitate the head of the snake and the war would be over. 2. Using their superior population, the North would simply overwhelm the South and force them to surrender. 3. Using their superior manufacturing ability, the Confederacy would be able to field more equipment than the Union, negating any kind of quality of troop advantage. 4. Using their superior manufacturing, numerical superiority, and logistical advantages, the Union would squeeze the South into submission.

4. Using their superior manufacturing, numerical superiority, and logistical advantages, the Union would squeeze the South into submission.

One advantage the North held over the South when the Civil War began was 1. a more politically experienced leader 2. more talented military leadership 3. the opportunity to fight on the defensive 4. more capability to produce weapons

4. more capability to produce weapons

"It is agreed that the first Ten Articles of this Treaty shall be permanent and that the subsequent Articles except the Twelfth shall be limited in their duration to Twelve years to be computed from the Day on which the Ratifications of this Treaty shall be exchanged, but subject to this Condition that whereas the said Twelfth Article will expire by the Limitation therein contained at the End of two years from the signing of the Preliminary or other Articles of Peace, which shall terminate the present War, in which His Majesty is engaged; It is agreed that proper Measures shall by Concert be taken for bringing the subject of that article into amicable Treaty and Discussion so early before the Expiration of the said Term, as that new Arrangements on that head may by that Time be perfected and ready to take place. But if it should unfortunately happen that His Majesty and the United States should not be able to agree on such new Arrangements, in that case, all the Articles of this Treaty except the first Ten shall then cease and expire together." Source:Excerpt from the Jay Treaty, November 19, 1794. A protective tariff is best described as which of the following? A) A tax on foreign imports. B) A bill forbidding any new industry. C) An executive order denying dangerous persons into the country. D) An order raising militia to help protect the US in times of war.

A. A tax on foreign imports

All of the following social movements were prominent in the antebellum era EXCEPT A) Eugenics B) Abolition C) Temperance D) Higher education

A. Eugenics

Which of the following is true concerning the election of Andrew Jackson? A) He was the first populist president in the history of the United States. B) He was the first president who was a general. C) He was the first president to veto a bill sent to him by Congress. D) He was the first president to go to war with a foreign power.

A. He was the first populist president in the history of the United States

Which of the following was a contributing factor of the Nullification Crisis? A) Increased tariffs aimed at promoting American companies over foreign competitors which hurt Southern businesses. B) Increased tension over slavery created constant clashes between abolitionists and anti-abolitionists in Congress. C) A collection of several Southern states were refusing to allow their state militias to serve with the federal government. D) The United States was incapable of competing on the global market and it caused widespread economic hardship in the United States.

A. Increased tariffs aimed at promoting American companies over foreign competitors which hurt Southern businesses.

"Among the most formidable of the obstacles which the new constitution will have to encounter may readily be distinguished the obvious interest of a certain class of men in every state to resist all changes which may hazard a diminution of the power, emolument and consequence of the offices they hold under the state establishments. . . and the perverted ambition of another class of men, who will either hope to aggrandize themselves by the confusions of their country, or will flatter themselves with fairer prospects of elevation from the subdivision of the empire into several partial confederacies, than from its union under one government." - Federalist 1 What did the author mean when he said he was concerned about the United States being fractured into "partial confederacies"? A) That without a strong federal government as proposed under the Constitution, the United States would split into smaller, competitive nations vying for power. B) The United States was better off having the powerful run their own small, independent nations. C) The proposed Constitution should give the power to states to secede and form small coalition governments. D) None of the above.

A. That without a strong federal government as proposed under the Constitution the United States would split into smaller competitive nations vying for power

"When forced, therefore, to resort to arms for redress, an appeal to the tribunal of the world was deemed proper for our justification. This was the object of the Declaration of Independence. Not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of, not merely to say things which had never been said before but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, and to justify ourselves in the independent stand we are compelled to take. Neither aiming at originality of principle or sentiment, nor yet copied from any particular and previous writing, it was intended to be an expression of the American mind, and to give to that expression the proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion." -Letter from Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson, 1825. What does Henry Lee mean when he mentions "an appeal to the tribunal of the world" in line one of the passage? A) The United States did not have to care at all about the opinions of foreign powers, and so did not seek their approval when rebelling against Britain. B) The United States needed to make sure that their cause was laid out clearly in front of the nations of the World in order for their revolution to be legitimate. C) The approval of the rest of the world was not necessary because the cause of the United States was just and right. D) The United States would have to take their differences with Britain to the world court.

A. The United States did not have to care at all about the opinions of foreign powers and did not seek their approval when rebelling against Britain

"Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence therefore it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships, or enmities: Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course. If we remain one People, under an efficient government, the period is not far off, when we may defy material injury from external annoyance when we may take such an attitude as will cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected when belligerent nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation when we may choose peace or war, as our interest guided by justice shall Counsel." - George Washington's Farewell address, 1796. In the second paragraph, what best fits the meaning of the hope behind the idea of "one People, under an efficient government"? A) The United States will grow strong enough to resist any and all attempts by foreign powers to meddle in American business. B) The United States will be strong enough to challenge France and Britain as the most powerful nations in the world. C) The United States will end slavery. D) The United States will be able to avoid Civil War.

A. The unites states will grow strong enough to resist any and all attempts by foreign powers to meddle in American business

Which of the following statements best describes Jacksonian Democracy? A) Universal male suffrage, expansion of executive power, and an increase in participation by the citizenry. B) Universal suffrage, expansion of states' rights, and an increase in the power of the Supreme Court. C) Expansion of the power of the federal legislature, an increase in the power of the planter class, and an increase in the slave trade. D) A decline in the power of the industrialists, an increase in the power of the planter class, and a decrease in federal spending.

A. Universal male suffrage, expansion of executive power, and an increase in participation by the citizenry.

The Lowell System was A) a system of labor inducement employed by textile mills B) the system by which federal employees were hired in the early 19th century C) a system of planting and harvesting employed by cotton plantations D) a system of building roads employed in the west

A. a system of labor inducement employed by textile mills

"When forced, therefore, to resort to arms for redress, an appeal to the tribunal of the world was deemed proper for our justification. This was the object of the Declaration of Independence. Not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of, not merely to say things which had never been said before but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, and to justify ourselves in the independent stand we are compelled to take. Neither aiming at originality of principle or sentiment, nor yet copied from any particular and previous writing, it was intended to be an expression of the American mind, and to give to that expression the proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion." -Letter from Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson, 1825. What was said "which had never been said before" in the Declaration of Independence? A) No other nation had ever stated on paper that their citizens were all guaranteed the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." B) No other nation had ever stated on paper that slavery was legal and tolerated by law. C) No other nation had ever successfully rebelled against their parent nation as America had. D) None of the above.

A. no other nation had ever states on paper that their citizens were all guaranteed the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

The central issue Martin Van Buren dealt with during his presidency was A) replacing the National Bank B) the Supreme Court C) opposition in legislature by the Whigs D) slavery

A. replacing the National Bank

the following passage and on your knowledge of social studies. "It will be my sincere and constant desire to observe toward the Indian tribes within our limits a just and liberal policy, and to give that humane and considerate attention to their rights and their wants which is consistent with the habits of our Government and the feelings of our people." Source:Andrew Jackson, March 24, 1829. The Trail of Tears... A) saw the forcible removal of tens of thousands of Native Americans to lands in Oklahoma. B) was the name given to the Second Seminole War. C) led decades of peace between the Indian Nations and the US federal government. D) was responsible for creating good relations with foreign nations.

A. saw the forcible removal of tens of thousands of Native Americans to lands in Oklahoma.

in Walden, Henry David Thoreau stressed his belief that people A) should live as one with nature B) should let rationality rise above emotion C) should take advantage of new technology D) are fated to serve a certain role

A. should live as one with nature

A cause of the growing labor Union movement particularly in the cities was A) the arrival of new immigrants B) the Southern plantation system C) the invention of the cotton gin D) the rise in strife over slavery

A. the arrival of new immigrants

"Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence therefore it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships, or enmities: Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course. If we remain one People, under an efficient government, the period is not far off, when we may defy material injury from external annoyance when we may take such an attitude as will cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected when belligerent nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation when we may choose peace or war, as our interest guided by justice shall Counsel." - George Washington's Farewell address, 1796. What does George Washington mean when he says that the United States enjoys a "detached and distant situation" allowing them to stay away from foreign affairs? A) The United States has no real cultural, commercial, or linguistic connection to Europe, and should avoid involvement at all costs. B) Europe, and their problems, are over three thousand miles from the United States and so it does no good to be involved. C) The United States owes cultural and economic allegiance to many countries, making involvement difficult. D) The United States, while full of immigrants, has not truly been European for some time and should stay out of their business. Response

B. Europe and their problems are over three thousand miles from the Unites States and so it does not need to be involved

Why was Andrew Jackson depicted as a king in the above cartoon? A) His previous history as a general led many to believe that he was a military dictator. B) He refused to approve the recharter of the National Bank. C) He attempted several times to reinstate titles of nobility, which was against the Constitution. D) He attempted to dismiss Congress after the passage of the Tariff of Abominations LOOK UP PIC ONLINE

B. He refused to approve the recharter of the National bank

"When forced, therefore, to resort to arms for redress, an appeal to the tribunal of the world was deemed proper for our justification. This was the object of the Declaration of Independence. Not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of, not merely to say things which had never been said before but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, and to justify ourselves in the independent stand we are compelled to take. Neither aiming at originality of principle or sentiment, nor yet copied from any particular and previous writing, it was intended to be an expression of the American mind, and to give to that expression the proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion." -Letter from Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson, 1825. What statement below best sums up the purpose of this letter from Lee to Jefferson? A) Lee feels bad about his role in the Revolution, and seeks forgiveness or solace from Jefferson in order to relieve some guilt. B) Lee argues that it is not enough that the United States say the things mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, but that they back up those words with action. C) Lee argues that their position as Revolutionaries should be revered and respected among present day Americans. D) None of the above.

B. Lee argues that it is not enough that the United States say the things mentioned in the Declaration of Independence but that they back up those words with action

he 1834 invention which allowed farmers to harvest at a significantly faster rate was A) John Deere's steel plow B) McCormick's mechanical reaper C) Jerome Case's thrashing machine D) Eli Whitney's cotton gin

B. McCormick's mechanical reaper

The Electoral College was created to A) ensure fair elections B) protect the president from popular sentiment C) limit state autonomy D) weaken the legislative branch

B. Protect the president from popular sentiment

Celibacy, sexual equality, and social discipline are values most closely associated with which early 19th century group? A) Transcendentalists B) Shakers C) Mormons D) Baptists

B. Shakers

"Among the most formidable of the obstacles which the new constitution will have to encounter may readily be distinguished the obvious interest of a certain class of men in every state to resist all changes which may hazard a diminution of the power, emolument and consequence of the offices they hold under the state establishments. . . and the perverted ambition of another class of men, who will either hope to aggrandize themselves by the confusions of their country, or will flatter themselves with fairer prospects of elevation from the subdivision of the empire into several partial confederacies, than from its union under one government." - Federalist 1 What does the phrase "aggrandize themselves by the confusions of their country" most likely mean? A) Step up and lead the nation during a troubling and uncertain time. B) Take advantage of the uncertainty of post-Revolution American, and seize power to suit their own interests. C) Work with foreign powers in order to bring the United States back under European rule. D) None of the above.

B. Take advantage of the uncertainty of post-Revolution America and seize power to suit their own interests

25) the following historical excerpt and on your own knowledge of social studies. "It is agreed that the first Ten Articles of this Treaty shall be permanent and that the subsequent Articles except the Twelfth shall be limited in their duration to Twelve years to be computed from the Day on which the Ratifications of this Treaty shall be exchanged, but subject to this Condition that whereas the said Twelfth Article will expire by the Limitation therein contained at the End of two years from the signing of the Preliminary or other Articles of Peace, which shall terminate the present War, in which His Majesty is engaged; It is agreed that proper Measures shall by Concert be taken for bringing the subject of that article into amicable Treaty and Discussion so early before the Expiration of the said Term, as that new Arrangements on that head may by that Time be perfected and ready to take place. But if it should unfortunately happen that His Majesty and the United States should not be able to agree on such new Arrangements, in that case, all the Articles of this Treaty except the first Ten shall then cease and expire together." Source:Excerpt from the Jay Treaty, November 19, 1794. The Jay Treaty was responsible for which of the following? A) The US allying themselves with France. B) The US resolving many post-Revolutionary War issues with Britain. C) The US gaining Florida from Spain after the invasion by Andrew Jackson. D) The US receiving damages from the French government for naval impressment.

B. The US resolving many post-Revolutionary war issues with Britain

Which statement best describes the resolution of the conflict between Federalists and Anti-Federalists? A) The groups transitioned smoothly into the first two political parties of the United States. B) The Constitution was ratified and the new government's first task was to add a Bill of Rights. C) George Washington ultimately negotiated a compromise between the two sides. D) The Federalist Papers convinced dissenters of the strengths of the Constitution.

B. The constitution was ratified and the new government's first task was to add a Bill of Rights

Which of these best describes the cult of domesticity? A) The idea that sexism stifled women B) The idea that women are supposed to be submissive housewives C) The idea that every American should own their own home D) The idea that a person's home is the best place of worship

B. The idea that women are supposed to be submissive housewives

Andrew Jackson's frequent use of the veto resulted in which of the following? A) The majority of Americans opposed Jackson and did not vote for his chosen candidate in the next election. B) The office of the presidency became stronger relative to the legislature. C) The Maysville Road bill was defeated. D) Congress changed the number of votes needed to override a president's veto.

B. The office of the presidency became stronger relative to the legislature.

"Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence therefore it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships, or enmities: Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course. If we remain one People, under an efficient government, the period is not far off, when we may defy material injury from external annoyance when we may take such an attitude as will cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected when belligerent nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation when we may choose peace or war, as our interest guided by justice shall Counsel." - George Washington's Farewell address, 1796. Why does President Washington use the term "artificial ties" in line 3? A) The United States is deeply interested in European culture, and her struggles should be our struggles. B) The United States is an independent nation without a foreign ruler, and so any connections we have with Europe are the result of business and not culture or blood. C) In 1796, the United States was still partially ruled by foreign nations. D) None of the above.

B. The united states is an independent nation without a foreign ruler so any connections we have with Europe are a result of business and not culture or blood

The agreement about the issue of slavery made by the Constitutional delegates was known as the A) Virginia Plan B) Three-Fifths Compromise C) Great Compromise D) Bill of Rights

B. Three- fifths Compromise

the following passage and on your knowledge of social studies. "It will be my sincere and constant desire to observe toward the Indian tribes within our limits a just and liberal policy, and to give that humane and considerate attention to their rights and their wants which is consistent with the habits of our Government and the feelings of our people." Source:Andrew Jackson, March 24, 1829. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Indian Removal Act? A) To exterminate the Cherokee population of the South. B) To remove Indian Tribes off of land for use by white settlers. C) To punish the Indian tribes of the South for supporting the Confederacy. D) To punish the Indian Tribes for rebelling against Andrew Jackson.

B. To remove Indian Tribes off of land for use by white settlers.

The popularity of the revivalism movement during the Second Great Awakening garnered the nickname the "burned-over district" for which of the following areas? A) Ohio River Valley B) Western New York C) Southern Connecticut D) Eastern Massachusetts

B. Western New York

The publisher of The Liberator was A) Harriet Beecher Stowe B) William Lloyd Garrison C) Garrison Hearst D) Fredrick Douglas

B. William Lloyd Garrison

Andrew Jackson's "kitchen cabinet" referred to A) a group of Congressmen backing Jackson B) a group of supporters who advised Jackson C) a group of military advisers D) Jackson's appointments to the judiciary

B. a group of supporters who advised Jackson

The importance of the Seneca Falls Convention is that it A) forced the legalization of women's suffrage B) began the modern feminist movement C) propelled female candidates into office D) began the use of birth control

B. began the modern feminist movement

Martin Van Buren spent most of his term as president A) pushing for the annexation of Texas B) dealing with the problems left by the absence of the Second Bank C) continuing Andrew Jackson's crusade against Native Americans D) funding national transportation projects

B. dealing with the problems left by the absence of the Second Bank

he following passage and on your knowledge of social studies. "It will be my sincere and constant desire to observe toward the Indian tribes within our limits a just and liberal policy, and to give that humane and considerate attention to their rights and their wants which is consistent with the habits of our Government and the feelings of our people." Source:Andrew Jackson, March 24, 1829. The Second Seminole War... A) saw the total destruction of the Seminole Tribe. B) led to the forced expulsion of the Seminole from Florida. C) allowed the Seminole to stay in the Everglades. D) established the Seminole as a nation within the US.

B. led to the forced expulsion of the Seminole from Florida.

Jacksonian Democracy was based primarily on the principle that A) all Americans should be allowed to vote B) more Americans should become involved in politics C) the two party system needed to be modified D) government should be more accountable

B. more Americans should become involved in politics

The Great Compromise between the Virginia and New Jersey plans addressed A) North and South state disagreement over how slaves should be counted in the population B) representation in the legislature determined by population or per state C) the creation of a national bank and the location of the U.S. capital D) large and small state divisions over assumption of states' debt by the federal government Response

B. representation in the legislature determined by population or per state

What was a result of the "bank war" between Andrew Jackson and Nicolas Biddle? A) the National Bank was rechartered B) the nation went into recession C) no independent treasury was created until after the Civil War D) the nation reached an economic boom

B. the nation went into recession

On a demographic level, the adoption of the Constitution did not significantly change from the Articles of Confederation because A) the Constitution appointed an Electoral College to elect the president B) women, slaves, Native Americans, and free blacks were completely disenfranchised C) only one representative from each colony was given the right to vote D) only white men of the wealthiest class had any political power in the newly-established government

B. women, slaves, Native Americans and free blacks were completely disenfranchised

Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and the Grimke sisters would have most agreed with the views expressed in A) The Liberator B) The Feminine Mystique C) "Declaration of Sentiments" D) The North Star

C. "Declaration of Sentiments"

Why did friction initially develop between Americans in Texas and Mexicans? A) Americans refused to pay taxes to the Mexican government. B) Americans refused to convert to Protestantism. C) Americans refused to get rid of their slaves. D) Americans refused to pay Mexican workers fair salaries.

C. Americans refused to get rid of their slaves.

"It is in my judgment necessary under the circumstances of the case to take measures for calling forth the militia in order to suppress the combinations aforesaid, and to cause the laws to be duly executed; and I have accordingly determined so to do, feeling the deepest regret for the occasion, but withal the most solemn conviction that the essential interests of the Union demand it, that the very existence of government and the fundamental principles of social order are materially involved in the issue, and that the patriotism and firmness of all good citizens are seriously called upon, as occasions may require, to aid in the effectual suppression of so fatal a spirit." Source:Proclamation of the Whiskey Rebellion, George Washington, February 11, 1794. Which of the following answers best describes the causes of the Whiskey Rebellion? A) Anger over the newly enacted tax on the import of whiskey. B) Anger over the newly enacted export tax on whiskey. C) Anger over the newly enacted tax on the sale and purchase of whiskey. D) Anger over the newly enacted law forbidding the sale of whiskey on the frontier

C. Anger over the newly enacted tax on the sale and purchase of Whiskey

The most important cause of the increased output in cotton by the South during the early 19th century was A) a new infusion of slaves from Africa B) a high birth rate among slaves C) Eli Whitey's invention of the cotton gin D) American territorial expansion

C. Eli Whitey's invention of the cotton gin

the following political cartoon and your knowledge of social studies. Why did earlier groups of immigrants come to resent Irish and German immigrants in particular? A) The United States fought a series of wars against Irish and German states, leading to increased animosity. B) Irish and German immigrants were more likely to be criminals than "native" Americans. C) German and Irish immigrants could be paid fewer wages in manufacturing and mining jobs, leading to many American workers losing their jobs. D) Irish and German immigrants were guilty of sabotaging railroads and were often thought to be foreign spies.

C. German and Irish immigrants could be paid fewer wages in manufacturing and mining jobs, leading to many American workers losing their jobs.

Which of the following traits of the Second Great Awakening was not shared by the First Great Awakening? A) It favored emotional appeal over rationalism. B) It affected all sections of the country. C) It welcomed the feminization of religion D) It was fueled by the powerful sermons of numerous preachers.

C. It welcomed the feminization of religion

How did Andrew Jackson react to John C. Calhoun's Ordinance of Nullification? A) Jackson rescinded the tariffs which had provoked the ordinance. B) Jackson passed the Force Bill and would not budge on the tariffs. C) Jackson passed the Force Bill but agreed to compromise on the tariffs. D) Jackson asked the Supreme Court to strike down the ordinance.

C. Jackson passed the Force Bill but agreed to compromise on the tariffs.

Which of these was a naturalist and painter best known for studying and illustrating American birds? A) Frederic Edwin Church B) Ralph Waldo Emerson C) John James Audubon D) Thomas Cole

C. John James Audubon

An important improvement Dorothea Dix worked towards was A) women's right to vote B) higher education for women C) reform for the treatment of the mentally ill D) ending the sale of alcohol

C. Reform for the treatment of the mentally ill

The slave revolts by Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey, and Nat Turner caused A) greater freedom for slaves throughout the South B) greater freedom for select slaves in areas close to the North C) Southern plantation owners to tighten reigns on slaves D) mass Northern activism on behalf of slaves

C. Southern plantation owners to tighten reigns on slaves

Which of the following events did the most to convince Northerners to view slavery as a sin in the 1830s? A) The publication of McGuffey's Readers B) The First Great Awakening C) The Second Great Awakening D) John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

C. The Second Great Awakening

Why did Southern States threaten to secede after the passage of the Tariff of Abominations? A) The tariff increased the export tax for weapons which predominantly came from the Southern United States. B) The tariff limited the amount of cotton that the South could export to Europe. C) The tariff placed extremely high financial burdens on cotton exporters forcing them to sell to less profitable domestic markets. D) The tariff had components that called for the eventual limitation of slavery within the United States.

C. The tariff placed extremely high financial burdens on cotton exporters forcing them to sell to less profitable domestic markets.

What other early 19th century group had the most in common with the Shakers? A) Transcendentalists B) Methodists C) Utopians D) Abolitionists

C. Utopians

"Among the most formidable of the obstacles which the new constitution will have to encounter may readily be distinguished the obvious interest of a certain class of men in every state to resist all changes which may hazard a diminution of the power, emolument and consequence of the offices they hold under the state establishments. . . and the perverted ambition of another class of men, who will either hope to aggrandize themselves by the confusions of their country, or will flatter themselves with fairer prospects of elevation from the subdivision of the empire into several partial confederacies, than from its union under one government." - Federalist 1 What does the author mean here by "diminution of power"? A) Strengthening of power. B) Creating new allies. C) Weakening of power. D) None of the above.

C. Weakening of power

The 18th Amendment, which prohibited the sale, transportation, and production of alcohol, was most likely a result of which of the following? A) Social Gospel movement B) Mann Act C) Woman's Christian Temperance Union D) U.S. Chamber of Commerce

C. Woman's Christian Temperance Union

The Panic of 1837 was due in part to President Jackson's A) failure to enforce Worcester v. Georgia B) support of nullification C) dissolution of the Bank of the United States D) response to the Peggy Eaton affair

C. dissolution of the Bank of the United States

Horace Mann pushed for reform in A) prostitution B) gambling C) education D) slavery

C. education

Andrew Jackson's specie circular, his policy of only accepting hard currency for land, faced problems because A) hard currency was controlled by the railroad owners B) without the National Bank, there was nowhere to put hard currency C) hard currency was hard to find, putting farmers looking to buy land at the mercy of speculators D) the government controlled all of the hard currency

C. hard currency was hard to find, putting farmers looking to buy land at the mercy of speculators

The Know-Nothing Party operated around the idea that A) slavery should not be extended to the territories B) Freemasons had too much power C) immigration should be ended D) protestants should not be allowed to vote

C. immigration should be ended

The principle of checks and balances was a significant aspect of the Constitution because it A) provided an emergency plan of government in case another war ever broke out B) stipulated the rights and privileges that each person had as a citizen of America C) prevented the abuse of the central government's power D) was first formulated by the French philosopher, Lord Montesquieu

C. prevented the abuse of the central government's power

The Federalist Papers were written to A) argue for national independence B) promote the Articles of Confederation C) support ratification of the Constitution D) set the platform for the Federalist Party

C. support ratification of the Constitution

A long lasting and unintended consequence of the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney was A) the adoption of standardized, interchangeable parts across much of America B) a loss of supplemental earnings for poor immigrant workers and indentured servants C) the entrenchment of cotton plantations and slavery as core to the Southern economy D) cotton becoming more profitable due to increased efficiency in processing

C. the entrenchment of cotton plantations and slavery as core to the Southern economy

The Mormons of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints taught A) fatalism B) the role of the individual C) the promise of a pure kingdom of Christ D) that people did not convert because they were afraid

C. the promise of a pure kingdom of Christ

The influence of antebellum reform movements such as temperance, women's rights, and abolitionism largely reflected A) the popularity of theories for social improvement, especially by foreign intellectuals B) the low political standing of German and Irish immigrants who opposed these reforms C) the transformation of grassroots activism begun in the Second Great Awakening, but only in the North D) the competition between leaders of each movement, as they rarely had overlapping ideas

C. the transformation of grassroots activism begun in the Second Great Awakening, but only in the North

Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are most closely associated with the idea that A) alcohol should be prohibited since it had a detrimental effect on society B) settlement houses should be built to help educate immigrants C) voting rights should be granted to women D) conservation and the establishment of national parks should be a priority of Congress

C. voting rights should be granted to women

"It is agreed that the first Ten Articles of this Treaty shall be permanent and that the subsequent Articles except the Twelfth shall be limited in their duration to Twelve years to be computed from the Day on which the Ratifications of this Treaty shall be exchanged, but subject to this Condition that whereas the said Twelfth Article will expire by the Limitation therein contained at the End of two years from the signing of the Preliminary or other Articles of Peace, which shall terminate the present War, in which His Majesty is engaged; It is agreed that proper Measures shall by Concert be taken for bringing the subject of that article into amicable Treaty and Discussion so early before the Expiration of the said Term, as that new Arrangements on that head may by that Time be perfected and ready to take place. But if it should unfortunately happen that His Majesty and the United States should not be able to agree on such new Arrangements, in that case, all the Articles of this Treaty except the first Ten shall then cease and expire together." Source:Excerpt from the Jay Treaty, November 19, 1794. The Alien and Sedition Acts were designed with the express purpose of achieving which of the following goals? A) Stopping British and French immigration into the US. B) Allowing the US prosecute US citizens for treason. C) Keeping spies out of the United States and creating the first US intelligence service. D) Halting immigration and criminalizing critical speech against the government

D. Halting immigration and criminalizing critical speech against the government

What transcendentalist and author of Walden used civil disobedience to stand up against unjust laws? A) Ralph Waldo Emerson B) Nathaniel Hawthorne C) Herman Melville D) Henry David Thoreau

D. Henry David Thoreau

Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence therefore it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships, or enmities: Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course. If we remain one People, under an efficient government, the period is not far off, when we may defy material injury from external annoyance when we may take such an attitude as will cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected when belligerent nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation when we may choose peace or war, as our interest guided by justice shall Counsel." - George Washington's Farewell address, 1796. Which of the following events would George Washington wish to avoid at the time of this address? A) The 7 Years War B) The War of the Third Coalition C) The Franco-Prussian War D) The Wars of the French Revolution

D. The Wars of the French Revolution

"Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence therefore it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships, or enmities: Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course. If we remain one People, under an efficient government, the period is not far off, when we may defy material injury from external annoyance when we may take such an attitude as will cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected when belligerent nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation when we may choose peace or war, as our interest guided by justice shall Counsel." - George Washington's Farewell address, 1796. Which of the following best describes the nature of this passage? A) The United States should remain involved in the affairs of Europe and the rest of the world in order to protect their interests. B) The United States should support those nations trying to gain their freedom. C) The United States should supply monetary and military support to those nations in Europe who share our ideals. D) The United States, because of her youth, should not involve herself with the struggles of European powers.

D. The unites states because of her youth should not involve herself with the struggles of European powers

The party that served as the most important opposition to Andrew Jackson's Democrats were the A) Know-Nothings B) Republicans C) Populists D) Whigs

D. Whigs

The two social movements most closely linked in the 1840's were A) prison reform and temperance B) higher education and reform for the mentally ill C) evangelism and urbanization D) feminism and abolition

D. feminism and abolition

The following are all true of the temperance movement EXCEPT A) it argued alcoholism was a disease B) members felt alcohol was a social evil C) supporters tried to persuade drinkers to take a pledge of total abstinence D) it was composed primarily of Catholic immigrants

D. it was composed primarily of Catholic immigrants

The "gag rule" passed by Southern members of the House of Representatives was an attempt to A) extend slavery into all of the territories B) prevent abolitionists from being able to publish newspapers C) forbid free blacks from speaking D) prevent discussion of slavery in the House of Representatives

D. prevent discussion of slavery in the House of Representatives

"It is in my judgment necessary under the circumstances of the case to take measures for calling forth the militia in order to suppress the combinations aforesaid, and to cause the laws to be duly executed; and I have accordingly determined so to do, feeling the deepest regret for the occasion, but withal the most solemn conviction that the essential interests of the Union demand it, that the very existence of government and the fundamental principles of social order are materially involved in the issue, and that the patriotism and firmness of all good citizens are seriously called upon, as occasions may require, to aid in the effectual suppression of so fatal a spirit." Source:Proclamation of the Whiskey Rebellion, George Washington, February 11, 1794. Shay's Rebellion was most known to be responsible for which of the following? A) Protesting the ratification of the Constitution. B) Rising up against what they perceived to be pro-British influences in government. C) Protesting the issuance of paper money over specie. D) Protesting injustices brought about by the Articles of Confederation.

D. protesting injustices brought about by the Articles of the Confederation

The forced relocation of Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole nations, in particular, under the Indian Removal Act was ironic because A) further western settlement would eventually force Native Americans to abandon their territory in Oklahoma B) the Supreme Court had ruled that all of the nations could stay in Georgia C) the Trail of Tears ultimately persuaded lawmakers to protect Native American lands D) these Five Civilized Tribes' had been assimilating to western, American culture

D. these Five Civilized Tribes' had been assimilating to western, American culture

the following excerpt and on your knowledge of social studies. "It is in my judgment necessary under the circumstances of the case to take measures for calling forth the militia in order to suppress the combinations aforesaid, and to cause the laws to be duly executed; and I have accordingly determined so to do, feeling the deepest regret for the occasion, but withal the most solemn conviction that the essential interests of the Union demand it, that the very existence of government and the fundamental principles of social order are materially involved in the issue, and that the patriotism and firmness of all good citizens are seriously called upon, as occasions may require, to aid in the effectual suppression of so fatal a spirit." Source:Proclamation of the Whiskey Rebellion, George Washington, February 11, 1794. Who was responsible for leading the militia against the rebels during Shay's Rebellion? A) George Washington. B) Alexander Hamilton. C) Daniel Morgan. D) Andrew Jackson.

George Washington

One reason the Jacksonian era is often referred to as the "Age of the Common Man" is because A) white males first received universal suffrage B) Jackson's policies were geared towards helping small businessmen and merchants C) Jackson's victory was the first time someone from modest means had been elected President D) aristocrats were no longer in control of the presidency and Congress

a. white males first received universal suffrage

All of the following are positions supported by the Free Soil Party EXCEPT A) internal improvements B) free homesteads C) free labor D) low tariffs

low tariffs