History Term 1 Multiple Choice

Which development in transportation is Governor Clinton describing?

Erie Canal

Based on this map, what was one effect of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

Native Americans were forced from their tribal lands to Indian territories in the west

Native Americans were moved to Indian Territories depicted in the map partially because

President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830

Which key event influenced the writing of this document?

President Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus at the start of the Civil War

A historian would find document 1 most useful for

Studying President Jefferson's motivations for making the Louisiana Purchase

A historian would find this document most useful for

Studying the economic and social differences between the North and South at the start of the Civil War

The Louisiana Purchase led to a turning point in history because

The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States and accelerated its westward expansion

Which of the following claims is supported by both documents 1 and 2?

The Missouri Compromise divided the nation into Northern free states and Southern slave states.

Which generalization is supported by the information in the chart?

The North had greater economic strength than the South

According to President Lincoln, what is the great task remaining for the living?

To support a new birth of freedom across the United States

Which statement best describes President Jackson's purpose in this excerpt?

To tell Native Americans why they must leave their tribal lands for Indian territories

Which statement best expresses the purpose of President Monroe's speech?

To warn European powers not to interfere with independence movements in their former colonies in the Western hemisphere

Which other civil rights movement most likely influenced the creation of this document?

Abolition movement prior to the Civil War

According to Document 2, what was a major effect of the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States

According to the author, which of these was the most direct result of the Dred Scott decision?

Abraham Lincoln's election to the Presidency in 1860

Which evidence best supports the claims made by this excerpted resolution?

American settlers of Texas who grew cotton with enslaved labor hoped to join the union as a slave state.

The above excerpt autobiography (Document 1) and letter (Document 2) are similar in that they

Attest to the insecure economic position of women in New England in the 1800s

According to this excerpt, what was one key difference between black and white abolitionists?

Black abolitionists were more willing to engage in armed rebellion than white abolitionists

The circumstances outlined in the document contributed to which of the following turning points?

Civil War between the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865

Which problem is being discussed in the excerpted document above?

Different perspectives on states rights prior to the United States Civil War

Which of the following events influenced the changes in cotton production and slavery in the United States between 1800 and 1860 illustrated in the graphs above?

Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin

The intended audience of this poster was most likely

Enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy

Both the black and white abolitionists mentioned in this document were fighting against which policy

Enslavement of African Americans in the United States prior to the Civil War

Which claim is supported by both Documents 1 and 2?

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an influential abolitionist

Which of the following was most likely a cause of the events illustrated in the map above?

Manufacturing and population centers in the 1800's were located mostly in the North

Which key event influenced the writing of the document above?

Mass casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg

In which order did the pre Civil War compromises occur?

Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act

Which group of people was President Jackson addressing?

Native Americans

Which statement best describes the purpose of the excerpted document above?

Publicize some of the ways the civil rights of women were violated by men in the early 1800's

Which event led to the drafting of the document excerpted above?

Seneca Falls Convention

The information provided by the map best supports the conclusion that

The North had transportation advantages by the start of the Civil War

Which foreign policy is most closely related to the Monroe Doctrine?

The Roosevelt Corollary

Based on document 1, why would the acquisition of New Orleans be significant to the United States?

The United States needed the Port of New Orleans to transport produce

This excerpted resolution opposing the Mexican American War reflects which debate raging at that time?

The debate over whether or not popular sovereignty should be used as a tool to decide if a state would allow the enslavement of African Americans

According to the author, the Dred Scott decision was a turning point in American politics because

The decision further divided the North and the South in the debate over slavery

Which government action most directly prompted the publication of this poster?

The issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

Which development caused young farming women in the early 1800s to seek work in New England factories?

The market revolution because many goods women traditionally made could now be purchased at market making women's labor less valuable at home.

Based on these graphs, what is one relationship between cotton production and the growth of slavery between 1800 and 1860?

The number of slaves in the United States increased as cotton production grew

Which statement best describes the author's point of view?

The purchase of the Louisiana Territory without war or major financial obligation would be a remarkable achievement

Which statement best describes the author's purpose in writing the document excerpted above?

To argue that President Lincoln did not have the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus

Which statement best describes the author's purpose in making this speech?

To express the reasons he supports the purchase of the Louisiana territory

Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because it

linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast

Based on the map, the Erie Canal and Hudson River contributed directly to the

rapid increase in population in upstate New York