History 1301 Quiz 5
If by the end of this course you have earned 901 points, what final grade will you receive?
A
Which is true of the planter class in the American South of the 19th century?
As planters they owned twenty or more slaves
What was the primary commodity driving US slavery in the 1800s?
Cotton
How did Andrew Jackson respond when Congress put forth a bill to extend the national bank's charter for 20 years?
He vetoed the bill
Which is true about the rise of plantation slavery in the lower South?
It occurred after the trans-Atlantic slave trade had been abolished
He wrote an essay justifying Indian removal based largely on assumptions of Indian inferiority
Lewis Cass
Which of the following is NOT associated with the Jackson presidency?
Monroe Doctrine
The last large-scale slave rebellion in the American South took place in 1831 and was led by. . .
Nat Turner
When African slaves rose up and took over a Cuban slave ship, John Quincy Adams won their freedom on the grounds that the slaves had been acquired from Africa after the trans-Atlantic slave trade had been outlawed. What was the name of the ship?
The Amistad
Which of these events helps to explain the Second Middle Passage of the 1800s?
The Industrial Revolution
According to this 1820 agreement, slavery would be prohibited in the territory of the Louisiana Purchase above the 36⁰ 30' line of latitude.
The Missouri Compromise
Under Andrew Jackson, the practice of filling federal government jobs with persons loyal to the party of the president was referred to as . . .
The Spoils System
What did South Carolina nullify in the Nullification Crisis?
The Tariff of abominations
The forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia to lands west of the Mississippi River resulted in the death of thousands and is referred to by which name?
The Trail of Tears
The term "Second Middle Passage" refers to . . .
The selling of US slaves from the upper south to the lower south in the 1800s
When did slavery in the U.S. become a "peculiar institution"?
When it was abolished in the North
In response to this ruling, Jackson reportedly said, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."
Worcester v. Georgia
