Unit 4 APUSH Practice Multiple Choice Questions
Which phrase by Burleigh best addresses the motives of the largest number of immigrants coming to the United States during the years from 1816 to 1848?
"good pay for labor"
Which of the following treaties is correctly matched with its description?
Adams-Onis Treaty -- acquired Florida from Spain
Which person would most strongly disagree with Jefferson's statement, "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists'?
Alexander Hamilton
Support for the bill would have been consistent with support for which of the following?
American System
Which of the following reinforced the message that Burleigh was sending to the people who wanted to move to America?
American System
Monroe counted on which of the following European nations to be an ally if any nation challenged the Monroe Doctrine?
Britain
Tecumseh believed that which of the following would be the best way for the American Indians to respond to the desire of white settlers for land?
Forming a confederacy among all American Indians
Who was the famous black abolitionist who wrote an autobiography of his/her former life as a slave?
Frederick Douglass
The opposition to foreigners is most similar to the view that many had toward which of the following in America at this time?
Free African Americans
Jefferson's call to avoid entangling alliances is similar to the advice of?
George Washington
Based on the tone of the excerpt, which of the statements below best expresses German's position on declaring war in June of 1812?
He opposed going to war because he did not believe the country was prepared for one
Which of the following individuals would be most critical of Van Buren's economic policy as presented in this excerpt?
Henry Clay
American System by _________ consisted of____________
Henry Clay; strong banking system, easy abundant credit, protective tariff for manufacturing, network of roads and canals
Which of the following caused the movement described in the excerpt?
Immigration
As described in this excerpt, which of the following would be a benefit to business owners from having a union?
Individuals would develop better skills
During the 1840's and 1850's, which set of immigrant groups arrived in unprecedented numbers, resulting in a nativist backlash in popular culture?
Irish and Germans Explanation: Irish were escaping potato crop failures and famine. Germans were escaping economic hardships and the failure of democratic revolutions in Germany. So many immigrants were crowding the cities = backlash from native-born Americans
Which of the following statements best describes the Lowell system?
It involved using mill girls from rural areas to work in textile factories Explanation: Lowell Mill Girls used their wages to help support their families
Which of the following was NOT true about the 1820 Missouri Compromise?
It successfully kept the issue of slavery from becoming a national debate until just a few years before the Civil War Explanation: This was one of the first instigators of tension between the North and South on the issue of slavery. They basically drew a line (36°30') between slave and free states. It also incited many, many heated debates over emancipation
Which of the following best describes the Monroe Doctrine?
It was an American pronouncement to European countries not to interfere with independent nations in the Western Hemisphere Explanation: Basically, it told all the other countries not to try to colonize anything in the Western Hemisphere (i.e. North America, Central America, and South America)
Who of the following provided the strongest influence on President Monroe in the writing of the Monroe Doctrine?
John Quincy Adams
Which of the following is or are most similar to the statement in the excerpt?
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
According to Jefferson's address, which of the following should be relied on to protect equal rights for all people?
Laws
The first free public education system in the United States began in which of the following colonies?
Massachusetts
Who of the following would be most likely to agree with German's position on the war?
Merchants from New England
Which best explains why the American people were so supportive of the Monroe Doctrine?
Nationalism
As described in this excerpt, which individual or body makes the final decision on whether a law is valid in a state?
States
Which person or group most strongly advocated sending enslaved blacks to Africa as an answer to the problem of slavery?
The American Colonization Society Explanation: That was this organization's goal; remember, colonization = Africa
Which of the following movements, glorifying women's role as homemakers, resulted in part from the increasing separation between home and the workplace brought on by industrialization?
The Cult of Domesticity Explanation: When men took jobs outside the home to work for salaries in an office or factory, they were absent most of the time. The women in the household had to then become the moral leaders of the family.
Which of the following early American political parties most vocally championed the "common man," welcomed immigrants, and benefited from the expansion of voting rights to most white males?
The Democrats Explanation: Democrats in general because they were at one point one large group that eventually split into the National Democrats and Democratic-Republicans. Also, it was originally democrats vs federalists
Which of the following connected the Great Lakes to the East Coast and fueled the economic rise of New York City?
The Erie Canal Explanation: Think Lake Erie = Great Lakes
In which of the following areas were political debates LEAST affected by regional and sectional differences in the first half of the 19th century?
The expansion of white male suffrage Explanation: Empowerment of the common white man
Which of the following developments LEAST strengthened the increasing economic linkage of the North and the Midwest during the antebellum era?
The spread of plantation agriculture Explanation: No plantations in the North
What did the Hartford Convention, the nullification crisis, and some Marshall Court decisions all have in common?
They illustrated attempts by the federal gov't to assert greater control over the states and the resistance those attempts created Explanation: Basically, states rights vs federal rights
Which of the following groups held views most similar to the ideas expressed in this excerpt?
Transcendentalists
Which of the following groups provided the greatest support for Jackson's veto of the Bank?
Westerners
President Jackson's veto of the Bank bill would contribute most significantly to?
a financial panic
The development of which of the following best demonstrates the growing power of the nativist movement in the mid 19th century?
a political party
John C Calhoun defended slavery as
a positive good
irish immigrants settled
along the east coast
Which of the following was the immediate cause of the publication of the statement in this excerpt?
an increase in the tariff passed by Congress
Based on the excerpt, which of the following groups was President Jackson trying to help?
common individuals
The crop that best fits Downing's description as one of "the great staples" in mid 19th century America was?
cotton
concerns in Thomas Jefferson's letter to John Holmes (doc) can be best understood in the context of
debates over extension of slavery into the west
Stevens believes public education would provide support for?
democratic government
what were results of antebellum technological innovations such as textile machinery, steam engine, telegraph, interchangeable parts, etc?
expanded size and scope of domestic markets, increased industrial output and worker productivity, revolution in farming and agriculture, DID NOT heighten isolation of rural americans
Van Buren believed that the strength of the American economy was based on?
farmers and planters
Thoreau believed that a just man should be prepared to do which of the following?
go to jail for his beliefs
Thoreau challenged the government because?
he opposed war in all cases
One of the primary reasons to form a union during this period was to?
improve working conditions
what was the impact of cash crops in the south
increased political power in south because they were able to wield congress+ economic growth
Stevens disagrees with those who oppose free public education because?
it will result in increased taxes
The Indian Removal Act of 1830...
led to the infamous Trail of Tears
Tecumseh objected to the treaty selling Indian land because he thought?
no individual or single tribe had the right to sell the land
Opposition to the proposed American System of internal improvements was a result of...
regional interests overriding national concerns Explanation: The pro-states-righters argued that the federal gov't didn't have the power to fund the building of roads and canals, and it was up to each state to determine its internal improvements
what led to antebellum era reform movements
second great awakening, belief in human perfectbility, and liberal european social ideas
what was an issue in regards to western expansion
slavery
In the 1830s and 1840s, the section of the United States most affected by immigration was the?
states west of the Allegheny Mountains
Sojourner Truth saw connection between the women's rights movement and?
the antislavery movement
Which of the following is the best support for German's claim that the United States has "abundant cause for war"?
the impressment of U.S. sailors
Thomas Jefferson's letter to John Holmes (doc) was written in response to
the passage of the missouri compromise
Sojourner Truth strongly rejects criticisms of women that are based on which of the following?
the teachings of religion
Workers in the 1820s faced difficulty because of problems with?
transportation
Commercial farming expanded rapidly in the Northwest by mid century primarily because of?
transportation improvements
Based on the voting patterns shown in the chart, support for federal funding for internal improvements was strongest in?
undeveloped regions
All of the following are true of the Tariff of 1828 EXCEPT it...
was ultimately ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court Explanation: Even though there was a lot of controversy, the Supreme Court ruled the Nullification Acts unconstitutional, not the tariffs