Chapter 8 APUSH Multiple Choice Questions

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 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

Based on the voting patterns shown in the chart, support for federal funding for internal improvements was strongest in

underdeveloped regions

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 was NOT a result of antebellum technological innovations such as textile machinery, the steam engine, the telegraph, and the use of interchangeable parts?

The heightened isolation of rural Americans

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

In the two decades following Burleigh's comments, the portions of the United States most affected by immigration were the

lands west of the Appalachian Mountains

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

Which of the following treaties is correctly matched with its description?

Adams-Onis Treaty -- acquired Florida from Spain

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 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 Doctorine

Britain, because it opposed the strengthening of its European rivals

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 writing the Monroe Doctrine?

John Quincy Adams

Which best explains why the American people were so supportive of the Monroe Doctrine?

Nationalism

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