US HISTORY TEST #2
Which group was an example of nourtherners who wanted to keep slavery out of the territories but did not have positive feelings toward blacks
Free Soilers
Which event was a direct result of the compromise of 1850
california was admitted a free state
Which is the best word to describe Lincoln's plan for reconstruction plan which Andrew Jackson largely followed
lenient
In the election of 1880, which candidate was tied w/ Jefferson after the first electoral college vote
Aaron Burr
Which of the following was not a part of the reconstruction act of 1867?
All African American families would receive 40 acres and a mule
Which candidate did John Quincy Adams defeat in the 1824 controversial election?
Andrew Jackson
Which president did the house impeach?
Andrew Johnson
Which was not a part of the Union's plan to conquer the south?
Draft freed slaves to fight for the union
Which of the following men were most in favor of seizing land from Mexico.
James K. Polk
For which action is nat turner famous?
Leading a violent slave revolt
Which of the following areas did the South have an advantage over the north in during the civil war?
Military Leadership
Which idea is promoted by the concept of Nullification
States Rights
The supreme court's ruling in Marbury v. Madison ensured that...
The legislative branch could not interpret constitution any way it chose
All of the following reflected american's faith, except...
The monroe Doctrine
In the election of 1800, Democratic Republicans accused John Adams of...
Wanting to turn the executive branch into a monarchy
What was the aim of total war as practiced by Grant and Sherman?
break the will of the South to fight.
What did the abolition movement promote
ending the institution of slavery.
To curve the violence of the KKK in the south, congress passed the...
enforcement acts of 1870 and 1871
Intending to overrule the Dred Scott decision, congress passed the...
fourteenth amendment
the 1828 tariff of abomination was given that name by those who thought the tariff hurt the south while...
helping northern manufacturers
Why was the case of Marbury v. Madison important?
it established the principle of judicial review
What was an important effect of the emancipation proclamation
it gave a moral purpose to the war
Under popular sovereignty, who would decide whether slavery was legal in a state
residents of the territory
Which of the following abolished slavery in the North?
the 13th amendment
Which area did the Monroe Doctrine aim to free?
the western Hemisphere
When the civil war began, what was Lincoln's main goal?
to restore the union
What was John Brown's aim at Harper's ferry.
to seize a federal arsenal and start a widespread slave uprising