USI Quiz 6
Which of the following was a trend in American democracy during the 1820s and 1830s? a. A spirit of apathy toward politics was widespread. b. Selling candidates and their images was as important as the positions for which they stood. c. The idea of a "common man" and "manliness" decreased in importance for candidates. d. Ironically, as the number of eligible voters rose, voter turnout in elections declined.
Incorrect: d
A significant theme of the Monroe Doctrine was that a. European powers should refrain from further colonization in the Americas. b. the United States needs a world-class national university for women. c. Congress is entitled to pass any law to promote the "general welfare," except where explicitly barred by the Constitution. d. slavery should not be permitted in the American territories above latitude 36°30'.
a
American industrialization first took off in a. New England. b. the Upper South. c. the Great Lakes region. d. the Southwest.
a
Of the following projects, New York City's commercial ascent was owed chiefly to a. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. b. the Erie Canal. c. the telegraph network. d. the National Road.
b
Andrew Jackson was the standard-bearer for which political party? a. Republicans b. Whigs c. Democrats d. Federalists
c
The author of Democracy in America was a. George Washington, from Virginia. b. Alexander Hamilton, originally from the British West Indies. c. Alexis de Tocqueville, from France. d. Herman Melville, from New York City.
c
What 1793 invention spurred the rise of the Cotton Kingdom and fueled demand for slaves? a. revolver b. steam engine c. cotton gin d. iron smelter
c
This person refused to sign the Pennsylvania constitutional conversion document because it had a provision limiting suffrage to only whites and later became a leader in the drive for equal rights for African-Americans after the Civil War. a. John Quincy Adams b. John C. Calhoun c. Henry Clay d. Thaddeus Stevens
d
Which of the following was a difference between the Democrats and the Whigs during the Jackson years? a. The Whigs wanted to ban government actions to promote economic development; the Democrats favored government's role in business. b. The Democrats held a stronghold on upstate New York; the Whigs held more isolated rural communities. c. The Democrats approved of the gulf between the wealthy and the "producing classes"; the Whigs did not accept class hierarchy. d. The Whigs favored public measures and other policies to regulate personal morality; the Democrats did not.
d
During the first half of the 1800s, the U.S. economy experienced explosive growth in output and trade, a trend in motion since the colonial era in what historians call a. the market revolution. b. the social reform movement. c. the silver era. d. the antebellum expansion.
a
In the mid-1800s, this concept had replaced class as the boundary between those American men who were entitled to enjoy political freedom and those who were not. a. race b. country of heritage c. religion d. wealth
a
Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? a. American System program; "Tariff of Abominations"; veto of Second Bank recharter b. election of Andrew Jackson; election of John Quincy Adams; election of Martin Van Buren c. nullification crisis; Monroe Doctrine; Dorr War d. second Seminole War; Trail of Tears; President Jackson's Indian Removal Act
a
Which of the following was an innate characteristic of women, according to the "cult of domesticity"? a. submissiveness b. sexual experience and desire c. independence d. analytical insight
a
he greatest positive rate of change in population growth from 1810 to 1850 in the western states was in a. Ohio. b. Alabama. c. Illinois. d. Mississippi.
a
The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 negotiated a. an agreement not to allow slavery in the new states of Indiana and Ohio. b. the sale of parts of Florida from Spain to the United States. c. an end to fighting between France and the United States. d. the purchase of land in which to construct the National Road.
b
The device invented by Samuel Morse in the 1830s that sent messages over electrical wires was called the a.telephone. b.telegraph. c.television. d.teletype.
b
Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? a. the telegraph goes into commercial operation; work begun on the National Road; work begun on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad b. work begun on National Road; Fulton's steamboat, Clermont navigated the Hudson River; work begun on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad c. work begun on Erie Canal; work begun on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; work begun on National Road d. work begun on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; work begun on National Road; work begun on Erie Canal
b
Which of the following was a mounting source of concern over the effects of the market revolution? a. the rise of employment b. the increasing dependence of workers upon wage labor c. the increase of small businesses d. America's failure to attract many newcomers from Europe
b
Which of the following was an innovation associated with the market revolution of the first half of the nineteenth century? a. radio b. railroad c. internal combustion engine d. telephone
b
William Henry Harrison's presidency ended as he a. was unsuccessful in having his Supreme Court justices accepted, and he resigned. b. died from pneumonia a month after taking office. c. was impeached due to accepting financial kickbacks from backers in his political party. d. was assassinated while on a tour of Pennsylvania.
b
