Final Exam US history comprehensive chapter 1 - 15

Which of the following statements is true of the inspiration of slavery in the American colonies:

"Family slavery" was having slaves and masters living under the same roof

Nathanael Greene

American commander in the South known as the "fighting Quaker"

Pinckney's Treaty resulted in:

American trade access to Spanish New Orleans

Which is true of the Boston Tea Party:

Americans destroyed forty-six tons of tea

The most important factor behind U.S. acquisition of Florida in 1819 was:

Andrew Jackson's incursion in pursuit of the Seminoles

All of the following were presidential candidates in 1836, EXCEPT: Question 2 options: Daniel Webster. Martin Van Buren. Hugh Lawson White. William Henry Harrison. Andrew Jackson.

Andrew Jackson.

All of the following were presidential candidates in 1836, EXCEPT: Question 20 options: Daniel Webster. Martin Van Buren. Hugh Lawson White. William Henry Harrison. Andrew Jackson.

Andrew Jackson.

The one thing that united all members of the new Whig party was opposition to: Question 25 options: the Bank of the United States. Andrew Jackson. internal improvements. high protective tariffs. money backed by gold and silver.

Andrew Jackson.

The one thing that united all members of the new Whig party was opposition to: Question 7 options: the Bank of the United States. Andrew Jackson. internal improvements. high protective tariffs. money backed by gold and silver.

Andrew Jackson.

Which church dominated the Chesapeake region by 1700:

Anglican

Because of associations with the British, the Revolution was especially detrimental to the status of the:

Anglicans

Which of the following were the Union generals most instrumental in finally achieving a victory for the North? A. George McClellan and Irwin McDowell B. Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman C. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson D. Joseph Johnston and Ambrose Burnside

B. Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman

Least likely to become Whigs would be: Question 7 options: admirers of Henry Clay. economic nationalists. social reformers such as abolitionists. southern planters. German and Irish Catholics.

German and Irish Catholics.

The Supreme Court ruled that congressional power to regulate commerce "is complete in itself" and "may be exercised to its utmost extent" in:

Gibbons v. Ogden

Bacon's Rebellion:

Brough indentured servants and small farmers together against the colony's rich planters and political leaders

Who made the following statement? "If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing ALL the slaves, I would do it." A. Ulysses S. Grant B. Robert E. Lee C. Abraham Lincoln D. Horace Greeley

C. Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following statements about African Americans in the war is NOT true? A. Most state leaders had no interest in recruiting African American soldiers. B. African Americans had to serve in all-black regiments. C. African Americans were reluctant to fight in the war. D. African American soldiers earned less pay than white soldiers for most of the war

C. African Americans were reluctant to fight in the war.

In the South, British troops and colonial militia fought the:

Cherokees

Which of the following was NOT one of the provisions of the treaty ending the American Revolution:

Congress would restore all property confiscated from Loyalists during the war

Which of the following statements about the English army's condition at Yorktown is true:

Cornwallis combined force numbered only 7,200 men

Who among the following was an anti-federalist:

George Mason

Which of the following did NOT participate in the negotiations that resulted in the Treaty of Paris:

George Washington

The English revivalist who preached to thousands and so impressed Benjamin Franklin was:

George Whitefield

In the presidential election of 1828:

Adams won all of New England except for one of Maine's nine electoral votes

The phrase "Critical Period" refers to:

America under the Articles of Confederation

A major cause of King Philip's War was:

Indian resentment over forced conversions to Christianity

The Federalist essays were written by:

Hamilton, Madison, and Jay

Immediately after the end of the Revolution, the most popular public ritual in the US became:

Independence Day

T or F: Many American Christians assumed that the United States had a God-mandated mission to provide the world with a shining example of republican virtue

True

T or F: Many of the New World's early explorers were looking for a shorter and safer route around Africa to India

True

T or F: Margaret Fuller edited the Dial, a transcendentalist journal

True

T or F: Mexica tribes were deeply spiritual and incorporated human sacrifice into their religions

True

T or F: Most colonies strongly believed in the inferiority of women

True

T or F: Most of the growth of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century can be attributed to immigration from Ireland

True

T or F: New Englanders, more than southerners, turned to the sea for their livelihood.

True

T or F: New Netherland became one of the most ethnically diverse American colonies

True

T or F: One advantage of New England for manufacturing was a river system that provided power and transportation

True

T or F: One in six captives died during the Middle Passage

True

T or F: Sir Edwin Sandy's took over the Virginia Company in 1618 and instituted important changes that stabilized the colony

True

T or F: The "Era of Good Feelings" was marked by peace and prosperity.

True

T or F: The American Colonization Society established the African nation of Liberia as a new home for free American blacks

True

T or F: The American party was based on nativism

True

T or F: The Church of England was established by gradually integrating Calvinism with English Catholicism

True

T or F: The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina established a formal nobility and provided for religious toleration

True

T or F: The Indian wars of the mid-1670s cost proportionately more casualties than any other American war

True

T or F: The Missouri Compromise was almost undone when Missouri put into its constitution a provision excluding free blacks and mulattoes.

True

T or F: The Monroe Doctrine was part of President Monroe's annual message to Congress.

True

T or F: The National Road was a good example of an internal improvement because it was financed by the federal government.

True

T or F: The New World was named for the Portuguese-sponsered explorer America Vespucci

True

T or F: The Quartering Act required the colonies to provide provisions and barracks for British soldiers

True

T or F: The United States experienced a period of economic prosperity in the years after the War of 1812.

True

T or F: The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company

True

T or F: The colony of Pennsylvania was one of the most diverse in English North America, with English, German, Scots-Irish, and a variety of smaller national and ethnic groups represented

True

T or F: The democratization of politics resulted in half of free black men in northern states being eligible to vote.

True

T or F: The introduction of Indian foods, such as corn and potatoes, spurred a dramatic increase in Europe's population

True

T or F: The most important crop in the Virginia colony was tobacco

True

T or F: The presence of horses transformed the ecology of the Great Plains

True

T or F: The secular utopian community Brook Farm hosted both male and female visiting lecturers.

True

T or F: The word "teetotaler" originated with a temperance society's used of the letter "T" to signify total abstinence

True

T or F: Theatergoers in the antebellum period often hurled insults and objects at performers.

True

T or F: Thomas Jefferson was the chief author (or "draftsman") of the Declaration of Independence

True

T or F: Virginia Dare, of Roanoke Island, was the first British child born in the New World.

True

T or F: William Lloyd Garrison published a militant anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator

True

The Pottawatomie Massacre was part of the conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas True or False

True

The Republican party was created in 1854 by the merger of several anti-slavery groups True or False

True

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was Harriet Beecher Stowe True or False

True

The large-scale slaveholding planter class made up only a very small portion of the overall southern society True or False

True

The operation of the domestic slave trade often meant separating families from each other True or False

True

The percentage of the native-born population in the South was high in comparison to other parts of the country True or False

True

There were more than 200 different Indian tribes west of the Mississippi River in 1840 True or False

True

Through his execution, John Brown became a martyr for the anti-slavery cause True or False

True

Tobacco was the first major cash crop of the South True or False

True

Visitors to the South often had a hard time telling poor whites apart from small farmers True or False

True

William Henry Harrison died one month after his inauguration as president True or False

True

The Independent Treasury Act provoked opposition from: Question 15 options: Whigs and conservative Democrats. National Republicans and Whigs. moderate Democrats and Whigs. liberal Democrats and Whigs. Van Buren Democrats.

Whigs and conservative Democrats.

Which of the following was one of the Southern reactions to the Nat Turner rebellion? a. Protestant missionaries intensified their efforts to convert slaves b. Laws restricting free blacks were loosened c. Leaders in many Southern cities imposed bans on slaves working in the city d. There was a wave of bloody revenge attacks orchestrated by members of the K.K.K. e. State governments passed laws making it illegal for slaves to read the Bible

a. Protestant missionaries intensified their efforts to convert slaves

What did the typical southern yeoman want? a. Self-sufficiency with a modest profit b. Profit more than self-sufficiency c. Largenumbersofslaves d. Opportunities to invest in northern factories e. A chance to move to the city

a. Self-sufficiency with a modest profit

As a result of the 1858 Illinois senatorial election, a. Stephen Douglas lost crucial political support in the southern states b. Abraham Lincoln's political career went into temporary eclipse c. Abraham Lincoln became the new Republican senator from Illinois d. the Democratic party was able to solidify its dominance of national politics e. Stephen Douglas became the leader of the new Republican party

a. Stephen Douglas lost crucial political support in the southern states

How were the Spanish missions in California different from those established in Texas? a. The Spanish faced more native opposition in Texas than in California b. The missions in California were not very long lasting or influential c. The Indians were allowed to keep their native customs and rituals d. The workers received wages for their work e. The California missions received better funding once Mexico won its independence

a. The Spanish faced more native opposition in Texas than in California

Which statement concerning the presidential election of 1852 is true? a. The Whig party lost much support in the South and began to break up b. Franklin Pierce won a close victory c. Whig candidate Winfield Scott won by vigorously endorsing the Compromise of 1850 d. The Republican party made its first major electoral gains e. Franklin Pierce refused to run for reelection

a. The Whig party lost much support in the South and began to break up

Why were theories of racial superiority significant in the South? a. They created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites b. They were primarily adhered to by the planter elite that owned slaves c. They played no role in encouraging white support of slavery d. They were created by slaves to justify their enslavement e. They fostered slave rebellions among slaves who believed in the inferiority of the planter class

a. They created a sense of unity that bridged class divisions among most southern whites

How would southern whites attempt to prevent slave rebellions? a. They met any sign of resistance or rebellion with a brutal response b. They tried to ensure slave loyalty through kind treatment and monetary compensation c. They had dark-skinned whites infiltrate and spy on slave communities d. They offered freedom and passage out of the South to the most troublesome slaves e. They taught slaves the value of hard work

a. They met any sign of resistance or rebellion with a brutal response

Why did the Spanish establish missions in California? a. They were tools to turn Indians into hard-working Christians b. They were vehicles that could preserve Indian language and culture c. They were institutions where the Spanish studied Indian religions d. They were outposts to help attract Indian emigration to Spain e. They were churches that only the Spanish were allowed to use

a. They were tools to turn Indians into hard-working Christians

All of the following were presidential nominees in 1860 EXCEPT: a. William Seward b. John Bell c. Abraham Lincoln d. John Breckinridge e. Stephen Douglas

a. William Seward

What military leader in the Mexican-American War became a national hero and eventually president? a. Zachary Taylor b. Winfield Scott c. James K. Polk d. John C. Frémont e. John D. Sloat

a. Zachary Taylor

President James K. Polk's objectives in Oregon included a. a division of the territory at the 49th parallel b. war with Britain to acquire the territory to 54° 40' c. a division of the territory along the Columbia River d. swapping British territory in Oregon for French territory in the Caribbean e. a peaceful, joint Anglo-American occupation of the territory.

a. a division of the territory at the 49th parallel

Life in the Old Southwest was characterized by: a. a lack of women b. pleasant working conditions c. prohibition of alcohol d. pacifism e. opposition to slavery

a. a lack of women

Polk settled the Oregon boundary dispute with the British by: a. agreeing to a border along the 49th parallel b. paying the British $10 million to give up their claim c. sending the navy to back up the U.S. claim d. agreeing to a permanent joint occupation of the Pacific Northwest e. promising not to go to war with Mexico

a. agreeing to a border along the 49th parallel

Polk's nickname of "Young Hickory" most reflected his: a. association with Jackson and support for Jacksonian policies b. toughness in dealing with his enemies c. common origins in North Carolina d. relative youth for a presidential candidate e. enthusiastic support for territorial expansion

a. association with Jackson and support for Jacksonian policies

The major factor that delayed Texas annexation until 1845 was: a. concern over Texas entering as a slave state b. fear of a possible Mexican attack on the United States c. Calhoun's incompetence as secretary of state d. the desire of Texans to remain a republic e. Britain's support for Texas independence

a. concern over Texas entering as a slave state

As southerners moved farther west and south between 1812 and 1860: a. cotton production soared b. the South became less agricultural c. the South became less distinctive d. fewer slaves were needed e. North-South relations got better

a. cotton production soared

Poor whites were often employed as: a. day laborers b. blacksmiths and other skilled labor positions c. slave drivers d. teachers e. indentured servants

a. day laborers

Daniel Boone's route into Kentucky was the:

Wilderness Road

A series of British wars against the French began during the reign of King:

William

In 1856, the Republicans: a. declared their opposition to slavery b. nominated William Seward for president c. stood for states' rights d. strongly condemned the nativist platform of the American party e. campaigned vigorously all over the country

a. declared their opposition to slavery

Compared to other immigrant women, Irish women were a. especially adept at farming b. likely to marry early c. more likely to enter the work force d. more likely to keep their daughters out of the work force e. None of these choices

a. especially adept at farming

By 1860, slavery was most concentrated: a. in the Lower South b. in the Carolinas c. in the Upper South d. in Texas and Louisiana e. equally through the South

a. in the Lower South

The development of southern industry: a. lagged behind the North b. was more significant than agriculture to the southern economy c. was the only sector of the southern economy that did not rely on slaves d. turned the North into a colonial dependency of the more developed South e. was nonexistent before the Civil War

a. lagged behind the North

Stephen Douglas's proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act: a. might allow slavery in Kansas and Nebraska b. strengthened the Missouri Compromise c. showed his enthusiastic support of slavery d. strengthened his presidential prospects e. would promote construction of a transcontinental rail line along a southern route

a. might allow slavery in Kansas and Nebraska

Many northern states passed personal-liberty laws in order to a. minimize the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law b. weaken the position of free blacks in their states c. weaken the abolitionist movement by offering some personal liberties to blacks but not true equality d. protect the rights of white men against the attacks of abolitionists and women e. make sure that the Bill of Rights was respected

a. minimize the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law

Slave religion: a. mixed African and Christian elements b. caused slaves to accept their condition c. required reading of the Bible d. was stamped out by white masters e. was best observed during racially integrated church services

a. mixed African and Christian elements

The Donner party became stranded on the Oregon Trail mainly because: a. of the succession of their own mistakes and poor decisions b. they became caught in the crossfire of the Mexican war for independence c. their party was too small to survive the journey d. a broken compass led them astray e. of annihilation by the Indians

a. of the succession of their own mistakes and poor decisions

During the Jacksonian era, and for the first time in American political history: Question 1 options: a president assumed his position to be superior to that of Congress. Whigs won a majority in Congress. a third-party candidate finished second in a presidential contest. a state effectively nullified a federal law. black men in some northern states were permitted to vote for president.

a president assumed his position to be superior to that of Congress.

As the War of 1812 started, one strength of the United States was:

a small but war-tested navy

The immediate cause of the Panic of 1819 was:

a sudden collapse of cotton prices

Draft

a system of required military service

Income Tax

a tax on the money people receive.

Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address reflected:

a tone of simplicity and conciliation

Martial Law

a type of rule in which the military is in charge and citizens' rights are suspended.

Alexander Hamilton's basic vision of America was to make it:

a vibrant capitalist power

The "cult of domesticity" was the idea that:

a woman's place is in the home

By 1860 what percentage of white southern families owned slaves? a. 25% b. 2% c. 75% d. 100% e. 50%

a. 25%

What was NOT a common way that slaves established their private communities? a. openly attempted to organize religious services b. told stories about figures like Brer Rabbit who used his wits to survive against overwhelming odds c. gathered in secret night meetings where singing and dancing gave them a much needed emotional release d. sang religious spirituals that possessed double meanings e. embraced religion as a way to spiritually free themselves from their captivity

a. openly attempted to organize religious services

Abraham Lincoln: a. opposed the further spread of slavery b. supported black equality c. would abolish slavery wherever it existed d. was a military hero e. was born in 1810

a. opposed the further spread of slavery

To be called a "planter," one had to: a. own at least twenty slaves b. work alongside slaves c. be engaged in the slave trade d. own thousands of slaves e. avoid involvement in politics

a. own at least twenty slaves

According to the doctrine of "popular sovereignty, or "squatter sovereignty," a. residents of a territory should be allowed to decide whether or not to permit slavery b. territories should extend the right to vote to all male settlers in the Far West c. territories should have the right to expand their territory d. the United States should rule Mexico directly e. native Indian peoples had a right to hold on to the lands they were already cultivating

a. residents of a territory should be allowed to decide whether or not to permit slavery

Free blacks in the South: a. sometimes owned slaves b. were always of mixed race c. enjoyed full legal equality d. outnumbered slaves e. mostly emigrated to Africa

a. sometimes owned slaves

During the 1844 campaign, Henry Clay changed his position on the annexation of Texas to one of: a. support as long as it proceeded honorably and without war b. adamant opposition to it c. indifference d. insistence that the territory be returned to Mexico e. ignoring it

a. support as long as it proceeded honorably and without war

In his 1860 address at Cooper Union, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that the South would be satisfied only if they were convinced that a. the Republicans agreed that slavery was morally and legally right b. the tariff that Republicans favored would not apply to the importation of new slaves c. the federal government had the power to restrict slavery in the territories d. a Republican administration would support filibustering expeditions to Cuba e. the Fugitive Slave Act was wrong

a. the Republicans agreed that slavery was morally and legally right

According to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, a. the United States assumed the claims of American citizens' against the Mexican government b. Mexico agreed to cede Texas and California, but was allowed to lease New Mexico for twenty-five years c. Mexico was to pay an indemnity of $15 million for war damages d. Mexico agreed to form a democratic government and execute the leaders who had made war on the U.S e. All of these choices

a. the United States assumed the claims of American citizens' against the Mexican government

The focus on cotton and other cash crops has obscured the degree to which: a. the antebellum South fed itself from its own fields b. the South became totally dependent on the West for its food c. the South relied on Britain for its manufactured goods d. the North had to use imported cotton from overseas for its textile manufacturers e. most white southerners lived and worked in cities

a. the antebellum South fed itself from its own fields

The Mexican-American War contributed to all of the following EXCEPT: a. the strengthening of the Union b. the United States' becoming a transcontinental nation c. the end of a prolonged depression d. the creation of the Department of the Interior e. a dramatic expansion of the federal government

a. the strengthening of the Union

Slaves living in southern cities had a much different experience from those on farms because: a. they were able to interact with an extended interracial community b. they held political power c. they almost always received a formal education d. there were no women slaves in urban areas e. only free blacks could own slaves in the city

a. they were able to interact with an extended interracial community

The Mexican ban on American immigration to Texas: a. was ineffective b. halted the flood of immigrants to the area c. went into effect in 1820 d. was necessary because Americans in Texas already numbered almost half the Mexican population there e. caused the United States to break diplomatic relations with Mexico

a. was ineffective

The 1848 presidential election: a. was won by Zachary Taylor b. was won by Lewis Cass c. was won by Van Buren d. was decided in the House of Representatives e. broke up the Whig party

a. was won by Zachary Taylor

The Wilmot Proviso: a. would prohibit slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico b. passed both houses of Congress c. was opposed in Congress by Abraham Lincoln d. would extend the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific e. was clearly unconstitutional

a. would prohibit slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico

In 1819, Spain decided to take the following stand concerning its claim to the Oregon Country:

abandon its claim above the 42nd parallel

Enlightenment thinkers such as Isaac Newton stressed the:

ability of reason to discover the laws of the universe

The Liberty party advocated:

abolitionism

Horace Greeley

abolitionist newspaper publisher

Spanish explorers of North America, such as Narvaez, de Soto, and Coronado:

added to the knowledge of the continent's interior

For all their differences, the variety of reform movements that arose in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century had what in common:

an impulse to perfect people and society

William Marbury

appointed justice of the peace in the District of Columbia

John C. Calhoun

argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their property into the territories

Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest: Question 4 options: powerfully defended slavery. argued that states could nullify federal legislation. announced Calhoun's resignation as vice president. showed that Calhoun no longer supported the Union. protested Jackson's excessive use of power.

argued that states could nullify federal legislation.

Sir William Berkeley:

arrived as Virginia's royal governor in 1642

The first Jews in the colonies:

arrived in New Netherland

James Madison

arrived in Philadelphia having spent months preparing for the convention

John Burgoyne

arrogant British general defeated at Saratoga

During the "starving time" of 1609-1610, Jamestowns settlers:

ate horses, dogs, rats, boots, and mice

On the western frontier, Indian tribes such as the Mohawks, Shawnees, and Cherokees:

attacked frontier settlements in Virginia and the Carolinas

The Spanish Armada:

attempted to invade England

Harriet Beecher Stowe

author of Uncle Tom's Cabin

Thomas Jefferson

author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

In the 1850s, the main issue that unified the otherwise diverse elements of the new Republican party was a. a national economic policy relating to the tariff, banking, and internal improvements b. "Bleeding Kansas" c. Abolitionism d. Nativism e. U.S. expansion into the Caribbean

b. "Bleeding Kansas"

What was the Free-Soil Party's campaign slogan? a. "Free Soil for All" b. "Free Trade, Free Labor, Free Speech, Free Men" c. "Free Men All" d. "Free To The End" e. "Free States, Free Territories"

b. "Free Trade, Free Labor, Free Speech, Free Men"

What pushed the Irish to leave their homeland in the 1840s and 1850s and come to the United States? a. Stories and letters from relatives who had made it big in the U.S. b. A potato famine which left many people starving and hopeless c. Intolerance and persecution by the British for their Catholicism d. Promises by agents from U.S. factories that good jobs awaited them in the U.S. e. The quest for greater educational opportunities for their children

b. A potato famine which left many people starving and hopeless

Middling farmers in the South: a. usually owned slaves b. generally supported white supremacy c. lived on the verge of starvation d. were the lower class of the region e. were outnumbered by the planters

b. generally supported white supremacy

The Crittenden Compromise proposed to: a. outlaw slavery in the United States after 1865 b. guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed c. guarantee that all new territories would be open to slavery d. give slaves full representation rather than allow them to count for only three fifths of a person e. provide a federal slave code for the western territories

b. guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed

In the eighteenth century Piedmont, how did most planters live? a. in big mansions b. in log cabins c. in homes that they shared with slaves d. in densely settled areas with neighbors close by e. None of these choices

b. in log cabins

The Creole incident: a. strained relations between the United States and France b. involved the British freeing American slaves after they mutinied and escaped c. involved the seizure and destruction of an American steamboat at Niagara Falls d. was solved almost single-handedly by Henry Clay e. was caused when Congress reopened the African slave trade

b. involved the British freeing American slaves after they mutinied and escaped

John Brown targeted Harpers Ferry, Virginia, because: a. it had a large slave population b. it was the site of a federal arsenal c. it was an important railroad center d. many abolitionists lived in the area e. it had banks with large deposits

b. it was the site of a federal arsenal

Why were slave women valued by slave owners? a. They exclusively did the household labor b. They had low birth rates due to their oppression c. Their ability to reproduce increased the number of slaves owned d. They were allowed to marry white men e. They were solely responsible for harvesting the fields

c. Their ability to reproduce increased the number of slaves owned

Which statement best describes the Republican party position in the election of 1860? a. There should be immediate emancipation of slaves in the South b. A program of gradual compensated emancipation should be started c. There should be no further extension of slavery into the territories d. The principle of popular sovereignty should be honestly applied in the remaining territories e. The constitutionality of slavery should be decided by the Supreme Court

c. There should be no further extension of slavery into the territories

Which of the following is an accurate statement about slave uprisings in the antebellum South? a. They occurred frequently b. They were infrequent but usually bloody c. There were only three, and only one resulted in white deaths d. No slave uprising occurred after 1787 e. Slaveowners had no fear of them

c. There were only three, and only one resulted in white deaths

What did white southerners think of the idea of slaves working in factories? a. They saw it as a way to earn extra money, by hiring out their slaves b. They thought it was a natural extension of their work in cotton plantations c. They feared that away from plantation supervision, slaves would act like free laborers d. They didn't think slaves had the skills or intelligence to handle the machinery e. All of these choices

c. They feared that away from plantation supervision, slaves would act like free laborers

What role did Native Americans play in slave escapes? a. They helped hide runaway slaves from masters b. They played no role, preferring to minimize their relationships with white society c. They often captured runaways so they could claim a reward d. All of these choices e. None of these choices

c. They often captured runaways so they could claim a reward

What made the pine barren people so controversial in the Old South? a. They formed communities of antislavery activists, hiring only white laborers b. As squatters who lived in ramshackle houses, they were cited by northerners as proof that slavery degraded poor whites c. They refused to work to support themselves, and instead hunted, gathered and sometimes stole from elite plantations d. Their poverty was an embarrassment to the southern planter elite e. All of these choices

c. They refused to work to support themselves, and instead hunted, gathered and sometimes stole from elite plantations

Which statement best describes the Germans who came to the United States before 1860? a. They were largely of urban working-class background b. They were mainly Catholics drawn from the poorer classes c. They were diverse, hardworking, and clannish d. They were generally poor Jewish intellectuals e. They were largely free-thinking radicals and political refugees

c. They were diverse, hardworking, and clannish

All of the following resulted from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo EXCEPT: a. the United States gained California b. the United States paid Mexico $15 million c. U.S. troops continued to occupy Mexico d. Mexico recognized the Rio Grande as the border of Texas e. the United States gained New Mexico

c. U.S. troops continued to occupy Mexico

Which of the following was a common form of slave resistance? a. Armed uprisings b. Purchasing their freedom c. Work stoppages and theft d. Refusal to marry e. Murder

c. Work stoppages and theft

Most southern men prided themselves on adhering to a moral code based on: a. deference to female authority b. racial equality c. a prickly sense of honor d. the disregard of elders e. pacifism

c. a prickly sense of honor

The legal prohibition that denied slaves the right to marry: a. prevented slaves from forming families b. led to a devaluing of love in the slave community c. did not stop slaves from choosing partners and forging a family life d. reduced the significance of religion in slave life e. did not apply to white mistresses who chose to marry a slave

c. did not stop slaves from choosing partners and forging a family life

The rapid expansion of the cotton belt in the South: a. reduced the significance of slavery b. spurred a rise in the number of enslaved blacks given their freedom c. ensured that the region became more dependent on enslaved black workers d. increased the responsibilities of field work for the plantation mistress e. eliminated the presence of all other staple crops throughout the region

c. ensured that the region became more dependent on enslaved black workers

Most of the American settlers in Texas went there because of: a. furs b. gold and other mineral deposits c. fertile, inexpensive lands d. trading opportunities with the Indians and the Mexicans e. legal problems in the United States

c. fertile, inexpensive lands

In the Mexican-American War, the Mexican armies a. collapsed instantly in the face of a massive American offensive b. were able to hold off the American advance for nine months because they had four times as many troops as the Americans c. fought bravely and stubbornly, but unsuccessfully d. after being reinforced by French troops, were slaughtered at the Battle of Chapultepec e. offered little resistance, because most Mexican soldiers were hired mercenaries

c. fought bravely and stubbornly, but unsuccessfully

The plantation mistress: a. usually led a life of idle leisure b. often criticized the prevailing social order and racist climate c. generally confronted a double standard in terms of moral and sexual behavior d. was sometimes known as the slave driver e. represented the typical southern white woman

c. generally confronted a double standard in terms of moral and sexual behavior and Supervised the domestic household

In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe took on the pro-slavery position by contending that a. no good can ever come from slavery b. slavery produced a weak and degraded population c. good intentions of some owners cannot make up for an evil institution d. owners often broke the promises they made to slaves e. slavery actually hurt - not helped - the South's economy

c. good intentions of some owners cannot make up for an evil institution

The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision: a. gave Dred Scott his freedom b. was applauded by the Republicans c. implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional d. guaranteed the future admission of slave states e. recognized that free blacks were U.S. citizens

c. implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional

Samuel Morse revolutionized communication in the 19th century by a. making the telephone practical b. leading the consortium that developed the steam engine c. inventing the telegraph d. developing wireless communication technology e. introducing railroad mail delivery

c. inventing the telegraph

Congress voted to annex the Republic of Texas via a(n): a. treaty of annexation b. House of Representatives resolution c. joint resolution of Congress d. voice vote in the Senate e. executive order

c. joint resolution of Congress

In The Impending Crisis of the South, Hinton Helper argued that a. popular sovereignty was the solution to the nation's crisis b. the South had to secede from the Union c. nonslaveholders should abolish slavery in their own interest d. the Republican party wanted to enslave the South e. the South had to industrialize to survive

c. nonslaveholders should abolish slavery in their own interest

Why did the Anglo Texans rebel against the Mexican government? a. to preempt Mexican plans to attack U.S. territories east of Texas b. to honor their alliance with the Comanche Indians c. out of fear that the Mexican government intended to free their slaves d. at the request of Spain, which was trying to regain control of Mexico e. their opposition to taxation without representation

c. out of fear that the Mexican government intended to free their slaves

Author Harriet Beecher Stowe's background was indicative of the abolitionist movement's: a. weak moral compass b. symbolic support of the Fugitive Slave Act c. powerful religious underpinnings d. willingness to accept slavery in some modified form e. gradually weakening strength

c. powerful religious underpinnings

The movie Gone with the Wind: a. realistically portrays slavery b. mirrors the portrayal of the South in Uncle Tom's Cabin c. presents a mythic view of the Old South d. has little remaining influence in our culture e. offended white southerners at the time of its release

c. presents a mythic view of the Old South

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was intended to: a. start a civil war b. unify the Republican party c. provoke slave insurrections d. prove John Brown was God's agent e. provoke a fight with the U.S. Army

c. provoke slave insurrections

Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was a victory for: a. abolitionists b. immigrant groups in America c. the concept of popular sovereignty d. southerners who wanted a transcontinental railroad to run west from New Orleans e. the preservation of the Union

c. the concept of popular sovereignty

Slave owners in the antebellum South acquired additional slaves from: a. Africa b. Brazil c. the domestic slave trade d. the West Indies e. Asia

c. the domestic slave trade

The states of the Confederate States of America seceded after Lincoln's election because: a. Lincoln promised to abolish slavery immediately after taking office b. Lincoln was pushing for an invasion of the South c. the southern secessionists were convinced that Lincoln would move against slavery despite his assurances otherwise d. the southern secessionists planned to invade the North and impose slavery on the entire Union e. the southern secessionists believed that Jefferson Davis had won the 1860 election but was denied the office through fraud

c. the southern secessionists were convinced that Lincoln would move against slavery despite his assurances otherwise

What fact of life was the greatest source of sorrow for plantation wives? a. farm life was difficult and harsh b. the loss of their children to malaria and other diseases that plagued the plantation South c. their husbands' sexual relationships with slave women d. that many were opposed to slavery but were powerless to stop it e. All of these choices

c. their husbands' sexual relationships with slave women

All of the following statements about southern free blacks are true EXCEPT: a. most were very poor b. some were slave owners themselves c. there were no women were among them d. some owned and operated businesses that served a white clientele e. they were still subject to racist legal restrictions not imposed upon whites

c. there were no women were among them

What was the purpose of the Convention of 1818, signed by Britain and the United States? a. to settle remaining differences and claims from the War of 1812 b. to cede California to the Americans c. to establish a joint occupation of the Oregon Country d. to outlaw the slave trade e. to condemn Napoléon's designs on New World expansion

c. to establish a joint occupation of the Oregon Country

John C. Calhoun believed that the Wilmot Proviso: a. would help keep the Union together b. protected the interests of slaveholders c. violated property rights d. blamed the South for the Mexican-American War e. would never pass Congress

c. violated property rights

In Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a. labor unions could be banned from companies because they interfered with corporate goals and policies b. labor unions were not illegal combinations or monopolies that restrained trade c. Massachusetts tax money could not be used to support an unjust war against Mexico d. segregated schools for blacks in Massachusetts did not violate the U.S. Constitution e. political refugees had no right to vote in state elections

b. labor unions were not illegal combinations or monopolies that restrained trade

Which of the following is not a reason why the Upper South tended to identify with the Lower South rather than with the North? a. The settlers in the Lower South had come from the Upper South b. Abolitionist criticism drew southerners together c. Railroads linked Upper and Lower South d. All southerners benefited from the three-fifths compromise in the Constitution e. The Upper and Lower South were tied economically

c. Railroads linked Upper and Lower South

Who led the Texas army that defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto? a. Jim Bowie b. Davy Crockett c. Sam Houston d. Stephen F. Austin e. Henry Dallas

c. Sam Houston

What did the Know-Nothing Party argue?

c. The U.S. should be rid of immigrant and Catholic political influence

Which of the following is not a reason why the Know-Nothing party declined rapidly? a. The party's split into northern and southern b. The party's acceptance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act c. The party's radical policy of open membership and public meetings d. The party proved vulnerable to the challenge posed by the emerging Republican party e. The party's difficulty reconciling its antislavery attitudes with its anti-Catholic impulses

c. The party's radical policy of open membership and public meetings

Why did the Whig party collapse? a. It no longer had sufficient numbers of people voting for it b. It opposed slavery c. The strain of the Kansas-Nebraska Act pushed northern and southern members toward joining different parties d. The Republican party defeated the major Whig candidates in the 1852 election e. Its economic policies were perceived as too socialist

c. The strain of the Kansas-Nebraska Act pushed northern and southern members toward joining different parties

President Zachary Taylor wanted to admit California as a state immediately because he: a. was anti-slavery and California had voted on a free-state constitution b. was pro-slavery and California had voted on a slave-state constitution c. wished to bypass the divisive issue of slavery in the territories d. was afraid Mexico would make new claims on the area since gold had been discovered there e. was persuaded to do so by his overwhelmingly northern cabinet

c. wished to bypass the divisive issue of slavery in the territories

The American Temperance Union lost many moderate members in 1836 when it:

called for abstinence from all alcoholic beverages

During the war, Tories:

came from all classes of society

Preston Brooks

caned Charles Sumner

The triumph of what Britain called the Great War saw Americans:

celebrating as joyously as Londoners

Just before he left office, Adams:

cemented Federalism within the judiciary

The covenant theory from which the Puritans drew their ideas contained:

certain kernels of democracy in both church and state

Anne Hutchinson was kicked out of Massachusetts for:

challenging the authority of male ministers

A minister on horseback who traveled the frontier to preach was called:

circuit rider

Patrick Henry

claimed to "smell a rat" at the Constitutional Convention

Which of the following would NOT characterize the Mississippian Indian culture:

cliff dwellings and widespread use of irrigation

One result of the Great Awakening was that it spurred an increase in the number of:

colleges

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress:

combined legislative and executive power

The French and Indian War was triggered by:

conflicting French and English claims to the Ohio Valley

James I:

confronted a Church of England that was divided between Puritans and Anglicans

The great exploit of George Rogers Clark was the:

conquest of the western frontier

All of the following was true of Bartolome de Las Casas EXCEPT:

considered natives to be naturally inferior people

All of the following encouraged migration to the West EXCEPT:

construction of numerous frontier forts

Most of the state constitutions adopted during the revolution:

contained bills of rights

The ruling in Dartmouth College v. Woodward related to:

contract rights

The primary objective of the thousands of priests in New Spain was to

convert the Indians

The first American factories produced:

cotton textiles

The Navigation Act of 1660 specified "enumerated" goods that:

could only be shipped to England or its colonies

The Constitution addressed slavery by:

counting slaves as 3/5s of a person for the purpose of apportionment

The Leopard's attack upon the Chesapeake:

created war fever in the United States

Given the bitterness of the congressional debate, why was Stephen Douglas successful in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed? a. He dropped the question of the slave trade in the District of Columbia b. He could depend on a sympathy vote from supporters of deceased President Taylor c. His support for popular sovereignty allowed many abolitionist senators to vote with him d. He split the issues into separate bills e. He was in better health and was more charismatic than Clay

d. He split the issues into separate bills

Why did Abraham Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election? a. He obtained over half of the popular vote throughout the country b. He won all of the southern vote c. Since no candidate won a clear majority, the House of Representatives selected Lincoln d. He took advantage of the split in the Democratic Party and won a plurality of the vote e. None of these choices

d. He took advantage of the split in the Democratic Party and won a plurality of the vote

Why did President Buchanan support the Lecompton Constitution? a. He opposed the spread of slavery, and the constitution banned it from Kansas b. He was born in Lecompton and always supported his hometown c. He was politically dependent on northern congressmen, who also supported the constitution d. He was dependent on southern congressmen, who also supported the constitution e. He had no strong position, but his advisers insisted he support it

d. He was dependent on southern congressmen, who also supported the constitution

Which of the following is not one of the accomplishments of José Antonio Navarro? a. He signed Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico b. He was a member of the Republic of Texas' Congress c. He helped write the Texas state constitution d. He was the first president of the Republic of Texas e. He allied with Stephen Austin to get Americans to settle in Texas and transform it

d. He was the first president of the Republic of Texas

How did the Lower South acquire the slaves it used after 1808? a. It continued to import slaves from Africa b. It bought them from plantation owners in the Caribbean c. It established breeding centers in north western Georgia d. It acquired most of its slaves from the Upper South e. It arranged for the passage of Africans as indentured servants and then forced them into slavery

d. It acquired most of its slaves from the Upper South

The Republican party platform supported all of the following in 1860 EXCEPT: a. a transcontinental railroad b. a higher protective tariff c. no further extension of slavery d. John Brown's raid e. free farms on federal lands out west

d. John Brown's raid

Who led the American forces that helped seize California from Mexico? a. John Sutter b. John O'Sullivan c. John Slidell d. John Frémont e. John Sloat

d. John Frémont

Which leader is described as a president without a party? a. William Henry Harrison b. Sam Houston c. James K. Polk d. John Tyler e. Henry Clay

d. John Tyler

Which of the following is NOT true of Zachary Taylor? a. He owned more than one hundred slaves b. He was a Mexican War hero c. He opposed the extension of slavery into the new western territories d. The "conscience Whigs" were his strongest supporters e. He opposed the idea of secession

d. The "conscience Whigs" were his strongest supporters

Why did so many northerners, including the so-called Independent Democrats, oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act? a. They opposed the admission of both territories as states b. The act repealed the fugitive slave law c. The act would bring about immediate abolition d. The act repealed the Missouri Compromise e. They opposed the law because it did not embrace "popular sovereignty"

d. The act repealed the Missouri Compromise

How did the Mexican-American War ultimately deepen sectional divisions in the United States? a. All the territories acquired were immediately opened to slavery b. Slavery was prohibited in all the territories acquired c. Slaves who fought in the war began rebelling for their freedom in the South d. The new territories acquired fueled a violent debate over the extension of slavery into them e. Southern states refused to recognize the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

d. The new territories acquired fueled a violent debate over the extension of slavery into them

Which provision of the Compromise of 1850 antagonized the North the most? a. The entrance of California as a free state in the Union b. The abolition of the slave trade in Washington, D.C. c. The use of popular sovereignty as the basis for determining the status of slavery in the territories d. The strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act e. The federal assumption of the Texas debt

d. The strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that nonslaveholding southerners supported the slave system? a. Some hoped to become slaveholders b. They accepted the racist assumptions of slavery c. They feared what freed slaves might do d. They knew that they were outnumbered and had no choice but to support it e. They felt that their futures were tied to the survival of the system

d. They knew that they were outnumbered and had no choice but to support it

Which list of states contains only states that were part of the Upper South? a. Kentucky, Tennessee, and Maryland b. Alabama, Virginia, and South Carolina c. Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina d. Virginia, North Carolina, and Arkansas e. Tennessee, Mississippi, and Missouri

d. Virginia, North Carolina, and Arkansas

In the 1860 presidential election, the Republican party adopted an economic program that included all of the following features except a. Federal aid for internal improvements b. A protective tariff c. Free homesteads for settlers in the west d. a national income tax e. providing land to immigrants who were not yet citizens

d. a national income tax

Great Britain and the United States almost went to a war between in the 1840s because of a dispute over a. trade along the St. Lawrence Waterway b. fishing rights off the coast of Newfoundland c. which country had the rightful claim to gold in Alaska d. claims to Oregon territory e. whether Great Britain should help Mexico grow cotton

d. claims to Oregon territory

Martin Van Buren's stance against annexing Texas: a. helped his presidential aspirations b. hurt his relationship with his fellow senators c. secured his nomination as the Whig candidate for president d. cost him his party's nomination in 1844 e. caused future generations to honor his political courage

d. cost him his party's nomination in 1844

The Republican party reflected a combination of all of the following groups EXCEPT: a. northern Whigs b. anti-slavery Democrats c. Free-Soilers d. cotton Whigs e. abolitionists

d. cotton Whigs

The Republic of Texas: a. at first shied away from annexation by the United States b. drafted a constitution emancipating its slaves c. was recognized by President Andrew Jackson early in his administration d. developed trade relations with Britain e. was on the verge of becoming a world power

d. developed trade relations with Britain

In response to secession, President Buchanan: a. said he supported it b. declared martial law c. abandoned Fort Sumter d. did practically nothing e. let Lincoln take office ahead of schedule

d. did practically nothing

Which of the following was NOT a major motivation for whipping a slave? a. illustrating absolute physical control b. showing other slaves the penalty for bad behavior and poor habits c. as a punishment for a crime d. for failing to recognize the moral superiority of the overseer and driver e. for failing to meet labor expectations

d. for failing to recognize the moral superiority of the overseer and driver

The South's population: a. was more ethnically diverse than any other area in the country b. had more immigrants from Germany than from any other country after the Revolution c. declined significantly after the Revolution d. had a high proportion of native-born, both black and white e. was racially unified due to the region's ban on all immigration

d. had a high proportion of native-born, both black and white

The Free-Soil party stance on slavery: a. was endorsed by John C. Calhoun b. attracted Abraham Lincoln into their ranks c. led to the political downfall of Henry Clay d. infuriated John C. Calhoun e. opposed the Wilmot Proviso

d. infuriated John C. Calhoun

A typical form of resistance pursued by slaves entailed: a. outright rebellion b. running away c. suicide d. malingering, feigning illness, and sabotage e. arson

d. malingering, feigning illness, and sabotage

On a plantation, the position responsible for managing the agricultural production in every way was the: a. driver b. slave c. field hand d. overseer e. master

d. overseer

Some free blacks were: a. eligible to vote b. immigrants from the Caribbean c. local political leaders d. people of mixed ancestry called mulattoes e. considered equal to whites

d. people of mixed ancestry called mulattoes

John Brown's raid: a. ended bloodlessly b. succeeded c. was of minor importance d. set off a panic throughout the slaveholding South e. was condemned by abolitionists

d. set off a panic throughout the slaveholding South

All the following might be used to explain the South's distinctiveness EXCEPT: a. its climate b. its preponderance of farming c. its biracial population d. the high proportion of immigrants that comprised the overall southern population e. its determination to preserve slavery

d. the high proportion of immigrants that comprised the overall southern population

In the 1856 election, the Democrats supported all of the following EXCEPT: a. the Kansas-Nebraska Act b. vigorous enforcement of the fugitive slave law c. religious liberty d. the reinstitution of the Missouri Compromise e. no congressional interference with slavery in the states or territories

d. the reinstitution of the Missouri Compromise

What portion of the South's white population had no proprietary interest in slaves? a. one tenth b. one fourth c. one half d. two thirds e. three fourths

d. two thirds

California's Bear Flag Republic: a. was controlled by Mexicans and Indians b. was quickly recognized by the British c. represented a California version of manifest destiny d. was established when American settlers captured Sonoma in northern California e. sent an expedition to capture Santa Fe

d. was established when American settlers captured Sonoma in northern California

Many of the Plains Indian societies encountered by Americans migrating westward: a. exhibited remarkable similarities to New England society b. knew no warfare until the coming of the white man c. were largely homogeneous and devoid of any substantive differences among them d. were horse-borne nomads e. had already become deeply rooted in Christianity

d. were horse-borne nomads

"This momentous question like a firebell in the night awakened and filled me with terror." Thomas Jefferson said this about the:

debate over the Missouri Compromise

In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court:

declared a federal law unconstitutional

Commonwealth v. Hunt:

declared that forming a trade union was not illegal

Benedict Arnold became notorious late in the war by:

defecting to the British

President Jackson's attitude toward the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia was: Question 13 options: elation. sadness. acquiescence. defiance. unconcern.

defiance.

John Marshall

defined the US through his tenure as chief justice of the Supreme Court

The Great Awakening developed in reaction to the:

deism and skepticism associated with the Enlightenment

The Seneca Falls Convention:

demanded equal rights for women

William Lloyd Garrison:

demanded immediate emancipation of slaves

Jackson's opponents called themselves Whigs to: Question 10 options: express their admiration for the British political system. state their belief in complete human freedom. confuse voters about their true political objectives. denounce what they saw as Jackson's tyrannical qualities. distinguish themselves from the National Republicans.

denounce what they saw as Jackson's tyrannical qualities.

Jackson's opponents called themselves Whigs to: Question 22 options: express their admiration for the British political system. state their belief in complete human freedom. confuse voters about their true political objectives. denounce what they saw as Jackson's tyrannical qualities. distinguish themselves from the National Republicans.

denounce what they saw as Jackson's tyrannical qualities.

In most cases, Spanish explorers and soldiers who came to the New World were motivated by all of the following EXCEPT:

desire to serve their fellow man

The British attack on Baltimore's Fort McHenry:

did not force the fort's surrender

William Henry Harrison

died after one month in office

Zachary Taylor

died in July 1850

Edmond-Charles Genet

diplomate who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution

Charles I:

disbanded Parliament from 1629-1640

After the arrival of Europeans, the greatest number of Indians died as a result of:

disease

Thomas Jefferson

drafted the land ordinance of 1784

The New England textile industry's use of water power:

dramatically altered the region's ecology

The baron von Steuben's contribution to the American cause was to:

drill American soldiers

How much did the United States increase its land size by during President James K. Polk's administration? a. 10 percent b. 20 percent c. 30 percent d. 40 percent e. 50 percent

e. 50 percent

How did the 1831 Nat Turner rebellion affect the lives of free blacks in the South? a. Laws that restricted their freedom were tightened b. Most southern states passed laws making it a felony to teach blacks to read or write c. All southern states passed laws preventing free blacks from entering the state d. Arkansas ordered all free blacks to leave e. All of these choices

e. All of these choices

In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled that a. slaves were not citizens; therefore, they could not sue in federal courts b. like all blacks, including those who were free, slaves could not become citizens of the United States c. residence in a free territory did not make a slave free d. None of these choices e. All of these choices

e. All of these choices

Which of these reflects the opportunities that cities provided for free blacks in the Old South? a. They could enter a variety of skilled professions, such as carpenters, barbers, or barrel makers b. They could form or join their own churches c. They could invest in real estate and watch their fortunes grow−even to the point of owning slaves themselves d. None of these choices e. All of these choices

e. All of these choices

Why did "Bleeding Kansas" occur? a. Proslavery forces stole the election for the state legislature b. Antislavery forces took up "Beecher's Bibles" c. John Brown led a brutal murder of five proslavery men d. The nation's precarious sectional balance was in danger e. All of these choices

e. All of these choices

Why did factories develop slowly in the South? a. Slave discipline was difficult to maintain in a factory system b. The economic rewards of agriculture were more certain c. Industrialization might have disrupted the traditional southern social structure d. To raise the capital needed to build factories, Southerners would have had to sell slaves e. All of these choices

e. All of these choices

Why was John Tyler's ascendancy to the presidency a disaster for the Whig party? a. He was a former Democrat b. He was a states' rights advocate c. He vetoed a bill to create a new national bank d. He vetoed bills that would postpone reducing the tariff e. All of these choices

e. All of these choices

By 1860, the significance of Britain to the southern economy was based on the fact that: a. Britain provided most of the slaves to the South b. Britain was the major consumer of southern tobacco c. British consumers sparked the growth of the thriving southern indigo trade d. Britain had pledged itself to protect the institution of slavery e. Britain was a major importer of southern cotton

e. Britain was a major importer of southern cotton

The Aztecs:

had an empire of 371 city-states in thirty-eight provinces

Roger Williams founded Rhode Islands after he:

had been banished from Massachusetts for his religious opinions

William Henry Harrison: Question 11 options: was a leader of the states'-rights wing of the Whigs. was known as "the Little Magician." had defeated the Shawnees at Tippecanoe. directed the Bank of the United States until Jackson destroyed it. like Jackson, was born in frontier poverty.

had defeated the Shawnees at Tippecanoe.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Andrew Jackson:

had moral reservations about the institution of slavery although he owned more than 100 slaves

In 1678, a defiant Massachusetts legislature declared the Navigation Acts:

had no legal standing in the colony

Jefferson's election in 1800:

had to be settled by the House of Representatives

Colonial royal governors:

had veto power over colonial assemblies

Why was John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Oneida Community, arrested and ultimately forced to flee New York:

he advocated complete sexual freedom

The Louisiana Purchase was a problem for Jefferson because:

he believed that the Constitution did not give authority to acquire new land

Which of the following was NOT true of Bartolome de Las Casas:

he designed the system of native slavery adopted by Spain

By the end of the colonial period, American cities:

held no more than 10 percent of the total populaiton

One key element of Hamilton's program to encourage manufacturing was his proposal for:

high protective tariffs

The Anti-Masonic party was the first to: Question 23 options: nominate a Catholic for president. endorse violence as a legitimate political tactic. carry several states in its first election. call for a total halt to immigration. hold a national nomination convention.

hold a national nomination convention.

The Quartering Act required Americans to:

house and feed British soldiers

As a result of England's blockade of the European coastline:

hundreds of ships' cargoes were confiscated by the British

As monarch, Queen Elizabeth:

illustrated incredible strength and effectiveness

Heinrich Steinweg

immigrant piano maker

Rober Fulton

improved the steamboat

The Articles of Confederation were fully ratified and became effective:

in 1781

Regarding the penitentiary established in 1816 at Auburn, New York, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT:

it was an institution that primarily emphasized punishment

All of the following are true of the Louisiana Purchase EXCEPT:

it was clearly constitutional

All of the following are true of Brook Farm EXCEPT:

it was long lasting

Which of the following was true of New England in the seventeenth century:

it was more governed by religious concerns than the middle and southern colonies

Which of the following is NOT true of boxing in the antebellum era:

it was strictly entertainment for the lower classes

The most notable aspect of the British assault upon Baltimore was:

its inspiration for the eventual national anthem

One of the important reasons why England took New Netherland from the Dutch was because of:

its location at the mouth of the Hudson River

During the period of the Revolution, a slave might gain his freedom:

joining the British army

In Pennsylvania, the Paxton Boys:

killed and threatened peaceful Indians

All of the following are true about Sojourner Truth, EXCEPT that she:

killed her master to escape from slavery

The war in the South was characterized by:

killing of prisoners by both sides

In a stable and structured environment like Lowell mills provided, what became a major problem by the middle 1830s:

labor unrest

By the 1850s, railroads had begun to receive encouragement from the federal government in the form of:

land grants

The various Workingmen's parties wanted:

laws regulating banks

As a result of the War of 1812, President Madison:

learned the value of some Federalist policies

Winfield Scott

led American forces at Veracruz

Anthony Wayne

led American troops at the Battle of Fallen Timbers

John Brown

led Pottawatomie Massacre

Nat Turner

led a slave revolt in 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia

Toussaint L'Ouverture

led a successful slave revolt on Saint-Domingue

Brigham Young:

led the Mormons to Utah

Ferdinand Magellan:

led the expedition that circumnavigated the globe

Charles Deslondes

led the largest slave revolt in American history just north of New Orleans

Andrew Jackson

led the war against the Seminoles in Florida

President Madison's attempts to deal with British and French interference with American trade:

led to war with the British

The Know-Nothings proposed to:

lengthen the time required to become a citizen

James Monroe:

like Madison, was a Virginia Republican

The Know-Nothings campaigned primarily to:

limit immigrant influence

The Revolution did all of the following EXCEPT:

limit opportunities to acquire land in the West

Puritans sought to have Indians

move to "prayer towns"

With the end of the war, many Americans viewed the US as a:

nation with a special destiny

In the early 1800s, the Supreme Court decisions associated with John Marshall consistently championed:

national authority

In his inaugural address, President Washington emphasized:

national unity

Puritan commitment to education is best explained by their:

need to read the Sciptures

Robert R. Livingston

negotiated the Louisiana Purchase

Thomas Pinckney

negotiated the extremely popular treaty with Spain

Which of the following provided most of the money raised by the Continental Congress for the Revolution:

new issues of paper money

European exploration of the Americas was greatly assisted by:

new sailing technologies

The Constitution was to be considered ratified as soon as it had been approved by:

nine of the states

Neutral

not favoring either side

The Protestant Reformation in England:

occurred more for political reasons than because of disagreement about religious doctrine

Although diseases were widespread in North America, colonists were less susceptible because:

of the dispersed nature of the American population

Elite Virginians despised Lord Dunmore because of his:

offer of freedom to slaves who would join the British

Women in the American colonies:

often remained confined to the domestic sphere

The state militia units that made up the initial American military force and later came to augment the Continental army:

often seemed to appear at crucial moments then evaporate

Which statement accurately describes travel to Oregon or California on the overland trails during the 1840s? a. The route was well mapped out and well surveyed b. By this period the route detoured around any formidable barriers c. Indian massacres wiped out a high percentage of all emigrants d. Emigrant families traveled alone in single wagons so that they would not be slowed by the needs of other families e. Emigrants cooperated closely with each other and traveled in huge wagon trains

e. Emigrants cooperated closely with each other and traveled in huge wagon trains

Which of the following is an accurate statement about San Francisco during the gold rush? a. There were approximately six times as many females as males in San Francisco b. Italians comprised the largest group of foreign-born residents of San Francisco c. Because of the need for menial labor, the city's black population was proportionally large d. Chinese immigrants took over most of the city's political positions e. Ethnic and racial tensions were high

e. Ethnic and racial tensions were high

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired? a. Fort Bragg b. Fort Jackson c. Fort Belvidere d. Fort McHenry e. Fort Sumter

e. Fort Sumter

Why was Whig leader Daniel Webster opposed to the Mexican-American War? a. He was a pacifist b. He preferred to go to war with Britain over Oregon c. He was known for his adamant support of pro-Mexican policies d. He believed Texas could be acquired without a war e. He believed that the origins of the war were "unconstitutional"

e. He believed that the origins of the war were "unconstitutional"

What was James Buchanan's position on slavery? a. He believed it was less important than the preservation of the Union b. He believed it should be preserved in the current slave states but prohibited from the territories c. He believed it was an issue the legislature—not the courts—had to settle d. He believed it had to be abolished immediately e. He believed the federal government had no right to interfere with it

e. He believed the federal government had no right to interfere with it

What was a significant influence on Texas commander in chief Sam Houston? a. He was half Mexican b. He was the first Texas-born leader of the territory c. He had been a pacifist before moving to Texas d. He was the only college-educated rebel e. He served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812

e. He served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812

All of the following statements about John Brown are true EXCEPT: a. He was the father of 20 children b. He and his followers were responsible for the Pottawatomie Massacre c. He believed blacks deserved both liberty and full social equality d. He led an unsuccessful raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry e. He was fanatically committed to fight to protect the institution of slavery

e. He was fanatically committed to fight to protect the institution of slavery

Why was John Charles Frémont so influential in encouraging the mass migration of Americans to Oregon and California? a. He was already a famous mountain man b. He rescued the Donner party c. He had led the largest wagon train along the Oregon Trail d. He established the first sizable American settlement in California e. His reports of his western explorations gained wide circulation and became very popular

e. His reports of his western explorations gained wide circulation and became very popular

Which of the following statements about the Mexican-American War is NOT true? a. It was America's first major military war outside the U.S. b. Several prominent Americans opposed the war c. Many more Americans died of disease than died in battle d. The fighting lasted two years e. In terms of the percentage of combatants killed, it had the lowest death rate of any war in American history

e. In terms of the percentage of combatants killed, it had the lowest death rate of any war in American history

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that cotton became "king" in the South? a. It could be grown profitably on any scale, not just on large plantations b. Southern climate was suited to cotton cultivation c. The growth of the British textile industry had created a huge demand for cotton d. Indian removals had made way for southern expansion into the "Cotton Kingdom" e. It required the use of slaves

e. It required the use of slaves

The decisive victory in the war came with Winfield Scott's capture of: a. Monterrey b. Veracruz c. Cerro Gordo d. Puebla e. Mexico City

e. Mexico City

All of the following are true about Winfield Scott's assault on Veracruz EXCEPT: a. Scott led an assault against what was considered to be the strongest fortress in North America b. Scott's assault was the largest amphibious operation ever attempted by U.S. military forces c. it was carried out without a loss d. the victory made General Scott a national hero e. Mexico surrendered as a result of Scott's victory

e. Mexico surrendered as a result of Scott's victory

Which of the following was NOT part of the myth of the Old South's superiority? a. The standard of living in northern states had declined since slavery had been banned b. Kind planters indulged their happy slaves c. Slavery was beneficial to both the master and slave d. The South was morally superior to the North e. One southerner could defeat ten northerners in combat

e. One southerner could defeat ten northerners in combat

Which of the following was one of the reasons why some antislavery northerners believed there was a southern conspiracy to extend slavery into the Southwest? a. Texas was being settled by German, pro-slavery immigrants b. Abolitionists had uncovered a plot by southerners to invade Mexico and reinstitute slavery c. Slaveholder Andrew Jackson had accepted southern participation in the Battle of the Alamo d. There was southern talk of creating an independent nation out of the Texas Territory e. President Tyler, a states' rights Democrat from Virginia, maneuvered to arrange the annexation of Texas

e. President Tyler, a states' rights Democrat from Virginia, maneuvered to arrange the annexation of Texas

Which of the following statements is true of plantation life? a. Once established, a plantation could basically run by itself b. Most fixed costs for plantations were quite low c. The fact that plantation families seldom moved created a great deal of stability d. The suicide rate was twice the rate of Northern factory workers e. Psychological strains, frequent moves and chronic debt were the norm for most plantation owners

e. Psychological strains, frequent moves and chronic debt were the norm for most plantation owners

Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas? a. Stephen Austin b. Andrew Jackson c. James Polk d. Santa Anna e. Sam Houston

e. Sam Houston

The election of 1852: a. saw both major parties denounce the Compromise of 1850 b. resulted in a second term for Millard Fillmore c. saw the disappearance of the Free-Soil party d. was dominated by the current economic depression e. was won by Franklin Pierce

e. was won by Franklin Pierce

Which of the following was NOT true of Portuguese seagoing efforts:

early settlements included Newfoundland and the New England coastline

Thomas Jefferson

elected president in 1804

Jefferson Davis

elected president of the Confederate States of America

Which one of the following gave the Confederation government the most trouble:

finances

The stockholders who invested in the Virginia Company were motivated primarily by:

financial profit

New England's most important commodity was:

fish

By the 1830s, most western products reached New Orleans by:

flatboat

All of the following are true of the English Quakers EXCEPT that they:

followed charismatic preachers

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that:

forming a trade union was not illegal

Daniel Boone

fought against Indians in Kentucky

Joseph Smith

founded Mormonism

Joseph Smith:

founded the Mormon Church in western New York

John Humphrey Noyes

founder of the Oneida Community

William Lloyd Garrison

founder of the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator

All of the following statements about the American Colonization Society are true EXCEPT:

free black leaders supported it

Solomon Northup

free black man kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South

The American System included support for all of the following policies EXCEPT:

free public schools

Opposition to Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey was strongest among:

frontier farmers

The patriot militia:

frustrated Washington with its lack of discipline

The first commercially important natural resource in the Indian-English dynamic was:

furs

The religious revivals knows as the Great Awakening did all of the Following EXCEPT:

further promote Enlightenment thinking

Lewis and Clark's expedition:

gave the United States a claim to Oregon

In terms of political behavior, the Irish:

generally supported Democrats

The War of 1812:

generated intense patriotic pride

The middle colonies:

geographically and culturally stood between the New England and southern colonies

The headlight system adopted for the Virginia colony consisted of:

giving fifty acres of land to anyone who would transport himself to the colony and fifty more for any servants he might bring

After the panic of 1837, working-class Americans could expect all of the following, EXCEPT: Question 21 options: government assistance. massive joblessness. wage cuts. high prices for food and clothes. numerous bank failures.

government assistance.

Mercantilism involved:

government's attempt to maintain a favorable balance of trade

Which of the following statements was NOT true of women during the Revolutionary era:

on at least one occasion, commanded an artillery company in Washington's army

The colony of Pennsylvania was:

open to all religious believers

Samuel Slater's contribution to the economy was that he:

opened a successful textile mill in Rhode Island

Which of the following was NOT a result of the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella:

opening of the Atlantic slave trade

The English Puritans:

opposed Catholic elements in the Church of England

Washington's farewell address:

opposed permanent alliances

In 1777, Washington dealt with the threat of smallpox to his army by:

ordering a mass inoculation

Slave codes:

outlined the local laws that governed slave life and ownership

Under the Articles of Confederation, western lands would be:

owned by the national government

To avoid the problems associated with political parties running multiple candidates for the presidency, Congress:

passed the Twelfth Amendment providing that electors use separate ballots to vote for a president and a vice president

Benjamin Franklin emphasized the Enlightenment in his:

passion for science and experimentation

Charles Goodyear

patented a process for vulcanizing rubber

Which of the following terms related to land policy in New York:

patroonship

The Indian Removal Act of 1830: Question 14 options: allowed Indians who wished to become American citizens to remain on their homeland. became law after Congress overrode Jackson's veto. proposed moving Indian tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River. contained loopholes designed to exclude peaceful Indians from removal. showed Jackson's willingness to pursue policies that might hurt his popularity.

proposed moving Indian tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River.

The colonies established after the Restoration were all:

proprietary colonies

The Lecompton Constitution

protected the property rights of slaveholders already living in Kansas and provided for a referendum on whether to admit more slaves

The Mayflower Compact:

provided the original government for the Plymouth colony

The purpose of the Coercive Acts was to:

punish Boston for the Tea Party

Most of the utopian communities of the early nineteenth century:

quickly became failures

Frederick Douglass

ran away from slavery in Maryland and became an outspoken critic of the institution

Unitarianism stressed:

reason and conscience

The Declaratory Act of 1766:

reasserted the government's right to tax the colonists

The rise of Romanticism indicated:

recognition of the limits of science and reason

The treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary war:

recognized American independence

Trade associations, or guilds, formed by artisans in the early 1800s attempted to do all the following EXCEPT:

recruit unskilled workers

Maryland sought to learn from the mistakes of Jamestown by:

recruiting a more committed group of colonists

One of the chief objectives of policy under George Grenville was to:

reduce Britain's enormous debt

The emergence of political parties:

reflected basic philosophical differences between Jefferson and Hamilton

All of the following are true of Cortes' invasion of Mexico EXCEPT:

regional Indian tribes attempted to help the Mexica against the Spanish

Prison reformers of the early 1800s saw a major objective of the penitentiary as:

rehabilitation

New England was settled by:

religious fundamentalists

Madison decided to support Hamilton's debt proposals in return for an agreements to:

relocate the nation's capital southward

President Jackson's policy toward Indians could best be described as one of: Question 16 options: extermination. salutary neglect. integration. removal. paternalism.

removal.

In 1766, in response to American protests, Parliament:

repealed the Stamp Act

The introduction of horses to Plains tribes:

replaced dogs as beats of burden

The Navigation Act of 1651:

required all goods imported into Britain or the colonies to be shipped in British vessels

The Specie Circular: Question 8 options: paid off the national debt. gave excess federal money to the states. required gold or silver payment for public lands. outlawed paper currency. stabilized the economy for the rest of the 1830s.

required gold or silver payment for public lands.

The 1765 Stamp Act:

required revenue stamps on legal and commercial documents

According to the Constitution, the president has the authority to do all of the following EXCEPT:

resign and choose his successor

Which of the following was NOT true of Jefferson's contradictory nature?

resisted British authority before the Revolution, but advocated for a military alliance as president

In antebellum theaters, audiences:

responded vocally to the quality of performances

After the Revolutionary War, America trade with Britain:

resumed, but without access to the West Indies

The Convention of 1818 did all of the following EXCEPT:

return control of the Southwest to Spain

The convention, which assembled in May 1787, was supposed to:

revise the Articles of Confederation

Francis Asbury

revivalist who initiated the "circuit rider" system

In this new political era, Jackson had a tremendous advantage because of his:

rise from common origins

One significant factor that inspired the Second Great Awakening was:

rising fears of secularism among many well-educated Americans

On the question of women's rights, the proposed Constitution:

said nothing

Francis Scott Key

saw the British attack of Fort McHenry from Baltimore Harbor

By the early 1800s, the largest American cities were all major:

seaports

To President Jefferson, one major incentive to purchase Louisiana was to:

secure American access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans

In April 1775, the British marched Concord, Massachusetts, in an effort to:

seize a stockpile of weapons, ammunition, and powder

Throughout New England, Congregational Churches were:

self-governing

When Massachusetts leader John Winthrop spoke of "a city upon a hill," he was referring to that colony's desire to:

serve as a model Christian community

The new Bank of the United States, created in 1816:

served as a depository for federal funds

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

set up Seneca Falls Convention

The Bill of Rights did all of the following EXCEPT:

settle all questions about federal versus state authority

The Germans who came to the United States:

settled mainly in rural areas

The Great Compromise:

settled the question of congressional representation

How long did the economic calamity that destroyed Van Buren's presidency last? Question 5 options: twelve years until the end of Van Buren's term seven years it was very brief, but deeply destructive three years

seven years

Eliza Pinckney could be called a modern woman living in the colonial world for the following reasons EXCEPT:

she occupied a supervisory role over her male counterparts

Which of the following animals were NOT found in the New World before the Europeans arrived:

sheep, horse and pigs

One serious economic problem under the Articles of Confederation was:

shortage of "hard money"

Martin Van Buren was known as the "Little Magician" due to his: Question 6 options: miraculous election as president in 1836. skill as a professional politician. ability to get the country out of a depression. success in building the Whig coalition. seeming ability to read the mind of Jackson.

skill as a professional politician.

For the Pequots, the result of 1637 war that they fought with New England settlers was:

slaughter and ensalvement

Border State

slave states that did not secede

The attempt to censor the mail revolved around which issue? Question 13 options: tariffs western land claims slavery Indian threats South Carolina's nullification

slavery

The attempt to censor the mail revolved around which issue? Question 24 options: tariffs western land claims slavery Indian threats South Carolina's nullification

slavery

By the 1830s, John C. Calhoun was arguing that:

slavery was a "great good"

The Missouri Compromise stipulated that in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of 36°30´:

slavery would be excluded

Antidemocratic voices freely acknowledged that democracy was incompatible with: Question 8 options: intelligence. slavery. informed political participation. a successful republic. the natural order.

slavery.

In the Southeast, the profitability of Indian captives prompted a frenzy of:

slaving activity

It is possible that one third of the entire Native American population of Central America died as a result of:

smallpox

The best explanation for the Salem witch craze is:

social division and anxieties within the village

The presidios established by the Spaniards in the Southwest housed:

soldiers

Why did the American Anti-Slavery Society split into competing fractions:

some prominent members demanded the pursuit of societal reforms beyond abolition, including women's rights

Jefferson's Embargo Act:

sought to stop all American exports

The advantage clipper ships had over traditional merchant vessels was their:

speed

Pet banks were: Question 3 options: state banks that received federal government deposits. allowed to issue notes that were not covered by specie reserves. those established by Jackson's executive order in 1829. chartered in 1832 for the express purpose of handling foreign investments. banks owned by Jackson's biggest political cronies.

state banks that received federal government deposits.

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom marked the general trend away from:

state-supported churches

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions argued that:

states could nullify federal laws

During the war, Benjamin Franklin's son, William:

stayed loyal to Britain

By the 1830s, the fastest way to travel from New Orleans to Pittsburgh was by:

steamboat

The Supreme Court in Gibbons v. Ogden settled a controversy over:

steamboat commerce

A major reason for the defeat of the Spanish Armada was:

storms in the North Sea

Throughout the colonies, husbands expected what from their wives:

submission to their authority

What position did both the Democrats and Whigs support in the 1852 presidential election?

support of the Compromise of 1850

The Old Republicans, led by John Randolph:

supported an agrarian society

Lord Charles Cornwallis

surrendered his army to Washington at Yorktown

By 1700, the most democratic and important social institutions were:

taverns

By the 1850s, a communications revolution had been triggered by the development of the:

telegraph

German immigrants in the 1850s:

tended to come as groups and families

At the time Europeans arrived in North America, Indians:

tended to worship spirits in their natural surroundings

Roger Williams believed:

that it was wrong to confiscate Indian lands

The killing of Elijah Lovejoy showed:

that support of slavery extended into the North

John Peter Zenger's trial in 1735 established:

that truth is a defense in libel cases

Stephen A. Douglas

the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposals

When the British attacked NY in late August 1776:

the American army was fortunate to escape

Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World in:

the Bahamas

During the period of salutary neglect:

the British government took less of a role in governing the American colonies

At the Battle of Bunker Hill:

the British suffered major casualties

The 1824 election was ultimately decided by:

the House of Representatives

The events surrounding a suspect slave revolt in New York City in 1741 offer parallels to:

the Salem witch craze

What federal law(s) did South Carolina nullify? Question 2 options: Marbury v. Madison the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 the Indian Removal Act the Monroe Doctrine the Fugitive Slave Law

the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832

In 1825, Florida belonged to:

the United States

The four major points of the Monroe Doctrine contained all of the following EXCEPT:

the United States would consider European intervention in South America to be an act of war

Senator Thomas Hart Benton, in opposing the new Bank of the United States, spoke for the interests of:

the West

The greatest support for the declaration of war in 1812 came from:

the agricultural regions from Pennsylvania southward and westward

One of the important factors aiding the survival of the early Jamestown settlers was:

the assistance they received from the Indians

The "corrupt bargain" in the election of 1824 referred to:

the belief that Clay supported Adams in return for becoming secretary of state

The British invasion of the mid-Atlantic coast in 1814 resulted in:

the capture and burning of Washington, D.C.

Western settlers and politicians believed war with Britain might enable:

the conquest of Canada

All of the following were true of the trains in use by the 1850s EXCEPT:

the could only operate on flat terrain

The success of rice as a perfect crop for South Carolina was helped by:

the creation of irrigation systems that allowed laborers to flood and drain the fields

The Trail of Tears resulted in: Question 6 options: a sad but uneventful transfer of Indians to Oklahoma. the death of thousands of Indians. Jackson's change of heart about Indian removal. the complete eradication of the Creeks and Seminoles. Jackson's diminished popularity in the South and West.

the death of thousands of Indians.

The Eaton affair revealed: Question 19 options: Jackson's insensitivity toward women. Jackson's tendency to favor Calhoun over Van Buren. the destructive gossip of the Washington social scene. Jackson's willingness to take the political advice of women. the increasing equality of women.

the destructive gossip of the Washington social scene.

One notable thing about the 1820 presidential election was:

the disappearance of the Federalists

The English attempted to establish a colony on Roanoke Island resulted in:

the disappearance of the colonists

One undebatable fact about the Jacksonian era is: Question 17 options: Jackson's sincere commitment to equality for all Americans. the wisdom of Jackson's destruction of the "Monster" bank. Jackson's place as one of the greatest presidents in American history. the dramatic increase in voter participation by 1840. the degree that common men lessened the power of elites.

the dramatic increase in voter participation by 1840.

Mother Ann Lee was:

the founder of the Shakers

The Spanish colonies in North America failed, in part, because:

the region lacked the gold and silver of Central and South America

Which of the following spurred shipbuilding in New England:

the regions' extensive forests

Pontiac's Rebellion involved all of the following EXCEPT:

the return of French soldiers to Canada

Which of the following was NOT a power of the national government under the Articles of Confederation:

the right to levy taxes on trade and commerce

One of Jackson's greatest personal vulnerabilities in the 1828 campaign was:

the scandal surrounding his marriage

Which of the following is NOT true of the Townshend duties:

the shipbuilding industry was hurt as imports and exports decreased

The Federalist argued that:

the size and diversity of the large new country would make it impossible for any one faction to control the government

The most popular form of indoor entertainment in the first half of the nineteenth century was:

theater

The British defeat at New Orleans is best explained by:

their attack upon a strong defensive position

One striking aspect of the Lowell factories was:

their employment of young single women

Which is true of English society by the early 1600s:

there was a growing population of beggars and vagabons

After Shays' Rebellion:

there were numerous calls promoting a stronger central government

All of the following are reasons Mormons generated hostility from non-Mormons EXCEPT:

they denied they were Christians

Which of the following statements if NOT true of African slaves:

they had a long history with Christianity in Africa

The newest theories of the earliest migrations from Asia to the Americas include:

this migration began much earlier than previously thought

The stono rebellion:

tightened controls on slaves

During his senatorial run against Douglas, Lincoln stated his belief in racial equality True or False

False

Free blacks were usually wealthy and highly educated True or False

False

Henry Clay was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1844 True or False

False

James Buchanan's great experience in public service helped him become one of the most successful presidents True or False

False

John Tyler favored Henry Clay's American System True or False

False

Men on the southern frontier generally avoided alcohol, gambling, or fighting True or False

False

Mexico initially banned all American settlement in Texas True or False

False

Mexico's winning of independence from Spain slowed American expansion westward True or False

False

One of the most realistic depictions of the Old South comes from the classic film Gone with the Wind True or False

False

Stephen Douglas was one of the most extreme pro-slavery and states' rights advocates in the Democratic party True or False

False

Support for the Mexican-American War was strongest in New England True or False

False

T or F: A Treatise on Domestic Economy argued that men and women should share equally in completing the work of the household's domestic sphere

False

T or F: A major change in attitudes toward prison during the 1830s was the idea that prisoners could not be rehabilitates

False

T or F: Although the Seven Years' War has often been called a world war, there was very little international conflict

False

T or F: As a result of the Glorious Revolution, England abolished the monarchy and became a republic

False

T or F: As a territory, Missouri had not allowed slavery.

False

T or F: Because of its harsh winters, New England had a death rate that was higher than that of Maryland or Virginia

False

T or F: Because they, too, had suffered discrimination, Irish immigrants tended to be sympathetic to blacks

False

T or F: Before 1845, steamboats were used more for transportation on the ocean that on internal waterways

False

T or F: Before the arrival of the Europeans, the horse was an important part of every New World culture

False

T or F: Britain's adoption of mercantilist policies set it apart from other European powers of the 17th century

False

T or F: By that 1850s, trains traveled an average of forty miles an hour

False

T or F: Calvinism stressed tolerance and liberal theology rather than a strict moral code

False

T or F: During the 1820s, the tariff level generally declined.

False

T or F: During the eighteenth century, demand for salves in the southern colonies declined slightly

False

T or F: George Grenville continued the policy of "salutary neglect."

False

T or F: In the New World, people were generally safe from disease and epidemics

False

T or F: Irish immigrants to the United States tended to join the Republican Party

False

T or F: James Monroe was the first president from New York.

False

T or F: John Quincy Adams displayed superb political skills during his term as president.

False

T or F: John and Samuel Adams urger their fellow colonists to reject the arguments of Common Sense

False

T or F: Jonathan Edwards saw emotionalism as a weakness among Christians

False

T or F: Like his grandfather and great-grandfather, George III cared little about England

False

T or F: Mormon leader Joseph Smith was an advocate of monogamous marriage

False

T or F: Nathaniel Bacon was an indentured servant who led a Virginia rebellion

False

T or F: Peter Stuyvesant was the defiant governor of Rhode Island

False

T or F: Pueblos were communities built by the Aztecs on cliff sides

False

T or F: Support for the Tariff of 1816 came primarily from the South.

False

T or F: The "cult of domesticity" banned women from joining any professions

False

T or F: The Bank of the United States quickly ended the Panic of 1819 by making credit more easily available.

False

T or F: The Gaspee incident involved the burning of a church in Boston by British soldiers

False

T or F: The Glorious Revolution was bloodier (in terms of battle deaths) than the English Civil War

False

T or F: The Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1826.

False

T or F: The Stamp Act placed the first tax on the new colonial postal system

False

T or F: The United States had caught up with Britain's textile production by 1815

False

The Erie Canal did all of the following EXCEPT:

bankrupt New York State with its huge cost

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

banned slavery in the Northwest

Federalist essay Number 10 explains how a republic can:

be successful in a large, diverse society

In 1624, a British court dissolved the struggling Virginia Company, and Virginia:

became a royal colony

The war that erupted between the French and the British in North America:

became a world war

Aaron Burr

became vice president in 1801

African Americans found the Methodist and Baptist churches especially attractive because of their:

belief in salvation for all

Jackson's veto of the Maysville Road bill demonstrated his: Question 18 options: belief that the federal government should not fund purely local projects. belief that the federal government should assist states with internal improvement projects. tremendous respect for Henry Clay. initial support for John C. Calhoun's policies. lack of interest in western economic development.

belief that the federal government should not fund purely local projects.

Thomas Paine's The American Crisis:

bolstered American morale

The Tariff of 1828:

boosted the presidential hopes of Jackson

As a result of the Eaton affair: Question 10 options: John C. Calhoun became an outspoken advocate of nullification. both John Eaton and Martin Van Buren left the cabinet. Floride Calhoun was forbidden from attending White House functions. John Eaton and John C. Calhoun were fired. Jackson became less sympathetic toward women.

both John Eaton and Martin Van Buren left the cabinet.

Which of the following statements was generally true of slave life? a. Their lives were very similar from place to place and master to master b. Masters saw the wisdom in feeding their slaves well c. Field hands were organized into work gangs d. Slave mothers saw the overwhelming majority of their children reach adulthood e. Punishments were only meted out when a serious crime warranted them

c. Field hands were organized into work gangs

Abigail Adam's appeal to her husband, John, to "remember the Ladies":

was basically ignored

John Marshall

was chief justice

As royal governor of the Dominion of New England, Sir Edmund Andros:

was deposed as a result of the Glorious Revolution

Andrew Jackson:

was elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee in 1823

John Tyler

was elected vice president in 1840

During the colonial period, prostitution:

was especially common in port cities

Celia

was hanged for killing her master when defending herself against a sexual assault

The Sugar Act of 1764:

was intended to generate revenue from the colonies

James K. Polk

was known as "Young Hickory"

John Charles Frémont

was known as "the Pathfinder"

The original Spanish settle meant of New Mexico:

was led by Juan de Onate

The explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert:

was lost at sea

The 'penny press':

was named for the low cost of newspapers

William B. Travis

was one of the defenders at the Alamo

The largest city in the colonies at the end of the colonial period:

was philadelphia

James Madison

was president at the end of the War of 1812

Sam Houston

was president of the Republic of Texas

Which of the following is NOT true of the Iroquois League:

was primarily based along the Mississippi River

The idea of federal support for internal improvements:

was represented by the construction of the National Road

Shays' Rebellion:

was repressed by state militia

The German migration to the United States:

was sometimes temporary as nearly 15 percent returned to their native land

The Know-Nothing party:

was strongest in the 1850s

Martin Van Buren

was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate

Robert F. Stockton

was the American who captured San Diego and Los Angeles

Metacomet:

was the Indian principal behind King Philip's War

Daniel Webster

was the Massachusetts senator who favored a protective tariff in 1828

Roger B. Taney

was the chief justice for Dred Scott case

Pocahontas:

was the favorite daughter of Powhatan

The Judiciary Act of 1801:

was the legacy of the Federalists as they left office

Benjamin Franklin

was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

Millard Fillmore

was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850

William Crawford

was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia

Daniel Webster

was the secretary of state who negotiated the treaty resolving the boundary between the northeastern United States and British Canada

Abraham Lincoln

was the young congressman who argued that Polk had maneuvered the Mexicans into attacking

By 1750, the French population in North America:

was vastly outnumbered by the English

At the end of the war, New Orleans and all of the French lands west of the Mississippi:

went to Spain

All of the following are true of the Pilgrims EXCEPT that they:

were a sect of radical Catholics

Working men's parties:

were devoted to promoting the interest of laborers

Cyrus McCormick's grain reapers:

were manufactured at his factory in Chicago

After 1644, the right to vote in Massachusetts Bay was restricted to those who:

were members of a Puritan church

In regard to religion, women:

were more likely to be churchgoers than men

Physicians in the early 1800s:

were mostly self-taught or apprenticed with an experienced doctor

The 640-acre sections created by the Land Ordinance of 1785:

were part of a six-square mile townships

In the first half of the nineteenth century, internal improvements:

were supported mainly by people in the West

By the early eighteenth century, the English colonies in North America:

were the most populous and prosperous in the continent

All of the following are true of the Anasazis EXCEPT that they:

were transformed by the arrival of horses

Between 1800 and 1840, the nation's most dramatic population expansion occurred:

west of the Appalachians

The burned-over district was:

western New York

Which of the following foods did Europeans introduce to the New World:

wheat

In late December 1776, George Washington was able to reverse American fortunes by:

winning battles at Trenton and Princeton

Francis Cabot Lowell

with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company

After his reelection, Jackson moved to destroy the Bank of the United States by: Question 21 options: firing its director. withdrawing its federal deposits. getting the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional. selling its stock to private investors. opening new state banks.

withdrawing its federal deposits.

After his reelection, Jackson moved to destroy the Bank of the United States by: Question 25 options: firing its director. withdrawing its federal deposits. getting the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional. selling its stock to private investors. opening new state banks.

withdrawing its federal deposits.

Which of the following was an advantage for women in North America regarding an expanding population:

women often had a child every two or three years before menopause

Which of the following statements about women's labor is NOT true:

women were not expected to work in highly skilled occupations

One of the most controversial elements of the Great Awakening was:

women who rose to speak during religious services

John Q. Adams

won the second most popular votes in the 1824 presidential election

The Shawnee leader Tecumseh:

worked to unite Indians in a vast confederacy

Why did the working poor often favor expanding the number of public schools:

workers wanted free schools to give their children an equal chance to pursuer the American dream

In what way did women NOT remain within the home:

working in religious and social service realms

The proposed Maysville Road: Question 4 options: would be entirely in Kentucky. revealed Jackson's consistent opposition to road building. spurred the rise of a western textile industry. was clearly permissible under the Constitution. was opposed by Calhoun and Clay.

would be entirely in Kentucky.

Madison's Virginia Plan:

would create a two-house Congress

The Bank of the United States:

would provide a stable national currency

Stephen Foster

wrote 'Oh! Susanna'

Thomas Paine

wrote The American Crisis

Frederick Douglass:

wrote a famous account of his life as a slave

John C. Calhoun

wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest

T or F: The brutal and exploitative systems that the Spanish implemented in the New World were largely the work of Bartolome de Las Casas.

False

T or F: The greatest proportional influx of immigrants in the history of the United States came in the 1820s

False

T or F: The intellectual defense of slavery in the South admitted that the institution offered no benefits to blacks

False

T or F: The successful example of antebellum utopian communities converted many Americans to socialism

False

T or F: The women's rights movement secured the vote for women in several states before 1860

False

T or F: Through the first half of the 18th century, the power of the colonial assemblies generally declined

False

The Free-Soil party opposed the ideas of the Wilmot Proviso True or False

False

The Old South was a socially, culturally, and economically unified region of the United States True or False

False

The Republican platform in 1860 promised to end slavery in the southern states True or False

False

The South was overwhelmingly Catholic True or False

False

The outbreak of the Mexican-American War was caused by the dispute over Oregon True or False

False

The proposed Lecompton Constitution would make Kansas a free state True or False

False

The slave population in the South showed no significant growth between 1790 and 1830 True or False

False

The states of the Deep South did not secede from the Union until Lincoln took office True or False

False

Zachary Taylor's decisive victory at the Battle of Buena Vista led to an immediate Mexican surrender True or False

False

T or F: As a result of the Christianity that was forced upon African slaves, the fundamental theme of slave religion was deliverance

True

Which of the following is NOT true of Charles Finney:

He was an active Universalist preacher

Ulysses S. Grant

18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War

In August 1776. General Washington had 28,000 men under his command. By December, he had:

3,000

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Civil War? A. African Americans were treated equally. B. More than 600,000 soldiers were killed, and almost 500,000 were wounded. C. The nation was reunited. D. Slavery was ended.

A. African Americans were treated equally.

At the start of the war, Southerners compared themselves to A. Americans who fought for independence in 1776. B. slaves who were trying to escape from their masters. C. mercenary soldiers hired by Britain during the Revolutionary War. D. Native Americans fighting to keep their land.

A. Americans who fought for independence in 1776.

Where did General Grant make the following statement? "The war is over. The rebels are our countrymen again." A. Appomattox Court House B. Richmond C. Vicksburg D. Gettysburg

A. Appomattox Court House

Which of the following made Grant a successful Civil War general? A. He was willing to fight and to take chances. B. He was cautious and never put his troops in danger. C. He wouldn't fight unless he knew the enemy's plans in advance. D. He waited to attack until he had a bigger army than his opponent.

A. He was willing to fight and to take chances.

What extra danger did African American soldiers face in the Civil War? A. If they were captured they might be returned to slavery. B. Many used new weapons and technology that had not been tested. C. They could be put on trial for war crimes if the Union lost. D. They were often shot while running away during battle.

A. If they were captured they might be returned to slavery.

Which of the following statements is true? A. In the South, food became harder to obtain because invading Union armies made farming difficult. B. The Union blockade of southern ports made it easier to buy goods from Europe. C. As the war continued, prices went down in the South. D. The war helped the southern economy.

A. In the South, food became harder to obtain because invading Union armies made farming difficult.

Why were some abolitionists unhappy with the Emancipation Proclamation? A. It did not apply to the entire country. B. They felt Lincoln had issued it too soon. C. They wanted the South to be punished for starting the war. D. It freed too many slaves too quickly.

A. It did not apply to the entire country.

Which of the following tactics were especially successful for General Grant? A. siege and constant attack B. increasing the number of ships and their artillery power in naval battles C. caution and frequent retreats D. waiting for the right weather and additional troops

A. siege and constant attack

Which of the following was NOT a major problem for Civil War soldiers? A. spending too little time in camp B. muddy roads and fields C. lack of clean water D. outbreaks of disease

A. spending too little time in camp

The Union's main purpose in blockading southern seaports was to A. stop goods from leaving or reaching the South. B. discourage southerners from joining the Confederate army. C. catch southern spies. D. catch southern ships.

A. stop goods from leaving or reaching the South.

In 1804, Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with sitting Vice President:

Aaron Burr

T or F: Initially, in the early seventeenth century, many of the first slaves were treated like indentured servants and earned their freedom

True

Which is NOT True of early colonial slavery:

All slaves could expect a lifetime in bondage

Which of the following is NOT true of Jefferson's ending of the international slave trade?

At the time of its enacting, most southern states permitted purchasing slaves internationally.

Cortes was primarily motivated by:

Aztec gold

The city of Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325 by the:

Aztecs

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation have little immediate effect on slavery? A. It was not supported by the abolitionists. B. It freed enslaved people only in areas that were fighting the Union. C. It was widely ignored. D. It freed enslaved people only in the North.

B. It freed enslaved people only in areas that were fighting the Union.

At the beginning of the Civil War, A. there were African American officers in all Union armies. B. African American troops were not allowed to join the Union army. C. there were African American officers in all Confederate armies. D. both sides agreed not to let African Americans join their armies.

B. African American troops were not allowed to join the Union army.

Whom was Lincoln talking about when he said, "If [he] does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a time"? A. Ulysses S. Grant B. George McClellan C. Robert E. Lee D. Stonewall Jackson

B. George McClellan

Which of the following battles were turning points in the Civil War in 1863? A. Appomattox and Bull Run B. Gettysburg and Vicksburg C. Shiloh and Fredericksburg D. Gettysburg and Sharpsburg

B. Gettysburg and Vicksburg

Why did Lincoln wait until after the battle at Antietam to issue the Emancipation Proclamation? A. He wanted to use the Proclamation to reward his generals. B. His Cabinet thought the Proclamation would have more effect if it followed a Union victory. C. He thought the Proclamation would help him get reelected. D. His supporters in Congress asked him to wait and use the Proclamation to boost morale after a Confederate victory.

B. His Cabinet thought the Proclamation would have more effect if it followed a Union victory.

What were Grant's surrender terms to Lee? A. Confederate soldiers had to go to prison camps. B. The Confederates had to surrender their weapons and go home peacefully. C. All southern officers had to go to jail. D. All southerners had to give up their weapons and their land.

B. The Confederates had to surrender their weapons and go home peacefully.

Which of the following statements about the Civil War draft laws is NOT true? A. People who had money could easily escape the draft. B. The draft laws applied equally to everybody. C. In the South, a man who had at least 20 slaves did not have to join the army. D. In the North, people could avoid the draft by paying the government $300.

B. The draft laws applied equally to everybody.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why some northerners opposed the war? A. They did not approve of the Emancipation Proclamation. B. They thought the country would be stronger if there were fewer states in the Union. C. They believed the South should be allowed to leave the Union. D. They felt the South had been forced into fighting the war.

B. They thought the country would be stronger if there were fewer states in the Union.

Which general is most closely associated with waging total war? A. Robert E. Lee B. William T. Sherman C. Joseph Hooker D. Stonewall Jackson

B. William T. Sherman

Which kind of region in the South would be most likely to support the Civil War? A. a region with few major cities B. a region with large plantations and many slaves C. a region with poor farms and few slaves D. a region close to the Union

B. a region with large plantations and many slaves

Clara Barton, Dorothea Dix, and Harriet Tubman all participated in which of the following professions, which became more open to women during the Civil War? A. farm and household work B. nursing C. teaching D. law

B. nursing

Ironclads were A. a new kind of cannonball. B. ships covered with iron plates. C. ships that could not be sunk. D. a new kind of rifle made of iron.

B. ships covered with iron plates.

Which Protestant denomination stressed the equality of all before God and had no authority higher than the congregation:

Baptist

A large number of South Carolina's original settlers were British planters from:

Barbados

At the Albany Congress:

Benjamin Franklin and others drafted a plan for a united colonial government

The Indian chief who resisted federal policy in Illinois and Wisconsin was: Question 19 options: Osceola. Tecumseh. Hiawatha. Black Hawk. Sitting Bull.

Black Hawk.

T or F: Because traveling t night was dangerous in the colonies, taverns became important during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries

True

Which battle is described in the following statement? "On July 21, 1861, hundreds of people rode out from Washington to see the battle, expecting an easy Union victory." A. Battle of Fredicksburg B. Battle of New Orleans C. First Battle of Bull Run D. Battle of Gettysburg

C. First Battle of Bull Run

Which of the following is NOT a true statement? A. Both the North and the South drafted men into military service. B. In the North, there were riots to protest the draft system. C. Only the South drafted men into military service; the North did not need to use a draft. D. Later in the war, the South expanded the ages of men who were eligible to be drafted.

C. Only the South drafted men into military service; the North did not need to use a draft.

Which of the following was a problem for the South during the Civil War? A. Too many goods from Europe drove southern factories out of business. B. Too many people volunteered for battles. C. Southerners' strong belief in states' rights caused disputes within the Confederacy. D. Southern farms produced more food than people could eat.

C. Southerners' strong belief in states' rights caused disputes within the Confederacy.

Which statement most accurately describes each side's main strategy at the start of the Civil War? A. The South planned to invade the North; the North planned to stop this invasion in the border states. B. The North planned to seek help from Europe; the South planned to blockade northern seaports. C. The North planned to isolate the South and invade it; the South planned to resist invasion and ask European nations for help. D. The South planned to capture Washington, D.C., and end the war quickly; the North planned to capture New Orleans and invade the Confederacy from there.

C. The North planned to isolate the South and invade it; the South planned to resist invasion and ask European nations for help.

Which of the following was a reason that battlefield casualties were so high during the Civil War? A. Generals could not agree on a common strategy. B. Ironclads changed naval warfare. C. Thousands of soldiers were killed in charges against new, more effective weapons. D. New weapons often didn't work.

C. Thousands of soldiers were killed in charges against new, more effective weapons.

How did General Ulysses S. Grant's victories in the West help the Union? A. They freed many slaves. B. They prevented border states from rebelling. C. They gave the Union control over many railroads and waterways in the South. D. They gave the Union control over southern cities, such as Atlanta.

C. They gave the Union control over many railroads and waterways in the South.

Why did President Lincoln act forcefully to keep Missouri and Maryland in the Union? A. Most people in both states wanted to remain part of the Union. B. Both states were centers of transportation and industry, which could help the Union win the war. C. They were border states and very important to the security of the Union. D. Lincoln believed that if they seceded other northern states would follow them.

C. They were border states and very important to the security of the Union.

Which of the following battlefield tactics became outdated during the war? A. fighting an attacking enemy from behind barricades B. using soldiers mounted on horses C. an all-out charge against a waiting enemy D. surprise attacks

C. an all-out charge against a waiting enemy

During the Civil War, women such as Clara Barton, Dorothea Dix, and Harriet Tubman began to serve as A. army officers. B. factory workers making supplies for the war. C. nurses caring for wounded soldiers. D. journalists writing about battles.

C. nurses caring for wounded soldiers.

Grant's early victories in the West hurt the Confederacy because they A. threatened Richmond. B. made Lee hesitate to face Grant in battle. C. opened two water routes into part of the Confederacy. D. made it hard for the South to gain support from European nations.

C. opened two water routes into part of the Confederacy.

Enslaved African Americans tried to hamper the Confederate war effort by all of the following EXCEPT A. providing military information to Union troops. B. damaging farm equipment. C. spying for the Confederacy. D. refusing to work.

C. spying for the Confederacy.

Which of the following includes the statement "We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain ... and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"? A. the Emancipation Proclamation B. the Thirteenth Amendment C. the Gettysburg Address D. Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

C. the Gettysburg Address

T or F: Belief in witchcraft was widespread throughout Europe in the seventeenth century

True

The United States felt that with only slight pressure:

Canada would separate from Great Britain

The woman who wrote the profoundly influential A Treatise on Domestic Economy was:

Catharine Beecher

The naval battle on Lake Erie resulted in:

Commodore Perry's glorious victory

Which of the following was true of the democracy that emerged at the turn of the century?

Common men were no longer content to be governed by an aristocracy.

The most complete American victory of the Revolution took place at:

Cowpens

At Horseshoe Bend, Andrew Jackson won a smashing victory over the:

Creeks

In what way did the Union blockade of the South contribute to the Battle of Gettysburg? A. Southern troops went to Gettysburg to capture weapons that would help break the blockade. B. Northern troops had been sent to Gettysburg to help strengthen the blockade. C. Northern troops fought to hold Gettysburg because it was the key to maintaining the blockade. D. Southern troops approached Gettysburg looking for shoes, which were hard to get in the South because of the blockade.

D. Southern troops approached Gettysburg looking for shoes, which were hard to get in the South because of the blockade.

T or F: Benjamin Franklin headed the committee that produced the Plan of Union in 1754

True

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation end the South's hope that Britain would recognize it as an independent nation? A. Britain did not want to send its soldiers against freed slaves who joined the Union army. B. Britain was angry that the South had allowed slavery to end. C. Britain did not want a confrontation with Abraham Lincoln. D. Britain would not help a country that was fighting to maintain slavery.

D. Britain would not help a country that was fighting to maintain slavery.

Why did Confederate general Robert E. Lee decide to invade the North in 1862? A. He needed a quick victory after Richmond fell to McClellan. B. He was a confident general who thought he could win any battle. C. He was trying to split the North in two. D. He hoped a southern victory would gain support from Europe and create opposition to the war in the North.

D. He hoped a southern victory would gain support from Europe and create opposition to the war in the North.

What crucial decision did Grant make in 1864? A. He would fight more cautiously. B. He would order Sherman to march through Texas. C. He would wait for Lee to invade the North again. D. He would attack and capture Richmond, no matter what the cost.

D. He would attack and capture Richmond, no matter what the cost.

Which of the following was a border state? A. Virginia B. Maine C. Pennsylvania D. Maryland

D. Maryland

Elmira, New York, and Andersonville, Georgia, were A. the headquarters of the Union and Confederate armies. B. places where important Civil War battles happened. C. industrial centers where breech-loading rifles and ironclad ships were made. D. overcrowded prison camps where the conditions were terrible.

D. overcrowded prison camps where the conditions were terrible.

In the Civil War, the term border state referred to A. states that had coastlines on the ocean. B. states that bordered Mexico or Canada. C. territories in the West that were not yet states. D. slave states that remained in the Union.

D. slave states that remained in the Union.

During the Civil War, both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis A. wanted to end slavery. B. had to flee when their capital fell to the enemy. C. tried to preserve the Union at all costs. D. suspended the right of habeas corpus in some places.

D. suspended the right of habeas corpus in some places.

American settlers who defended Kentucky were led by:

Daniel Boone

Which of the following opposed a national bank in 1816:

Daniel Webster

T or F: John C. Calhoun argued that blacks were too "shiftless" to work unless enslaved

True

The first of these states to ratify the Constitution was:

Delaware

Which country did Sir Walter Raleigh argue should establish colonies in the New World:

England

Maryland was established in1634 as a refuge for:

English Catholics

David Crockett was not a real person but purely a fictional character True or False

False

Agricultural diversity in the Old South was practically nonexistent True or False

False

T or F: By 1700, tobacco, rice, and indigo were the most important export crops of Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas.

True

As a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, Britain acquired what from Spain:

Florida

The American victory at Yorktown would have been impossible without:

French assistance

The American victory at Saratoga resulted in:

France's entry on the American side

T or F: By 5000 B.C.E, Native Americans had transitioned into farming societies

True

The battle that resulted in a hard-fought and costly stalemate that ultimately forced Cornwallis to retreat to the coastline was:

Guilford Courthouse

T or F: John Locke's writings justified revolution in some cases

True

Which of the following statements about Martin Van Buren is FALSE? Question 22 options: He was called the "Little Magician" because of his political skill. He was Jackson's closest adviser and a dedicated ally. He enjoyed a strong economy during his single term as president. He played a major role in the destruction of Calhoun's presidential ambitions. He had been Jackson's first secretary of state.

He enjoyed a strong economy during his single term as president.

Which of the following was NOT true of Nathaniel Bacon:

He had a close relationship with Governor Berkeley

Which of the following statements about Jackson's election in 1828 is NOT true:

He ran on the platform of removing Indians to western territories

T or F: By the mid-1670s, many of Virginia;s free white adult males owned no land, and squatting became a significant problem

True

T or F: Cahokia was a large, advanced regional center for the Mississippian culture

True

The chief advocate for the program for economic development called the American System was:

Henry Clay

Which war hawk loudly proclaimed that his state of Kentucky was ready to march on Canada and acquire its lucrative fur trade?

Henry Clay

Which of the following statements was NOT true of the 1832 presidential election? Question 1 options: Whigs were largely bankrolled by Nicholas Biddle's B.U.S. Democrats depended on Jackson's popularity to secure a victory. The Democratic party did not adopt a platform. Democrats had their first nominating convention. Henry Clay doubted his ability to defeat Jackson.

Henry Clay doubted his ability to defeat Jackson.

The compromise tariff that ended the nullification crisis was authored by: Question 12 options: Martin Van Buren. Thomas Hart Benton. Henry Clay. John C. Calhoun. Daniel Webster.

Henry Clay.

The founding fathers viewed the most democratic branch of the government as the:

House of Representatives

T or F: Chinese immigrants to the United States often did the heavy work of construction

True

T or F: Church attendance and temperance were enforced among early workers at Lowell

True

For the English preparing to colonize America, one model of settlement was provided by their country's prior experience in:

Ireland

Of all the immigrant groups that came to the United States in the first half of the nineteenth century, which was least tolerant of enslaved African Americans:

Irish

The largest group of immigrants living in America in 1860 was:

Irish

Which of the following was NOT true of impressment?

It only impacted a few dozen Americans.

Which of the following was NOT true of the American invasion of Canada?

It proved to be the most successful American expedition of the War of 1812.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the battle at Brandywine Creek:

It resulted in American forces abandoning NYC

Which of the following was NOT trust of the expedition against Canada in 1775-1776:

It resulted in an important American victory and set the tone for the coming campaign

Why were working-class people attracted to Universalism:

It stressed the possibility of salvation of all people

Which of the following was NOT true of the Battle of New Orleans?

It took place shortly before the Treaty of Ghent was signed.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Second Bank of the United States? Question 3 options: It became the largest corporation in the United States. It disbursed payments for federal debts. It was exclusively supported by the federal government. It held all federal funds. It had twenty-nine branches spread across the United States.

It was exclusively supported by the federal government.

T or F: Delaware was originally part of Pennsylvania

True

When Congress rechartered the Bank of the United States in 1832: Question 20 options: the economy went into a depression. Jackson made Nicholas Biddle its new director. western farmers revolted in anger. Jackson vetoed the recharter. Jackson announced plans to nationalize it.

Jackson vetoed the recharter.

The convention's most gifted political philosopher and the man who emerged as its central figure was:

James Madison

The 1804 presidential election resulted in:

Jefferson's landslide reelection

All of the following were presidential candidates in 1824 EXCEPT:

John C. Calhoun

T or F: Despite the rapid progress in education and professional activities, women failed to gain a significant foothold in the public sphere

True

In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court chief justice who established the principle:

John Marshall

Aaron Burr's treason trial featured:

John Marshall's insistence upon a rigid definition of treason

The secretary of state throughout James Monroe's presidency was:

John Quincy Adams

Americans won a tremendous victory in October 1777 with the surrender at Saratoga of:

Johnny Burgoyne

Which had territory had two competing governments in the 1850s?

Kansas

An important American victory-"the turn of the tide of success"-was at:

Kings Mountain

T or F: Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin on a plantation in Georgia

True

T or F: England transported more than 50,000 convicts to the North American colonies for settlement

True

T or F: Englishmen had a very well-developed sense of Liberty as a result of the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament

True

Missouri's admission to the Union as a slave state was balanced by the admission of the free state of:

Maine

The first judicial ruling that declared a federal law to be unconstitutional came from:

Marbury v. Madison

The Protestant Reformation was launched in Europe by:

Martin Luther

All of the following were prominent Whig politicians, EXCEPT: Question 9 options: Martin Van Buren. Henry Clay. Daniel Webster. William Henry Harrison. John Tyler.

Martin Van Buren.

Shays' Rebellion broke out in:

Massachusetts

The colonial wars had a devastating effect on the people of:

Massachusetts

Around 1500 B.C.E, which group of Middle Americans began developing large cities, including gigantic pyramids:

Mayas

Which of the following is NOT true of New England home life:

Most New Englanders had well-appointed homes with glass windows

The Louisiana Purchase was made possible by:

Napoléon's disastrous setback in Haiti

T or F: Ferdinand Magellan's ship was the first to sail around the world

True

The Hartford Convention illustrated deep opposition to the war in:

New England

The phrase "Era of Good Feelings" resulted from President Monroe's tour of:

New England

By 1860, what had become the largest city, as its population surpassed 1 million:

New York

Which city did the British capture early in the American Revolution and hold for the remainder of the war:

New York

In early 1789, the new Congress gathered in the national capital which was:

New York City

T or F: Langdon Cheves was president of the Second Bank of the United States.

True

In the early 1800s, the United States engaged in a naval conflict with:

North African pirates

The southern state that by 1860 had done the most to advance public education was:

North Carolina

T or F: Ferdinand and Isabella forced Muslims and Jews to either become Christians or leave Spain

True

The peace treaty was signed in:

Paris

All of the following were true of the early Revolution EXCEPT:

Patriots were universally united behind the cause of independence

Of the following colonies, which one most embraced religious and ethnic diversity:

Pennsylvania

The largest number of German immigrants to the colonies settled in:

Pennsylvania

T or F: Four presidential candidates received electoral votes in 1824.

True

The first Europeans to sail around Africa and on to India were the:

Portuguese

The man who became head of the Virginia Company of London in 1618 and instituted a series of reforms to save the colony was:

Sir Edwin Sandys

Which of the following was NOT a major immigrant group to Pennsylvania:

Puritans

Which of the following did the French settle first:

Quebec

Who was considered the leader of transcendentalism:

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Which of the following was NOT part of the Northwest Ordinance:

Religious freedom was guaranteed in a "bill of rights"

The Sedition Act was aimed primarily at:

Republican newspaper editors

Perhaps the most radical of the American rebels was Bostonian:

Samuel Adams

Which of the following statements about early colonial life in the Chesapeake region is true:

Settlers lived in very primitive houses

In Latin America by the early 1820s:

Spain had lost nearly all its colonies

In 1565, the first European town was established in the current-day United States at:

St. Augustine

The French captain Jacques Cartier most importantly explore the:

St. Lawrence River

T or F: Frederick Douglass was a black abolitionist

True

The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was published in response to the:

Tariff of 1828

All of the following factors contributed to the panic of 1837, EXCEPT the: Question 24 options: withdrawal of European investments. failure of the 1836 wheat crop. Tariff of 1835, which had lowered duties to dangerous levels. depression in Britain. wave of failures of state banks.

Tariff of 1835, which had lowered duties to dangerous levels.

On Christmas night 1776, Washington crossed the Delaware to defeat:

The Hessians

T or F: George Washington played a major role in the start of the French and Indian War

True

Why did the American Colonization Society acquire the land in West Africa that eventually became the country of Liberia:

The Society saw it as a place to transport free blacks and freed slaves

In the course of his campaign against Stephen Douglas in 1858, Abraham Lincoln declared all of the following except a. Congress had no constitutional authority to abolish slavery in the South b. Social and political equality between blacks and whites was not desirable c. The Dred Scott decision rendered popular sovereignty "as thin as soup boiled from the shadow of a pigeon that had starved to death." d. This nation cannot exist permanently half slave and half free e. The best way to preserve the Union was to ensure that slavery was legal in all states, North and South

The best way to preserve the Union was to ensure that slavery was legal in all states, North and South

T or F: George Whitfield was a great preacher who impressed even Benjamin Franklin with his eloquence

True

T or F: Horace Mann was a notable promoter of public schools.

True

Why might women be drawn to camp meetings:

They provided women with opportunities to participate as equals in public rituals

Which of the following was NOT true of early labor organizations:

They were not popular among immigrant groups.

T or F: In 1691-1692, mass hysteria struck the town of Salem, Massachusetts, in the form of an outbreak of alleged witchcraft

True

T or F: In British North America, black men and women were often excluded from religious services out of the belief that Christianized slaves might seek to gain freedom

True

President Martin Van Buren ultimately failed to win the Democratic party's nomination in 1844 because of his position on Texas True or False

True

T or F: A market-based economy frequently produces boom-and-bust cycles

True

T or F: After being banished from Massachusetts because of his strict interpretation of the Puritan faith, Roger Williams founded Rhode Island

True

T or F: In the Dominion of New England, taxes were levied without the consent of the assembly

True

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was written by:

Thomas Jefferson

Who said, "We are all Republicans—we are all Federalists"?

Thomas Jefferson

Southerners used all of the following to justify slavery EXCEPT:

Thomas Jefferson's words in the Declaration of Independence

A black overseer on a plantation was known as a driver True or False

True

All the western Indian tribes eventually felt the unrelenting pressure of white expansion and conquest True or False

True

As a result of the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state True or False

True

By 1850, more than 90 percent of California's population was male True or False

True

Congress never passed the Wilmot Proviso True or False

True

Denmark Vesey plotted a slave insurrection in Charleston, South Carolina True or False

True

Falling crop prices and soil exhaustion spurred many residents from the Carolinas and Virginia to migrate to the Old Southwest True or False

True

In 1849, Congress created the Department of the Interior to supervise the distribution of land, the creation of new territories and states, and the "protection" of the Indians and their reservations True or False

True

In 1857, the majority of the population in Kansas was anti-slavery True or False

True

In the mining frontier of the Far West, women often enjoyed greater opportunities than back east True or False

True

James K. Polk won the 1844 election without a majority of the popular vote True or False

True

Members of the Donner party engaged in cannibalism when stranded on their way to California True or False

True

William Tecumseh Sherman

United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two

Which of the following institutions was NOT created as a result of the 17th and 18th century religious developments:

University of Virginia

The Marquis de Lafayette served the American cause during the war as:

Washington's most trusted aide

The Webster-Hayne debate is best remembered for: Question 14 options: its ultimate effect on federal land policy. Hayne's outspoken defense of slavery. Webster's eloquent defense of the Union. the riot it provoked on the floor of the Senate. its negative effect on Jackson's popularity.

Webster's eloquent defense of the Union.

By 1860, one would most likely encounter Norwegian and Swedish immigrants in:

Wisconsin and Minnesota

Which statement best describes the Transcendental Club, which had its first meeting in the 1830s:

a loosely knit group of diverse, intellectually curious individualists who met to discuss philosophy, religion, and literature

Blockade

a military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it

a

a

Jackson viewed the Bank of the United States as: Question 17 options: a valued source of credit for small farmers. a "monster" that served the interests of a wealthy few. necessary for issuing paper money that stabilized the economy. justified by the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution. a source of national unity because it served the whole country.

a "monster" that served the interests of a wealthy few.

A "writ of assistance" was:

a blank search warrant that did not specify the place to be searched

Habeas Corpus

a constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment.

The major impetus for the huge Irish immigration to the United States after 1845 was:

a deadly potato famine

The result of General Edward Braddock's effort to capture Fort Duquesne was:

a devastating ambush and defeat

Inflation

a general rise in prices

The complex code of honor that shaped relationships among elite men in the Old South is defined as a. A belief that a man's personal value depended on how others saw him and that his reputation was his strongest asset b. A solid sense of self c. The notion that people behave in a self-disciplined manner, regardless of what others thought d. A strict adherence to the idea that allegiance to one's race stood above all else e. The defense of one's beliefs in the face of criticism

a. A belief that a man's personal value depended on how others saw him and that his reputation was his strongest asset

Which of the following was a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act? a. Alleged fugitive slaves had no right to a jury trial b. Alleged fugitive slaves had to take the witness stand in their own defense. c. Alleged fugitive slaves would be returned to slavery if the claimant presented at least six witnesses d. Slaves who had escaped prior to the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo were exempt from capture e. Only state law enforcement officials could pursue runaway slaves

a. Alleged fugitive slaves had no right to a jury trial

Which of the following was one of the hallmarks of the West African cultures from which many American slaves had originated? a. Broad kinship ties b. Loose standards of morality c. Lackofaworkethic d. No knowledge of relatives e. An overriding parent-child bond

a. Broad kinship ties

In late 1849, Zachary Taylor proposed: a. California's immediate entry as a free state b. war against the Mormons in Utah c. extension of slavery to the Pacific d. abolition of slavery in Washington, D.C. e. giving Texas back to Mexico

a. California's immediate entry as a free state

Who was the famous American who, as a slave, borrowed sailor's papers and escaped from Baltimore to New York City in 1838? a. Frederick Douglass b. Gabriel Prosser c. HintonHelter d. Fitzhugh Pidgin e. Denmark Vesey

a. Frederick Douglass

How did Zachary Taylor dismay both southern Democrats and Whigs? a. He believed that states and territories should be able to decide for themselves whether to have slavery or not but questioned whether slavery would be viable in the Southwest b. He argued that proponents and opponents of slavery should square in a series of duals c. He stated that the military should patrol the Southwest and prevent any radical supporters or opponents of slavery from entering d. He recommended that the federal government abolish slavery and compensate slave owners by paying them $4,000 per slave e. He insisted that slavery be allowed, but that slave states should educate and train slaves for eventual freedom

a. He believed that states and territories should be able to decide for themselves whether to have slavery or not but questioned whether slavery would be viable in the Southwest

In 1860 what groups accounted for three-fourths of all foreign-born Americans? a. Irish and Germans b. Irish and English c. Germans and Dutch d. Russians and Italians e. Swiss and Norwegians

a. Irish and Germans

What characterized life for most plantation mistresses? a. Isolation, drudgery, and humiliation b. An endless round of parties and dances c. Frequent trips to town to buy new gowns d. Secret abolitionist activity e. Hours of exposure each day to the sun, as they supervised the slaves

a. Isolation, drudgery, and humiliation

Why did the new Fugitive Slave Act outrage abolitionists? a. It offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern free states b. It required the licensing of slave catchers c. It guaranteed fugitive slaves a jury trial d. It allowed northern states to become slave states e. It reintroduced the legal international slave trade

a. It offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern free states

Which of the following is not true about the Kansas-Nebraska Act? a. It rendered the terms of the Compromise of 1850 void b. It superseded the Missouri Compromise c. It split the Nebraska Territory into Kansas and Nebraska d. It applied the principle of popular sovereignty to Nebraska and Kansas e. It was sponsored by Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois.

a. It rendered the terms of the Compromise of 1850 void

What was the impact of President Taylor's death? a. It strengthened the chance for compromise over slavery in 1850 b. It put pro-slavery Franklin Pierce in the White House c. It put anti-slavery William H. Seward in the White House d. It prevented California from gaining admission into the Union e. It brought great relief to the nation, because he had started the current sectional crisis

a. It strengthened the chance for compromise over slavery in 1850

Why was the Tredegar Iron Works significant? a. It was one of the few, large iron producers in the South b. It provided the steel to build the skyscrapers in the north c. It employed only free blacks d. It was one of the few southern companies that used slaves e. It was the first of many iron works that developed in the South in the 1840s

a. It was one of the few, large iron producers in the South

Who argued that Catholics had a plan to send immigrants to the West to dominate that region? a. Lyman Beecher b. Frederick Douglass c. Sam Houston d. Stephen F. Austin e. Lucretia Mott

a. Lyman Beecher

The Mexican-American War erupted when: a. Mexican and U.S. troops clashed north of the Rio Grande b. American settlers started a revolt in California c. the United States recognized Texas as independent d. Mexico insulted the U.S. ambassador and ordered him to leave the country e. Polk won the 1844 election

a. Mexican and U.S. troops clashed north of the Rio Grande

In the United States, which of the following was not an argument made by opponents of the Mexican-American War? a. Mexico's army was four times the size of American forces and would therefore be unbeatable b. The war was being fought over territory that the United States had never claimed c. The president had undercut congressional authority by announcing that the war already existed d. A mere border incident was being used as an excuse to provoke a war to acquire more slave territory e. The president was precipitating the nation into a fathomless abyss of crime and calamity

a. Mexico's army was four times the size of American forces and would therefore be unbeatable

In 1860, about what percent of slave owners owned more than 20 slaves? a. Only about 12 percent b. Only about 20 percent c. Only about 30 percent d. Only about 40 percent e. Only about 50 percent

a. Only about 12 percent

Which of the following did Southern evangelical churches generally not oppose? a. Owning slaves b. Gambling c. Dueling d. Drinking e. Sin

a. Owning slaves

The witch craze in Salem started when:

adolescent girls began to exhibit strange afflictions

In the 1840 campaign, the Whigs: Question 9 options: nominated Henry Clay. explained in detail how they would fight the depression. adopted a catchy campaign slogan. lost in a close election. failed to use campaign techniques like those of the Democrats.

adopted a catchy campaign slogan.

By the 1820s, the right to vote had generally been extended to:

adult white males

Horace Mann

advocate of free public education

Dorothea Lynde Dix

advocated for the reform of insane asylums

Aaron Burr's conspiracy:

aimed to give him a private western empire

The immediate consequence of Pontiac's Rebellion was most Americans believing that:

all Indians must be removed

As a result of the Boston Massacre:

all but two of the British defendants were acquitted

Total War

all-out attacks aimed at destroying an enemy's army, its resources, and its people's will to fight.

Denmark Vesey

allegedly plotted slave rebellion in South Carolina

Food crops exported from the Americas:

allowed a population explosion

The encomienda system:

allowed privileged Spanish landowners to control Indian villages

George McClellan

an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who organized and led the Union army in the Peninsula Campaign in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862.

Benjamin Franklin believed a major reason for colonial population growth was:

an abundance of cheap land

Siege

an attempt to capture a place by surrounding it with military forces and cutting it off until the people inside surrender.

What was the reaction of many northerners to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act? a. They joined with southerners to prevent runaway slaves from escaping to Canada b. Although some Northerners saw the act as the price of saving the Union, many more saw it as a vile monument of infamy and therefore took up the abolition cause c. They began campaigns to repeal the old "personal-liberty laws" that had been passed under the Articles of Confederation d. In Boston and other northern cities, mobs surrounded houses where runaway slaves were hiding, and forced the owners to surrender the fugitives e. They built special jails to accommodate slaves captured on northern soil

b. Although some Northerners saw the act as the price of saving the Union, many more saw it as a vile monument of infamy and therefore took up the abolition cause

What did the writer Ralph Waldo Emerson conclude about John Brown's raid? a. That leading northern abolitionists were actually behind it b. Brown's execution would make him a martyr for the abolitionist cause c. That it would have succeeded if he had had more time d. That it would lead to the torture of thousands of slaves across the South e. That it would further divide the North and the South

b. Brown's execution would make him a martyr for the abolitionist cause

In the 1820s, what were "California bank-notes"? a. Gold coins b. Cattle hides c. Letters of credit d. Silver dust e. Mexican silver pesos

b. Cattle hides

In the mid 1850s, the Whig party divided into Conscience Whigs and Conservatives along the following lines: a. Conscience Whigs were pro tariff and conservatives were not b. Conscience Whigs opposed slavery; conservatives embraced the Compromise of 1850 c. Conscience Whigs were generally Southerners; conservatives were from the North d. Conscience Whigs wanted to ban immigration; conservatives supported limitations on immigration but not an outright ban e. Conscience Whigs favored government-sponsored internal improvements; conservatives thought states should pay for their own improvements

b. Conscience Whigs opposed slavery; conservatives embraced the Compromise of 1850

Why did Mexico begin to encourage settlers from America to come to its Coahuila-Texas region? a. Mexico wanted to become a part of the United States and thought that having more U.S. settlers would facilitate this b. Few Mexicans would settle this undeveloped land because of fear of Indian attacks and lawlessness there c. New settlers would mean new tax revenues for the cash-strapped Mexican government d. Mexico wanted to establish a market for its slave trade e. All of these choices

b. Few Mexicans would settle this undeveloped land because of fear of Indian attacks and lawlessness there

Which of the following was not an opinion on slavery held by free soil supporters? a. Some free-soilers objected to slavery in the West because they didn't want any blacks at all there b. Free-soilers believed that American slavery had natural geographic limits beyond which it would not spread c. Free-soilers believed that the presence of slavery impeded the progress of white civilization d. Free-soilers believed that wherever slavery appeared, labor lost its dignity e. Free-soilers thought that slavery should be abolished simply because it was immoral

b. Free-soilers believed that American slavery had natural geographic limits beyond which it would not spread

Where did over half of all free blacks in the Lower South live? a. In rural areas b. In cities c. Onplantations d. In shacks on river banks or near railroad lines e. In small coastal villages

b. In cities

What was the status of the black slave family? a. Children and mothers were kept together b. It had no legal status c. It was the institution that kept the slave system functioning for many generations d. It was the same as that of free white families e. Extended families spanning several generations were common

b. It had no legal status

Why did Uncle Tom's Cabin outrage slave owners? a. It was authored by Harriet Tubman b. It showed how the brutal realities of slavery harmed everyone associated with it c. It convinced many poor southern whites to oppose slavery d. It started the Civil War e. It was an objective description of life under slavery

b. It showed how the brutal realities of slavery harmed everyone associated with it

Who won the 1856 presidential election? a. Millard Fillmore b. James Buchanan c. Franklin Pierce d. Winfield Scott e. Zachary Taylor

b. James Buchanan

Which of the following candidates ran as Democrats in the 1860 election? a. Abraham Lincoln and John Bell b. John Breckinridge and Stephen Douglas c. Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln d. John Breckinridge and John Bell e. John Breckinridge and Abraham Lincoln

b. John Breckinridge and Stephen Douglas

What was the final blow to the Whig party? a. Ostend Manifesto b. Kansas-Nebraska Act c. Compromise of 1850 d. Lecompton Constitution e. Fugitive Slave Act

b. Kansas-Nebraska Act

During the election of 1844: a. both Clay and Polk enthusiastically supported Texas annexation b. Liberty party votes in New York cost Clay the White House c. Polk won a popular vote landslide d. Jackson supported his old rival, Henry Clay e. Polk's greater experience in national office gave him a huge advantage over Clay

b. Liberty party votes in New York cost Clay the White House

In the 1840s, which of the following groups was not likely to support territorial expansion? a. Irish immigrants b. Members of the Whig party c. Poor urban laborers d. Land speculators e. Southern slaveholders

b. Members of the Whig party

Which of the following was not one of the background causes of the Mexican-American War? a. Mexico had failed to pay $2 million in debts owed to U.S. citizens b. Northerners feared that the Mexican government would try to expand northward and extend the slave system c. Americans loathed Mexicans d. Texans balked at a U.S. attempt at annexation because they feared it would provoke a Mexican invasion and war on Texas soil e. Mexicans feared the United States might attempt to seize other provinces from Mexico

b. Northerners feared that the Mexican government would try to expand northward and extend the slave system

According to Frederick Douglass, slaves sang most when they were a. escaping from the plantation b. extremely unhappy c. very happy d. about to be married e. about to be sold to a new master

b. extremely unhappy

Which of the following was not a part of the "masculine" culture of the Old Southwest's frontier? a. violence b. gender equality c. alcohol use d. gambling e. sexual promiscuity

b. gender equality

How did passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the settlement of Kansas? a. The vagaries left about the status of slavery discouraged settlement b. Popular sovereignty encouraged violence-prone supporters and opponents of slavery to flood Kansas c. It ensured that Kansas would be admitted into the Union as a free state with a population deeply committed to abolition d. It made Kansas a slave state with a majority population of slaveholders e. This is a trick question. The act had no impact on settlement of Kansas

b. Popular sovereignty encouraged violence-prone supporters and opponents of slavery to flood Kansas

Which one of the following was not one of the results of the California gold rush? a. Its population increased dramatically b. Slaves, free blacks, Indians, Chinese, and Anglos eagerly joined together in the gold fields c. The issue of slavery in the Mexican Cession was pushed to the forefront of national politics d. The sleepy town of Yerba Buena became a city of 50,000 e. Minters from all over the world descended upon California

b. Slaves, free blacks, Indians, Chinese, and Anglos eagerly joined together in the gold fields

As a result of John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry, a. Southerners realized that extremists like John Brown had no ties to northern abolitionists b. Southern fire-eaters were incensed c. the states of the Upper South seceded from the Union d. Southern slaveowners were convinced that a slave uprising could never be successful e. Northern moderates formed vigilante committees to ensure civil peace in the southern states

b. Southern fire-eaters were incensed

Why was organized resistance to slavery by slaves risky? a. Most slaves supported slavery b. Southern whites possessed overwhelming authority and firepower c. Slaves were pacifists d. Slaves did not possess an alternative vision of what should replace slavery e. Slaves believed that disorganized resistance was far more effective

b. Southern whites possessed overwhelming authority and firepower

Why did Southern education lag behind northern education? a. The South had no money for schools b. Southerners rejected compulsory education c. There were too many children to be educated d. Slaves demanded to be educated along with whites e. Southerners wanted to educate their slaves but did not have the tax base to do so

b. Southerners rejected compulsory education

Which of the following is a crop that was not associated with the Upper South? a. Vegetables b. Sugar c. Wheat d. Tobacco e. Hemp

b. Sugar

In the Mexican-American War, why was the United States victorious in virtually all its encounters with Mexican forces? a. Santa Anna refused to risk his troops in a direct fight b. The United States possessed superior artillery and supplies c. American generals employed the new military doctrine of "the static army" and remained in one location, forcing the Mexicans to travel hundreds of miles to encounter them d. The American army outnumbered the Mexicans at virtually every battle e. President Polk reassigned half of Winfield Scott's forces to General Taylor

b. The United States possessed superior artillery and supplies

After the 1860 presidential election, why did Republicans reject any further compromise on the slavery issue? a. They believed that war was the only method left to settle the issue b. They believed that moderate southerners would soon regain control, and that compromise on matters of basic principle was tantamount to surrender c. They believed that the nation was better off split in half because it obviously could not exist half slave and half free d. They believed that the issue had already been settled by the election of 1860 e. All of these choices

b. They believed that moderate southerners would soon regain control, and that compromise on matters of basic principle was tantamount to surrender

What did the Indians whom white emigrants encountered along the overland trail commonly do? a. They attacked the emigrants b. They cooperated with the emigrants c. They forced the emigrants into slavery d. They demanded alcohol before letting the emigrants pass e. They stole from emigrant wagon trains

b. They cooperated with the emigrants

"Manifest Destiny" is the belief that the United States had a. a God-given right to exist as a nation b. a mission to spread American ideals across the continent c. a destiny to conquer the world d. an opportunity to replace greed with benevolence e. to be willing to serve as a mediator between warring countries

b. a mission to spread American ideals across the continent

The rules that governed virtually every aspect a. paternalism b. a slave code c. civil law d. slaveocracy e. total control

b. a slave code

The Old Southwest: a. included Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah b. attracted thousands of settlers in the 1820s and 1830s with its low land prices and suitability for cotton production c. attracted nearly twice as many female as male settlers in the early years d. soon boasted the nation's highest standards of public education e. was a promised land for slaves because of superior work conditions

b. attracted thousands of settlers in the 1820s and 1830s with its low land prices

South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks

b. beat Senator Charles Sumner with a cane

The Lincoln-Douglas debates: a. saw Douglas abandon popular sovereignty b. bolstered Lincoln's presidential prospects in 1860 c. clinched Lincoln's election to the U.S. Senate d. saw Lincoln state his belief in racial equality e. saw Lincoln endorse the Dred Scott ruling

b. bolstered Lincoln's presidential prospects in 1860

John Tyler broke with the Democrats and joined with the Whigs because he: a. morally opposed slavery b. disagreed with Andrew Jackson's position on nullification c. worshipped the Founding Fathers d. believed all property owners should have the vote e. supported Clay's program of economic nationalism

b. disagreed with Andrew Jackson's position on nullification

The principle of popular sovereignty held that a. the United States would hold a referendum to determine if slavery should be allowed to spread beyond its current boundaries b. each territory would decide for itself whether to allow slavery or not c. states could determine whether they would permit the buying and selling of slaves d. American citizens could determine how they would manage their slaves without interference e. the political party in power in any state could determine that state's slavery policies

b. each territory would decide for itself whether to allow slavery or not

The major objective of the Tea Act of 1773 was to:

bail out the East India Company

One of the South's chief defenders of slavery, George Fitzhugh, argued that a. ancient slave societies had produced the world's great intellectuals, such as Plato b. northern factory workers labored under harsh, inhumane conditions, whereas southern slaves were well fed and better cared for in comparison c. there were slaves in the Bible d. attacks on slavery were really attacks on the family − especially the southern family e. None of these choices

b. northern factory workers labored under harsh, inhumane conditions, whereas southern slaves were well fed and better cared for in comparison

The decline of the Whig party in the 1850s largely happened because a. the party introduced a policy of low tariffs at a time when most Americans favored a high protective tariff b. of an internal, north-south split over the slavery issue c. the party supported unlimited immigration and lost popularity among urban workers d. the party became too closely identified with the nation's radical abolitionist faction e. the party did not have a large enough free soil wing to attract Americans who wanted to move west

b. of an internal, north-south split over the slavery issue

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 did all of the following EXCEPT: a. provide for joint naval patrols off of Africa b. place the Oregon territory under sole U.S. control c. provide for U.S.-British cooperation to police the outlawed slave trade d. settle a long-standing dispute over the northeastern boundary with Canada e. result in good relations with Great Britain

b. place the Oregon territory under sole U.S. control

The Battle of the Alamo a. represented the last time that Mexico aggressively attacked the United States b. provided a rallying point for Texans in their struggles against Mexico c. was a decisive victory by Texas against the Mexican army d. forced Mexico to grant Texas its independence e. enabled Mexico to stop the attempt by Texas to become independent

b. provided a rallying point for Texans in their struggles against Mexico

In the 1820s, Mexico attempted to attract American settlers to Texas by a. promising to make Texas a Protestant state b. providing generous land grants to recruiting agents c. introducing a viable economic commodity in long horn cattle d. forcing Native Americans to leave Texas for New Mexico e. offering any settler $1,000 and 200 acres of land

b. providing generous land grants to recruiting agents

Polk's order that Zachary Taylor move his troops to the disputed territory north of the Rio Grande: a. protected American settlers along the border b. provoked a Mexican attack c. persuaded Mexico to sell California d. expressed his belief in manifest destiny e. won him political support in the North

b. provoked a Mexican attack

Most runaway slaves a. escaped to the North on the Underground Railroad b. remained in the South c. relocated with the help of northern abolitionists d. were recaptured and beaten to death e. returned to Africa

b. remained in the South

During the first half of the nineteenth century, cotton became the most profitable form of agriculture, surpassing: a. swine b. rice c. indigo d. tobacco e. hemp

b. rice

James Polk's top priority as president was to: a. restore American prosperity through expanded trade relations with Canada b. secure geographic expansion of the United States, especially through the acquisition of Texas, California, and New Mexico c. commit the United States to protecting Texas independence in perpetuity d. create a political consensus that saw the two major political parties merge into one e. encourage European immigration as a means to fuel American industrialization

b. secure geographic expansion of the United States, especially through the acquisition of Texas, California, and New Mexico

Lincoln won the election of 1860 by: a. appealing to fear b. sweeping the free states c. carrying the biggest states in both North and South d. massive voter fraud e. changing his position on slavery

b. sweeping the free states

A major reason the Democrat James Buchanan won the 1856 election was that: a. the Republicans were mired in political scandal b. the Democrats were the only remaining national party c. the northern Whigs threw their support to the Democrats d. slavery and sectional divisions were not an issue in the election e. the Republicans did not have a candidate to run against him

b. the Democrats were the only remaining national party

At the Battle of the Alamo: a. Texans secured their independence b. the Mexicans won a costly victory c. Santa Anna showed his strategic brilliance d. the defenders were bombarded into surrender e. William B. Travis and Jim Bowie were taken prisoner

b. the Mexicans won a costly victory

Most of those who traveled westward in wagon trains: a. made it from Missouri to California in a month b. traveled in groups c. were attacked by Indians d. turned back due to the hardships e. were headed for California's gold fields

b. traveled in groups

The Underground Railroad a. provided an effective way for slaves to escape b. was a network that helped slaves to escape c. offered slaves the opportunity to leave a plantation for a few days before returning d. helped close to 25,000 slaves escape to the North e. was largely financed by wealthy southern abolitionists

b. was a network that helped slaves to escape

During the nineteenth century, major slave rebellions: a. occurred frequently b. were rare c. were sometimes joined by poor whites d. had about even odds of success e. happened most often in the Lower South

b. were rare

What was a main reason the Mexican government attempted to curtail American settlement of Texas? a. racism against Americans b. worry about the behavior and intentions of the Americans living there c. a preference for Indian settlement of the land d. the Spanish forcing them to exclude the Americans e. the British claim to the territory

b. worry about the behavior and intentions of the Americans living there

The idea of popular sovereignty: a. solved the controversy over slavery's extension b. would allow people in the territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery c. guaranteed slavery would spread westward d. allowed Oregon to enter the Union as a slave state e. was adopted by the Whigs in the 1848 election

b. would allow people in the territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery

The most numerous white southerners were the: a. planters b. yeoman farmers c. "poor whites" d. manufacturers e. overseers

b. yeoman farmers

Alexander Hamilton

briefly represented NY at the Constitutional Convention

Steamboats:

brought chapter and faster two-way traffic to the Mississippi Valley

Which of the following was NOT true of the Algonquians:

built mounds like the Mississippians

When the British ship Gaspee ran aground in Rhode Island, the local population:

burned it

The Panic of 1819 turned into a depression because:

businessmen and speculators had recklessly borrowed money

The cotton gin was invented:

by Eli Whitney

All of the following might have joined the Free-Soil party EXCEPT: a. supporters of the Wilmot Proviso b. admirers of Martin Van Buren c. "cotton Whigs" d. Liberty party members e. "conscience Whigs

c. "cotton Whigs"

What was the religion of the majority of slaves when they were transported from Africa to the United States? a. Catholic b. Muslim c. A variety of native religions d. Protestant e. Hindu

c. A variety of native religions

Among the vocal opponents of the Mexican-American War was: a. Thomas O. Larkin b. John Slidell c. Abraham Lincoln d. John Tyler e. John L. O'Sullivan

c. Abraham Lincoln

What did President James K. Polk want from Mexico in 1845 and 1846? a. A peaceful agreement similar to the Oregon compromise b. Mexican recognition of an independent Texas with a southern border at the Nueces River c. Acquisition from Mexico of California and New Mexico d. Access to the port of Matamoras e. All of these choices

c. Acquisition from Mexico of California and New Mexico

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Upper South and the Lower South? a. The Upper South depended entirely on cotton, while the Lower South had a diversified economy b. Both sections aggressively advocated secession c. After about 1830, both were united in their defense of slavery d. The Upper South tended to identify more with the North than with the Lower South e. Both sections were beginning to industrialize

c. After about 1830, both were united in their defense of slavery

The idea of "manifest destiny" claimed that: a. joint British-American occupation of North America would "civilize" the continent b. immediate war against the British would revitalize the American state c. American expansion westward across the continent was sanctioned by God d. slavery was the result of divine intervention e. men were destined to travel the high seas

c. American expansion westward across the continent was sanctioned by God

How would you describe antebellum southern politics? a. Serious and divisive issues caused fragmentation b. Only the Democratic party had any support in the South c. An underlying political unity reigned despite conflicts d. The political structure was controlled by one social group e. None of these choices

c. An underlying political unity reigned despite conflicts

Which of the following was the most interracial institution in the Old South? a. Grammar school b. Voluntary organization c. Church d. Fraternity e. College

c. Church

In the 1820s and 1830s, what kind of relationship did Americans have with the people of the Far West? a. It was marred by nativist harassment of Catholic Mexicans b. There was a general lack of interest and lack of contact c. Contact was limited to traders and trappers, but that interaction was beneficial to both Americans and Mexicans d. There was regular contact with westerners who returned East with great wealth e. There was frequent contact that resulted in border clashes

c. Contact was limited to traders and trappers, but that interaction was beneficial to both Americans and Mexicans

What was the main reason most European immigrants came to the United States between 1815 and 1860? a. Religious freedom b. Reform urges c. Economic advancement d. Political freedom e. European military upheavals

c. Economic advancement

Which of the following was one of the few groups in the Old South to reject the dueling, brawling, and drinking of southern society? a. The people of the pine barrens b. Plantation mistresses c. Evangelical churches d. State legislatures e. Lawyers of the Lower South

c. Evangelical churches

Why did John C. Calhoun believe that the federal government had no power to prohibit slavery in the Mexican Cession? a. He said that no federal rules or regulations had ever addressed the issue of slavery in American territories b. He believed that free states already had enough territory c. He believed that slaves were property, and the Constitution protected the right to property d. He said that since slavery had been legal in the territory when it was Mexican, slavery should continue to be legal now e. He argued that the resolution by Congressman David Wilmot had specifically settled the issue

c. He believed that slaves were property, and the Constitution protected the right to property

During the great congressional debate over the Compromise of 1850: a. John Calhoun endorsed all of Henry Clay's proposals b. President Taylor died c. Henry Clay pushed for the compromise and national harmony d. Jefferson Davis emerged as a voice of moderation e. Daniel Webster made an impassioned argument for secession

c. Henry Clay pushed for the compromise and national harmony

Why did Kansas's Lecompton Constitution become so controversial? a. It banned slavery even though an overwhelming majority of residents supported it b. It banned slavery but provided an exception to existing resident slave owners c. It allowed slavery even though a majority of residents opposed it d. It allowed each county in Kansas to vote on the legality of slavery e. It advocated for Kansas independence rather than statehood

c. It allowed slavery even though a majority of residents opposed it

What was the significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin? a. It contradicted prevailing stereotypes about blacks b. It challenged the common notion that slavery tore apart the black family c. It pushed many waverers to an aggressive antislavery stance d. It strengthened the southern defense of slavery by reinforcing stereotypes of blacks as docile and inferior e. It sold relatively few copies and was soon out of print

c. It pushed many waverers to an aggressive antislavery stance

Which of the following is an accurate description of the typical slave diet? a. Slaves usually suffered from malnutrition b. They ate better than whites during the summer, but worse during the winter c. It was generally unbalanced, but there was plenty of food d. It was vegetarian e. It was heavy in seafood but low in grains and vegetables

c. It was generally unbalanced, but there was plenty of food

Which of these is not a true statement about the Wilmot Proviso? a. It stipulated that slavery be prohibited in any territory acquired in the war with Mexico b. It was designed to hold Polk to what many perceived as an understanding: Texas would be for slaveholders; California and New Mexico for free labor c. It was strongly supported by southern Democrats d. It exposed deep sectional divisions that Americans had been previously able to overlook e. It passed in the House but not in the Senate and never became law

c. It was strongly supported by southern Democrats

Which of the factors was not a basis for the anti-Catholic sentiment in the United States in the 1830s and 1840s? a. The perception that Catholic immigrants' took jobs away from native workers b. There were reports of Catholic conspiracies to take over the country c. Many native-born Americans' identified the Irish with radical abolitionist activity d. There were tales of torture and immorality within Catholic convents e. There was a strong anti-Catholic impulse among American Protestants since the early Puritan days

c. Many native-born Americans' identified the Irish with radical abolitionist activity

In the antebellum period, which of the following was in the Old Southwest? a. Virginia b. North Carolina c. Mississippi d. Georgia e. South Carolina

c. Mississippi

Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of slavery? a. Family life was very important to a slave's existence b. Religion offered slaves hope and a meaning to life c. Most slaves gladly accepted the limits on their freedom in return for security d. Slaves sometimes protested in small but significant ways e. Most slaves worked in agriculture

c. Most slaves gladly accepted the limits on their freedom in return for security

Along the overland trail, how did the duties of men and women compare? a. Women drove the wagons, and men packed and unpacked them b. Men milked the cows, and women helped in standing guard against Indian raids c. Most women packed and unpacked the wagons in addition to performing their traditional duties d. Men and women shared all duties equally e. All of these choices

c. Most women packed and unpacked the wagons in addition to performing their traditional duties

Who led the 1831 rebellion in Southampton County, VA that terrified the South for generations? a. Denmark Vesey b. Gabriel Prosser c. Nat Turner d. Frederick Douglass e. John Sambo

c. Nat Turner

Who coined the term "manifest destiny"? a. President Martin Van Buren b. Texas leader Stephen Austin c. Newspaper editor John O'Sullivan d. Mexican leader Santa Anna e. Swiss immigrant John A. Sutter

c. Newspaper editor John O'Sullivan

What was the largest group of southern whites in the antebellum period? a. Planters b. Small slaveholders c. Nonslaveholding yeomen d. Urban shopkeepers e. People of the pine barrens

c. Nonslaveholding yeomen

The Gadsden Purchase is historically significant because a. It was the first land sale in the new Kansas Territory b. The small strip of land in Arizona and New Mexico would become the lynchpin of a Southwest railroad line c. Opposition to it showed that public attitudes about expansion were changing d. It was the first U.S. attempt to purchase Cuba e. It facilitated an unofficial military expedition to Honduras

c. Opposition to it showed that public attitudes about expansion were changing

What was one reason that "dark horse" James K. Polk won the presidency in 1844? a. Polk came out strongly against a protective tariff b. The Whig party appeared to be the party of immigration and alcohol c. Polk convinced many northerners that the annexation of Texas would be in their best interest d. He received an overwhelming popular vote e. His running mate was a leading temperance crusader

c. Polk convinced many northerners that the annexation of Texas would be in their best interest

Slaves forced to migrate to the Old Southwest were particularly despondent over: a. the lack of meaningful work that awaited them b. the control that women exerted over the region's culture and society c. the absence of alcohol on the frontier d. the urban and industrial nature of the region e. the breakup of family ties that resulted from the migration

e. the breakup of family ties that resulted from the migration

Jefferson showed his commitment to limited government by:

cutting military spending

Approximately how many slaves joined Christian denominations by 1860? a. none b. 100 percent c. More than half d. 20 percent e. less than 1 percent

d. 20 percent

Approximately how many slaves lived in the South in 1860? a. 30,000 b. 100,000 c. 1 million d. 4 million e. 10 million

d. 4 million

From the point of view of the Whig party in 1848, why was Zachary Taylor an ideal candidate for president? a. He was a Louisiana slaveholder and would therefore appeal to the South b. He would have broad national appeal because he was a Mexican-American War hero c. He had no connection to Clay's American System, which the party was trying to abandon d. All of these choices e. None of these choices

d. All of these choices

What happened once Americans began to settle in the Mexican state of Coahuila-Texas? a. They were initially happy to live in Texas as naturalized Mexican citizens b. They brought slaves, which violated Mexico's 1829 ban on slavery and forced Mexico in 1830 to ban any further American immigration c. There were a series of rebellions and eventually a bid for Texas independence from Mexico d. All of these choices e. None of these choices

d. All of these choices

What effect did Mexico's winning its independence from Spain have on American settlement in the Southwest? a. The establishment of the new Mexican state made settlement in its territories more difficult b. Patterns of American settlement of the former Spanish, now Mexican, territories remained unchanged c. American settlers were immediately and forcibly removed from all Mexican territories d. American settlement and expansion into the former Spanish territories increased after Mexico gained independence e. Americans began to flee the former Spanish territories once Mexico gained independence

d. American settlement and expansion into the former Spanish territories increased after Mexico gained independence

What did the Supreme Court rule in Dred Scott v. Sandford? a. Slaves who were taken to free states would be considered free b. Slaves who were taken to free territories would be considered free c. The Missouri Compromise was still legally binding d. Blacks did not have citizenship and therefore lacked legal standing e. State bans on slavery did not violate the property rights of masters

d. Blacks did not have citizenship and therefore lacked legal standing

Which of the following did the Whig political program in 1840 include? a. A low protective tariff b. Passage of an independent treasury act c. Annexation of Texas d. Government-financed internal improvements e. Abolition of slavery

d. Government-financed internal improvements

All of the following statements about Stephen F. Austin are true EXCEPT: a. he had a legitimate land grant from Mexico b. he convinced the Mexican government to permit an Anglo "buffer" colony on the northern frontier between the Comanche Indians and the Mexican settlements c. he became the leading proponent of American settlement in coastal Texas d. He adamantly opposed slavery e. He actively urged Texans to revolt against Mexico

d. He adamantly opposed slavery

On what legal basis did Dred Scott sue for his freedom? a. He had married a free woman b. The physical abuse he suffered was illegal c. He argued that slavery was unconstitutional d. He claimed that living for extended periods in areas where slavery was forbidden made him free e. His father was a free man

d. He claimed that living for extended periods in areas where slavery was forbidden made him free

William Henry Harrison: a. was the last president elected from the Jacksonian Democratic party b. developed a close association with Henry Clay during his presidency c. led the fight to annex Texas d. was the first president to be assassinated e. was elected more on his military record than for taking a stand on the issues

e. was elected more on his military record than for taking a stand on the issues

Which of the following was not one of the causes of increasingly tense relations between the Mexican government and the American residents in Texas after 1830? a. The instability of Mexican politics b. Attempts by the Mexican government to prohibit importation of slaves c. The failure of the Mexican government to pay $2 million in debts owed to American citizens d. The bitter memories that American residents held of the Alamo and the Goliad massacre e. The desire of the Mexican government to sell Texas to the United States

e. The desire of the Mexican government to sell Texas to the United States

Which of the following is not areas on that music and dance were important to slaves? a. They allowed slaves to demonstrate religious beliefs b. They allowed slaves to lessen the tedium of work c. They allowed slaves to express the sorrows of slavery d. They allowed slaves to call for deliverance from earthly travails e. They allowed slaves to use church music as coded signals to begin an uprising

e. They allowed slaves to use church music as coded signals to begin an uprising

Which of the following was not one of the responses of American workers to the economic difficulties of the 1830s and 1840s? a. They attacked Irish Catholic immigrants b. They struck for wage increases c. They established rural republican townships d. They attempted to form labor unions e. They joined forces to buy factories and run them as cooperative, employee-owned companies

e. They joined forces to buy factories and run them as cooperative, employee-owned companies

Why were some slaves allowed to work in towns or cities? a. Slaveowners saw this as a way of testing a slave's loyalty b. Slaveowners usually did not have enough work for them to do on the plantation c. Southern reformers wanted slaves to learn new skills for later in life d. Slaveowners believed that it would be a way for slaves to "let off some steam" and would therefore prevent slave uprisings e. They were in steady demand to work in ports, on the rivers, and in mining and lumbering

e. They were in steady demand to work in ports, on the rivers, and in mining and lumbering

President Tyler infuriated Henry Clay by vetoing his bill in support of: a. Texas annexation b. higher tariffs c. Indian removal d. pensions for veterans e. a new national bank

e. a new national bank

When Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, Texas was: a. an independent republic b. one of the American states c. a French territory d. a commonwealth of the British Empire e. a part of Mexico

e. a part of Mexico

As the election of 1860 approached, the Democratic party: a. renominated Buchanan b. was silent on the issue of slavery c. condemned the Kansas-Nebraska Act d. was dominated by southern extremists e. broke up into northern and southern wings

e. broke up into northern and southern wings

The discovery of gold in California did all of the following EXCEPT: a. spur a massive migration of gold seekers b. hasten the demise of the Indians c. encourage American dreams of a Pacific empire d. result in an infusion of gold into the U.S. economy that led to a prolonged period of national prosperity e. create a population with an equal balance of men and women

e. create a population with an equal balance of men and women

By the 1830s, most Baptists and Methodists in the South: a. condemned slavery b. owned slaves c. were wealthy planters d. were active in reform movements e. defended slavery

e. defended slavery

As president, William Henry Harrison: a. merely followed the orders of Henry Clay b. tried to slow American migration to the West c. was able to fulfill most of the Whig economic platform d. brought a completely different background to office than Andrew Jackson e. died after only a month in office

e. died after only a month in office

The Americans known as "mountain men," who blazed western trails, were: a. army scouts b. missionaries c. mountain climbers d. horse traders e. fur trappers

e. fur trappers

When in 1855 a slave named Celia killed her sexually abusive master, she was: a. acquitted b. applauded c. freed d. sentenced to life in prison e. hanged

e. hanged

By the antebellum period, all of the following remained significant cash crops in the South EXCEPT: a. cotton b. sugar c. rice d. tobacco e. indigo

e. indigo

As president, Polk supported all of the following EXCEPT: a. acquisition of California b. tariff reduction c. restoration of the Independent Treasury d. settlement of the Oregon boundary question e. internal improvements

e. internal improvements

The slave revolt led by Nat Turner: a. resulted in his escape to Canada b. was one of hundreds in American history c. proved the influence of abolitionists in the South d. was betrayed before it even got started e. killed more than 50 whites before its suppression

e. killed more than 50 whites before its suppression

Most slaves in the Lower South: a. served as household help b. supported the institution of slavery c. escaped from their masters at one point d. were white e. labored on large plantations

e. labored on large plantations

Preston Brooks's caning of Charles Sumner: a. took place in Kansas b. ended Brooks's career in Congress c. showed that both North and South rejected political extremists d. was totally without motive or provocation e. made Brooks a hero in much of the South

e. made Brooks a hero in much of the South

The frequency of dueling in the South was probably caused by: a. hot weather that elevated tempers b. lack of education of the participants c. the absence of police departments d. the beauty of southern women e. southerners' exalted sense of honor

e. southerners' exalted sense of honor

The Panic of 1857: a. was the worst depression in American history b. ended sectional bickering c. started the Civil War d. was triggered by the violence in Kansas e. strengthened southern confidence in its cotton economy

e. strengthened southern confidence in its cotton economy

The Compromise of 1850: a. gave Texas more territory b. admitted Utah as a slave state c. postponed California statehood d. ended slavery in Washington, D.C. e. strengthened the fugitive slave law

e. strengthened the fugitive slave law

Minstrel shows:

employed familiar stereotypes of African Americans

Prime Minister Robert Walpole's relaxed policy towards the colonies:

enabled the Americans to pursue greater political independence

Edmond-Charles Genet:

encouraged Americans to attack English and Spanish vessels

Jefferson's embargo in 1807 and the War of 1812:

encouraged rapid growth in American manufacturing

Which of the statements is NOT true of the Dutch administration of New Netherland:

encouraged the development of a democratic society

The news of Yorktown inspired the British to:

end the war

John Andre

ended Benedict Arnold's plot, hanged as a spy

The Rush-Bagot Agreement:

ended naval competition on the Great Lakes by limiting naval forces there

The Treaty of Ghent:

ended the war

In its winter camp at Valley Forge, Washington's army was decimated by all of the following EXCEPT:

enemy attack

The largest professional occupation for men in the United States by 1860 was:

engineering

Frederick Douglass

escaped slave who became a leading anti-slavery advocate

French colonists in North America:

established cooperative relations with the Indians

Universalists believed that:

everyone could be saved

John C. Calhoun accepted the Tariff of 1816 because he:

expected the South would become a manufacturing center

On his first voyage, Columbus:

explored a number of Caribbean islands

Meriwether Lewis

explored the Louisiana Purchase and Far West

When Britain and France went to war in 1793, the US:

expressed neutrality, warning Americans not to aid either side

The Transcontinental Treaty of 1819:

extended the boundary of Louisiana to the Pacific

The right to vote for members of the colonial assemblies was:

extended to a great proportion of the population than anywhere else in the world

Anti-Irish prejudice was especially based upon:

fear of growing Catholic influence

Antebellum minstrel shows:

featured the songs of Stephen Foster

Which of the following is NOT true of Georgia:

it succeeded in keeping out slavery

Early settlers of Puritan New England typically lived:

in communities where church and state were not separate

Jackson declared his opposition to nullification: Question 16 options: in a series of newspaper articles. during a dramatic speech to Congress. in a meeting with his cabinet. only in private conversations. in his toast at a Jefferson Day dinner.

in his toast at a Jefferson Day dinner.

Martin Van Buren resigned from Jackson's cabinet: Question 11 options: in order to give the president a clear path to replace the entire cabinet. in order to challenge Jackson for the presidency in 1832. because he did not want to be viewed as competition for the president. for financial reasons. in order to be Henry Clay's vice presidential running mate.

in order to give the president a clear path to replace the entire cabinet.

Andrew Jackson led American troops into Florida in 1818:

in pursuit of hostile Seminoles

Traditionally, scholars have believed that Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia into North America:

in pursuit of large game animals

Deists:

included Founding Fathers such as Jefferson and Franklin

President Jefferson's cabinet:

included Madison as secretary of state

The delegates who met:

included many participants in the Revolution

New Lights differed from Old Lights by:

incorporating democracy and emotionalism into faith

The Glorious Revolution of 1688:

increased the power of Parliament

Shays' Rebellion was led by:

indebted farmers

Jay's Treaty:

infuriated Republicans for its concessions to the British

In his fight against Jackson to save the B.U.S., Biddle: Question 18 options: initiated a national financial crisis. appealed to Jackson directly to change his impression of the bank. agreed to accept state currency. set up "pet banks" on behalf of the Jackson administration. nearly destroyed the Democratic party.

initiated a national financial crisis.

Dorothea Lynde Dix directed her reform efforts at:

insane asylums

Columbus succeeded in:

inspiring subsequent European explorations

Horses became so valuable in North America they:

intensified intertribal competition and warfare

James Tallmadge Jr.

introduced amendment to ban slavery from Missouri

Cyrus McCormick

invented the primitive grain reaper

Samuel F. B. Morse

invented the telegraph

Elias Howe

invited the sewing machine

George Washington

issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts

Following the expiration of the first Bank of the United States in 1811, state banks:

issued an excess of paper money

The Spanish Empire began a precipitous decline because:

it became overly dependent on extraction of wealth

Jefferson's inauguration was notable for:

it being the first in Washington, D.C.

Which is NOT true of the Olive Branch Petition:

it changed the thinking of George III toward the Americans

Which is NOT true of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680:

it led the Spaniards to immediately colonize Texas and California

All of the following are true of Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence EXCEPT:

it secured American independence

Legally speaking, slaves were:

property

The Tariff of 1816 was intended to do all of the following EXCEPT:

lower the price of British goods

A tariff passed by Congress in 1832: Question 12 options: lowered duties on some items. was vetoed by Jackson. ended talk of nullification. was intended strictly to raise revenue. was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court.

lowered duties on some items.

A tariff passed by Congress in 1832: Question 23 options: lowered duties on some items. was vetoed by Jackson. ended talk of nullification. was intended strictly to raise revenue. was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court.

lowered duties on some items.

Which of the following was NOT true of Columbus' first voyage:

made contact with continental America

The cotton gin's invention:

made cotton a major export item

The cotton gin:

made possible efficient separation of seeds from fiber

As Jamestown's leader, John Smith:

made the colonists work in order to eat

Benjamin Franklin

major American peace negotiator

John Cabot's crossing of the Atlantic in 1497 resulted in his:

making landfall in present-day Canada

The textile plant established in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1813:

manufactured finished cloth

Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to:

map and explore well beyond the Mississippi

The Dominion of New England:

marked an attempt to bolster the authority of the Crown

Thomas Jefferson believed that a large federal debt would:

mean high taxes and public corruption

The settlement of the West was accelerated by Cyrus McCormick's invention of the:

mechanical reaper

John Locke's contract theory of government argued that:

men have certain rights in the state of nature, including the right to life, liberty, and property

The early settlers of New England different from those of the Chesapeake by being primarily:

middle class

One change brought to the American colonies after the Glorious Revolution was that the:

monarchy attempted to tighten its grips in the colonies by making more of them royal colonies

At the Hartford Convention, delegates:

proposed a series of constitutional amendments to limit Republican influence in government

The English Civil War affected the American colonies by:

permitting the colonies to essentially govern themselves

Dutch sailors were essentially:

pirates

Mary Chesnut

plantation mistress who was a critic of the plantation system

Gabriel Prosser

plotted a slave revolt near Richmond in 1800

One of John Quincy Adam's major shortcomings as president was his lack of:

political skills

Members of the Shaker community:

practiced celibacy and owned everything in common

A central element of John Calvin's theology was his belief in:

predestination

James Monroe

presided over the "Era of Good Feelings"

In regard to religion, the Constitution:

prevents Congress from establishing an official religion

In response to South Carolina's tariff nullification, Jackson: Question 15 options: said South Carolina was free to leave the Union. privately threatened to hang Calhoun. backed down by telling Congress to repeal the tariff. was unusually indecisive. declared South Carolina in a state of rebellion.

privately threatened to hang Calhoun.

John Calhoun

pro-slavery senator from South Carolina

The Royal Proclamation of 1763:

prohibited American settlement west of the Appalachians

The Currency Act of 1764:

prohibited the colonies from making their currency legal tender

Lord Dunmore

promised American slaves their freedom if they would join the British war effort

Horace Mann

promoted statewide school systems

Jonathan Edwards' famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," described:

the gruesome reality of hell

One outstanding characteristic of Jamestown in its initial years was:

the high mortality rate among its settlers

In the Battle of Tippecanoe:

the hope of an Indian confederation to protect their hunting grounds was ended

Casualty

the military term for persons killed, wounded, or missing in action.

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Marshall court struck down that state's ability to tax:

the national bank

Which of the following was associated with the Second Great Awakening:

the popularity of camp meetings

As president, which of the following did Adams NOT propose:

to create a new national bank

Emancipate

to free

Horace Mann advocated for a public school system for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

to give school-age children a year-round learning opportunity

The British shifted their military effort to the south:

to utilize the strength of local Tories

In the seventeenth century, the cash crop that was the basis of the economy in Virginia and Maryland was:

tobacco

The Jamestown colony finally attained a measure of prosperity from:

tobacco

In the era of the Revolution, the northern states:

took steps to abolish slavery

In Worcester v. Georgia, the Marshall court: Question 5 options: backed states' rights over federal authority. forced Jackson to protect Cherokee land titles. supported Georgia's control of all lands in its boundaries. ordered the relocation of the Cherokees to the West. took the side of the Cherokees.

took the side of the Cherokees.

In the antebellum era, prizefights lasted:

until one fighter could not continue

The Tennents did all of the following EXCEPT:

urge people to renounce their ministers and pursue salvation on their own

Samuel Slater

used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States

In his debate with Jefferson over the national bank's constitutionality, Hamilton:

used the doctrine of implied powers

Slaves who lived in northern colonies:

usually lived and worked in cities and towns

Education in the colonies was:

usually seen as the responsibility of family and church

The 1828 presidential campaign was dominated by:

vicious personal attacks

Ironclad

warships covered with protective iron plates.

Banastre Tarleton

was a brutal British leader in the South

John Bell

was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election

John Marshall

was a nationalist chief justice

Stephen Decatur

was a naval hero against the Barbary pirates

Henry Clay

was a war hawk from Kentucky

Oliver H. Perry

was an American naval hero in the War of 1812

Henry Clay

was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool

Under President Adams, a war between the United States and France:

was an undeclared naval conflict