History 120 (Before Exam 2)

The relationship between the national government and the states is called

Federalism.

What was a general belief of the Democrats in the 1830s?

New corporate enterprises were suspicious.

As part of the Missouri Compromise, what free state was admitted to the Union?

Maine

How would one describe the men who attended the Constitutional Convention?

Most had more wealth than the average American.

Why could someone argue that the North was complicit in the expansion of slavery?

Northern factory demand for cotton steadily increased.

Which of the following was least important to southern plantation owners in the early 1800s?

urban centers to process their crops

In Colonial America workers were paid a "price" for a completed "piece work." During the Market/Industrial Revolution what was the dominant form of payment?

wages

What does the omission of the word "slave" or "slavery" in the text of the original Constitution suggest about the founders?

They felt a reference to slavery tainted American ideals of liberty and equality.

What was Andrew Jackson's stance on African-American slaves?

They should remain slaves or be freed and sent abroad.

Which of these established a government with a clear-cut separation of powers?

United States Constitution

By 1840, U.S. national identity was primarily defined by

democratic political institutions.

Many of the members of Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet, as his group of close advisers was known, were

newspaper editors.

The internal slave trade in the United States involved the movement of hundreds of thousands of enslaved persons from

older states like Virginia to the Lower South.

The U.S. Supreme Court's 1832 Worcester v. Georgia decision

supported the right of the Cherokee people to maintain a separate political identity.

Which tribes were targeted by the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

the Five Civilized Tribes

When considering slavery's geographic extent, the numbers held in bondage, and the institution's economic importance, what was the largest and most powerful slave society the modern world has known?

the U.S. South

which of the following was NOT a difference between the Northern states and the Southern states

the existence of legalized slavery

Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820,

the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory was divided into slave and free zones.

What was one of the rights named in the Bill of Rights?

the right to trial by jury

Which of the following was a challenge that America faced in the era of the Revolution?

the strength of local, as opposed to national, loyalties

What did Andrew Jackson symbolize to most Americans during the "Age of Jackson"?

the triumph of political democracy

For how long (from when to when) did slavery exist in the British Colonies, or in the US?

1619-1865

The U.S. slave population on the eve of the Civil War was approximately

4 million.

At its peak, how much of the world's cotton came from the American South?

75%

By 1840, approximately ________ percent of adult white men were eligible to vote.

90

The Market Revolution best aligns with whose vision of America?

Alexander Hamilton

Which of the following was a characteristic of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

Congress could not levy taxes or regulate commerce.

Which of the following occurred during the Age of Jackson?

Democracy for white males was more fully realized.

In his Cherokee Nation v. Georgia opinion, Chief Justice John Marshall stated that

Indians were wards of the federal government.

In regard to slavery, what did the Constitution do?

It allowed slavery but also contained a potential method to end slavery.

Which is true of the electoral college?

It prevented ordinary voters from choosing the president and vice president directly.

What was the significance of the publication A Son of the Forest?

It was the first significant autobiography written by a Native American.

Which was the last tribe to put up resistance on the battlefield in the Old Northwest?

Sauk

Which Indian nation fought a war with the U.S. Army from 1835 to 1842 to resist removal to the West?

Seminole

Which statement is true about the Second Seminole War of 1835-1842?

Seminoles and African-Americans fought together.

What economic effect did southern slavery have on the North?

Southern slavery helped finance industrialization and internal improvements in the North.

Which of the following is a check against presidential power in the Constitution?

The Senate can remove the president from office after he or she is impeached by the House.

In the nineteenth century, why did cotton become the most important commodity in international trade?

The early industrial revolution centered on factories that made cloth out of cotton.

What was one effect of the rapid growth of cities in the early 1800s?

The gap widened between the rich and poor

Which statement is true about Indian removal in the 1820s and 1830s?

The increasing profitability of cotton motivated the United States to intensify efforts to seize Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw lands in order to expand cotton cultivation.

Which statement is true in regard to democracy in the Age of Jackson?

The justification for the disenfranchisement of women was similar to that used against blacks.

During Andrew Jackson's presidency, what occurred in the financial realm?

The national government debt was eliminated.

When was the principle of "birthright citizenship" established?

during the Reconstruction era following the Civil War

All of the following changes occurred during the Market Revolution except

families became more self-sufficient.

What was necessary for the growth of business and thus the market economy in the US during the Market Revolution

federal government subsidies

The three-fifths clause in the U.S. Constitution

gave the white South greater power in national affairs than the size of its free population warranted.

On the eve of the Civil War, cotton

made up over half of the total value of American exports.