History Notes for Quiz

American antislavery shifted from gradualism to immediatism during which decade?

1830s

By 1860, cotton exports made up ____ of all American exports.

60%

The "Gag Rule" was designed to eliminate the voice of which group in Congress?

Abolitionists

How did evangelicalism influence racial relations in the U.S. South?

All of these

The idea of Manifest Destiny meant which of the following?

All of these

Tribal nations west of the Mississippi blended traditional cultural practices, including common land systems, with western practices including which of the following?

All of these

What were the consequences of the Mexican-American War?

All of these

Why did Andrew Jackson, and most Americans, support Indian Removal?

All of these

All the following southern crops required cities to facilitate export, marketing, and/or storage EXCEPT:

All these crops required cities for export, marketing, and/or storage

Which of the following statements best describes the status of Calvinism during the Second Great Awakening?

Americans were turning away from Calvinism during the Second Great Awakening

Which of the following social changes enabled women to take prominent roles in social reform movements?

As women moved outside the household, they were able to devote time to other causes

Which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson's policy of peaceable coercion?

Attempt to use a trade embargo to force Europeans to respect American neutrality

Which of the following most accurately describes the attitude of most of the founding fathers as it relates to pure democracy?

Believed it was dangerous

What was the primary consequence of the War of 1812?

Boost in American nationalism

Why didn't the United States immediately annex Texas?

Both because of concerns regarding war with Mexico and imbalance of adding a large slave state

What was the term for a region greatly affected by the revivals of the Second Great Awakening?

Burned Over District

In which region was ethnic homogeneity the strongest among enslaved people?In which region was ethnic homogeneity the strongest among enslaved people?

Coastal South Carolina

Which of the following Native American groups most troubled Mexican authorities?

Comanche

What was the primary cause of the 1839 division in the American Antislavery Society?

Disagreements over the usefulness of electoral politics and the importance of women's rights

The market revolution brought an innovation in labor practices called "piece work." What is the piece work system?

Division of production into discrete steps performed by different workers

Which of the following best describes the relationship of femininity and domesticity in the South?

Domesticity limited the opportunities of wealthy white women to engage in the public sphere

Which of the following denominations benefited the least from the Second Great Awakening?

Episcopalians

What happened to Nat Turner?

Executed

Seminole Indians were aided by what group during the Second Seminole War?

Free blacks and escaped slaves

What was the primary purpose of the Hartford Convention?

Gather leaders of the Federalist Party to propose changes to the U.S. Constitution

Why did the Whig Party choose William Henry Harrison over Henry Clay for the election in 1840?

Harrison, like Andrew Jackson, had gained fame as a war hero

Which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson's relationship with the American military?

He distrusted the military and dramatically cut its budget and manpower

Andrew Jackson's background differed from previous American presidents for which of the following reasons?

He grew up very poor

Who ultimately decided the fate of the 1824 election?

Henry Clay

What cleared the way for eastern people to resettle in the Deep South?

Indian Removal Act of 1830

Tecumseh ultimately built alliances that stretched from Canada to Georgia, but from where did he launch this movement?

Indiana

All of the following statements regarding Andrew Jackson's incursion into Florida are true EXCEPT

Jackson was operating under specific orders to subdue the Seminole Indians

Which African country was founded by African Americans?

Liberia

What was the specific spark that ignited the Mexican-American War?

Mexican cavalrymen attacked U.S. soldiers in the disputed territory of the Nueces Strip

What was Mexico's position on slavery immediately prior to the Texas Revolution?

Mexico abolished slavery in 1829

The Erie Canal connected industry and consumers in the east with what group?

Midwestern farmers

Which of these states had slaves until the end of the Civil War?

New Jersey

Which of the following nations experienced the most successful American filibustering endeavor?

Nicaragua

Irish immigrants to the United States typically settled in what areas?

Northeastern cities

Which of the following groups was most likely to support import tariffs?

Northeastern manufacturers

Most northern abolition laws _________________

Only promised to liberate future children born to an enslaved mother

Which of the following ideals represented an American innovation in nineteenth-century Atlantic intellectual trends?

Orientation toward the future rather than the past

Why did critics mock the marriage of Andrew and Rachel Jackson?

Rachel's divorce to her previous husband was not yet complete

Which of the following had the greatest influence on William Lloyd Garrison's move from gradualism to immediatism?

Reading fiery tracts penned by black northerners David Walker and James Forten

Which of the following was a key goal for President Jefferson?

Reduce the size of the federal government

What is the term for the early American belief that women were essential in nurturing the principles of liberty in the citizenry?

Republican motherhood

Where was the Southern middle class the strongest?

Southern cities

What proved to be the most effective unifying force for the many Indians who followed Tecumseh?

Spirituality

The steamboat most benefited which of the following cities?

St. Louis

All of the following were contributing causes of the War of 1812 EXCEPT

Success of the Embargo of 1807

Which benevolent movement enjoyed the most success during the 1820s?

Temperance

What issue led to the dissolution of Andrew Jackson's cabinet?

The Eaton Affair

All of the following motivated Napoleon to sell the Louisiana territory EXCEPT

The French and American alliance against the Spanish

The Whig Party benefited from a popular conspiracy theory in the 1830s. This conspiracy theory blamed what group for the problems in American society?

The Masonic Order

What is the "Play-off System"?

The ability of Native Americans to manipulate rivalries between European powers for their own advantage

How did the market revolution change the nature of the American family?

The domestic sphere increasingly signified a family's class status

What happened to the funds that were in the Second Bank of the United States?

They were disbursed to selected state banks

What was the initial purpose of the legal status of incorporation?

To fund projects for the public good

Over the first fifty years of American history, which of the following statements best describes the ability of African Americans to vote in elections?

Voting rights among African Americans decreased during antebellum America

In a world of racialized violence and dominance, southern society sought to protect the sexual purity of

White Women