APUSH 12-15
William L. Garrison
"Let Southern oppressors tremble .... I shall strenuously contend for immediate enfranchisement .... I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice." The author of the statement above was
develop a national economy by improving transportation
A key purpose of Henry Clay's American System was to
enunciation of the doctrine of nullification
An important consequence of the "tariff of abominations" (1828) is that it led to the
defense of the principle of national union
Daniel Webster's address to the Senate in 1830 in reply to Senator Hayne is best remembered for its
sale of federal lands to finance higher education
Henry Clay's "American System" called for all of the following EXCEPT
able to accumulate some property in spite of discrimination
In the antebellum period, free African Americans were
young unmarried women from rural New England
In the early 1830's, the majority of workers in the textile mills of Massachusetts were
political participation by the common man should be increased
Jacksonian Democracy was distinguished by the belief that
They believed that it was controlled by a commercial elite.
Many Americans were suspicious of the Second Bank of the United States for which of the following reasons?
legislative creation of socialist commonwealth
Most Progressives sought all of the following EXCEPT the
urban areas of the North
Most of the Irish immigrants who came to the United States following the potato famine of the 1840s settled in
continued employment after marriage
Most young women who worked in the Lowell, Massachusetts, textile mills during the 1830s experienced all of the following EXCEPT
the separation of economic production from the home and family life
One distinguishing feature of the new middle class that emerged in the 1830s and 1840s was
rise of political parties defined largely by regional interests
One major change in United States politics from the 1820s to the mid-1850s was the
expanded White male suffrage broadened participation in elections
Politics in the antebellum United States changed dramatically because
The Panic of 1837
President Andrew Jackson's creation of a monetary system based on state-chartered banks most likely contributed to which of the following?
feared that debate over the admission of Texas would ignite controversy about slavery
President Jackson resisted the admission of Texas into the Union in 1836 primarily because he
warn European nations against further colonial ventures in the Western Hemisphere
President Monroe articulate the Monroe Doctrine in his 1823 address to Congress primarily in order to
Irish immigrants
Prior to the Civil War, a transformation occurred in the workforce of the New England textile mills as New England farm girls were replaced by
transporting African Americans to Africa
The American Colonization Society was established in the early nineteenth century with the goal of
increased rights for women
The Declaration of Sentiments (1848), issued at Seneca Falls, New York, called for
Allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state.
The Missouri Compromise did which of the following?
closed most of the Louisiana Purchase to slavery
The Missouri Compromise was a victory for antislavery advocates because it
European powers should not pursue any future colonization in the Americas
The Monroe Doctrine maintained that
It encouraged conversion to evangelical Christianity.
The Second Great Awakening did which of the following?
produced more cotton and other crops but did not develop much industry
The Southern economy before the Civil War increasingly
banning discussion of antislavery petitions
The United States House of Representatives responded to abolitionist agitation in the 1830s by
prevent France from recapturing the Louisiana Territory
The United States went to war in 1812 for all of the following reasons EXCEPT to
William Lloyd Garrison in The Liberator
The call for the "immediate and uncompensated emancipation of the slaves" is associated with the position of
The improvement of transportation and availability of goods
The expansion of a market economy in the early nineteenth century is reflected in which of the following?
no slaves
The majority of White families in the antebellum South owned
reputation as a hero of the War of 1812
The most important factor in Andrew Jackson's successful bid for the presidency in 1828 was his
protective tariffs
The nullification crisis of 1832 arose over the issue of
obligation to protect Native Americans
Those who supported the War of 1812 advanced all of the following rationales for their positions EXCEPT the
it encouraged American settlement in Texas in the 1820's and early 1830's.
Which of the following best describes the policy of the government of Mexico toward Texas?
The rise in manufacturing in the North coincided with an increase of immigration from abroad to these urban areas
Which of the following best explains a change in migration in United States society during the early 1800s?
Continued debates over the proper role of the federal government
Which of the following best explains the cause of the emergence of new political parties in the early nineteenth century?
The extension of suffrage rights to most adult White men
Which of the following best explains the expansion of participatory democracy in the early nineteenth century?
as home and the workplace became separated, women were increasingly expected to be responsible for housework and childcare while men took jobs outside the home.
Which of the following explains how the growth of a market-based economy in the United States in the early 1800s most directly influenced changes in gender roles?
Changes to property ownership requirements
Which of the following factors best explains the increase in White male suffrage in the early nineteenth century?
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest
Which of the following is based on the idea of states' rights?
The number of banks, each issuing its own paper currency, increased
Which of the following resulted from the policies of the Andrew Jackson administration?
It was designed to meet the nation's need for economic progress and self-sufficiency.
Which of the following statements about the "American System" is correct?
They called for expanded women's rights.
Which of the following statements best characterizes the activists who attended the Seneca Falls Convention?
advocating immediate and uncompensated emancipation
William Lloyd Garrison and the American Anti-Slavery Society were known for
Abolition of slavery
William Lloyd Garrison established a newspaper that advocated which of the following issues?
strengthened the ties between the eastern manufacturing and western agricultural regions
opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important because it
