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Slave codes helped to limit the violence inflicted on enslaved people by White Southerners. True False

False

Jacksonian democracy involved the extension of voting rights to Blacks, Native Americans, and women. True False

False

Which of the following developments during the Jacksonian era was a "first" in American political history? A state effectively nullified a federal law. Whigs won a majority in Congress. A president assumed his position to be superior to that of Congress. Black men in some northern states were permitted to vote for president. A third-party candidate finished second in a presidential contest.

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

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

Britain was a major importer of Southern cotton.

Why did the Marshall court not render a verdict in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)? Chief Justice Marshall thought that the Cherokee were planning to attack the United States. Chief Justice Marshall determined that the Cherokee had committed treason. Chief Justice Marshall decided that the Cherokee were racially inferior to Whites. Chief Justice Marshall ruled that the Cherokee had filed suit as a "foreign nation."

Chief Justice Marshall ruled that the Cherokee had filed suit as a "foreign nation."

Celia was an example of a slave who eventually escaped slavery and lived a prosperous life. True False

False

Free Blacks were treated equally to Whites throughout the South, except for in Alabama. True False

False

The slave population in the South shrank between 1790 and 1830 due to rising abolitionist sentiments and the end of the slave trade. True False

False

Though Southern Whites tended to be Catholic, slaves tended to join evangelical sects because the rigid hierarchy of Catholicism mirrored the hierarchy of Southern society. True False

False

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

Field hands were organized into work gangs.

Where was the longest, costliest, and deadliest war ever fought by Native Americans in U.S. history? Florida Georgia Mississippi Alabama Texas

Flordia

The largest slave revolt in American history occurred in 1811 and is known as the Nat Turner Rebellion. Stono Rebellion. Denmark Vesey Revolt. Bacon's Rebellion. German Coast Uprising.

German Coast Uprising.

In the face of the growing Whig coalition, the Democrats gained members from which of the following groups? the Cherokee nation anti-slavery activists African American slaves southern slave owners German and Irish Catholics

German and Irish Catholics

Why did President Jackson refuse to uphold the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia (1832)? He claimed that slave uprisings may result from upholding the court ruling. He thought that Indians were equal with Whites and could remain in Georgia. He claimed that his cabinet prevented him from exercising power in Georgia. He determined that he had no constitutional authority to intervene in Georgia. He believed that a war with England might result if he supported the decision.

He determined that he had no constitutional authority to intervene in Georgia.

Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest argued that states could nullify federal legislation. What did Calhoun fear about the Tariff of 1828? He feared that it would lose support because it was unfairly called the Tariff of Abominations. He feared that it was a major roadblock to emancipation for enslaved Africans. He feared that it helped northern industrialists and hurt southern agriculture. He feared that it had weakened northern mill owners to the detriment of the national economy.

He feared that it helped northern industrialists and hurt southern agriculture.

Why did Van Buren oppose federal funding for the Maysville Road? As a southerner, he worried that the building of the road would give too much power to northern industry. He wanted to maintain the Erie Canal's monopoly as sole connection between the East Coast and the West. He was afraid that the federal government would go into debt to build the road after paying off the debt so recently. He disagreed with Jackson's belief that the road was a federal rather than local government project.

He wanted to maintain the Erie Canal's monopoly as sole connection between the East Coast and the West.

Which of the following statements about the Second Bank of the United States is accurate? It was a public corporation owned mainly by the government. It held only the funds of major private corporations. It was forbidden from using government deposits as collateral for loans to businesses. It disbursed monetary payments for federal debts. It was exclusively supported by state governments.

It disbursed monetary payments for federal debts

Which of the following was true of the Indian Removal Act brought before Congress in 1830? It contained loopholes designed to exclude peaceful Indians from removal. It showed Jackson's refusal to pursue policies that might hurt his popularity. It provoked heated opposition and only passed in Congress by one vote. It allowed Indians inhabiting areas east of the Mississippi River to remain on their homeland. It became law after Congress overrode Jackson's veto.

It provoked heated opposition and only passed in Congress by one vote.

Why was the slave revolt that Nat Turner led significant? It caused Southern politicians such as John C. Calhoun to adopt a far more nationalist outlook and to work with the North to suppress the rebels. It terrified Whites across the South, due to the number of Whites killed before its suppression and to the idea that it could happen again. It resulted in his successful escape to Canada and gave other slaves the confidence to attempt the same.

It terrified Whites across the South, due to the number of Whites killed before its suppression and to the idea that it could happen again.

What happened after Congress rechartered the Bank of the United States in 1832? Western farmers revolted in anger. Jackson made Nicholas Biddle its new director. Jackson announced plans to nationalize it. Jackson quickly vetoed the recharter. The economy went into a depression.

Jackson quickly vetoed the recharter.

How was Jackson's approach to politics significant? He showed unprecedented concern for the undemocratic constraints on African Americans and Native Americans. He was known as an intellectual who happened to have produced the nation's first reliable dictionary. Jackson was the first president to see campaigning as an acceptable tactic to win political office. He established a precedent for U.S. presidents to rely on their records rather than campaigns to win votes.

Jackson was the first president to see campaigning as an acceptable tactic to win political office.

What did Jackson's veto of the Maysville Road Bill demonstrate? Jackson's tremendous respect for the political abilities of Henry Clay Jackson's belief that the federal government should avoid funding purely local projects Jackson's lack of interest in western economic development Jackson's belief that the federal government should assist states with internal improvements projects Jackson's initial support for John C. Calhoun's state policies

Jackson's belief that the federal government should avoid funding purely local projects

How did the Cherokee experience in Georgia influence the Indian policy of other southern states? Other southern states used the same tactics adopted by Georgia to take control of tribal lands. Only one southern state utilized a similar policy as Georgia to remove Indians. All southern states based their Indian removal strategy on the Georgia example. No southern states adopted the same techniques as Georgia to dominate Indian lands.

Other southern states used the same tactics adopted by Georgia to take control of tribal lands.

Only about 1,000-1,500 enslaved people managed to escape to freedom each year. Which statement below best explains why running away was so difficult? Being from Africa, most slaves avoided the cold Northern states, and escaping by ship to the warm Caribbean was difficult Tall fencing around plantations made it hard to escape. Runaway slaves had no place to hide, little food or water, and no way to use public transportation.

Runaway slaves had no place to hide, little food or water, and no way to use public transportation.

Which statement below best explains the significance and impact of the Nat Turner Rebellion? Slave codes in most Southern states became harsher, preventing slaves from being taught to read or write or attend religious services. Anti-slavery people in the North and the South created an elaborate method for allowing slaves to escape to freedom. Many Southern states considered laws to gradually phase out slavery, and some enacted such laws.

Slave codes in most Southern states became harsher, preventing slaves from being taught to read or write or attend religious services.

Andrew Jackson was the most openly partisan and politically involved president up to that point in history. True False

True

Which statement below best explains why some Southern women felt that they too were enslaved? Female slaves were more highly valued by slave owners because they could be impregnated and produce slave children. Southern White women had few rights and often had to put up with the fact that their husbands would rape female slaves. White men in the South frequently purchased their wives just as they would purchase slaves..

Southern White women had few rights and often had to put up with the fact that their husbands would rape female slaves.

How did the official protests of Cherokee President John Ross to the U.S. government shape the fate of the Cherokee in Georgia? The Senate agreed with Ross but did not protect the Cherokee from removal. The Senate authorized an army to place the Cherokee in prison in Georgia. The Senate ignored the protests of Ross and deferred to President Jackson. The Senate agreed with Ross and protected the Cherokee from removal. The Senate refused to hear the official protest of Ross to help the Cherokee.

The Senate ignored the protests of Ross and deferred to President Jackson.

How did the states of the Upper South differ from those of the Lower South? Farmers in the Upper South rarely grew crops for household use and mainly exported them for profit. The soil and climate in the Upper South were better suited to the plantation crops of cotton and tobacco. Slavery had almost disappeared in the Upper South, and free Blacks enjoyed the right to vote. Correct! The Upper South had more-varied agricultural economies and had large areas without slavery.

The Upper South had more-varied agricultural economies and had large areas without slavery.

Why did slave owners value slave women? They were solely responsible for harvesting the fields. They exclusively did the household labor. They had low birth rates due to their oppression. !Their ability to reproduce increased the number of slaves owned. They were allowed to marry White men.

Their ability to reproduce increased the number of slaves owned.

Why did Southern Whites who did not even own slaves support the system of slavery? They hoped to gain the favor of the planter class by supporting what planters supported. They were too uneducated to notice any kind of moral dilemma. They feared the wrath of planters for speaking out against it. They were indifferent to the continuation of slavery and supported it by default. They still benefited from the social advantage of having a class of people beneath them

They still benefited from the social advantage of having a class of people beneath them

Which statement below correctly describes the daily life of most Black slaves in the South? They worked as domestic slaves in the homes of Southern Whites. They worked as field hands from sunrise to sunset six days a week. Male slaves worked in the fields, and female slaves worked in textile mills. They worked in the textile factories and dockyards of Southern cities. They spent half the day taking care of their own needs and half the day working for their masters.

They worked as field hands from sunrise to sunset six days a week.

One argument by opponents of Jackson was that democracy remained more an ideal than a reality for most Americans by the mid-nineteenth century. True False

True

The Cherokee Indians were forced westward on the route that came to be known as the Trail of Tears. True False

True

The development of steamboats for river transportation greatly assisted in the transformation of the Lower South into the cotton kingdom. True False

True

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

True

The number of enslaved African Americans in the Border South greatly decreased by 1860 because cotton could not thrive there. True False

True

The Old Southwest attracted thousands of settlers in the 1820s and 1830s with its low land prices and suitability for cotton production. Many of the settlers migrated from Ohio and Pennsylvania, as a downturn in steel manufacturing meant a massive loss of jobs. Virginia and the Carolinas, due to the exhaustion of the land from years of tobacco cultivation. Tennessee, to start large families on enormous tracts of land that they had been granted for free.

Virginia and the Carolinas, due to the exhaustion of the land from years of tobacco cultivation

The Webster-Hayne debate is best remembered for which of the following developments? Jackson's distrust and questioning of the Constitution its disastrous effect on Jackson's popularity Webster's eloquent defense of the Union Hayne's outspoken defense of slavery its ultimate effect on federal land policy

Webster's eloquent defense of the Union

Who was the "common man" championed by Andrew Jackson? Native American men enslaved African American men free African American men White men Chinese men

White men

Jackson was the first president to experience which of the following events while in office? tensions with Native Americans an economic recession an assassination attempt German immigration a natural disaster

an assassination attempt

What did Jackson attempt to censor in 1836? Calhoun's attempt to stop nullification anti-slavery pamphlets and newspapers mailed to southern whites military leaders who disobeyed orders to remove Indians speculator reports of new lands for purchases in the western states congressional records of the Eaton affair

anti-slavery pamphlets and newspapers mailed to southern whites

What was discovered in north Georgia in 1829 that increased the desire of White Georgians for Cherokee land? gold silver copper coal oil

gold

Slaves who were forced to migrate to the Old Southwest were particularly distressed over the control that women exerted over the region's culture and society, due to the delayed arrival of men. urban and industrial nature of the region and, thus, the longer workdays and lack of sunlight. high possibility of being separated from family and friends during the migration and the breakup of family ties.

high possibility of being separated from family and friends during the migration and the breakup of family ties.

By the early nineteenth century, the South's sugar sector was largely based in Louisiana, because it was so expensive to produce. the single biggest cash crop from the South, thanks to slavery. the number one cash crop in the Carolinas, due to the climate there. second only to rice production in economic significance. widespread because it required the use of little machinery.

largely based in Louisiana, because it was so expensive to produce.

Traveling through the United States in the 1830s, French intellectual Alexis de Tocqueville claimed that "the only pleasure an American knows" was which of the following? reading warfare marriage travel politics

politics

Free Blacks in the South outnumbered slaves. enjoyed full legal equality. were always of mixed race. mostly emigrated to Africa. sometimes owned slaves.

sometimes owned slaves.

What was the purpose of the "fancy trade" in Southern slave markets? the slave markets that sold only children under the age of ten the practice of dressing slaves at market in a variety of servant costumes so buyers could see how they would look the buying and selling of enslaved women as forced sexual partners the buying and selling of slaves with musical talents for use as entertainers the trading of slaves who were skilled in making the fancy dresses worn by plantation mistresses

the buying and selling of enslaved women as forced sexual partners

What was the result of the 800-mile journey known as the Trail of Tears? Jackson's change of heart about Indian removal the complete eradication of the Creeks and Seminoles the death of thousands of Indians who made the journey a nostalgic but uneventful transfer of Indians to Oklahoma Jackson's diminished popularity in the South and West

the death of thousands of Indians who made the journey

What developments led to the rise of the cotton kingdom during the first half of the nineteenth century? the decline of New York City as an industrial trade center and the rise of Southern cities that would temporarily surpass it in importance the growth of British textile mills, due to advancements in mechanical production, and American Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin

the growth of British textile mills, due to advancements in mechanical production, and American Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin


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