Period 4.2 APUSH Test

d

1. An important consequence of the "tariff of abominations" (1828) is that it led to the a. reelection of Andrew Jackson b. alliance of southern planters and Western farmers c. taxation of consumer items d. enunciation of the doctrine of nullification

d

14. "I do not belong, said Mr. [Calhoun], to the school which holds that aggression is to be met by concession. . . . If we concede an inch, concession would follow concession—compromise would follow compromise, until our ranks would be so broken that effectual resistance would be impossible. . . . ". . . A large portion of the Northern States believed slavery to be a sin, and would believe it to be an obligation of conscience to abolish it if they should feel themselves in any degree responsible for its continuance. . . . ". . . Abolition and the Union cannot coexist. As the friend of the Union, I openly proclaim it—and the sooner it is known the better. The former may now be controlled, but in a short time it will be beyond the power of man to arrest the course of events. We of the South will not, cannot, surrender our institutions. To maintain the existing relations between the two races, inhabiting that section of the Union, is indispensable to the peace and happiness of both. . . . But let me not be understood as admitting, even by implication, that the existing relations between the two races in the slaveholding States is an evil—far otherwise; I hold it to be a good, as it has thus far proved itself to be to both, and will continue to prove so if not disturbed by the fell spirit of abolition." Source: South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun, speech in the United States Senate, 1837. The ideas expressed by John C. Calhoun and others who shared his views on slavery had which of the following effects on emerging abolitionist movements in the years leading up to the Civil War? a. Arguments describing slavery as a "positive good" weakened the impact of abolitionist efforts to encourage White northerners to support emancipation. b. Very few members of Congress accepted Calhoun's "positive good" argument, and they became more open to passing laws limiting slaveholding and the internal slave trade. c. Many abolitionist groups in the North began to question the accounts of harsh treatment described by escaped slaves who made it to freedom. d. As many people came to see slavery as part of the Southern way of life, attitudes on both sides of the slavery argument hardened so that political compromise became difficult.

b

15.The development of the Second Great Awakening can best be linked to which of the following historical situations? a. The growing abolitionist movement was predominately influenced by northern Protestant Christians. b. Increased geographical mobility aided travel to new regions and the sharing of ideas. c. Ideals of Romanticism caused more people to question the principles of the nation's founders. d. The market revolution led to a larger number of Americans working for wages.

a

2. Andrew Jackson supported all of the following EXCEPT a. the right of nullification b. annexation of new territory c. Indian removal d. the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States

b

21. Map of Slave Populations in 1820 and 1860 Nancy A. Hewitt and Steven F. Lawson, Exploring American Histories, Bedford/St. Martin's, p. 298. Reprinted by permission. The maps above most clearly demonstrate which of the following antebellum-era historical processes? a. The acceleration of a national and international market economy b. The free and forced migration of peoples across the continent c. The rise of abolitionist and other voluntary reform organizations d. The attempts of the United States to dominate the North american continent

c

22. What contributed most to the process illustrated in the maps above? a. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 b. The outlawing of the international slave trade c. The over cultivation of arable land in the Southeast d. The rise in the number of free African Americans in the South

d

23. Which of the following early American political parties most vocally championed the "common man," welcomed immigrants, and benefited from the expansion of voting rights to most white males? a. The Federalists b. The Democratic-Republicans c. The Whigs d. The Democrats

c

24. In which of the following areas were political debates LEAST affected by regional and sectional differences in the first half of he 19th century? a. Tariff rates b. Internal improvements c. The expansion of white male suffrage d. Foreign affairs

b

26. Which person or group most strongly advocated sending enslaved blacks to Africa as an answer to the problem of slavery? a. Frederick Douglass b. The American Colonization Society c. William Lloyd Garrison d. The Free-Soil Party

b

28. Which of the following was NOT a result of antebellum technological innovations such as textile machinery, the steam engine, the telegraph, and the use of interchangeable parts? a. The expanded size and scope of domestic markets b. The heightened isolation of rural americans c. increased industrial output and worker productivity d. a revolution in farming and agriculture

c

29. What did the forced relocation of American Indians and the internal slave trade both have in common? a. They were in direct violation of specific Supreme Court ruligns b. Most Northern migrants to the frontier were firmly opposed to each c. They were driven by efforts to exploit the nation's natural resources. d. Most Whigs strongly supported both, while most Democrats strongly opposed both

c

3. Andrew Jackson vetoed the recharter of the Bank of the United States partly because he believed that the bank a. gave too many loans to assist unstable state and local banks b. was overly subsidized by state tax monies c. concentrated too much power in the hands of a few people d. was secretly funding the abolitionist movement

c

30. One impact of the widespread cultivation of cotton and other cash crops in the south was the a. creation of a more economically and socially egalitarian society in the South b. increasing economic isolation of the South from the rest of the country c. rapid growth of textile mills and other manufacturing throughout the South d. increased political power the South was able to wield in Congress

a

4. "I do not belong, said Mr. [Calhoun], to the school which holds that aggression is to be met by concession. . . . If we concede an inch, concession would follow concession—compromise would follow compromise, until our ranks would be so broken that effectual resistance would be impossible. . . . ". . . A large portion of the Northern States believed slavery to be a sin, and would believe it to be an obligation of conscience to abolish it if they should feel themselves in any degree responsible for its continuance. . . . ". . . Abolition and the Union cannot coexist. As the friend of the Union, I openly proclaim it—and the sooner it is known the better. The former may now be controlled, but in a short time it will be beyond the power of man to arrest the course of events. We of the South will not, cannot, surrender our institutions. To maintain the existing relations between the two races, inhabiting that section of the Union, is indispensable to the peace and happiness of both. . . . But let me not be understood as admitting, even by implication, that the existing relations between the two races in the slaveholding States is an evil—far otherwise; I hold it to be a good, as it has thus far proved itself to be to both, and will continue to prove so if not disturbed by the fell spirit of abolition." Source: South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun, speech in the United States Senate, 1837. Which of the following resulted from arguments made by Southern politicians, such as the one in the excerpt, in the years prior to the Civil War? a. Slaveholders became more insistent that maintaining the slave system was essential to protecting the South and its way of life. b. Congress passed legislation guaranteeing slavery in the South to show that the slave system was not threatened. c. Many people in the South who depended on the labor of enslaved people nevertheless became more willing to admit that slavery was a sin. d. Congress passed legislation banning slavery in the South to show that the slave system was not necessary.

c

5. During the 1800s the most common form of resistance to slavery by slaves themselves was a. organizing pettions and demonstrations against slavery b. working slowly and breaking tools c. rebelling openly, using weapons, and planning confrontations d. escaping to Canada via the Underground Railroad

b

8. In the 1850's, the South differed from the North in that the South had a. less interest in evangelical religion b. fewer European immigrants c. a better-developed transportation system d. a better-educated White population