SJA APUSH Period 4 Test

Abolitionists consciously identified their movement with the heritage of the American Revolution.

True

Allowing women a greater role in the public sphere, many female reformers argued, would bring their inborn maternal instincts to bear on public life.

True

Although the importation of slaves from Africa was prohibited beginning in 1808, the sale and trade of slaves within the United States flourished in later years.

True

Anti-Federalists were concerned that the Constitution severely limited liberty

True

Battles over Indian territory continued after ratification of the Constitution.

True

Free trade and sailors' rights were the two issues that drew the United States into the War of 1812.

True

It was illegal to teach a slave to read or write by the 1830s.

True

John C. Calhoun's political theory of nullification was based on the notion that government could not exceed the powers listed in the Constitution.

True

John O'Sullivan coined the term 'manifest destiny' to describe America's divinely appointed mission to settle all of North America.

True

Mob attacks and attempts to limit abolitionists' freedom of speech convinced many northerners that slavery was incompatible with the democratic liberties of white Americans.

True

Most of the public government buildings constructed around 1800 in Washington D.C., were built by using slave labor.

True

Newspapers and pamphlets were a primary vehicle for political debate in the early republic.

True

Slaves working in the fields generally viewed the overseer as a brutal man.

True

Steam power helped the proliferation of the penny press.

True

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man.

True

The French writer Alexis de Tocqueville identified democracy as an essential attribute of American freedom.

True

The Kitchen Cabinet was an informal group of advisors for Andrew Jackson.

True

The Second Great Awakening took advantage of the market revolution and criticized its excesses.

True

The Trail of Tears refers to the removal of the Indians from Georgia to present day Oklahoma.

True

The abolitionist movement split in two in part because Abby Kelley had been appointed to an office within the American Anti-Slavery Society, which angered some men who believed it was wrong for women to occupy such a prominent position.

True

The early industrial revolution in America was largely confined to New England and a few cities outside it.

True

The market revolution produced a new middle class.

True

Tocqueville recognized that sovereignty belonged to the mass of ordinary citizens.

True

What book was to some extent modeled on the autobiography of fugitive slave Josiah Henson? a. An Appeal to Reason b. Twelve Years a Slave c. Uncle Tom's Cabin d. Society in America e. Slavery As It Is

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Acre for acre, the Louisiana Purchase was not a bargain.

False

Andrew Jackson's vision of democracy excluded blacks but included Indians.

False

Black abolitionists developed an understanding of freedom that went well beyond that of most of their white contemporaries.

False

During the market revolution, the separation of classes shrunk as wealth was more evenly distributed.

False

Free blacks in the South could testify in court and serve on juries.

False

In general, Catholics supported the temperance movement.

False

John Tyler's presidency proved very popular with Whigs.

False

New Orleans was not a major exporter of cotton.

False

One significant way that blacks were able to enjoy economic independence was by settling in the West on federally provided public land.

False

Overall, slaves did not think much about freedom. They were content with their situation as long as their master was kind.

False

Pocahontas served as Lewis and Clark's interpreter.

False

Seeing the events as an extension of their own progress of liberty, white Americans supported the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804.

False

Slave traders tried hard to keep slave families together.

False

Slavery did not affect northern merchants and manufacturers.

False

The "gag rule" prevented slaveholders from defending slavery in Washington D.C.

False

The Revolution of 1800 was extremely violent.

False

The U.S. Military was well prepared for the War of 1812.

False

The Underground Railroad used a system of railways to transport escaped slaves.

False

The antebellum utopian communities were largely located in the Upper South.

False

The journey from 1804 to 1806 of Lewis and Clark did not produce much valuable information.

False

When Thomas Jefferson became president, he was not interested in dismantling the policies that the Federalists had established.

False

Women and blacks fully enjoyed the fruits of market revolution.

False

Women enjoyed an expansion of democracy for themselves during the 1830s and 1840s, as they were welcomed into the public sphere.

False

Which of the following is TRUE of John Quincy Adams? a. He wanted Martin van Buren as his vice president b. He wanted to limit federal power c. He was a member of his father's presidential cabinet d. He was a firm believer in strict construction of the Constitution e. He enjoyed one of the most distinguished diplomatic careers in American history

b. He wanted to limit federal power

How did Americans respond to the French Revolution? a. Almost everyone supported it at first, because the French seemed to be following in Americas' footsteps b. They blocked passage of Jay's Treaty, which showed preference for Great Britain c. President Washington immediately spoke out against French radicals and dispatched American warships to assist England d. Hamilton supported the creation of a standing army to prepare the nation should French radicalism spread across the Atlantic e. Opponents of the French Revolution formed the Republican Party, headed by Thomas Jefferson

a. Almost everyone supported it at first, because the French seemed to be following in Americas' footsteps

Who was the president of the Second Bank of the United States in 1832? a. Nicholas Biddle b. Langdon Cheves c. Henry Clay d. Paul Volcker e. Charles Winchester

a. Nicholas Biddle

Which of the following statements related to the Second Great Awakening is FALSE? a. The Second Great Awakening popularized Deism b. Charles Grandison Finney held lengthy revivals c. The amount of ministers from 1776 to 1845 grew by more than 35,000 d. The Second Great Awakening added a religious underpinning to the celebration of personal self-improvement, self-reliance, and self-determination e. The Second Great Awakening made American Christianity a mass enterprise

a. The Second Great Awakening popularized Deism

Who as president encouraged traders to lend money to Indians so that they would accumulate debt and be forced to sell their land to whites? a. Thomas Jefferson b. William Henry Harrison c. Andrew Jackson d. James Monroe e. George Washington

a. Thomas Jefferson

Squatters: a. set up farms on unoccupied land b. were corporate charters issued by states as contracts c. is a derogatory name for the girls who worked in the mill factories d. strung telegraph liens between poles e. set the dynamite as part of railroad construction crews

a. set up farms on unoccupied land

Federalists feared: a. the American Revolution unleashed anarchy b. the development of industry c. ties to Europe d. corruption with the U.S. Bank e. the unanimous election of Washington

a. the American Revolution unleashed anarchy

What happened to King Louis XIV during the French Revolution? a. He successfully fled to Austria with his wife b. He was executed c. He ruled as a less powerful constitutional monarch after the Revolution d. He abdicated the throne and moved to Switzerland e. He was rescued by British spies from French imprisonment

b. He was executed

Which of the following was NOT true of the South and its economy in the period from 1800 to 1860? a. Southern cities, like New Orleans and Baltimore, lay mainly on the periphery of the South b. The South produced nearly two-fifths of the nation's manufactured goods, especially cotton textiles c. Slavery helped to discourage the immigration of white workers in the South d. The South did not experience any urban growth e. Slavery proved very profitable for most slave owners

b. The South produced nearly two-fifths of the nation's manufactured goods, especially cotton textiles

How did the abolitionist movement that arose in the 1830s differ from earlier antislavery efforts? a. Actually, the two movements were quite similar in every way; the later one was simply more well-known because more people were literate by the 1830s b. The later movement much more on the religious conviction that slavery was an unparalleled sin and needed to be destroyed immediately c. The later movement banned participation by African-Americans because they feared that their involvement would cause a backlash d. The movement of the 1830s introduced the idea of colonizing freed slaves outside the United States, which proved immensely popular with southern whites e. Earlier opponents of slavery had called for immediate emancipation, but the later group devised a plan for gradual emancipation that won broader support

b. The later movement much more on the religious conviction that slavery was an unparalleled sin and needed to be destroyed immediately

Which of the following was NOT an objection raised by critics of Hamilton's proposals? a. A whiskey tea would unfairly target backcountry farmers used to distilling their grain b. The proposals would prevent the development of manufacturing, and manufacturing was vital to America's future c. Creating a standing army would threaten individual liberty d. Hamilton's program would create a corrupt alliance between government and large commercial interests e. Hamilton's plan for new government bonds would unfairly reward speculators

b. The proposals would prevent the development of manufacturing, and manufacturing was vital to America's future

Andrew Jackson's inauguration was: a. limited to only the upper crust of society b. a large, rowdy event c. a disastrous affair, since Jackson's opponents protested outside the White House d. much like the previous presidential inaugurations e. small and dignified

b. a large, rowdy event

What improvement most dramatically increased the speed and lowered the expense of commerce in the first half of the nine-teenth century? a. the transcontinental railroad b. canals and steamboats c. the factory system d. the establishment of an efficient postal system e. a system of federally financed roads

b. canals and steamboats

What is Pierre Charles L'Enfant well-known for? a. masterminding the XYZ affair b. designing Washington D.C. c. negotiating the Louisiana Purchase d. leading a slave rebellion in Saint Domingus e. writing Letters from an American Farmer

b. designing Washington D.C.

The plantation masters had many means to maintain order among their slaves. According to the text, what was the most powerful weapon the plantation masters had? a. denying a marriage between two slaves b. the threat of sale c. withholding food d. requiring slaves to attend church e. exploiting the divisions among slaves

b. the threat of sale

The term Era of Good Feelings refers to the period of American history when: a. the Federalist Party was at its strongest b. there were years of one-party government during the Monroe administration c. Democrats and Whigs cooperated to solve the nation's financial crisis d. Americans united across party lines to declare war on Great Britain in the War of 1812 e. slavery was gradually abolished in all the states

b. there were years of one-party government during the Monroe administration

How does the Bank War demonstrate that Andrew Jackson enhanced the power of the presidency? a. By removing federal funds from the Bank even after Congress overrode his veto, he showed strong leadership b. Actually, because Jackson's actions led to an economic decline, he did not enhance the power of the presidency c. He identified himself as the symbolic representative of all the people with his veto message that appealed directly to the public d. He became the first president ever to veto a bill passed by Congress e. Because Jackson forced the Bank to issue more paper money to end a depression, Americans increasingly looked to the White House for economic leadership.

c. He identified himself as the symbolic representative of all the people with his veto message that appealed directly to the public

The Erie Canal gave which city primacy over competing ports in accessing trade with the Northwest? a. Philadelphia b. Chicago c. New York d. Boston e. Baltimore

c. New York

Task labor: a. was an acronym for Take All Southerners' Knives, a secret organization of slaves planning an insurrection b. was the most common form of slave labor organization in the South c. allowed slaves to take on daily jobs, set their own pace, and work on their own when they were done d. always was controlled by an overseer e. got its name for tasking the abilities of slaves; it was very difficult, complicated work

c. allowed slaves to take on daily jobs, set their own pace, and work on their own when they were done

Andrew Johnson of Tennessee and Joseph Brown of Georgia rose to political power: a. after gaining popularity for creating public education systems in their states b. as proponents of gradual emancipation plans in order to destroy the "slavocracy" c. as self-proclaimed spokesmen of the common man against the great planters d. because of their membership in and identification with the planter class e. in the 1850s, as members of the small but influential southern Republican Party

c. as self-proclaimed spokesmen of the common man against the great planters

Judith Sargent Murray argued that women's apparent mental inferiority to men simply reflected the fact that women had been denied: a. the right to vote b. enough leisure time c. educational opportunities d. the right to own private property e. the ability to earn a living wage

c. educational opportunities

Henry Clay was charged was orchestrating a corrupt bargain during the 1824 election so that he could become: a. Ambassador to England b. vice president c. secretary of state d. president e. Chief Justice

c. secretary of state

In the 1830s, the term citizen in America had become synonymous with the right to: a. own property b. own slaves c. vote d. accumulate wealth e. publicly criticize the government

c. vote

The Monroe Doctrine: a. secured Florida from Spain b. settled the nullification crisis favorably for South Carolina c. stated that the United States would be neutral in all international conflicts d. declared the Americas off-limits for further European colonization e. was the idea that all white men should have voting rights

d. declared the Americas off-limits for further European colonization

The role of a white middle-class woman in antebellum America was primarily to: a. pursue a college education b. take a job outside the home to supplement the family's disposable income c. produce the daily foodstuffs and necessities that her household required d. focus her energies on the home e. have as large a family as possible

d. focus her energies on the home

The Specie Circular in 1836 referred to: a. highly inflated currency after the Panic of 1837 b. wages paid to manual laborers c. any money issued by a bank d. gold and silver e. money backed by government guarantees

d. gold and silver

Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to: a. promote the power of state governments b. build up the Republican Party's political power c. succeed George Washington as president d. make the United States a major commercial and military power e. assure the United States would be a primarily agrarian nation

d. make the United States a major commercial and military power

Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Right of Woman: a. was the first pamphlet published in the United States by an American woman b. discussed that women ought to have representation in government c. was based on her experiences as a cross-dressing soldier during the Revolutionary War d. strongly challenged traditional gender roles e. won strong support from the Federalist Party

d. strongly challenged traditional gender roles

The national political parties of the second American party system were; a. Republicans and Democrats b. Democrats and Federalists c. Whigs and Know-Nothings d. Republicans and Whigs e. Democrats and Whigs

e. Democrats and Whigs

What was unusual about the Embargo Act of 1807? a. The Republican majority in Congress passed it and Jefferson vetoed it, but he was overridden for the only time in his presidency b. It persuaded the British to agree to American terms, even though Great Britain had not been a target of the Embargo Act c. It was in response to a British embargo imposed after a British ship sank an American ship-an odd set of circumstances, to say the least d. It would hurt France more than Great Britain, and Jefferson was ardently pro-French e. It stopped all American vessels from sailing to foreign ports. Amazing use of federal power, especially by a president supposedly dedicated to a weak central government

e. It stopped all American vessels from sailing to foreign ports. Amazing use of federal power, especially by a president supposedly dedicated to a weak central government

What was the most important export from the United States by the mid-nineteeth century? a. wheat b. timber c. tobacco d. coal e. cotton

e. cotton

Many of the members of Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet, as his group of close advisors was known, were: a. Protestant ministers b. women, including Peggy Eaton and Floride Calhoun c. bankers d. military officers e. newspaper editors

e. newspaper editors

The employee who managed the large gang of slaves on a plantation was called the: a. deputy master b. journeyman c. slave driver d. chain gang e. overseer

e. overseer

The practice of giving a political office to someone based on party loyalty is called: a. the party system b. a meritocracy c. nepotism d. paternalism e. the spoils system

e. the spoils system