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Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

1 Which action is most closely associated with the term 6 During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, United ? States foreign policy was marked by (1) declaring independence from Great Britain (1) declining interest in the Far East (2) deciding to end the (2) increased enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine (3) acquiring territory from Mexico in 1848 (3) acceptance of the principle of collective security (4) annexing Hawaii and the Philippines (4) formation of military alliances with European 2 Which heading best completes the partial outline below? nations 7 The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was mainly concerned with (1) ending slavery in all the states (2) reducing consumption of alcoholic beverages (3) improving treatment of the mentally ill (4) expanding women’s rights 8 A major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to (1) limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere (1) Reasons for the American System (2) establish colonies in South America (2) Successes of Third Political Parties (3) form military alliances with Latin American (3) Causes of Sectionalism nations (4) Justifications for Economic Reform (4) avoid involvement in Canadian conflicts 3 Which topic has been the focus of four different 9 Which geographical advantage did the United amendments to the United States Constitution? States gain with the Purchase? (1) voting rights (1) a River port on the (2) term limits on federal officeholders (2) access to southern ports on the Pacific Ocean (3) the electoral college (3) control of land west of the (4) prohibition of alcoholic beverages (4) more natural harbors on the Atlantic Ocean 4 President used the implied powers of 10 What economic change resulted from the revolution the Constitution when he before the Civil War? (1) expressed support for States rights (1) The Northeast became better connected to the (2) purchased the Louisiana Territory western section of the country. (3) started the Republican Party (2) Trade between the United States and Europe was (4) founded the University of Virginia sharply reduced. 5 The Erie Canal played a large role in the settlement of (3) The system of slavery on southern plantations the Midwest because it provided a link between the began to disappear. Atlantic Ocean and the (4) The federal government began to regulate new businesses. (1) Gulf of Mexico (2) Great Lakes (3) River (4) Pacific Ocean Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

11 The foreign policies of President James Polk involving 16 ". . . I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be , California, and the Territory were all more generous and favorable to them than your efforts to ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. . . If particular care and (1) remain neutral toward western territories attention is not paid to the Ladies, we . . . will not hold (2) continue traditional American isolationism ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no (3) weaken the Monroe Doctrine voice, or Representation." (4) fulfill the goal of Manifest Destiny –Abigail Adams, 1776 12 President George 's response to the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) and President Dwight This statement was an early expression of women's Eisenhower's response to events at Little Rock High support for School (1957) show that the (1) abolition (2) affirmative action (1) Supreme Court has often declared presidential (3) suffrage rights (4) divorce rights actions unconstitutional 17 The of 1820 and the (2) federal supremacy clause of the Constitution is Compromise of 1850 were attempts by the federal rarely enforced government to (3) states have been successful in defying federal law (1) limit immigration from Europe (4) president may use troops to enforce federal decisions (2) reduce the conflict over slavery (3) settle border disputes with Mexico 13 The Articles of Confederation and the theory of (4) control the migration of settlers to new western nullification were both attempts to territories (1) strengthen the national government 18 Why did slavery expand in the South rather than in the (2) form new political parties North before the Civil War? (3) protect states' rights (1) the Constitution contained a clause that outlawed (4) strengthen the presidency the importation of slaves into the Northern states 14 How did completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 affect (2) Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the United States commerce? North (1) City lost business as manufacturing (3) Northern states passed affirmative action centers grew in the West. legislation (2) United States exports to European countries (4) geographic conditions in the South encouraged declined. the development of large plantations (3) Western farmers gained better access to East 19 The legal basis for the United States purchase of the Coast markets. Louisiana Territory was the (4) The Midwest became the center of textile (1) power granted to the President to make production. treaties 15 Starting with the election of President (2) President's power as Commander in Chief (1828), voter participation increased due to the (3) authority of Congress to declare war (1) passage of an amendment ending religious (4) Senate's duty to approve the appointment of qualifications for voting ambassadors (2) extension of suffrage to Native American Indians (3) end of property requirements for voting by many states (4) arrival of more immigrants from nations with democratic governments Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

20 The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) held 24 Base your answer to question on the passage below that states could nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts and on your knowledge of social studies . because these laws ... I have no motive, my friends, to deceive you. I (1) repealed the Northwest Ordinance am sincerely desirous to promote your welfare. (2) placed an unfair tax on whiskey made by western Listen to me, therefore, while I tell you that you farmers cannot remain where you now are. Circumstances (3) violated the Constitution that cannot be controlled, and which are beyond (4) established limits on universal suffrage the reach of human laws, render it impossible that 21 "Missouri Compromise Allows Two New States Into you can flourish in the midst of a civilized the Union" community. You have but one remedy within your "Congress Agrees to Compromise of 1850" reach. And that is, to remove to the West and join "Popular Sovereignty Adopted Under your countrymen, who are already established Kansas-Nebraska Act" there. And the sooner you do this the sooner you will commence your career of improvement and Which issue is reflected in these headlines? prosperity .... - President Andrew Jackson, 1835 (1) status of slavery in the territories and states (2) growth of agriculture on the (3) clash of federal and state powers Which group of people was President Jackson (4) conflicts with foreign nations over the West addressing? 22 The Erie Canal played a large role in the settlement of (1) African Americans the Midwest because it provided a link between the (2) Asian Americans Atlantic Ocean and the (3) Mexican Americans (1) Gulf of Mexico (2) Great Lakes (4) Native American Indians (3) (4) Pacific Ocean 23 The Supreme Court decisions in Marbury v. Madison (1803), McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) are similar in that each resulted in the (1) development of new political parties (2) admission of new slave states (3) strengthening of the power of the federal government (4) expansion of the rights of corporations Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

25 Base your answer to question on the excerpt from an 27 "Jackson Replaces Many Government Workers address to the Cherokee Nation below and on your With His Supporters" knowledge of social studies. "Jackson Vetoes Bank Recharter Bill for Political Reasons" Cherokees! The president of the United States "Jackson Refuses to Enforce Worcester v. has sent me, with a powerful army, to cause you, in Decision" obedience to the treaty of 1835, to join that part of your people who are already established in Which conclusion about President Andrew Jackson is prosperity on the other side of the Mississippi. most consistent with these headlines? —Unhappily, the two years which were allowed (1) He allowed Congress to decide controversial for the purpose, you have suffered to pass away issues. without following, and without making any preparations to follow; and now, or by te time that (2) He expanded presidential powers. this solemn address shall reach your distant (3) He demonstrated weakness in dealing with settlements, the emigration must be commenced in domestic issues. haste, but, I hope, without disorder, to correct the (4) He relied on the Supreme Court to settle disputes. error that you have committed. The full moon of 28 President Andrew Jackson used the spoils system to May is already on the wane [decline]; and before another shall have passed away, every Cherokee (1) attack the Tariff of Abominations man, woman, and child, in those states, must be in (2) reward supporters with United States motion to join their brethren in the far west.... government jobs – General , 1838 (3) win support for construction of the Erie Canal (4) gain passage of the Indian Removal Act 29 From 1820 to 1865, the debates over nullification, protective tariffs, and the spread of slavery into the The immediate result of the action demanded in this new territories concerned the constitutional issue of the passage was the (1) balance of power between the federal and state (1) creation of the Underground Railroad governments (2) expansion of the rights of Native American (2) balance between the rights of individuals and the Indians need to maintain order (3) start of the Trail of Tears march to the (3) protection of the rights of ethnic and racial groups (4) assimilation of Native American Indians into (4) separation of power between the executive and mainstream American culture legislative branches 26 President Andrew Jackson used the spoils system to 30 What was one notable legacy of the Kentucky and (1) veto bills he disliked Virginia Resolutions? (2) enforce Supreme Court decisions (1) the Alien and Sedition Acts (3) move Native American Indians off their (2) the Doctrine of Nullification traditional lands (3) the Embargo Act (4) provide jobs to political party supporters (4) the Second Bank of the United States Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

31 In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because (1) white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived (2) Native American Indians were attacking southern cities (3) he wanted to punish Native American Indians for their political opposition (4) he sought complete control of Texas by the United States 32 Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

(1) Chinese Immigrants on the West Coast (2) Enslaved Africans in the South (3) Indentured Servants in (4) Mexican Farmers in the Southwest Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

33 Base your answer to the following question on " the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.

" The was important to the United States because it (1) expanded the nation’s boundary to the Pacific Ocean (2) removed the Spanish from (3) closed the western territories to slavery (4) secured control of the 34 The Declaration of Sentiments, adopted at the Seneca 35 "A house divided against itself cannot stand. . . . I do Falls Convention in 1848, was significant because it not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be (1) promoted the idea of equal rights for women divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. . . (2) demanded the immediate abolition of slavery ." (3) called for the prohibition of alcoholic beverages ¾ Abraham Lincoln, 1858 (4) asked government to restrict harmful business What was the primary cause of the "divided house" practices referred to in this speech? (1) expansionism (2) war with Mexico (3) slavery (4) the suffrage movement Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

36 "President Jackson Signs Force Bill Against South 41 During the 1840s, supporters of Manifest Destiny Carolina" favored "Congress Declares Southern States Must Accept (1) closing the to settlement 14th Amendment" "President Eisenhower Sends Federal Troops to (2) ending the American System Little Rock, " (3) acquiring Texas and California (4) ceding the to Russia Which principle is illustrated by these headlines? 42 The Erie Canal contributed to the development of the (1) executive privilege United States by (2) popular sovereignty (1) eliminating the need for railroads (3) limited government (2) linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast (4) federal supremacy (3) becoming the major trade route to California 37 Both the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the (4) allowing southern planters to ship their cotton Compromise of 1850 settled conflicts between the westward North and the South over 43 The United States government is creating memorials (1) slavery and admission of states to the Union along the Trail of Tears because it was (2) Supreme Court decisions (1) an important road used by settlers going to the (3) slavery and presidential election results frontier (4) voting rights (2) the location of injustices against many Native 38 Which group benefited the most from the United States American Indians acquisition of the port of ? (3) the site of victories by General Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812 (1) farmers in the Ohio River valley (4) the route followed by the first transcontinental (2) Native American Indians in the Southwest railroad (3) fur trappers in the Hudson River valley 44 The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (4) gold miners in northern California assumed the right of the United States to 39 In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court (1) intervene in the internal affairs of a country in strengthened the federal government's role in the the exercise of international police power national economy by (2) grant special privileges to big business in its (1) outlawing the triangular trade economic transactions in Latin America (2) banning states from issuing money (3) grant financial aid to less developed countries (3) upholding the power of Congress to regulate (4) disregard any or all parts of the Monroe Doctrine interstate commerce 45 The completion of the Erie Canal in the early 19th (4) limiting the growth of corporations century aided the economic development of the United 40 President Andrew Jackson’s policy toward Native States by American Indians was created to (1) supplying water for the irrigation of western (1) encourage Native American Indians to become farms part of mainstream American society (2) lowering the cost of shipping goods from the (2) force Native American Indians to move west of Midwest to the Atlantic coast the Mississippi River (3) providing a shipping route for cotton from the (3) improve educational opportunities for Native South to Europe American Indians (4) supplying water power for running factories and (4) grant citizenship to Native American Indians mills Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

46 Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality (1793), Base your answers to questions 50 and 51 on the graph Jefferson’s Embargo Act (1807), and the Monroe below and on your knowledge of social studies. Doctrine (1823) were all efforts to (1) avoid political conflicts with European nations (2) directly support European revolutions (3) aid Great Britain in its war against (4) promote military alliances 47 The Missouri Compromise defined a boundary for slavery in which of the following Western Territories?

(1) Louisiana Purchase (2) Supreme Court decisions (3) presidential election results (4) voting rights 48 During the 19th century, the completion of the Erie Canal and the transcontinental railroads contributed to the industrial growth of the United States by (1) making the movement of goods easier and cheaper (2) protecting the United States from low-priced foreign imports (3) encouraging subsistence farming (4) connecting the United States to markets in 50 Information on the graph most clearly supports the Mexico and conclusion that the Erie Canal 49 In deciding to purchase the Louisiana Territory, (1) slowed migration to the Midwest President Thomas Jefferson had to overcome the problem of (2) replaced railroads as the main method of transportation (1) obtaining the support of Western settlers (3) improved transportation between the Hudson (2) passing the constitutional amendment necessary River and the Great Lakes to authorize the purchase (4) relied on the development of steamboats for canal (3) avoiding a possible war with England over the use purchase 51 One major result of the completion of the Erie Canal (4) contradicting his belief in a strict was that interpretation of the Constitution (1) the population of Rochester fell (2) shipping on Lake Champlain decreased (3) manufacturing along the canal declined (4) New York City became the nation’s commercial center Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

52 A major foreign policy success of President Thomas Jefferson’s administration was the (1) purchase of the Louisiana Territory (2) support for the Alien and Sedition Acts (3) victory in the war of 1812 (4) passage of the Embargo Act 53 The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance for the United States because it (1) reduced British control of North America (2) focused the United States on westward expansion (3) extended United States control over Mexico (4) decreased tensions with Native American Indians Base your answers to questions 54 and 55 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.

54 Information on the map supports the conclusion that congressional leaders in 1820 and 1821 wanted to (1) maintain an equal number of free and slave states (2) ban slavery west of the Mississippi River (3) bring slavery to the Oregon Country (4) open territories in the North to slavery 55 The map illustrates the impact on the United States of the (1) Great Compromise (2) Missouri Compromise (3) Dred Scott decision (4) Emancipation Proclamation Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

56 "Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri to 60 Which geographic feature most influenced the Enter the Union" development of large plantations in the southeastern "California Joins the Union as Part of Compromise region of the United States? of 1850" (1) arid land (2) cool climate "Kansas-Nebraska Act Establishes Popular Sovereignty in the Territories" (3) pine forests (4) fertile lowland 61 What was a direct cause of the War of 1812? (1) the acquisition of Which issue is most closely associated with these headlines? (2) American trade pacts with Spain (3) British impressment of American soldiers (1) status of slavery in new states (4) ’s rise in France (2) negotiation of the 62 Base your answer to question on the chart below and (3) expansion of land for reservations on your knowledge of social studies. (4) influence of political parties on economic development 57 During both Andrew Jackson's presidency in the 1830s and the Progressive movement in the early 1900s, democracy was expanded by (1) extending civil rights for Native American Indians (2) establishing term limits for elected officials (3) decreasing the number of elected officeholders (4) increasing citizen participation in the government Which statement is best supported by information in the chart? 58 Which action was necessary to change from the indirect to the direct election of United States (1) presidential election. Senators? (2) The popular vote is not the deciding factor in winning the presidency. (1) ratification of a constitutional amendment (3) Candidates must campaign in all states to win (2) passage of a Federal law (4) The electoral college system was abolished after (3) a Supreme Court decision this election. (4) a national referendum 63 The major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was 59 The War of 1812 has been called the "Second War for to American Independence" primarily because the (1) create a military alliance for the defense of North (1) British blocked United States access to the port America of New Orleans (2) guarantee democratic governments in Latin (2) United States continued to resist taxes imposed America by Great Britain (3) secure new colonies in the Caribbean (3) British government had never fully respected (4) limit European influence in the Western the United States as a free nation Hemisphere (4) United States and Great Britain had not Signed a peace treaty after the Revolutionary War Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

64 With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, President Thomas Jefferson demonstrated that he had modified his view of the (1) need for high protective tariffs (2) ability of the masses to participate in government (3) benefits of an agricultural society (4) strict interpretation of the Constitution 65 Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. ______A. Missouri Compromise B. Compromise of 1850 C. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1) Rise of Sectionalism (2) Impact of Industrialization (3) Examples of Religious Revivalism (4) Events Leading to the Mexican War Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

Base your answers to questions 66 and 67 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.

66 Based on the map, the Erie Canal and Hudson River contributed directly to the (1) decisions to restrict immigration (2) rapid increase in population in upstate New York (3) settlement of New England (4) acquisition of land from Canada 67 Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because it (1) linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast (2) helped force the removal of British forts in the (3) stimulated development of cotton production in the Ohio River valley (4) increased trade with Asia

68 What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States? (1) It doubled the size of the nation. (2) It enabled the United States to use the port of San Francisco. (3) It brought Texas into the Union. (4) It created an alliance between the United States and Great Britain. Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

69 The controversy over the establishment of the Bank of 74 The Monroe Doctrine (1823) was issued primarily the United States and the imposition of a federal excise because President tax was most closely associated with (1) wanted to warn European powers against (1) issuing his Proclamation of intervention in Latin America Neutrality (2) opposed the revolutions taking place in South (2) Alexander Hamilton introducing his financial America plan (3) needed to establish a foothold in Panama for a (3) John Adams signing the Alien and Sedition Acts future canal into law (4) believed the United States should pursue overseas (4) Thomas Jefferson supporting the Lewis and Clark colonies expedition 75 "It is evident that they belong to different systems. 70 What would be a motivating reason why abolitionists England to Europe, America to itself." opposed annexation of new western territory during the early 1800s? Which United States foreign policy is most consistent with the idea expressed in this quotation? (1) feared the admission of new slave states (2) wanted to limit the power of the national (1) the Marshall Plan government (2) the Monroe Doctrine (3) were concerned with the legal rights of Native (3) the Truman Doctrine American Indians (4) the Atlantic Charter (4) supported an isolationist foreign policy 76 Which statement best describes President Theodore 71 What was the forced march of the Cherokees from Roosevelt's foreign policy position toward Latin Georgia to Oklahoma under Andrew Jackson often America in the early 1900's? called? (1) The United States should reduce its involvement (1) the Exile of the Cherokee in Latin American affairs. (2) Little Big Horn (2) The Monroe Doctrine permits the United (3) the Seminole War States to intervene actively in the affairs of (4) the Trail of Tears Latin American nations. (3) Latin American nations should form an 72 Which Supreme Court decision is most closely organization to help them achieve political and associated with the Trail of Tears? economic stability. (1) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) (4) The United States should give large amounts of (2) Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) financial aid to help the poor of Latin America. (3) Worcester v. Georgia (1832) 77 Which quotation best represents the idea of Manifest (4) Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) Destiny? 73 During the colonial period, the economic development (1) "American interests are best served by strict of the South was most directly dependent on the labor isolationism." of (2) "The passage of protective tariffs will encourage (1) factory workers (2) wheat farmers industrial development." (3) Irish immigrants (4) enslaved Africans (3) "Immigration is the key to the nation's economic growth." (4) "The United States has a duty to spread American ideals westward." Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

78 In the early 1800s, which factor was most important in 84 The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 is often viewed the development of Northern manufacturing centers? as the beginning of the (1) abundance of water power (1) temperance movement (2) availability of slave labor in the North (2) women's rights movement (3) development of gold mines (3) antislavery movement (4) access to passes through the Appalachian (4) Native American Indian movement Mountains 85 One way in which Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd 79 A major reason for President Andrew Jackson's policy Garrison, and Sojourner Truth are similar is that they toward the Cherokee Nation was to all supported the (1) provide Native American Indians with better (1) abolitionist movement farmland (2) passage of Black Codes (2) enforce the United States Supreme Court decision (3) nullification theory of States rights in Worcester v. Georgia (1832) (4) plantation system in the South (3) obtain land from Native American Indians for 86 During the first half of the 19th century, addition of white settlers new states to Union led to (4) gain the political support of Native American Indians (1) increased tensions over slavery 80 One result of the War of 1812 was that the United (2) improved relations with bordering nations States (3) fewer conflicts with Native American Indians (4) decreased domestic demand for manufactured (1) acquired French-held territory in southern goods Canada (2) maintained its independence and its territory 87 Adherence to a strict interpretation of the Constitution would have prevented President Thomas Jefferson (3) lost control of the Ohio River valley from (4) gained territory from Mexico (1) making the Louisiana Purchase 81 In which section of early 19th-century America was the plantation system an important feature? (2) writing "State of the Union" messages (3) receiving ambassadors (1) New England (4) commissioning military officers (2) the Middle Atlantic states 88 As related to the United States Constitution, Thomas (3) the South Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana and Franklin D. (4) the West Roosevelt's Hundred Days legislation are both 82 In an outline, which main topic would include the other examples of three? (1) strict construction (1) Erie Canal (2) States rights (2) 19th-Century Internal Improvements (3) loose interpretation (3) Transcontinental Railroad (4) judicial review (4) National Road 83 Which 19th-century event supported the movement for women’s rights? (1) Seneca Falls Convention (2) Dred Scott decision (3) formation of the Republican Party (4) Lincoln-Douglas debates Early to Mid 1800's Practice Quiz

89 One way in which the Kentucky and Virginia 93 . . The war [War of 1812] exposed not only weaknesses Resolutions (1798) and the Ordinance in defense, but also in transportation. Modes and of Nullification (1832) are similar is that each methods of transportation were totally inadequate. Generals moved troops slowly by carriages, or on foot, (1) claimed that individual states have the right to on poorly developed roads. President James Madison interpret federal laws supported the idea of internal improvements, yet he (2) formed part of the unwritten constitution vetoed an internal improvements bill, which would (3) supported the federal government's power to have provided for the construction of roads. He felt declare war that roads and canals that would benefit local (4) provided a way for new states to enter the Union communities should be funded by the respective states 90 A geographic and economic motivation for the and private enterprises. He did, however, approve Louisiana Purchase (1803) was the desire to monies for a National Road, solely on the grounds that it would benefit national defense. This road began in (1) annex California Maryland and stretched all the way to Ohio, joining (2) secure land for the Erie Canal the Northeast with the western frontier. An equally (3) control the port of New Orleans significant improvement was the completion of the (4) own all of the Great Lakes Erie Canal, linking the Great Lakes with New York 91 During the Jacksonian Era, elections became more City and the Atlantic Ocean... democratic when Source: Kerry C. Kelly, "Anti-railroad Propaganda Poster — The Growth of Regionalism, 1800—1860," (1) the poll tax was abolished U.S. National Archives Records Administration (2) states removed property qualifications for voting According to Kerry C. Kelly, what was one (3) a women's rights amendment was ratified government action that improved transportation? (4) 18-year-old citizens were allowed to vote 92 President Andrew Jackson claimed that use of the spoils system increased democracy in the federal government because it (1) removed property-holding qualifications for voting (2) limited the role of the electoral college in presidential elections (3) allowed larger numbers of citizens to hold office (4) used nominating conventions to pick political party candidates