Question 1
3
Points
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was:
wholeheartedly embraced by President Andrew Jackson
wholeheartedly embraced by the United States Supreme Court
not embraced by white Americans
not embraced by Secretary of War, Lewis Cass
Question 2
3
Points
Filibusters were often promoted by:
wealthy Americans
Congress
the state of Texas
British abolitionists
Question 3
3
Points
Mexican President/General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna:
recognized the independence of Texas
defeated Sam Houston at the battle of San Jacinto
refused to sign any treaty with the United States
never surrendered in any battle
Question 4
3
Points
Abraham Lincoln was a(n):
Pro-Secessionist
Anti-Expansionist
Political moderate
Pacifist
Question 5
3
Points
Manifest Destiny helped America to build:
stronger diplomatic ties with Mexico
up a large naval force
a sense of national identity
support for an independent treasure
Question 6
3
Points
In 1845, New York editor John O’Sullivan coined which phrase commemorating the popular expansionist sentiment?
“Go West, young man!”
“Tippecanoe and Tyler Too”
“Manifest Destiny”
“Fifty-four forty or fight”
Question 9
3
Points
In the 1830s most northerners:
favored ending slavery immediately
supported the public involvement of women in abolitionism
detested radical abolitionists
admired cooperation between black and white abolitionists
Question 10
3
Points
Unitarians:
believed in the divinity of Jesus Christ
rejected the Protestant belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ
rejected individualism
advocated polygamy
Question 11
3
Points
The “benevolent empire” was
the slave system in the South
the system of textile factories in the North
the aim to extend slavery overseas
a melding of religion and reform
Question 12
3
Points
The first major petition effort on the part of reformist women concerned the issue of:
Temperance
Indian removal
abolition
prison reform
Question 13
3
Points
Indian removal
was supported by the American Board of missionaries
revealed the limits of the benevolent empire
was given a go-ahead by the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia
was successfully thwarted by the activism of American women
Question 14
3
Points
How did the development of new technologies impact Northern farmers?
Reduced demand for labor
Increased production
Created economic inequality
All answers are correct
Question 15
3
Points
According to President Lincoln’s plan for readmission of former Confederate States to the Union, ten percent of population had to:
prove that they had never willingly supported the Confederacy
pledge an oath of allegiance to the United States
agree to renounce the Confederate debt
give 40 acres of their land to freed slaves
Question 16
3
Points
Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce were the first two black _ in the United States:
governors
US senators
federal judges
doctors
Question 17
3
Points
The Thirteenth Amendment:
outlawed secession
defined citizenship
granted black male suffrage
abolished slavery
Question 18
3
Points
The Freedmen’s Bureau was created during Reconstruction to do all except:
to assist freed people in securing their rights and their livelihoods
build schools and establish guidelines to help freed slaves find jobs
assist Confederate veteran soldiers rebuild homes destroyed during the Civil War
encourage freed slaves to work for their former masters
Question 19
3
Points
Redeemers and Stalwarts were:
disliked because they took advantage of the South during Reconstruction
factions of major political parties
fought for control of black votes in the South
famous vaudeville troupes that toured the United States
Question 20
3
Points
During the 1832 presidential campaign, President Andrew Jackson vetoed the Second Bank of the United States Recharter Bill, stating publicly for all the reasons except:
the bank contained public money but was controlled by foreign investors
the bank was an institution that benefited the rich and not the common citizen
the Constitution had no provisions for a national bank
the bill was too weak not properly supporting the needs of the bank
Question 21
3
Points
Thomas Jefferson noted that the Missouri controversy of 1820:
reinforced the popularity of the three-fifths compromise
revealed the section divisions between the industrial North and the agricultural South
could have been resolved with the passage of the Tallmadge Amendment
was fully resolved by the Missouri Compromise
Question 22
3
Points
When the Election of 1824 deadlocked and went to the House of Representatives, Henry Clay pushed for John Quincy Adams to be chosen as president. Adams later offered Clay the position of secretary of state. Andrew Jackson termed this arrangement:
The “corrupt bargain”
“Judas’ 30 pieces of silver”
The “apple of gold”
“White man’s democrat”
Question 23
3
Points
The “Petticoat Affair” which involved Peggy Eaton:
led to Andrew and Rachel Jackson’s divorce
led to Peggy’s divorce from her husband John Eaton
boosted Martin Van Buren’s influence in Jackson’s administration
improved the relationship between Jackson and his vice president John C. Calhoun
Question 24
3
Points
The Female Anti-Slavery Society is described by all the following except:
their only source of support was from women
their members came from a variety of backgrounds
they organized boycotts against products made with slave labor
they were from Boston, Massachusetts
Question 25
3
Points
During the Civil War, when Union armies approached Southern communities, slaves often:
stayed loyal to their masters and continued to work the cotton fields
ran away to the Union armies, where they were considered contraband
started revolts, killing their owners and other whites
ran off to maroon communities
Question 26
3
Points
. What was the significance of the Vicksburg Campaign?
a successful Confederate defense cost the Union many men and supplies
the Confederate victory allowed Southern states to navigate the Mississippi River again
the Confederate defeat inspired England to intervene in the war
divided the Confederacy into two
Question 27
3
Points
Though many diseases impacted soldiers from both sides, which one was the most common?
Smallpox
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Dysentery
Question 28
3
Points
Which was NOT a major military implication of the Civil War:
both sides used the draft
the idea of total war was introduced
railroads were a key element in battle
casualties were reduced
Question 29
3
Points
Fighting the Peninsular Campaign in Virginia, Union General George McClellan:
defeated General Lee’s army in several smaller battles, notably at Seven Pines
ran out of ammunition before they could capture Richmond
despite his skills in training his army, his lack of aggression hampered the campaign
joined forces with General Ulysses S. Grant to capture the Confederate capital
Question 30
3
Points
Which was NOT a social implication of the Civil War?
There was a widespread feeling of disillusionment
slavery was abolished
women often assumed roles previously performed by men
industry diminished compared to the influence of the large landowner
Question 31
3
Points
One of the consequences of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was:
the gradual ending of slavery
the growing numbers of supporters of the Liberty Party
the improvement of women’s rights to own property
the expansion of slavery to new territories
Question 32
3
Points
In 1803, Haiti was the first sugar colony to:
go bankrupt
fall to the Americans
refuse to free its slaves
have slaves overthrow its colonial power
Question 33
3
Points
The first southern state to leave the Union was:
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Kentucky
Question 34
3
Points
Anthony Burns was:
an escaped enslaved person whose capture under the Fugitive Slave Law further divided the United States
a fire-eater from Virginia who threaten secession in 1854
an abolitionist Senator from Boston, Massachusetts who threatened civil war over the repatriation of an enslaved person back South
a candidate for the Free-Soil party who opposed the emancipation of enslaved people
Question 35
3
Points
The Fugitive Slave Act:
encouraged Northerners to free fugitive slaves
required Northerners to assist in the capture of fugitive slaves
allowed black northerners to flee to England
reduced the power of the federal government when it came to slavery
Question 36
3
Points
By 1847, the sectional crisis over the slavery issue had:
risen to an all-time high
calmed down across the entire country
caused the South to rethink its position on the issue
allowed Mexico to accept the independence of Texas
Question 37
2
Points
Ladies’ Memorial Associations tried to rewrite the history of the South to emphasize states’ rights and deemphasize the brutality of slavery.
True
False
Question 38
2
Points
Senator Stephan Douglas pushed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in part because of the large number of slaves he personally owned.
True
False
Question 39
2
Points
An important by-product of the Mexican American War was a quieting of the slavery.
True
False
Question 40
2
Points
Masters often used the threat of sale to compel slaves to work harder.
True
False
Question 41
2
Points
The Missouri Compromise essentially resolved tensions between the North and South over the future expansion of slavery in the nation.
True
False
Question 42
2
Points
The Know-Nothing Party gained support in the North since they called for immigration to the US to help ease the labor shortage.
True
False
Question 43
2
Points
Abolitionists that called for the immediate emancipation of slaves had the effect of making moderate anti-slavery sentiment more acceptable in the North.
True
False
Question 44
2
Points
Samuel Morse supported immigration, so he could pay less for labor.
True
False
Question 45
2
Points
Southern whites suffered economically, socially, physically, and mentally after the Civil War.
True
False
Question 46
2
Points
As the war progressed, both Union and Confederate armies improved the sanitary conditions of their camps.
True
False
Question 47
3
Points
Slave owners encouraged slaves to marry because:
it promoted the birth of children and tied the slaves to the plantation
southern law protected the institution of slave marriages
slaves worked harder to support their spouse
southern church leaders wanted to augment their congregations
Question 48
3
Points
The forced removal of Native Americans to the west:
was opposed by President Andrew Jackson
was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
led to a rush of thousands of farmers into what became known as the Cotton Belt
was due to their opposition to slavery
Question 49
3
Points
By 1835:
cotton exports from the US equaled that of manufactured goods from the North
the number of slaves in the South had tripled from its numbers just 20 years earlier
cotton made up the majority of the US export market
tobacco had become the main US export crop
Question 50
3
Points
The expansion of cotton cultivation in the US was made possible by all the following except:
the Louisiana Purchase
the forced removal of Native Americans westward
reliance on slave labor
its cultivation alongside of tobacco
Question 51
3
Points
The primary institution that created a sense of community among enslaved people in the South was:
their relationship with their masters
their relationship with the families of slave owners
the slave family
pride in their work
Question 52
3
Points
Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin changed the industry of the South in which way?
It decreased the dependence on slave labor in cotton farming
It created greater competition between Southern cotton farmers
It led to more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming
It led to the gradual emancipation of slaves
ANSWERS
- Wholeheartedly embraced by President Andrew Jackson
- Wealthy Americans
- Refused to sign any treaty with the United States
- Political moderate
- A sense of national identity
- “Manifest Destiny”
- Detested radical abolitionists
- Rejected the Protestant belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ
- A melding of religion and reform
- Indian removal
- Revealed the limits of the benevolent empire
- All answers are correct
- Pledge an oath of allegiance to the United States
- US senators
- Abolished slavery
- Assist Confederate veteran soldiers rebuild homes destroyed during the Civil War
- Factions of major political parties
- The bill was too weak not properly supporting the needs of the bank
- Revealed the section divisions between the industrial North and the agricultural South
- The “corrupt bargain”
- Boosted Martin Van Buren’s influence in Jackson’s administration
- Their only source of support was from women
- Ran away to the Union armies, where they were considered contraband
- Divided the Confederacy into two
- Dysentery
- Casualties were reduced
- Despite his skills in training his army, his lack of aggression hampered the campaign
- Industry diminished compared to the influence of the large landowner
- The expansion of slavery to new territories
- Have slaves overthrow its colonial power
- South Carolina
- An escaped enslaved person whose capture under the Fugitive Slave Law further divided the United States
- Required Northerners to assist in the capture of fugitive slaves
- Risen to an all-time high
- True
- False
- False
- True
- False
- False
- True
- False
- True
- True
- It promoted the birth of children and tied the slaves to the plantation
- Led to a rush of thousands of farmers into what became known as the Cotton Belt
- Cotton made up the majority of the US export market
- Its cultivation alongside of tobacco
- The slave family
- It led to more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming