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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

1. Wholeheartedly embraced by President Andrew Jackson
2. Wealthy Americans
3. Refused to sign any treaty with the United States
4. Political moderate
5. A sense of national identity
6. “Manifest Destiny”

9. Detested radical abolitionists
10. Rejected the Protestant belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ
11. A melding of religion and reform
12. Indian removal
13. Revealed the limits of the benevolent empire
14. All answers are correct
15. Pledge an oath of allegiance to the United States
16. US senators
17. Abolished slavery
18. Assist Confederate veteran soldiers rebuild homes destroyed during the Civil War
19. Factions of major political parties
20. The bill was too weak not properly supporting the needs of the bank
21. Revealed the section divisions between the industrial North and the agricultural South
22. The “corrupt bargain”
23. Boosted Martin Van Buren’s influence in Jackson’s administration
24. Their only source of support was from women
25. Ran away to the Union armies, where they were considered contraband
26. Divided the Confederacy into two
27. Dysentery
28. Casualties were reduced
29. Despite his skills in training his army, his lack of aggression hampered the campaign
30. Industry diminished compared to the influence of the large landowner
31. The expansion of slavery to new territories
32. Have slaves overthrow its colonial power
33. South Carolina
34. An escaped enslaved person whose capture under the Fugitive Slave Law further divided the United States
35. Required Northerners to assist in the capture of fugitive slaves
36. Risen to an all-time high
37. True
38. False
39. False
40. True
41. False
42. False
43. True
44. False
45. True
46. True
47. It promoted the birth of children and tied the slaves to the plantation
48. Led to a rush of thousands of farmers into what became known as the Cotton Belt
49. Cotton made up the majority of the US export market
50. Its cultivation alongside of tobacco
51. The slave family
52. It led to more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming

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