Unit 1 Reading Quiz 3
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1.
What land acquisition doubled the size of the United States in
1803? (B.1.k)
a.
Oregon territorial acquisition
b. Louisiana Purchase
c.
Northwest Territory
d. Indian territorial purchase
b.
c.
d.
It discouraged the British in their protracted fight
against Napoleon’s forces.
It enabled American negotiators to press the British to
cede parts of Canada
It required the British to halt the impressment of
American sailors on the high seas.
2.
Which statement best describes President Jefferson’s position on
the Louisiana Purchase? (B.1.k)
a.
He believed the United States had a destiny to expand
to the West.
b. He sought improved relations with Indians who
occupied those lands.
c.
He was concerned the development might foster
increased political opposition.
d. He feared territorial expansion would encourage the
extension of slavery
7.
In which of the following ways was the outcome of the War of
1812 advantageous to Americans? (B.1.m)
a.
The British agreed to stop interdicting American slave
ships.
b. The British defeat allowed the U.S. government to
initiate treaties with the Indians.
c.
The British defeat in the Battle of New Orleans boosted
American morale.
d. The British promised to end their support of Tecumseh
and other tribal leaders.
3.
During the War of 1812, why did U.S. military leaders consider
Canada an important front? (B.1.k)
a.
Canada was a base of British power and a refuge for
American Indian tribes that had resisted westward
expansion.
b. French-Canadian hostility toward the United States
required a strong and defensive posture.
c.
Control of Canada’s vast mineral and forest wealth
would greatly benefit the developing U.S. economy.
d. Canadian military activity along the border region was
limiting U.S. economic development.
8.
Which of the following was NOT a result of the War of 1812?
(B.2.a)
a.
Rapid growth of manufacturing in the United States
b. Stability on the frontier for several years
c.
Return to an isolationist policy by the United States
d. British resettlement of the Northwest Territory
9.
The Monroe Doctrine was intended to accomplish which of the
following? (B.1.m)
a.
Remove Native Americans
b. Limit expansion
c.
End colonialism in North America
d. Halt trade with Europe
4.
5.
6.
Following the War of 1812, what main push factor promoted the
surge of settlers into the Old Northwest? (B.1.k)
a.
Government policy encouraged the development of
the natural resources.
b. Land prices stimulated migration of those seeking new
economic opportunities.
c.
Transportation routes enabled greater access to those
formerly isolated areas.
d. Treaties with American Indians eliminated tensions on
the frontier.
What motive guided the establishment of the Ohio Confederacy
under the leadership of Shawnee brothers Tecumseh and “the
Prophet”, Tenskwatawa? (B.1.l)
a.
To codify American Indian regulations and laws
necessary for the conduct of business with the U.S.
government
b. To establish American Indian control of trading routes
between French Quebec and the United States
c.
To unify American Indian resolve in opposition to the
sale and white settlement of native lands
d. To organize American Indian tribes for the purpose of
establishing an intertribal government
What was the strategic consequence of the U.S. victory over
Britain in the Battle of New Orleans? (B.1.m)
a.
It ended British interference with American commerce
in the lower Mississippi River valley.
10. What effect did Manifest Destiny have? (B.1.k)
a.
It improved relations between the United States and
Mexico
b. It made Texas a free republic
c.
It extended U.S. territory all the way to the Pacific
d. It resulted in the end of universal suffrage
11. Jacksonian democracy favored? (B.2.b)
a.
Wealthy business leaders.
b. New Englanders.
c.
The “common man”
d. Native Americans and blacks
12. The deaths of more than four thousand Cherokee on the Trail of
Tears resulted from President Jackson’s assertion of which
authority? (B.1.l)
a.
Ranchers’ authority to restrict American Indians’
access to private property
b. American Indians’ authority to approve the
appointment of reservation agents
c.
The federal government’s authority to alter treaties
without the approval of American Indian leaders
d. States’ authority to extend their laws over American
Indian tribes
13. What does the shaded area of this map represent? (B.1.l)
18. Which of the following is NOT associated with the American System?
(B.2.a)
a. It was developed by Andrew Jackson.
b. It promoted funding for a strong national bank to provide
credit.
c. It would allow for protective tariffs.
d. The federal government would fund canal and road
construction.
19. The doctrine of nullification stated that (B.2.b)
a.
legal immigrants may be deported when they fall into a
state of destitution.
b. Congress may override an executive order with a two-thirds
majority vote.
c.
municipal and county governments may rescind licenses
granted by the state.
d. states can declare federal laws, such as tariffs, null and void
if they believe the laws are unconstitutional.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The final destination of the Five Civilized Tribes
The first state to enfranchise women
The site of the completion of the transcontinental
railroad
The last slave state admitted into the Union
14. Which act of Congress, passed in 1830, authorized the removal of
the Five Civilized Tribes to an area west of the Mississippi River?
(B.1.l)
a.
Worcester v. Georgia
b. The Tariff of 1828
c.
McCulloch v. Maryland
d. The Indian Removal Act
15. The Supreme Court ruled Indians were sovereign over their lands
in which 1832 court case? (B.1.l)
a.
Worcester v. Georgia
b. Marbury v. Madison
c.
Jackson v. Marshall
d. Cherokee v. Jackson
16. Which statement accurately characterizes President Jackson’s
actions following the decision in Worcester v. Georgia? (B.1.l)
a.
He requested Congress pass a constitutional
amendment authorizing the removal of Native
American tribes
b. He ignored the decision, famously saying, “John
Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce
it.”
c.
He accepted the decision and gave up on forced
removal of Native Americans
d. He changed tactics against Native Americans,
advocating for the assimilation of the Five Civilized
Tribes into American society.
17. Which two works were most similar in their political intent?
(B.2.b)
a.
Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” and Emerson’s “Self
Reliance.”
b. The Federalist and Tocqueville’s Democracy in
America.
c.
The Emancipation Proclamation and the Fugitive Slave
Law.
d. The Kentucky Resolution and the South Carolina
Ordinance of Nullification
20. Which of the following actions was mainly responsible for the Panic of
1837? (B.2.b)
a. The debt the federal government took on to create the
American System
b. The printing of large amounts of paper money after Andrew
Jackson instructed money from the National Bank to be put into
the state “pet” banks led to the requirement that all land be
purchased with coin or “hard” currency.
c. The Tariff of Abominations and Nullification Crisis in South
Carolina.
d. The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears that followed
removing large numbers of Native Americans from the Southeast.