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MATCHING
Adams-Onis Treaty
Land Act of 1820
American System
Latin America
Anti-Mason Party
Liberty Party
BUS
Lowell
John Calhoun
Maine
California
Horace Mann
Caroline
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Cherokees
McGuffy’s Reader
DeWitt Clinton
National Road
Commonwealth vs. Hunt
Oberlin
Cotton gin
Oregon
Cult of domesticity
Osceola
Dartmouth College vs. Woodward
Panic of 1837
Deism
Pet Banks
Democratic Party
James K. Polk
Election of 1824
Revolution of 1828
Era of Good Feelings
Sewing Machine
Erie Canal
Specie Circular
Force Bill
Spot Revolution
Germans
Texas
Great Britain
John Tyler
Robert Y. Hayne
Martin Van Buren
Independent Treasury
Daniel Webster
Irish
Whig Party
Know Nothing Party
Wilmot Proviso
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___________ 1.
Henry Clay’s ambitious nationalistic plans for tariffs, internal improvements and expanded
manufacturing.
___________ 2.
Somewhat inappropriate term applied to the Monroe administration suggesting they lacked major conflicts.
___________ 3.
Major water transportation route financed and built by New York State after President Madison
vetoed a bill for federally financed internal improvements.
___________ 4.
Supreme Court ruling that defended feral power by denying a state the right to tax a bank.
___________ 5.
Supreme court case in which Daniel Webster successfully argued that a state could not change a
charter once granted.
___________ 6.
Agreement that ceded Florida to the United States and fixed the western boundaries of the
Louisiana Territory.
___________ 7.
Young southern congressman who began as a nationalistic defender of protective tariffs and
internal improvements.
___________ 8.
Legislation that lowered the price of land to aid western farmers hard-pressed by the Panic of 1819.
___________ 9.
Area where the vulnerability of former Spanish colonies tempted European monarchies and
aroused American concern.
___________ 10. Small, short-lived third party that originated a new method of nominating presidential candidates in 1831.
___________ 11. Description of Jackson’s victory over Adams that defined it as a victory of the poorer masses over
the wealthy classes.
___________ 12. Confusing four-way campaign that ended up in the House of Representatives.
___________ 13. Silver-tongued South Carolina who defended Calhoun and nullification in a famous debate in 1830.
___________ 14. Majestic New England statesman who defended “liberty and union, now and forever, one an inseparable.”
___________ 15. Legislation called the “bloody bill” by radical nullifiers, which authorized the President to use the
army to collect tariffs.
___________ 16. The “moneyed monster” that Clay tried to preserve and Jackson killed with his veto in 1832.
___________ 17. State financial institutions where Jackson deposited federal funds after removing them from the U.S. Bank.
___________ 18. Jackson’s Treasury Department decree that required all public lands to be purchased with “hard”
money (coin).
___________ 19. New Political part, originally anti-Jackson, that generally stood for national community and an
activist government.
___________ 20. System of keeping government funds in separate vaults, established by Van Buren’s “divorce bill”
in 1840.
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__________ 21.
Southeastern Indian tribe whose rights were upheld by the Supreme Court but that was nevertheless
forcibly removed.
__________ 22.
Seminole leader whose warriors killed 1,500 American soldiers in years of guerilla warfare.
__________ 23
The “Wizard of Albany,” whose economically troubled presidency was served in the shadow of
Jackson.
__________ 24.
Severe economic crisis during the Van Buren Presidency.
__________ 25.
Political party that generally stressed individual liberty, the rights of the common people, and hostility
to privilege.
__________ 26.
American steamship attacked by British for carrying supplies to Canadian rebels.
__________ 27.
State where “Aroostook war” was fought over a disputed boundary with Canada.
__________ 28.
Nation that strongly backed Texas independence, hoping to turn it into an economic asset and
antislavery bastion.
__________ 29.
Small antislavery party that took enough votes from Henry Clay to cost him the election of 1844.
__________ 30.
Rich Mexican province that Polk tried to buy and Mexico refused to sell.
__________ 31.
Paper offered by Congressman Lincoln, demanding to know exactly where Mexico had allegedly shed
American blood.
__________ 32.
Controversial amendment, passed by the House but not the Senate, stipulating that slavery should be
forbidden in land gained from Mexico.
__________ 33.
Independent nation that was the object of British, Mexican, and French scheming in the early 1840’s.
__________ 34.
Dark-horse presidential winner of 1844 who effectively carried out his ambitious expansionist plans.
__________ 35.
Leader who was elected on the Whig ticket but spent most of his presidency in feuds with his fellow
Whigs.
__________ 36.
Northwestern territory in dispute between Britain and United State, subject of “Manifest Destiny”
rhetoric in 1844.
__________ 37.
Whitney’s invention that enhanced cotton production and gave new life to black slavery.
__________ 38.
Versatile machine invented by Elias Howe and improved by Isaac Singer.
__________ 39.
The only major overland highway constructed by the federal government before the Civil War.
__________ 40.
Site of an early showpiece factory, where the workers were primarily New England farm girls.
__________ 41.
Pioneering Massachusetts Supreme Court decision that declared labor unions legal.
__________ 42.
New York governor who built the enormously successful Erie Canal.
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__________ 43.
Liberal religious belief, held by many of the Founding Fathers, that stressed rationalism and moral
behavior rather than Christian revelation.
__________ 44.
Ohio College, once headed by Charles G. Finney, that stirred controversy by admitting women and blacks.
__________ 45.
Grade-school lesson books that taught lessons of morality, patriotism, and idealism to 19th century
public school students.
__________ 46.
The widespread cultural creed that glorified women’s roles as homemakers, wives, and mothers and
stressed the moral influence of women in the home.
__________ 47.
Begun as the Order of the Star-Spangled Banner, it clamored against immigration and Catholicism.
__________ 48.
Idealistic Massachusetts educator who promoted the cause of public schools.
__________ 49.
Often liberal and well-educated immigrant group whose clannish ways and Sunday beer drinking
sometimes aroused suspicion.
__________ 50.
Famine-stricken immigrant group that made headway in American politics against the discrimination
of native born Americans.
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE
_____ 51. Which event was the most important cause of the Nullification Crisis’
A
The passage of the Force Act under Andrew Jackson.
B
The debates between Hayne and Webster
C
The Treaty of Ghent after the War of 1812
D
The passage of the Compromise Tariff of 1833
E
The passage of the Tariff of Abominations and Tariff of 1832
_____ 52. The first and second Great Awakenings were similar in that both
A
made use of revivals to attempt to convert the sinful
B
enforced the Puritan use of incense
C
encouraged long period of silence in which the congregations felt the spirit of Gold during services.
D
were purely American phenomena
E
employed deistic approaches to religious belief.
_____ 53. The constitutionality of the Bank of the United States was upheld by the Supreme Court in the case of
A
McCulloch vs. Maryland
B
Marbury vs. Madison
C
Plessy vs. Ferguson
D
Dred Scott vs. Sandord
E
Brown vs. Board of Education
_____ 54. The accusation of a “corrupt bargain” in the election of 1824 was significant because
A
it marked the beginning of the spoils system during the Jackson administration.
B
it was a cross-party agreement between J.Q. Adams and Jackson.
C
it led to the overwhelming election of Jackson in 1828
D
it led to the political demise of Henry Clay
E
J.Q. Adams had a majority of the popular vote but not the electoral vote.
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_____ 55. To which sections would the Wilmot Proviso have applied in the map below?
A
L and M
B
M and N
C
L and N
D
O and N
E
P and O
_____ 56. The Whigs were
A
a Northern party
B
a Southern party
C
a pro-Bank party
D
a pro-Nullification party
E
a pro-Indian removal party
_____ 57. The Irish
A
settled in cities
B
became farmers
C
were skilled workers
D
were Protestants
E
were highly educated
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_____ 58. Match the reform to the reformer.
V
W
X
Y
Z
A
B
C
D
E
Mental Institutions
Abolitionism
Suffrage
Education
Religion
1
2
3
4
5
William Lloyd Garrison
Charles G. Finney
Horace Mann
Dorothea Dix
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
V-4, W-1, X-3, Y-2
V-3, X-5, Y-4, Z-2
V-4, W-1, X-5, Z-2
W-1, X-5, Y-2, Z-4
W-5, X-1, Y-2, Z-4
_____ 59. Key components of Clay’s American System included
A
a strict interpretation of the Constitution and rapid westward expansion
B
a high protective tariff and internal improvements
C
the development of southern industry and northern agriculture
D
the elimination of export taxes and of the international slave trade
E
exclusive government ownership of canals and the national bank
_____ 60. Which of the following is NOT true of John Quincy Adams?
A
He was the only president to serve in the House of Representatives after his presidency.
B
He was an ardent opponent of the “gage rule”.
C
He supported scientific research.
D
He was the only son of a president to attain the presidency himself.
_____ 61. The term “manifest destiny,” used in 1846 by newspaper editor John L. O’Sullivan, could be described as a
policy that would
A
bring democracy to the West and expand the territory of the United States
B
remove the French from Oregon
C
increase immigration from Europe
D
push the Spanish out of Texas
E
protect Indian culture
_____ 62. In which of the following pairs of events did the first cause the second?
A
John Q. Adams signed the Specie Circular – the United States entered a depression.
B
John Calhoun wrote the Nullification Proclamation – Virginia joined with Kentucky against the
Sedition Act.
C
Daniel Webster opposed the Bank of the United States – Andrew Jackson issued the Specie Circular
D
Tariff of 1828 passed – Martin Van Buren elected President
E
Andrew Jackson vetoed the Bank Re-charter Bill – the Whig Party formed
_____ 63. The mechanical reaper, invented by Cyrus McCormick in the 1830s, was most significant because it
A
turned over the hard prairie soil
B
planted seeds four times as fast as a man could do by hand
C
aided irrigation of the arid Midwest
D
increased cotton production
E
cut wheat at a greater rate than the scythe
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_____ 64. In explaining why the nullification of the tariff was justified, John C. Calhoun contended that
A
the people had ratified the Constitution, and therefore, could decide the constitutionality of a federal law
B
the states were sovereign because they had formed a compact called the Constitution
C
the Supreme Court had declared protective tariffs unconstitutional
D
Congress was sovereign and could decide on all major questions, including slavery
E
President Jackson had been elected by the whole people and agreed with his position
_____ 65. Moby Dick by Herman Melville, representative of the American Renaissance of the 1840s, is significant in
that it
A
changed the attitude of the people of the United States toward Native Americans
B
portrayed life in a utopian community
C
was an anti-slavery novel that galvanized Southern opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law
D
opposed the narrow Puritan point of view of 17th century New England
E
used a predominantly American occupation to explore man’s struggle with the natural world and
good and evil
_____ 66. The acquisition of territory from Mexico as a result of the Mexican War was most significant in that it
A
settled conflicts between the Native Americans and the United States government
B
led to the acquisition of Oregon
C
led to Bleeding Kansas
D
provided the United States with territory to build the Panama Canal
E
heightened sectional tensions over the issue of slavery
_____ 67
The temperance movement of the 19th century
A
attracted little popular support
B
found a strong ally in the Democratic Party
C
rejected appeals to people’s sense of morality
D
achieved its ultimate goal by the turn of the 20th century
E
had a strong appeal among women
_____ 68. The Know Nothing Party focused its efforts almost exclusively on the issue of
A
religious freedom
B
the right to bear arms
C
the prohibition of alcohol
D
women’s rights
E
immigration
_____ 69. Which of the following states the principal of Manifest Destiny?
A
The colonists were destined to leave the British empire because of the distance between the New
World and England.
B
Women were biologically predestined to lives of child rearing and domestic labor.
C
America’s expansion to the West coast was inevitable and divinely sanctioned.
D
The abolition of slavery in the United States was certain to come about because slavery was immoral.
E
America’s entry into World War I was unavoidable.
_____ 70. Between 1820 and 1854, the greatest number of immigrants to the United States were from
A
France
B
Russia
C
Spain
D
England
E
Ireland
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_____ 71. By the first decade of the 19th century, American manufacturing had been revolutionized by the advent of
A
interchangeable machine parts
B
the electric engine
C
transcontinental railroads
D
labor unions
E
mail order catalogs
_____ 72. “Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of everyone of its members…The virtue is most
request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion.”
The passage above was written by
A
Ralph Waldo Emerson
B
Jonathan Edwards
C
Harriet Beecher Stowe
D
Charles G. Finney
E
Neal Dow
_____ 73. All of the following were element of Henry Clay’s American System
EXCEPT
A
protective tariffs on imports
B
the establishment of the Second Bank of the United States
C
the construction of the National Road and other roadways
D
the creation of large numbers of federal jobs in areas with high unemployment problems
E
incentives to develop manufacturing and interstate trade
_____ 74. Reform movements during the first half of the 19th century attempted to accomplish all of the following
EXCEPT
A
convince people not to drink alcohol
B
widen the division between church and state
C
rehabilitate criminals
D
induce humane treatment for the insane
E
bring about an end to slavery
_____ 75. The “Lowell System” of early 19th century textile manufacturing was noteworthy for its
A
practice of hiring only adult males at a time when textiles was considered “women’s work”
B
commitment, in face of the Industrial Revolution, to maintaining the old “by-hand” method of
manufacture.
C
efforts to minimize the dehumanizing effects of industrial labor
D
pioneering advocacy of such issues as parental leave, vacation time, and health insurance for
Employees
E
particularly harsh treatment of employees
_____ 76. The election of 1824 marked a turning point in presidential politics because, for the first time,
A
the presidency was won by someone who was not a member of the Federalist Party
B
a presidential and vice presidential candidate ran together on the same ticket
C
all the candidates campaigned widely throughout the states
D
political parties officially participated in the election
E
the system of choosing nominees by congressional caucus failed
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_____ 77. The doctrine of nullification stated that
A
legal immigrants may be deported when they fall into a state of destitution
B
Congress may override an executive order by a two-thirds vote
C
the government may take control of a bank if its cash reserves fall below a certain percentage of its
total deposits
D
municipal and county governments may rescind licenses granted by the states
E
a state may repeal any federal law that it deems unconstitutional
_____ 78. Alexis de Tocqueville attributed American social mobility to
A
the continuation of European traditions in the New World
B
America’s rights to speak freely and to bear arms
C
the government’s tolerance of labor unions and progressive organizations
D
the lack of an aristocracy and the availability of frontier land
E
mandatory public education
_____ 79. Which of the following changes in westward migration occurred in 1848
A
The number of pioneers headed for Oregon decreased while the number header for California greatly
increased.
B
The first great wave of migration ended, and the number of migrants remained extremely low until
after the Civil War.
C
For the first time, pioneers began to settle west of the Mississippi River.
D
Large numbers of free blacks, unwelcome in the East, began to resettle in the West.
E
The government began to enforce quotas limiting the number of people who could migrate each year.
_____ 80. The Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States had legitimate reason to fear European intervention in the
Western Hemisphere because
A
Europe’s militaries were considerably more powerful than those of the United States
B
the overpopulation of Europe made future incursions in the New World a real possibility
C
Europe’s forms of government were fundamentally different from those of the United States and
Newly liberated South American countries
D
the United States anticipated reprisals for its frequent interference in European affairs
E
the United States ultimately intended to annex all of the Western Hemisphere because of our nation’s
Manifest Destiny
_____ 81. The Supreme Court decisions concerning Native Americans in 1831 and 1842
A
reinforced the rights of states to remove Native Americans from disputed lands
B
denied them their right to sue in federal court but affirmed their rights to land that was traditionally theirs
C
voided previous treaties between Native Americans and the United States on the grounds that the
treaties were unfair
D
granted the tribes official status as foreign nations
E
ruled that the federal government had a unilateral right to relocate Native Americans to lands west of
the Mississippi
_____ 82. By what means did the United States take possession of the Oregon Territory?
A
The United States was granted the territory in a postwar treaty with France.
B
The United States bought it from the Native Americans who lived there.
C
United States citizens were the first to arrive in the region; they claimed it for their country.
D
Great Britain ceded it to the United States as part of a negotiated treaty.
E
The French sold it to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
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_____ 83. Which of the following is most closely associated with the presidency of James K. Polk?
A
Manifest Destiny
B
the abolitionist movement
C
economic development
D
the Whig Party
E
women’s suffrage
_____ 84. Which of the following Supreme Court cases was NOT ruled upon during John Marshall’s tenure as
Chief Justice?
A
Fletcher vs. Peck
B
Gibbons vs. Ogden
C
Marbury vs. Madison
D
McCulloch vs. Maryland
E
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
_____ 85. Which of the following was LEAST influential in bringing about Andrew Jackson’s victory in 1828?
A
Support for Jackson among the less prosperous voters.
B
Jackson’s promise to bring new people into the government.
C
Jackson’s defense of Native American property rights.
D
Jackson’s promise to reform the electoral system.
E
The reputation that Jackson earned as a war hero as a result of the Battle of New Orleans.
_____ 86
The Force Act of 1832 was passed in response to
A
the Indian Removal Act
B
the Tariff / Nullification crisis
C
the election of President martin Van Buren
D
Clay’s American System
E
the Bank Re-charter Bill
_____ 87
Which of the following statements related to the Lowell System is NOT true?
A
In Lowell, farm girls were hired to work in factories.
B
Lowell was a company town developed to provide supervision of, and education for, its factory
Workers.
C
The Lowell System included some of the first fully integrated factories – they transformed raw
materials into a finished product.
D
The Lowell System provided an easy way for women to become financially independent.
E
The Lowell System developed as a result of the Untied States’ burgeoning textile industry.
_____ 88. Presidents Monroe and Jackson claimed that westward relocation of Native Americans would be to the
advantage of the Native Americans because
A
They would not be bothered west of the Mississippi
B
the American military would protect them during the journey
C
they would be well compensated for the tribal lands that they were leaving
D
they would not have to pay for the lands they were moving to
E
settlers west of the Mississippi were receptive to Native American settlement there
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_____ 89. Which of the following best explains why President Andrew Jackson resisted annexing Texas during
his administration?
A
He feared that annexation would strengthen the Whig Party.
B
He knew that annexation would lead to war with France, which possessed land along the
Texas border.
C
He believed that the addition of another agricultural state would hurt the developing commercial
Economy.
D
He had consistently opposed westward expansion.
E
He feared that debates over annexation would exacerbate sectional strife.
_____ 90. Which of the following statements best describes Chief Justice Roger B. Taney’s decision in Charles River
Bridge vs. Warren Bride (1837)?
A
Taney overturned John Marshall’s decision in McCulloch vs. Maryland.
B
Taney expanded economic opportunity and the powers of a state government.
C
Taney supported Jackson’s opposition to using federal funds on internal improvements.
D
Taney granted the Charles Rive Bride Company exclusive rights to control toll bridges into Boston.
E
Taney rejected the principle of nullification.
_____ 91. Which of the following technological innovations contributed the most to the economic development of the
United States during the first four decades of the 19th century?
A
cotton gin
B
rubber
C
chilled steel plow
D
electricity
E
barbed wire
_____ 92. During the first half of the 19th century, the expansion of suffrage increased popular interest in presidential
elections. Partisan politics often shifted the voters’ attention from issues to images. The “log cabin, hard
cider” campaign helped which candidate win the election?
A
James Monroe, 1820
B
John Quincy Adams, 1824
C
Andrew Jackson, 1828
D
William Henry Harrison, 1840
E
James K. Polk, 1844
_____ 93. Which of the following statements about the Whig Party is true?
A
Party members universally opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories.
B
The part succeeded in winning only one election.
C
Party members tended to advocate nationalistic economic policies.
D
The party emerged immediately after the demise of the Federalists.
E
Party members sought to enlist the votes of immigrants.
_____ 94. In the mid 19th century, the growth of cities was caused in part by the
A
settlement house movement
B
rise of public education
C
absence of nativism
D
expansion of industry
E
increasing importance of political machines
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_____ 95. The Monroe Doctrine intended to
A
reverse George Washington’s neutrality policy
B
eliminate British influence in North America
C
restrict European involvement in the Western Hemisphere
D
facilitate the expansion of American trade in the West Indies
E
open South American to American colonization
____ 96.
During the Bank War, Jackson and Taney destroyed the Bank by
A
revoking the bank charter in 1828
B
proving that the creation of the B.U.S. was unconstitutional
C
placing deposits of federal tax money in state banks
D
failing to enforce Marshall’s decision in Fletcher vs. Peck
E
placing Democrats on the board of directors of the bank
_____ 97. Reflecting a new focus on individualism, which of the following authors created the character of “Natty
Bumpo,” a rugged frontiersman who struggled against the disorders of his society?
A
Frederick Jackson Turner
B
Henry David Thoreau
C
James Fennimore Cooper
D
Theodore Dwight Weld
_____ 98. Which of the following was an incident of the Mexican War?
A
Gaspee incident
B
Treaty of New Echota
C
Olive Branch Petition
D
Slidell Mission
E
Ostend Manifesto
_____ 99. In the 1820s, Robert Owen’s community at New Harmony
A
rejected the individualism and materialism of industrial capitalism
B
served as a model for the employment of women in textiles
C
fostered the revivals of the Second Great Awakening
D
established the first refuge for Mormons in the United States
E
was the first settlement of escaped slaves in the Midwest
_____100. When the Erie Canal was constructed
A
industrial development suffered as farmers prospered
B
New England manufacturers were forced into bankruptcy
C
federal money helped speed construction
D
New England farming declined
E
local markets grew at the expense of a national economy
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Latin America
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Revolution of 1828
Election of 1824
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Webster
Force Bill
B.U.S
Pet Banks
Specie Circular
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Comm. vs. Hunt
Clinton
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