Name
Date
CHAPTER
7
CHAPTER TEST
Form A
Balancing Nationalism
and Sectionalism
Part 1: Main Ideas
Write the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
______ 1. Which candidate did John Quincy Adams defeat in the controversial
election of 1824?
a. Henry Clay
c. Daniel Webster
b. James Monroe
d. Andrew Jackson
______ 2. Which idea is promoted by the concept of nullification?
a. nationalism
c. judicial review
b. states’ rights
d. territorial expansion
______ 3. Which group was forcibly relocated by means of the “Trail of Tears”?
a. Mexicans
c. African slaves
b. Shoshone
d. Cherokee
______ 4. Which area did the Monroe Doctrine aim to free from European
influence?
a. the Oregon territory
c. North America
b. the Western Hemisphere
d. Texas
______ 6. Which Americans benefited most from the Tariff of 1816?
a. farmers
c. manufacturers
b. consumers
d. shipping companies
______ 7. Who began the practice of replacing high-ranking members of the
executive branch when a new president takes office?
a. James Monroe
c. Martin Van Buren
b. Andrew Jackson
d. John Quincy Adams
______ 8. Completed in 1825, the Erie Canal connected the Atlantic Ocean
with what?
a. New York City
c. the National Road
b. the Great Lakes
d. the Mississippi River
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______ 5. Which development led to a sharp rise in the number of slaves
imported to the southern United States?
a. the cotton gin
c. steam-powered machinery
b. interchangeable parts
d. the canal system
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Test Form A continued
______ 9. Which Whig candidate defeated Martin Van Buren for president by
depicting himself as a man of the people?
a. John Tyler
c. John Quincy Adams
b. Andrew Jackson
d. William Henry Harrison
______ 10. Which of the following was responsible for the United States acquiring Florida?
a. Monroe Doctrine
c. Adams-Onís Treaty
b. Indian Removal Act
d. Missouri Compromise
Part 2: Map Skills
Use the map to complete this section. Write the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
Warsaw Pact countries
United States
Boundary Settlements, 1818–1819
NATO members
45°
Claimed by U.S.
and Britain until 1842
Ceded by U.S.
to Britain, 1818
Occupied by
U.S. and Britain,
1818–1846
NH
Ceded by Britain
to U.S., 1818
VT
(1791)
MA
NY
CT
40°
N
RI
PA
IL
(1818)
NJ
OH
(1803)
IN
(1816)
DE
MD
VA
AdamsOnís Tre
aty
KY
(1792)
Line 1 819
35°
AT L A N T I C
OCEAN
NC
TN
(1796)
SC
Rivers
30°
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0
0
PAC I F I C
OCEAN
AL
(1819)
MS
(1817)
GA
Current state
boundaries
Spanish
Territory
400 Miles
70°
Ceded by Spain
to U.S., 1819,
by Adams-Onís Treaty
800 Kilometers
75°
80°
85°
90°
120°
______ 11. Between which two countries did the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819
settle boundaries?
a. United States and France
c. Spain and United States
b. France and Spain
d. Mexico and United States
______ 12. In which year did Ohio become a U.S. state?
a. 1816
c. 1819
b. 1803
d. 1796
______ 13. Which of the following had not become a state by 1818?
a. Alabama
c. Virginia
b. Vermont
d. Mississippi
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Test Form A continued
______ 14. Which current state entered U.S. territory as a result of the AdamsOnís Treaty?
a. Florida
c. Texas
b. Oregon
d. New Mexico
______ 15. Which section of the country was held jointly by the United States
and Britain until 1846?
a. southwest
c. northeast
b. south
d. northwest
Part 3: Interpreting Charts
Use the chart to complete this section. Write the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
1830 Census Statistics
State
Total
Population
Total Free
White Persons
Total
Enslaved Persons
Total Free
Black Persons
Louisiana
215,529
89,231
109,588
16,710
Massachusetts
610,408
603,359
1
7,048
1,918,608
1,868,061
75
44,870
581,185
257,863
315,401
7,921
New York
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
280,652
279,771
0
881
1,211,405
694,300
469,757
47,348
______ 16. Which state listed had the most people?
a. Louisiana
b. Virginia
c. Massachusetts
d. New York
______ 18. Which state listed had the most free black persons?
a. Louisiana
c. Virginia
b. New York
d. South Carolina
______ 19. Which state listed had the fewest free black persons?
a. Vermont
c. South Carolina
b. Massachusetts
d. New York
______ 20. Which states listed had fewer free white persons than enslaved
persons?
a. Virginia and Louisiana
c. South Carolina and Virginia
b. Louisiana and South Carolina
d. Louisiana and Vermont
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______ 17. Which state listed had the fewest free white persons?
a. Louisiana
c. Vermont
b. Massachusetts
d. South Carolina
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Test Form A continued
Part 4: Extended Response
Answer each of the following questions in a paragraph on the back of this paper or on a
separate sheet. (10 points each)
21. How did the economic systems of the North and South differ in the early
1800s? What problems did these differences cause? Think About:
• different types of agriculture
• the Industrial Revolution and Eli Whitney’s inventions
• the American System
• the Tariff of 1816
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22. Why was the Missouri Compromise of 1820–1821 necessary? What did the
Missouri Compromise accomplish? Think About:
• the process for admitting states to the Union
• regional attitudes toward slavery
• the balance of power in Congress
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