American Republic

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the provision of the Missouri Compromise concerning the spread of slavery into the Louisiana Purchase territory?

Answer 1

Slavery would be prohibited in any new states north of Missouri’s southern border.

Question 2

How much Spanish debt did the U.S. government assume in exchange for Florida?

Answer 2

5 million

Question 3

The Missouri Compromise allowed _________________ to enter the Union as a free state to offset Missouri’s entrance as a slave state.

Answer 3

Main

Question 4

Which of the following describes the Underground Railroad?

Answer 4

It was an informal system of free blacks and whites who fed, clothed and hid runaway slaves on their way north.

Question 5

The “task system” was prominent on which of the following types of southern plantations?

Answer 5

South Carolina and Georgia rice plantations

Question 6

According to the course material, what was one of the most formidable weapon that masters used to remind slaves of their absolute power over them?

Answer 6

selling family members

Question 7

According to the lesson, which of the following was the Marshall Court’s most important decision?

Answer 7

McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 8

What famous orator argued on behalf of Dartmouth College in Dartmouth College v. Woodward?

Answer 8

Daniel Webster

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the primary goal of the European “Grand Alliance”?

Answer 9

to protect European nations from any power that might undermine monarchical government

Question 10

John Quincy Adams’ service as _______________ ___ ____________ in Monroe’s administration made him heir apparent to the Presidency.

Answer 10

secretary of state

Question 11

The issue of _____________ was noticeably missing from Henry Clay’s “American System”?

Answer 11

slavery

Question 12

Henry Clay was known for his ability to compromise, as evidenced in his stellar career as _________________________________.

Answer 12

speaker of house

Question 13

Why did protective tariffs harm Southerners? [may be more than one answer]

Answer 13

-It caused English merchants to cut their importation of Southern cotton.

-It forced them to pay higher prices on Northern manufactured goods.

Question 14

Who penned the “South Carolina Exposition and Protest” after the passage of the Tariff of Abominations?

Answer 14

John C. Calhoun

Question 15

Why did Southerners claim that the Tariff of 1824 was unconstitutional?

Answer 15

It supported one section of the country while damaging another.

Question 16

The ______________ _____________________, formed by Martin Van Buren, was a powerful political institution that controlled New York politics until 1838.

Answer 16

Albany Regency

Question 17

According to the lesson, the Age of Jackson was marked by a call for equality of _________________.

Answer 17

opportunity

Question 18

Shortly after his election, Jackson became an advocate of what he called the _____________ ___________, or a heavy rotation of government officials after an election.

Answer 18

Spoils System

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the examples given in your introduction of how the Cherokee people had adopted parts of Western culture?

Answer 19

adopted western music

Question 20

Jackson supported state action against Native groups, arguing that __________ __________ were more important than Indian rights.

Answer 20

states’ rights

Question 21

Approximately how many Cherokee men, women, and children died on the forced march known as the Trail of Tears?

Answer 21

4,000

Question 22

Which of the following best describes the provisions of the Force Bill?

Answer 22

It gave President Jackson the power to use the US military to enforce the tariff.

Question 23

When Jackson’s relationship with his Vice President deteriorated, many began to look to _______________________, as Jackson’s Presidential heir?

Answer 23

Martin Van Buren

Question 24

Why did many Southerners believe protective tariffs were unconstitutional?

Answer 24

They favored one section of the country over another.

Question 25

Clay made a serious campaign blunder when he…

Answer 25

circulated Jackson’s veto message

Question 26

Which of the following individuals finally agreed to comply with Jackson’s orders after two of his cabinet members refused?

Answer 26

Roger B. Taney

Question 27

According to the lesson, why was the Election of 1832 significant?

Answer 27

it was the first time national nominating conventions chose Presidential candidates

Question 28

Why were many Southerners willing to support the Whigs by 1836?

Answer 28

They were unhappy with Jackson’s actions during the Nullification Crisis.

Question 29

What political party did the Whigs absorb in the Election of 1836?

Answer 29

Anti-Masonic

Question 30

Which of the following was the title of the executive order that required investors to buy Federal lands in silver or gold?

Answer 30

The Specie Circular

Question 31

Which of the following describes the requirements that the Mexican government put on Americans in Texas before 1829, which they agreed to when they entered Mexican territory? [choose all that apply]

Answer 31

-convert to Roman Catholicism
-refrain from settling within sixty miles of the U.S. border

-conduct all official business in Spanish

Question 32

Most of the new citizens of the Republic of Texas were former Americans, but many Texas Mexicans, called _____________, also joined the rebellion.

Answer 32

texanos

Question 33

On April 21, 1836, Texans under Sam Houston won a crushing victory over Mexican troops in which of the following battles?

Answer 33

the Battle of San Jacinto

Question 34

Which of the following best describes the main argument of David Hackett Fischer and James C. Kelly concerning the American frontier?

Answer 34

As American migrants moved west, they expended and confirmed the culture of eastern lands from which they came

Question 35

Which of the following was the primary motivation for those who traveled west in the first half of the eighteenth century?

Answer 35

cheap, arable land

Question 36

In 1893, __________________ published the essay entitled “The Significance of the Frontier in American History.”

Answer 36

Frederick Turner

Question 37

Which of the following served as the President of the Bank of the United States in 1832?

Answer 37

Nicholas Biddle

Question 38

Which of the following best describes America’s “nationhood” policy toward Native American groups?

Answer 38

Native tribes were considered sovereign nations with a separate system of laws

Question 39

Stories that either explicitly or symbolically described black slaves outwitting white masters and overseers became known as “_____________ tales.”

Answer 39

trickster

Question 40

Which of the following best describes the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

Answer 40

It gave the Federal government the power to remove Indians to designated territory west of the Mississippi River.

Question 41

Which of the following candidates received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?

Answer 41

Andrew Jackson

Question 42

After the Election of 1832, Jackson essentially appointed a new Secretary of the _______________ without Congressional approval, which was a clear violation of the Constitution.

Answer 42

treasury

Question 43

Evangelicals were more likely to associate themselves with the ___________ Party.

Answer 43

Whig

Question 44

Andrew Jackson portrayed himself as the candidate of the _____________ ______________.

Answer 44

common man

Question 45

How did the democratization of American society affect American theater and literature? [choose all that apply]

Answer 45

-plays and books catered more toward common Americans rather than wealthy elites

-plays and books were written for entertainment rather than instruction

-plays and books often criticized the American aristocracy

Question 46

Which of the following was one of John Quincy Adams’ limitations in the Election of 1824? [more than one answer]

Answer 46

-his association with the old Federalist Party

-his family connection to his father, John Adams

-his failure to employ popular campaigning techniques

Question 47

Which of the following was NOT one of Adams’ proposals in his first speech to Congress as President?

Answer 47

renew the charter of the Bank of the United States

Question 48

Which of the following was NOT one of the leaders of the Whig Party?

Answer 48

Roger B. Taney

Question 49

Which of the following best describes the proposal of James Tallmadge of New York concerning the admission of Missouri as a state?

Answer 49

Missouri would emancipate its slaves gradually and ban the slave trade.

Question 50

What territories did the United States cede to the Spanish Empire as part of the Adams-Onis Treaty?

Answer 50

parts of Texas

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT a Native tribe affected by the Indian Removal Acts of 1830?

Answer 51

Iroquois

Question 52

In 1830, Jackson vetoed which of the following bills because he believed it violated states’ rights?

Answer 52

Maysville Road Bill

Question 53

Which of the following individuals was important for bringing Southern support to the Democratic Party?

Answer 53

John C. Calhoun

Question 54

In November 1832, the state of ___________ _____________ nullified the tariffs of 1828 and 1832.

Answer 54

South Carolina

Question 55

Which of the following best describes the Whigs’ stance on slavery?

Answer 55

ambiguous toward slavery

Question 56

In two or three sentences, explain the South Carolina Exposition and Protest pamphlet.

Answer 56

The South Carolina Exposition and Protest Pamphlet was written as a result to the reactions to the Tariff of 1828. It stated that the states had the right to reject federal laws.

Question 57

Which of the following best describes the larger significance of the Monroe Doctrine?

Answer 57

It marks the beginning of the United States as a world power.