• 1. 
    What was the result of the Election of 1824?

  • John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson in a landslide.
  • Andrew Jackson got more popular and electoral votes than any other candidate, but John Quincy Adams won the presidency.
  • John Quincy Adams won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote.
  • Andrew Jackson won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote.
  • 2. 
    Which of the following was a key reason for increased voter participation in the Election of 1828?

  • The population of the United States had grown significantly over the course of the previous four years.
  • The majority of states eliminated land ownership as a requirement to be able to vote.
  • Free African Americans were granted the ability to vote nationwide.
  • Women were granted the right to vote in presidential elections.
  • 3. 
    What was President Jackson’s response to the Supreme Court decision, written by Chief Justice John Marshall, which stated that Georgia could not impose its laws upon Cherokee tribal lands.

  • Jackson respected the decision of the Supreme Court and left the Native American lands alone.
  • Jackson continued negotiations and reached a compromise with the Native American tribes.
  • Jackson disregarded the Supreme Court’s ruling and implemented the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
  • Jackson instructed Chief Justice Marshall to resign from the Supreme Court.
  • 4. 
    What effect did Andrew Jackson’s presidency have on the National Bank?

  • Jackson vehemently opposed the National Bank as a tool of the wealthy; he vetoed a renewal of the bank’s charter in 1836.
  • Jackson saw the National Bank as a necessary component of strengthening the national economy.
  • Jackson took over control of the National Bank and strengthened its role in the federal government.
  • Jackson’s presidency had little effect on the National Bank.
  • 5. 
    What was President Jackson’s response to South Carolina’s attempt to nullify the federal tariffs which were passed by Congress in 1828?

  • Jackson agreed to the demands of South Carolina, repealing the tariffs.
  • Jackson allowed South Carolina to secede from the United States.
  • Jackson ignored South Carolina’s complaints.
  • Jackson got Congressional authorization for the use of military force to enforce the tariff.
  • 6. 
    How did the move to national nominating conventions in the 1830s make the Presidential nomination process more democratic?

  • In the new system, every American had a voice in selecting presidential nominees.
  • The process went from a small caucus meeting of party leaders to a national meeting of a party’s delegates.
  • The move made room for new and exciting political parties.
  • The nomination process fell under much tighter political control.
  • 7. 
    What was the main objective of those who believed in “Manifest Destiny?”

  • To eliminate Native American tribes from all the lands controlled by the federal government
  • To remove all European colonies from the Western Hemisphere
  • To create profitable partnerships with all native cultures in North America
  • To expand the United States until it stretched from coast to coast.
  • 8. 
    What was the major dispute over the Oregon Territory?

  • Both the United States and Britain claimed rights to the territory.
  • There was an intense debate over the legality of slavery in the new territory.
  • There was turmoil within the Congress about how much new territory should be added the United States.
  • Native American tribes refused to allow the American military to establish protective forts in the new territory.
  • 9. 
    What was the result of the Battle of the Alamo?

  • A large army, comprised of American settlers in Texas, successfully fought off Santa Anna’s much smaller Mexican force.
  • Santa Anna’s army easily defeated the weak American force.
  • Santa Anna’s forces fell to the much smaller American forces which were defending the Alamo mission.
  • It took Santa Anna’s army nearly two weeks to defeat a much smaller American force.
  • 10. 
    Who served two terms as President of the Republic of Texas?

  • Davy Crockett
  • Sam Houston
  • Stephen Austin
  • Andrew Jackson
  • 11. 
    What caused the initial resistance to the annexation of Texas by the United States?

  • Texas owed a tremendous amount of money and there was worry that, should Texas become a state, the United States could not afford to pay the debts.
  • Most Americans feared that bringing Texas into the Union would upset favorable trade relations with Mexico.
  • There was concern that Texas would enter the United States as a slave state and upset the balance between free and slave states.
  • Sam Houston had a poor reputation in Washington, D.C. and was not able to have his case for annexation heard.
  • 12. 
    How did America acquire the territories of California and New Mexico?

  • President James Polk baited Mexico into a war and then took the territories by force.
  • Congress negotiated an expensive deal to purchase the lands from Mexico.
  • The territories were largely empty, so Americans simply emigrated there and set up towns and farms on the land.
  • America had to give Mexico the rights to Texas in exchange for the new territories.
  • 13. 
    Which of the following was most responsible for the rapid rise in California’s population in the 1840s?

  • The large population of Native Americans living in California were naturalized as United States citizens.
  • Slavery was popular in the California territory, so most settlers that came to the region brought labor forces of thousands of slaves.
  • Given its long coastline, California became home to the largest port cities in North America.
  • The California Gold Rush led over 100,000 people to emigrate to California in hopes of getting rich from mining gold.
  • 14. 
    Which of the following statements best reflects the Gold Rush experience for the majority of those who emigrated to California in the 1840s?

  • The majority of gold-seekers became successful and wealthy from their mining efforts.
  • About half of all gold-seekers were successful in their pursuits.
  • Only a small percentage of the gold-seekers found enough gold to merit their efforts.
  • No gold was actually found in the California Gold Rush in the 1840s.
  • 15. 
    Which of the following American groups migrated to and settled the Utah Territory in 1846?

  • The Mennonites
  • freed slaves
  • The Freemasons
  • The Mormons
  • 16. 
    Which of the following was a positive benefit of the American railroad system developed in the mid-1800s?

  • Railroads made it possible to transport goods faster and more inexpensively between regions of the country.
  • Railroads connected major cities making communication and transportation faster and more reliable.
  • Railroads led to an increase in the populations of western states.
  • all of the above
  • 17. 
    How did inventions like John Deere’s steel-tipped plow and Cyrus McCormick’s mechanical reaper revolutionize American agriculture?

  • These inventions made it possible for farmers to plant and harvest faster so farms could produce more crops and earn higher profits.
  • These inventions led to the end of slave labor’s usefulness on Southern plantations.
  • American farmers were able to produce the new equipment and sell it to European markets for a profit.
  • all of the above
  • 18. 
    What was the main benefit of Samuel Morse’s invention of the telegraph in 1844?

  • The telegraph would allow instant communication across the Atlantic Ocean with Great Britain and other European allies as early as 1845.
  • The telegraph allowed goods to be transported between the American coasts.
  • In an age before radio, the telegraph became a primary source of entertainment for frontier settlers.
  • The telegraph would be essential in establishing lines of communication that spanned America’s significant land mass.
  • 19. 
    What was the aim of the Wilmot Proviso?

  • The Wilmot Proviso sought to ban slavery in the territory America gained in the Mexican-American War.
  • The Wilmot Proviso sought to protect the right to own slaves for settlers in California and New Mexico.
  • The Wilmot Proviso sought to bring California into the Union as a slave state and bring New Mexico into the Union as a free state.
  • The Wilmot Proviso sought to bring New Mexico into the Union as a slave state and bring California into the Union as a free state.
  • 20. 
    What was the deal struck by the Compromise of 1850?

  • Slavery would be banned in both California and Washington, D.C.; in exchange, the issue would be decided by popular sovereignty for any future states carved from the Mexican Cession and there would be a new federal fugitive slave law.
  • Slavery would be banned in all of the territory acquired in the Mexican Cession, but Texas would remain a slave state.
  • Slavery would be permitted in all of the territory gained in the Mexican Cession, however Texas would become a free state.
  • Slavery would be permitted in California, but the issue would be decided by popular sovereignty for any future states carved from the Mexican Cession.
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