Chapter 10 - TEST Review

Question 1

True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. The economic collapse of the United States after Andrew Jackson left office was the Panic of 1837.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. South Carolina threatened to withdraw from the Union, or secede.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. New Hampshire tried to nullify laws raising tariffs.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. The Age of Jackson ended when Martin Van Buren lost the election of 1824.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Andrew Jackson opposed the Congress because he believed it gave too much power to the wealthy.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

McCullough v. Maryland • Supreme Court ruling: States cannot pass a law that violates a federal law. • Result: States could not tax the Second Bank of the United States. Dartmouth College v. Woodward • Supreme court ruling: The charter of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire was a private contract and protected by the Constitution. • Result: Private businesses gained new protection. Gibbons v. Ogden • Supreme Court ruling: Steamboat travel between two states was interstate commerce, so only the government could regulate it. • Result: The government of New York could not grant a steamboat company a monopoly to carry passengers on the Hudson River. ______ Use the information above and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. What was the overall result of these rulings? a. States could make their own financial decisions. b. Federal power grew and conditions for economic growth were strengthened. c. Private business would have a more difficult time developing. d. Tariffs were raised on many goods and services.

Answer 6

b. Federal power grew and conditions for economic growth were strengthened.

Question 7

Use the information on the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

What newly independent country bordered on the United States?

a. Mexico
b. Canada
c. Cuba
d. British Honduras

Answer 7

a. Mexico

Question 8

Use the information on the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

What policy arose out of the changes in Latin America shown on the map?

a. the Adams-Onis Treaty
b. the Act of Union
c. the Monroe Doctrine
d. the Good Neighbor Policy

Answer 8

c. the Monroe Doctrine

Question 9

Use the information in the graphic and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

After Jackson’s election to the presidency in 1828, why did his supporters call him “the People’s President”?

a. More people were involved in the voting process.
b. He invited his political opponents to his reception at the White House.
c. Government officials were replaced with those who cold do the job better.
d. Jackson put an end to the spoils system.

Answer 9

a. More people were involved in the voting process.

Question 10

Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Which statement best describes the consequences of the Indian Removal Act?

a. Native Americans voluntarily left their homes to move west of the Mississippi.
b. President Jackson ordered U.S. soldiers to force all Native Americans out.
c. Under pressure, most Native American groups eventually moved west of the Mississippi.
d. The Seminoles led other native American groups in a war of resistance.

Answer 10

c. Under pressure, most Native American groups eventually moved west of the Mississippi.

Question 11

Based on the map, through which two states did the Choctaws travel to reach Indian Territory?

a. Missouri and Arkansas
b. Louisiana and Arkansas
c. Georgia and North Carolina
d. Georgia and Louisiana

Answer 11

b. Louisiana and Arkansas

Question 12

Which event would come next on the timeline?

a. South Carolina repeals its tariff nullification.
b. South Carolina secedes from the Union.
c. Congress raises the tariff.
d. Van Buren succeeds Jackson as president.

Answer 12

a. South Carolina repeals its tariff nullification.

Question 13

Which early event in U.S. history did not involve the issue of states’ rights?

a. Indian Removal
b. passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts
c. issuing of the Monroe Doctrine
d. adoption of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions

Answer 13

c. issuing of the Monroe Doctrine

Question 14

Which of the following was a characteristic of the change in politics reflected by the campaign of 1840?

a. Candidates focused on their educational backgrounds to appeal to voters.
b. Both parties cooperated in the interest of national unity.
c. The Whigs publicized the western origin of their candidate, William Henry Harrison.
d. Neither party spoke negatively of their opponent.

Answer 14

c. The Whigs publicized the western origin of their candidate, William Henry Harrison.

Question 15

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions upheld the Congressional power of regulating interstate commerce?

a. Marbury v. Madison
b. Dartmouth College v. Woodward
c. McCulloch v. Maryland
d. Gibbons v. Ogden

Answer 15

d. Gibbons v. Ogden

Question 16

In 1832, South Carolina repealed nullification after

a. Jackson sent troops to South Carolina.
b. Congress lowered the tariffs.
c. Congress abandoned the protective tariff.
d. calling a special convention.

Answer 16

b. Congress lowered the tariffs.

Question 17

What agreement resulted in the United States taking possession of Florida?

a. the Monroe Doctrine
b. McCullough v. Maryland
c. the Adams-Onís Treaty
d. Gibbons v. Ogden

Answer 17

c. the Adams-Onís Treaty

Question 18

Which of the following did Jackson think favored the wealthy?

a. the national debt
b. the right to vote
c. the National Bank
d. the Indian Removal Act

Answer 18

c. the National Bank

Question 19

At the end of his time in office, President John Quincy Adams believed that

a. the United States should not get involved in the affairs of other countries.
b. foreign countries might attack Americans on United States soil.
c. the federal government should not interfere with the economy.
d. the United States was responsible for spreading democracy throughout the world.

Answer 19

a. the United States should not get involved in the affairs of other countries.

Question 20

Why did the North and the South have different attitudes toward higher tariffs?

a. The North had better roads and canals.
b. Northern ports were closer to Europe.
c. The South had far fewer factories.
d. Prices of goods were always lower in the South.

Answer 20

c. The South had far fewer factories.

Question 21

Which of the following warned European nations to stay out of Latin American affairs?

a. the Dominion of Canada
b. the American System
c. the Tariff of 1828
d. the Monroe Doctrine

Answer 21

d. the Monroe Doctrine

Question 22

Suffrage is

a. the right to vote.
b. the right to own property.
c. the right to move from state to state.
d. the obligation to serve in the military in time of war.

Answer 22

a. the right to vote.

Question 23

President James Monroe wanted to promote the growing sense of ________ ________.

Answer 23

National Unity

Question 24

Roads, bridges, and canals are part of a region’s ________.

Answer 24

infrastructure

Question 25

Henry Clay thought the country would benefit from his ________

System.

Answer 25

American

Question 26

The region that most protested Henry Clay’s plan was the ________.

Answer 26

South

Question 27

The Supreme Court decision in Dartmouth College v. Woodward favored the system of ________.

Answer 27

capitalism

Question 28

The country that controlled the most territory in the Americas was ________.

Answer 28

Spain

Question 29

Spanish towns in Florida were attacked by the troops of ________ ________.

Answer 29

Andrew Jackson

Question 30

Because of his role in leading independence movements, Simón Bolívar is called the ________.

Answer 30

Liberator

Question 31

The statement that was intended to protect newly independent nations in Latin America is called the ________ ________.

Answer 31

Monroe Doctrine

Question 32

The Native Americans that had adopted more white customs than any other group were the ________.

Answer 32

Cherokees

Question 33

The plan to move Native Americans west of the Mississippi originated with ________ ________.

Answer 33

Thomas Jefferson

Question 34

The Cherokees brought their fight to the Supreme Court with Cherokee Nation v. ________.

Answer 34

Georgia

Question 35

The removal of the Cherokees was actually carried out during the term of President _______.

Answer 35

Martin Van Buren

Question 36

The law President Andrew Jackson used to get around the Court’s decision was the ________.

Answer 36

Indian Removal Act of 1830

Question 37

The route the Cherokees took when the U.S. government forced them to move to Oklahoma was the ________.

Answer 37

Trail of Tears

Question 38

Gave control of Florida to the United States

Answer 38

Adams-Onís Treaty

Question 39

Private meeting during which a small group of party members pick candidates

Answer 39

caucus

Question 40

He was in office during the Panic of 1837

Answer 40

Martin Van Buren

Question 41

Trade between two or more states is called _____ _____.

Answer 41

interstate commerce

Question 42

He led independence movements in Latin America

Answer 42

Simón Bolívar

Question 43

What was the Era of Good Feelings?

Answer 43

The period of national unity following the War of 1812 under James Monroe’s administration

Question 44

Describe the impact of the independence movement in the United States on Latin America.

Answer 44

Many Latin American nations began their own movements for independence. Many countries began rebellions against Spanish rule and were successful in gaining independence.

Question 45

Give two examples of how people gained more power during the Age of Jackson.

Answer 45

More people were able to vote in elections and hold offices.

Question 46

Why did Andrew Jackson use force to remove Native Americans from the Southeast?

Answer 46

Native Americans would not leave voluntarily, and Jackson wanted them to leave their land.

Question 47

What were the causes of the Panic of 1837?

Answer 47

Britain was having an economic slowdown and spent less money for American cotton; cotton prices fell; American banks could not collect on loans and many went bankrupt

Question 48

Evaluate the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Decide which of his policies or actions benefited the nation and which were not in agreement with the principles of the United States government. Explain your conclusions with examples from the text.

Answer 48

One can approve of Jackson’s support for the common people and his defense of the Union by fighting the Bank of the United States.

At the same time, one may disapprove of his use of the spoils system and his enforcement of the Indian Removal Act, explaining that, in the first case, Jackson was extending privileges to the elite, and in the second case, that he was denying fundamental human rights to Native Americans.

Question 49

Explain how political changes influenced the growing democratic spirit in the United States by the 1840s. Be sure to use examples and details from the text.

Answer 49

Examples as influencing the growing spirit of democracy:

Examples for suffrage include the following: More white men were eligible to vote as voters no longer had to own property, and the turnout of eligible voters increased.

Examples for changing political parties include the following: The caucus system was replaced by nominating conventions as the means for selecting presidential candidates and campaigns.

Examples for the rise of the “common man” include the following: The spoils system allowed commoners to participate in governmental decisions, a privilege that most Americans believed should no longer belong only to the wealthy.