Unit 3 Review

Question 1

1.) Which of the below is an example of sectionalism?
A.) All of America was feeling patriotic after defeating the British in the War of 1812
B.) The South wants cheaper finished products
C.) Literacy rates in the United States steadily improved across America in the 19th century

Answer 1

B.) The South wants cheaper finished products

Question 2

2.) Which state threatened to secede over the War of 1812?
A.) South Carolina
B.) Kentucky
C.) Massachusetts

Answer 2

C.) Massachusetts

Question 3

3.) From 1812 – 1825, America was enjoying which of these?
A.) Renaissance Era
B.) Era of Enlightenment
C.) Era of Good Feelings

Answer 3

C.) Era of Good Feelings

Question 4

4.) Which US president was an Anti-Federalist who doubled the size of America through the Louisiana Purchase?
A.) James Polk
B.) James Madison
C.) Thomas Gadsden
D.) P. Diddy
E.) Thomas Jefferson

Answer 4

E.) Thomas Jefferson

Question 5

5.) True or False: Russia, Britain and Spain all once claimed parts of the Oregon Country

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

6.) America paid about how much for the Louisiana Purchase?
A.) About 15 million
B.) About 3 billion
C.) About 30 million

Answer 6

A.) About 15 million

Question 7

7.) Although the Louisiana Purchase was signed in April 1803 in this country, (America, Mexico, Britain, France or Spain), Americans wouldn’t find out about it until just before this American holiday (Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, or Cinco de Mayo)

Answer 7

FRANCE, INDEPENDENCE DAY

Question 8

8.) Middle and lower-class women were mostly homemakers in 19th century America, typically working around how many hours a day doing household chores?
A.) Women spent about 3 hours a day working around the home and spent the rest of the day reading
B.) Women worked around 9-12 hours a day around the home
C.) Women did almost no work because most families had slaves to do housework for them

Answer 8

B.) Women worked around 9-12 hours a day around the home

Question 9

9.) Moving out West would cost a middle-class family about how much?
A.) Typically about $3000 - $4000
B.) Typically about $300 - $400
C.) Typically about $800 - $1500

Answer 9

C.) Typically about $800 - $1500

Question 10

10.) Which treaty came after Andrew Jackson put down a rebellion in the South and resulted in Spain giving Florida to America and giving up their claim to Oregon Country?
A.) Madison – Adams Treaty
B.) Ogden – Shaw Treaty
C.) Adams – Onis Treaty

Answer 10

C.) Adams – Onis Treaty

Question 10

11.) “Injured Humanity” was written by a white, northern Quaker to draw attention to which of these?
A.) The horrors of American slavery
B.) The tragedy of the Alamo
C.) The horrors of the Trail of Tears

Answer 10

A.) The horrors of American slavery

Question 11

12.) Which of these are true regarding the Missouri Compromise (circle all that apply)?
A.) It was a response or way to manage the balance of slave and free states
B.) It established a federal law (the Missouri Act), where the USA would admit one free and one slave state in pairs
C.) It established a precedent by which America would admit one free and one slave state in pairs
D.) States below the southern border of Missouri would become slave states, and those above it would become free states

Answer 11

A.) It was a response or way to manage the balance of slave and free states
C.) It established a precedent by which America would admit one free and one slave state in pairs
D.) States below the southern border of Missouri would become slave states, and those above it would become free states

Question 12

13.) Which latitude line would be the line determining free or slave states under the Missouri Compromise?
A.) 30 / 30
B.) 36 / 30
C.) 63 / 60
D.) 22 / 18

Answer 12

B.) 36 / 30

Question 13

14.) Which of these (circle all that apply) are true about the Monroe Doctrine?
A.) USA would not attempt to colonize in the Western Hemisphere
B.) USA would not attempt to colonize in the Eastern Hemisphere
C.) USA welcomed European colonization in the Eastern Hemisphere
D.) USA would treat new European colonization attempts in the Western Hemisphere as a hostile act
E.) USA would not interfere with colonies already existing in the Western Hemisphere
F.) USA demanded European colonies in the Western Hemisphere be granted independence

Answer 13

B.) USA would not attempt to colonize in the Eastern Hemisphere
D.) USA would treat European colonization in the Western Hemisphere as a hostile act
E.) USA would not interfere with colonies already existing in the Western Hemisphere

Question 14

15.) In 1828, Andrew Jackson would win the election by doing which of these that were seen as taboo (not typical or commonplace) at the time?
A.) Refusing to campaign publicly
B.) Actively, intentionally campaigning publicly to appeal to the common voter
C.) Campaigning exclusively (only) in the Deep South and not at all in the North

Answer 14

B.) Actively, intentionally campaigning publicly to appeal to the common voter

Question 15

16.) In 1824, Andrew Jackson won the (popular vote or electoral college), but not the Presidency. Instead, (William Crawford, John Quincy Adams, John Calhoun or Henry Clay) would win the election. The winner of the election was picked by which branch (Legislative, Judicial or Executive), because no candidate won enough electoral college votes.

Answer 15

JQA, Legislative (House of Reps)

Question 16

17.) Which region hated the tariffs implemented under Henry Clay’s “America Plan”
A.) South
B.) West
C.) North

Answer 16

A.) South

Question 17

18.) Mostly, the West wanted the federal government to do which ONE of these?
A.) Improve relations with Native Americans
B.) Improve transportation
C.) Approve slavery throughout the West

Answer 17

B.) Improve transportation

Question 18

19.) Because of Henry Clay’s tariffs, which state threatened to secede (leave) the union?
A.) Massachusetts
B.) South Carolina
C.) Texas
D.) Missouri

Answer 18

B.) South Carolina

Question 19

20.) Henry Clay’s tariffs were designed to do which of these?
A.) Make Southern cotton cheaper than imported cotton
B.) Make Northern manufactured goods cheaper than imports
C.) Make Western land cheaper than Mexican territory offered to Americans

Answer 19

B.) Make Northern manufactured goods cheaper than imports

Question 20

21.) What was Henry Clay’s tariff also called?
A.) Tariff of Absolution
B.) Tariff of Domination
C.) Tariff of Abomination
D.) Tariff of Sectionalism

Answer 20

C.) Tariff of Abomination

Question 21

22.) Just like the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions that happened earlier, South Carolina wanted to declare Henry Clay’s tariffs unconstitutional. We call this process________________________.

Answer 21

Nullification

Question 22

23.) Andrew Jackson was the first president born West of the 13 original colonies: True or False

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

25.) Andrew Jackson was from what region?
A.) Deep South, around the modern SC / NC border
B.) Deep South, from the Florida panhandle
C.) North
D.) West

Answer 23

A.) Deep South, around the modern SC / NC border

Question 24

24.) Andrew Jackson was the very first (Democrat, Whig or Republican) president?

Answer 24

Democrat

Question 25

26.) Andrew Jackson got way more people to vote (1828) by encouraging which of these?
A.) Granting women’s suffrage (letting women vote)
B.) Granting free African Americans suffrage
C.) Granting Native Americans suffrage
D.) New states not requiring white males to own property to vote

Answer 25

D.) Not requiring white males to own property to vote

Question 26

27.) Andrew Jackson fired about (10, 20, 30 or 50) percent of all federal workers and replaced them with his buddies. This system was called the (soils, spoils or good ole’ boy) system.

Answer 26

10%, Spoils

Question 27

28.) Andrew Jackson only passed one meaningful piece of legislation. Which was it?
A.) Gadsden Purchase
B.) Indian Removal Act
C.) Indian Integration Act

Answer 27

B.) Indian Removal Act

Question 28

29.) Americans operated over 500 schools for Native American children. These schools were designed to do which of these?
A.) Develop a sense of pride in Native heritage, while teaching them English and Western values
B.) “Westernize” or “civilize” the Native children, basically making them “act more white”

Answer 28

B.) “Westernize” or “civilize” the Native children, basically making them “act more white”

Question 29

30.) The Trail of Tears involved forcing Natives west, mostly to (Oklahoma, Mexico, or Oregon Country). On the way (where most Natives were forced to walk and left for dead if they slowed down), about how many Natives died?
A.) About a third
B.) Almost all
C.) About half
D.) About 10 percent

Answer 29

Oklahoma, A.) About a third

Question 30

31.) What party became established as an “Anti-Jackson” party, made up of former Federalists angry over Jackson’s use of his veto power and refusal to approve a Second National Bank?
A.) Whig
B.) Democratic-Republican
C.) Republican
D.) Democrat

Answer 30

A.) Whig

Question 31

32.) What were the three main parts of The American System (circle all that apply)?
A.) Raise tariffs to make American manufactured goods cheaper than imports
B.) Re-establish a National Bank
C.) Improve transportation
D.) Forcibly relocate Native Americans
E.) Put a subsidy on American cotton

Answer 31

A.) Raise tariffs to make American manufactured goods cheaper than imports
B.) Re-establish a National Bank
C.) Improve transportation

Question 32

33.) Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which contributed to the South being able to supply most of the world’s cotton. What did the cotton gin do?
A.) It removed seeds and stems (impurities) from cotton much faster than by hand
B.) It used a steam engine to pick cotton, reducing the need for slaves
C.) Because it could “clean” cotton faster, it increased demand for slaves to pick more
D.) Because it could “clean” cotton faster, it decreased demand for slaves because less raw cotton was required.

Answer 32

A.) It removed seeds and stems (impurities) from cotton much faster than by hand
C.) Because it could “clean” cotton faster, it increased demand for slaves to pick more

Question 33

34.) Part of Clay’s American Plan, the Eerie Canal connected Albany and Buffalo, reducing transportation costs by (30%, 50% or 90%) compared to land transportation and reduced transport time from about (1, 2, 3, or 4 weeks) to about (2 or 5) days.

Answer 33

90%, 2 weeks to 5 days

Question 34

35.) The National Road (also called the Cumberland Road) was the first road funded by (federal government or state government).

Answer 34

Federal government

Question 35

36.) Americans moved West because (circle all that apply)
A.) Land was cheap and there was good farmland in some parts of the West
B.) The federal government would cover up to $1000.00 in moving costs
C.) Moving West was very affordable, even to the poorest citizens
D.) Some people felt “stuck” in low-paying factory jobs
E.) There were rumors of gold and silver out West
F.) Some moved West to escape legal problems in the East
G.) It was getting easier to move West because transportation was improving

Answer 35

A.) Land was cheap and there was good farmland in some parts of the West
D.) Some people felt “stuck” in low-paying factory jobs
E.) There were rumors of gold and silver out West
F.) Some moved West to escape legal problems in the East
G.) It was getting easier to move West because transportation was improving

Question 36

37.) Russia was interested in Oregon mostly for the same reasons France came to Canada, the _________ trade.

Answer 36

Fur (they also were using Alaska as a base for whaling and fishing)

Question 37

38.) What region (North, South or West) was the center of industry and manufacturing in America?

Answer 37

North

Question 38

What European state (country) did Mexico declare itself independent from in 1821

Answer 38

Spain

Question 39

41.) Mexico’s early independence had a lot of issues (like America did under the AOC). Which issues did Mexico deal with in the 1820s – 1830s?
A.) 75 presidents in 55 years
B.) Threatened by Natives and Spanish Cuba
C.) John C. Calhoun recruiting Mexicans to become American citizens because he loved diversity and believed all races have the “light of God” within them.
D.) Americans raiding Mexican Mexico City

Answer 39

A.) 75 presidents in 55 years
B.) Threatened by Natives and Spanish Cuba

Question 40

43.) Mexico outlawed slavery, but they made an exception for Texas to attract Americans who owned slaves: True or False

Answer 40

TRUE

Question 41

42.) Mexico invited Americans to move to Texas: True of False

Answer 41

TRUE

Question 42

44.) Americans moving to Texas were useful to Mexico for which reasons (circle all that apply)
A.) Americans would provide a buffer against Native Americans
B.) Americans would build up towns and increase tax revenue for Mexico
C.) Americans had a reputation for living peacefully under another country’s laws

Answer 42

A.) Americans would provide a buffer against Native Americans
B.) Americans would build up towns and increase tax revenue for Mexico

Question 43

Which country allowed land to be purchased in installments (paying a little over time)?
A.) America
B.) Mexico

Answer 43

Mexico

Question 44

President John Tyler offered to buy Mexico for about (30 million, 15 million, 100 million) and Mexico (accepted or rejected).

Answer 44

30 million, rejected

Question 45

47.) Austin, Texas is named for Stephen Austin, who was called the “Father of Texas” because he carried out his late father’s mission of brining Americans into Texas: True or False

Answer 45

TRUE

Question 46

49.) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna becomes Mexico’s leader in 1833 and does which of these (circle all that apply)?
A.) Establishes a Mexican constitution modeled after America’s
B.) Dissolves (gets rid of) Mexico’s constitution
C.) Sets up term limits for Mexico’s executive branch
D.) Declares himself President for life

Answer 46

B.) Dissolves (gets rid of) Mexico’s constitution
D.) Declares himself President for life

Question 46

48.) Americans started outnumbering Mexicans in Texas. Mexico responded by doing which of these?
A.) Forcibly removing Americans
B.) Paying Americans to leave
C.) Ending American immigration in 1830

Answer 46

C.) Ending American immigration in 1830

Question 47

50.) Americans in Texas declared their independence from _______________ (Mexico, America or Spain) in 1836. Mexico responded to this by sending Santa Anna with about (1000, 5000, 10,000 or 50,000) Mexican troops. Americans in Texas decided to fight Santa Anna’s troops at the Alamo, which used to be a (church, school or federal armory). Santa Anna offered Americans the chance to surrender before attacking and Americans at the Alamo and the Americans (refused or accepted).

Answer 47

Mexico, 5,000, church, refused

Question 48

51.) Americans were outnumbered by about (3:1, 5:1 or 10:1) at the Alamo and were led by American legends like (circle all that apply): Jim Bowie, Paul Bunyan, Davy Crockett, Yosemite Sam, Wiley Coyote. Santa Anna’s army killed every man at the Alamo and Texas responded with which rallying cry: “Death before dishonor”, “Come and take them”, “Don’t mess with Texas”, or “Remember the Alamo”. Americans led by Sam Houston would capture Santa Anna at the Battle of (Tres Leches, San Jose, San Jacinto, San Andreas, or Pollo Loco) and gain their independence. Texas would then (immediately be annexed into the United States, remain a Mexican territory, or become the Republic of Texas for about 10 years).

Answer 48

5:1 /// Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett /// San Jacinto /// Republic of Texas for about 10 years

Question 49

52.) In 1845, Texas would become part of America as a (slave state or free state).

Answer 49

Slave

Question 50

Who was Texas’ first President
A.) Troy Aikman
B.) Stephen Austin
C.) Sam Houston
D.) Jerry Jones

Answer 50

Sam Houston

Question 51

55.) President Polk (America) and Britain disagreed over the boundaries of Oregon Country. Americans wanted Oregon to extend to which latitude / longitude: 54-40, 38-30, or 50-50.
American and Britain reached a peaceful compromise and agreed to split Oregon Country:
A.) roughly in half
B.) with Britain getting a much bigger portion C.) with America getting a much bigger portion

Answer 51

54-40, A.) roughly in half

Question 52

Mexico threatened to (declare war on America, raise taxes in Texas, or put an excise tax on whiskey consumption) if America allowed Texas to join America as a state.

Answer 52

Declare war on America

Question 53

56.) President Polk sent about (400, 4,000, or 40,000) American soldiers to the disputed Texas border with Mexico, mostly to:
A.) Provoke Mexico into firing first and be able to declare war
B.) Return Santa Anna safely to Mexico
C.) Make sure the soldiers got their steps in for the day
D.) Re-take the Alamo from Mexico

Answer 53

4000 , A.) Provoke Mexico into firing first

Question 54

58.) The Mexican-American War lasted (about two months, about two years, about five years) and (Mexico or America) won rather easily.
Weird fact…of the roughly 15,000 Americans killed in the war, over 10,000 died of disease.

Answer 54

2 years, America

Question 54

57.) Which party generally approved of America’s war with Mexico (Whigs or Democrats) and which group generally thought it was a “land grab”, adding territory through force, and did not approve of the war (Whigs or Democrats).

Answer 54

Democrats , Whigs

Question 55

59.) America had the leverage to take much more of Mexico but did not. Part of the reason America did not take more of America was because:
A.) John C. Calhoun and others argued it would be unethical
B.) John C. Calhoun and others argued America should be a mostly “white” nation
C.) James Polk had a severe agave allergy

Answer 55

B.) John C. Calhoun and others argued America should be a mostly “white” nation

Question 56

60.) After winning the Mexican-American War, Mexico agreed to sell the area of modern Southwest America (California, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico) known as the:
A.) Gadsden Purchase
B.) Mexican Annexation
C.) Mexican Cession

Answer 56

C.) Mexican Cession

Question 57

Mexico would sell the Mexican Cession area for about (5 million, 10 million, 15 million or 30 million) after the war, which was about (20%, 50%, 70%) of what America offered to buy it before the war. The Mexican Cession added to the physical size of America by about (15%, 30%, or 50%).

Answer 57

15 million, 50%, 30%

Question 58

America would later buy an additional, much smaller piece of land south of Arizona, New Mexico and California for about (1 million, 5 million, 10 million or 30 million). America was willing to pay so much because this land (was easier to lay rail tracks on, was rumored to have tons of gold and silver, or because it would be the perfect place to relocate Native Americans to).

Answer 58

10 million /// easier to lay rail tracks on

Question 59

James Gadsden negotiated the deal, which would become known as (Seward’s Folly, James’ Jubilee, the Gadsden Purchase, or the Great Gadsdy); Gadsden was from (Savannah, GA, New York City, or Charleston, SC) and was the President of the (Southern Rail Road Company, Confederate State of South Carolina, or Trans-Atlantic Rail Company).

Answer 59

Gadsden Purchase /// Charleston, SC /// Southern Rail Road Company

Question 60

Gold was discovered at (Stewart’s Hill or Sutter’s Mill) in what was then the territory of (Utah, California, Arizona or New Mexico) and started a gold rush in (1859, 1849, or 1839).

Answer 60

Sutter’s Mill /// California /// 1849

Question 61

Americans moved West looking for gold, and although most found nothing, some became instantly rich. Americans would find about (75 pounds, 750 thousand pounds, or 7.5 million pounds of gold) in the 1800s, worth about (3 million, 3 billion, or 3 trillion) dollars today.

Answer 61

750k pounds /// 3 billion

Question 62

64.) Which is NOT a reason slavery was unpopular in the North?
A.) Some thought it was simply immoral (wrong to do to people)
B.) Some thought allowing slaves in the North would hurt Northern small farms (lower labor costs)
C.) Some thought former slaves would be able to fill empty manufacturing positions
D.) Some were concerned with the political power balance between free and slave states

Answer 62

C.) Some thought former slaves would be able to fill empty manufacturing positions

Question 63

People moving for gold would set up mining camps in areas they found gold (like San Francisco). Towns would grow out of these mining towns, called (bang towns, bust towns, or boom towns) and would be often be abandoned when the gold dried up. These abandoned towns were called (desert towns, ghost towns, or lost towns).

Answer 63

Boom towns /// ghost towns

Question 64

65.) Antebellum means:
A.) Before war
B.) During war
C.) After war

Answer 64

A.) Before war

Question 65

66.) In America, Antebellum typically refers to the period before which war?
A.) War of 1812 C.) Time between WW1 and WW2
B.) French and Indian War D.) Civil War

Answer 65

D.) Civil War

Question 65

Which of these was NOT a Southern argument defending slavery?
A.) The South’s economy would collapse without slavery.
B.) Abolition would lead to unemployment and more competition for jobs
C.) They were worried freed slaves would retaliate against their former masters (similar to the French Revolution)
D.) Slavery was protected under the 13th Amendment
E.) Slavery was historical and Biblical

Answer 65

D.) Slavery was protected under the 13th Amendment

Question 66

68.) The Protestant revival movement across America in the 1800s was known as the:
A.) 1st Great Awakening
B.) American Crusade
C.) 2nd Great Awakening

Answer 66

C.) 2nd Great Awakening

Question 67

Women’s rights and abolition movements gained momentum as part of the 2nd Great Awakening: True or False

Answer 67

True

Question 67

69.) Which of these Christian denominations were NOT part of the movement in question 68?
A.) Catholics
B.) Baptists
C.) Methodists

Answer 67

A.) Catholics

Question 68

71.) The Temperance movement was concerned with:
A.) Drinking only American alcohol
B.) Drinking less alcohol
C.) Increased incidences of drinking and driving causing wagon crashes

Answer 68

B.) Drinking less alcohol

Question 69

72.) William Lloyd Garrison was (pro-slavery or anti-slavery) and wrote which anti-slavery journal?
A.) The Abolitionist B.) The Cosmopolitan C.) The Liberator

Answer 69

C.) The Liberator

Question 70

73.) Frederick Douglass was (circle all that apply)
A.) An escaped slave
B.) Influenced by how much freedom he had as a black man in Europe
C.) Founder Southern Scholar Newspaper D.) Founder North Star Newspaper
E.) Supporter of women’s suffrage

Answer 70

A, B, D and E

Question 71

Circle all that are true of Nat Turner
A.) Was allowed to read as a slave
B.) Was sold several times as a child
C.) Claimed he was “chosen by God” to lead black Americans to freedom
D.) Led a slave rebellion resulting in the murder of about 55 “whites”
E.) Was found guilty of murder but pardoned

Answer 71

A.) Was allowed to read as a slave
B.) Was sold several times as a child
C.) Claimed he was “chosen by God” to lead black Americans to freedom
D.) Led a slave rebellion resulting in the murder of about 55 “whites”

Question 72

Prior to the Civil War, the South was producing about how much of the world’s cotton and what country were we selling most of it to?
A.) 30%, France
B.) 80%, England
C.) 50% Spain

Answer 72

B.) 80%, England