Unit III Exam

1. Which of the following BEST reflected the idea of

manifest destiny?
a. The signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty
b. Henry Clays position on Texas in the election of 1844
c. the establishment of Texas as an independent republic
d. the campaign platform of James Polk in 1844
e. northern Whigs during the Mexican War

7.

2.

All of the following contributed to the conflict between

Mexicos government and settlers in Texas in the early
1830s EXCEPT
the collection of import duties
the support for annexation by John Tyler and James
Polk
Mexicos decision to abolish slavery in its territory
Mexicos law requiring acceptance of the Catholic faith
the coming of power of General Santa Anna

8.

The main reason for the U.S. delay in annexing Texas

was the
Controversy over the boundary of Texas and Mexico
Opposition of Great Britain and France
Independent spirit of the settlers in Texas
Opposition in Congress to adding slave states
Opposition in the Mexican government

e.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Which of the following was the LEAST important issue

in the election of 1844?
settlement of the Oregon border
acquisition of California
rechartering the Bank of the United States
reduction of the tariff
annexation of Texas
Which of the following was NOT a major consequence
of the U.S. war with Mexico?
U.S. annexation of Texas
Long-term Mexican resentment against the United
States
Securing Texas southern border on the Rio Grande
Increased sectional tensions over slavery
Cession of California and New Mexico to the United
States
Which of the following is a correct statement about the
Wilmot Proviso?
It forbade the introduction of slavery into territory
acquired from Mexico
It denied President Polk additional funds to conduct the
war with Mexico
It compromised differences between the North and the
South
It passed both houses of Congress but was vetoed by the
President
It was proposed by the Whigs to embarrass the
Democrats

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

a.
b.
c.
d.

9.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Which of the following is LEAST useful in

arguing that territorial expansion was motivated
by a desire to spread slavery?
William Walkers campaign in Nicaragua
The Ostend Manifesto
The slogan Fifty-four Forty of Fight
The annexation of Texas
Opposition to the Wilmot Proviso
During the settlement of the West, all of the
following were true EXCEPT
the overland trails were used primarily by the
very poor
a large percentage of the western miners were
foreign born
the mountain men provided much of the early
information about the West
In the 1830s and 1840, the U.S. government
gave squatters the right to buy federal lands
The chief interest of most pioneering families
who moved West was to engage in agriculture
Which of the following had the greatest impact
on transportation in the 1850s?
canal building
improvements in the steamboat
the expansion of railroads
the development of clipper ships
changes in design of the overland wagon

10. The first major transportation project linking the

East to the trans-Allegheny West was the
a. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
b. National Road
c. Erie Canal
d. Lancaster Turnpike
e. Clintons Big Ditch
11. In the 1830s and 1840s, all of the following
were generally true about immigration EXCEPT
a. Most immigrants came from the British Isles and
Northern Europe
b. Improvements in ship technology made the ocean
voyage relatively cheap and fast
c. The South attracted the least number of
immigrants
d. An overwhelming majority of native born
Americans
e. Poorer immigrants lived in the cities while those
with some money farmed in the West

12. During the 1840s, large numbers of Irish

immigrated to the United States mainly because
of
a. British persecutions in Ireland
b. U.S. policies offering free land
c. Support from the Irish American Aid Society
d. The development of textile mills in New England

e.

Famine resulting from the failure of the potato crop

b.

13.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Nativist reaction to immigration resulted in?

The formation of the Know Nothing party
The splitting of the Democratic Republican Party
Major changes in the immigration laws
Increased immigration from Southern Europe
Greater sectional differences between North and South

c.
d.

14. All of the following restricted the growth of labor

unions before the Civil War EXCEPT
a. Increased numbers of immigrant workers
b. Economic Depressions
c. Opposition of southern plantation owners
d. Judicial decisions
15. Twenty years after the ratification of the U.S.
Constitution, Congress prohibited
a. Slavery in all U.S. territories
b. Slave ownership by Federal Employees
c. Immigration
d. Importation of slaves into the U.S.
e. Efforts to change naturalization laws
16. Which of the following activities was most commonly
practiced by African Americans as a means of resisting
slavery in the early 1800s ?
a. Sitdown strike
b. Legal action
c. Political action
d. Armed revolt
e. Work slowdown
17. The turnpikes, canals, and steamboats as new
transportation links generally encouraged all of the
following EXCEPT
a. lowering of freight rates
b. economic growth
c. rising land values
d. migration of peoples
e. larger voter registration
18. Early 19th century educators included all of the
following except
a. John Dewey
b. William H. McGuffey
c. Noah Webster
d. Emma Willard
e. Horace Mann
19. The growth in political democracy in the 1820s was due
in part to
a. the egalitarian ideas that had developed during colonial
and Revolutionary times
b. economic prosperity
c. continued suspension of political parties
d. the abolition of the Electoral College
e. the development of a Unicameral legislature
20. Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because
a. it would hurt the manufacturing sector

e.

they believed that he federal power this bill

represented could be used to suppress slavery
it might hurt Andrew Jacksons political career
they were convinced that it would destroy the
American woolen industry
the wealthy would lose some political power to
the poorer masses

21. The Second Great Awakening was characterized

by all of the following EXCEPT
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Efforts to encounter the rationalism and disbelief

of the Revolutionary era
Belief in free will in combination with the
doctrine of original sin
Efforts to appeal to peoples emotions
Growing unity among Protestants churches
Widespread belief that the second coming of
Christ was near

22. Which of the following is true of the American

transcendentalists?
a. Supported government actions and regulations as
the solution to social problems
b. Argued for the importance of human intuition
and individualism
c. Prosecuted for their radical views
d. Belonged to an experimental commune that
practiced plural marriage
e. Played a leading role in the Second Great
Awakening
23. According to the cult of domesticity, a womens
proper role was
a. Teaching in the growing number of free public
schools
b. Balancing the obligations of family and career
c. Striving toward social and economic equality
with men
d. Leading the movement for political and social
reform
e. Acting as a moral leader and educator of the
family
24. The leading spokesperson for the tax-supported
public school movement was
a. New Dow
b. Joseph Smith
c. Charles Finney
d. Horace Mann
e. Timothy Dwight

25. All of the following were true of the temperance

movement EXCEPT
a. It was largely restricted to the southern states

b.
c.
d.
e.

German and Irish immigrants often opposed the

movement
By the 1850s, the movement advocated the legal
prohibition of alcohol
The early leaders of the movement were Protestant
clergymen
It was the most popular of the Jacksonian era reform
movements

26. Dorothrea Dix was inspired to dedicate her life to a

humanitarian Crusade by
a. The mistreatment of women factory workers
b. Conditions in the poorly funded public schools
c. Discovery of the confinement of the mentally ill in
local jails
d. The lack of schools for the blind and deaf
e. The increase suicide rate in Pennsylvania and New
York prisons
27.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The abolitionist movement had the effect of

Weakening white southerners attachment to slavery
Converting most Americans to the abolitionist position
Increasing the chances for compromise between North
and South
Proving moral persuasion was more effective then
political action
Bringing the issue of slavery to the forefront of the
reform movement

28. William Lloyd Garrison and the American Antislavery

Society supported
a. Gradual emancipation of slaves without compensation to
owners
b. Immediate emancipation of slaves without compensation
or emigration
c. Gradual emancipation of slaves with emigration to Asia
d. Immediate emancipation of slaves with compensation to
owners
e. Violent overthrow of slavery in the south
29. The Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it
a. Initiated the religious revivals in the burned-over
district
b. Demanded the immediate abolition of slavery
c. Issued a historic declaration of womens rights
d. Addressed concerns for the education of children
e. Concluded that the Auburn system was a failure
30. Perfectionist aspirations to create a utopian society are
best reflected in
a. The Hudson River School
b. Thoreaus experiment at Walden Pond
c. American Colonization Society
d. The organizing of revivalist camp meetings
e. The founding of New Harmony, Brook Farm, and
Fourier Phalanxes

31. Jacksonian Democrats favored all of the following

EXCEPT
a. Rotation in office

b.
c.
d.
e.

Universal suffrage for white mates

The caucus system of nominating candidates
Rewarding political supporters with government
jobs
Presidential electors being chosen by popular
vote

32. After the election of 1824, the presidents choice

of Henry Clay as secretary of state resulted in
a. The end of political bitterness between the major
parties
b. The revival of the Federalist party
c. Widespread criticism of the spoils system
d. Charges of a corrupt bargain with John Q. Adams
e. A political alliance between Clay and Andrew
Jackson
33. An important effect of the tariff of abominations
of 1828 was
a. Increased prices for cotton overseas
b. South Carolinas adoption of the theory of
nullification
c. The election of a democratic president, Andrew
Jackson
d. The alliance of north Eastern workers and
Western farmers
e. The growth of manufacturing in the South
34. The revolution of 1828 revealed that political
power was
a. Shifting to the Western States
b. Shifting to the Southern States
c. Entrenched on the Eastern seaboard
d. Gravitating toward conservative elements
e. Evenly divided between Whigs and Democrats
35. Which of the following documents would be
most useful in evaluating President Jacksons
commitment to democratic values?
a. The Specie Circular
b. Veto message on the rechartering of the Second
Bank of the United States
c. Congressional hearings on the corrupt bargain
d. Supreme Court cases on the Indian-removal issue
e. Calhouns writings on nullification
36. In the 1830s, the factor that most directly
promoted the development of a two-party system
was
a. The growth of the immigrant population
b. Increased interest in foreign affairs
c. Changes in methods of nominating and electing
the president
d. Increasing section conflict between northern and
southern states over the tariff use
e. The dropping of constitutional limitations on the
party system
37. The duties of all the public officers are, or at
least admit of being made, so plain and simple
that more is lost by the long continuance of men

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

in office than is generally to be gained by their

experience.
This statement best reflects the views of
John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster
John Q. Adams
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay

38. The main issue on the presidential campaign of 1832

was
a. The recharter of the Bank of the United States
b. The removal of Native Americans from eastern states
c. The use of federal funds for internal improvements
d. The cost of western lands sold by the government
e. The nullification of the tariff of abominations
39. President Jacksons response to Supreme Court
decisions on the treaty rights of Native Americans
resulted in which of the following?
a. Jacksons loss of popularity among working-class voters
b. Indian uprisings in the eastern states
c. The division of tribal lands into family units
d. Impeachment of the president for not enforcing the law
e. The forced removal of Cherokees from their lands in
Georgia
40. Supporters of the Whig party included all of the
following groups EXCEPT
a. Supporters of Clays American System
b. New immigrants, such as the Germans and the Irish
c. Westerners who wanted federal funds for internal
improvements
d. Reformers concerned about immorality and vice
e. Advocates of a national bank

43. Dorothea Dix is most closely associated with

which area of social reform in the first half of the
nineteenth century?
a. Temperance movement
b. Womens rights
c. Settlement house movement
d. Abolitionist cause
e. Prisons and asylums
44. The outcome of the election of 1824 between
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson was
decided by
a. the Electoral College
b. a plurality of the popular vote
c. The Senate
d. The House of Representatives
e. The corrupt bargain
45. The theory of nullification according to which a
state can reject a federal law, is associated with
a. John C. Calhoun
b. Daniel Webster
c. Andrew Jackson
d. James Madison
e. John Marshall
46. Andrew Jackson view of the presidency
emphasized
a. Strong cabinet leadership
b. Strengthening the power of the states
c. Support for the nullification doctrine
d. Congressional partisan leadership
e. Leadership by the executive branch in the
interests of the people

41. The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and

Resolutions dealt with
a. The abolition of slavery
b. Colonial opposition of British taxes
c. Working conditions of children in factories
d. The concern of farmers over railroad rates
e. Womens rights

47. To Andrew Jackson, the spoils system

a. denied qualified persons the right to keep federal
jobs
b. was needed in the absence of civil service laws
c. benefited the political process
d. was a political practice beyond his ability to
control
e. kept him from appointing his friends to political
office

42. The trial of tears refers to

a. The removal of the Cherokees and other native
American tribes to Oklahoma
b. The difficulties new immigrants faced in getting to the
united states
c. The migration of freed slaves to the north after the civil
war
d. Child labor in nineteenth-century factories
e. Conditions on slave ships coming to the colonies in the
seventeenth century

48. Andrew Jackson supported all of the following

EXCEPT
a. Indian removal
b. the right of nullification
c. the removal of federal deposits from the bank of
the United States
d. annexation of new territory
e. use of the presidential veto power

49. In the first half of the nineteenth century, Cherokee efforts to55.
retain their tribal lands in Georgia received direct support from
a. the White residents of Oklahoma
b. President Andrew Jackson
a.
c. the United States Supreme Court
d. the Democratic press
e. the United States Congress.
b.
50. According to Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in Americac.
American individualism arose as a result of
a. the absence of an aristocracy
d.
b. limited geographic mobility
c. the uneven distribution of wealth
e.
d. urbanization
e. the Enlightenment
51. Which of the following resulted from the policies of
the Andrew Jackson administration?
a. A central bank was established
b. The values of paper currency issued by individual
banks become uniform.
c. The number of banks, each issuing its own paper
currency, increased.
d. A nationwide banking system was begun
e. Federal fiscal activities became linked to a system of
federal banks.
52. An important consequence of the tariff of
abominations is that it led to the
a. taxation of consumer items
b. reelection of Andrew Jackson
c. inflexion of doctrine of nullification
d. alliance of Southern planters and Western farmers
e. expansion of the New England textile industry
53. President Andrew Jacksons Specie Circular
stipulated that
a. inefficient employees of the federal government
should be immediately dismissed regardless of their
political affiliation.
b. federal government deposits should be withdrawn
from the Second Bank of the United States.
c. no federal funds should be spent on internal
improvements
d. paper money should not be accepted in payment for
federal government lands sold.
e. the government would use force if necessary to
collect the tariff in South Carolina.
54. The most forceful Southern protest against high
protective tariffs during the first half of the nineteenth
century was the
a. Webster-Haynes Debate
b. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
c. Nullification Controversy
d. resignation of Vice President John C. Calhoun
e. imposition of the congressional gag rule.

All of the following were among President

Andrew Jacksons objections to the Second
Bank of the United EXCEPT
it allowed the economic power of the
government to be controlled by private
individuals.
it threatened the integrity of the democratic
system
it was preventing the government from
achieving its policy of creating inflation
it could be used irresponsibly to create
financial hardship for the nation
it benefited a small group of wealthy and
privileged persons at the expense of the rest of
the country

56. The Nullification Controversy directly

involved South Carolinas opposition to which
of the following federal policies.
a. The Alien and Sedition Acts
b. The protective tariff
c. the Missouri Compromise
d. The Civil Rights Act of 1832
e. The Compromise of 1850
57. In the Nullification Controversy, some
Southerners took the position that
a. the federal government had the right to nullify
state laws that interfered with the right to hold
property in slaves
b. the federal courts had the right to nullify acts
of Congress that restricted the spread of
slavery
c. the states had the right to nullify acts of the
federal government they deemed to be
unconstitutional
d. Southern states had the right to nullify statutes
of Northern states interfering with the
recapture of escaped slaves
e. Congress should refuse to receive any petitions
against slavery
58. President Jacksons Maysville Road veto
dealt with
a. federally financed internal improvements
b. foreign policy
c. the power of the Second Bank of the United
States relative to that of other financial
institutions
d. the efficiency and honesty of government
employees
e. the purchase of government land with paper
money

59. When President Andrew Jacksons enemies spoke

of the Kitchen Cabinet they were referring to
a. a group of friends and unofficial advisors of the
president
b. a number of persons of low standing, including a
former cook, who were appointed by Jackson to
high cabinet positions
c. a suggestion as to where Jackson might keep the
federal governments money if he removed it from
the Bank of the United States
d. a coterie of Jackson supporters in the U.S. Senate
e. several state governors who supported Jackson
60. Andrew Jacksons election in 1828 is seen by many
historians to represent
a. the end of the Federalists party in America
b. the rise of individualism and popular democracy in
America
c. the first real consolidation of federal power over the
states since the drafting of the Constitution
d. the beginnings of a genuine American aristocracy in
government
e. the low point of power for the executive branch of
government in the 1800s

65. The direction of the population movement that

took place between 1790 and 1840 was from
a. the North to the South
b. the Old Northwest back to New England.
c. New England to California
d. the Atlantic coast to the areas between the
Appalachians and the Mississippi
e. the Erie Canal to the transcontinental
waterway
66. In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the
Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that
a. slavery was unconstitutional in Massachusetts
b. labor unions were not necessarily illegal
combinations or monopolies
c. Massachusetts tax money could not be used to
support an unjust war against Mexico
d. segregated schools for blacks in Massachusetts
did not violate the U. S. Constitution
e. Massachusetts had to reimburse the South for
the misuse of cotton

67.
61. Which of the follow did the rise of the Early Industrial
Revolution NOT led to
a.
a. a rise in the standard of living for the working class
b. the development of the middle class
c. great difficulty for the workers in adapting to the new way of life
d. increase in immigration
b.
e. participation in the European wars.
62. The most profound economic development by mid19c America was the
a.
development of a national banking system
c.
b.
creation of corporations
c.
rise of the factory.
d.
decline of the small-town merchant and general store. d.
e.
creation of the agrarian society in the South
63. The Erie Canal revolutionized domestic markets
because it permitted the
a. shipment of wheat from Chicago to the Pacific
Northwest
b. transfer of goods from New York to New Orleans
along inland waterways
c. movement of cotton from the Deep South to New
England
d. transport of gold from California to the east coast
e. passage to the transcontinental waterway
64. The situation of women and immigrants in the
factory system was similar in that they both
a. were able to organize labor unions successfully
b. were powerless to affect pay rates or working
conditions
c. saw conditions in their factories slowly improve
d. found opportunities for rapid improvement
e. moved into management positions relatively quick

e.

What conflict in values emerged as America

went through its market revolution
although Americans professed to believe in
equality, the market revolution coupled with
American materialistic pursuits led to great
inequalities in wealth
personal lifestyles prized by Northerners, who
were more religious, differed from those of
Southerners, who were more materialistic--a
distinction that national networks made
obvious.
most farmers clung to Crevecoeur's ideal of a
semi-subsistence way of life, despite the
relentless reach of commercial networks
although the South depended on slave labor,
they realize human bondage was wrong and
ended slavery
the canal system brought equity to all
Americans despite race or gender influences
on Congresses efforts to pass taxes to pat for
construction

68. The beginning of the Early American

Industrial Revolution during the early 1800s
resulted from all of the following
developments EXCEPT
a. technological advanced imported from
England
b. the appearance of better transportation systems
c. monetary assistance from the federal
government to new factories
d. new inventions such as the cotton gin
e. backing from the Constitution

69. The paternalistic factory system of Lowell and

Waltham did not lost long because
a. workers resented being watched over so carefully
b. in the highly competitive textile market,
manufacturers were eager to cut labor costs.
c. unions undermined the owners' authority
d. men found jobs in the factories, and they disliked the
paternalistic system
e. the South stopped shipping cotton north because of
the Black Tariff
70. During the 1820s and 1830s, the growth of business
was assisted by all of the following developments
EXCEPT the
a. creation of a stable state banking system
b. specialization of stores
c. improvement in the distribution of goods
d. emergence of new general incorporation laws
e. favorable Supreme Court decisions
71. All of the following were provisions of Clay's "American
System" EXCEPT
a. high tariffs to protect infant industries
b. federal financing of internal improvements
c. low tariffs and state support of internal improvements
d. the improvement of roads and canals
e. low tariffs and state support of internal improvements

74. The American system of manufacturing, which

emerged in the early 1800s, was successful
because of its use of
a. slave labor
b. handsome, individually crafted, high-quality
items
c. the "putting out" system--distributing raw
materials and collecting finished products for
distribution.
d. early electric power to provide cheap energy
for new factories.
e. interchangeable parts to allow for mass
production of high-quality items.
75. The "Lowell System" refers to which of the
following
a. employment of young women who were then
housed in dormitories
b. chattel slavery.
c. worker's cooperatives
d. an early American labor union.
e. a business organization with limited liability
for its owners

76. The Oneida Community

a. advocated "free love" to redefine gender roles
b. called for celibacy and attracted members of
conversion
72. The Early Industrial Revolution had which of the following
c. believed it liberated women from the demands
effects on slavery in the South
of male "lust" and from traditional bonds of
a. the creation of numerous labor-saving machines vastly reduced
family and eventually became a dominant
the need for slave labor
manufacturer of silver
b. rapid growth in the textile industry encouraged Southern plantersd. was widely accepted and had almost no critics.
to grow cotton, thereby making slavery more important to the e. purposed a free society with no taxes or tariffs.
economy.
c. the government bought and freed Southern slaves, then
77. In his Essay, Resistance to Civil Government,
transported them to the North, where factories were experiencing
Henry David Thoreau claimed that an
a major labor shortage.
individual should
d. the Industrial Revolution began as the Civil War was ending and a. no pay poll taxes
it provided work for many former slaves.
b. live in isolation and as simply as possible
e. new farm machinery required slaves and masters to work more c. obey only legitimately elected government
closely together, with a resulting reduction of mutual hostility.
officials.
d. reject the artificial constraints of government.
73. Which was the most important immediate cause of
e. refuse to obey unjust laws.
the rise of manufacturing in the United States?
a. growth of the textile industry
78. After 1830, which of the following reform
b. New England water power
movements began to overshadow the others?
c. patriotic appeals and the growth of nationalism
a. antislavery.
d. the South emerged as an industrial giant
b. women's rights.
e. stoppages of trade by the embargoes and the War of
c. Temperance
1812.
d. Education
e. prison and penal reform.

79. Which of the following did NOT characterize the

early 19c religious movement known as the Second
Great Awakening?
a. extreme displays of emotion.
b. an emphasis on individual convention.
c. increased interest in social reforms such as the
temperance movement.
d. acceptance of slavery as ordained by God.
e. extensive involvement by women and AfricanAmericans
80. Antebellum feminists were generally
a. devoted to the issue of women's rights to the
exclusion of all else.
b. active in other reform movements as well.
c. indifferent to political issues while attentive to social
causes.
d. united in their goals and methods
e. believe in universal manhood suffrage.
EXTRA CREDIT 5 POINTS EACH
E1) THERE IS A TOWN IN NORTHERN ONTARIO
WHERE 5% OF ALL THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE
TOWN HAVE UNLISTED PHONE NUMBERS. IF
YOU SELECTED 105 NAMES AT RANDOM FROM
THE TOWNS PHONE DIRECTORY, ON AVERAGE,
HOW MANY OF THESE PEOPLE SELECTED
WOULD HAVE UNLISTED NUMBERS? (DONT
ROUND)
E2) THERE ARE SIX EARS OF CORN IN A HOLLOW
STUMP. IF A PERFECTLY HEALTHY SQUIRREL
CARRIES ONLY THREE EARS OUT EACH DAY,
HOW MANY WILL IT TAKE TO EMPTY THE
STUMP?
E3) WHAT ARE THE NEXT TWO LETTERS IN THE
FOLLOWING SERIES?
A E F H I K L M ____
____
E4) ANITA JOB HIGH SCHOOL IS HOSTING A CITYWIDE PING PONG TOURNAMENT. TWENTY
STUDENTS SIGNED UP FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
EACH PLAYER PLAYS ANOTHER; THE WINNER
GOES ON TO THE NEXT ROUND. ELIMINATION
GAMES CONTINUE UNTIL THERE IS ONE GRAND
WINNER.
HOW MANY GAMES MUST BE PLAYED TO FIND
THE GRAND WINNER?

Extra Credit
E1) Zero, you will not find
unlisted phone numbers
E2) Six, each day the squirrel will
carry out his two ears and one ear
of corn
E3) N & T (the Next two straight
letters)
E4) 19