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APUSH Mr. Houze Unit Test CH 13-15
Part A:
Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the
following questions.
Ch 13
1. In the 1820s and 1830s one issue that greatly raised the political
stakes was
a.
economic prosperity.
b.
the Peggy Eaton affair.
c.
a lessening of political party organizations.
d.
the demise of the Whig Party.
e.
slavery.
2. The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election
when
a.
no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral
College.
b.
William Crawford suffered a stroke and was forced to drop out of
the race.
c.
the House was forced to do so by “King Caucus.”
d.
Henry Clay, as Speaker of the House, made the request.
e.
widespread voter fraud was discovered.
3. John Quincy Adams, elected president in 1825, was charged by his
political opponents with having struck a “corrupt bargain” when he
appointed
to become
.
a.
John C. Calhoun, vice president
b.
William Crawford, chief justice of the United States
c.
Henry Clay, secretary of state
d.
Daniel Webster, secretary of state
e.
John Eaton, secretary of the navy
4. Andrew Jackson’s political philosophy was based on his
a.
support of a strong central government.
b.
advocacy of the American System.
c.
suspicion of the federal government.
d.
opposition to the old antifederalist ideals.
e.
family’s economic status.
5. Andrew Jackson’s inauguration as president symbolized the
a.
return of Jeffersonian simplicity.
b.
newly won ascendancy of the masses.
c.
supremacy of states’ rights over federal power.
d.
involvement of state governments in the economy.
e.
act of style over substance.
6. The purpose behind the spoils system was
a.
to press those with experience into governmental service.
b.
to make politics a sideline and not a full-time business.
c.
to reward political supporters with public office.
d.
to reverse the trend of rotation in office.
e.
the widespread encouragement of a bureaucratic office-holding
class.
7. The people who proposed the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of
1828 were
a.
supporters of John Quincy Adams.
b.
abolitionists.
c.
ardent supporters of Andrew Jackson.
d.
Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun.
e.
southern plantation owners.
8. The section of the United States most hurt by the Tariff of 1828 was
a.
New England.
b.
the West.
c.
the Southwest.
d.
the South.
e.
the middle states.
9. Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because
a.
it would hurt their manufacturing sector.
b.
they believed that the federal power this bill represented could be
used to suppress slavery.
c.
it might hurt Andrew Jackson’s political career.
d.
they were convinced that it would destroy the American woolen
industry.
e.
it could damage the chances of the American System’s success.
10. The “nullification crisis” of 1832–1833 erupted over
a.
banking policy.
b.
internal improvements.
c.
tariff policy.
d.
public land sales.
e.
Indian policy.
11. The Force Bill of 1833 provided that
a.
the Congress could use the military for Indian removal.
b.
the Congress would employ the navy to stop smuggling.
c.
the President could use the army to collect excise taxes.
d.
the military could force citizens to track down runaway slaves.
e.
the President could use the army and navy to collect federal
tariff duties.
12. In response to South Carolina’s nullification of the Tariff of 1828,
Andrew Jackson
a.
hanged several of the nullifiers.
b.
dispatched modest naval and military forces to the state while
preparing a larger army.
c.
asked Henry Clay for help.
d.
said nothing about nullification.
e.
sought help from the Supreme Court.
13. The nullification crisis started by South Carolina over the Tariff of
1828 ended when
a.
Andrew Jackson used the court system to force compliance.
b.
the federal army crushed all resistance.
c.
Congress used the provisions of the Force Bill.
d.
Congress passed the compromise Tariff of 1833.
e.
South Carolina took over the collection of tariffs.
14. Andrew Jackson’s administration supported the removal of Native
Americans from the eastern states because
a.
the Indians assimilated too easily into white society.
b.
the Supreme Court ruled in favor of this policy.
c.
whites wanted the Indians’ lands.
d.
Georgia and Florida tried to protect the Indians and their lands.
e.
they continued their attacks on white settlements.
15. Andrew Jackson and his supporters disliked the Bank of the United
States for all of the following reasons except it
a.
minted gold and silver coins but issued no paper money.
b.
controlled much of the nation’s gold and silver.
c.
was a private institution.
d.
foreclosed on many western farms.
e.
put public service first, not profits.
16. One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the United States was
a.
its officers’ awareness of the bank’s responsibilities to society.
b.
its preservation of the public trust.
c.
its promotion of economic expansion by making credit abundant.
d.
its issuance of depreciated paper money.
e.
that it loaned money to western farmers.
17. Andrew Jackson’s veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United
States was
a.
the first presidential veto.
b.
a major expansion of presidential power.
c.
unconstitutional.
d.
overturned by a two-thirds vote in Congress.
e.
supported by the Anti-Mason party.
18. The Anti-Masonic party of 1832 appealed to
a.
the supporters of Andrew Jackson.
b.
American suspicions of secret societies.
c.
those who wished to keep the government from meddling in social
and economic life.
d.
people opposed to the growing political power of evangelical
Protestants.
e.
supporters of the American System.
19. Supporters of the Whig party included all of the following except
a.
backers of the American System.
b.
backers of southern states’ rights.
c.
large northern industrialists.
d.
many evangelical Protestants.
e.
opponents of public education.
20. Texans won their independence as a result of the victory over
Mexican armies at the Battle of
a.
Santa Anna.
b.
Goliad.
c.
the Alamo.
d.
San Jacinto.
e.
the Rio Grande.
21. One reason for the Anglo-Texan rebellion against Mexican rule was
that
a.
the Mexicans opposed slavery.
b.
the Mexican government refused to allow the “Old Three
Hundred” to purchase land.
c.
the Anglo-Texans wanted to break away from a government that
had grown too authoritarian.
d.
the Anglo-Texans objected to the Mexican government’s execution
of Stephen Austin.
e.
the Mexicans tried to establish slavery among the Americans.
22. Both the Democratic party and the Whig party
a.
favored a renewed national bank.
b.
supported federal restraint in social and economic affairs.
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c.
were mass-based political parties.
d.
clung to states’ rights policies.
e.
feared the rise of the Anti-Masonic party.
23. Life on the frontier was
a.
fairly comfortable for women but not for men.
b.
downright grim for most pioneer families.
c.
free of disease and premature death.
d.
rarely portrayed in popular literature.
e.
based on tight-knit communities.
24. The dramatic growth of American cities between 1800 and 1860
a.
led to a lower death rate.
b.
contributed to a decline in the birthrate.
c.
resulted in unsanitary conditions in many communities.
d.
forced the federal government to slow immigration.
e.
created sharp political conflict between farmers and urbanites.
25. “Ecological imperialism” can best be described as
a.
the efforts of white settlers to take land from Native Americans.
b.
the aggressive exploitation of the West’s bounty.
c.
a desire for the United States to acquire California.
d.
the spread of technology and industry.
e.
none of the above.
26. The influx of immigrants to the United States tripled, then
quadrupled, in the
a.
1810s and 1820s.
b.
1820s and 1830s.
c.
1830s and 1840s.
d.
1840s and 1850s.
e.
1860s and 1870s.
27.
Native-born Protestant Americans distrusted and resented the Irish
mostly
because these immigrants
a.
were poor.
b.
were thought to love alcohol.
c.
were Roman Catholic.
d.
frequently became police officers.
e.
were slow to learn English.
28. German immigrants to the United States
a.
quickly became a powerful political force.
b.
left their homeland to escape economic hardships and autocratic
government.
c.
were as poor as the Irish.
d.
contributed little to American life.
e.
were almost all Catholics.
29. The sentiment of fear and opposition to open immigration was called
a.
the cult of domesticity.
b.
nativism.
c.
Unitarianism.
d.
rugged individualism.
e.
patriotism.
30. Native-born Americans feared that Catholic immigrants to the
United States
would
a.
want to attend school with Protestants.
b.
overwhelm the native-born Catholics and control the church.
c.
“establish” the Catholic church at the expense of Protestantism.
d.
assume control of the “Know-Nothing” party.
e.
establish monasteries and convents in the West.
31. Immigrants coming to the United States before 1860
a.
depressed the economy due to their poverty.
b.
found themselves involved in few cultural conflicts.
c.
had little impact on society until after the Civil War.
d.
settled mostly in the South.
e.
helped to fuel economic expansion.
32. Eli Whitney was instrumental in the invention of the
a.
steamboat.
b.
cotton gin.
c.
railroad locomotive.
d.
telegraph.
e.
repeating revolver.
33. Most of the cotton produced in the American South in the early
nineteenth century was
a.
produced by free labor.
b.
sold to England.
c.
grown on the tidewater plains.
d.
consumed by the southern textile industry.
e.
of the long-staple variety.
34. The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed
a.
on southern plantations.
b.
with textile mills.
c.
in rapidly growing Chicago.
d.
with shipbuilding.
e.
in coal-mining regions.
35. As a result of the development of the cotton gin,
a.
slavery revived and expanded.
b.
American industry bought more southern cotton than did British
manufacturers.
c.
a nationwide depression ensued.
d.
the South diversified its economy.
e.
the textile industry moved to the South.
36. The underlying basis for modern mass production was the
a.
cotton gin.
b.
musket.
c.
use of interchangeable parts.
d.
principle of limited liability.
e.
assembly line.
37. Match each individual below with the correct invention.
A. Samuel F. B. Morse
1.
telegraph
B. Cyrus McCormick
2.
mower-reaper
C.
3.
steamboat
Cyrus Field
D. Robert Fulton
a.
A-3, B-1, D-2
b.
A-1, B-2, D-3
c.
A-1, C-2, D-3
d.
B-2, C-1, D-1
e.
A-2, B-1, D-3
38. The American work force in the early nineteenth century was
characterized
by
a.
substantial employment of women and children in factories.
b.
strikes by workers that were few in number but usually effective.
c.
a general lengthening of the workday from ten to fourteen hours.
d.
extensive political activity among workers.
e.
reliance on the system of apprentices and masters.
39. One reason that the lot of adult wage earners improved was
a.
support gained from the United States Supreme Court.
b.
the passage of minimum wage laws.
c.
the passage of laws restricting the use of strikebreakers.
d.
the enactment of immigration restrictions.
e.
the enfranchisement of the laboring man.
40. In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the supreme court of
Massachusetts ruled that
a.
corporations were unconstitutional.
b.
labor unions were legal.
c.
labor strikes were illegal.
d.
the Boston Associates’ employment of young women in their
factories was inhumane.
e.
the state could regulate factory wages and working conditions.
41. The “cult of domesticity”
a.
gave women more opportunity to seek employment outside the
home.
b.
resulted in more pregnancies for women.
c.
restricted women’s moral influence on the family.
d.
glorified the traditional role of women as homemakers.
e.
was especially strong among rural women.
42. With the development of cash-crop agriculture in the transAllegheny West,
a.
subsistence farming became common.
b.
farmers began to support the idea of slave labor.
c.
farmers quickly faced mounting indebtedness.
d.
the South could harvest a larger crop.
e.
the issue of farm surpluses came to the fore.
43. The major application for steamboats transporting freight and
passengers in the United States was on
a.
New England streams.
b.
western and southern rivers.
c.
the Great Lakes.
d.
the Gulf of Mexico.
e.
coastal waterways.
44. The “canal era” of American history began with the construction of
the
a.
Mainline Canal in Pennsylvania.
b.
James River and Kanasha Canal from Virginia to Ohio.
c.
Wabash Canal in Indiana.
d.
Suez Canal in Illinois.
e.
Erie Canal in New York.
45. Most early railroads in the United States were built in the
a.
North.
b.
Old South.
c.
lower Mississippi Valley.
d.
Far West.
e.
Appalachian Mountains.
46. In the new continental economy, each region specialized in a
particular
economic activity: the South
grains and livestock to feed
for export; the West grew
; and the East
for
the other two regions.
a.
raised grain, southern slaves, processed meat
b.
grew cotton, southern slaves, made machines and textiles
c.
grew cotton, eastern factory workers, made machines and textiles
d.
raised grain, eastern factory workers, made furniture and tools
e.
processed meat, southern slaves, raised grain
47. As a result of the transportation revolution,
a.
division of labor became a thing of the past.
b.
New Orleans became an even more important port.
c.
each region in the nation specialized in a particular type of
economic activity.
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d.
self-sufficiency became easier to achieve for American families.
e.
the Midwest became the first industrialized region.
48. The Deist faith embraced all of the following except
a.
the concept of original sin.
b.
the reliance on reason rather than revolution.
c.
belief in a Supreme Being.
d.
belief in human beings’ capacity for moral behavior.
e.
denial of the divinity of Jesus.
49. All the following are true of the Second Great Awakening except that
it
a.
resulted in the conversion of countless souls.
b.
encouraged a variety of humanitarian reforms.
c.
strengthened democratic denominations like the Baptists and
Methodists.
d.
was a reaction against the growing liberalism in religion.
e.
was not as large as the First Great Awakening.
50. Religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening resulted in
a.
little increase in church membership.
b.
a strong religious influence in many areas of American life.
c.
surprisingly few humanitarian reforms.
d.
greater attention to church history and doctrine.
e.
all of the above.
51. The Second Great Awakening tended to
a.
promote religious diversity.
b.
reduce social class differences.
c.
blur regional differences.
d.
discourage church membership.
e.
weaken women’s social position.
52. The Mormon religion originated in
a.
Utah.
b.
New England.
c.
Nauvoo, Illinois.
d.
Ireland.
e.
the Burned-Over District of New York.
53. The original prophet of the Mormon religion was
a.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
b.
Brigham Young.
c.
Charles G. Finney.
d.
the angel Moroni.
e.
Joseph Smith.
54. Tax-supported public education
a.
existed mainly for the wealthy.
b.
eliminated private and parochial education in the U.S.
c.
began in the South as early as 1800.
d.
provided little opportunity for the poor.
e.
was deemed essential for social stability and democracy.
55. In the first half of the nineteenth century, tax-supported schools were
a.
chiefly available to educate the children of the poor.
b.
most in evidence in the South.
c.
continuously opposed by wealthy, conservative whites.
d.
open only to tuition-paying children of the well-to-do.
e.
more academically demanding than private academies.
56. Women became especially active in the social reforms stimulated by
the
Second Great Awakening because
a.
evangelical religion emphasized their spiritual dignity and
religious social reform legitimized their activity outside the
home.
b.
they refused to accept the idea that there was a special female
role in society.
c.
they were looking to obtain as much power as possible.
d.
many of the leading preachers and evangelists were women.
e.
they saw the churches as the first institutions that needed to be
reformed.
57. Two areas where women in the nineteenth century were widely
thought to be superior to men were
a.
physical strength and mental vigor.
b.
moral sensibility and artistic refinement.
c.
political ability and organizational shrewdness.
d.
sexual appetite and physical desire.
e.
economic competitiveness and capacity for education.
58. New England reformer Dorothea Dix is most notable for her efforts on
behalf of
a.
prison and asylum reform.
b.
the peace movement.
c.
the temperance movement.
d.
abolitionism.
e.
women’s education.
59. Neal Dow sponsored the Maine Law of 1851, which called for
a.
the abolition of capital punishment.
b.
a ban on war.
c.
a ban on polygamy.
d.
woman suffrage.
e.
a ban on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor.
60. By the 1850s, the crusade for women’s rights was eclipsed by
a.
the temperance movement.
b.
the “Lucy Stoners.”
c.
abolitionism.
d.
prison reform advocates.
e.
evangelical revivalism.
61. The Hudson River school excelled in the art of painting
a.
portraits.
b.
classical Frescos.
c.
still life.
d.
daguerreotypes.
e.
landscapes.
62. A genuinely American literature received a strong boost from the
a.
wave of nationalism that followed the War of 1812.
b.
writing of Charles Wilson Peale.
c.
religious writings of the Second Great Awakening.
d.
federal support for the arts.
e.
none of the above.
63. “Civil Disobedience,” an essay that later influenced both Mahatma
Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., was written by the
transcendentalist
Part B:
a.
Louisa May Alcott.
b.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
c.
James Fenimore Cooper.
d.
Margaret Fuller.
e.
Henry David Thoreau.
1 FRQ Essay (35 minutes)
Use a separate sheet of paper for your essay response. You are advised to spend 5 minutes
planning and 30 minutes writing your answer. Cite relevant historical evidence in
support of your generalizations and present your arguments clearly and logically.
In what ways did the Second Great Awakening in the North influence
TWO of the following?
Abolitionism
Temperance
The cult of domesticity
Utopian communities
(2007 Part B #3)