1. Which of the following was not a cause of
the Panic of 1819?
A. Recovery of European agriculture in the
early nineteenth century.
B. Overexpansion of credit by American
bankers
C. Underproduction by American farmers
D. The hoarding of available specie by
European nations
E. Revolution and war had cut off the supply
of precious metals from Peru and Mexico
1. Which of the following was not a cause of
the Panic of 1819?
A. Recovery of European agriculture in the
early nineteenth century.
B. Overexpansion of credit by American
bankers
C. Underproduction by American farmers
D. The hoarding of available specie by
European nations
E. Revolution and war had cut off the supply
of precious metals from Peru and Mexico
2. The winner of the crowded presidential
election of 1824 was
A. Henry Clay
B. Andrew Jackson
C. John Quincy Adams
D. William Crawford
E. James Monroe
2. The winner of the crowded presidential
election of 1824 was
A. Henry Clay
B. Andrew Jackson
C. John Quincy Adams
D. William Crawford
E. James Monroe
3. The winner of the popular vote in the
election of 1824, though not the victor in the
election, was
A. Henry Clay
B. Andrew Jackson
C. John Quincy Adams
D. William Crawford
E. James Monroe
3. The winner of the popular vote in the
election of 1824, though not the victor in the
election, was
A. Henry Clay
B. Andrew Jackson
C. John Quincy Adams
D. William Crawford
E. James Monroe
4. The “corrupt bargain” of 1824 refers to
the deal made between which two
statesmen?
A. Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren
B. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
C. John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
D. Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren
E. James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
4. The “corrupt bargain” of 1824 refers to
the deal made between which two
statesmen?
A. Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren
B. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
C. John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
D. Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren
E. James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
5. The Monroe Doctrine states that
A. The United States opposed the
independence of the new Latin American
republics
B. The United States was opposed to any
further European attempt at colonization in
the Americas
C. The United States could not colonize or
annex new territory
D. The United States would take control of
the new Latin American republics
E. Europe was opposed to any further U.S.
expansion in Latin America
5. The Monroe Doctrine states that
A. The United States opposed the
independence of the new Latin American
republics
B. The United States was opposed to any
further European attempt at colonization in
the Americas
C. The United States could not colonize or
annex new territory
D. The United States would take control of
the new Latin American republics
E. Europe was opposed to any further U.S.
expansion in Latin America
6. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 states
that Native Americans
A. Needed to be removed to west of the
Mississippi River
B. Needed to be removed, buy with no clear
destination
C. Needed to be removed to reservations in
Canada
D. Needed to be removed to California
E. Were entitled to remain on their ancestral
lands
6. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 states
that Native Americans
A. Needed to be removed to west of the
Mississippi River
B. Needed to be removed, buy with no clear
destination
C. Needed to be removed to reservations in
Canada
D. Needed to be removed to California
E. Were entitled to remain on their ancestral
lands
7. In _____________, the Supreme Court
argued that Georgia state law had no
authority over the Indian nations within the
state’s boundaries.
A. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
B. Gibbons v. Ogden
C. Worcester v. Georgia
D. Jackson b. Georgia
E. Marbury v. Madison
7. In _____________, the Supreme Court
argued that Georgia state law had no
authority over the Indian nations within the
state’s boundaries.
A. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
B. Gibbons v. Ogden
C. Worcester v. Georgia
D. Jackson b. Georgia
E. Marbury v. Madison
8. The Tariff of 1828 was known throughout
the South as the tariff of
A. Horror
B. Hope
C. Abominations
D. Dependence
E. Absurdity
8. The Tariff of 1828 was known throughout
the South as the tariff of
A. Horror
B. Hope
C. Abominations
D. Dependence
E. Absurdity
9. The primary defender of the right of
“nullification” was
A. Henry Clay
B. Daniel Webster
C. Martin Van Buren
D. John C. Calhoun
E. Andrew Jackson
9. The primary defender of the right of
“nullification” was
A. Henry Clay
B. Daniel Webster
C. Martin Van Buren
D. John C. Calhoun
E. Andrew Jackson
10. The “Force Bill” refers to Andrew
Jackson’s attempt to
A. Remove the Cherokee Indians
B. Reorganize his cabinet
C. Destroy the Second Bank of the United
States
D. Impose martial law whenever he desired
E. Prevent South Carolina from nullifying the
tariff
10. The “Force Bill” refers to Andrew
Jackson’s attempt to
A. Remove the Cherokee Indians
B. Reorganize his cabinet
C. Destroy the Second Bank of the United
States
D. Impose martial law whenever he desired
E. Prevent South Carolina from nullifying the
tariff
11. Which of the following did Andrew
Jackson hate most?
A. The Second Bank of the U.S.
B. The House of Representatives
C. The Senate
D. The Supreme Court
E. The Democratic Party
11. Which of the following did Andrew
Jackson hate most?
A. The Second Bank of the U.S.
B. The House of Representatives
C. The Senate
D. The Supreme Court
E. The Democratic Party
12. The president of the Second Bank of the
United States was
A. Nicholas Biddle
B. Amos Kendall
C. Frank Blair, Jr.
D. Daniel Webster
E. Henry Clay
12. The president of the Second Bank of the
United States was
A. Nicholas Biddle
B. Amos Kendall
C. Frank Blair, Jr.
D. Daniel Webster
E. Henry Clay
13. The political party that emerged in the
1830s to oppose Andrew Jackson was the
________ party
A. Republican
B. Federalist
C. Whig
D. Know-Nothing
E. Socialist
13. The political party that emerged in the
1830s to oppose Andrew Jackson was the
________ party
A. Republican
B. Federalist
C. Whig
D. Know-Nothing
E. Socialist
14. The issue that led to the final and
complete break between Andrew Jackson
and John C. Calhoun as
A. The tariff of 1830
B. “nullification”
C. the Peggy Eaton affair
D. Indian Removal
E. The Bank of the U.S.
14. The issue that led to the final and
complete break between Andrew Jackson
and John C. Calhoun as
A. The tariff of 1830
B. “nullification”
C. the Peggy Eaton affair
D. Indian Removal
E. The Bank of the U.S.
15. The treaty that acquired Florida for the
United States was the
A. Rush-Bagot Treaty
B. British-American Convention
C. Adams-Onis Treaty
D. Treaty of Paris
E. Treaty of Florida
15. The treaty that acquired Florida for the
United States was the
A. Rush-Bagot Treaty
B. British-American Convention
C. Adams-Onis Treaty
D. Treaty of Paris
E. Treaty of Florida
16. The election of 1828 was
A. One of the dullest and most uninteresting
campaign in U.S. history
B. Noteworthy because of the civility and
lofty intellectual tone of its political debates
C. The first election that included a popular
vote for presidential electors
D. Decided by the House of Representatives
E. Marred by a smear campaign that turned
Andrew Jackson’s private life into a public
issue
16. The election of 1828 was
A. One of the dullest and most uninteresting
campaign in U.S. history
B. Noteworthy because of the civility and
lofty intellectual tone of its political debates
C. The first election that included a popular
vote for presidential electors
D. Decided by the House of Representatives
E. Marred by a smear campaign that turned
Andrew Jackson’s private life into a public
issue
17. The phrase “the spoils system” referred
to
A. Corrupt politicians who spoiled the public
image of national office holders
B. The government agency set up to
regulate garbage collection and disposal
C. Andrew Jackson’s use of presidential
appointive powers to reward his supporters
with government jobs
D. Martin Van Buren’s efforts to ruin the
relationship between Jackson and John C.
Calhoun
E. The bargain made between Clay and
Adams in the election of 1824
17. The phrase “the spoils system” referred
to
A. Corrupt politicians who spoiled the public
image of national office holders
B. The government agency set up to
regulate garbage collection and disposal
C. Andrew Jackson’s use of presidential
appointive powers to reward his supporters
with government jobs
D. Martin Van Buren’s efforts to ruin the
relationship between Jackson and John C.
Calhoun
E. The bargain made between Clay and
Adams in the election of 1824
18. Andrew Jackson’s Indian policy
A. Protected the sovereign rights of Indian
nations within their own territories
B. Openly violated Supreme Court ruling by
allowing state governments to encroach on
Indian land
C. Increase the size of Indian reservations
as a reward for tribal support in the War of
1812
D. Terminated the reservations and
assimilated Indians into white society
E. Was based on the assumption that all
Indians would ultimately have to be killed
18. Andrew Jackson’s Indian policy
A. Protected the sovereign rights of Indian
nations within their own territories
B. Openly violated Supreme Court ruling by
allowing state governments to encroach on
Indian land
C. Increase the size of Indian reservations
as a reward for tribal support in the War of
1812
D. Terminated the reservations and
assimilated Indians into white society
E. Was based on the assumption that all
Indians would ultimately have to be killed
19. Southern states opposed the tariff of
1828 because it
A. Unfairly taxed southern agricultural
products
B. Lowered the price of most manufactured
goods
C. Violated the states’ constitutional right to
control intrastate trade
D. Benefited northern and western farmers
at the expense of export-driven southern
producers
E. Benefited British merchants at their
expense
19. Southern states opposed the tariff of
1828 because it
A. Unfairly taxed southern agricultural
products
B. Lowered the price of most manufactured
goods
C. Violated the states’ constitutional right to
control intrastate trade
D. Benefited northern and western farmers
at the expense of export-driven southern
producers
E. Benefited British merchants at their
expense
20. The free state admitted to the Union as
part of the Missouri Compromise was
A. Illinois
B. Iowa
C. Maine
D. Ohio
E. Missouri
20. The free state admitted to the Union as
part of the Missouri Compromise was
A. Illinois
B. Iowa
C. Maine
D. Ohio
E. Missouri
21. [1988] In addition to the cotton gin, Eli
Whitney’s major contribution to American
technology was his
A. introduction of interchangeable parts
B. development of the first practical
locomotive
C. invention of the mechanical reaper
D. installation of the first textile mill
E. development of steam power
21. [1988] In addition to the cotton gin, Eli
Whitney’s major contribution to American
technology was his
A. introduction of interchangeable parts
B. development of the first practical
locomotive
C. invention of the mechanical reaper
D. installation of the first textile mill
E. development of steam power
22. [1988] In the first half of the nineteenth
century, Cherokee efforts to retain their
tribal lands in Georgia received direct
support from
A. the White residents of Oklahoma
B. President Andrew Jackson
C. The United States Supreme Court
D. The Democratic press
E. The United States Congress
22. [1988] In the first half of the nineteenth
century, Cherokee efforts to retain their
tribal lands in Georgia received direct
support from
A. the White residents of Oklahoma
B. President Andrew Jackson
C. The United States Supreme Court
D. The Democratic press
E. The United States Congress
23. [1988] An important consequence of the
“tariff of abominations” (1828) is that it led
to the
A. Taxation of consumer items
B. Reelection of Andrew Jackson
C. Enunciation of the doctrine of
nullification
D. . Alliance of Southern planters and
Western farmers
E. Expansion of the New England textile
industry
23. [1988] An important consequence of the
“tariff of abominations” (1828) is that it led
to the
A. Taxation of consumer items
B. Reelection of Andrew Jackson
C. Enunciation of the doctrine of
nullification
D. . Alliance of Southern planters and
Western farmers
E. Expansion of the New England textile
industry
24. [2001] Which of the following
transportation developments opened the
West to settlement and trade between 1790
and 1830?
A. Turnpikes and canals
B. Railroads and steamships
C. Turnpikes and railroads
D. Clipper ships and turnpikes
E. Canals and railroads
24. [2001] Which of the following
transportation developments opened the
West to settlement and trade between 1790
and 1830?
A. Turnpikes and canals
B. Railroads and steamships
C. Turnpikes and railroads
D. Clipper ships and turnpikes
E. Canals and railroads
25. The Missouri Compromise did which of
the following?
A. Prohibited slavery in all the territory of
the Louisiana Purchase
B. Provided for admission to the Union of all
future states in pairs of one free, one slave
C. Allowed Maine to enter the Union as a
free state
D. Finally settled the question of
congressional power over slavery in the
territories
E. Provided for the annexation of Texas
25. The Missouri Compromise did which of
the following?
A. Prohibited slavery in all the territory of
the Louisiana Purchase
B. Provided for admission to the Union of all
future states in pairs of one free, one slave
C. Allowed Maine to enter the Union as a
free state
D. Finally settled the question of
congressional power over slavery in the
territories
E. Provided for the annexation of Texas
26. The leading advocate of humane
treatment of the insane was
A. Dorothea Dix
B. Lydia Maria Child
C. Sarah Josepha Hale
D. Caroline Kirkland
E. Andrew Jackson
26. The leading advocate of humane
treatment of the insane was
A. Dorothea Dix
B. Lydia Maria Child
C. Sarah Josepha Hale
D. Caroline Kirkland
E. Andrew Jackson
27. On the issue of race, the Democratic
Party of the 1840s
A. considered blacks unfit to be citizens
B. wanted to end slavery
C. wanted to grant equal opportunity to free
blacks
D. wanted to expand slavery
E. thought that slavery should not be based
on race but that it should extend to poor
whites as well as blacks
27. On the issue of race, the Democratic
Party of the 1840s
A. considered blacks unfit to be citizens
B. wanted to end slavery
C. wanted to grant equal opportunity to free
blacks
D. wanted to expand slavery
E. thought that slavery should not be based
on race but that it should extend to poor
whites as well as blacks
28. The most prominent abolitionist in
antebellum United States was
A. Charles Finney
B. Horace Mann
C. William Lloyd Garrison
D. Lyman Beecher
E. Dorothea Dix
28. The most prominent abolitionist in
antebellum United States was
A. Charles Finney
B. Horace Mann
C. William Lloyd Garrison
D. Lyman Beecher
E. Dorothea Dix
29. Most women became advocates of
women’s rights through
A. temperance
B. abolitionism
C. sabbatarianism
D. public school reform
E. prison reform
29. Most women became advocates of
women’s rights through
A. temperance
B. abolitionism
C. sabbatarianism
D. public school reform
E. prison reform
30. The first Women’s Rights Convention
(1848) was held in
A. Philadelphia
B. Seneca Falls
C. Boston
D. Charleston
E. New York City
30. The first Women’s Rights Convention
(1848) was held in
A. Philadelphia
B. Seneca Falls
C. Boston
D. Charleston
E. New York City
31. The Declaration of Sentiments was
modeled most closely on the
A. Declaration of Rights and Grievances
B. Rights of Man
C. Declaration of Independence
D. Declaration of Man and the Citizen
E. the Bible
31. The Declaration of Sentiments was
modeled most closely on the
A. Declaration of Rights and Grievances
B. Rights of Man
C. Declaration of Independence
D. Declaration of Man and the Citizen
E. the Bible
32. The “common schools” of the 1820s and
1830s
A. Were private, tuition-based church
schools
B. were tax-supported public schools that
promoted citizenship and moral standards
C. were popular with immigrant Irish
Catholics who had positive memories of
similar institutions set up by the English in
Ireland
D. carefully followed the concept of
separation of church and state
E. caused no controversy, as they enjoyed
near unanimous support from both political
parties.
32. The “common schools” of the 1820s and
1830s
A. Were private, tuition-based church
schools
B. were tax-supported public schools that
promoted citizenship and moral standards
C. were popular with immigrant Irish
Catholics who had positive memories of
similar institutions set up by the English in
Ireland
D. carefully followed the concept of
separation of church and state
E. caused no controversy, as they enjoyed
near unanimous support from both political
parties.
33. “Hard money” Democrats
A. Support Whig candidates for president
B. wanted the banks to inflate the currency
C. lost their jobs in the Panic of 1837
D. opposed paper money
E. hated Andrew Jackson
33. “Hard money” Democrats
A. Support Whig candidates for president
B. wanted the banks to inflate the currency
C. lost their jobs in the Panic of 1837
D. opposed paper money
E. hated Andrew Jackson
34. The religious prophet and founder of the
Mormons was
A. Joseph Smith
B. John O’Sullivan
C. Robert Walker
D. Jonathan Edwards
E. William Miller
34. The religious prophet and founder of the
Mormons was
A. Joseph Smith
B. John O’Sullivan
C. Robert Walker
D. Jonathan Edwards
E. William Miller
35. The Mexican War was least popular in
which of the following regions?
A. Southwest
B. New England
C. Southeast
D. Midwest
E. Great Lakes region
35. The Mexican War was least popular in
which of the following regions?
A. Southwest
B. New England
C. Southeast
D. Midwest
E. Great Lakes region
36. The Congressional act that opposed the
extension of slavery into any territory ceded
by Mexico was the
A. Ostend Manifesto
B. Popular Sovereignty Act
C. Crittenden Compromise
D. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
E. Wilmot Proviso
36. The Congressional act that opposed the
extension of slavery into any territory ceded
by Mexico was the
A. Ostend Manifesto
B. Popular Sovereignty Act
C. Crittenden Compromise
D. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
E. Wilmot Proviso
37. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
A. Authorized the United States to pay $15
million to Mexico
B. fixed the Texas border al the Rio Grande
C. ended the United States’ War with Mexico
D. ceded the Northwestern section of
Mexico to the U.S.
E. all of the above
37. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
A. Authorized the United States to pay $15
million to Mexico
B. fixed the Texas border al the Rio Grande
C. ended the United States’ War with Mexico
D. ceded the Northwestern section of
Mexico to the U.S.
E. all of the above
38. “Popular Sovereignty” was the belief
that
A. The U.S. was destined to control the
entire continent
B. the American Indian was the ward of the
U.S. government
C. settlers to a territory should decide for
themselves whether or not to permit slavery
D. the federal government had the final
authority on slavery in the territories
E. citizens should be free to choose their
own reading material
38. “Popular Sovereignty” was the belief
that
A. The U.S. was destined to control the
entire continent
B. the American Indian was the ward of the
U.S. government
C. settlers to a territory should decide for
themselves whether or not to permit slavery
D. the federal government had the final
authority on slavery in the territories
E. citizens should be free to choose their
own reading material
39. Which of the following was not part of
the Compromise of 1850?
A. repeal of all existing fugitive slave laws
B. abolition of the slave trade in the District
of Columbia
C. guarantee of slavery in the District of
Columbia
D. admission of California as a free state
E. settlement of the Texas-New Mexico
boundary
39. Which of the following was not part of
the Compromise of 1850?
A. repeal of all existing fugitive slave laws
B. abolition of the slave trade in the District
of Columbia
C. guarantee of slavery in the District of
Columbia
D. admission of California as a free state
E. settlement of the Texas-New Mexico
boundary
40. In the 1840s, the United States acquired
all of the following states except
a. California
B. Alaska
C. Oregon
D. New Mexico
E. Utah
40. In the 1840s, the United States acquired
all of the following states except
a. California
B. Alaska
C. Oregon
D. New Mexico
E. Utah
41. The Ostend Manifesto was
A. A document in which the United States
threatened to seize control of Cuba
B. the treaty that gave Cuba its
independence
C. an attempted Spanish invasion of
Louisiana
D. the antislavery newspaper that published
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
E. the U.S. demand for Texas
41. The Ostend Manifesto was
A. A document in which the United States
threatened to seize control of Cuba
B. the treaty that gave Cuba its
independence
C. an attempted Spanish invasion of
Louisiana
D. the antislavery newspaper that published
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
E. the U.S. demand for Texas