#1

Question

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

(1 point)
Responses

Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?
Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

Can a state regulate interstate commerce?
Can a state regulate interstate commerce?

Can a state overturn a federal law?
Can a state overturn a federal law?

Can the federal government levy taxes on states?
Can the federal government levy taxes on states?
Question 2
#2

Which statement best explains how the conflict over the Tariff of 1828 was resolved?

(1 point)
Responses

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the tariff.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the tariff.

Daniel Webster gave a speech to the Senate and the tariff was repealed.
Daniel Webster gave a speech to the Senate and the tariff was repealed.

South Carolina passed the Nullification Act, which canceled the tariff outright.
South Carolina passed the Nullification Act, which canceled the tariff outright.

Henry Clay proposed a compromise tariff that eventually eased tensions.
Henry Clay proposed a compromise tariff that eventually eased tensions.
Question 3
#3

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Adams and Jackson?

(1 point)
Responses

Adams supported efforts to promote the growth of businesses, while Jackson supported efforts to help the ordinary man.
Adams supported efforts to promote the growth of businesses, while Jackson supported efforts to help the ordinary man.

Jackson supported the idea of high tariffs to increase revenue, but Adams wanted to end high tariffs.
Jackson supported the idea of high tariffs to increase revenue, but Adams wanted to end high tariffs.

Adams had strong support from the rural areas in the South and West, but Jackson’s strongest supporters were from the North.
Adams had strong support from the rural areas in the South and West, but Jackson’s strongest supporters were from the North.

Jackson wanted to improve the territory already under the control of the U.S., but Adams wanted to expand territory to the Pacific Ocean.
Jackson wanted to improve the territory already under the control of the U.S., but Adams wanted to expand territory to the Pacific Ocean.
Question 4
#4

Which of the following best describes how settlers traveled west?

(1 point)
Responses

Some settlers loaded their animals and wagons on flatboats to float down rivers.
Some settlers loaded their animals and wagons on flatboats to float down rivers.

Many settlers traveled along with Daniel Boone across Lake Ontario to the Gateway to the West.
Many settlers traveled along with Daniel Boone across Lake Ontario to the Gateway to the West.

Most African Americans were given their freedom so they could help clear the trails for other settlers.
Most African Americans were given their freedom so they could help clear the trails for other settlers.

Settlers from New England traveled south to take over plantations in Georgia and Alabama.
Settlers from New England traveled south to take over plantations in Georgia and Alabama.
Question 5
#5

Use the cartoon to answer the question.

Why does the cartoon, from the Bank War in 1832, portray President Jackson as a king?

(1 point)
Responses

Many people felt he was motivated by his own wealth.
Many people felt he was motivated by his own wealth.

Some felt he had used his power inappropriately in vetoing legislation to recharter the Bank.
Some felt he had used his power inappropriately in vetoing legislation to recharter the Bank.

Some felt there remained questions about the legitimacy of the election that put him into office.
Some felt there remained questions about the legitimacy of the election that put him into office.

Many people believed that his anti-Bank stance was to serve the interests of aristocrats.
Many people believed that his anti-Bank stance was to serve the interests of aristocrats.
Question 6
#6

During the 1840s the factors in this diagram contributed to widespread support for which of the following?

(1 point)
Responses

The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny

The American System
The American System

States' Rights
States' Rights
Question 7
#7

Which of the following accurately portrays what life was like for pioneers traveling west?

(1 point)
Responses

Entire families rarely traveled together because it was too dangerous for the children.
Entire families rarely traveled together because it was too dangerous for the children.

Travel across the land was preferred over river travel because of the need to bring wagons.
Travel across the land was preferred over river travel because of the need to bring wagons.

Pioneers carried all their possessions on long and dangerous trails.
Pioneers carried all their possessions on long and dangerous trails.

Pioneers traveled along well-maintained trails with little difficulty.
Pioneers traveled along well-maintained trails with little difficulty.
Question 8
#8

How did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 go against the Worcester v. Georgia ruling?

(1 point)
Responses

It extended a military campaign against Native American peoples who had farm land.
It extended a military campaign against Native American peoples who had farm land.

It nullified all previous treaties that protected the interests of Georgians against Cherokees.
It nullified all previous treaties that protected the interests of Georgians against Cherokees.

It was a law banning Native American groups from owning land within the borders of any U.S. state.
It was a law banning Native American groups from owning land within the borders of any U.S. state.

It ignored that fact that Native American lands were sovereign and not technically part of the United States.
It ignored that fact that Native American lands were sovereign and not technically part of the United States.
Question 9
#9

"I shall never surrender or retreat…I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism and everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all [speed]…"
----William B. Travis

Use the passage to answer the question.

How did this message and the events at the Alamo affect Texans? Select two that apply.

(4 points)
Responses

It discouraged Texans who realized the battle had been lost.
It discouraged Texans who realized the battle had been lost.

It encouraged Texans to plead with the United States for support.
It encouraged Texans to plead with the United States for support.

It reminded Texans that enslaved people would want freedom as well
It reminded Texans that enslaved people would want freedom as well

It inspired Texans to fight the Mexicans for their independence.
It inspired Texans to fight the Mexicans for their independence.
Question 10
#10

Who was President Jackson's vice president that led the resistance to the Tariff of 1828?

(1 point)
Responses

Henry Clay
Henry Clay

John C. Calhoun
John C. Calhoun

Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson

Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Question 11
#11

Use the chart to answer the question.
Based on the chart, how did westward expansion affect slavery in the United States between 1820 and 1850?

(1 point)
Responses

The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union.
The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union.

The slave population decreased as the U.S. economy became less dependent on agriculture.
The slave population decreased as the U.S. economy became less dependent on agriculture.

The slave population remained roughly the same as the new states admitted to the Union were largely free.
The slave population remained roughly the same as the new states admitted to the Union were largely free.

The slave population remained roughly the same but its percentage of the total population skyrocketed.
The slave population remained roughly the same but its percentage of the total population skyrocketed.
Question 12
#12

Why was the Mexican Cession a significant event?

(1 point)
Responses

It united different cultural groups living in western areas.
It united different cultural groups living in western areas.

It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery.
It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery.

It created a temporary southern border.
It created a temporary southern border.

It led to the development of canal systems to move goods.
It led to the development of canal systems to move goods.

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions based on an understanding of American history:

#1 Can a state overturn a federal law?

#2 Henry Clay proposed a compromise tariff that eventually eased tensions.

#3 Adams supported efforts to promote the growth of businesses, while Jackson supported efforts to help the ordinary man.

#4 Some settlers loaded their animals and wagons on flatboats to float down rivers.

#5 Some felt he had used his power inappropriately in vetoing legislation to recharter the Bank.

#6 Manifest Destiny

#7 Pioneers carried all their possessions on long and dangerous trails.

#8 It ignored that fact that Native American lands were sovereign and not technically part of the United States.

#9 It inspired Texans to fight the Mexicans for their independence.
It encouraged Texans to plead with the United States for support.

#10 John C. Calhoun

#11 The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union.

#12 It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery.

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