#13

Question

How did John Calhoun react to the Tariff of 1828?

(1 point)
Responses

He used his power as vice president to influence President Jackson to oppose the tariff.
He used his power as vice president to influence President Jackson to oppose the tariff.

He led a charge to impose stricter regulations on the Second Bank of the United States.
He led a charge to impose stricter regulations on the Second Bank of the United States.

He devised a Force Bill allowing the president the right to use the army to enforce the tariff.
He devised a Force Bill allowing the president the right to use the army to enforce the tariff.

He claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional.
He claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional.
Question 14
#14

I have paid no poll tax in six years. I was put into a jail once on this account, for one night.
-Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, 1849

Use the except to answer the following question.

How did Thoreau justify this act of civil disobedience?

(1 point)
Responses

He disagreed with increasing taxes for the lower classes.
He disagreed with increasing taxes for the lower classes.

He disapproved of the increasing taxes to fund mainly urban areas.
He disapproved of the increasing taxes to fund mainly urban areas.

He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War.
He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War.

He refused to provide tax money to a government that supported the Civil War.
He refused to provide tax money to a government that supported the Civil War.
Question 15
#15

The completion of the Erie Canal spurred the first great westward movement of American settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the Appalachians and made New York the preeminent commercial city in the United States.

The effect of the Canal was both immediate and dramatic, and settlers poured west. The explosion of trade prophesied by Governor Clinton began, spurred by freight rates from Buffalo to New York of $10 per ton by Canal, compared with $100 per ton by road. In 1829, there were 3,640 bushels of wheat transported down the Canal from Buffalo. By 1837 this figure had increased to 500,000 bushels; four years later it reached one million. In nine years, Canal tolls more than recouped the entire cost of construction.

Within 15 years of the Canal's opening, New York was the busiest port in America, moving tonnages greater than Boston, Baltimore and New Orleans combined.
—New York Canals

Use the passage to answer the question.

How did the economic success of the Erie Canal impact westward expansion?

(1 point)
Responses

There was an increased demand for laborers to help build similar canals to the West.
There was an increased demand for laborers to help build similar canals to the West.

There was less competition in the West because it was sparsely populated compared to the East.
There was less competition in the West because it was sparsely populated compared to the East.

The canal system eliminated many of the jobs in the East, forcing people to the West.
The canal system eliminated many of the jobs in the East, forcing people to the West.

There were more economic opportunities in the West due to the success of the canal system.
There were more economic opportunities in the West due to the success of the canal system.
Question 16
#16

Use the above map to answer the following question.

How did the United States acquire the territory marked with the X?

(1 point)
Responses

By purchasing the land from Spain
By purchasing the land from Spain

By winning a war against Great Britain
By winning a war against Great Britain

By purchasing the land from France
By purchasing the land from France

By winning a war against Mexico
By winning a war against Mexico
Question 17
#17

Use the chart to answer the question.

Using the information on the chart, what can you infer about the Gold Rush’s impact on the city of San Francisco?

(1 point)
Responses

San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush.
San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush.

The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco.
The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco.

Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home.
Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home.

The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.
The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.
Question 18
#18

The innovation shown in this photograph most affect the U.S. economy by --

(1 point)
Responses

decreasing the need for canals
decreasing the need for canals

allowing more efficient movement of goods
allowing more efficient movement of goods

reducing the cost of settling in western territories
reducing the cost of settling in western territories

transporting workers from southn states to northern states
transporting workers from southn states to northern states
Question 19
#19

Use the image to answer the question.

What was the biggest threat of traveling west in the manner shown in the illustration?

(1 point)
Responses

Disease spread quickly because the travelers lived so close together.
Disease spread quickly because the travelers lived so close together.

Individual wagons would oftentimes be separated from the group.
Individual wagons would oftentimes be separated from the group.

Settlers were unable to purchase or trade for goods along the way.
Settlers were unable to purchase or trade for goods along the way.

Groups faced the possibility of ambush by hostile natives.
Groups faced the possibility of ambush by hostile natives.
Question 20
#20

Use the map to answer the question.

How does this map show the challenges faced by Native American groups on the Trail of Tears?

(1 point)
Responses

It details the areas along the trail where disease was most common.
It details the areas along the trail where disease was most common.

It shows where federal troops made a series of deadly attacks on Native American camps.
It shows where federal troops made a series of deadly attacks on Native American camps.

It shows the long distances they were forced to walk to reach their designated lands.
It shows the long distances they were forced to walk to reach their designated lands.

It details the time it took for these groups to walk from their homelands to their new territories.
It details the time it took for these groups to walk from their homelands to their new territories.
Question 21
#21

Use the map to answer the question.

The main reasons Congress initially refused to annex Texas are supported by the information on this map. Select the two reasons that apply.

(4 points)
Responses

If the United States annexed Texas, it would almost certainly mean war with Mexico.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would almost certainly mean war with Mexico.

If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a free state and anger Southerners.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a free state and anger Southerners.

If the United States annexed Texas, slave states would almost certainly outnumber free states.
If the United States annexed Texas, slave states would almost certainly outnumber free states.

If the United States annexed Texas, it would jeopardize the country’s other claims in California.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would jeopardize the country’s other claims in California.
Question 22
#22

It began as an unconnected series of trails used by Native Americans. Fur Traders expanded the route to transport pelts to trading posts and rendezvous. In the 1830s missionaries followed the still faint trail along the Platte River and the Snake to establish church connections in the Northwest. A combination of economic and political events in the 1840s converged to start a large scale migration west on what was then known as "The Oregon Road." Joel Walker is credited as the first settler to make the complete trip with a family, in 1840. Large scale migration started in 1843, when a wagon train of over 800 people with 120 wagons and 5,000 cattle made the five month journey. In 1847 Mormons escaping persecution headed toward Salt Lake, and the discovery of gold in California in 1848 sent a wave of fortune seekers west. Military posts, trading posts, shortcuts, and spur roads sprang off the Oregon Trail over the next three decades.
—Department of the Interior

Use the passage to answer the question.

Which of the following best summarizes this passage?

(1 point)
Responses

The Oregon Trail was first used by Mormons fleeing religious persecution.
The Oregon Trail was first used by Mormons fleeing religious persecution.

The Oregon Trail grew from small beginnings to a major migration route.
The Oregon Trail grew from small beginnings to a major migration route.

The Oregon Trail was made more accessible by missionaries who helped define the route.
The Oregon Trail was made more accessible by missionaries who helped define the route.

The Oregon Trail was developed by the military to monitor interactions between Native American groups and settlers.
The Oregon Trail was developed by the military to monitor interactions between Native American groups and settlers.

Answer 1

Here are the responses to your questions:

Question 13: He claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional.

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Question 14: He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War.

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Question 15: There were more economic opportunities in the West due to the success of the canal system.

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Question 16: By purchasing the land from France

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Question 17: The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.

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Question 18: allowing more efficient movement of goods

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Question 19: Disease spread quickly because the travelers lived so close together.

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Question 20: It shows the long distances they were forced to walk to reach their designated lands.

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Question 21:

1. If the United States annexed Texas, it would almost certainly mean war with Mexico.
2. If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a free state and anger Southerners.

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Question 22: The Oregon Trail grew from small beginnings to a major migration route.