The most intense opposition to the 1807 embargo came from 
A. the South. 
B. New England. 
C. New York. 
D. frontier settlements. 
ANSWER: B 

An unexpected result of the Embargo Act was the 
A. promotion of industrialization at home. 
B. strengthened ties to the national union. 
C. rise in popularity of Thomas Jefferson. 
D. improved relations with France. 
ANSWER: A 

"War hawks" had the greatest support in 
A. New England. 
B. the South. 
C. the West. 
D. urban commercial centers. 
ANSWER: C 

During the War of 1812, the firmest advocates of states rights were 
A. Democratic-Republicans. 
B. warhawks. 
C. Federalists. 
D. Southerners. 
ANSWER: C 

At the Hartford Convention, 
A. Madison's peace plan won a popular endorsement. 
B. peace was reached with Indians in the Northwest. 
C. the New England states threatened secession if the war did not end. 
D. plans were prepared for incorporating Canada into the United States. 
ANSWER: C 

The industrial revolution was spearheaded by 
A. building railroads. 
B. the textile industry. 
C. iron ore production. 
D. ocean-going commerce. 
ANSWER: B 




As a result of the Missouri Compromise, __________ entered the union as a free state. 
A. Missouri 
B. Maine 
C. Kansas 
D. Iowa 
ANSWER: B 

Henry Clay's "American System" included all of the following EXCEPT 
A. quota restrictions on immigration. 
B. expansion of the national bank. 
C. federal funding for internal improvements. 
D. a high protective tariff. 
ANSWER: A 

The role of the Supreme Court and the extent of federal power were defined by the chief justice 
A. John Jay. 
B. Charles Pinckney. 
C. John Marshall. 
D. Roger B. Taney. 
ANSWER: C 

In response to the Supreme Court's rulings in the Cherokee cases, Andrew Jackson 
A. acquiesced and grudgingly accepted the court's rulings. 
B. persuaded Congress to amend the constitution to allow the Indian removal. 
C. defied the court and sent troops in to force the removal of the Cherokee. 
D. worked to have several justices impeached and replaced with his supporters. 
ANSWER: C 

Nullifiers 
A. believed states could reject federal laws. 
B. wanted to invalidate the election of 18
C. planned to secede from the union. 
D. were supported by Thomas Jefferson. 
ANSWER: A 


By 1834, the political opponents of Jackson had coalesced into the __________ Party. 
A. Anti-Mason 
B. National Republican 
C. Whig 
D. Free Soil 
ANSWER: C 

Which of the following is NOT true of Andrew Jackson? 
A. He used his veto power more times than all his predecessors combined. 
B. He undermined the authority of the Supreme Court. 
C. He defied Congress and enhanced the power of the executive. 
D. He staunchly defended states' rights. 
ANSWER: D 





The "Trail of Tears" referred to 
A. Irish immigrants fleeing starvation in Ireland. 
B. the forced movement of the Cherokee and other tribes to Indian Territory. 
C. the flight of Mormon refugees from the Midwest to Utah. 
D. runaway slaves' capture and return to owners in the South. 
ANSWER: B 

The Whigs drew their greatest support from all the following groups EXCEPT 
A. supporters of Henry Clay. 
B. urban workers. 
C. pro-national bank merchants and factory owners. 
D. southerners opposed to Jackson's federalism. 
ANSWER: B 

William Lloyd Garrison 
A. ran as a Whig for president in 18
B. challenged Martin Van Buren for the Democratic nomination in 18
C. published the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator. 
D. founded the Anti-Saloon League. 
ANSWER: C 

Nativists 
A. hoped to preserve and restore the culture of Indians. 
B. advocated a return to a simpler, natural life free of materialism. 
C. accused immigrants of stealing jobs by working for low wages and corrupting American values. 
D. inspired new genres of art, literature, and music. 
ANSWER: C 

The Seneca Falls convention 
A. marked the first time that American women had come together to argue for their own rights. 
B. permanently fragmented the Whig Party. 
C. brought together the leading abolitionist organizations. 
D. brought Transcendentalists together from all parts of the nation. 
ANSWER: A 

Of all the American exports, __________ accounted for half the total goods. 
A. iron wares 
B. cotton 
C. grain 
D. textiles 
ANSWER: B 






The rural Southern white population remained ethnically homogeneous because 
A. slave labor discouraged settlement by new immigrants from Europe. 
B. southern states outlawed or restricted immigration. 
C. white Southerners feared outsiders. 
D. none of the above. 
ANSWER: A 

The Wilmot Proviso sought to 
A. build a compromise over the question of slavery. 
B. re-unify the Whigs and Jacksonian Democrats. 
C. ban slavery from all territory acquired from Mexico. 
D. draft Martin Van Buren as the Free-Soil Party's candidate in 18
ANSWER: C 

Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850? 
A. California would be a free state. 
B. New Mexico and Utah would decide whether to have slavery by popular sovereignty. 
C. Fugitive Slave Law 
D. Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C. 
ANSWER: D 

The Know-Nothings reflected the growing frustration felt by many Americans over the 
A. inadequacies of public education. 
B. growing problems of runaway slaves. 
C. growing political influences of immigrants, especially Irish Catholics. 
D. federal government reserving vast trails of western lands for Indians. 
ANSWER: C 

The author of the sentimental attack on slavery, Uncle Tom's Cabin, was 
A. George Fitzhugh. 
B. Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
C. Barbery Ann Stewart. 
D. Lucretia Mott. 
ANSWER: B 

"I . . . am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood," were the prophetic words of 
A. Charles Sumner in his "Crime Against Kansas" speech. 
B. John Brown just before his execution for the attack he led on Harper's Ferry. 
C. Abraham Lincoln upon learning of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case. 
D. William Lloyd Garrison reporting the crushing of the slave revolt led by Nat Turner. 
ANSWER: B