Age Of Jackson Test: Regular U.s. History

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When was the Mexican-American War?

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1846-1848

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When was the Civil War?

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1861-1865

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When was the Era of Good Feelings?

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1814-1824

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When was James K. Polk's presidency?

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1844-1848

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When was Andrew Jackson's presidency?

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1828-1836

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What was the Mexican Cession?

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gained in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War

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What was the Gadsden Purchase?

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U.S. purchased it from Mexico in 1853 for the purpose of building a southern railroad

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What was the Oregon Territory?

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gained by compromising with Great Britain and dividing territory at the 49th parallel

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What was the Texas Annexation?

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After a war with Mexico Texas became its own country in 1836 before becoming part of the U.S. ten years later in 1845

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What was the Louisiana Purchase?

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Thomas Jefferson bought it from France for four cents per acre; it doubled the size of what was then the U.S.

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Which best describes the Democratic Party during the Age of Jackson?

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1) formed by Andrew Jackson
2) strongly supported the Mexican-American War
3) opposed the American System

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Which best describes the Whig Party?

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1) opposed "King" Andrew Jackson 2) supported the American System 3) opposed the Mexican-American War

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What is true about the Missouri Compromise?

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1) Missouri entered the Union as a slave state
2) Maine entered the Union as a free state
3) no slavery was allowed in the territories north of the 36-30 line
4) also known as the Compromise of 1820
5) the number of slave states and free states remained equal

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Who supported the Cherokees being removed to Indian Country in 1832?

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1) Andrew Jackson
2) Georgia legislature
3) common white man, yeoman farmers

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Who did not support the Cherokees being removed to Indian Country in 1832?

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Supreme Court, especially Chief Justice John Marshall

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Which of Andrew Jackson's decisions was most supported by his traditional political opponents?

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Tariff of 1828/Tariff of Abominations and nullification

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Who most wanted nullification, arguing against the Tariff of 1828?

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John Calhoun

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Who most argued against nullification, arguing for the Tariff of 1828?

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Daniel Webster

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Andrew Jackson concerning his views of the common man was most like which Founding Father?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Which barriers to voting had been removed in the U.S. by 1840?

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property owners and member of a certain religion

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Which had a happier, more positive of Man and God, the First Great Awakening or Second Great Awakening?

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Second Great Awakening

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Which promoted more diversity/sectarianism within Christian Protestantism, the First Great Awakening or Second Great Awakening?

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Second Great Awakening

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Which had a desire to reform all of society, including the abolition of slavery, the First Great Awakening or Second Great Awakening?

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Second Great Awakening

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Which had more of a long-term impact, the First Great Awakening or Second Great Awakening?

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Second Great Awakening

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Who was Neal S. Dow?

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Prohibition reformer from Maine

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Who was William Lloyd Garrison?

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"Mr. Equality," especially concerning abolition

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Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?

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Woman's rights activist, especially regarding suffrage

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Who was Dorothea Dix?

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Reformer for the mentally ill and prisons

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Who was Horace Mann?

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Reformer for public education

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Who was part of the Second Great Awakening?

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Charles G. Finney

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Who was part of the First Great Awakening?

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Jonathan Edwards

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In what reforms were women involved?

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temperance, abolition, and suffrage

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In what reforms was William Lloyd Garrison involved?

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abolition of slavery, woman's suffrage, and pacifism/no war

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What was the cause of most of the reform movements for equality?

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reformers' religious beliefs

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Were reforms accomplished more at the national or state levels during the Age of Jackson?

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state level

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Were the goals of the Seneca Falls Convention and Declaration of Rights and Sentiments accomplished during the Age of Jackson?

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No - women didn't get the right to vote until the 19th Amendment in 1919

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What were effects of the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. during the Age of Jackson?

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1) more interchangeable parts and mass production; 2) more workers in factories in urban areas/cities; 3) more cotton plantations and slaves; 4) more trade of goods across different sections of the U.S.

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What were Eli Whitney's main inventions?

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cotton gin and interchangeable parts

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In what state and region of the U.S. was the Lowell System?

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Massachusetts/New England

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Were women workers' efforts in the Lowell System among the important first steps in the women's rights movements?

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yes

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Did bosses in the Lowell System try to control women workers' lives outside of the work day?

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yes

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Did women working as part of the Lowell System have 12-hour days, excessive heat, darkness, and poor ventilation?

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yes

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Under the Lowell System were women treated as equally as men?

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no

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Did the Lowell System working women win their strike against their employers?

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no

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What was Manifest Destiny?

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the idea that God wanted the U.S. to extend west, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

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What is true about James K. Polk?

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1) President and "Mr. Manifest Destiny"; 2) great public speaker; 3) did not have many close friends; 4) served only one term as promised

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What were the Mexican-American War's causes?

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1) Manifest Destiny; 2) pro-slavery forces who wanted to expand slavery; 3) yeoman farmers who wanted more good farmland in the west

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Who opposed the Mexican-American War?

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Anti-slavery northern Whigs like Abraham Lincoln and abolitionists like Henry David Thoreau

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Which political party supported the Mexican-American War?

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Democrats, led by James K. Polk

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Did Henry David Thoreau refuse to pay taxes during the Mexican-American War?

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yes

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Did Henry David Thoreau think the majority is always correct?

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no

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According to Henry David Thoreau, do people value money or equality more?

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money

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According to Henry David Thoreau, how many people are needed to oppose effectively an unjust government?

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one

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Would Henry David Thoreau have participated in the American Revolution, and why?

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no because it was about money/economics and not equality

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Did Henry David Thoreau believe in the Declaration of Independence's ideas?

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yes

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In the 1830s and 1840s into what territories or states did many people move?

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Utah, California, and Oregon

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What future states did the U.S. gain in the Mexican Cession?

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California, Nevada, and Utah

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What was the cause of California's quick growth?

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discovery of gold

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Who was the Mormons' first leader?

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Joseph Smith

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Who was the Mormons' leader after Joseph Smith was killed?

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Brigham Young

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In what region/state did the Mormon faith begin?

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"Burned-Over District" of New York

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How did Mormons view Utah?

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as their "New Zion" or "City upon a Hill"

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How were Mormons treated before they arrived in Utah in states like Illinois and Ohio?

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they were persecuted terribly

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What was unique about Mormons' marriage policies in the 1800s?

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they practiced polygamy, marrying more than one person

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Why did Americans move westward during the Age of Jackson?

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1) claim land; 2) escape religious persecution; 3) jobs; 4) Christianize Native Americans and others

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The debates over the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions and Tariff of 1828 were a preview of to what conflict?

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Civil War

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How does the U.S. government generally view land?

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to be owned as private property

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How do Native Americans generally view land?

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land cannot be owned by one person; land is to be shared by all

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Who benefited from Manifest Destiny?

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common whites and slaveowners

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Who did not benefit from Manifest Destiny?

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Native Americans and slaves

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Were slave revolts a big issue during the Age of Jackson?

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yes

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What is separation between church and state?

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government cannot prohibit someone from voting or holding office because of his or her religious beliefs

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What separation of church and state increasing or decreasing during the Age of Jackson?

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increasing

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the United States, what issue delayed the annexation of Texas?

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the balance of free and slave states