Benchmark 2 2024

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The cartoon above, depicting President Andrew Jackson, was published in 1833. The cartoon reflects the opinion that President Jackson was

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Abusing the power of the presidency

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How is the information in the table related to the Missouri Compromise?

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The Missouri Compromise maintained the balance of power in the Senate

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Jacksonian Democracy

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The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males

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What were the main components of Henry Clay's American System?

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High tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements

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How did James K Polk fulfill Manifest Destiny?

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By expanding the territory of the United States through the annexation of Texas, the Oregon Treaty, and the Mexican-American War.

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How did the Compromise of 1850 arise out of territorial expansion and population growth?

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The Compromise of 1850 arose out of territorial expansion and population growth as a way to address the issue of slavery in the newly acquired territories.

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What was one Northern objection to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850? Options: The seizure of escaped African Americans was allowed in free states, The Underground Railroad system would shut down

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The seizure of escaped African Americans was allowed in free states

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How did the Compromise of 1850 & Kansas-Nebraska Act overturn the Missouri Compromise?

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They allowed slavery to exist above the 36'30 line through "popular soverignty".

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Which category would best include the following events:
- Nullification Crisis
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Dred Scott Decision
- Election of Lincoln (1860)?

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Causes of sectional conflict

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How did the South react to Abraham Lincoln's election as President in 1860?

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Seven Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America