SSUSH 6/7 Review

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Which two movements grew out of the Second Great Awakening? A. public education and nativism, B. nativism and women's rights, C. women's rights and temperance, D. temperance and public education

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women's rights and temperance

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What question caused tensions between the federal government and the South Carolina state government during the Nullification Crisis? Options: A. Can Congress regulate the practice of slavery in territories of the United States? B. Do state governors or the president have ultimate authority over state militias? C. Is a state required to abide by a federal law that the state believes is unconstitutional? D. Are citizens of states that have outlawed slavery required to abide by the Fugitive Slave Act?

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Is a state required to abide by a federal law that the state believes is unconstitutional?

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Which policy or movement is the Erie Canal associated with? A. the American System, B. the Great Awakening, C. the Monroe Doctrine, D. the Northwest Ordinance

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the American System

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How did the events of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 impact American politics?

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Andrew Jackson became a national hero for his role in the battle, paving the way for his career in public office and eventual presidency.

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Why did many people oppose the passage of the Sedition Act of 1798? A. It threatened the rule of law. B. It threatened freedom of speech. C. It threatened people's right to due process. D. It threatened the separation of church and state.

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It threatened freedom of speech.

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What was one goal of the Monroe Doctrine?

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to establish US dominance over the Western Hemisphere

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Why was President Andrew Jackson opposed to a national bank?

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He believed it favored the interests of the wealthy.

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How did the War of 1812 benefit the United States economically? Options: A. The nation acquired territory in the Pacific that helped to facilitate trade with Asia. B. Newly independent Latin American nations sought to establish ties to the United States. C. France agreed to end its efforts to disrupt US shipping that had hindered trade with Europe. D. Domestic manufacturing expanded significantly due to foreign blockades of the Atlantic Coast.

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Domestic manufacturing expanded significantly due to foreign blockades of the Atlantic Coast.

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Use the map of the Trail of Tears to answer the question: What does it illustrate? Options: A. the expansion of executive authority under George Washington, B. drought conditions throughout the Great Plains region, C. the continued westward expansion of the United States, D. rising tensions between the United States and Great Britain

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the continued westward expansion of the United States

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Which American policy does the Trail of Tears represent? Options: A. the restriction of immigrants from Asia following the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, B. the opening of western frontier lands for settlers following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, C. the forced relocation of American Indians to reservations following the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, D. the building of railroads on land previously held by American Indians following the passage of the Pacific Railway Acts of the 1860s

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the forced relocation of American Indians to reservations following the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830