Jackson to West Essentials

Abraham Lincoln’s 1858 warning that “a house divided against itself cannot stand” referred to sectional differences over the 

• treatment of Native American Indians 
• issue of slavery
• funding for internal improvements
• treaties with European nations

What was a common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution?

•  punishing the South for seceding from the Union
• granting basic rights to formerly enslaved persons
• allowing the states to veto federal laws
• creating a “separate but equal” society

One way in which Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Sojourner Truth are similar is that they all supported the

• abolitionist movement
• passage of Black Codes
• nullification theory of States rights
• plantation system in the South

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 were attempts by the federal government to

• limit immigration from Europe
• reduce the conflict over slavery
• settle border disputes with Mexico
• control the migration of settlers to new western territories

The Homestead Act of 1862 was important to the expansion of the United States because it provided

• land for agricultural colleges
• assistance to sharecroppers in the South
• free land to settlers in the West
• land grants for construction of transcontinental railroads

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. ____________________________________________
A. Disputes over tariff rates
B. Introduction of slavery into the territories
C. Demands of abolitionists
D. Disagreements over States rights

• Reasons for the American System
• Successes of Third Political Parties
• Causes of Sectionalism
• Justifications for Economic Reform

The “separate but equal” doctrine established by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) upheld the legality of 

• woman’s suffrage in state elections 
• the activities of the Ku Klux Klan
• racial segregation in public facilities 
• restrictions on voting rights of African Americans

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. ___________________________________
A. Missouri Compromise
B. Compromise of 1850
C. Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Rise of Sectionalism
• Impact of Industrialization
• Examples of Religious Revivalism
• Events Leading to the Mexican War

Literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and poll taxes were enacted by Southern States to

• limit the movement of African Americans
• restrict the voting rights of African Americans
• improve the social status of African Americans
• expand educational opportunities for African Americans

What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act of 1887 regarding Native American Indians? 

• assimilating Native American Indians into mainstream American life 
• increasing the size of Native American Indian reservations 
• promoting Native American Indian languages and cultures
• strengthening Native American Indian tribal governments