NC Final Exam Review #1

How did the outcome of the Mexican-American War, which added new lands toAmerica, increase sectional tensions throughout the 1850s?

• Southern farmers resented the wealth gained from California gold.
• Texas and California did not desire statehood, which angered New England politicians.
• Territorial expansion led to intense debates about the extension of slaveryinto the new areas.
• Agriculture became the dominant economic activity in the new areas, whichthreatened manufacturing interests.

How did the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)increase sectional tension in the United States?

• The decision supported the Missouri Compromise, which Southern farmersconsidered an unfair benefit for the West.
• The ruling emancipated slaves when taken into free territories, whichSouthern slave owners saw as an illegal seizure of their property.
• The decision struck down the power of Congress to prohibit slavery in theterritories, eliminating the economic advantages of Southern planters.
• The ruling declared that regardless of location, slaves were not citizens,which Northerners viewed as a violation of state law and human rights.

In what way did George Washington attempt to influence U.S. politics in his Farewell Address?

• He appointed his vice president, John Adams, to the presidency.
• He warned against foreign entanglements.
• He recommended a two-year term limit for the office of president.
• He appointed his vice president, John Adams, to the presidency.

What qualification did states generally require for voting in the United States prior to 1820?

• property ownership
• immigration status
• political party membership
• religious affiliation

What was the main foreign policy problem for the United States immediately before the War of 1812?

• violations of the neutrality of American ships
• attempts by the British to invade the United States from Canada
• refusal of France to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States
• closing of the port of New Orleans by the Spanish

In the United States prior to 1820, which was the primary conflict between white settlers and American Indians?

• navigation of the Mississippi River
• protection of animals
• conversion to Catholicism
• use of land

Which best describes Abraham Lincoln’s main goal at the beginning of the Civil War?

• preserving the Union
• punishing Confederate states
• emancipating slaves
• destroying the concept of states’ rights

Which group most strongly supported the idea of an early end to military reconstruction?

• Radical Republicans
• sharecropper
• recent immigrants
• southern Democrats

Which best explains the objective of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• o become the first Americans to navigate the Rio Grande River
• to destroy the power of American Indians along the Missouri River
• to defeat the French and take control of the Louisiana Territory for the United States
• to map and explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase

Which topic did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, the Hartford Convention, and the Webster Hayne debate over tariffs have in common?

• states’ rights
• individual liberties
• economic policy
• preservation of the Union