U.S. History I Final

In the early years of canal and railroad travel, what advantage did railroads offer?

• Cost

• Safety

• Speed

• Comfort

The main concern during the Mexican-American War was:

• The California border

• The issue of slavery in Texas

• Southern border of Texas

• Impressment of American sailors

Although the enslaved were limited in what they were allowed to do, they still found ways to protest their enslaver and escape enslavement. What are the method(s)?

• Cornrows (braids)

• Songs

• Underground Railroads

• All of the above

What idea does the image below illustrate?

• Transcendentalism

• Manifest Destiny

• The Monroe Doctrine

• Social Reform

The Cherokee Nation took their case to the Supreme Court after the government tried to take their land. Who did the Supreme Court agree with?

• The Cherokee Nation

• The United States government

• The state of Georgia

• The President

Before the Louisiana Purchase, there was a relative balance of power between “slave states” and “free states”. The inclusion of which state in the United States threatened this balance of power?

• New Jersey

• New York

• Oklahoma

• Missouri

President Andrew Jackson once claimed that forcing Native Americans off their lands would protect them from further violence. However, this very action is often considered to be violence against Native Americans. Which of the following could have been a better solution to the issue at hand?

• Banning settlers from entering Native Zones

• Forcing settlers to only live in cities

• Encouraging trade between Natives and Settlers

• Banning Natives from entering Settler Zones

During the period studied, enslavement and states' rights were two very important political issues. Which combination of these two issues was the most common during the time period?

• Pro-Slavery and Less-States Rights

• Anti-Slavery and More-States Rights

• Pro-Slavery and No-States Rights

• Pro-Slavery and More-States Rights

Which of the following was a key goal of the school reform movement of the 1830s in the United States?

• Expanding higher education opportunities for the wealthy elite

• Establishing free public education for all children

• 1. Limiting education to religious institutions only

• 1. Eliminating public schools in favor of private tutoring

Which of the following was a major reason for the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States during the 1800s?

• Immigrants were seen as a threat to American jobs and culture.

• The U.S. government encouraged immigrants to take over businesses.

• Immigrants refused to assimilate and lived in complete isolation.

• Immigrants over populated urban areas causing people to have to relocate