History Tests Multiple Choice every test except 15-16
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- Why did the United States hesitate to annex Texas once it became independent?
- They did not want to deal with the slavery issue
- Democracy in the Jacksonian era was based on
- White manhood suffrage
- what did Andrew Jackson strongly support
- Absolute majority rule
- Why was the Embargo Act Repealed
- It proved to be ineffective against France and Great Britain, and it hurt America's economy also
- What was Andrew Jackson's nickname
- Old Hickory
- When Jefferson learned that Spain had ceded Lousiana to France, he feared that France might
- close New Orleans to American Trade
- What did Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807 cause
- Smuggling increase
- What did Andrew Jackson think about the United States congress
- It acted like an aristocracy
- What precedent did the western territories and states set in the early 1800s
- Outlawing Slavery
- The Battle of New Orleans in 1815 was
- Fought after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent
- What was andrew Jackon's policy for Native Americans
- Total removal and relocation to the west
- not taking sides
- neutral
- What issue did President Jackson act clearly in favor of a strong federal government
- Nullification Crisis
- What river was the boundary between Texas and Mexico, according to the Texans
- The Rio Grande River
- powers not specifically stated in the Constitution
- implied powers
- A court order requiring specific action
- writ of mandimus
- Federalists opposed the purchase of Lousiana primarily because they
- Abhorred all dealings with France
- The government of the Republi of Texas named this man as commander in chief of the Texas army
- Sam Houston
- The Webster-Hayne Debate basically involved
- The nullification of federal laws
- The decisive battle of the Creek War was
- The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
- Who was the US President when the Lousiana Territory was added
- Thomas Jefferson
- The first significant sea victory for the Americans was
- the Constitution v. Guerriere
- What helped the united States in the early years of the War of 1812
- The British were also fighting the French
- Who said it? "The Union - next to our liberty - most dear."
- John C. Calhoun
- What was not a major principle of Jacksonian Democracy
- Oppose the forced removal of Indians off their lands
- What strategy did South Carolina's leaders use against the tariff
- They declared that the tariff was not valid in their state
- Who opposed the Bank of the United States
- Andrew Jackson
- In what treaty did the Spanish give up any claim to Oregon
- Adams-Onis Treaty
- How will Zebulon Pike most likely be remembered throughout US history?
- He was the founder of Pike's Peak in Colorado
- The first Americans to reach Oregon country were
- Fur Traders
- Captain James Lawrence told his men, "Don't give up the ship!" during the
- Battle of Chesapeake v. Shannon
- For fur traders and trappers this was the high point of the year
- Rendezvous
- Who ran the log cabin campaign
- William Harrison
- Who led the spanish forces against the rebelling Texans
- Santa Anna
- The great leader Tecumseh was killed in the
- Battle of Thames
- prohibits trade with another country
- embargo
- Who led the US troops across the Nueces River and held the boundary at the Rio Grande
- Zachary B. Taylor
- What was the primary reason for Jackon's Policy for Native Americans
- To make more room for settlers
- paper notes given by government to those from whom it has borrowed money
- bonds
- Jefferson thought government should do all of these except
- collect an income tax
- How did Andrew Jackson eventually destroy the Bank of the United States
- He vetoed the bill to renew the bank's charter
- Status quo ante bellum means
- The status of the country after the war is the same as it was before the war
- This amendment to the constitution requires electors to vote for the President and the Vice PResident on separate ballots
- Twelth Amendment
- To withdraw from
- secede
- What was not one of the effects of the new tariff that southerners feared?
- It decreased the demand for American-made cloth
- To preserve people's liberties the Republicans looked to
- The states
- The Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court who presided over Marbury vs. Madison, establishing judicial review was
- John Marshall
- This American Sailor was taken captive by the barbary pirates, so he burned the ship "Philadelphia" so that the Barbary Pirates could not use it
- Stephen Decatur
- What term refers to the idea that a state could outlaw or refuse to obey a law passed by congress
- Nullification
- Both of these interfered with American neutrality
- The Milan Decree and the Orders in Council
- Jackson as President distinguished himself for his
- use of the veto
- With the death of this great leader, hopes for a Native American Confederacy died
- Tecumseh
- The Burning of Washington D.C. is considered the turning point of the War of 1812 by most historians. This is true because
- Americans finally realized their existense as a Republic was at stake
- Among the first settlers of the Oregon Country after the trappers were
- Missionaries
- What did land speculation and insufficient gold and silver cause?
- Panic of 1837
- The bloodiest battle of the War of 1812 was the
- Battle of Lundy's Lane
- Andrew Jackson proclaimed himself to be the
- Champion of the common man
- What was the intention of Jackson's policy of Indian removal
- Helping the economy
- On what continent are the Barbary Coast states found
- Africa
- Because of this man, Napoleon Bonaparte was forced to abandon his plans for an American empire in North America
- Toussaint L'Ouverture
- With this event the United States mainland reached its present size
- The Gadsden Purchase
- who was "The Great Compromiser"
- Henry Clay
- What was not proposed at the Hartford Convention
- Congressmen should be limited to one term
- taxes on foreign imported goods
- Customs duties
- What was the issue behind the Webster-Hayne Debate
- Nullification
- Who was responsible for settling americans in Mexico
- Stephen Austin
- Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by John Adams
- John Marshall
- What term refers to a tax on goods brough into the country from foreign lands
- Tariff
- What area of disagreement was a main factor in the development of political parties in the United States
- Economic Policy
- Who said it? "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."
- Andrew Jackson
- Use of language to stir up rebellion against a country
- sedition
- This commander destroyed British naval forces on Lake Erie
- Oliver Hazard Perry
- the Louisiana Purchase bothered Jefferson because
- The Constitution did not give the government power to acquire foreign territory
- Great Britain and the United States resolved the Oregon issue by setting the boundary between them at this degree of latitude
- 54 degree of latitude
- The Supreme Court ruled that William Marbury could not be given his commission because
- The Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional
- In 1848 gold was discovered at
- The American River
- After he became president, why did Andrew Jackson replace so many people in government offices
- He wanted to repay all the people who made donations to his campaign
- What was the largest single migration in American history
- Mormons' trek to Utah
- Beginning in 1806, the British Orders in Council
- Restricted Trade with Europe
- Which president put off the question of annexing Texas because he did not want to deal with the slavery issue?
- Andrew Jackson
- Which was not part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
- US outlawed slavery in new territories
- How did Tripoli respond to President Jefferon's refusal to pay more tribute?
- Chopped down the American Flagpole
- The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799 suggested that states might
- Nullify Federal Laws
- ceremony of installing a person in office
- inauguration
- Who burned the Philadelphia(the ship) in the Tripoli Harbor
- The Americans
- What was not a reason Congress declared war on Great Britain
- British set fire to the White House
- How much money did the United States pay for the Louisiana Purchase?
- Fifteen million
- This treaty ended the War of 1812
- Treaty of Ghent
- let the people do as they choose
- laissez-faire
- What did the Treaty of Ghent fail to do
- Resolve the issues
- Who did the southerners look to for leadership in their fight against the new tariff?
- John C. Calhoun
- Public Opposition to the War of 1812 in the United States was
- Strongest in New England
- The United States insisted this formed the Texas-Mexico border
- The Rio Grande River
- How was the south Carolina nullification Controversy finally settled
- Congress compromised and passed a revised tariff bill
- The Democratic-Republicans believed in strong state governments and
- Rule by the people
- Which Country did not claim Oregon in the early 1800s
- France
- Which tribe put up a strong resistance to Jackson's policy in Florida
- Seminole
- The Lewis and Clark expedition left from where
- St. Louis
- What term refers to the withdrawal of states from the Union
- secession
- What term does not describe Andrew Jackson
- Aristocrat
- Why weren't the Cherokee helped by the Supreme Court's decision in their favor
- Jackson refused to enforce it
- What term refers to the idea that states should have the final say on matters that affect their citizens
- States' Rights
- Henry Clay and John Calhoun were known as
- War Hawks
- Americans wanted this Mexican territory because it provided access to the Pacific Ocean
- California
- What country represented the largest group of Asian immigrants to come to America
- china
- Tecumseh tried to
- unite all tribes of the Mississippi River Valley
- What was the nickname for the group of men in Congress who wanted a second war with Great Britain
- War Hawks
- What was the purpose of the Hartford Convention
- To make an alliance with the British
- Who was known as the "Father of Texas"
- Moses Austin
- the Hartford Convetion of 1814
- Was an attempt to restore New England's leadership
- Favoring one side of an issue
- partisan
- Spanish-speaking settlers in Texas were known as
- Tejanos
- Which American general surrendered at the capture of Detroit without firing a shot
- General William Hull
- What election was known as a "corrupt bargain"
- Election of 1824
- The main reason Congress passed the Naturalization Act was to
- Deny Republicans the support of Irish and French refugees
- right to sail the seas and not take sides
- neutral rights
- The two possessions most valued by westward-bound settlers
- Axe and rifle
- Who was the American governor of the Indiana Territory
- William Henry Harrison
- Who said it? "To the victor goes the spoils."
- William Marcy
- What was not a way that andrew Jackson's first two runs for president were alike
- In both elections the final decision was made bu the house of Representatives
- What politician from South Carolina opposed Jackson's position on states' rights
- John C. Calhoun
- favored rule by wealthy class
- Federalists
- Meeting where a political party will choose candidates to run for office
- caucus
- Who said it? "Our federal union...must be preserved."
- Andrew Jackson
- On which of the following issues did PResident Jackson act clearly in favor of states' rights
- Indian Removal Act
- Who was defeated at the Battle of New Orleans
- Pakenham
- Which military leader fought for independence for California
- John C. Fremont
- In what Oregon valley did most americans settle
- Williamette valley
- An important factor behind Jackson's election as President in 1828 was the
- "corrupt bargain" charge
- The final decision of who had been elected in 1800 was made by
- The House of Representatives
- This united the entire country against Great Britain
- The Chesapeake affair
- Marcus and Narcissa Whitman moved to Oregon for what reason
- To bring Christianity to Native Americans
- What was (probably) the most famous battle between the Texans and Mexicans
- The Battle of the Alamo
- Person who is not a citizen of the country that he lives in
- alien
- to stop US ships and seize American sailors, forcing them to work on British ships
- impressment
- How did Andrew Jackson's military service help him win the presidency
- It produced a large and influential group of supporters
- Where were mose Indians living east of the Mississippi river forced to move
- Oklahoma Territory
- The Webster-Hayne Debate revealed differences in opinion between the president and the
- Vice President
- Who said it? Mexico has "shed American blood on American soil."
- James K. Polk
- This was one of the buldings burned by the British
- The Capitol
- The Jacksonian "revolution of 1828" revealed that political power was
- Shifting to the Western States
- What 2 countries were involved in the Leopard v. Chesapeake affair
- United States and Great Britain
- What General led the Native americans west on the Trail of Tears
- General Winfield Scott
- this Tennessee backwoodsman lost his life at the Alamo
- Davy Crockett
- Who was the first American trader to reach Santa Fe
- William Becknell
- What did congress pass in 1828 that infuriated many southerners
- A high protective Tariff
- The Supreme court reviewing and ruling on acts of other branches of the government is called
- Judicial Review
- Who was refered to in "I could throw him 3 times out of 4, but he never stayed throwed"
- Andrew Jackson
- AKA "The Great Compromiser" this man was also a War Hawk
- Henry Clay
- With whom did the Seminoles join forces as they fought against forced removal from their land
- run-away slaves
- The British burned Washington D.C. because
- They wanted revenge for the defeat on Lake Erie
- Santa Anna was captured in this battle
- The Battle of the Alamo
- Who moved the Mormons to Utah
- Brigham Young
- How was Andrew Jackson different from those who were president before him
- He was the first president from the West
- Captain Oliver Hazard Perry sent the message that "We have met the enemy and they are ours!" from the
- Battle of Lake Erie
- this law made it illegal to criticize government
- Sedition Act
- Over which issue did Jackson and calhoun disagree
- States' Rights
- The 5 civilized tribes were
- Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, Cherokee, and Chickasaw
- Who said it? "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseperable."
- Daniel Webster
- Where was the national anthem written
- Fort McHenry
- Who invented the Cherokee Alphabet
- Sequoyah
- The Native American threat to the United States was ended by the
- Battle of Thames
- The decision in Marbury v. Madison helped establish
- principal of judicial review
- What trive was on the Trail of Tears
- Cherokee
- this man urged Native Americans to return to the customs of their ancestors
- Prophet
- In what way was Andrew Jackson different from his presidential predecessors
- He was a westerner