The main reason the West did not form into a single regional voting bloc in the early nineteenth century was that __________. A) it was too diverse economically B) western states lacked efficient spokesmen C) too few people lived in the West for a regional identity to take hold D) migrants to the West brought […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Missouri Compromise revealed that __________. A) slavery was becoming a moral as well as a political issue B) Northerners had no interest in slavery as long as it was not in their states C) the balance between western and eastern states had become a political issue D) Henry Clay did not deserve his reputation […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most important export crops of the American colonial period were __________. A) sugar, rice, and tobacco B) indigo, sugar, and sorghum C) cotton, tobacco, and rice D) tobacco, rice, and indigo ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
One of the most common violations of the southern paternalistic code of behavior was __________. A) plantation mistress cruelty to house servants B) sexual abuse of female slaves by their masters C) economic fraud against slaves D) defiance of their husbands by plantation mistresses ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In an effort to control its African American population, Charleston city officials __________. A) reenslaved free blacks B) made blacks wear badges C) banned the migration of blacks from the countryside to the city D) required all blacks to join white churches ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What did the Constitution have to say about slavery? Did the literal language of the Constitution justify Southerners’ confidence in the legality of slavery? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: rebellion; three-fifths clause; the slave trade; fugitive slaves; implied versus literal support
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Second American Party System __________. A) started in 1824 B) continues to the present day C) was based on sharp sectional differences between the parties D) lasted only until 1840 ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Before 1800, most of the original thirteen states had __________. A) abolished slavery B) limited the vote to property owners or taxpayers C) no formal constitution D) instituted an income tax ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1830s and 1840s, most __________ favored expansion, Indian removal, and the freedom to do what they wanted on the frontier. A) Federalists B) Republicans C) Democrats D) Whigs ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
As an early 1800s Cincinnati merchant, you were most likely to be financing __________. A) cotton textile manufacturing B) canal construction C) steamboat construction D) railroads ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
