The Constitution was framed by __________. A) political and social radicals B) lawyers, farmers, and artisans C) white male elites D) a true cross-section of American society ANSWER Answer: C
Where did Spain build a chain of missions to protect their rich colony of Mexico? A) Texas B) Colorado River C) Alaska D) Alta California ANSWER Answer: D
At the Hartford Convention, representatives from five New England states __________. A) insisted states could nullify unconstitutional federal actions B) sought a revision of the Constitution C) passed a secession resolution to go into effect by 1815 D) condemned the terms of the Treaty of Ghent ANSWER Answer: A
The Adams-Onàs Treaty gave the United States possession of __________. A) Oregon B) Alta California C) Maine D) Florida ANSWER Answer: D
Why did the policy of “peaceable coercion” fail? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: neutrality; economic warfare; the Napoleonic Wars; relations with France and Britain
One reason for the persistence of slavery in the South was that __________. A) a child born of a slave was legally a slave B) the international slave trade grew rapidly after 1808 C) free blacks were seized and enslaved D) Indian slaves replaced black slaves after 1808 ANSWER Answer: A
Although free blacks in the North could not, many blacks in the South, both free and slave, worked __________. A) in professions like medicine and law B) in skilled trades like carpentering and blacksmithing C) as butlers and valets D) in domestic service ANSWER Answer: B
The term “plain folk” was used to refer to __________. A) the urban middle class B) planters C) yeoman farmers D) the landless poor ANSWER Answer: C
Jackson vetoed the Maysville Road Bill of 1830 mainly because __________. A) he disapproved of any federal funding for internal improvements B) the nation did not have an urgent need for additional transportation C) he felt that corrupt government contractors would destroy the project D) it was sponsored by his rival, Clay ANSWER Answer: […]
Jackson’s presidential style might best be described as __________. A) confrontational and controversial B) supportive of consensus building C) low key and aversive to conflict D) traditional and conservative ANSWER Answer: A