American History SOL Practice

1. American History SOL Practice Age of Jackson & Manifest Destiny

2. At times, the United States Government has passed protective tariffs to encourage foreign trade help the nation’s manufacturers reduce the cost of consumer goods improve the quality of goods

3. A major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to discourage United States trade with Latin America defend the Panama Canal from Great Britain prevent further European colonization in the Caribbean region provide economic aid to Latin American nations

4. During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the spoils system resulted in federal laws being nullified by the states elected officials rewarding their supporters with government jobs all free males being given the right to vote the end of political corruption in the federal government

5. One way in which the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) and the South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification (1832) are similar is that each claimed that individual states have the right to interpret federal laws formed part of the unwritten constitution supported the federal government’s power to declare war provided a way for new states to enter the Union

6. During the early 1800s, which factor contributed the most to the start of the Industrial Revolution in the United States? a restriction on European immigration the end of the slave labor system an abundance of natural resources the availability of electricity

7. What was an immediate effect of the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825? Prices increased for food products along the Atlantic Coast. Farmers could more easily ship grain to eastern markets. A territorial conflict began with Canada over the Great Lakes. Railroads were forced to reduce their shipping rates.

8. "Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri To Enter Union" (1820)"California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850)"Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854)Which issue is reflected in these headlines? • enactment of protective tariffs • extension of slavery • voting rights for minorities • universal public education

9. The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance for the United States because it reduced British control of North America focused the United States on westward expansion extended United States control over Mexico decreased tensions with Native American Indians

10. During the early 1800s, the United States placed few restrictions on immigration because the Constitution did not allow restrictions labor unions welcomed the new workers southern landowners needed additional workers the industrial economy was creating new jobs

11. Before the Civil War, the principle of popular sovereignty was proposed as a means of allowing states to secede from the Union permitting voters to nullify federal laws deciding the legalization of slavery in a new state overturning unpopular decisions of the Supreme Court

12. As the United States acquired more land between 1803 and 1850, controversy over these territories focused on the need for schools and colleges failure to conserve natural resources expansion of slavery construction of transcontinental railroads

13. The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was mainly concerned with ending slavery in all the states reducing consumption of alcoholic beverages improving treatment of the mentally ill expanding women’s rights

14. I.____________________________________ A. Nullification crisisB. Kansas-Nebraska ActC. Dred Scott v. SanfordD. Election of Lincoln (1860) Which heading best completes the partial outline? Foreign Policies of the United States Government Policies Toward Native American Indians Consequences of Manifest Destiny Causes of Sectional Conflict

15. In 1862, the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act were passed primarily to achieve Northern victory in the Civil War develop the Midwest and western parts of the country improve the lives of freed slaves expand overseas markets to Asia and Europe

16. The Louisiana Purchase initially presented a dilemma for President Thomas Jefferson because he believed it would lead to war with Great Britain bankrupt the new nation force Native American Indians off their lands violate his strict constructionist view of the Constitution

17. The rapid westward migration caused by the discovery of gold in California led directly to the start of the Civil War the adoption of the Compromise of 1850 increased trade through the Panama Canal control of the United States Senate by the slave states

18. Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire to limit the number of immigrants entering the country control the area located east of the Appalachian Mountains expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean warn European countries against colonizing Latin America

19. In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between proslavery and antislavery groups Spanish landowners and new American settlers Chinese and Irish railroad workers Native American Indians and white settlers