1. SAGER – AMERICAN HISTORY I
UNIT 5 TEST REVIEW
SAGER – AMERICAN HISTORY I

2. WARM UP – APRIL 14
REVIEW OF YESTERDAY’S NOTES– Answer these on a clean sheet of paper, if you need the study guide it is on the front table:
1. Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of United States?
2. What Party was formed in opposition to Jackson? Who formed it? What other political party does the newly formed party resemble? (Think about the Constitution)
3. What did the collapse of the Bank of US lead to?

3. STUDY GUIDE QUIZ Number 1 -20
You can use your study guide to take the quiz

4. 1. President Andrew Jackson used the spoils system to:
(A) Stop the westward expansion of slavery
(B) Strengthen the military for national defense
(C) Reward loyal political supporters
(D) Destroy the Bank of the United States

5. 2. The Nullification Theory stated all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) The United States can only survive if the states are unified
(B) The Constitution exists because all the states agreed on the powers it allowed to both federal and state governments
(C) The federal government is given the right to send military force into a state if a state refuses to pay taxes
(D) If a state deems a federal law to be unconstitutional, then the state can nullify or reject the law

6. 3. In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because:
(A) White settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived
(B) Native American Indians were attacking southern cities
(C) He wanted to punish Native American Indians for their political opposition
(D) He sought complete control of Texas by the United States

7. 4. The decision of the Supreme Court in McCulloch v
4. The decision of the Supreme Court in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) was mportant because it:
(A) Clarified constitutional limits on the right to bear arms
(B) Denied slaves the right to sue in federal courts
(C) Increased the power of the federal government over the states
(D) Upheld funding for the Erie Canal

8. 5. Between 1800 and 1830, the National Road and the Erie Canal were built to connect which regions?
(A) Atlantic Coast and Midwest
(B) South and New England
(C) Pacific Coast and Gulf Coast
(D) Great Plains and Rocky Mountains

9. 6. Which document was issued primarily to prevent European nations from future colonization in Latin America?
(A) Jay Treaty (1795)
(B) Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
(C) Embargo Act (1807)
(D) Monroe Doctrine (1823)

10. 7. What compromise did Henry Clay propose for admitting Missouri to the Union?
(A) Admit Missouri as a free state and allow slavery in all other new states from that time forward
(B) Admit Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state
(C) Admit Missouri as a slave state and ban slavery in all other new states from that time forward
(D) Admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

11. 8. The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to:
(A) Stake a claim to Mexican territory
(B) Limit European influence in the Americas
(C) Force the British out of the Oregon Territory
(D) Establish full control over Canada

12. 12. President Jackson believed that the best way to handle land disputes between Native Americans and white settlers was to:
(A) Deny white settlers rights to the disputed territories
(B) Devise compromises in which whites and Native Americans shared the lands. 
(C) Divide the lands evenly between the whites and the Native Americans.  (D) Remove Indians entirely from lands sought by settlers. 

13. 13. President Andrew Jackson used the spoils system to:
(A) Attack the Tariff of Abominations
(B) Reward supporters with United States government jobs
(C) Win support for construction of the Erie Canal
(D) Gain passage of the Indian Removal Act

14. 14. The “Panic of 1837” was in large part precipitated by:
(A) Fears of a war with Mexico over disputed territories
(B) Andrew Jackson’s Bank War
(C) Unrestricted land speculation in the new territories west of the Mississippi River
(D) Fears of a war Britain over disputed territory along the Canadian border

15. 15. The Nullification Crisis of 1832 revolved around:
(A) The Supreme Court’s right to nullify any antislavery legislation
(B) The right of Congress to override a presidential veto
(C) States’ rights to overrule or disallow any federal legislation they found unacceptable or deemed unconstitutional
(D) The refusal of state militias to submit themselves to federal control in time of war

16. 16. Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality (1793), Jefferson’s Embargo Act of (1807) and the Monroe Doctrine were all efforts to:
(A) Avoid political conflicts with European Nations
(B) Directly support European revolutions
(C) Aid Great Britain in its war against France
(D) Promote Military alliances

17. 17. Which Supreme Court decision is most closely associated with the Trail of Tears?
(A) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
(B) Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
(C) Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
(D) Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

18. 18. When Andrew Jackson’s enemies spoke of the “Kitchen Cabinet” they were referring to:
(A) Several state governors who supported Jackson
(B) A number of persons of low social standing, including the former cook, who were appointed by Jackson to the high cabinet position
(C) A group of Jackson supporters in the US Senate
(D) A group of old friends appointed as advisors of the President

19. 19. The document that stated that the U. S
19. The document that stated that the U.S. would stay out of European affairs if Europe stayed out the Western Hemisphere. (A). Monroe Doctrine (B). Declaration of Independence (C) Onis – Adams Treaty (D) Jay’s Treaty

20. 20. The Term coined by Jacksonians when referring to how John Quincy Adams “stole” the presidency by making a deal with Henry Clay (A) Kitchen Cabinet (B) Spoils System (C) The Corrupt Bargain (D) Onis – Adams Treaty