EXAM 3 DCUSH

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the nullification crisis

involved the fears of some slaveholders that the federal government might act against slavery

who was the president of the second bank of the united states in 1832?

Nicholas Biddle

the practice of giving a political office to someone based on party loyalty is called

the spoils system

which tactic did abolitionists use most often in the 1820s and 1840s?

presenting slavery as morally wrong

which is true of the texas revolt?

it resulted in the creation of the independent republic of texas

the gag rule

prevented Congress from hearing antislavery petitions

in the presidential election of 1824, who received the most votes but failed to win a majority of either the popular or electoral votes, thus requiring the House of Representatives to select a president?

Andrew Jackson

angelina and sarah grimke

were Pennsylvania-born Quakers whose religion compelled them to oppose slavery

burned-over districts were

in new york and ohio, where intense revivals occured

which is true of slave communities in the american south

the slave church was the center of community on large plantations

which is true of james k polk?

he is considered the first “dark horse” presidential candidate

what did andrew jackson symbolize to most americans during the “age of jackson”?

the triumph of political democracy

dorothea dix devoted much time to the crusade for the

construction of humane mental hospitals for the insane

who questioned president polk’s right to declare war by introducing a resolution to congress requesting that the president specify the precise spot where blood had first been shed?

abraham lincoln

what statement is true of the temperance movement?

the Americans temperance society hoped to stop americans from consuming alcohol altogether

in his speech about fourth of july, how did fredrick douglass critque the founding of the united states?

the american revolution was a good starting point for principles of freedom

which provided the first significant career opportunity for women in the 19th century

common schools

which statement is true regarding the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo?

the treaty ceded California and present-day new mexico, arizona, nevada, and utah to the united states

what was the source of conflict between the mexican government and american settlers in texas in the 1820s and 1830s?

mexico had abolished slavery, but many american settlers were practicing slavery in texas

why was henry clay charged with orchestrating a “corrupt bargain” during the 1824 election?

he cast his vote for Adams in the presidential election in return for a cabinet

in 1855, an enslaved woman in missouri named celia killed her enslaver while resisting his sexual assault. state law deemed “any woman” in such circumstances to be acting in self-defense. the court

sentenced celia to death because she was considered property, not legally a “woman”

which is true of the “colonization” of freed slaves before 1830?

some african-americans emigrated to liberia to enjoy rights they didnt have in america

which is true regarding Christianity in slave culture?

slaveholders emphasized biblical teachings about obdience

what role did attitudes toward race have in the territory acquired from the mexican war?

only poeple classified as whites gained full rights

which statement is true about the labor that enslaved people did?

the large majority of enslaved women and men worked in the fields

in the early 1840s, a large increase in the migration of American settlers west of the Mississippi river was sparked by

the economic depression that began in 1837

the north carolina-born free black whose An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World won widespread attention was

david walker

the fugitive slave act of 1850

gave new powers to federal officers to override local laws enforcement

on the eve of the civil war, approximately how much of the world’s cotton supply came from the southern united states?

75 percent

what did reformers commonly believe about prisons and asylums?

that they could rehabilitate individuals and then release them back into society

why could someone that the north was complicit in the expansion of slavery?

northen factory demand for cotton steadily increased

which of the following is a true statement relative to the upper south and lower south?

The Upper South did not initially join the Lower South in seceding from the Union

what contribution did sorjurner truth make to the women’s rights movement?

she urged a focus on the plight of poor and working class women.

by the time of jackson’s presidency, politics

often emphasized individual politicians with mass followings and popular nicknames

the california gold rush turned ______ into perhaps the world’s most diverse city.

san francisco

what triggered the panic of 1837?

jackson’s war on the national bank

which did southern leaders hope to gain by making the texas territory part of the united states?

the territory could potentially be turned into several slave states

which statement is true about slave families?

slave families were in constant danger of being broken apart by sale

The Seneca Falls Convention’s Declaration of Sentiments was modeled after

the declaration of independence

What was true of the South and slavery in the 19th-century America?

the old south had developed into the largest and most powerful slave society in the modern world

which statement is true about indian removal in the 1820s and 1830s?

The increasing profitability of cotton motivated the United States to intensify efforts to seize Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw lands in order to expand cotton cultivation

the northern opponents of the compromise of 1850

received a boost from president zachary taylor

what was the significance of the controversy over peggy eaton?

it marked a shifting role for women in the public sphere

in his Cherokee nation v. Georgia opinion, Chief Justice John Marshall stated that

indians were wards of the federal government

How did the California Gold Rush affect the California population?

treasure seekers from around the world created a population with remarkable ethnic diversity

How did the Second Great Awakening influence American society?

it inspired some to combat the sins of society, such as alcoholism

The “American System”

proposed providing federal financing of internal improvements, such as roads and canals

Whose 1840 presidential campaign portrayed him as a common man who was born in a long cabin?

William Henry Harrison

During the Mexican War

for the first time, U.S troops occupied a foreign capital

What position did Andrew Jackson take during the nullification crisis?

States did not have the right to secede and threaten the rest of the union