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Andrew Jackson mockingly was referred to as “King Andrew the First” because of his

A
humble background.
B
displays of power.
C
military record.
D
aristocratic image.
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Which best states Thomas Jefferson’s attitude toward the conflict between Great Britain and France?

A
He supported the British.
B
He refused to support either side.
C
He supported military action against both sides.
D
He supported the French.
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In the 1700s, Anthony Benezet was a Quaker who

A
helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North.
B
brought the first enslaved workers to Pennsylvania.
C
organized the Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society.
D
ran auctions where enslaved people were purchased.
4

A political motive for the Alien and Sedition Acts was to

A
keep the Federalists in power.
B
increase the number of immigrants who voted.
C
elect a Democratic-Republican president.
D
motivate the country to support France.
5

Enslaved people who lived and worked in cities

A
sometimes worked in skilled trades.
B
were not treated as well as plantation workers.
C
cared for livestock and repaired buildings.
D
could not be bought or sold easily.
6

A long-term effect of the election of 1800 was

A
new duties for the vice president.
B
stricter laws about campaigning.
C
the decline of the Federalist Party.
D
an increase in John Adams’s power.
7

What put the United States in the middle of tensions between Britain and France in the early 1800s?

A
trade disputes
B
border disputes
C
tax disputes
D
land disputes
8

Which office did Henry Clay transform into a position of power?

A
Senator
B
Supreme Court Justice
C
President
D
Speaker of the House
9

Which of these happened during the Second Great Awakening?

A
Men became the driving force of the Temperance Movement.
B
William Lloyd Garrison grew the public education system.
C
Dorothea Dix improved the quality of life for the mentally ill.
D
Women began to preach in white churches.
10

Which US citizens were allowed to vote before 1820?

A
all white males and females over the age of 21
B
all white males over the age of 21
C
white males who owned property and paid taxes
D
white males who belonged to a political party
11

Who won the popular vote in the presidential election of 1824?

A
Andrew Jackson
B
William H. Crawford
C
Henry Clay
D
John Quincy Adams
12

What was one of the main messages of the Second Great Awakening?

A
People should convert to Catholicism.
B
People should separate church from their lives.
C
People should resist sinful behavior.
D
People should form labor unions.
13

What ability did Alexander Hamilton want the national bank to have?

A
the ability to loan money to private citizens
B
the ability to issue different types of money for businesses
C
the ability to issue foreign currency
D
the ability to lend money to the federal government
14

Andrew Jackson became the first US president to

A
refuse to take advantage of the spoils system.
B
veto laws that he did not personally like.
C
create limits on the power of the presidency.
D
court the influence of wealthy easterners.
15

How did Indigenous people react to white settlers in the Northwest Territory?

A
They fought with other Indigenous groups.
B
They moved out as settlers moved in.
C
They negotiated with the settlers.
D
They attacked settlements in retaliation.
16

Which best expresses Henry Clay’s opinion of the American System?

A
Henry Clay believed that the American System would benefit the entire nation and impact all regions.
B
Henry Clay believed that the American System would mostly benefit the cotton and tobacco plantations in the South.
C
Henry Clay believed that the American System would mostly benefit the manufacturing industries of the North.
D
Henry Clay believed that the American System would mostly benefit the grain-growing Midwest.

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