AnswersHSSUS US History Sem 1 26-27A New Nation

Sectionalism in the United States Answers

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Why was the Seneca Falls Convention important?

A
It received a great deal of positive publicity in the newspapers.
B
Women gained the right to vote within a year after the convention.
C
It helped inspire the creation of the women’s rights movement in America.
D
It led to immediate changes in the unfair laws that limited women’s rights.
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Which of the following became secretary of state as part of the “corrupt bargain” of 1824?

A
John Quincy Adams
B
Henry Clay
C
Andrew Jackson
D
William Lloyd Garrison
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How did revival meetings bring new energy to reform churches during the Second Great Awakening?

A
The meetings were loud and exciting.
B
The meetings were led by Protestants.
C
The meetings were angry and defiant.
D
The meetings were led by Catholics.
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Which of the following best explains the outcome of the 1828 presidential election?

A
John Quincy Adams was popular, and Andrew Jackson ran a weak campaign.
B
John Quincy Adams was unpopular, and Andrew Jackson ran a strong campaign.
C
John Quincy Adams was so unpopular that Andrew Jackson won despite running a poor campaign.
D
John Quincy Adams was so popular that Andrew Jackson lost despite running an aggressive campaign.
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A long-term effect of the National Bank crisis was that the economy was

A
weakened by high inflation.
B
strengthened by low inflation.
C
unaffected by high inflation.
D
helped out of recession by low inflation.
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A major goal of Henry Clay’s American System was to

A
move industry to the South.
B
raise taxes on domestic goods.
C
promote industry through improving transportation.
D
reduce dependence on river travel.
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Dorothea Dix worked to improve conditions in

A
prisons and hospitals.
B
mills and factories.
C
utopian communities.
D
public schools.
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An accomplishment of Andrew Jackson’s presidency was

A
establishing the spoils system.
B
rejecting new voting rights.
C
establishing the National Bank.
D
organizing the Whig Party.
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The Seneca Falls Convention marked the beginning of the

A
women’s rights movement.
B
abolitionist movement.
C
temperance movement.
D
educational movement.
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How did abolitionists want to change US society in the early 1800s?

A
They wanted people to stop drinking alcohol.
B
They wanted everyone to have access to free education.
C
They wanted to improve conditions in hospitals.
D
They wanted to end the practice of slavery.

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