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Which leader represented the interests of the North in Congress?
Dewitt Clinton
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
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Which leader represented the interests of the West in Congress?
Dewitt Clinton
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
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Which leader represented the interests of the South in Congress?
Dewitt Clinton
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
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Which of the following changes was a result of the Industrial Revolution?
The American economy shifted from manufacturing to farming.
People worked out of their homes.
Machines were invented that replaced hand tools.
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What foreign policy has the United States used to successfully challenge European intervention in Latin America?
The Era of Good Feeling
The Roosevelt Corollary
The Adams-Onis Treaty
The Monroe Doctrine
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Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts did not believe in states' rights because he believed
the Constitution united the American people, not just the states.
states had the right to cancel federal laws
the liberty of a state was more important than the Union.
nullification was right.
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The right of a state to cancel a federal law it considers unconstitutional is known as
secession
judicial review
tariff
nullification
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How did the cotton gin change cotton production?
It had little effect on cotton production.
It led to a decrease in cotton production.
It led to a large increase in cotton production.
It led to a small increase in cotton production.
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How did the introduction of the cotton gin affect workers in the South?
Workers were paid higher wages.
It led to a growth in slavery.
Many workers moved to the North for work.
Women were paid the same wages as men.
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In the case of Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court
ruled that the Cherokees had "an unquestionable right" to their lands.
ordered the Cherokees to vacate their lands east of the Mississippi River.
prohibited the intermarriage of Indians and whites.
ordered the state of Georgia to enforce Indian voting rights.
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This was overwhelmingly nullified by the South Carolina state legislature on the grounds of its unconstitutionality.
The Trail of Tears
The Tariff of Abominations
The Erie Canal
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The principle that politics should be based on districts with certain common geographic features and political/sociological needs.
nationalism
sectionalism
nepotism
the spoils system
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South Carolina threatened to secede if
Jackson sent federal troops into the state
Congress passed the Tariff of Abominations
its economy did not improve by 1832
the federal government tried to collect tariffs
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Why is the Cherokee's journey to Indian Territory known as the Trail of Tears?
The people were forced to leave their sacred belongings behind.
The Indian Removal Act was applied to them even though they had assimilated.
The journey during fall and winter killed a quarter of the people.
he lands they received in Indian Territory were not good farmland.
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Which of the following problems did factory workers have to deal with?
low wages
long hours
unsafe conditions
all of the above
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The Erie Canal connected Lake Erie with
The Hudson River
The Mississippi River
The Ohio River
The Panama Canal
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What Reds pitcher never pitched in the minor leagues before making his major league debut?
Aroldis Chapman
Aaron Harang
Mike Leake
Micah Owings