1. ______________ was important to the success of the Louis

1. ______________ was important to the success of the Louis and Clark expedition.

a. Zebulon Pikeb.

B. Sacagaweac. 

C.James Wilkinsond. 

D.Facundo Melgares

2. Following a price drop in the 1790s, American men made __________ a popular fashion statement.

a. leather vestsb.

B.beaver hatsc. 

C.cowhide bootsd. 

D.silver canes

3. How did the Missouri Compromise affect future applications for statehood?

a. It created an effective means of dealing with all future state applications.

b. It satisfied both the proslavery and antislavery factions.

c. It prevented territories from applying for statehood until the slavery issue was resolvedcompletely.

d. An imaginary line separated the northern (free) territories from southern (slaveholding)territories; the status of slavery would be determined by location.

4. Which of the following statements is the most accurate?

a. Prominent women in the early 19th century had no direct political influence.

b. Unmarried women were not allowed to own businesses.

c. Women were discouraged from participating in political rallies.

d. Poor women had little political input.

5. What was one of the major issues of contention regarding the rechartering of the Second Bank of theUnited States?

a. It did not help private merchants.

b. There would be no control over private investors.

c. There was an increased risk of bank fraud.

d. There was no constitutional authority to establish a national bank

6. Which of the following has the greatest effect on a market economy?

 a. weather 

b. politics 

c. labor force 

d. supply and demand 

7. The term “corrupt bargain” refers to 

a. a perceived deal between Clay and Adams regarding the presidential election of 1824. 

b. an agreement between businessmen and government to fix prices. 

c. an agreement that certain members of Congress would support presidential decisions in return for election support. 

d. The agreement made among southern congressman to block all abolitionist legislation. 

8. What did industrial cities need for the best chance of survival? 

a. They had to be located on a seaport. 

b. They needed proximity to moving water. 

c. They needed a technical population. 

d. They needed an agricultural-based society to feed a potential labor force. 

9. Which of the following best describes the “American System”? 

a. A series of laws promoting good citizenship. 

b. A series of laws promoting only transportation advancements. 

c. A series of laws encouraging domestic economic development. 

d. A series of laws encouraging foreign economic development. 

10. What two bodies of water were connected by the Erie Canal? 

a. Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico 

b. Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River 

c. Lake Erie and Atlantic Ocean 

d. Hudson River and Atlantic Ocean 

11. What European nationalities supplied the greatest number of immigrants to America between 1830 and 1869? 

a. Germans 

b. Polish 

c. Italians 

d. Irish 

12. The new middle class of America was most likely to 

a. be independently wealthy. 

b. work at a day labor job. 

c. not engage in manual labor. 

d. work from the home. 

13. Members of the Whig Party tended to 

a. support working-class immigrants. 

b. encourage Catholics to participate in politics.

 c. support nationalism. 

d. support southern slavery. 

14. What steps did Southerners take in the 1840s that changed their concept of democracy? 

a. Allowed non-slaveholders the right to vote. 

b. Allowed free blacks the right to vote. 

c. Agreed not to challenge federal laws in order to promote cohesiveness. d. Agreed that nullification of federal laws was illegal. 

15. What political ploy did Southerners use to keep the discussion of slavery in Congress at a minimum? 

a. boycotted Congress when the discussion of slavery occurred 

b. gag rule

 c. threatened secession 

d. filibuster