Test Your Understanding of America’s Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
Multiple Choice Questions
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Which of the following was a driving force behind the Louisiana Purchase?
(a) Desire for territorial expansion
(b) Threats from European powers
(c) Economic opportunity
(d) All of the above -
The Erie Canal primarily connected which two bodies of water?
(a) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
(b) Hudson River and Ohio River
(c) Great Lakes and Mississippi River
(d) Chesapeake Bay and Gulf of Mexico -
Which amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery?
(a) 10th Amendment
(b) 13th Amendment
(c) 15th Amendment
(d) 18th Amendment -
The Missouri Compromise resulted in:
(a) The admission of Maine as a slave state
(b) The admission of Missouri as a free state
(c) The prohibition of slavery north of 36°30′ latitude
(d) All of the above -
The Nullification Crisis was precipitated by:
(a) Jackson’s veto of the Bank Bill
(b) South Carolina’s threat to secede from the Union
(c) The Supreme Court’s decision in Worcester v. Georgia
(d) The arrival of large numbers of Irish immigrants -
The Second Great Awakening:
(a) Promoted religious revivalism
(b) Emphasized moral reform
(c) Contributed to the rise of abolitionism
(d) All of the above -
Which of the following was a goal of the temperance movement?
(a) To prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol
(b) To promote personal responsibility
(c) To provide medical treatment for alcoholism
(d) To increase tax revenues -
The Seneca Falls Convention is significant because it:
(a) Demanded equal rights for women
(b) Led to the passage of the 14th Amendment
(c) Marked the beginning of the women’s suffrage movement
(d) Resulted in the establishment of women’s colleges
Answer Key
- (d)
- (b)
- (b)
- (d)
- (b)
- (d)
- (a)
- (a)
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