This excerpt is from Walden. Which statements show how this excerpt is an example of transcendentalism in the 1800s? Select TWO correct answers.

Thoreau focuses on the relationship between humans and the natural world.

Thoreau believes humans can lead a fulfilling life when they question the systems around them.

Thoreau encourages the use of scientific data to prove the meaning of life.

Thoreau wants people to embrace the use of technology to extend life expectancy.

Which of the following best describes the origins of the abolitionist movement?

Quakers establishing a colony based on religious freedom

Sojourner Truth delivering her “Ain’t I a Woman” speech

William Lloyd Garrison launching an abolitionist newspaper

Frederick Douglass delivering first-hand accounts of his life as a slave

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expanded participation of women in other social reforms

provided better access to care for the disabled and mentally ill

increased participation in churches across the United States

The primary goal of the abolitionist movement was to -

immediately emancipate all slaves in the U.S.

decrease the selling and consumption of alcohol

increase the need for immigrant labor in factories

expose corruption in the federal government

How did Harriett Tubman contribute to American society?

Served as a conductor on the Underground Railroad

Authored the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Wrote Congress to address the need for women’s reform

Gave moving speeches at the Seneca Falls Convention

How did the events described below influence Americans?

Encouraged Northerners to support the abolitionist movement

Encouraged Congress to ban slavery in Missouri

Encouraged Southerners to join reforms movements

Encouraged the Supreme Court to ban the spread of slavery

Which individuals played a crucial role in the event described below?

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Fredrick Douglass and Sojourner Truth

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau

Which event caused the Democratic-Republican Party to split into two separate parties?

The passage of the protective tariff

The creation of the American System

Why were southern representatives against high protective tariffs?

Protective tariffs created potential trade issues with European countries.

Southerners preferred to buy American-made products over foreign goods.

Tax money collected from tariffs would be stored in federal banks.

Most southern states had already settled their debt from the American Revolution.

Why were the groups identified below forced to move during Jackson’s presidency?

Americans’ desire to gain land for farming and ability to search for gold.

Large groups of European immigrants caused tensions and overcrowding.

Heavy flooding made living in the area a major health hazard.

European countries had attempted to reclaim lands in the area.

During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the spoils system resulted in –

elected officials rewarding their supporters with government jobs

federal laws being nullified by the states

all free males being given the right to vote

the end of political corruption in the federal government

Which of the following best describes Native American policy during the Age of Jackson?

“I render it impossible that you can flourish among a civilized community. You have but one remedy within your reach, and that is to remove to the west.”

“A common ancestry promotes understanding between Cherokee and Whites. We are all brothers under the skin.”

“It is essential to maintain peaceful relations with our Native American neighbors.”

“No one can indulge a more friendly feeling than myself…to reclaim them from their wandering habits and make them happy, prosperous people.”

What factor explains the change in voters between the elections of 1824 and 1828?

Many states had put an end to property qualifications.

Former slaves were emancipated and allowed to vote.

An amendment was enacted ending voting fees.

Women were given the right to vote.

When Andrew Jackson was elected president, democracy was expanded by –

extending voting rights to the common man

stopping recolonization in the Americas

increasing the debt of the United States

appointing Henry Clay to serve in his cabinet

Supporters of Andrew Jackson accused Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams of making a “corrupt bargain” in 1824. Which of the following BEST explains what they were referring to?

Clay used his influence to gain House votes for Adams.

Clay enforced protective tariffs on southern plantations.

Adams appointed Clay to the position of Vice President.

Adams changed the results of the popular vote.

The excerpt below represents a confirmation of a –

Southerner’s view about tariffs

Democrat’s view about the banking system

Northerner’ view about tariffs

Republican’s view about the banking system

The Cherokee attempted to prevent the event described below by –

settling the issue in court through the case, Worcester v. Georgia.

appealing to the U.S. Congress to stay on their lands.

paying the U.S. government $15 million to keep their lands.

waging war against the U.S military to remain a sovereign nation.

What conclusion can be drawn from the bulleted list below?

Americans debated over the authority of federal versus state governments.

Americans disagreed over the effectiveness of the U.S. judicial branch.

Americans recognized the need to further amend the U.S. Constitution.

Americans exercised their right to call upon Congress to settle disputes.

White settlers in Georgia complained that the Cherokee were on lands they wished to inhabit and revoked the constitution of the Cherokee Nation. Which of the following was a lasting impact of this decision?

Cherokee Indians were forced off their lands and relocated westward.

Congress voided the Georgia state charter allowing the Cherokee to stay.

President Jackson allowed the Cherokee to stay in Georgia temporarily.

Supreme Court ruled that white settlers had claim to Cherokee land.

Which of the following BEST reflects Henry Clay’s actions during the Nullification Crisis?

He developed a compromise that both supporters and opponents of the tariff agreed upon.

He encouraged southern states to secede from the United States immediately and form their own nation.

He asked Congress to allow President Jackson to use the military in order to enforce the lowered tariff.

He requested that Congress repeal all tariffs since they were negatively impacting the South’s economy.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The source pictured below helped to persuade Americans and others to -

support the spread of slavery into western states

oppose the use of children as laborers in textile mills

support the political agenda held by abolitionists

oppose the belief of Manifest Destiny

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

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Which group would have supported the passage of the below excerpt AND what methods were used to achieve their goal? Think about the question carefully. Then enter your answer in to BOTH parts of the question below.

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1 min • 1 pt

The excerpt below was used to express the importance of -

women’s rights

temperance

education

care of the disabled

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Events like those described below influenced Americans to -

encourage Congress to support a Fugitive Slave Law

support a variety of social reform movements

persuade support for nativist movements

discourage support of the temperance movement

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The box below outlines legal and social issues that fostered change for -

transcendentalists

women

children

abolitionists

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the significance of Seneca Falls, New York?

Birthplace of reformer, Dorothea Dix

Distribution center for abolitionist newspapers

Meeting place for a women’s suffrage convention

Location of first hospital established for the disabled

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer below?

Second Great Awakening

Hudson River School

Urbanization and Industrialization

Nullification Crisis

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Jackson and Reform makeup test

The source pictured below helped to persuade Americans and others to -

Which group would have supported the passage of the below excerpt AND what methods were used to achieve their goal? Think about the question carefully. Then enter your answer in to BOTH parts of the question below.

The excerpt below was used to express the importance of -

Events like those described below influenced Americans to -

The box below outlines legal and social issues that fostered change for -

What was the significance of Seneca Falls, New York?

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer below?

This excerpt is from Walden. Which statements show how this excerpt is an example of transcendentalism in the 1800s? Select TWO correct answers.

Which of the following best describes the origins of the abolitionist movement?

Which group worked effortlessly to change the sentiments expressed in the below Supreme Court ruling?

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