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    US History: President Jackson and Pre-Civil War Era

    1. What was President Andrew Jackson's policy regarding Native Americans?

    A) Encouragement to stay on their ancestral lands

    B) Relocation to lands west of the Mississippi

    C) Integration into American society

    D) Forced conversion to Christianity

    2. The 'Trail of Tears' refers to:

    A) The forced migration of African slaves

    B) The westward expansion of pioneers

    C) The forced relocation of Cherokee Indians

    D) The migration of European immigrants

    3. The Nullification Crisis of 1832 involved a conflict between the federal government and which

    state?

    A) Virginia

    B) South Carolina

    C) Georgia

    D) Texas

    4. What was the main issue that led to the Nullification Crisis?

    A) Slavery

    B) Tariffs

    C) Western expansion

    D) Banking regulations

    5. Which president is most associated with the concept of 'Manifest Destiny'?

    A) James Madison

    B) Andrew Jackson

    C) James K. Polk
    D) Abraham Lincoln

    6. What was the primary reason for the United States' annexation of Texas in 1845?

    A) Expansion of slavery

    B) Desire for more land

    C) Border disputes with Mexico

    D) All of the above

    7. The Mexican-American War resulted in the United States gaining which territory?

    A) Oregon

    B) Florida

    C) California and the Southwest

    D) Louisiana

    8. The Wilmot Proviso aimed to:

    A) Ban slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico

    B) Extend the Missouri Compromise line

    C) Allow California to enter the Union as a free state

    D) Reduce tariffs on Southern goods

    9. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed which two states to enter the Union?

    A) Missouri and California

    B) Maine and Missouri

    C) Texas and Arkansas

    D) Kansas and Nebraska

    10. What did the Compromise of 1850 achieve?

    A) Allowed California to enter as a free state

    B) Strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act

    C) Allowed popular sovereignty in the Utah and New Mexico territories

    D) All of the above


    11. What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement?

    A) To promote industrial growth in the North

    B) To end slavery in the United States

    C) To support westward expansion

    D) To maintain Southern economic stability

    12. The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed states to decide the issue of slavery based on:

    A) Popular sovereignty

    B) The Missouri Compromise

    C) Federal mandate

    D) Judicial review

    13. Which political party was formed in the 1850s in opposition to the expansion of slavery?

    A) Democratic Party

    B) Republican Party

    C) Whig Party

    D) Free Soil Party

    14. The Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court ruled that:

    A) African Americans could not sue in federal court

    B) Slavery was illegal in all U.S. territories

    C) The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

    D) Both A and C

    15. Which abolitionist led a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859?

    A) Frederick Douglass

    B) John Brown

    C) William Lloyd Garrison

    D) Harriet Tubman

    16. What was the primary goal of the Free Soil Party?
    A) To promote settlement in the West

    B) To prevent the spread of slavery into new territories

    C) To secure voting rights for women

    D) To reduce tariffs on goods

    17. The term 'Bleeding Kansas' refers to:

    A) The violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in Kansas

    B) The Civil War battles in Kansas

    C) The forced relocation of Native Americans

    D) The border dispute between Kansas and Missouri

    18. Which law required citizens in free states to assist in the capture and return of runaway slaves?

    A) Kansas-Nebraska Act

    B) Fugitive Slave Act

    C) Compromise of 1850

    D) Wilmot Proviso

    19. The economic system in the South before the Civil War was primarily based on:

    A) Industrial manufacturing

    B) Small family farms

    C) Plantation agriculture and slavery

    D) Mining and timber

    20. The election of 1860 resulted in:

    A) The beginning of the Civil War

    B) The abolition of slavery

    C) The secession of Southern states

    D) Both A and C

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