Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. DC Standards: 8. 1, 8. 1. ES. E, 8. 1. PS. C, 8. 1. ES. F, 8. 4, 8. 6. ES. A, 8. 5. ES. B
Approximately 90,000
Approximately 25,000
Approximately 50,000
Approximately 100,000
Both the number and the percentage decreased from 1840 to 1850
The number increased sharply but the percentage declined more
The number decreased sharply but the percentage increased
Both the number and the percentage increased from 1840 to 1850
Ireland
Other Europeans
Germany
Ireland, Germany and other Europeans
It did not occur in 1840
It was a major portion of immigration in 1850
It decreased between 1840 and 1850
It increased between 1840 and 1850
The percentage of Irish immigration declined
The number of British immigrants increased more than the number of Irish
The number of Irish immigrants decreased from 1840 to 1850
British immigration did not grow more than Irish immigration between 1840 to 1850
He was an opponent of manifest destiny
He did not concern himself with events in the Southwest
He was a supporter of manifest destiny
He sought friendly relations with Mexico at any cost
General Taylor's forces needed to rest
U.S. forces had already won the land along the Pacific Ocean
The U.S. navy now equaled the British navy
It attacked southern Mexico, not far from Mexico City
About 6 weeks
About one year
About 10 months
Less than 3 weeks
Genearl Stephen Kearny
General Winfield Scott
General Zachary Taylor
Generals Kearny, Scott & Taylor
General Kearny invaded New Mexico
Genearl Taylor wins the battle at Buena Vista
President Polk declared war on Mexico
Polk ordered U.S. troops into disputed territory
103
95
85
261
1,155,350
139,222
1,143,450
143,222
139,222
1,144,450
141,656
1,155,350
New York and Pennsylvania
Virginia and Pennsylvania
Virginia and New York
Virginia and West Virginia
Maine
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York
Adams died shortly after becoming president
Henry Clay, his vice-president, was too eager to compromise
He did not defend himself against attacks by Jackson
Jackson supporters dominated Congress
Easing voting restrictions to include women
Practicing the spoils system and supporting industrialization
Spreading political power to common people
Using tariffs to increase federal revenues
The need to conform to Jackson's program as Jackson's vice-president
His concern for the well-being of the South
His humble beginnings and his lack of formal education
He married a woman from the North Dakota
Sequoya developed a written language
The Cherokee had their own constitution
Cherokee owned farms and ranches
All answer choices are correct
That it was up to the Supreme Court to enforce its decisions
That it was not the president's job to enforce the rulings of the Court
That Jackson was upset that Marshall had made the Court's decision
That Jackson did not intend to carry out the Court's ruling
Tariffs were used to pay for improvements in the Northeast
Southerners bought many products from Northeastern manufacturers
Southerners believed that tarrifs hurt them to help the Northeast
The South's economy depended on trade with Great Britain
As a Westerner, Jackson did not understand how banks worked
The national bank was owned by rich investors from the South
Westerners wanted easier credit to buy public land
Bank supporters were Democrats, but most Westerners were Whig
They feared Western crops would compete with Northeastern crops
They believed that the West and South would unite against the Northeast
They feared that their factory workers would move West to become farmers
They feared the national bank would create an inflationary situation
They left and then returned
They challenged the law in the U.S. court system
They fought wars against the U.S. government
All the answer choices are correct
He was made an eloquent Senate speech attacking Jackson's removal policy
He developed the nation's first dictionary
He supported John Quincy Adams in the 1824 presidential election
He defended the federal government in a Senate debate over nullification