Lesson 4- Jacksonian Democracy Answers

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What immediate need led to an invention in 1838 by John Deere?

A
a way to remove cotton seeds from cotton fiber
B
a way to break through the thick soil of the plains
C
a desire to move goods on land more quickly
D
a system for harvesting crops more easily
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Which best describes Henry Clay’s American System of the early 1800s?

A
building manufacturing centers throughout the South and Midwest
B
running an aggressive political campaign by appealing directly to the people
C
linking regional economies through improvements in transportation
D
appointing political allies to key government positions
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How did the invention of mechanical farming equipment affect the American economy in the mid-1800s?

A
It made land travel slower.
B
It made land travel faster.
C
It decreased economic productivity.
D
It increased economic productivity.
4

The Seneca Falls Convention marked the beginning of the

A
women’s rights movement.
B
abolitionist movement.
C
temperance movement.
D
educational movement.
5

What transportation improvement made travel on land routes easier in the 1800s?

A
bridges
B
paved roads
C
automobiles
D
horse-drawn carriages
6

How did abolitionists want to change US society in the early 1800s?

A
They wanted people to stop drinking alcohol.
B
They wanted everyone to have access to free education.
C
They wanted to improve conditions in hospitals.
D
They wanted to end the practice of slavery.
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The policy that favored people born in the United States during the early 1800s was called

A
exclusion.
B
nativism.
C
the spoils system.
D
the American System.
8

An accomplishment of Andrew Jackson’s presidency was

A
establishing the spoils system.
B
rejecting new voting rights.
C
establishing the National Bank.
D
organizing the Whig Party.
9

Dorothea Dix worked to improve conditions in

A
prisons and hospitals.
B
mills and factories.
C
utopian communities.
D
public schools.
10

The leaders of the Second Great Awakening believed that people should

A
help the poor.
B
drink alcohol.
C
convert to Christianity.
D
do what is right.
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A major goal of Henry Clay’s American System was to

A
move industry to the South.
B
raise taxes on domestic goods.
C
promote industry through improving transportation.
D
reduce dependence on river travel.
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Which of the following did President Andrew Jackson support?

A
restricting voting rights
B
expanding voting rights
C
keeping candidates secret
D
starting a new national bank
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Which of the following best explains the outcome of the 1828 presidential election?

A
John Quincy Adams was popular, and Andrew Jackson ran a weak campaign.
B
John Quincy Adams was unpopular, and Andrew Jackson ran a strong campaign.
C
John Quincy Adams was so unpopular that Andrew Jackson won despite running a poor campaign.
D
John Quincy Adams was so popular that Andrew Jackson lost despite running an aggressive campaign.

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