Cumulative Test 2. The Americans Grade 11 McDougal Littell NAME. Main Ideas Choose the letter of the best answer.

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1 The Americans Grade 11 McDougal Littell NAME Cumulative Test 2 Main Ideas Choose the letter of the best answer. 1) How did the rise of political parties affect the election of 1796? (a) The Democratic-Republicans won. (b) Political parties played no role in the election of (c) There was a Federalist president and a Republican vice-president. (d) There was a Republican president and a Federalist vice-president. 2) To whom did Washington turn for help in solving the challenges facing the new nation? (f) the House of Representatives (g) the United States Senate (h) his cabinet (j) his former troops 3) Which of the following determined who would be president of the United States in the election of 18? (a) white male voters who owned property (b) the House of Representatives (c) the voters of the Democratic-Republican Party (d) the Electoral College 4) What encouraged the "Lowell girls" to keep working in the early years of the Lowell mills despite the deafening noise and the long hours? (f) They were orphans and had to work for a living. (g) Lowell paid them low wages so that they would have to live in the Lowell dorms. (h) They preferred city living and the culture there. (j) They received high wages and usually got married after only a few years.

2 Interpreting Charts U.S. Imports and Exports, Value in Millions of Dollars Year Exports Imports Source: Historical Statistics of the United States ) How does the graph show the effects of the Embargo Act of 187 on U.S. trade? (a) Imports fell while exports stayed the same. (b) Imports and exports fell. (c) Imports and exports rose. (d) Imports rose, but exports fell. 6) Did imports or exports recover more quickly when the War of 1812 was over, and how do you know? (f) Imports recovered faster; between 1814 and 181 the import line on the graph rises more sharply than the export line. (g) Exports recovered faster; between 1814 and 181 the export line on the graph rises more sharply than the import line. (h) Imports recovered faster; between 1813 and 1814 the import line on the graph falls less sharply than the export line. (j) Exports recovered faster; between 1813 and 1814 the export line on the graph falls less sharply than the import line.

3 Map Skills Roads and Canals, Illinois R. M i ssissippi R. Chicago La Salle Miami and Erie Canal National (Cumberland) Road Vandalia Lake Michigan Wabash R. Evansville Cincinnati Toledo Miami R. Ohio R. Lake Huron Cleveland Lake Erie Wheeling Ohio and Erie Canal Portsmouth Kanawha R. Allegheny R. CANADA Lake Ontario Buffalo Erie Canal Pennsylvania Canal Pittsburgh Cumberland Potomac R. Albany Columbia Chesapeake and Ohio Canal James R. Lake Champlain Susq uehanna R. Richmond Hudson R. New York City ATLANTIC OCEAN Chesapeake Bay Canal National Road 2 Miles 4 Kilometers 7) On which route would traders have sent goods from Cincinnati to Albany? (a) the Miami and Erie Canal, Lake Erie, the Erie Canal (b) Ohio River, the Ohio and Erie Canal, the Potomac River (c) the Miami and Erie Canal, the Ohio and Erie Canal, Lake Erie (d) the Miami and Erie Canal, the Ohio and Erie Canal, the Potomac River 8) Approximately how many miles long was the National Road? (f) 4 (g) 6 (h) 7 (j) 9 Main Ideas Choose the letter of the best answer. 9) Why was Daniel Webster featured in newspapers across the country? (a) He developed the nation s first dictionary. (b) He defended the federal government in a Senate debate over nullification. (c) He supported John Quincy Adams against Andrew Jackson in the 1824 presidential election. (d) He made an eloquent Senate speech attacking Jackson s removal policy. 1) What group of Americans sought religious freedom in the West? (f) mountain men (g) Mormons (h) Tejanos (j) Texans 11) Why were Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass effective abolitionist speakers? (a) They received special training. (b) They were also revivalist speakers. (c) They were part of the labor movement. (d) They had been slaves themselves. 12) Which is an example of a push factor in immigration? (f) Immigrant families encouraging their relatives to come to the United States (g) Swedes settling on public land in the United States (h) War brides joining their husbands in the United States (j) Irish Catholics fleeing to the United States to escape discrimination

4 Interpreting Timelines The War with Mexico, Jan President Polk orders U.S. troops into disputed territory. June 14, 1846 Americans take control of California in the Bear Flag revolt. May 13, 1846 Congress declares war on Mexico. Feb. 23,1847 General Taylor wins control of northern Mexico at Buena Vista. Sept.14, 1847 Mexico City surrenders to Scott Mar 9, General Scott invades Mexico near Veracruz. April 2, 1846 Mexican and U.S. troops clash near Rio Grande. May 18, 1846 General Taylor leads troops across the Rio Grande. Aug 18, 1846 General Kearny takes Sante Fe. Feb 2, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the war and gives the Mexican Cession to the United States. 13) What event led to the initial clash between Mexican and U.S. troops? (a) President Polk declared war on Mexico. (b) General Taylor won the battle at Buena Vista. (c) Polk ordered U.S. troops into disputed territory. (d) General Kearny invaded New Mexico. 14) Why was General Scott s invasion along Mexico s eastern coast so important? (f) U.S. forces had already won the land along the Pacific Ocean. (g) General Taylor s forces needed to rest. (h) The U.S. navy now equaled the British navy. (j) It attacked southern Mexico, which was not far from Mexico City.

5 The Election of 1828 Map Skills CANADA Candidiate Jackson Adams SPLIT VOTES Maine Maryland New York OREGON TERRITORY Electoral Vote Adams Popular Vote 647,286 8,64 Jackson 1 2 MEXICO UNORGANIZED TERRITORY MICHIGAN MO. 3 ARK. TERR. LA. ILL. 3 MISS. 3 TERR. IND. KY. 14 TENN. 11 ALA. OHIO 16 GA. 9 PA. 28 VA. 24 S.C. 11 FLA. TERR. N.H. 8 VT. 7 N.C. 1 N.Y ME. 8 1 MASS. 1 CONN. 8 N.J. 8 DEL. 3 MD. W N S R.I. 4 E 2 miles 2 kilometers 1) Which two states had the largest number of electoral votes? (a) Pennsylvania and Virginia (b) New York and Pennsylvania (c) New York and Virginia (d) Massachusetts and New York 16) How many more electoral votes did Jackson get than Adams? (f) 13 (g) 9 (h) 261 (j) 8

6 Main Ideas Choose the letter of the best answer. 17) On what subject did most Northern whites and Southern whites agree? (a) The institution of slavery was dying and one day all slaves would be free. (b) The people in a territory should decide whether or not to permit slavery or not. (c) Congress presented no serious threat to the South and slavery. (d) Free African Americans should not be allowed to vote. 18) Which is true about the Republican Party? (f) It selected Abraham Lincoln as its first presidential candidate. (g) It was formed in response to the Fugitive Slave Act. (h) It was formed by antislavery politicians from different parties. (i) It had little appeal to voters outside the South. 19) Why did the Southern states decide to secede after the election of 186? (a) Southerners feared that Lincoln would force the South out of the Union. (b) Southerners feared the Republicans would abolish slavery. (c) Lincoln wanted Northerners to take over the production of cotton. (d) Jefferson Davis wanted to be president of the South. 2) Why did the Union navy blockade the South at the start of the war? (f) to prevent Confederate leaders from fleeing the country (g) to weaken the South s economy by cutting off its trade (h) to discourage other nations from sending troops to help the South (i) to prevent the Confederates from attacking the North by sea 22) Why were some abolitionists upset with Lincoln"s Emancipation Proclamation? (f) Once the slaves were free they would have no cause to fight for. (g) They thought Lincoln should have freed all enslaved persons. (h) They opposed making the Civil War a war over slavery. (j) They were against African Americans serving in the military. 23) How did the Supreme Court undermine the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments? (a) It ruled that states must also pass laws protecting civil rights. (b) It ruled that only a vote by the people could grant African Americans the right to vote. (c) It ruled states could decide for themselves whether to follow these amendments. (d) It ruled that Congress could not punish those who violated the civil rights of African Americans. 24) What did the Fifteenth Amendment do? (f) It guaranteed all men and women the right to vote. (g) It guaranteed white women the right to vote. (h) It guaranteed African-American men the right to vote. (j) It guaranteed Native Americans the right to vote. 2) Which of the following systems created a cycle of debt? (a) 4 acres and a mule (b) black codes (c) sharecropping (d) railroad loans 21) Which is true about the Siege of Vicksburg? (a) The Union victory at Vicksburg resulted from Grant"s ruthless practice of total war. (b) The loss of Vicksburg cut the Confederacy in two at the Mississippi River. (c) Grant s army surrounded the city of Vicksburg and captured it in three days. (d) After Vicksburg, Britain decided to aid the South before it was too late.