These Truths - Chapter 6 Quiz

What was one of the key issues in the 1832 election?

Question Answer Choices The implementation of a federal income tax. The national bank. The expansion of the railroad system. The abolition of slavery.

What was one of the long-term consequences of the stock market collapse after Martin van Buren took office?

Question Answer Choices The creation of a new national bank to stabilize the economy. The establishment of federal unemployment insurance programs. Bankruptcy protection became common and debtors' prisons were abolished. The implementation of a gold standard to back currency.

Who led a slave rebellion in 1831 that had significant political effects?

Question Answer Choices Nat Turner Harriet Tubman Sojourner Truth Frederick Douglass

What significant action did Andrew Jackson take regarding the national bank?

Question Answer Choices He vetoed Congress's attempt to renew its charter. He increased funding to expand the bank's operations. He nationalized the bank to bring it under federal control. He appointed new leadership to reform the bank.

What was the Trail of Tears?

Question Answer Choices The migration of settlers to the western United States during the Gold Rush. The route used by pioneers traveling to Oregon in covered wagons. The forced march of the Cherokee Nation, which caused suffering and death. The path taken by escaped slaves to reach freedom in the North.

What was the concept of 'manifest destiny' during the 1820s and 1830s?

Question Answer Choices The concept that technological advancements should be limited to preserve traditional ways of life. The idea that the United States should remain isolated from European affairs. The belief that all nations should adopt American democracy and industrialization. The idea that the continent of North America was an inheritance granted by providence to spread progress in the form of a superior civilization.

What was one of the outcomes of the common schools movement?

Question Answer Choices It led to the establishment of private universities. It resulted in the immediate abolition of slavery. It led to a rise in literacy and the expansion of newspapers. It caused a decline in immigration from Europe.

What was the belief of Henry David Thoreau regarding industrialization?

Question Answer Choices He believed that industrialization did not constitute progress and that the soul of the people was being lost to the machine. He believed that industrialization was the key to achieving true democracy. He believed that industrialization would lead to the immediate abolition of slavery. He believed that industrialization was necessary for the expansion of the national bank.

What did the abolitionists call for in the early 1800s?

Question Answer Choices Immediate emancipation of enslaved people. The expansion of the national bank. The establishment of common schools for all children. The relocation of Indigenous people to the west.

What did the temperance movement in the 1820s and 1830s aim to address?

Question Answer Choices The temperance movement aimed to address women's suffrage. The temperance movement aimed to address child labor. The temperance movement aimed to address racial segregation. The temperance movement aimed to address alcohol consumption.