Chapter 7 Test
Name: _______________________________________________
Date: __________
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 1. Which candidate did John Quincy Adams defeat in the controversial election of 1824?
A. Henry Clay
B. James Monroe
C. Daniel Webster
D. Andrew Jackson
____ 2. Which idea is promoted by the concept of nullification?
A. nationalism
B. states' rights
C. judicial review
D. territorial expansion
____ 3. Which group was forcibly relocated by means of the "Trail of Tears"?
A. Mexicans
B. Shoshone
C. African slaves
D. Cherokee
____ 4. Which area did the Monroe Doctrine aim to free from European influence?
A. the Oregon territory
B. the Western Hemisphere
C. North America
D. Texas
____ 5. Which development led to a sharp rise in the number of slaves imported to the southern
United States?
A. the cotton gin
B. interchangeable parts
C. steam-powered machinery
D. the canal system
____ 6. Which Americans benefited most from the Tariff of 1816?
A. farmers
B. Consumers
C. manufacturers
D. shipping companies
____ 7. Who began the practice of replacing high-ranking members of the executive branch when
a new president takes office?
A. James Monroe
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Martin Van Buren
D. John Quincy Adams
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____ 8. Completed in 1825, the Erie Canal connected the Atlantic Ocean with what?
A. New York City
B. the Great Lakes
C. the National Road
D. the Mississippi River
____ 9. Which Whig candidate defeated Martin Van Buren for president by depicting himself as a
man of the people?
A. John Tyler
B. Andrew Jackson
C. John Quincy Adams
D. William Henry Harrison
____ 10. Which of the following was responsible for the United States acquiring Florida?
A. Monroe Doctrine
B. Indian Removal Act
C. Adams-Onís Treaty
D. Missouri Compromise
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 11. Between which two countries did the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 settle boundaries?
A. United States and France
B. France and Spain
C. Spain and United States
D. Mexico and United States
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____ 12. In which year did Ohio become a U.S. state?
A. 1816
B. 1803
C. 1819
D. 1796
____ 13. Which of the following had not become a state by 1818?
A. Alabama
B. Vermont
C. Virginia
D. Mississippi
____ 14. Which current state entered U.S. territory as a result of the Adams-Onís Treaty?
A. Florida
B. Oregon
C. Texas
D. New Mexico
____ 15. Which section of the country was held jointly by the United States and Britain until
1846?
A. southwest
B. south
C. northeast
D. northwest
____ 16. Which state listed had the most people?
A. Louisiana
B. Virginia
C. Massachusetts
D. New York
____ 17. Which state listed had the fewest free white persons?
A. Louisiana
B. Massachusetts
C. Vermont
D. South Carolina
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____ 18. Which state listed had the most free black persons?
A. Louisiana
B. New York
C. Virginia
D. South Carolina
____ 19. Which state listed had the fewest free black persons?
A. Vermont
B. Massachusetts
C. South Carolina
D. New York
____ 20. Which states listed had fewer free white persons than enslaved persons?
A. Virginia and Louisiana
B. Louisiana and South Carolina
C. South Carolina and Virginia
D. Louisiana and Vermont
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