US HISTORY I Final (NEMCC) QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
______ of American cotton was exported to other countries.
Correct Answer 75%
______ of the first 11 presidents owned slaves. Correct Answer
7
________ were more supportive of the Mexican-American War.
Correct Answer democrats
__________ had the second-largest cotton market during the
1820s. Correct Answer Natchez, MS
____________ was the "hero" of the Battle of New Orleans.
Correct Answer Andrew Jackson
_______________ was the first southern state to succeed from
the Union after the 1860 presidential election. Correct Answer
South Carolina
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was inspired by and written after
the 1814 bombing of Fort McHenry in __________. Correct
Answer Baltimore
A major source of conflict over the Compromise of 1850
involved the _______________. Correct Answer updated
fugitive slave law
, Abraham Lincoln barely won over half of the votes in the 1860
presidential election. Correct Answer false
According to the textbook, ____________ had the largest slave
market in the U.S. Correct Answer New Orleans
According to the textbook, what is the difference between a
"carpetbagger" and a "scalawag"? Correct Answer A
"scalawag" was a term used to describe a southern white person
who supported Reconstruction and a "carpetbagger" was a term
used to describe northerners who worked in the South during
Reconstruction. A carpetbagger implied that these were
opportunists who came south for economic or political gain.
According to the textbook, what is the term for "the formal
granting of freedom to slaves"? Correct Answer manumission
According to the textbook, which southern city prospered and
grew in importance because of the cotton boom? Correct
Answer New Orleans
All five candidates in the 1824 presidential election were
Democratic-Republicans. Correct Answer true
America's __________ was a prominent topic during the 1848
presidential election, but was rarely discussed publicly by the
candidates. Correct Answer ch 14 quiz
American southerners were not satisfied with the conditions of
the Mexican Cession. Correct Answer true
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
______ of American cotton was exported to other countries.
Correct Answer 75%
______ of the first 11 presidents owned slaves. Correct Answer
7
________ were more supportive of the Mexican-American War.
Correct Answer democrats
__________ had the second-largest cotton market during the
1820s. Correct Answer Natchez, MS
____________ was the "hero" of the Battle of New Orleans.
Correct Answer Andrew Jackson
_______________ was the first southern state to succeed from
the Union after the 1860 presidential election. Correct Answer
South Carolina
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was inspired by and written after
the 1814 bombing of Fort McHenry in __________. Correct
Answer Baltimore
A major source of conflict over the Compromise of 1850
involved the _______________. Correct Answer updated
fugitive slave law
, Abraham Lincoln barely won over half of the votes in the 1860
presidential election. Correct Answer false
According to the textbook, ____________ had the largest slave
market in the U.S. Correct Answer New Orleans
According to the textbook, what is the difference between a
"carpetbagger" and a "scalawag"? Correct Answer A
"scalawag" was a term used to describe a southern white person
who supported Reconstruction and a "carpetbagger" was a term
used to describe northerners who worked in the South during
Reconstruction. A carpetbagger implied that these were
opportunists who came south for economic or political gain.
According to the textbook, what is the term for "the formal
granting of freedom to slaves"? Correct Answer manumission
According to the textbook, which southern city prospered and
grew in importance because of the cotton boom? Correct
Answer New Orleans
All five candidates in the 1824 presidential election were
Democratic-Republicans. Correct Answer true
America's __________ was a prominent topic during the 1848
presidential election, but was rarely discussed publicly by the
candidates. Correct Answer ch 14 quiz
American southerners were not satisfied with the conditions of
the Mexican Cession. Correct Answer true
