Question

vus.7f

1. which of the following political developments during

the age of jackson did the least to promote
democracy?
a. an increase in eligible voters
b. change in political campaigning
c. universal manhood suffrage
d. use of the spoils system

vus.7g

1. the main appeal texas held for american settlers

was
a. jobs in factories.
b. land to own and farm.
c. protection from native americans.
d. religious freedom.

vus.7h
use the following outline to answer question #36.
reasons for the __?__

• increasing sectionalism
• disagreements over states’ rights issues
• breakdown of compromise
• election of 1860

1. which phrase best completes the title for this partial

outline?
a. adoption of the bill of rights
b. failure of the whiskey rebellion
c. secession of southern states from the union
d. start of the revolutionary war

end of outline questions

vus.8b
use the following box to answer question #37.

• william lloyd garrison — published an

abolitionist newspaper

• john brown — raided the federal arsenal at

harpers ferry

• harriot tubman — worked as a “conductor” for

the underground railroad

• harriot beecher stowe — wrote the novel

uncle tom’s cabin

1. the actions taken by the people listed in the box

were aimed at
a. ending slavery.
b. passing fugitive slave laws.
c. protecting states’ rights.
d. stopping the secession of the south.

end of list questions

vus.8c
use the following map to answer question #38.

map of the united states with various regions labeled

1. this map shows the united states following the

passage of the
a. compromise of 1850.
b. emancipation proclamation.
c. kansas - nebraska act.
d. missouri compromise.

end of map questions

Explanation:

1. The spoils system rewarded political supporters with jobs, which concentrated power and did not expand democratic access, unlike the other options that broadened voter participation or engagement.
2. American settlers were drawn to Texas primarily by the availability of large tracts of affordable land suitable for farming, which was scarce in the eastern U.S.
3. The listed factors (sectionalism, states' rights disputes, failed compromises, 1860 election) directly led to Southern states seceding from the Union before the Civil War.
4. All the figures listed were prominent abolitionists: Garrison's newspaper, Brown's raid, Tubman's work on the Underground Railroad, and Stowe's novel all targeted ending slavery.
5. The map shows a free state (Maine) paired with a slave state (Missouri) and a line dividing free/slave territories, which matches the terms of the Missouri Compromise.

Answer:

1. D. use of the spoils system
2. B. land to own and farm.
3. C. Secession of Southern States from the Union
4. A. ending slavery.
5. D. Missouri Compromise.