APUSH BUNDLED ASSESSMENT TEST 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ Early 19th century - MARKET REVOLUTION - (Cotton gin & its
effects, sewing machine, telegraph, interchangeable parts, effects on
workers, etc.). Answer: Widespread mechanization of industry
cotton gin invented by eli whitney-reduced labor of removing seeds
Profitable
Sewing machine invented by singer and howe- lead to mass
production of clothing and a textile industry
Telegraph invented by samuel morse-made it easier to communicate
across vast distances
Eli whitney also invented interchangeable parts which enabled
production of large numbers of identical parts quickly at a low price
Low wages and lots of immigrant workers
Skilled labor
Overall improvements in transportation, communication, and
industry
◉ 1820 - Missouri Compromise. Answer: Purpose was to keep
balance between number of slave and free states
,Allowed missouri to enter as a slave state while maine entered as a
slave state
Struck down as unconstitutional and slavery and antislavery
conflicts began
slavery was to be excluded from all new states in the Louisiana
Purchase north of the southern boundary of Missouri
◉ 1823 - Monroe Doctrine. Answer: Warned european powers not
to interfere in the affairs of western hemisphere
Separation of european and american spheres of influence
Opposed european colonialism in US
◉ 1823 - Stephen Austin granted land in Texas. Answer: Austin
traveled to san antonio to request a land grant from spanish
governor and was eventually granted permission to settle american
families
Forbid bringing in of slaves but americans brought slaves anyway
→issue of slavey led to delay in annexing Texas
◉ 1824 - The Election of 1824 and the "Corrupt Bargain". Answer:
John quincy adams beat andrew jackson through more electoral
votes by house of representatives although jackson had more
popular votes
Clay told adams that he would help him win if he appointed clay as
speaker of house
,Andrew jackson called it the "corrupt bargain"- questioned integrity
of federal gov
◉ 1825 - Erie Canal completed. Answer: Purpose was to help speed
up development of west-direct access to western states
Built from hudson river to lake erie
Improved economies in some cities in new york
Lead new york to industrialization
Decreased cost of transporting goods
◉ 1828 - Jackson becomes president & uses the "spoils system".
Answer: Referred to as "rise of common man"
Spoils system- pres appointed civil servants to gov jobs
Based on policy of removing political opponents from federal offices
and replacing them with party loyalists
Appointees not always qualified for position
Inefficiencies and corruption
Founded the democratic party
◉ 1828 - 1833 - Tariff of Abominations & the Nullification Crisis.
Answer: Jackson raised taxes on imported manufactures to reduce
foreign competition with american manufacturing
Affected farmers because they struggled to import crops
, Increased resentment toward north
Nullification crisis- calhoun(vice pres) proposed nullification which
declared the tariff unconstitutional and unenforceable
Tensions between state and federal authority
Jackson viewed nullification as a prelude to secession
◉ 1830s - Jackson Battles the US Bank. Answer: Jackson though the
national bank was a threat to traditional ideals with which america
was endowed
He thought that the control of money supply in a centralized society
was a danger to america
Retaliated against it by removing federal gov deposits and placing
them in "pet" state banks
Vetoed the bill to recharter the bank
Thought it threatened liberty
◉ 1830s - Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears. Answer:
Authorized the pres to grant unsettled lands west of the mississippi
in exchange for indian lands
Jackson declared that only hope for the southeastern tribes' survival
would be to give up all land and move west of mississippi river
Trail of tears- cherokee tribe was forced to migrate to oklahoma
Devastating effects
Forced relocation
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ Early 19th century - MARKET REVOLUTION - (Cotton gin & its
effects, sewing machine, telegraph, interchangeable parts, effects on
workers, etc.). Answer: Widespread mechanization of industry
cotton gin invented by eli whitney-reduced labor of removing seeds
Profitable
Sewing machine invented by singer and howe- lead to mass
production of clothing and a textile industry
Telegraph invented by samuel morse-made it easier to communicate
across vast distances
Eli whitney also invented interchangeable parts which enabled
production of large numbers of identical parts quickly at a low price
Low wages and lots of immigrant workers
Skilled labor
Overall improvements in transportation, communication, and
industry
◉ 1820 - Missouri Compromise. Answer: Purpose was to keep
balance between number of slave and free states
,Allowed missouri to enter as a slave state while maine entered as a
slave state
Struck down as unconstitutional and slavery and antislavery
conflicts began
slavery was to be excluded from all new states in the Louisiana
Purchase north of the southern boundary of Missouri
◉ 1823 - Monroe Doctrine. Answer: Warned european powers not
to interfere in the affairs of western hemisphere
Separation of european and american spheres of influence
Opposed european colonialism in US
◉ 1823 - Stephen Austin granted land in Texas. Answer: Austin
traveled to san antonio to request a land grant from spanish
governor and was eventually granted permission to settle american
families
Forbid bringing in of slaves but americans brought slaves anyway
→issue of slavey led to delay in annexing Texas
◉ 1824 - The Election of 1824 and the "Corrupt Bargain". Answer:
John quincy adams beat andrew jackson through more electoral
votes by house of representatives although jackson had more
popular votes
Clay told adams that he would help him win if he appointed clay as
speaker of house
,Andrew jackson called it the "corrupt bargain"- questioned integrity
of federal gov
◉ 1825 - Erie Canal completed. Answer: Purpose was to help speed
up development of west-direct access to western states
Built from hudson river to lake erie
Improved economies in some cities in new york
Lead new york to industrialization
Decreased cost of transporting goods
◉ 1828 - Jackson becomes president & uses the "spoils system".
Answer: Referred to as "rise of common man"
Spoils system- pres appointed civil servants to gov jobs
Based on policy of removing political opponents from federal offices
and replacing them with party loyalists
Appointees not always qualified for position
Inefficiencies and corruption
Founded the democratic party
◉ 1828 - 1833 - Tariff of Abominations & the Nullification Crisis.
Answer: Jackson raised taxes on imported manufactures to reduce
foreign competition with american manufacturing
Affected farmers because they struggled to import crops
, Increased resentment toward north
Nullification crisis- calhoun(vice pres) proposed nullification which
declared the tariff unconstitutional and unenforceable
Tensions between state and federal authority
Jackson viewed nullification as a prelude to secession
◉ 1830s - Jackson Battles the US Bank. Answer: Jackson though the
national bank was a threat to traditional ideals with which america
was endowed
He thought that the control of money supply in a centralized society
was a danger to america
Retaliated against it by removing federal gov deposits and placing
them in "pet" state banks
Vetoed the bill to recharter the bank
Thought it threatened liberty
◉ 1830s - Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears. Answer:
Authorized the pres to grant unsettled lands west of the mississippi
in exchange for indian lands
Jackson declared that only hope for the southeastern tribes' survival
would be to give up all land and move west of mississippi river
Trail of tears- cherokee tribe was forced to migrate to oklahoma
Devastating effects
Forced relocation
