Essay
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Describe how the Transportation Revolution improved the nation.
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2.
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Was
the “Era of Good Feelings” an appropriate name for the period that followed the War of
1812? Why or why not?
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Other
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Write
T if the statement is true or F if it is false. If a statement is false, explain
why.
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______ The Cherokee’s constitution resembles that of the United
States.
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______ The United States gained a great amount of territory as a result of the War of
1812.
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______ In the 1820s many government officials wanted to remove
all American Indians from the United States.
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______ The Panic of 1819 strengthened the Era of Good
Feelings.
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______ The Industrial Revolution started in the United States in the
mid-1700s.
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______ The Second Seminole War lasted only several weeks.
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9.
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______ The American System was an economic system created by Henry
Clay.
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______ Andrew Jackson was nicknamed “Old
Mahogany.”
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11.
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______ In contrast to the drab Andrew Jackson, John Quincy
Adams had a very flamboyant personality.
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______ The Panama Canal was called “Clinton’s big
ditch.”
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______ Andrew Jackson was a rich lawyer and planter.
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For
each of the following statements or questions, identify the letter of the best choice. Next, expand
on the subject by answering the second question.
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Which
European nation experienced financial problems of its own in the late 1830s?
a. Great Britain | c. Spain | b. France | d. Italy | | |
What effect did
this nation’s economic problems have on the United States?
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In
the Convention of 1818 Great Britain and the United States agreed to
a. limit the
presence of armed ships in the Great Lakes.
b. allow both
countries to fish in disputed waters between Canada and the United States.
c. drop tariffs
on imported goods.
d. form a military alliance.
What other agreements were made at this
convention?
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Which
political party was almost guaranteed of getting its candidate elected to the presidency in
1840?
a. National Republican | c.
Whig | b. Democratic | d.
Federalist | | |
What factors enabled this political party to gain such
widespread support?
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To
help curb inflation, President Jackson ordered the Treasury to
a. print more
money.
b. accept only gold or silver as payment for public
land.
c. close all pet banks.
d. ease
credit.
What effect did Jackson’s inflation-curbing plan
have?
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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All
of the following were caused by the decreased control of banks by the federal government in 1837
EXCEPT a. | inflation | c. | land
speculation. | b. | tight credit. | d. | a full-scale depression. | | | | |
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President Jackson’s handpicked successor was a. | James
Monroe. | c. | Martin Van
Buren. | b. | Henry Clay. | d. | Rufus King. | | | | |
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Who
worked to create a Cherokee writing system? a. | Sequoya | c. | Phoenix | b. | Samuel
Worcester | d. | Oceola | | | | |
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Who
was the vice president who became president in 1829? a. | John
Tyler | c. | Henry
Clay | b. | Nicholas
Biddle | d. | William Henry
Harrison | | | | |
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The
United States did all of the following during the First Seminole War EXCEPT a. | execute two
British officials. | c. | seize Spanish
forts in East Florida. | b. | fight to stop American Indian
raids. | d. | capture the
Seminole chief. | | | | |
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The
Era of Good Feelings a. | was a period when foreign countries got
along. | b. | was a period of neutrality. | c. | was President
Monroe’s program to help Latin American nations. | d. | was a period of
political harmony. | | |
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During the early 1830s speculators bought millions of acres of land
in a. | the
Northwest. | c. | the
West. | b. | the Midwest. | d. | the Southwest. | | | | |
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“Tippecanoe and Tyler too” was a campaign slogan used to promote the
election of a. | Daniel
Webster. | c. | Henry
Clay. | b. | Martin Van Buren. | d. | William Henry Harrison. | | | | |
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By
1819 most of Spain’s Latin American colonies a. | had launched revolutions. | b. | had been
overtaken by the United States. | c. | had formed alliances with Napoléon
Bonaparte. | d. | had formally pledged allegiance to the Spanish
monarchy. | | |
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What
did the War of 1812 convince many older Republicans to support? a. | the doctrine of
nullification | c. | a stronger
federal government | b. | sectionalism | d. | states’ rights | | | | |
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Which
political party referred to Andrew Jackson as “King Andrew”? a. | Whigs | c. | Federalists | b. | National Republicans | d. | Democrats | | | | |
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Who
encouraged the Seminole to stay in the Southeast? a. | Little Turtle | c. | Sequoya | b. | Osceola | d. | Sacagawea | | | | |
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Who
aided the Cherokee by helping them secure a printing press? a. | Samuel
Worcester | c. | Andrew
Jackson | b. | John Tyler | d. | Sequoya | | | | |
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Who
tightened credit to force a financial crisis? a. | William Henry Harrison | c. | Martin Van Buren | b. | Henry
Clay | d. | Nicholas
Biddle | | | | |
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The
Indian Removal Act provided for the relocation of American Indian tribes east of the Mississippi
River to Indian Territory in present-day a. | Nevada. | c. | New Mexico. | b. | Oklahoma. | d. | Texas. | | | | |
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How
can nationalism be defined? a. | international neutrality | c. | national pride and loyalty | b. | a hatred for
foreigners | d. | hatred of
one’s own nation | | | | |
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34.
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The
Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would a. | defend the
freedoms of other nations. | b. | expand its territory. | c. | make alliances
with European nations. | d. | remain a neutral power. | | |
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What
did the Adams-Onís Treaty do? a. | It returned captured forts to Spain. | b. | It put a limit
on the number of British and U.S. warships in the Great Lakes. | c. | It officially
ended the Second Seminole War. | d. | It gave East Florida to the United
States. | | |
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36.
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Who
died of pneumonia just four weeks after taking office as president? a. | John
Tyler | c. | William Henry
Harrison | b. | John C. Calhoun | d. | Martin Van Buren | | | | |
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After
the Federalist Party collapsed, the nation experienced a period of a. | political
corruption. | c. | economic
turmoil. | b. | political harmony. | d. | neutrality. | | | | |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement. a. | Adams-Onís
Treaty | g. | Andrew
Jackson | b. | Samuel Slater | h. | Robert Fulton | c. | Eli
Whitney | i. | John C.
Calhoun | d. | Simon Bolívar | j. | Missouri Compromise | e. | Henry
Clay | k. | Rush-Bagot
Agreement | f. | Louis de Onís | l. | James Monroe | | | | |
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38.
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“a man whose soul might be turned wrong side outward, without discovering a
blemish to the world”
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39.
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first
to use interchangeable parts in the manufacture of firearms
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40.
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developed a British-style spinning mill
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41.
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limited the number of armed ships in the Great Lakes
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42.
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despite winning most of the popular vote in 1824 failed to become
president
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43.
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designed a steamboat capable of carrying heavy loads upstream
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44.
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nicknamed “the Liberator”
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45.
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architect of the Missouri Compromise
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46.
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associated with the doctrine of nullification
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47.
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resulted in one free state and one slave state
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