Unit 2: Midpoint Review

What land was included in the Louisiana Purchase?  

• The land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
• All land east of the Mississippi River
• Texas and California
• The Oregon Territory

What is the importance of the case of Marbury v. Madison? 

• It established judicial review
• It stated that United States did have the power to complete the Louisiana Purchase.
• It stated that the War of 1812 was a legal war and that the United States could participate in it.
•  It stated that the Supreme Court could choose the President of the United States

The British capturing of American sailors, which was a major cause for the war of 1812, was known as: 

• Embargo 
• Alien-Sedition Acts
• Nullification 
• Impressment

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the start of the War of 1812? 

• British restrictions on trade with the United States
• The impressment of sailors by the British
• British were providing weapons to Indians and encouraging them to attack Americans
• British attempts to take over the California

The Era of Good Feelings was most characterized by: 

• a strengthening of nationalism.
• a series of border clashes with Mexico
• more humane treatment of Indians.
• strong rivalry between political parties.

Why did Andrew Jackson lead American troops in an invasion of Florida? 

• To stop the Spanish from attacking the United States.
• To stop the British from invading the United States.
• To conquer the Louisiana territory for the United States. 
• To stop Indian raids on the United States.

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

•  To allow European countries to set up new colonies in South America
• To allow the United States and Great Britain to set up a military alliance to protect each other from invasion from France 
• To prevent European countries from setting up any new colonies in Latin America
• To protect the American Indian land from American settlers moving to California

Which of the following sections of the United States developed the most industries during the early 1800s? 

• Northern states
• Southern states
• Western territories
• Alaska

The early rise of industry influenced the States in which of the following ways?

• Advancements in technology
•  Advancements in transportation
• Increase in demand for slave labor as the demand for cotton production increased
• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a reason why industry developed quickly in the United States during the early 1800s? 

• Manufacturing shifted from hand tools to large and complex machines.
• Factories replaced home-based workshops.
• Manufacturers sold their products nationally rather than just locally.
• Computers made production lines much more efficient.