SS 8 - Unit 7 Review

In which European country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Great Britain

• Germany

• France

• The United STates

The use of the mechanical reaper made it easier to settle which part of the country?

• The North

• The South

• The Midwest

• The Northwest

With a cotton gin a worker could produce how much more cotton in a day?

• 2 times

• 10 times

• 50 times

• 100 times

What happened to the slave population between 1790 and 1860?

• It decreased

• It increased

• It stayed the same

• There was no slave population, it was illegal

How did Congress attempt to fix the problem of cheap foreign goods?

• Passed an Embargo Act

• Created the Tariff of 1816

• Went to war with Great Britain

• Made it illegal to buy things not made in the USA

What was the name of the NY governor who came up with the idea for the Erie Canal?

• DeWitt Clinton

• John Clinton

• DeWitt Smith

• Rudy Giuliani

There was an equal number of free and slave states in 1819. How many were there of each?

• 5

• 7

• 11

• 14

Who was the author of the Monroe Doctrine?

• James Monroe

• John Quincy Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

Congressman from Kentucky who pushed for more roads and canals

• Henry Clay

• John C. Calhoun

• Daniel Webster

Congressman from South Carolina who pushed for national unity, then states rights

• Henry Clay

• John C. Calhoun

• Daniel Webster