Trimester 2 Exam (Malone)

Kidnapping and forcing people to serve in the army or navy is called what?

• Embargo
• Robbery
• Impressment

Why did the Embargo Act of 1807 fail?

• It caused additional attacks on the U.S. Navy
• It impacted U.S. trade more negatively than French or British trade
• It increased shipbuilding as the U.S. Navy prepared for war with Great Britain

Who built a strong confederacy among Native Americans?

• Tecumseh
• Blue Jacket
• the Prophet

DBQ- Which statement best describes Tecumseh's view on the sale of land?

• Anyone can sell the land their people live on for the best price they can get.
• The Great Spirit gave the land to all red men, individual groups do not have the right to sell it.
• Native American may only trade land among themselves, not with whites.

DBQ- What does Tecumseh mean by the phrase, "white people, who are never contented, but always encroaching"?

• that the settlers are always pushing for more land
• that Americans are giving up land
• that the Great Spirit will decide the outcome

Why did the British attack New Orleans in 1815?

• They wanted to take control of the U.S. Capital
• They wanted to take control of the Mississippi River
• They wanted to draw away U.S. troops attacking Canada

Why did many Federalist leaders from New England attend the Hartford Convention during the War of 1812?

• Increased manufacturing in New England strengthened the economy there.
• Decreased trade from the Embargo Act changed the way people voted in New England.
• The Embargo Act and the war hurt the economy of New England severely.

Why did the War of 1812 help increase manufacturing in the United States?

• The United States needed to produce goods imported in the past.
• The United States increased its exports to Great Britain during the war.
• The United States increased its imports from France during the war.

How was the Rush–Bagot Agreement important in keeping peaceful relations between the United States and Great Britain?

• It established a series of forts along the frontier.
• It limited how many soldiers could patrol the U.S.-Canada border
• It limited how many military ships could be in the Great Lakes.

Which president's popularity with the "common man" changed politics?

• Martin Van Buren
• Andrew Jackson
• William Henry Harrison