SS Review #3

The United States has many physical features that impacted people traveling west to expand the territory of the country. Which feature made travel difficult for pioneers?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

Which of the following were causes of the War of 1812?

• British support of American Indian resistance

• British support of American settlers in Indian Territory

• Impressment

• Restricting Trade

Where did many battles of the War of 1812 take place?

• Around the Rocky Mountains

• Around the Gulf of Mexico

• Around the Atlantic Coastal Plain

• Around the Great Lakes

What did the British burn down in the War of 1812?

• White House

• Capitol Building

• US Courts

• US Department of Justice

Who was inspired to write “The Star Spangled Banner” after an intense battle?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Francis Scott Key

• James Madison

William decides to donate eight books to his local library so that lots of people can read them, and the library gives him free passes to Stars and Strikes for each book. What is this an example of?

• barter

• trade

• Voluntary exchange

• purchase power

What is the opportunity cost of the U.S. declaring war on Great Britain?

• The safety of the soldiers

• The chance to get Americans back that were a victim of impressment

• The safety of pioneers settling in the Great Lakes area

• The chance to start a new life out west

In the 1790s, Thomas Jefferson farmed tobacco on his farm. Tobacco was not expensive to plant but people were willing to pay a high price for it. The profit was a ________ that led Jefferson to farm tobacco.

• opportunity loss

• opportunity cost

• price deduction

• price incentive

People living in the Southern states had an economy based on farming (agriculture). They focused all their efforts on growing cash crops. This is an example of __________.

• voluntary exchange

• trade

• specialization

• opportunity cost

Which of the following are raw materials?

• Chair

• wood

• cotton

• thread