Quarter 3 Exam: 1812 through Manifest Destiny

Which was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

• British impressment of American sailors.

• British arming Native Americans on the frontier.

• War Hawks wanted land in Florida and Canada.

• Spain attacked the U.S. from the west

Who were the War Hawks?

• Another name for the Creek Indians in Alabama.

• Members of Congress who wanted war with France.

• Member of Congress who wanted war with Britain.

• Federalists who met in Hartford in protest of the war.

Why was Tecumseh an important figure?

• He won many battles for the U.S. in the War of 1812.

• He built an Indian confederacy and fought against white settlers.

• He made peace between Native Americans and white settlers.

• He tricked the U.S. into attacking Britain.

"Sectionalism" refers to ...

• an economic system

• a feeling of unity

• divisions within the country

• none of the above

Southerners used a lot of WHAT on their farms?

• tariffs

• slave labor

• motorized tractors

• laws

John C. Calhoun was a leader from what section of the country?

• The South

• The North

• The West

• The Federalists

Henry Clay's "American System" required...

• tariffs

• no tariffs

• foreign investors

• abolishing slavery

The First Seminole War had what effect?

• Slaves in Florida were set free

• Spain realized the U.S. could take Florida

• Spain no longer trusted the U.S.

• Spain gained a colony in Florida

The Monroe Doctrine said that...

• The U.S. would not interfere in Europe

• Europeans couldn't colonize the Americas any more

• If Europeans tried to colonize the Americas, it would be an act of war

• All of the above

What happened in the "corrupt bargain" ?

• Democrats and Whigs agreed to share power

• Jackson moved federal money into private banks

• Henry Clay made John Q. Adams president, then Adams made Clay his Secretary of State

• The U.S. and Britain secretly became allies against France.