Chapter 10 War of 1812 Test

(SS.8.A.4.1) ___________Why did some Americans consider the War of 1812 the “Second War for American Independence”?

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  1. American citizens continued to protest against British taxes

• The British burned public buildings in the new capital city of Washington D.C.

• The United States and Great Britain never previously signed a treaty ending the Revolutionary War.

• The British were stopping American ships and arming hostile Native Americans, showing disrespect for the United States.

(SS.8.A.4.1) ______The diagram below describes an event in American history. Which statement best describes the diagram?

• The British wanted New Orleans.

• The British attacked the United States

• “War Hawks” in Congress wanted Canada.

• The British refused to trade with America.

(SS.8.A.4.1)_____What was an important consequence of the War of 1812?

• The Federal government was weakened.
• Native Americans were removed from the southeastern United States.

• Americans began ordering more finished goods from Northeastern manufacturers.

• Americans began trading more with France than Great Britain for their manufactured goods.

(SS.7.CG.3.1) _____The excerpt below is from Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.

The Congress shall have Power...To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers....

Which landmark Supreme Court Case was decided on the basis of this excerpt?

• Marbury v Madison (1803)

• McCulloch v Maryland (1819)
• Gibbons v Ogden (1824)

• Dred Scott v Sanford (1857)

(SS.8.A.4.8)____What was the goal of Henry Clay’s “American System” in the 1820s?

• To gradually eliminate slavery

• To obtain United States control of Canada

• To strengthen the United States to resist foreign invaders

• To encourage greater cooperation between different sections of the country.

(SS.7.CG.4.1) ______ Which statement summarizes the main idea of the Monroe Doctrine (1823)?

• Foreign nations cannot form alliances with the United States.

• There is a barrier between European nations and the United States.

• The United States will protect the continents of Europe and Africa.

• The United States will protect the Western Hemisphere from further European colonization.

(SS.8.A.4.17)_____The map below shows Florida during the period from 1810-1819. Which event contributed most to the changes shown on this map?

• The signing of the Treaty of Ghent.

• Andrew Jackson’s victory in the Battle of New Orleans.

• The Haitian Revolution ended Napoleon’s plans for an American empire.

• Andrew Jackson’s entry into Spanish Florida in pursuit of Seminole Native Americans.

(SS.8.A.4.2)____How did the Missouri Compromise (1820) treat the balance of power between free and slave states in the U.S. Senate?

• It kept the balance by letting Maine enter as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.

• It let the North have two more Senators in exchange for a harsher Fugitive Slave Law.

• It let the North have two more Senators but kept the “Three-Fifths” Compromise in the House of Representatives.

• It required a Constitutional amendment for any further changes in the balance of free and slave states in the Senate.

(SS.8.A.4.1) ____What was the treaty that ended the War of 1812?

• Treaty of Ghent
• Peace Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Greenville

• Treaty of the War of 1812

(SS.8.A.4.1)____Which statement best describes the main purpose of the Tariff of 1816?

• Punish Britain for forcing America in the War of 1812

• Its aim was to make American and foreign manufactured goods comparable in price and therefore persuade Americans to buy American products.

• Create a financial package to lower loans to small farmers

• Expand Westward Expansion