A Growing Sense of Nationhood

Which term refers to an economic system where trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit?

• American system

• Capitalism

• Folk art

• Spiritual

What is the term for traditional art created by people who have not been formally trained?

• Frontier

• Spiritual

• Folk art

• American system

Which term describes the boundary or edge of settled land?

• Frontier

• Capitalism

• Spiritual

• American system

What event helped forge a new national identity in the United States in the early 1800s?

• The American Revolution

• The War of 1812

• The Civil War

• The Industrial Revolution

In 1800, where did most Americans live in relation to the Appalachian Mountains?

• West of the Appalachians

• East of the Mississippi River

• Within 50 miles of the Atlantic Coast

• In the Great Plains

What was the area between the eastern mountains and the Mississippi River known as in the early 1800s?

• The Frontier

• The Great Plains

• The Wild West

• The New World

What were the "Yankees" of the Northeast seen as by southerners?

• Lazy and unproductive

• Gracious and cultured

• Enterprising and quick to chase a dollar

• Rugged and hardy

How were the frontier settlers of the West perceived by people on the East Coast?

• Gracious and cultured

• Rugged and hardy

• Lazy and unproductive

• Sophisticated and refined

What was one idea favored by the country's leaders to unite the nation?

• Building schools and libraries

• Building roads and canals

• Establishing new cities

• Creating new laws

What architectural styles were used to rebuild the White House and the Capitol after the War of 1812?

• Gothic and Baroque

• Greek and Roman

• Modern and Postmodern

• Renaissance and Victorian