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The War of 1812

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is this?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John O'Dea
c)
Henry Clay
d)
Andrew Jackson
2.
Who was the president during the Louisiana purchase?
a)
James Madison
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Andrew Jackson
3.
Who becomes a national hero at the Battle of New Orleans after his hodgepodge of soldiers routes the British Army?
a)
Harrison
b)
Washington
c)
Johnson
d)
Jackson
4.
What is the defintion of IMPRESSMENT?
a)
British capturing American sailors
b)
Showing off to the person next to you
c)
Forcing Native Americans west of the Mississippi
d)
British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans 
5.
What was the Embargo Act?
a)
Forbid trade with Spain
b)
Made turtles illegal
c)
Close American trade with Britain  and France
d)
Encouraged trade with all foreign nations
6.
Who was the US President during the War of 1812?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
7.
The treaty that ended the War of 1812 was the
a)
Treaty of Ghent.
b)
Treaty of Paris.
c)
Treaty of New Orleans.
d)
none of the above
8.
The kidnapping of American sailors to work on British ships is called
a)
embargo.
b)
trade.
c)
impressment.
d)
recruitment. 
9.
In 1814, the British burned buildings in which city?
a)
Boston
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Washington, D.C.
d)
Chicago
10.
_____________ is when a country stops trade with another country as
a)
impressment
b)
embargo
c)
neutrality
d)
violation
11.
Who was James Madison?
a)
The president of Great Britain
b)
The president of the USA
c)
A soldier of the USA
d)
A soldier of Great Britain
12.
What battle during the War of 1812 was fought even though the war was over?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Paoli
13.
Who won the War of 1812?
a)
England
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
No one won. It was a stalemate.
14.
Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun were both Southern Congressmen who had aggressive views towards the British and wanted action. These views got them the title of what?
a)
Radical Republicans
b)
Whigs
c)
War Hawks
d)
Southern Separatist
15.
The Monroe Doctrines purpose was to remove ALL foreign/European powers from where?
a)
The Eastern Hemisphere
b)
The United States
c)
The Americas
d)
The Northern Hemisphere
16.
Why did the Native American alliance fall apart?
a)
The prophet died
b)
James Madison died
c)
Tecumseh died
d)
Thomas Jefferson died
17.
Nationalism is:
a)
Not wanting to declare war
b)
Pride in ones country
c)
Revenge against another nation
d)
Upset with ones country
18.
True or False: The Supreme Court decision in McCulloch vs Maryland declared a tax on the Bank of the United States constitutional.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Federal law is superior over state law when the two conflict
a)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
b)
Mapp v. Ohio
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Engel v. Vitale
20.
Ruling establishes federal control of interstate commerce
a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
Gibbons v Ogden
c)
McCulloch v Worcester
d)
Tyson v Mayweather
21.
Which groups power is upheld in the Supreme Court in McCulloch V. Maryland and Gibbons V. Ogden? 
a)
federal government
b)
state governments 
c)
federal and state government
d)
none of the above 
22.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
23.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
24.
The Missouri Compromise is also known as?
a)
The Compromise of 1820
b)
The Equality Compromise
c)
The Henry Clay Compromise
d)
The Great Compromise
25.
Where was the Missouri Compromise line?
a)
36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
b)
46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
c)
56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
d)
66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
26.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
27.
Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It was only a temporary solution
b)
The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery
c)
The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery
d)
It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west
28.
Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?  
a)
James Monroe
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Henry Clay
29.
Who were the War Hawks?
a)
Men from the Northeast who want to go to war
b)
Women who fought in the War of 1812
c)
Men from the South and West who want to go to war
d)
Men from the South and North who do NOT want to go to war
30.
What battle during the War of 1812 was fought even though the war was over?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Paoli
31.
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Francis Scott Kay
b)
Francis Scott Kane
c)
Francis Scott Key
d)
Francis Scott Keen
32.
Who won the War of 1812?
a)
England
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
No one
33.
What was written at Fort McHenry?
a)
The Pledge of Allegiance
b)
The Star-Spangled Banner
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Treaty of Paris
34.

What did the Monroe Doctrine tell European nations?

a)

Stay on your side of the Earth!

b)

Stop colonizing in the Eastern Hemisphere!

c)

Get out of the USA!

d)

Stop trading with Great Britain!

35.
'Europe should no longer be involved in the colonization of America' best describes the:
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Ghent
d)
Monroe Doctrine
36.

This doctrine told European countries to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Roosevelt Doctrine

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Taft Doctrine

37.

Which country/state fought for its independence from Mexico?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Texas

c)

New Mexico

d)

Arizona

38.

This is the belief that the US will expand from East to West:

a)

Imperialism

b)

Era of Good Feelings

c)

Manifest Destiny

39.

Which court case stated that states do not have the power to impose taxes on federal organizations such as the National Bank?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Topeka v. Kansas

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

40.

Which court case established that Congress has authority over interstate commerce and trade?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Topeka v. Kansas

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

41.

This man-made structure helped improve trade within New York State:

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Hoover Dam

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Erie Canal

42.

This law gave settlers up to 160 acres of land if they farm it and make it better for 5 years:

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Fugitive Slave Law

c)

Poll Tax

d)

Enclosure Acts

43.

The system, by Henry Clay, stated that taxes should be used to help improve the US (roads, canals, trading, etc.)

a)

Communism

b)

American System

c)

Capitalism

d)

Absolutism

44.

What does it mean to "annex?"

a)

to add

b)

to take away

45.
Which region benefited most from protective tariffs on industry?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
46.
What did the Monroe Doctrine tell European nations?
a)
Stop colonizing in the Western Hemisphere!
b)
Stop colonizing in the Eastern Hemisphere!
c)
Get out of the USA!
d)
Stop trading with Great Britain!
47.
Where were escaped slaves running to in the early 1800s?
a)
Spanish owned Georgia
b)
Spanish owned Florida
c)
Spanish owned Texas
d)
Spanish owned Canada
48.
Who went into Florida, without permission, and removed the Spanish govenor from power?
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Patrick Henry
49.
What does America get out of the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819?
a)
Flordia & land near Oregon
b)
Georgia & Florida
c)
Georgia & land near Oregon
d)
Nothing! 
50.
What other state came into the Union with the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Missouri
c)
Maine
d)
Minnesota
51.
Did Missouri have slaves after the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Yes
b)
No
52.
Why was another state brought in at the same time as Missouri?
a)
Coincidence
b)
Maintain slave/nonslave state balance
c)
Maintain Federalist/Republican balance
d)
Settle slavery dispute once and for all
53.
Which Canal was built in America during this time?
a)
Panama
b)
Suez
c)
Erie
d)
Bruges
54.
Which of the following was NOT a transportation improvement of this time?
a)
Trains
b)
Roads
c)
Steamboats
d)
Planes
55.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Mass Production of Goods
b)
Growth of cities
c)
Increase in homemade textiles
d)
Interchangeable Parts
56.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Eli Whitney 
c)
Francis Lowell
d)
James Monroe
57.
Overall, who got more power from the Supreme Court Cases of the Era of Good Feelings?
a)
President
b)
States
c)
Federal Government
d)
Supreme Court
58.

The Missouri Compromise

a)

Declared New York a slave state

b)

maintained a balance of free and slave states

c)

declared Missouri a free state

d)

used the Mississippi as a dividing line between free and slave states

59.

Henry Clay's American System attempted to bring the nation together by

a)

maintaining slave state/free state balance

b)

withdrawing funds from the unpopular Bank of the US

c)

creating better transportation to facilitate an exchange of goods

d)

giving everyone a voice in the national government

60.

Which of the following BEST explains Southern dependence upon slavery

a)

The Southern economy depended on a cheap, stable, and controllable work force

b)

Enslaved Africans were well suited to working in the Southern heat

c)

The South needed slave labor to support its manufacturing economy

d)

People opposing slavery did not settle in the South

61.

Tariffs are designed to protect domestic economies:

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Know-Nothing Party?

a)

They wanted to reduce naturalization requirements

b)

The growing crisis between the North and South over slavery brought the party to an end

c)

They encouraged Catholics to run for public office

d)

They could never be considered a real organization

63.

The "Father of the Factory System" who escaped Britain with memorized plans for the "spinning frame."

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Elias Howe

c)

Samuel Slater

d)

Samuel Morse

64.

Which concept did Eli Whitney bring to manufacturing that led to an improvement in mass production?

a)

the telegraph

b)

interchangeable parts

c)

labor unions

d)

free incorporation

65.

What was the MAIN cash crop of the South?

a)

tobacco

b)

rice

c)

indigo

d)

cotton

66.

Why did Henry Clay want a tariff placed on goods imported to the US?

a)

to raise money for education

b)

to collect funds for the Civil War

c)

to promote the sale of American goods in other countries

d)

to shield American business from foreign competition and raise money for roads and canals

67.

Between 1800 and 1830, the National Road and the Erie Canal were built to connect with which regions?

a)

East Coast and the Midwest

b)

South and New England

c)

Pacific Coast and Gulf Coast

d)

Great Plains and Rocky Mountains

68.

The factory system was dependent upon all of the following EXCEPT

a)

inexpensive labor

b)

interchangeable parts

c)

skilled labor

d)

power-driven machinery

69.

The Industrial Revolution in the US involved ALL of the following EXCEPT

a)

the construction of textile factories in New England

b)

a steadily growing slave trade in the South

c)

the introduction of labor-saving machinery

d)

a decrease in the nations dependence on foreign trrade

70.

Why were steam power and canal building important?

a)

allowed farmers to ship goods to markets around the country

b)

caused a decline in the demand for slave labor

c)

discouraged the settlement of western regions

d)

increased the cost of transportation and communication

71.

Which development led to a sharp rise in slaves brought to the southern US?

a)

interchangeable parts

b)

the cotton gin

c)

steam powered machinery

d)

the canal system

72.
Which is a major effect of using interchangeable parts to make goods?
a)
it led to the mass production of goods
b)
it caused the prices of goods made by machines to increase
c)
it meant that factory owners needed to hire skilled craftsmen to make their goods
d)
it gave Eli Whitney the necessary capital and motivation to invent the cotton gin
73.
Which is not an effect of the Erie Canal?
a)
shipping goods between the Northeast to Midwest decreases
b)
faster migration to the west
c)
rapid growth of cities along route
d)
the decline in building roads out west
74.
Steamboats, roads, and railroads led to ___
a)
development of more agriculture in the North
b)
the invention of the telegraph
c)
less canals being developed
d)
innovations and internal improvements in the Northeast
75.
Why would Americans be upset with John Quincy Adams being chosen for president in the election of 1824?
a)
Andrew Jackson won the most popular votes
b)
They though he didn't have enough experience
c)
He was only a military hero
d)
He supported the ALien and Sedition Acts

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