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Growth and Expansion Chapter 11

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At the time of the first census, most people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Who explored the Warrior's Path through the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Daniel Boone

b)

George Washington

c)

Robert Livingston

d)

Robert Fulton

3.

What was one disadvantage of river travel?

a)

Boats were limited to small loads.

b)

Most rivers flowed east and west.

c)

Traveling upstream was slow.

d)

The ride was rougher than travel by horse and wagon.

4.

How were turnpikes funded?

a)

by tolls paid by travelers

b)

by taxes on local land owners

c)

by gifts from large corporations

d)

by the government

5.

The National Road was originally built to connect Virginia and Maryland.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Erie Canal was mainly built by ____.

a)

enslaved southerners

b)

British workers

c)

western explorers

d)

Irish immigrants

7.

What was De Witt Clinton's contribution to water travel?

a)

He invented the steamboat.

b)

He built the first factory along a river.

c)

He developed a plan for the Erie Canal.

d)

He built a large port in New York City.

8.

What was one result of steamboat travel?

a)

More people moved to the suburbs.

b)

The cost of shipping goods was reduced.

c)

People began engaging in leisure activities.

d)

Work on new canals stopped.

9.

The Erie Canal eventually allowed steamboats after the ____.

a)

canal banks were strengthened

b)

owners felt pressured by the government

c)

canal was made wider

d)

workers learned to operate them

10.

10.Life in the West was much easier than life in eastern towns.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Strong loyalty to a nation is called ______.

a)

capitalism

b)

sectionalism

c)

nationalism

d)

Americanism

12.

What was the result of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

The Spanish gave up control of Florida.

b)

Kentucky was admitted as a free state.

c)

The size of the nation was doubled.

d)

Missouri was admitted as a slave state.

13.

One reason the American System was put into place was to increase the power of the federal government

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Who was known as "The Great Compromiser"?

a)

James Madison

b)

Henry Clay

c)

James Monroe

d)

Daniel Webster

15.

Why were tariffs imposed on goods from Britain?

a)

The government wanted to motivate people to begin their own small businesses.

b)

The government hoped to urge American manufacturers to increase the quality of their goods.

c)

The government aimed to encourage people to buy American-made products.

d)

The government wished to keep Britain from surpassing the United States in production of goods.

16.

Which is an example of a monopoly?

a)

New industries were encouraged to compete against each other.

b)

State banks offered loans only to businesses.

c)

The Bank of the United States favored Northern industries.

d)

Only one company could run steamboats between New York and New Jersey.

17.

7.France lost control of Mexico and most of South America during this period.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What did the Monroe Doctrine declare?

a)

Europe could not colonize any more of the Americas.

b)

Internal improvements to the country should be made.

c)

The federal government had ultimate power over the states.

d)

The United States would not get involved in foreign affairs.

19.

The tariff dispute brought the different parts of the country together.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Secretary of State Adams ordered Andrew Jackson to stop Seminole raids from Spanish Florida.

a)

True

b)

False