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WorksheetsGrowth and Expansion Chapter 11
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
At the time of the first census, most people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains.
True
False
Who explored the Warrior's Path through the Appalachian Mountains?
Daniel Boone
George Washington
Robert Livingston
Robert Fulton
What was one disadvantage of river travel?
Boats were limited to small loads.
Most rivers flowed east and west.
Traveling upstream was slow.
The ride was rougher than travel by horse and wagon.
How were turnpikes funded?
by tolls paid by travelers
by taxes on local land owners
by gifts from large corporations
by the government
The National Road was originally built to connect Virginia and Maryland.
True
False
The Erie Canal was mainly built by ____.
enslaved southerners
British workers
western explorers
Irish immigrants
What was De Witt Clinton's contribution to water travel?
He invented the steamboat.
He built the first factory along a river.
He developed a plan for the Erie Canal.
He built a large port in New York City.
What was one result of steamboat travel?
More people moved to the suburbs.
The cost of shipping goods was reduced.
People began engaging in leisure activities.
Work on new canals stopped.
The Erie Canal eventually allowed steamboats after the ____.
canal banks were strengthened
owners felt pressured by the government
canal was made wider
workers learned to operate them
10.Life in the West was much easier than life in eastern towns.
True
False
Strong loyalty to a nation is called ______.
capitalism
sectionalism
nationalism
Americanism
What was the result of the Missouri Compromise?
The Spanish gave up control of Florida.
Kentucky was admitted as a free state.
The size of the nation was doubled.
Missouri was admitted as a slave state.
One reason the American System was put into place was to increase the power of the federal government
True
False
Who was known as "The Great Compromiser"?
James Madison
Henry Clay
James Monroe
Daniel Webster
Why were tariffs imposed on goods from Britain?
The government wanted to motivate people to begin their own small businesses.
The government hoped to urge American manufacturers to increase the quality of their goods.
The government aimed to encourage people to buy American-made products.
The government wished to keep Britain from surpassing the United States in production of goods.
Which is an example of a monopoly?
New industries were encouraged to compete against each other.
State banks offered loans only to businesses.
The Bank of the United States favored Northern industries.
Only one company could run steamboats between New York and New Jersey.
7.France lost control of Mexico and most of South America during this period.
True
False
What did the Monroe Doctrine declare?
Europe could not colonize any more of the Americas.
Internal improvements to the country should be made.
The federal government had ultimate power over the states.
The United States would not get involved in foreign affairs.
The tariff dispute brought the different parts of the country together.
True
False
Secretary of State Adams ordered Andrew Jackson to stop Seminole raids from Spanish Florida.
True
False
