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1800-1860 Test Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Abolitionists were ___________

a)

people who want to move from the urban to rural areas during the IR

b)

people who wanted to move from the Rural to urban areas during the IR

c)

people against slavery

d)

people who supported slavery

2.

Capitalist economic system is _______________

a)

based on private ownership

b)

based on government ownership

c)

based on government and private businesses working together

3.

Capital is another name for ________________.

a)

consumers

b)

money

c)

creditors

4.

A Cotton Gin is __________________

a)

a machine used for sewing clothes

b)

a machine used for weeding

c)

a machine used for separating cotton from seeds

d)

a machine for preparing the soil for planting

5.

Discrimination is ________.

a)

an unjust or prejudice treatment

b)

preconceived opinion

c)

exclusive rights to an invention

d)

a method of manufacturing

6.

Emigration is _________.

a)

people moving into a country

b)

the movement of people

c)

people moving out of a country

7.

Migration is _________.

a)

people moving into a country

b)

the movement of people

c)

people moving out of a country

8.

Immigration is _________.

a)

people moving into a country

b)

the movement of people

c)

people moving out of a country

9.

Rural is _________

a)

a city located by a large city

b)

a small town or farming community

c)

a large town or city

10.

Urban is _________

a)

a city located by a large city

b)

a small town or farming community

c)

a large town or city

11.

Industrial Revolution is _______________

a)

the change from living in the urban areas to living in rural areas

b)

the greatest change to man on Earth

c)

when drastic decline in population

d)

when man domesticated animals and moved to farms

12.

Patent is _______.

a)

a tax on imports

b)

a tax on exports

c)

rights over an invention

d)

rights for tax exemption

13.

Monopoly is _______________

a)

control of product by a person

b)

another name for money

c)

a tax on imports

d)

a tax on exports

14.

Technology is _____________

a)

the application of science to help people

b)

a right of a person

c)

a tax on goods

15.

Telegraph is a __________

a)

machine for farming

b)

a machine for transmitting messages

c)

a machine for baking

d)

a machine for transportation

16.

Sectionalism is _______.

a)

loyalty to one's region

b)

the use of insults or accusations against an opponent

c)

to leave or withdraw

d)

to cancel

17.

Mudslinging is ____________.

a)

to cancel

b)

the use of insults or accusations against an opponent

c)

to leave or withdraw

d)

the right to vote in political elections

18.

Suffrage is __________.

a)

to leave or withdraw

b)

loyalty to one's region

c)

a population count

d)

the right to vote in political elections

19.

Seceded is ________.

a)

to leave or withdraw

b)

loyalty to one's region

c)

a population count

d)

to cancel

20.

Nullify is __________.

a)

to leave

b)

to withdraw

c)

to cancel

d)

to change

21.

Forty-Niners are ___________.

a)

people who went to California during the Gold Rush

b)

people who traveled to 49 states

c)

people lived at 490 latitude

d)

people who were given 49 acres by the government

22.

Mountain Men are ______.

a)

fur trappers who spent most of their time in the Appalachian Mountains

b)

fur trappers who spent most of their time in the Rocky Mountains

c)

fur trappers who spent most of their time in the Cascade Mountains

d)

fur trappers who spent most of their time in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains

23.

Who is Aaron Burr?

a)

George Washington's vice president and killed Alexander Hamilton.

b)

Senator that proposed the Missouri Compromise.

c)

Jefferson's vice president and killed Alexander Hamilton.

d)

Politician who proposed the Monroe Doctrine

24.

Name (2) explorers that Jefferson hired to explore the region of the Louisiana Purchase

a)

William Clark

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Meriwether Lewis

d)

Henry Clay

25.

Who was Alexander Hamilton?

a)

He wanted a national bank and a tariff system.

b)

He was the third president of the USA.

c)

He was a writer.

d)

He was responsible for the Missouri Compromise.

26.

President Andrew Jackson is known for ____.

a)

the Missouri Compromise

b)

the Monroe Doctrine

c)

relocation of Native Americans.

d)

the Louisiana Purchase

27.

President Monroe is known for _______.

a)

opposition to Europe in the Americas

b)

opposition to settling west of the Rocky's

c)

approval of the relocation of Native Americans

d)

approval of the Louisiana Purchase

28.

Mark Twain was a __________.

a)

politician

b)

writer

c)

actor

d)

factory owner

29.

Henry Clay was ___________.

a)

responsible for the Missouri Compromise

b)

responsible for the Monroe Doctrine

c)

responsible for the Louisiana Purchase

d)

responsible for the relocation of Native Americans

30.

Sacagawea was a ___________.

a)

woman who assisted Lewis & Clark

b)

woman who assisted with the relocation of the Native Americans

c)

man who helped Lewis & Clark

d)

man who helped with the Gold Rush

31.

Lewis & Clark Expedition was ______________.

a)

an expedition to explore the LA Purchase region.

b)

an expedition to explore purchasing the region west of St. Louis, MO.

c)

an expedition to relocate Native Americans.

d)

an expedition to explore the region east of the Appalachian Mountains.

32.

Louisiana Purchase is __________.

a)

considered the largest real estate deal in U.S. history.

b)

considered the worst real estate deal in U.S. history.

c)

considered an important real estate deal because of the port of New York City.

d)

considered an important real estate deal because of the port of New Orleans.

33.

Manifest Destiny means the _________.

a)

U.S. has the ability to expand north to Alaska.

b)

U.S. has the ability expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.

c)

U.S. has the ability to expand eastward to the Atlantic Ocean.

d)

U.S. has the ability to expand southward to Brazil.

34.

Monroe Doctrine _________________.

a)

states European countries should provide financial assistance in the western hemisphere.

b)

states European countries could set up colonies in the western hemisphere.

c)

states European countries could not interfere in the western hemisphere.

d)

states European countries should not provide financial assistance in the western hemisphere.

35.

The Trail of Tears was ________________.

a)

when many African American were forced from their land.

b)

when many Native Americans were forced from their land.

c)

when many Native Americans died because of exposure from diseases by Europeans.

d)

when many African Americans died because of extreme brutal treatment by plantation owners.

36.

Which people made a huge profit s from the GOLD RUSH?

a)

Doctors

b)

Lawyers

c)

Miners

d)

Teachers

37.

What event ended in a few years but had a long-lasting effect on the California economy?

a)

Shipping

b)

Agriculture

c)

Mining

d)

Tourism

38.

What was the name of the trail that began in Missouri and crossed the Great Plains into Oregon?

a)

Wagon Trail

b)

Missouri Trail

c)

Oregon Trail

d)

Illinois Trail

39.

Before the Civil War, the southern economy relied mainly on _______.

a)

Iron Ore

b)

Factories

c)

Cotton

d)

Peaches

40.

During the 1800's which of these was the FASTEST method of communication?

a)

email

b)

texting

c)

mail

d)

telephone

41.

One of the causes of the War of 1812, was British Navy was forcing US sailors into their navy?

a)

True

b)

False

42.

One of the effects of the War of 1812 was the new spirit of Nationalism.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The Industrial Revolution was most active in the southern states.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The 1823 Supreme Court ruled that the state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee Indian Tribe.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Thomas Jefferson proposed the Missouri Compromise?

a)

True

b)

False

46.

In the 1800's which of these was the FASTEST means to ship goods across the United States?

a)

telegraph

b)

semi

c)

camels

d)

railroads

47.

The Treaty of Ghent was _______.

a)

the document that ended the Industrial Revolution

b)

the document that ended the Revolutionary War

c)

the document that ended the War of 1812

d)

the document that ended the Missouri Comrpomise

48.

What was one cause for the rapid growth of cities?

a)

poor communication

b)

mountainous landforms

c)

growth of factories

d)

growth of cotton as a cash crop

49.

An abolitionists is __________.

a)

a person who favors the end of slavery

b)

a person that works in the agriculture field

c)

a prospector in the California Gold Rush

d)

an explorer or trapper who lived in the Rocky Mountains

50.

Forty-niners are __________.

a)

a person who favors the end of slavery

b)

a person that works in the agricultural field

c)

a prospector in the California Gold Rush

d)

an explorer or trapper who lived in the Rocky Mountains

51.

Mountain Men are __________.

a)

a person who favors the end of slavery

b)

a person that works in the agricultural field

c)

a prospector in the California Gold Rush

d)

an explorer or trapper who lived in the Rocky Mountains

52.

Sectionalism means ________.

a)

loyalty to ones region

b)

a banking system

c)

a factory based economy

d)

the movement of people from the rural to urban areas

53.

Henry Clay's major proposition was ______.

a)

tariffs on all imported goods

b)

to set up a national banking system

c)

balance states admitted into the union as either FREE or SLAVE

d)

oppose European colonies in North America and South America

54.

The basic provisions of the Monroe Doctrine was ______.

a)

tariffs (taxes) on all imported goods

b)

to set up a national banking system

c)

balance states admitted into the union as either FREE or SLAVE

d)

oppose European colonies in North America and South America

55.

Manifest Destiny means ________.

a)

United States require tariffs (taxes) on all imported goods.

b)

United Stats should expand boundaries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

c)

balanced states admitted into the union as either FREE or SLAVE

d)

to oppose European colonies in North American and South America

56.

What was the main cause of the WAR of 1812?

a)

Trade restrictions by Britain.

b)

The increase of Industrial Revolution in the United States

c)

The relocation of Native American

d)

The invention of the transcontinental railroad.

57.

What was the main issue of concern for regions during the period 1820-1860?

a)

banking

b)

growth in the economy

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Slavery

58.

The California Diamond Rush made California ideal for statehood.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

The California Gold Rush made California ideal for statehood.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

The Oregon Trail went from Augusta, Maine to Portland, Oregon.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

The Oregon Trail went from Independence, Missouri to Portland, Oregon.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

A tariff is a tax on exports.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

A tariff is a tax on imports.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

A rendezvous is when a man moves from the rural setting to an urban setting?

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Lewis and Clark started their expedition in which U.S. city?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Chicago, Illinois

c)

St. Louis, Missouri

d)

Dallas, Texas

66.

The United Stats bought the Louisiana Territory for ______

a)

$15 million

b)

$15 billion

c)

$15 trillion

d)

None of the above

67.

Why did the Oregon Trail stop?

a)

Invention of cars

b)

Invention of the transcontinental railroad

c)

Invention of airplanes

d)

Safety Concerns-too many people were dying.

68.

In 1838, federal troops relocated Native Americans to what present day state?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arizona

d)

Utah

69.

Approximately how long did it take to travel the Oregon Trail?

a)

1-2 weeks

b)

1-2 months

c)

5-6 months

d)

9-12 months

70.

Did President Jackson, include Native Americans in his promise for "equal protection and equal benefits for all Americans"?

a)

YES

b)

NO