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1819 Final Exam

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The War of 1812

a)

could be considered the second war of independence

b)

was considered a victory for Great Britain

c)

was a disaster for the US

d)

resulted in the fall of the British government

2.

A nation not involved in a conflict has what kind of rights

a)

foreign rights

b)

alien rights

c)

territorial rights

d)

neutral rights

3.

One of the chief aims of the Alien and Sedition acts passed by John Adams was to

a)

suppress political dissent

b)

protect the First Amendment

c)

respond to the VA and KY resolutions

4.

The Supreme Court reviewing and ruling on acts of other branches of the government is called

a)

Supreme ruling

b)

law review

c)

supremacy

d)

judicial review

5.

The principle of judicial review was first established expressly in writing in the Supreme Court decision of

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Marshall v. Jefferson

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

6.

Eli Whitney was given credit for inventing interchangeable parts

a)

true

b)

false

7.

The development of textile mills increased the demand for cotton

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Who invented the cotton gin?

a)

Frederick Rumsey

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Samuel Slater

d)

Robert Fulton

9.

The expansion of Southern agriculture from 1820 to 1860 was due to the expanded cultivation of

a)

western rice

b)

staple cotton in the Carolinas and Georgia

c)

Louisiana sugar

10.

The economic growth in the north is mostly contributed to

a)

more inventions and transportation improvements

b)

blacks were used as free labor so that money could be reinvested

c)

an increase in business

11.

The most important economic development in the mid 1800s in the South was the

a)

increased agricultural diversity of the region

b)

invention of the cotton gin

c)

spread of railroads

d)

decline in the price of slaves

12.

Jefferson wanted to purchase Louisiana Territory because

a)

he wanted to show his friendship to the French

b)

he wanted to remove the French

c)

he wanted to acquire (get) a port for western crops

13.

Who was a leader in educational reform?

a)

Horace Mann

b)

Dorothea Dix

c)

Lyman Beecher

d)

Charles Finney

14.

Why is Harriet Tubman remembered as a heroic woman?

a)

she was a Union nurse

b)

she led enslaved people to freedom

c)

she was a Confederate spy

15.

William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, and Harriet Beecher Stowe are best known for their efforts to

a)

expand the rights of women

b)

create free public schools

c)

oppose the practice of slavery

d)

begin the temperance movement

16.

What movement called for drinking little to no alcohol?

a)

utopia communities

b)

trancendentalism

c)

reformers

d)

temperance

17.

How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry affect the nation?

a)

John Brown was a hero in the South.

b)

The North made John Brown a Union general.

c)

It drew the North and South together.

d)

It struck fear into the South and further divided the country.

18.

The 13th Amendment

a)

ended slavery

b)

gave all citizens equal rights

c)

gave African American men the right to vote

19.

The 14th Amendment

a)

ended slavery

b)

gave all citizens equal rights

c)

gave African American men the right to vote

20.

The 15th Amendment

a)

ended slavery

b)

gave all citizens equal rights

c)

gave African American men the right to vote