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Industrial Revolution and Jacksonian Democracy

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
d)
Eli Whitney
2.
_______________ are pieces made to fit many machines or tools.
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Fixed parts
c)
Limited parts
d)
New parts
3.
What did Samuel Morse invent?
a)
the steam engine
b)
the steamboat
c)
the telegraph machine
d)
the telephone
4.
What piece of foreign policy informed European powers that they could no longer interfere in western affairs?
a)
Convention of 1818
b)
Rush Bagot 
c)
Adams Onis Treaty 
d)
Monroe Doctrine 
5.

Wrote and convinced Congress to accept the Missouri Compromise

a)

Francis Lowell

b)

John Calhoun

c)

Henry Clay

d)

James Monroe

6.
The policy which sought to remove Native Americans from territories they had lived in for generations was known as
a)
Indian Removal
b)
Native American Expulsion
c)
Five Tribes of North America
d)
Worcester v Georgia
7.
The forced march of Cherokee to relocate in Oklahoma was known as the __________ because so many suffered and died along the way.
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Walk of Shame
c)
Indian Removal Plan
d)
universal suffrage
8.
The political movement toward greater democracy for the common man was known as 
a)
Jacksonian democracy
b)
Nullification Crisis
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Universal Suffrage
9.
The Nullification Crisis was an early example of 
a)
states rights versus a more powerful national government
b)
the Bill of Rights in action
c)
how Native Americans were treated
d)
enemy ghoul system
10.
The Cherokee took the state of ____________ to the Supreme Court.
a)
Alabama
b)
Georgia
c)
Florida
d)
Lousiana
11.
President Jackson ignored Chief Justice John Marshall's decision about the Cherokee.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The Trail of Tears went from Georgia and Florida to ____.
a)
Mississippi
b)
Mexico
c)
Present-day Oklahoma
d)
Present-day Texas
13.
Indian Removal Act
a)
In 1830, authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.
b)
The Cherokee were forced to march 800 miles to the Indian Territory
c)
Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force
d)
U.S. land in what is now Oklahoma - and planned to move Native Americans there.
14.
Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as
a)
the spoils system.
b)
Jacksonian democracy.
c)
mudslinging.
d)
a corrupt bargain.
15.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
16.

Who is known as the "Little Magician" and is credited for creating the first Democratic Party?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Martin Van Burren

c)

John Adams

d)

Henry Clay

17.
South Carolina used the _______ _______ to declare taxes on imports unconstitutional as a states right.
a)
Nullification Crisis
b)
Foreign Conflict
c)
Native Conflict
d)
Unreasonable Conflict
18.
Who developed the system of inter-changeable parts?
a)
Eli Whitney 
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Francis Lowell
d)
Samuel Slater
19.
New York City was connected to the Great Lakes Region by-
a)
the Mississippi River
b)
the National Road
c)
the Transcontinental Railroad
d)
the Erie Canal
20.
Why did thousands of women migrate from farms to Lowell, Massachusetts during the early 19th Century?
a)
to find a husband
b)
to work in textile mills
c)
to attend college
d)
to be closer to Walmart
21.
Who built the first American mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island?
a)
Richard Arkwright
b)
Samuel Slater
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
John Deere
22.
Who built guns for the U.S. Army using interchangeable parts?
a)
Richard Arkwright
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Cyrus McCormick
23.
Which is NOT an advantage Lowell girls received?
a)
Good pay
b)
Three meals a day
c)
Good working conditions
d)
Classes on Sunday
24.
Who tested a steamboat design in France in 1803?
a)
John Deere
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Robert Fulton
25.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
John Deere
26.
Who invented the steel plow?
a)
John Deere
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Robert Fulton
27.
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
a)
John Deere
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Robert Fulton
28.
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! 
29.
What other state came into the Union with the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Missouri
c)
Maine
d)
Minnesota
30.
Did Missouri have slaves after the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Yes
b)
No
31.
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
32.

A time period in American history when increased nationalism and decreased partisanship(political parties got along)

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

American System

c)

Whiskey Rebellion

d)

Era of Good Feelings

33.

Why was Van Buren easily elected?

a)

He was a Beast!

b)

He was a Savage!

c)

He was totally VSCO

d)

The opposing party couldn't decide on a single candidate

34.

Why did Jackson hate the Bank of the U.S.?

a)

It had taken his money

b)

High ATM fees

c)

He felt it favored the rich and should have its charter taken away

d)

He preferred paper money

35.

In regards to the economy, what was one thing Jackson was successful at?

a)

He increased the power of the national bank

b)

He got rid of paper money

c)

He lowered the national debt

d)

He raised the national debt

36.

What killed William Henry Harrison?

a)

A long speech

b)

Pneumonia

c)

Not wearing a coat in cold and rain

d)

All of the above

37.

How did Jackson try to stop the economic problems that led to the Panic of 1837

a)

tried to make it illegal to buy inexpensive land with paper money

b)

Convinced Congress to veto the National bank

c)

Decreased the military

d)

Gained support from the Whig party

38.

What was ironic about the log cabin campaign

a)

William Henry Harrison was actually from a wealthy family

b)

John Tyler had burned down a log cabin

c)

Van Buren only used log cabin maple syrup

d)

The Whig party symbol was a log cabin

39.

Raced his steam locomotive against a horse..... and lost

a)

Peter Cooper

b)

James Watt

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

John Deere

40.

perfected the Steam Engine

a)

Peter Cooper

b)

James Watt

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

John Deere

41.

How did Jackson view Native American rights

a)

He wanted peace

b)

He felt bad for how he had treated them

c)

He thought they could not live as noncitizens within American borders

d)

He had no opinion

42.

How did the Seminole fare against removal?

a)

They were removed immediately

b)

They held out and were later removed

c)

They sued to not be removed

d)

They used guerrilla warfare and successfully resisted removal

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