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Nationalism and Sectionalism/11-3/Creating America

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the three main components of the American System?

a)
  1. Establish a protective tariff
  2. Establish state banks
  3. Improve the North's transportation system
b)
  1. Establish a protective tariff
  2. Establish a national bank
  3. Improve the country's transportation systems
c)
  1. Get rid of the protective tariff
  2. Establish a national bank
  3. Improve the South's transportation system
d)
  1. Establish a protective tariff
  2. Establish a national bank
  3. Improve the West's transportation system
2.

What did the creation of the Erie Canal help do?

a)

Connect New York City and Buffalo

b)

Open the upper Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes region to settlement and trade

c)

Help New York City become the nation's largest city

d)

All of the above

3.

The improvements in rail travel led to the decline in the use of canals.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is an example of nationalism?

a)

Saying the Pledge of Allegiance

b)

Supporting your local sports teams

c)

Supporting only Mid-West goals and proposals

d)

Knowing your school fight song

5.

Why was McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) a landmark Supreme Court decision?

a)

It strengthened state governments by allowing Maryland to tax its branch of the national bank.

b)

It ruled that interstate commerce could be regulated only by the federal government.

c)

It strengthened the federal government by not allowing Maryland to tax its branch of the national bank.

d)

It made state governments stronger than the federal government.

6.

Which agreement improved relations between the United States and Britain?

a)

The Louisiana Purchase

b)

The Rush-Bagot Agreement

c)

The Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819

7.

Which two areas did Spain give to the United States in the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819?

a)

Florida and Oregon Country

b)

Florida and California

c)

California and Oregon Country

d)

Mexico (New Spain) and Oregon Country

8.

What is an example of sectionalism?

a)

Singing the National Anthem

b)

Supporting Mid-West Sports Teams

(Green Bay Packers/Milwaukee Bucks/Milwaukee Brewers)

c)

Saying the Pledge of Allegiance

d)

Celebrating the 4th of July

9.

Economic changes created division within the United States

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What economic interests did each region of the United States have around 1817?

a)

S- Cotton and Slavery

NE- Farming and Trade

W- Manufacturing

b)

S- Manufacturing and Trade

NE- Cotton and Slavery

W- Cheap Land and Good Transportation

c)

S- Cheap Land and Good Transportation

NE- Manufacturing and Trade

W- Cotton and Slavery

d)

S- Cotton and Slavery

NE- Manufacturing and Trade

W- Cheap Land and Good Transportation

11.

Sectionalism became a major issue when California applied for statehood in 1817?

a)

True

b)

False- Missouri

c)

False- Montana

d)

False- Oklahoma