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Ch. 9: A New National Identity

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Treaty ended the war of 1812?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Jackson

c)

Adams - Onis Treaty

d)

Treaty of Independence

2.

What did the Rush-Bagot Agreement accomplish?

a)

Limited naval powers on the Great Lakes for the U.S. & British Canada.

b)

Banned British ships on the Great Lakes.

c)

Banned U.S. from blocking British Ships on the Great Lakes.

d)

Limited trade from Europe on the Great Lakes.

3.

What gave U.S fishing rights off parts of Canadian coasts and set the border between U.S. and Canada as far west as the Rocky Mountains?

a)

Convention of 1818

b)

British & U.S. Convention of 1820

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Rush - Bagot Agreement

4.

What is the line that separates the U.S. and Canadian border called?

a)

49th Parallel

b)

32nd Parallel

c)

36 30' Parallel

d)

42nd Parallel

5.

What Treaty gave U.S Florida?

a)

Adams - Onis Treaty

b)

Treaty of the South

c)

Spanish-Florida Treaty

d)

Jackson-Adams Treaty

6.

How much did we pay out for Florida?

a)

$15 million

b)

$5 million

c)

$10 million

d)

$20 million

7.

What did the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 accomplish?

a)

Spanish gave up Florida

b)

U.S. gave up rights to Texas

c)

Made the United States transcontinental (Sea to Sea)

d)

Made Florida a free state

8.

Monroe Doctrine stated which of the following?

a)

U.S. would not tolerate new colonization of the Americas.

b)

Any attempt by Europe to colonize the Americas would be seen as an act of aggression.

c)

European interference in U.S. affairs would not be tolerated and the U.S would stay neutral in European colonies/conflicts.

d)

We would come to Great Britains aid in a time of war.

9.

Feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Americanism

d)

Idealism

10.

Importance of regional and state identity.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Individualism

d)

Idealism

11.

Who proposed the American System?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

William Crawford

d)

John Quincy Adams

12.

What was the focus of the American system?

a)

Bank of the United States to issue a single U.S. currency.

b)

Protective tariffs to encourage American manufacturing.

c)

Build roads and canals with money from the tariffs.

d)

To build a border to keep other countries out.

13.

1st road built by federal government starting in Maryland in 1815 and ending in Illinois in 1850.

a)

Cumberland Road (later called National Road)

b)

Pebble Road (later called New Road)

c)

Federal Road (later called American Road)

d)

Vandalia Road (later called Road of Miles)

14.

Select all the statements that are true about the Erie Canal.

a)

Built almost entirely by hand

b)

Build between 1817 - 1825

c)

Led to increase in trade

d)

Inspired more canals to be built

15.

Before the Missouri Compromise, how many free and slave states were there?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

16.

Missouri wanted to apply for statehood as a FREE state?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What year did Missouri and Maine become states?

a)

1820

b)

1819

c)

1825

d)

1812

18.

Maine was a free state and Missouri was a slave state, which kept things balanced in Congress.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How many free and slave states were there AFTER the Missouri Compromise?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

20.

What did the Missouri Compromise accomplish in terms of slave and free states for the future?

a)

Slavery would be illegal north of  36°30' latitude for future applications

b)

Slavery would tolerated if it was south of  36°30' latitude. 

c)

Slavery would be legal north of  36°30' latitude for future applications

d)

Slavery would outlawed if it was south of  36°30' latitude. 

21.

The Election of 1824 is a great example of an organized election process.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The Election of 1824 had candidates were all from what political party?

a)

Democratic - Republicans

b)

Federalists

c)

Liberalists

d)

Independent

23.

Who won the election of 1824?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

William Crawford

d)

Henry Clay

24.

There was no majority winner in the election of 1824.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

How was the winner of the 1824 election decided?

a)

Popular vote

b)

Electoral votes

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Majority votes

26.

Who persuaded people in Congress to vote for John Quincy Adams?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

William Crawford

d)

James Monroe

27.

Why did some people think the Election of 1824 was corrupt?

a)

They thought a backdoor deal was made with Clay and Adams, promising Clay the position of Secretary of State once Adams became President.

b)

They thought a backdoor deal was made with Clay and Adams, promising Clay a large sum of money once Adams became President.

c)

They thought a backdoor deal was made with Clay and Adams, promising Clay a large area of land once Adams became President.

d)

They thought a backdoor deal was made with Clay and Adams, promising Clay a position as his vice president once Adams became President.

28.

Which of the following did Washington Irving write?

a)

"Rip Van Winkle"

b)

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

c)

The Last of the Mohicans

d)

The Spy

29.

Which of the following did James Fenimore Cooper write?

a)

The Pioneers

b)

"Rip Van Winkle"

c)

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

d)

The Last of the Mohicans

30.

What did the literary works of the emerging American writers appeal to in other people?

a)

Patriotism and a desire for action stories

b)

Sectionalism and a desire for independence from national government

c)

A fondness for Great Britain

d)

A desire to conquer Asia

31.

What type of paintings did Irving and Copper's inspire?

a)

American History

b)

Landscapes

c)

Portraits

d)

Abstract

32.

What folk song was used in Jackson's campaign?

a)

Hunters of Kentucky

b)

Battle of New Orleans

c)

Star Spangled Banner

33.

When was Webster's dictionary published?

a)

1828

b)

1800

c)

1850

d)

1818

34.

What influenced American architecture?

a)

Ancient Greece, Great Britain, and Rome

b)

Asia and South America

c)

Ancient China and Russia