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MH CH 9 Quiz Prep

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Spain ceded all of Florida to the United States in the

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Quadruple Alliance

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden case

2.

What general was sent to Florida in 1818, destroyed several Seminole villages, disobeyed orders by seizing the Spanish settlement of St. Marks and Pensacola?

a)

Daniel Webster

b)

John Marshall

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Henry Clay

3.

President Monroe declared in 1823 that American continents were no longer to be considered for colonization by Europeans power in a proclamation later called

a)

Monroe's Proclamation

b)

Quadruple Alliance

c)

the Monroe Doctrine

d)

Adams-Onis Treaty

4.

In the early 19th century, what is considered the main cause of US industrialization?

a)

The Monroe Doctrine

b)

The purchase of the Louisiana Territory

c)

The invention of the cotton gin

d)

The War of 1812; the US stopped trade with the British

5.

Designed to nurture (encourage growth) America manufactures by taxing imports

a)

revenue tariffs

b)

protective tariff

c)

income tax

d)

sales tax

6.

court case concerning Maryland's attempt to tax the Second Bank of the United States

a)

MCCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Tallbot v. Seeman

7.

senator who introduced a bill proposing the Second National Bank of the United States

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

John C. Calhoun

d)

Robert Thompson

8.

was a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Gibbons V. Ogden

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Tallbott v. Seeman

9.

Which of the following correctly defines INDUSTRIALIZATION?

a)

the spread of slavery to the western territories

b)

exporting raw materials and importing manufactured goods from a foreign country

c)

A warning to Europe that it should stay away from colonizing in South America.

d)

the shift from an agrarian (farm) society to a manufacturing society

10.

In a capitalist system, the government owns property and decides how to use it.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

The first developments of the Industrial Revolution in the United States occurred in ___

a)

the Deep South

b)

coastal areas

c)

New England

d)

the Western Frontier

12.

What effect did the Cotton Gin have on the US?

a)

it successfully ended the use of slaves on plantations

b)

it led to cotton becoming a useless crop

c)

it allowed for plantation owners to decrease the number of slaves working in the cotton fields

d)

it led to the expansion of slavery

13.

provides income for federal government

a)

revenue tariffs

b)

protective tariffs

c)

exercise tax

d)

None of the other answers are correct

14.

Between 1816 and 1824, Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in three important cases that established the dominance of the nation over the

a)

courts

b)

states

c)

Europeans

d)

Native Americans

15.

What factor encouraged new immigrants to settle in the North instead of the South during the 19th century?

a)

citizenship requirements in the south were too strict

b)

prices of land in the south were more expensive

c)

manufacturing centers were located in the north

d)

the climate in the south was too harsh

16.

How did the advancements in technology during the Industrial Revolution affect the US economy?

a)

improved the speed of production of goods and lowered cost

b)

forced plantations to go out of business

c)

caused the US to become more dependent on foreign imports

d)

increased the number of goods that were made in homes

17.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of INDUSTRIALIZATION

a)

women began working outside the home

b)

price of goods decreased

c)

job opportunities decreased

d)

immigrants moved to the US for job opportunities

18.

The majority of workers in the FIRST New England textile mills were --

a)

ex-slaves

b)

women and young girls

c)

Irish immigrants

d)

men and young boys

19.

About which region did President James Monroe specifically direct part of his Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Latin America

20.

MASS PRODUCTION of goods was a direct result of --

a)

the steam engine

b)

long work hours

c)

interchangeable parts

d)

creation of labor unions

21.

What was a major effect of the invention of the STEAMBOAT?

a)

the cost of shipping goods increased

b)

travel and trade became must faster

c)

travel time increased

d)

the importation of slaves increased

22.

Who was the explorer and pioneer who helped build trails and roads through the Appalachian Mountains in the late 1700s?

a)

Jim Bowie

b)

Meriwether Lewis

c)

Daniel Boone

d)

Zebulon Pike

23.

The period in history when many people left their homes and farms to work in mills was called

a)

the Industrial Revolution

b)

the Renaissance

c)

transcendentalism

d)

the Gilded Age

24.

What type of work did people in the Midwest do?

a)

factories

b)

fishing/whaling

c)

farms to produce food

d)

plantations

25.

How was the balance between the North and the South preserved in the Senate?

a)

by the Maine Compromise

b)

by the North-South Compromise

c)

by the Ohio Compromise

d)

by the Missouri Compromise

26.

What features characterized the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

a)

Much of the work was done by machines.

b)

Workers were no longer necessary.

c)

slavery spread

d)

there was prosperity for most Americans

27.

Which is NOT a result of the completion of the ERIE CANAL?

a)

New York became the largest city in the US

b)

the canal connected New York to California

c)

Cities along the canal grew rapidly

d)

the cost of shipping goods decreased

28.

What effect did the increase in cotton production, brought about by the invention of the cotton gin, have on the southern states?

a)

The demand for enslaved African Americans increased dramatically.

b)

Farmers moved north to plant more cotton.

c)

The southern states became the shipping center of the United States.

d)

Wealthy northerners drove out most small southern farmers.

29.

Which of these means of transportation contributed to the growth of river cities such as Cincinnati?

a)

new roads

b)

Conestoga wagons

c)

canals

d)

steamboats

30.

A series of _ along a canal work like an escalator to help raise and lower boats up and down hills.

a)

locks

b)

dams

c)

bridges

d)

barges

31.

A primary goal of the Erie Canal was to link New York City with ______

a)

the steel-producing regions in Pennsylvania

b)

growing agricultural regions in the South

c)

large cities in Canada

d)

the city of Buffalo on Lake Erie

32.

What features characterized the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

a)

Technology such as the cotton gin played a key role.

b)

Plantation owners bought more land for planting cotton

c)

slavery spread

d)

the Southern workforce grew

33.

Why were many western cities built in the 1820s and 1830s located on large rivers?

a)

Fishing these waterways had become very profitable.

b)

to take advantage of water power for factories and to easily ship goods to markets

c)

River locations provided better trading opportunities with Native Americans.

d)

River water could be diverted to irrigate and water farm fields.

34.

What was a significant development in the way goods were made?

a)

factory system

b)

development of mills

c)

economic factors

d)

wealthy merchant association

35.

Which road connected Ohio with the East?

a)

East-West Road

b)

Vandalia Road

c)

National Road

d)

Ohio Road

36.

What happened as a result of the formation of the Second Bank of the United States?

a)

Many state banks acted unwisely.

b)

Republicans closed the bank.

c)

Too much money was in circulation.

d)

American businesses were able to grow.

37.

A patent gives a person legal rights regarding an invention.

a)

true

b)

false

38.

Which sections of the country benefited most from roads and canals?

a)

the South and West

b)

the Northeast and Midwest

c)

the Midwest and Northwest

d)

the South and the East

39.

In 1818 and 1819, the United States settled border disputes with which countries?

a)

Britain and Spain

b)

Spain and France

c)

Spain and the Seminole nation

d)

France and Mexico

40.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the "American System"?

a)

It was a plan to extend slavery to include Native Americans.

b)

It was a plan to encourage Americans to buy cheap European goods.

c)

It was a plan to support all individual state currencies.

d)

It was a plan to make the United States economically self-sufficient (stand on it's own).

41.

New England farming conditions were...

a)

good for large profit farming

b)

bad because of the rocky soil and short growing season

c)

good because of the long growing season, flat land with fertile soil, and many rivers

d)

bad because of the lack of rivers for irrigation and transportation purposes.

42.

Why did the period of national harmony (peace) end?

a)

because of sectional differences

b)

because of political parties

c)

because of arguments over war

d)

because of arguments over the flag

43.

What effect did the network of rivers and newly constructed canals have on the settlement of the West?

a)

They prevented settlements from developing in regions away from waterways.

b)

They made resettlement in the West too expensive for most Americans.

c)

They allowed people to settle on lands farther from large rivers.

d)

They helped people settle along the Atlantic Ocean.

44.

Beginning in the 1780s, _ engines were used to powerboat

a)

gas

b)

combustion

c)

steam

d)

electric

45.

What was the Missouri Compromise?

a)

a plan to allow slavery to spread into some areas but not others

b)

an agreement to support James Monroe for president

c)

a plan to improve the nation through a system of roads and canals

d)

an agreement between the nation's regions on a national bank