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WorksheetsUSHC-2 EOC Review
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Worksheet time: 48mins
This is the political and legal view that the power of the government should not extend past what is specifically outlined in the U.S. constitution.
Strict Construction
Loose Construction
Legalist View
Progressive View
As a strict constructionist Thomas Jefferson struggled justifying this decision as the Constitution made no provision for it?
The Louisiana Purchase
Declaring war
Enacting an embargo
Displacing Native Americans from Georgia.
Who led the Corps of Discovery that explored the newly purchased Louisiana Territory?
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Daniel Boone
David Crockett
Diplomats to Paris originally aimed to purchase what critical port city before being offered the whole Louisiana Territory?
New Orleans
Galveston
Havana
Miami
The most controversial, and detrimental action of Jefferson's Presidency was
The Embargo
The War of 1812
The Louisiana Purchase
The treason trial of Aaron Burr
Jefferson's Embargo eventually led to
The War of 1812
The Second Barbary War
The Louisiana Purchase
The treason trial of Aaron Burr
What is most often cited as the reason for the War of 1812?
Impressment of American sailors by the British navy.
Conflicts on the western frontier with Native Americans supported by the British.
Jefferson's Embargo of European powers.
The secession of New England over its relationship with the British.
Members of Madison's political party which were pressing for war were known as?
War Hawks
Warmongers
Patriots
Tea Partiers
The two most famous War Hawks during this time were?
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
James Monroe
John Marshall
Which British territory was a target of U.S. expansion as it was believed that British agents from this region were supplying Native Americans with firearms?
Canada
The Oregon Territory
Louisiana Territory
New Spain
This militant Native American leader tried to unite the Native Americans against the ever expanding U.S.?
Tecumseh
Pontiac
The Red Sticks
Tenskwatawa
Which generals' victory at Tippecanoe against the Native Americans at Prophetstown would help propel him to the Presidency in 1840?
William Henry Harrison
William Harrison
Andrew Jackson
James Monroe
Which region of the U.S. was not in favor of the War of 1812 as they had strong economic ties to Britain?
The Northeast (New England)
The Southwest (Slave holding states)
The Western Frontier (Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee)
None of the above
The largest American victory of the War of 1812 was?
The Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Siege of Fort McHenry
Who was the U.S. general at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend & New Orleans that would later go on to be President of the U.S.?
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
William Harrison
James Monroe
What is notable about the Battle of New Orleans?
It took place two weeks after the peace treaty was signed.
It took place in Mississippi not New Orleans.
It killed more Native Americans than British or U.S. soldiers.
All of the above.
Like most of U.S. History, the biggest losers of the War of 1812 were?
The Native Americans
The British
The French
Women
The War of 1812 saw the end of the Federalist Party as the Federalist tried to amend the constitution and threaten secession with the
Hartford Convention.
Article of Confederation.
Compromise of 1815.
Dumbarton Oaks Convention.
This period in American history between the War of 1812 and the Civil War saw strong nationalism and little political division as there was essentially one political party.
"The Era of Good Feelings"
"The Colonial Period"
"The Antebellum Period"
"The Jeffersonian Era"
The Market Revolution best aligns with who's vision for America?
The Jeffersonian
The Hamiltonian
The rise of democratization in the U.S. is also known as
The Age of Jackson
The Era of Good Feelings
The Jeffersonian Era
The Hamiltonian Era
Which of the following best describe voters in the U.S. prior to the election of Andrew Jackson?
White
Male
Land owners
College educated
The period following the War of 1812 is often known as what? Since there was one political party and relative agreement on domestic & foreign policies?
The Age of Jackson
The Era of Good Feelings
The Jeffersonian Era
The Hamiltonian Era
This was a program of economic nationalism which relied on federally funded infrastructure (roads & canals) projects, protective tariffs, and a National Bank?
The American System
The Middle Passage
The Lend Lease System
The Jeffersonian System
"The occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers." Is an excerpt from?
The Monroe Doctrine
The Missouri Compromise
Rush-Bagot Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
This president actually wrote the Monroe Doctrine and was the last President in the Era Good Feelings. His presidency led to major political divisions especially over the Tariff of 1832 also known as the tariff of abominations.
John Quincy Adams
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
This controversial proposal set forth by Henry Clay stated that slavery would not be allowed in any new state above the 36, 30 line.
The Monroe Doctrine
The Missouri Compromise
Rush-Bagot Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
What military victory during the War of 1812 helped the political career of Andrew Jackson?
The Battle of New Orleans
The Siege of Fort McHenry
The Battle of Lake Erie
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Though Andrew Jackson won the popular vote he lost in the electoral college when Henry Clay's supporters cast their votes to John Quincy Adams. Jackson and his supporters deemed this action the
Corrupt Bargain
Missouri Compromise
The Spoils System
Pet Banks
A series of tariffs were highly unpopular in South Carolina which led to what crisis?
The Nullification Crisis
The Red Scare
The Opioid Crisis
The Panic of 1837
"John Marshall has made his decision now let him enforce it." Is supposedly Andrew Jackson's response when he learned that this act was deemed unconstitutional.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
The Missouri Compromise
The 2nd Charter of the National Bank
The Spoils System
President Jackson loathed the National Bank as he thought it would be used against him during this second Presidential election bid. Jackson vetoed the National Banks charter and spread the money to a series of friendly banks known was
Pet banks
Spoils banks
Love banks
River banks
Rotation in office, political patronage, or rewarding government positions to those loyal to you was a tactic that Jackson that is known as the?
Spoils system
Kitchen cabinet
The homeboy system.
Cronyism
Which phrase best describes American's belief that the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
Manifest destiny
Social Darwinism
Sectionalism
Secession
Before it became a state Oregon was jointly governed by the U.S. and
Britain
Russia
Spain
France
Before the Mexican cession which states belonged to Mexico (previously Spain)?
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
All of the above
When Texans rebelled against Mexico primarily over the issue of slavery. A large group of Texans were famously defeated at
the Alamo
San Jacinto
Tabasco
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which of the following happened first after Texas won its independence from Mexico?
It became an independent country, The Lone Star Republic.
It became a state in the United States.
It became a member of the Confederate States.
It became a United State Territory.
Why was Texas initially not allowed to join the United States?
It would upset the free state slave state balance.
It would upset the territory balance between the states.
It failed to comply with government regulations.
The U.S. regarded the Texan population as rebels.
Shortly after annexing Texas the U.S. struck an agreement with Britain to annex what territory?
The Oregon
California
Texas
Alaska
The border of Oregon would be at what line?
49th parallel.
54th parallel
40th parallel.
The Rio Grande
After annexing Texas the President James K. Polk further antagonized Mexico by sending an American Army lead by Zachary Taylor into the area south of the Nueces River. This action known as “Polk's gambit” led to what conflict?
The Mexican American War
The Texan Revolution
The Spanish American War
The Lone Star Republic
Which Mexican general was the military commander and president of Mexico at various points during the Texan Revolution & Mexican American War?
Moses / Steven Austin
Sam Huston
George M. Dallas
Antonio López de Santa Anna
David Henry Thoreau was arrested for not paying taxes to protest the Mexican-American War and would later write what text?
On Civil Disobedience
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Red Badge of Courage
Which peace treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Oregon Treaty 1846
The Gadsden Purchase
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo saw the U.S. pay Mexico $15 million and take most of what is today the American Southwest. The land Mexico lost as part of this treaty is known as?
The Mexican Cession
Old Mexico
New Spain
The Gadsden Purchase
What discovery in 1848 led to a massive population boom in California?
Discovery of gold.
Discovery of silver.
Discovery of cannabis.
Discovery of oil.
According to Crash Course what would be the most effective way to ship something from Cincinnati to New York in the early 1800's?
Overland by road.
By ship down the Mississippi, through the gulf and up the east coast.
By rail using train.
By canal using boat.
The Market Revolution saw major advancements in the areas of?
Transportation
Communication
Agriculture
Medicine
What are two infrastructure projects the United States government invested in during the Market Revolution?
Roads
Canals
Steam boats
Dams
What was a notable advancement in transportation made by Robert Fulton?
The Steamboat
The Steam Engine
The Stage Coach Wagon
The Cotton Gin
Which canal linked the Great Lakes and Hudson River making New York the nations primer port?
Erie Canal
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Kiel Canal
This notable advancement in transportation included routes such as the Baltimore & Ohio which began in 1828.
Railroads
Steamboats
Canals
Toll Roads
What is another notable advancement which may have prevented Andrew Jackson from fighting a battle two weeks after the end of a war like the Battle of New Orleans?
The Telegraph
Railroads
National Roads
Steamboats
Which best describes the American System of production?
The mass-production of interchangeable parts.
The mass-production of low quality parts.
The mass-production of high end goods.
The mass-production of firearms.
Where did the American System of mass production with interchangeable parts begin?
New England
The Midwest
The South
The Western Frontier
Which two organizations were essential for the growth of the market economy in the U.S.
Big business
A Federal government that protected big business.
Small business
A Federal government opposed to big business.
Which system of industry slowly faded throughout the 19th century as production became more centralized in factories?
Cottage Industry
Cotton Industry
Textile Industry
Urban Industries
Which of the following is another effect of the market revolution?
It effected work and leisure time which were now dictated by a clock.
It affected work and leisure time which were now dictated by the seasons.
It affected work and leisure time which were now dictated by the raising and setting of the sun.
All of the above.
Which innovation increased the standardization of time?
Railroads
Steamboats
Stages Coaches
Bicycles
Initially mills in Lowell Massachusetts employed who in great numbers
Young women
Young men
Children
Immigrants
In Colonia America workers were paid a "price" or completed "piece work". What became the dominant form of payment for workers during the Market Revolution / Industrial Revolution?
A wage or wages
Lump sums
Block grants
Credit
What was one alternative to the soul crushing wage work in factories?
Western migration
Eastern migration
Southern migration
Northern migration
As Americans progressively moved west, eastern factory owners progressively turned toward who as a replacement?
Young women
Young men
Older people
Immigrants
What is one notable group of immigrants who came to America in large numbers as there was an ongoing natural disaster in their home country from 1845-1851?
The Irish
German speaking peoples (Germany didn't exist yet)
The Jews
Italians
What intellectual movement began during this time as Americans to redefine freedom in a changing world.
Transcendentalism
Gothic
Progressive
Modern
The 19th Century saw a series of economic booms and bust which are known as?
Business cycles
Playing the stock market
Disparity, or wealth inequality
Capitalism
Which Utopian society is most famous for their religious dancing, excellent furniture, equality of the sexes and practice of celibacy?
The Shakers
The Quakers
Transcendentalist
Mormons (Church of Latter Day Saints)
Which religious group formed in the 19th Century Reform Era from the teaching of Joseph Smith?
The Shakers
The Quakers
Transcendentalist
Mormons (Church of Latter Day Saints)
____ was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States.
The Second Great Awakening
The (First) Great Awakening
Mormonism
All of the above.
These communities sought to withdraw from the market place economy to form an ideal society?
Utopian societies.
Socialist societies.
Eclectic societies.
Rural societies
Western New York saw so much religious fervor that the people became resistant to the various messages making it known as the
Burned Over District.
Bible Belt
promise land for the Latter Day Saints.
Bronx
For many 19th Century Reformers freedom was
the freedom from the temptation or desire to engage in a harmful (sinful) activity/action.
the freedom to do whatever you want.
the freedom to do whatever you want to whoever you want.
the freedom to live without rules.
The Second Great Awakening stressed?
An individual's choice in salvation and a personal relationship with God.
A person's sinfulness and inability to complete their salvation on their own as God had already predestined the elect.
A unitarian view that salvation was a work in progress.
That God was found in nature.
Which of the following values of the Great Awakening merged those of the Market Economy?
Sobriety
Industry
Self-discipline
All of the above
Which two denominations saw a surge as a result of the Second Great Awakening?
Baptist
Methodist
Calvinist
Catholics
Temperance movements were extremely controversial amongst what group of Americans?
Catholic immigrants from Ireland & German speaking regions of Europe.
Protestant immigrants from Ireland & German speaking regions of Europe.
Buddhist immigrants from China.
Anglican immigrants from England.
19th Century Reformers developed and constructed which institutions?
Asylums
Prisons
Poor houses
All of the above
This 19th Century Reformer advocated for common schools as it would give poor students the moral character and body of knowledge to compete with upper class kids.
Horace Mann
John Dewey
Booker T. Washington
Maria Montessori
What was the largest movement in the 19th Century Reform movement?
Abolition
Temperance
Educational reform
Religious unity
Early 19th Century reformers included colonizationist which advocated sending African Slaves back to Africa notably the colony of
Liberia
South Africa
Morocco
Cuba
Which northern abolitionist and new paper editor of the Liberator was known as being, "as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice"?
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
This 19th Century Reformer is likely the most famous abolitionist who wrote a brilliantly autobiography of his time as a slave and debunked the idea that Africans were intellectually inferior.
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
In 1836 this congressional rule prohibited members of congress from even reading aloud or discussion calls for the emancipation of slaves.
The Gag rule.
The Censure Act
Alien & Sedition Act
The Filibuster
Josiah Henderson's autobiography is likely for bases for what famous anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave
The Peculiar Institution
Midnight Rising
Many of the most prominent voices for abolition were?
Northern white women.
Southern white women.
Western Settlers.
Native Americans.
This principle of ______ held that husbands actually had authority over the person, property and choices of their wives.
Coverture
In Loco
Loco parentis
Covenant
What idea did improve the status of women in the early 19th Century.
Republican motherhood
Democratic motherhood
First citizenship
All of the above.
According to this idea, women were supposed to possess four cardinal virtues: piety, purity, domesticity, and submissiveness.
Cult of Domesticity
Republican Motherhood
Unitarianism
Feminism
This movement against alcohol was predominantly led by women?
Temperance
Abolition
Education
The Second Great Awakening
What was the women's suffrage movement?
The women's movement for the right to vote.
The women's movement for the prohibition of alcohol.
The women's movement for great protections from abusive husbands.
The women's movement for equality in the eyes of the law.
This famous meeting held in July of 1848 was comprised mostly of women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, developed the Declaration of Sentiments which sought many rights for women including the right to vote.
The Seneca Falls Convention
The Philadelphia Convention
The Liberty Convention
The Buffalo Convention
19th Century Feminist were mostly from
the middle and upper class.
the middle and lower class.
the lower class.
the upper class.
This individual is probably the most famous African American woman of the 19th century woman's movement?
Sojourner Truth
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Lucretia Mott
This 19th Century female reformer became wealthy due to her more functional design for women's clothing.
Amelia Bloomer
Carry Nation
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Franes Willard
