WorksheetsChapter 8 US History Exam
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A treaty with Great Britain established the border with what is now Canada at the 49th parallel. What is the year?
1818
1819
1820
1823
1825
After Andrew Jackson seizes control of Florida, Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams, makes a deal with Spain to purchase Florida for the US. What is the year?
1818
1819
1820
1823
1825
Senator Henry Clay from Kentucky organizes the Missouri Compromise which will set boundaries on the expansion of slavery. What is the year?
1818
1819
1820
1823
1825
Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams proposes the Monroe Doctrine which prohibits European interference with newly independent republics in Latin America. What is the year?
1818
1819
1820
1823
1825
The Erie Canal links the port of New York with the Great Lakes region. What is the year?
1818
1819
1820
1823
1825
This deal brokered by Henry Clay of Kentucky brought Missouri and Maine into the Union and set limits on the expansion of slavery.
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine
Erie Canal
Convention of 1818
Adams Onis Treaty
This assertion of US authority over the Western Hemisphere forbid European nations from interfering with the independence of Latin American republics.
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine
Erie Canal
Convention of 1818
Adams Onis Treaty
This man-made waterway connected the Hudson River with the Midwest and the Mississippi Valley.
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine
Erie Canal
Convention of 1818
Adams Onis Treaty
The northern border of the US between the Great Lakes and the Rockies was set by this agreement.
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine
Erie Canal
Convention of 1818
Adams Onis Treaty
This agreement made Florida a US territory in 1819.
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine
Erie Canal
Convention of 1818
Adams Onis Treaty
This man known as The Liberator was a Venezuelan soldier and statesman who played a central role in the South American independence movement. He served as president of Gran Colombia and as dictator of Peru. The country of Bolivia is named for him.
Simon Bolivar
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Catherine Maria Sedgwick
This Kentucky senator was responsible for the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850. His "American System" was intended to improve US transportation infrastructure.
Simon Bolivar
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Catherine Maria Sedgwick
This man helped secure a deal in which Spain would cede Florida to the US, and he was the architect of the Monroe Doctrine. Both are still benefiting the US today.
Simon Bolivar
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Catherine Maria Sedgwick
He was elected president in 1828, thanks, in part, to the song, Hunters of Kentucky.
Simon Bolivar
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Catherine Maria Sedgwick
She wrote about interesting heroines from the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
Simon Bolivar
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Catherine Maria Sedgwick
Henry Clay's plan to build roads, canals, bridges and create American markets for American agricultural products.
American System
Cumberland Road
Era of Good Feelings
Erie Canal
sectionalism
This first national road (built by the federal government) ran from Maryland and what is now West Virginia.
American System
Cumberland Road
Era of Good Feelings
Erie Canal
sectionalism
An epoch of pride, peace, and progress which was devoid of political strife and discord.
American System
Cumberland Road
Era of Good Feelings
Erie Canal
sectionalism
A man-made waterway linking the Atlantic Coast with the Great Lakes region.
American System
Cumberland Road
Era of Good Feelings
Erie Canal
sectionalism
Differences in the goals and aims of various regions of the nation that threatened national unity.
American System
Cumberland Road
Era of Good Feelings
Erie Canal
sectionalism
He is best known for writing Rip Van Winkle, Knickerbocker's History of New York, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Washington Irving
James Fenimore Cooper
Thomas Cole
George Caleb Bingham
Hudson River School
He is best known for putting fictional characters such as Natty Bumppo from Last of the Mohicans in actual historical settings such as the French and Indian War.
Washington Irving
James Fenimore Cooper
Thomas Cole
George Caleb Bingham
Hudson River School
He is best known for painting landscapes of natural beauty in American settings.
Washington Irving
James Fenimore Cooper
Thomas Cole
George Caleb Bingham
Hudson River School
He is best known for painting ordinary Americans going about their everyday lives.
Washington Irving
James Fenimore Cooper
Thomas Cole
George Caleb Bingham
Hudson River School
In the 1830s these artists created paintings that reflected national pride and an appreciation of the American landscape.
Washington Irving
James Fenimore Cooper
Thomas Cole
George Caleb Bingham
Hudson River School
