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WorksheetsChapters 11 and 12 - Growth & Expansion & The Jackson Era
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins
At the time of the first census, most people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains.
True
False
Who explored the Warrior's Path through the Appalachian Mountains?
Daniel Boone
George Washington
Robert Livingston
Robert Fulton
How were turnpikes funded?
by tolls paid by travelers
by taxes on local land owners
by gifts from large corporations
by the government
The National Road was originally built to connect Virginia and Maryland.
True
False
The Erie Canal was mainly built by ____.
enslaved southerners
British workers
western explorers
Irish immigrants
What was De Witt Clinton's contribution to water travel?
He invented the steamboat.
He built the first factory along a river.
He developed a plan for the Erie Canal.
He built a large port in New York City.
What was one result of steamboat travel?
More people moved to the suburbs.
The cost of shipping goods was reduced.
People began engaging in leisure activities.
Work on new canals stopped.
Strong loyalty to a nation is called ______.
capitalism
sectionalism
nationalism
Americanism
What was the result of the Missouri Compromise?
The Spanish gave up control of Florida.
Kentucky was admitted as a free state.
The size of the nation was doubled.
Missouri was admitted as a slave state.
One reason the American System was put into place was to increase the power of the federal government
True
False
Who was known as "The Great Compromiser"?
James Madison
Henry Clay
James Monroe
Daniel Webster
Why were tariffs imposed on goods from Britain?
The government wanted to motivate people to begin their own small businesses.
The government hoped to urge American manufacturers to increase the quality of their goods.
The government aimed to encourage people to buy American-made products.
The government wished to keep Britain from surpassing the United States in production of goods.
Which is an example of a monopoly?
New industries were encouraged to compete against each other.
State banks offered loans only to businesses.
The Bank of the United States favored Northern industries.
Only one company could run steamboats between New York and New Jersey.
What did the Monroe Doctrine declare?
Europe could not colonize any more of the Americas.
Internal improvements to the country should be made.
The federal government had ultimate power over the states.
The United States would not get involved in foreign affairs.
In 1790, Congress passed a law to protect the rights of inventors. They could file a ________ with the government to protect their creation.
copyright
patent
technology writ
engineers schemata
__________ is an economic system that allows individuals and businesses to own property and decide how they will use it to make money.
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Fundamentalism
Robert Fulton was hired to design and build the first __________ to be used to transport people up the Hudson River from New York to Albany.
steamboat
Sail boat
Row boat
Ironclad ship
A ____________ is an artificial, manmade waterway used to transport people and goods from one place to another.
ship
tunnel
bridge
canal
A famous explorer and pioneer, ______________, helped to build the Wilderness road through the Appalachian Mountains.
Davy Crockett
Sam Houston
Daniel Boone
Big Foot Johnson
Before the War of 1812, the nation was divided. After the war, the nation was united. This became known as the Era of _______________.
National Unity
Good Feelings
Jimmy Monroe
James Madison
In 1816, ___________________, the Democratic-Republlican candidate faced almost no opposition. He easily won the election and became the 5th President of the United States.
James Madison
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
John Adams
Senator Henry Clay proposed the ______________ Compromise of 1820 to keep a balance between free and slave states.
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas-Nebraska
John C. Calhoun represented the State of _______________ in the United States Senate.
Kentucky
South Carolina
Louisiana
Mississippi
Henry Clay served as a Senator from the State of ___________, representing the WEST in Congress.
Missouri
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Who represented the Northeastern states, serving as a Congressman from the State of Massachusetts and Secretary of State.
Daniel Webster
Daniel Boone
John Quincy Adams
John C. Calhoun
___________________ is a division of the nation, based on geography, and a difference of opinion about goals and needs.
Sectionalism
A Monopoly
Communism
Socialism
Why did Andrew Jackson lose the election of 1824?
Jackson did not belong to a political party.
Jackson did not win a majority (more than half) of the votes,
Jackson was disqualified because of a political scandal.
Jackson had less popular votes than John Quincy Adams.
Which group of people ultimately decided the winner of the election of 1824?
House of Representatives
the "common people"
the Federalists
the Supreme Court
Which of the following statements about protective tariffs were true?
BOTH Northern manufacturers and Southerners opposed tariffs
BOTH Northern manufacturers and Southerners supported tariffs
Northern manufacturers supported tariffs, Southerners opposed tariffs
Protective tariffs made imported goods from Europe cheaper
In what present day state were Native Americans forced to relocate and live as a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Florida
Georgia
Andrew Jackson was the __th President of the United States.
8
6
7
9
Which state threatened to secede, or leave the United States, due to high tariffs place on imports?
Massachusetts
Georgia
Virginia
South Carolina
How did Andrew Jackson respond to the South Carolina's secession (to leave the Union) threat?
he ignored the threat
he added an amendment to the Constitution
he sent 50,000 troops to the threatening state to enforce the Constitution
he promoted a slave rebellion
Why was the removal of the Cherokee people from Tennessee and Georgia called the Trail of Tears?
The Cherokee's trail disappeared after they left.
The Cherokee suffered and many died when they had to leave their homeland.
The Cherokee traveled mainly by water.
The Cherokee left a trail so other Native Americans could find them.
Won the Election of 1824 after winning the support of the House of Representatives becoming the 6th president of the U.S.
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
John Marshall
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
Supported John Quincy Adams in Election of 1824 and was awarded Secretary of State.
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
John Marshall
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee.
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
John Marshall
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
Forced to relocate from the state of Georgia:
House of Representatives
Democrat
Cherokee
Seminole
U.S. Supreme Court
Resisted removal in the state of Florida:
House of Representatives
Democrat
Cherokee
Seminole
U.S. Supreme Court
John Quincy Adams was the son of earlier president John Adams.
True
False
Andrew Jackson was born into a wealthy family.
True
False
Once he became president, Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his supporters.
True
False
John C. Calhoun believed that individual states had the right to nullify federal laws.
True
False
Which president persuaded Congress to create an independent national treasury in 1840?
Clay
Jackson
Van Buren
Webster
the "corrupt bargain"
name given to an alleged deal between Clay and Adams in the 1824 election
favored states’ rights in the 1828 election
a system where appointed officials, not elected ones, carry out laws
political party that wanted a strong central government in 1828
an attempt to ruin a candidate’s personal reputation
Why did President Jackson create the spoils system?
to choose his Cabinet members
to create a new Cabinet position
to give jobs to his supporters
to choose a justice for the Supreme Court
From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?
Republicans
common people
rich upper-class
Native Americans
The Indian Removal Act relocated thousands of Cherokees from Georgia to Indian Territory for the purpose of ________________.
making the land available for white settlers and farmers
allowing the Cherokee their freedom from U.S. control
obeying the Supreme Court's order to move the Cherokee
creating a wilderness area for use by French for trappers
Jackson Democrats changed the political process by creating __________________ ______________ to select candidates for election instead of party leaders
nominating conventions
constitutional conventions
political parties
party caucuses
Who was the founder of the Democratic Party?
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
James Monroe
In a capitalist system, the government owns property and decides how to use it.
True
False
In three decisions in the early 1800s, whose powers were backed by the Supreme Court?
the government of the states
the federal government
the state of Maryland
the state of New York
Whose mill launched the factory system?
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
Francis Cabot Lowell
James Monroe
Economic freedom, profit, private property, and competition are the major elements of which type of economic system?
businesses
free enterprise
corporations
industrial growth
