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CH 7 Nationalism & Sectionalism

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He invented interchangeable parts and the Cotton Gin.

(a)  

2.

He invented the mechanical reaper for harvesting wheat faster.

(a)  

3.

He was a leading advocate of economic nationalism who proposed the American System.

(a)  

4.

He was Secretary of State under James Monroe.

(a)  

5.

He was a popular war hero elected as a Democratic president.

(a)  

6.

He invented the steel plow in 1837.

(a)  

7.

He was a British mechanic who memorized the designs of the textile mill in England, then came to the US to create his own.

(a)  

8.

He developed a device that sent and received pulses of electronic current through a wire.

(a)  

9.

He was Jackson's campaign manager, from NYC.

(a)  

10.

He created the factory system and was known for hiring young women to work in his factories.

(a)  

11.

He resigned as vice president to lead South Carolina's fight over nullification and secession.

(a)  

12.

He (was the Supreme Court Justice) who interpreted the Constitution giving greater power to the national government.

(a)  

13.

Both of these men died on July 4, 1826... kinda spooky!

(a)  

14.

He invented the steamboat, the Clermont, and sent it up the Hudson River.

(a)  

15.

These two men used interchangeable parts to build sewing machines.

(a)  

16.

A spirit of loyalty and devotion to one's country.

(a)  

17.

A plan for federally sponsored internal improvements and protective tariffs to promote commerce and link all the sections of the US.

(a)  

18.

A treaty negotiated by John Quincy Adams to purchase Florida from Spain.

(a)  

19.

A policy warning European monarchies not to interfere with Latin American republics in return for US non-interference.

(a)  

20.

1820 compromise balancing the admission of Missouri as a slave state, with the admission of Maine as a free state.

(a)  

21.

A meeting of party members for the purpose of choosing a candidate.

(a)  

22.

These young women worked in Lowell's mills and lived in strictly supervised boarding houses.

(a)  

23.

This canal linked Lake Erie to the Hudson River.

(a)  

24.

This road was made of crushed stone and extended from Maryland to the Ohio River.

(a)  

25.

Identical components that can be used in place of one another.

(a)  

26.

A practice of giving government jobs to loyal party supporters.

(a)  

27.

A movement toward greater popular democracy and recognition of the common people as symbolized by Andrew Jackson.

(a)  

28.

1830, an act forcing the relocation of the Five Civilized Tribes from the southeast to present-day Oklahoma.

(a)  

29.

Concept that a state could void a federal law that it deemed unconstitutional.

(a)  

30.

The name that the opponents from the agricultural South gave to the high protective tariff of 1828.

(a)  

31.

A road in which the user had to pay a toll. (hint: not a toll road)

(a)  

32.

A person opposed to immigrants and immigration.

(a)  

33.

A group of workers who unite to seek better pay and better working conditions.

(a)  

34.

The forced march of Native Americans to present-day Oklahoma in the winter of 1838, during which 4,000 Cherokee died.

(a)  

35.

The political party formed in the 1830's; favored a strong federal government, protective tariffs, a national bank, internal improvements.

(a)  

36.

A tax on imported goods designed to protect American industry.

(a)  

37.

Money used to invest in factories or other productive assets.

(a)  

38.

A machine invented by Eli Whitney, which quickly separated cotton seed from cotton fibers.

(a)  

39.
Which method of transportation had the greatest impact on American society?
a)
steamboat
b)
canals
c)
railroads
d)
roads
40.
How did the Industrial Revolution change workers' lives?
a)
Workers used machines to do tasks that had been done by hand
b)
Laborers worked few hours and earned higher wages
c)
More women worked in their homes
d)
All of the above
41.
Which of the following dominated the southern economy in the early 1800's?
a)
corn
b)
tobacco
c)
wheat
d)
cotton
42.
How did nullification relate to tariffs in the early 1800's?
a)
Southerners supported both tariffs and nullification
b)
Northern states wanted to nullify tariffs
c)
Southern states wanted to nullify tariffs
d)
Northerners supported both tariffs and nullification
43.
Tariffs encouraged people to buy American goods by
a)
making Latin American goods cheaper
b)
making European goods more expensive
c)
lowering the cost of producing the goods
d)
raising American workers' wages
44.
Which of the following describes Andrew Jackson's opinion of the Bank of the United States?
a)
The Bank would strengthen an economy weakened by reckless state banks.
b)
The Bank was a wonderful addition to the United States economy.
c)
The Bank promoted economic growth by providing a reliable money supply.
d)
The Bank was unconstitutional and benefitted only the wealthy and industrialists.
45.
What was one effect of the Erie Canal?
a)
Buffalo became the East Coast's travel hub.
b)
The time it took to cross the Atlantic dropped by more than a week.
c)
New York City became the nation's greatest commercial center.
d)
Farmland in New England increased in value.
46.
Which of the following helped the North industrialize?
a)
Better farmland
b)
More workers
c)
Less capital
d)
Fewer rivers
47.
Under John Marshall, the Supreme Court
a)
declared the primacy of state law over federal law
b)
interpreted the Constitution to give greater power to the national government
c)
favored a narrow interpretation of the Constitution
d)
upheld the states' right to regulate business and restrict enterprise
48.
Why did the United States government remove Native Americans from Southeast in the 1830's?
a)
Indian Territory offered more fertile lands.
b)
Native Americans refused to adapt to white American culture.
c)
The Supreme Court ruled that the Native Americans had violated treaty obligations.
d)
White Southerners wanted the Native Americans' valuable lands.
49.
Which of the following tended to favor tariffs?
a)
Northern industrialists
b)
Southern planters
c)
Western farmers
d)
All of the above
50.
True or False? Steamboats were useful for travel on rivers because they could go against the river's current.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
True or False? The telegraph used long and short pulses, called Morse Code, to send messages.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
True or False? Industrialization in the South caused a middle class to emerge.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
True or False? In the mid-1800's, most immigrants moved to the South.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
True or False? As agriculture increased in the South, more factories were created in the North to meet the demand.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
True or False? The growth of cities increased in the North, but no increase in the South.
a)
True
b)
False
56.
True or False? Education was better in the South compared to the North.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
True or False? Both the North and the South relied on the cotton crop.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
True or False? Andrew Jackson met informally with his "friends" known as his Kitchen Cabinet.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
True or False? The Whigs favored a strong state governments, wanted a national bank, and protective tariffs.
a)
True
b)
False
60.
True or False? President Harrison was only in office for one year because he died from pneumonia
a)
True
b)
False
61.
True or False? When the government stopped accepting paper money for land sales, the Panic of 1837 had begun.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
Choose one invention or innovation from chapter 7 that you think most transformed American life in the early 1800's. Explain how it changed the way people lived and worked. Use supporting details to backup your answer.
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