Deck 10: Defending and Expanding the New Nation, 1804-1818

Question 1

Aaron Burr shot and killed __________ in a duel

A) John Hancock
B) Martin Van Buren
C) James Madison
D) Alexander Hamilton

Answer 1

Alexander Hamilton

Question 2

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa sought to __________.

A) preserve Native American culture
B) educate their followers in the ways of Europeans
C) lead a massive westward migration
D) spread the teachings of Christianity

Answer 2

preserve Native American culture

Question 3

Pro-war Creek Indians were known as __________.

A) Red Sticks
B) War Hawks
C) Ghost Dancers
D) Prophets

Answer 3

Red Sticks

Question 4

The American victory at the Battle of __________ inspired "The Star Spangled Banner."

A) Saratoga
B) Yorktown
C) New York
D) Baltimore

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

A) They faced almost constant attacks by Native Americans.
B) They documented the natural resources of the upper Florida.
C) They negotiated with Indian tribes to allow future access to their lands.
D) Their explorations took them through eastern Canada.

Question 6

__________'s victory at the Battle of New Orleans made him a national hero in the eyes of many.

A) Anthony Wayne
B) William Henry Harrison
C) Andrew Jackson
D) Oliver Hazard Perry

Question 7

How did the Non-Intercourse Act differ from the Embargo Act of 1807?

A) It was popular in New England.
B) It only targeted certain export products.
C) It allowed trade with France and England.
D) It allowed trade with most European countries.

Question 8

In the view of the war hawks, in order to end Indian resistance it was necessary to invade ___________.

A) Canada
B) Florida
C) Louisiana
D) New Spain

Question 9

Sacajawea was __________.

A) married to a British officer
B) only with the Lewis and Clark expedition for a few weeks
C) the wife of a powerful chief
D) a valuable interpreter

Question 10

Which of the following was a consequence of the Embargo Act of 1807?

A) The southern cotton industry boomed.
B) Tensions between England and the United States increased.
C) The New England timber industry boomed.
D) Tensions between England and the United States eased.

Question 11

The war hawks claimed a war with Britain would result in which of the following?

A) the demise of the British Empire
B) true independence
C) the resumption of the slave trade
D) decades of unrest

Question 12

The War of 1812 united Americans behind the cause of __________.

A) individual freedom
B) social justice
C) national expansion
D) free trade

Question 13

How did the British justify the seizure of sailors from American ships?

A) They claimed that New Englanders were disrupting British cod fisheries.
B) They claimed it was legitimate tactic in a time of war.
C) They claimed that Americans were doing the same thing to British sailors.
D) They claimed the sailors were actually British seamen.

Question 14

Soon after Jefferson left office, Congress repealed the Embargo Act and replaced it with the __________.

A) Neutrality Act
B) Navigation Act
C) Non-Intercourse Act
D) Non-Importation Act

Question 15

__________ was the Speaker of the House and a leading war hawk.

A) Daniel Webster
B) Daniel Boone
C) William Henry Harrison
D) Henry Clay

Question 16

President Jefferson hoped the Lewis and Clark expedition would help __________.

A) America gain status and influence in the world
B) reduce tensions between the United States and the European powers
C) establish American claims to Alaska
D) Americans take the Northwest fur trade away from the British

Question 17

The Embargo Act of 1807 was meant to __________.

A) force the European nations to respect the rights of Americans
B) bring a halt to the slave trade
C) pressure Britain into giving up control of Canada
D) demonstrate the military might of the United States

Question 18

Tenskwatawa was also known as the __________.

A) War Hawk
B) Prophet
C) Leader
D) Wolf

Question 19

Commodore Oliver H. Perry defeated a British fleet __________.

A) at Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie
B) off the coast of Nova Scotia
C) outside of the harbor at New Orleans
D) on the upper Mississippi River

Question 20

American efforts to conquer Canada __________.

A) resulted in limited territorial acquisitions
B) ended in utter failure
C) came very close to success
D) failed as a result of bad luck

Question 21

During the first half of the nineteenth century, which of the following came to predominate in the North?

A) indentured servitude
B) wage labor
C) family labor
D) community labor

Question 22

The Market Revolution was driven by the rise of factories, increasing commercialization, and __________.

A) changes in U.S. tax policy
B) limited population growth
C) improvements in transportation
D) environmental improvements

Question 23

As a result of the Treaty of Ghent, __________.

A) an Indian buffer state was created in the upper Midwest
B) both the Americans and the British retained their pre-war territory
C) America gained part of northeast Canada
D) Britain gained control of Nova Scotia

Question 24

New England became the center of __________ in the United States.

A) coal processing
B) tobacco cultivation
C) the emerging iron industry
D) mechanized textile production

Question 25

Who led the way in making the investments that drove the Market Revolution?

A) southern planters
B) New England merchants
C) ordinary Americans
D) New York bankers

Question 26

The Abolition Act of 1808 __________.

A) outlawed the importation of foreign slaves
B) outlawed slavery in New York
C) failed to pass the Senate
D) was vetoed by Thomas Jefferson

Question 27

Delegates to the Hartford gathering saw the War of 1812 as a threat to __________.

A) the social status quo
B) the territorial integrity of the United States
C) the institution of slavery
D) their regional commercial interests

Question 28

After the Treaty of Ghent in 1815, the United States __________.

A) was a much larger and richer nation
B) and Britain never went to war with each other again
C) was 10 percent smaller
D) sought to replace Britain as its most important trading partner

Question 29

__________ pioneered steam navigation on American rivers.

A) Robert Fulton
B) Eli Whitney
C) Samuel Slater
D) George Clinton

Question 30

To reward veterans of the War of 1812, Congress offered them land in __________.

A) Virginia
B) western Pennsylvania
C) the western territories
D) New England

Question 31

Faced with a shortage of adult men, New England mill owners turned to __________.

A) women and children
B) the elderly
C) slaves
D) recent immigrants

Question 32

Why is the period after the War of 1812 referred to as the Era of Good Feelings?

A) It was a period of rapid territorial acquisition.
B) It was a time of stability and tranquility.
C) It was free of disagreements over major issues.
D) It was relatively free of partisan strife.

Question 33

Which of the following used their success in the War of 1812 as a springboard for an impressive political career?

A) Andrew Jackson
B) Anthony Wayne
C) Oliver Hazard Perry
D) Francis Scott Key

Question 34

The end of the War of 1812 saw an upsurge in __________.

A) the importation of slaves
B) European immigration
C) internal migration
D) urban population growth

Question 35

In 1816, __________ soundly defeated the Federalist candidate Rufus King.

A) Martin Van Buren
B) William Henry Harrison
C) James Monroe
D) Thomas Jefferson

Question 36

What demand did the British make at the peace negotiations in Ghent?

A) that an Indian territory be created in the upper Great Lakes region
B) that the United States pay a large war indemnity
C) that the United States cede parts of Georgia
D) that the United States declare war on France

Question 37

Which of the following was true of Major Ridge?

A) He was Cherokee leader who accepted the need to adopt European American ways.
B) He was the first African American officer in the U.S. army.
C) He was a British officer who was tried for treason.
D) He was a Creek leader who fought against Andrew Jackson.

Question 38

Which of the following was true of African American participation in the War of 1812?

A) Black men represented one-fifth of all American sailors who fought in the war.
B) Blacks were not allowed to fight on land or on sea.
C) Blacks were allowed in the army, but not in the navy.
D) Black men represented two-fifths of all American soldiers who fought in the war.

Question 39

The __________ model of textile production relied on young women for labor.

A) Lowell
B) Rhode Island
C) Birmingham
D) Manchester

Question 40

Which of the following helped promote industrialization in the United States in the early nineteenth century? 

A) government subsidies for factory construction
B) the Alien and Sedition Acts
C) the Embargo Act of 1807
D) the ban on the importation of slaves

Question 41

What led to the Market Revolution?

Question 42

The expansion of slavery westward was fueled by __________.

A) cotton cultivation
B) the diversification of the Lower South
C) rising European demand for tobacco
D) the iron and copper industries

Question 43

Rice slaves worked under __________ system.

A) the Lowell
B) the gang
C) the task
D) a reward and merit

Question 44

Why did slave owners in the Chesapeake increasingly put their slaves to work in crafts like barrel making and yarn spinning?

A) because the slave population of the region was shrinking
B) because the acquisition of work skills increased a slave's value
C) because there was enormous demand for such products in Europe
D) because tobacco was no longer as viable a crop

Question 45

What was the larger direct impact of the slaves' Congo Square music?

A) It served as the basis for the American national anthem.
B) It inspired numerous slave uprisings.
C) It led to many American musical styles.
D) It contributed to the economy of New Orleans.

Question 46

In what ways was Speaker of the House Henry Clay typical of the war hawks?
 

Question 47

Charles Deslondes __________.

A) led a slave revolt in Louisiana
B) published pamphlets denouncing slavery
C) owned a large plantation and hundreds of slaves
D) was a brilliant scholar and thinker

Question 48

Which of the following was true of the domestic slave trade in the first half of the nineteenth century?

A) It resulted in a forced migration of slaves from the Upper South to the Lower South.
B) It resulted in a forced migration of slaves from interior regions to the coast.
C) It resulted in a forced migration of slaves from western states to eastern states.
D) It resulted in a forced migration of slaves from the Lower South to the Upper South.

Question 49

Which of the following was a common characteristic of African American culture throughout the South?

A) acceptance of slavery
B) the rejection of Christianity
C) strong family ties
D) creole languages

Question 50

How did the institution of slavery change in the first decades of the nineteenth century?

Question 51

Gullah was a(n) __________.

A) African dance
B) African religion
C) type of stew
D) Creole language

Question 52

What were the objectives of the Lewis and Clark expedition? How successful was it in achieving those objectives?

Question 53

In the early nineteenth century, the coastal economy of South Carolina was dominated by __________ production.

A) rice
B) cotton
C) indigo
D) wheat

Question 54

By the early nineteenth century, the Chesapeake tobacco economy had declined as a result of __________.

A) government regulations
B) high export tariffs
C) falling demand
D) worn out land

Question 55

Why did delegates from New England gather in Hartford, Connecticut, in December 1814? What did they demand?