Chapter 8
What is a tax paid on the manufacture and sale of goods and services within a country?
excise tax
Who led an expedition into the Louisiana Purchase? Who helped as an interpreter on the expedition into the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea
What city was badly burnt during the War of 1812?
Washington, D.C.
What is the act of handing out government jobs to loyal followers?
spoils system
On which road did thousands of hardy Germans and Scots-Irish farmers from Pennsylvania follow southward to settle less-crowded lands?
Great Wagon Road
What were the 10 amendments the states ratified in 1791?
Bill of Rights
The War of 1812 was fought against whom? How long did the war last?
U.S. and Britain, 2 1/2 years
Who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner?”
Francis Scott Key
What are organized groups of politicians who sought to control the government?
political machines
Who was a young blacksmith who realized that he could improve on the common iron plow in 1838?
John Deere
What is the most famous navy ship and the oldest commissioned warship, nicknamed “Old Ironsides?”
USS Constitution
What two states (with their respective labeling as free/slave state) were involved in the Missouri Compromise?
Maine = free state, Missouri = slave state
The Barbary States were what religion? What was the fight against the Barbary pirates called?
Muslim, Tripolitan War
What was the harsh relocation of Cherokee Indians to the Indian Territory, during which about 4,000 Cherokee died en route?
Trail of Tears
What was a new type of sailing vessel designed for increased speeds?
clipper
During his what did Washington warn about political parties, forming ties with foreign nations, and advising Americans to stay out of debt?
Farewell Address
What is an incumbent? What cabinet position seemed to serve as a stepping-stone to the presidency?
current officeholder, secretary of state
Zebulon Pike led an expedition to explore what mountain range? Who wrote “America the Beautiful” from on top Pikes Peak?
Rockies, Katherine Lee Bates
The Democratic Party originated from whose political group, which was made up mostly of former Democratic-Republicans?
Andrew Jackson
What is a shallow, manmade water highway that connects 2 bodies of water? What canal began America’s great canal age?
canal, Erie Canal
What did Washington show when he limited himself to only two 4-year terms?
What were Jefferson’s orders for Lewis on his expedition?
study land/plants/animals of West, learn about Indians, commercial possibilities, locate British soldiers/forts, source of Missouri River
What was the site of the biggest American victory of the War of 1812? What was unusual about this battle? What was the significance of the Battle of New Orleans?
Battle of New Orleans, fought after War of 1812 had officially ended, British may have tried to take Louisiana Territory if Americans had lost
With what compromise did the U.S. gave a portion of Maine to Canada?
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
What did Congress approve as the first federally funded highway in 1806?
National Road (Cumberland Road)