Vocabulary Pt. 1
a government act that prohibits the entry of cargo into any of the nation's ports
A. Embargo
B. Belligerent
C. Sanctuary
D. Desertion
A. Embargo
among candidates, having the most votes but not having a majority
A. Confer
B. Proposal
C. Plurality
C. Plurality
Zebulon Pike was arrested when he wandered into ___ territory.
A. Spanish
B. French
C. English
D. Russian
E. African
A. Spanish
Jackson's informal group of advisors was called his ___.
A. popular cabinet
B. kitchen cabinet
C. wastebasket
D. gun cabinet
B. Kitchen cabinet
The definition of "buffer" is ___.
A. a person or thing that acts as a shield or barrier to stop or hinder interaction
B. gain possession of
C. an evaluation of the worth of property or the prospects of a situation
D. kept in custody, as in prison
A. a person or thing that acts as a shield or barrier to stop or hinder interaction
the placing of men or equipment into government service by force
A. Belligerent
B. Impressment
C. Sanctuary
D. Desertion
B. Impressment
to consult with; to deliberate with others to find a solution
A. Plurality
B. Confer
C. proposal
B. Confer
William Henry Harrison defeated Native American warriors at ___.
A. Tippecanoe
B. Washington Heights
C. Waterloo
D. Wisconsin Heights
A. Tippecanoe
Daniel Webster argued that ___ could destroy the federal government.
A. sectional interests
B. a national program
C. national interests
D. nullification
A. Sectional interests
The Erie Canal was called "the ___."
A. Erie ditch
B. big ditch
C. muddy ditch
D. big Erie
B. big ditch
warlike; looking for conflict
A. Embargo
B. Belligerent
C. Sanctuary
D. Desertion
B. Belligerent
a plan or scheme that is offered as a solution to a problem
A. Fraud
B. Proposal
C. Confer
B. Proposal
The leader of the Native American confederacy at the Wabash River was ___.
A. Black Dog
B. Sequoyah
C. Tecumseh
D. Conestoga
C. Tecumseh
The leader of the Sauk and Fox was ___.
A. Black Fox
B. War Hawk
C. Black Hawk
D. War Fox
C. Black Hawk
The National Road reached from the East Coast to ___.
A. Ohio
B. Indiana
C. Iowa
D. Illinois
D. Illinois
a place where someone is free from attack or harm
A. Embargo
B. Belligerent
C. Sanctuary
D. Desertion
C. Sanctuary
deceit or tricks performed for the sake of personal gain or advantage
A. Fraud
B. Nationalist
C. Confer
D. Proposal
A. Fraud
John Quincy Adams had a strong but unpopular ___ program.
A. sectionalist
B. cooperative
C. state
D. Nationalist
D. Nationalist
Andrew Jackson tried to kill the ___.
A. states' banks
B. National Road
C. National Railroad
D. Bank of the United States
D. Bank of the United States
The ___ was captured by the HMS Leopard.
A. USS Chesapeake
B. USS Coalportus
C. USS Constitution
D. USS Congress
A. USS Chesapeake
the act of leaving one's military assignment without permission
A. Embargo
B. Desertion
C. Impressment
D. Sanctuary
B. Desertion
a person who believes in using national resources to accomplish tasks for the nation as a whole
A. Fraud
B. Confer
C. Nationalist
D. Plurality
C. Nationalist
Martin Van Buren reshaped the ___ before the 1828 election.
A. Democratic Party
B. Republican Party
C. Whig Party
D. Cooperative Party
A. Democratic Party
Who called the western region of the Louisiana Territory the "Great American Desert"?
A. Stephen Long
B. George Rogers Clark
C. Zebulon Pike
D. Meriwether Lewis
A. Stephan Long
The ___ had a particularly successful campaign during the War of 1812.
A. USS Chesapeake
B. USS Coalportus
C. USS Constitution
D. USS Congress
C. USS Constitution