Nicolas Cage
The invention Eli Whitney is best known for
What is Cotton Gin
The Missouri Compromise: A) declared Missouri a free state B) declared New York a slave state C) maintained the balance of slave states and free states D) set up the Mississippi River as the dividing line between free and slave holding regions
What is C) maintained the balance of slave states and free states
True or False: The religious movement that swept the nation shortly after 1790 is known as the Second Great Awakening
What is True
"Remember the __________" was the rallying cry for Texans
What is the Alamo
The Three fronts of the War of 1812 did not include A) Canada B) Sea C) Western Coast D) New England
What is C) Western Coast
What was the main reason for America going to war against Mexico?
What is territory expansion
Which idea is promoted by the concept of nullification: A) nationalism B) states' rights C) judicial review D) territorial expansion
What is B) states' rights
Andrew Jackson used the power of the presidency to: A) influence Supreme Court decisions in which he was interested B) fire many federal officials and appoint followers in their place C) raise tariffs to fill the government treasury with funds D) recognize the land claims of the Cherokee Nation
What is B) fire many federal officials and appoint loyal followers in their places
What did the abolition movement promote?
What is ending the institution of slavery
All of the following occurred during the War of 1812 except: A) British ships blockaded the eastern seacoast B) the White House and the Capitol were burned down C) New Orleans was lost to the British D) Andrew Jackson became a national hero
What is C) New Orleans was lost to the British
The Monroe Doctrine: A) convinced Russia to give up its claims on Alaska and its interest in the Northwest B) ordered European powers to abandon their existing colonies in the Western Hemisphere C) warned European powers not to interfere with the affairs of the Western Hemisphere D) proclaimed the intention of the United States to create new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
What is C) warned European powers not to interfere with the affairs of the Western Hemisphere
Which development led to a sharp rise in the number of slaves imported to the southern United States: A) the cotton gin B) interchangeable parts C) steam-powered machinery D) the canal system
What is A) the cotton gin
This term combines the root that means "before" with one that means "war" but is usually used specifically to mean "before the "American Civil War"
What is Antebellum
This man was captured, tried, convicted, and hanged for his part in a slave rebellion: A) David Walker B) Frederick Douglass C) Nat Turner D) Joe Rogan
What is C) Nat Turner
Why did the United States go to war with Britain in 1812: A) Britain was trying to buy the Louisiana Territory B) Britain was interfering with U.S. foreign trade C) Britain refused to give up its forts in the Northwest Territory D) Britain was becoming too friendly with France
What is B) Britain was interfering with U.S. foreign trade
Which Indian Nation was forcibly relocated by means of the 'Trail of Tears'?
What is Cherokee
As part of the Missouri Compromise, this state was admitted to the Union as a free state
What is Maine
Born into slavery, this great writer and speaker escaped to the North, where he worked to achieve the freedom of slaved through nonviolent means
Who is Frederick Douglass
What term refers to the 19th century belief that married women's activities should be limited to housework and family: A) feminism B) temperance C) the cult of sentiments D) the cult of domestication
What is D) cult of domestication
Sullivan's favorite movie of all time
What is National Treasure
What modern day state did the Trail of Tears end in?
What is Oklahoma
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Where was the first Gold Rush
The temperance movement recognized: A) the equality of men and women B) the importance of the church as a political voice for blacks C) the destructive effects of drunkenness on family life D) the truth found in nature and the imagination
What is C) the destructive effects of drunkenness on family life
Ms. Sullivan's favorite Color
What is Orange