Growth of a Young Nation
The North and South Before 1850
Growth of a Young Nation
The North and South Before 1850
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100
In Marbury v. Madison of 1803, why was William Marbury suing Secretary of State James Madison?
Marbury wanted the courts to force Madison to deliver his commission as a justice of the peace.
100
Why was the demand for slavery higher in the Deep South?
The Deep South was an area with abundant cotton plantations.
100
Which treaty brought an end to the War of 1812?
the Treaty of Ghent
100
How did the construction of the Erie Canal improve transportation in the United States in the 1820s?
The canal connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
100
Many Americans were ready to start a war with the British after which incident?
the Chesapeake Affair
200
• General of the Army of the Northwest during the War of 1812
• Defeated the British at the Battle of Thames
• Became president of the United States in 1841
William Henry Harrison
200
In 1831, which slave led a revolt in Virginia in which nearly 60 white people were killed?
Nat Turner
200
As a result of the Louisiana Purchase
the area of the United States doubled.
200
Which of these innovations led to increased production in American factories in the early 1800s?
the use of interchangeable parts
200
In the early nineteenth century, textiles in the United States were produced partly in factories and partly in homes. How did this system work?
Factories spun yarn, and home workers wove it into cloth.
300
Which of the following replaced the Embargo Act of 1807?
the Non-Intercourse Act
300
Slaves were able to show resistance to the institution of slavery in a few ways. Which of the following was the most popular form of resistance?
sabotaging equipment
300
Which term describes the British policy of taking American sailors and forcing them to work on British ships?
impressment
300
During the first half of the nineteenth century, Memphis was the "Cotton Capital of the South." As a result, Memphis had
a large slave population
300
The Monroe Doctrine was issued in response to which of the following events?
Several Latin American countries gained their independence.
400
Which American military leader became a national hero because of his victory at the Battle of New Orleans and was later elected president?
Andrew Jackson
400
Samuel Slater was a British-born American who designed the first textile mills in the United States. He was known in Britain as "Slater the traitor" because he
brought British industrial secrets to the United States.
400
Opened the West to the fur trade
400
Why were many Americans most likely so unreceptive to Irish immigrants?
The Irish, in their large numbers, were looked upon as a drain on society, as they took jobs away from Americans.
400
Slaves who worked the cotton plantations of the antebellum South usually lived in small wooden shacks and wore simple cotton clothing, but they often ate more calories per day than poor working people in the North. Which statement best explains this?
Slaveholders wanted to keep costs low, but they also needed to keep their slaves healthy.
500
Which is one of the ways that Great Britain interfered with American exports in the years before the War of 1812?
Great Britain blockaded the American coast to prevent U.S ships from exporting goods to France.
500
Eli Whitney invented a machine called the cotton gin. Before this, seeds in cotton had to be picked out by hand. The cotton gin separated the seeds from the cotton fibers, and cotton was processed more quickly. Which of the following was a result of this invention?
More slaves were needed to pick cotton.
500
The War of 1812 resulted in many consequences for the United States. The result mentioned in the excerpt occurred because the war showed that the country
could maintain its independence against a threat from a stronger European power.
500
In the antebellum South, the culture of enslaved Africans developed differently in the lower South than in the Chesapeake region. Which of the following best explains this?
Slaves in the lower South had less contact with the culture of whites than slaves in the Chesapeake region had.
500
In 1814, the British army defeated American forces at the Battle of Bladensburg in Maryland. After this battle, the British marched to the United States capital. What happened when the British arrived in Washington, D.C.?
The British burned many public buildings, including the White House.