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- 7th President of the United States
- Hated the national bank
- On the $20 bill
Andrew Jackson
The Era of Good Feelings was known as a period of...
a) division and violence
b) betrayal and war
c) equality and enrichment
d) unity and identity
d) unity and identity
True or False
Andrew Jackson was nearly assassinated but the assassin's gun misfired two times leading to Jackson to beat the assassin with his cane.
True
Define the Manifest Destiny.
Possible answers...
The goal is to expand U.S. territory westward or a divine message from God to conquer land westward.
Which of the following groups was most likely to have regular school in the early 1800's?
a) children from wealthy families
b) children from poor families
c) girls who were from orphanages
d) Free Black children in the North
a) children from wealthy families
- 11th President of the United States
- Supported the Manifest Destiny
- President during the Mexican American War
James K. Polk
Spirituals were religious songs that were sung by which group of Americans?
a) Asian American
b) African American
c) White American
d) Mexican American
b) African American
True or False
Andrew Jackson owned a talking parrot that would constantly say profane words. At Jackson's funeral, the parrot continued to swear at the funeral guests until Jackson's body was laid to rest.
True
As the American population increased in the West, the Native American population continued to...
a) increase
b) decrease
c) remain the same
b) decrease
Most people imprisoned during the mid 1800's were...
a) thieves
b) mentally ill
c) sympathizers of slavery
d) Native American
b) mentally ill
- A free black man
- Supported the end of slavery
- Had his own newspaper called North Star
Frederick Douglass
What makes folk art different from professional art?
Folk art is made by ordinary people.
After Andrew Jackson killed the national bank, inflation began to soar. Describe inflation.
The continuation of printing money decreases the value of the dollar. At the same time, prices of items continue to increase.
Name two reasons one would travel westward...
Possible answers...
adventure, new life, riches/gold, freedom of religion
Name 3 out of the 4 societal issues that reformers fought against in the mid-1800s.
Possible Answers...
- Education
- Prison System
- Slavery
- Women's Rights
- Prison reform
- Helped build mental asylums
- A nurse
Dorothea Dix
Who was president during the Era of Good Feelings?
Hint: 5th President of the U.S.
James Monroe
Which of the following is NOT a reason Southern states opposed higher tariffs?
a) Tariffs raised the prices southerners paid for factory goods.
b) Southerners worried other countries would stop buying American cotton.
c) Tariffs would allow the North to better compete in the cotton trade.
d) Some believed a law favoring one region was unconstitutional.
c) Tariffs would allow the North to better compete in the cotton trade.
Name two future states that were acquired from the Mexican/American War.
Possible answers...
California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming.
Which of the following is false about women's rights during the mid-1800's?
a) Women were not allowed to give public speeches
b) Women were forbidden from receiving an education
c) Free women received better treatment than slaves
d) Women had to pay property taxes but still did not have the right to vote
b) Women were forbidden from receiving an education
- black female activist
- former slave
- fought for women's rights
Sojourner Truth
Name the two most popular political parties during the early 1800's.
+100 bonus points if you can name the political party that was eradicated during the Era of Good Feelings.
Federalist & Democratic Republican (I will also accept Democrat)
Bonus: Federalist Party
In 1830, Andrew Jackson signed the _______________ which allowed the president to make treaties (most illegitimate) with Native American tribes for land.
Indian Removal Act
James K. Polk achieved everything he wanted as president but is still not remembered as one of the greats. What conflict arose after he left office?
After acquiring land, Polk failed to implement a plan that settles free states and slaves states in the West.
If you were against slavery you were known as a(n)...
a) Transcendentalist
b) Quaker
c) Abolitionist
d) Restorer
c) Abolitionist