Abeka 8th grade History Test 4

Louisiana Purchase

1803

transatlantic cable laid

1858

The tribe that was forcibly moved to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears was the

Cherokee

invented the cotton gin

Eli Whitney

Who proposed the Compromise Tariff of 1833

Henry Clay

What policy prohibited European powers from new colonization of the Western Hemisphere

Monroe Doctrine

developed the steamboat

Robert Fulton

The Shoshone girl that accompanied Lewis and Clark

Sacagawea

invented the telegraph

Samuel F.B. Morse

Who was the first president to die in office?

William Henry Harrison

The southern half of the Louisiana Territory was explored by

Zebulon Pike

What is the practical use of scientific knowledge

applied science or technology

What is a closed meeting of political party leaders

caucus

What is the term for a state breaking away from the Union

secession

end of War of 1812

1814

Spain ceded Florida to the United States

1819

Webster-Ashburton Treaty

1842

Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel by

Aaron Burr

What president vetoed the Bank Charter Bill in 1832

Andrew Jackson

developed the reaping machine

Cyrus McCormick

What senator from Massachusetts was the greatest orator in Congress?

Daniel Webster

opened the Erie Canal

DeWitt Clinton

Who was the first female physician in the United States

Elizabeth Blackwell

What country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

France

improved the power loom

Francis Cabot Lowell

Who was the author of the "Star Spangled Banner"

Francis Scott Key

The leading War Hawk before the War of 1812 was

Henry Clay

used nitrous oxide to ease the pain of dental work

Horace Wells

improved the sewing machine

Isaac Singer

What vice president wrote a pamphlet on his views of the Tariff of 1828

John C. Calhoun

developed the steel plow

John Deere

Who won the "favorite sons" election

John Quincy Adams

What was the first frontier state to be admitted to the Union

Kentucky

Why did Americans desire to move farther west in the early 1800s?

Land was becoming scarce, and Americans sought greater opportunities for their families

How did Francis Cabot Lowell bring higher standards to U.S. factories

Lowell proved his employees with housing, education, food, and recreation

chose the location of the transatlantic cable

Matthew Maury

A slave rebellion in Virginia was led by

Nat Turner

How did the War of 1812 affect U.S. foreign relations

Nations respected the United States, and England and the United States would work together to resolve conflicts

What was the last great battle of the War of 1812?

New Oreans

What was the first state of the Northwest Territory to be admitted to the Union

Ohio

The Battle of Lake Erie was won by

Oliver Hazard Perry

The statement that required all public lands to be bought with gold and silver was the

Specie Circular

Essay: Explain the significance of the Missouri Compromise. Include the reason for the compromise, the main politician involved in creating the compromise, and the results of the compromise

The rivalry between the north and south created a need for balance when adding new states to the union. Henry Clay was influential in bringing the two sides together and to an agreement. It resulted in Maine being admitted as a free state and Missouri being admitted as a slave state. It also prohibited slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Territory north of the 36-30 latitude to ensure balance between the free and slave states.

How did the Tariff of 1828 cause division between the north and the south

The tariff increased the profit of northern manufacturers at the expense of the south

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

Treaty of Ghent

During the War of 1812, the British army burned the city of

Washington, D.C.

What political party was created out of dislike for President Jackson

Whig

The trail that Western settlers used to travel through the Cumberland Gap was the

Wilderness Road

A person who risks personal loss to create and market new ideas or products is an

entrepreneur

What was the most significant development of the transportation revolution

steam locomotives

What development made New Orleans a major commercial port

steamboats