Abeka 8th Grade History Test 4 Chapters 8-10

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When did the United States buy Louisiana

1803

When was the Missouri Compromise signed?

1820

Who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel?

Aaron Burr

Invented a much improved sewing machine

Elias Howe

What act did President Jefferson pass that limited exports with Europe, hoping to avoid war with England and France

Embargo Act

Francis Scott Key wrote the words to the Star Spangled Banner during the battle at ______________

Fort McHenry

Invented the steel plow

John Deere

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

Kentucky

As part of the Missouri Compromise this state was admitted to the Union as a free state

Maine

What policy warned European powers against interfering in the Western Hemisphere?

Monroe Doctrine

What was the fastest overland communication service before the telegraph

Pony Express

The destruction of which crop caused a famine in Ireland

Potato

developed the first successful steamboat

Robert Fulton

How was technology helpful to the United States

General living conditions of the American family were improved.

What country forced US sailors to serve on her warships

Great Britain

What group of patriots called for war with Great Britain, leading to the War of 1812?

War Hawks

Explain how the War of 1812 affected the future of the United States. Include the results of the war.

When the US defeated Great Britain in the War of 1812, her future was affected in three ways. They began to respect each other the war encouraged the growth of American Industry. The diminished threat from England encouraged settlement in the West.

What political party was formed out of dislike for President Jackson

Whig

What trail through the Cumberland Gap did settlers use to travel west?

Wilderness road

Won the Battle of Tippecanoe

William Henry Harrison

who explored the southern half of the Louisiana Territory

Zebulon Pike

This is the practical use of scientific knowledge

Technology

How did the Tariff of 1828 cause division in the US

The tariff increased the Norths profit at the expense of the South.

To what nation did President Jefferson send warships when the ruler demanded a higher tribute?

Tripoli

This allowed New York City to become the lead commercial center of the nation

canal

Who is a person who risks personal loss to develop and market new products or ideas?

entrepreneur

For what did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide

plan of Government

Invested in laying a transatlantic cable

Cyrus Field

Invented the reaper

Cyrus McCormick

Who led the way to Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap?

Daniel Boone

What senator from Massachusetts was the greatest orator in Congress

Daniel Webster

How did the United States prove herself to be a major world power?

Declaring herself protector of liberty in the Western Hemisphere

What country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States

France

Improved the power loom

Francis Cabot Lowell

During the War of 1812 where was the convention held that gave rise o the issue of states rights

Hartford

Who proposed the Compromise Tariff of 1833

Henry Clay

What act required American Indians living on lands east of the Mississippi River to move farther West?

Indian Removal Act

Why did Americans want to move further west in the early 1800's

Land was becoming scarce, and Americans desired greater opportunities

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

Lowell implemented Christian principles to bring benefits to his employees.

served as director of the National Bank

Nicholas Biddle

This doctrine is the idea that a state could cancel a federal law

Nullification

was the first state of the Northwest territory to be admitted to the union

Ohio

won the Battle of Lake Erie

Oliver Hazard Perry

This president vetoed the Bank Charter Bill in 1832

Andrew Jackson

won the Battle of Fallen Timbers

Anthony Wayne

What Battle was the last great battle of the war of 1812

Battle of New Orleans

Who was the Indian guide that traveled with Lewis and Clark in the Louisiana Territory

Sacagawea

What famous author used his experiences as a steamboat pilot to write books such as Life on the Mississippi?

Samuel Clemens or Mark Twain

Who invented the telegraph

Samuel Morse

The United States received Florida from this country in 1819

Spain

What did President Jackson issue that required all public lands be paid for in silver and gold?

Specie Circular

What was the most significant development of the transportation revolution

Steam locomotive or Train

The Webster Ashburton treaty of 1842 settled the boundary between _____________________ and the United States

Canada

What is a closed meeting of party leaders o choose a presidential candidate

Caucus


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