Abeka 8th Grade History Test 4 Chapters 8-10
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
