CCA History Grade 7 Chapter 13

Question 1

In America, distinct regional lifestyles developed partially because of what reason?

Answer 1

geographical differences

Question 2

What helped form American national identity after the War of 1812?

Answer 2

Increase in patriotism

Question 3

In the early 1800’s where did most of the Americans live?

Answer 3

East of the Appalachian Mountains

Question 4

What was an obstacle to unity in the United States in the early 1800’s?

Answer 4

poor transportation

Question 5

What was known as the Era of Good Feelings?

Answer 5

strong sense of national unity

Question 6

What was the goal of Henry Clay’s American System?

Answer 6

to promote economic growth

Question 7

According to Henry Clay, what role did government have in encouraging economic growth?

Answer 7

funding transportation projects

Question 8

Who wrote “Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle” and was a famous writer?

Answer 8

Washington Irving

Question 9

What man used America’s growing importance in the world as a theme of his poetry?

Answer 9

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Question 10

As the US developed into its own national identity, what value did Americans hold?

Answer 10

Individualism

Question 11

How did James Fenimore Cooper contribute to American culture?

Answer 11

He wrote books about the American frontier.

Question 12

In the early 1800’s, what were some American symbols?

Answer 12

US flag, Uncle Sam figure, and the Capitol building

Question 13

Was the Statue of Liberty an American symbol in the 1800’s?

Answer 13

No because it was not created in the 1800’s.

Question 14

What style of music was the creation of African American slaves?

Answer 14

spirituals

Question 15

Which economic system did Henry Clay promote?

Answer 15

capitalism

Question 16

How did John Marshall’s court decisions affect the federal government’s power?

Answer 16

They strengthened the federal government’s power over the states.

Question 17

John James Audubon was Americans first what?

Answer 17

American scenery painter

Question 18

Name three things you know about Davy Crockett?

Answer 18

He was elected to congress by Tennessee, he told tales of himself as an explorer, and wrote an autobiography.

Question 19

What was the setting of Washington Irving’s American folktales?

Answer 19

upstate New York

Question 20

Between 1776 and 1820, how did the United States change?

Answer 20

They grew in size and states were added.

Question 21

Why were people who lived west of the Appalachians often called hardy and rugged?

Answer 21

The area west of the Appalachians was unsettled frontier, so people who lived there had to build their own trails and clear the land.

Question 22

What physical feature marked the end of the incorporated US and the beginning of the Missouri and Arkansas territories in 1820?

Answer 22

Mississippi River

Question 23

What did it mean to be an American in the early 1800’s?

Answer 23

Many people lived within 50 miles of the Atlantic coast, few people lived west of the Appalachians, travel was difficult, news traveled slowly, and distinct lifestyles developed.

Question 24

Draw a picture of the war of 1812 or another representation of the 1800’s.

Answer 24

You can draw people in war, a horse rearing up on its hind legs with people falling off the horse, or a flag holder. You could also draw one of the famous people during the 1800’s: Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Davy Crockett, or Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.