History Exam on Units 6-10

Question 1

Originally from Tennessee, he worked for the independence of Texas from Mexico and became president of the Republic of Texas

Answer 1

Sam Houston

Question 2

As editor of the Liberator, he advocated the immediate abolition of slavery.

Answer 2

William Lloyd Garrison

Question 3

Led the Corps of Discovery along with William Clark

Answer 3

Meriweather Lewis

Question 4

He was a War Hawk who advocated going to war with Great Britain in 1812. He was Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams and ran for President as a Whig against James K. Polk in 1844

Answer 4

Henry Clay

Question 5

This engineering wonder connected Buffalo with New York City.

Answer 5

Erie Canal

Question 6

The leader of American forces in the Battle of New Orleans, he felt cheated out of the presidency in 1824. He was elected in 1828 and 1832. His nickname was “Old Hickory.”

Answer 6

Andrew Jackson

Question 7

A war hero, he was elected as the Whig candidate for President in 1840 but only served one month before his death.

Answer 7

William Henry Harrison

Question 8

He was the Democratic candidate for President in 1844 and was President during the Mexican War.

Answer 8

James K. Polk

Question 9

He was author of the Declaration of Independence, Secretary of State under George Washington, and elected President in what he called the “Revolution of 1800.”

Answer 9

Thomas Jefferson

Question 10

Appointed by John Adams, he was an influential Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He confirmed the Court’s power of judicial review.

Answer 10

John Marshall

Question 11

The son of a President, he was Secretary of State under James Monroe, later President himself, and then severed in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Answer 11

John Quincy Adams

Question 12

Settlers used this path, which ran from Independence, Missouri, to what became the American northwest.

Answer 12

Oregon Trail

Question 13

He was Vice President under George Washington and became the first President to live in the White House.

Answer 13

John Adams

Question 14

This American foreign policy statement warned European nations not to become involved in the Western Hemisphere

Answer 14

Monroe Doctrine

Question 15

He was Vice President under Andrew Jackson. His nickname was “Old Kinderhook.”

Answer 15

Martin Van Buren

Question 16

This was a protest movement against the imposition of a Federal tax.

Answer 16

Whiskey Rebellion

Question 17

A former Democrat from Virginia, he became President upon the death of William Henry Harrison. The Whig Party later cast him out.

Answer 17

John Tyler

Question 18

List the first 11 presidents in order.

Answer 18

Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk

Question 19

A southerner who defended slavery and believed that states had the right to nullify or refuse to enforce federal laws.

Answer 19

John C. Calhoun

Question 20

She was a Native American who served as a translator for the Corps of Discovery.

Answer 20

Sacajawea

Question 21

Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington, he had a different view of government from that of Thomas Jefferson.

Answer 21

Alexander Hamilton

Question 22

He was a slave who led a rebellion against whites.

Answer 22

Nat Turner

Question 23

He encouraged Americans to move to Texas and settle on the large land grant that his father had received from the Mexican government.

Answer 23

Stephen F. Austin