Test III: Westward Expansion and War of 1812

Question 1

inventor of the steamboat

Answer 1

Robert Fulton

Question 2

men hired by Jefferson to explore the new territory

Answer 2

Lewis and Clark

Question 3

first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Answer 3

John Jay

Question 4

Father of the Constitution

Answer 4

James Madison

Question 5

those who opposed slavery

Answer 5

abolitionists

Question 6

inventor of the cotton gin

Answer 6

Eli Whitney

Question 7

famous American naval officers during the War of 1812

Answer 7

Lawrence and Perry

Question 8

first president of the United States

Answer 8

George Washington

Question 9

wrote the first dictionary in America

Answer 9

Noah Webster

Question 10

inventor of telegraph

Answer 10

Samuel Morse

Question 11

wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”

Answer 11

Francis Scott Key

Question 12

American general at Battle of New Orleans

Answer 12

Andrew Jackson

Question 13

governor of Indiana Territory who defeated Tecumseh

Answer 13

William Henry Harrison

Question 14

invention that changed agriculture

Answer 14

McCormick Reaper

Question 15

Land purchased by Jefferson from Emperor Napoleon

Answer 15

Louisiana Purchase

Question 16

Foreign policy that told Europe not to meddle in American affairs

Answer 16

Monroe Doctrine

Question 17

“Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable”

Answer 17

Daniel Webster

Question 18

“Don’t give up the ship!”

Answer 18

Captain Lawrence

Question 19

Law that inducted Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state

Answer 19

Missouri Compromise

Question 20

Year the Constitution was ratified

Answer 20

1789

Question 21

“That man has an ax to grind.”

Answer 21

Benjamin Franklin

Question 22

“We have met the enemy and they are ours.”

Answer 22

Oliver Perry

Question 23

Document that established a central government for the United States

Answer 23

Articles of Confederation

Question 24

Battle fought after the War of 1812 had officially ended

Answer 24

New Orleans

Question 25

Revolt that demonstrated the need for a stronger central government

Answer 25

Shays’ Rebellion

Question 26

Year of the Louisiana Purchase

Answer 26

1803

Question 27

Native chief who led war against settlers of Indiana Territory

Answer 27

Tecumseh

Question 28

“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”

Answer 28

George Washington

Question 29

Date for the War of 1812

Answer 29

1812-1814

Question 30

Document that signified the end of the War of 1812

Answer 30

Treaty of Ghent

Question 31

Year of the Treaty of Ghent

Answer 31

1814

Question 32

Law passed by South Carolina in reaction to the tariff Congress placed on foreign goods

Answer 32

Nullification Act

Question 33

War fought to free American trade

Answer 33

War of 1812

Question 34

What is the national motto for the United States?

Answer 34

E pluribus unum - one out of many

Question 35

What phrase was coined by William L. Marcy when his friend Andrew Jackson won the presidency?

Answer 35

“To the victor go the spoils.”

Question 36

What were the circumstances surrounding this quote by Andrew Jackson?
“Perhaps so; but I shall have the honor of presiding at that dinner.”

Answer 36

It was a response to a British general who, before the battle took place, boasted that he was going to have Christmas dinner in New Orelans.

Question 37

What is the role of the Legislative Branch of the American government, and what acts as its head?

Answer 37

to make laws; the Congress

Question 38

What is the role of the Executive Branch of the American government, and what acts as its head?

Answer 38

to enforce law; the President

Question 39

What is the role of the Judicial Branch of the American government, and what acts as its head?

Answer 39

to interpret the law; the Supreme Court

Question 40

What are the two parts of Congress?

Answer 40

the House of Representatives and the Senate