The American Republic Flashcards
Which of the following best describes David Hackett Fischer and James C. Kelly’s main argument concerning the American frontier?
As American migrants moved West, they expanded and confirmed the culture of Eastern lands from which they came.
Which of the following best describes the Spanish word empresarios in the context of this lesson?
Anglo-Americans who had accepted land grants from the Mexican government.
________________________ established the first Anglo-American colony in Texas in 1823 with 300 families.
Stephen Austin
On April 21, 1836, Texans under Sam Houston won a crushing victory over Mexican troops in which of the following battles?
the Battle of San Jacinto
The Federal government offered the Republic of Texas the option to join the United States on December 29, 1845, at the end of the administration of President ________________.
John Tyler
In the Election of 1844, many Northern Whigs threw their support to James G. Birney of the ______
Party, because they felt that __________
did not support their interests concerning the spread of slavery.
Answer 1: Liberty
Answer 2: Henry Clay
Which of the following was NOT one of the four powers that had laid claim to the Oregon Territory before 1819?
Russia
In Congress’s debate concerning funding for the Mexican-American War, what Congressman from Illinois demanded to know the exact “spot” where American blood had been spilled?
Abraham Lincoln
Which of the following U.S. generals was responsible for capturing Mexico City on September 14, 1847?
Winfield Scott
In the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the United States agreed to pay the Mexican government how much money in exchange for California and New Mexican territories?
$15 million
Which of the following individuals traveled over 150 miles up the Hudson River from New York City to raise awareness of the benefits of steamboats?
Robert Fulton
Completed in 1825, the ____________ Canal connected Buffalo, New York to the Midwest.
Erie
Before the advent of steamboats, what kinds of boats did farmers use to transport goods down the Mississippi River?
flatboats
Eli Whitney invented the ____________ __________ in 1793, which dramatically increased the production of the South’s major cash crop.
Cotton Gin
There were several reasons why the South was especially suited to produce cotton on a large scale. According to the course materials, which of the following was the most important factor?
the institution of slavery
According to the course materials, which of the following regions is the best example of how the market economy caused regions to specialize in certain goods?
the South
Which of the following individuals led massive revivals in upstate New York and preached that through the leading of the Holy Spirit, Christians could become as perfect as God Himself?
Charles Finney
Which of the following denominations became known for using circuit riders to reach sparsely populated regions in the Midwest?
Methodists
Which of the following was a movement in American literature where authors and poets drew their inspiration from the splendor of nature and things that reason could not explain.
Romanticism
Which of the following best describes the structural changes in middle and upper-class families during the 1820s and 1830s?
Families became more focused on the mother.
Grandparents took a larger role in raising children.
Families became more child-centered.
Families became more focused on the father
Families became more child-centered.
Which of the following best describes the Cult of Domesticity?
It’s the notion that women had a distinctive role in the family to ensure the virtue of their husbands and children.
Which of the following led the break from abolitionism to focus instead on women’s rights?
the Grimke sisters
Which of the following individuals was instrumental in bringing about reforms in how the United States cared for the mentally ill?
Dorthea Dix
What was the name of the organization that led the movement against alcoholism in the United States during much of the nineteenth century?
The Temperance Society
Those who advocated for gradual emancipation had their best opportunity in 1831 and 1832 when the Virginia legislature considered the issue after the ___________ _____________ Rebellion
Nat Turner
Which of the following abolitionists was killed by a mob in Alton, Illinois, near the Missouri border?
Elijah Lovejoy
In 1821, the American Colonization Society founded a colony in West Africa called ______________ and managed to settle a few thousand emancipated slaves there.
Liberia
After the American War for Independence, what created a potential for trouble between the states?
western lands
The Land Ordinance of 1785 ________________.
provided for the survey and sale of western lands
As a provision of the Land Ordinance of 1785, (1) one lot in each township was set aside for a _____________.
school
What was the first governing document of the new United States of America?
The Articles of Confederation
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes were required to pass major legislation?
9
British and Spanish occupation of United States territory was clear evidence of what flaw in the Articles of Confederation?
The national government lacked the power to enforce treaties.
At the beginning of the Constitutional Convention, who did the delegates pick as the presiding officer?
At the beginning of the Constitutional Convention, who did the delegates pick as the presiding officer?
George Washington
Which of the following was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation?
no power to collect taxes
strong control of banks by the government
no central authority to deal with international affairs
no power to keep the domestic peace
strong control of banks by the government
What was an important rule followed by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
keep the proceedings secret
Shays’ Rebellion began due to issues with __________________.
seizure of property for inability to pay debts
The Virginia Plan _______________.
called for a two-house legislature, each based on population
The topic of Federalist 10 was ___________.
the extended republic
