Unit 6 and 7 - Foreign Affairs and Sectionalism Divides a Nation

Question 1

What were the causes and effects of the War of 1812?

Answer 1

The cause is that the U.S.A. was trying to get out of impressment under Britain because trading with Europe was essential to the US’ success. And since the British blocked US trade with Europe through impressment and seizing ships, the US wanted to gain control of Canada. But the British attacked, burning Washington DC to the ground. The effect was that the U.S.A. became a very powerful country.

Question 2

What were the effects of the Convention of 1818 and the Adams-Onis Treaty?

Answer 2

The Convention of 1818 allowed peace between the British and Russia to be able to control Oregon Territory. And the boundary gets set with Canada. Adams-Onis treaty basically said that US got control over Spain.

Question 3

What were the effects of the Convention of 1818 and the Adams-Onis Treaty?

Answer 3

The Convention of 1818 allowed peace between the British and Russia to be able to control Oregon Territory. And the boundary gets set with Canada. Adams-Onis treaty basically said that the US got control over Spain.

Question 4

What were the purposes and effects of the Monroe Doctrine?

Answer 4

The purpose was to show that the US was very powerful and for other countries not to create settlements in the US. Effect- it showed the US’ true power.

Question 5

Why did the South develop an economy based on agriculture?

Answer 5

Through their physical geographical features (hot climate and nice farmland)

Question 6

Why did Memphis develop into the “Cotton Capital of the South”?

Answer 6

Through their geographical features. Flat land, close to the MA river (irrigation and transportation)

Question 7

What were the characteristics of Southern society and how did it influence the social and political conditions prior to the Civil war?

Answer 7

Some characteristics were farming and slaves. Nat Turner was able to show the North how bad Slavery was, causing the North to interfere in to fight against slavery which later led to the civil war.

Question 8

How did enslaved people resist their bondage in their daily lives?

Answer 8

Through Overt and Passive resistance. Nat Turner did Overt Resistance by killing 60 slave owners while others resisted peacefully (passive)

Question 9

How did the developments in transportation impact the United States?

Answer 9

Increased trading and populated the USA

Question 10

Define Impressment.

Answer 10

Where a country forces a citizen from another to serve in a foreign army.

Question 11

Define the Treaty of Ghent.

Answer 11

Ended the war of 1812 signed on Christmas Eve, 1814

Question 12

Define the Monroe Doctrine.

Answer 12

Started that no other countries couldn’t create colonies in Latin America or the country would have to force to go to war with America.

Question 13

Define Agrarian.

Answer 13

Society whose economy is based on farming.

Question 14

Define Plantations.

Answer 14

Whitney invented Cotton Gin causing the number of slaves to increase. Slave codes were used during this time.

Question 15

Define “Cotton Capital of the South”.

Answer 15

Cotton was the king and the Cotton capital was Memphis, TN. Because of the physical feature (flat land and close to Missipii river)

Question 16

Who is William Henry Harrison?

Answer 16

Led the battle of Thames (also became President)

Question 17

Who is Andrew Jackson??

Answer 17

Was the American General who led Americans into battle of New Orleans to show how powerful US is.

Question 18

Who is James Monroe?

Answer 18

5th president who created Monroe Doctrine.

Question 19

Who is Eli Whitney?

Answer 19

Invented the Cotton gin and interchangeable parts, causing the institution of slavery to increase.

Question 20

Describe the Battle of Thames.

Answer 20

The battle between the US (led by Harrison) and British (Led by Tecomseh). British are outnumbered 3-1. Located in Canada. When the US attacked, the British retreated but Tecomcah stayed and dies. No strong native tribes existed except for Cherokee.

Question 21

Describe the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

Answer 21

Jackson led the US (20,000 men, cannons) to fight Creek Indians (1000 men) Every fighting male in the Creek Indians fight Jackson. 150 of Jackson’s men are killed while 800 Creek Men are killed. Jackson killed that place and takes all the dead bodies’ skin for other uses.

Question 22

Describe the Battle of New Orleans.

Answer 22

Jackson didn’t know that the British were surrendering to the Treaty of Ghent and led an attack in New Orleans, winning anyway which created the end of the war.

Question 23

What development led Monroe to issue the Monroe Doctrine?
A. Britain was threatening to invade Latin America
B. several Latin American countries were declaring independence from Spain
C. Europe was engaging in Religious Wars
D. George Washington encouraged Madison to ally with Europe

Answer 23

B. several Latin American countries were declaring independence from Spain

Question 24

Which was NOT a component of Clay’s American System?
A. high taxes on Southern cotton
B. establish a national bank to regulate currency
C. protective tariffs on imports
D. government funding for canals and railroads

Answer 24

A. high taxes on Southern cotton

Question 25

Which was NOT a lasting effect of the cotton gin on the American South?
A. increased cotton production
B. reduced the need for enslaved people on the plantations
C. increased dependency on slaves
D. helped cotton become a profitable cash crop

Answer 25

B. reduced the need for enslaved people on the plantations

Question 26

The Star-Springled Banner is an example of why the key effect in the War of 1812?
A. increase in religious revivals
B. growing patriotism and nationalism
C. emphasis on individual rights
D. a call to civil rights activism

Answer 26

B. growing patriotism and nationalism

Question 27

A key goal of the Monroe Doctrine was to..
A. strengthen European alliances
B. Lessen European competition for natural resources
C. grow the size of the US military
D. prevent European intervention in the Western Hemisphere

Answer 27

D. prevent European intervention in the Western Hemisphere

Question 28

What was an unintended environmental consequence of cotton plantations?
A. depletion of nutrients in the soil
B. drought caused by over-irrigation
C. air pollution from cotton gins
D. water contamination from fertilizer

Answer 28

A. depletion of nutrients in the soil

Question 29

Construction of the Erie Canal was key to which development?
A. NYC becoming an important commercial/trade center
B. New Orleans development as a manufacturing leader in the South
C. the rise of Washington D.C. as a political and cultural center
D. Boston’s emergence as a transportation hub

Answer 29

A. NYC becoming an important commercial/trade center

Question 30

What was an important historical significance of the expansion of cotton production in the South?
A. indentured was banned
B. need for free labor led to widespread reliance on slavery
improved transportation
C. encourages workers to migrate
D. advanced technology increased the need for skilled workers

Answer 30

B. need for free labor led to widespread reliance on slavery
improved transportation

Question 31

What was the primary reason why Clay proposed the American System?
A. to support Andrew Jackson’s bid for the presidency
B. to promoted the growth of Northern industry
C. gain rights for African American slaves
D. to prevent government money from being used to build roads

Answer 31

B. to promoted the growth of Northern industry

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the War of 1812?
A. increase in American manufacturing
B. decline in American Indian resistance
C. an “Era of Good Feelings”
D. loss of U.S. territory in North America

Answer 32

D. loss of U.S. territory in North America

Question 33

Tecumseh played a key role in the lead up to the War of 1812 by…
A. leading an armed resistance of Southern slaves
B. popularizing a written alphabet for the Cherokee tribe
C. attempting to unite American Indian tribes in resistance against the US
D. encouraging Indians to sell their land to frontier farmers

Answer 33

C. attempting to unite American Indian tribes in resistance against the US

Question 34

Which treaty gave the US control over the territory of Flordia in 1819?

Answer 34

Adams-Onis Treaty

Question 35

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the War of 1812?
A. U.S. territorial gains in Canada
B. the Treaty of Ghent was signed
C. trade disputes remained unsettled
D. no territory exchanged hands

Answer 35

A. U.S. territorial gains in Canada

Question 36

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?
A. War Hawks sought land in Canada
B. British were arming American Indians on the frontier
C. Barbary Pirates interfered in American trade
D. British impressment of American sailors

Answer 36

C. Barbary Pirates interfered in American trade

Question 37

The battle of Horseshoe Bend was essential in achieving which American goal?
A. preventing the British from capturing the U.S. capitol
B. ending American Indian control of lands east of the Mississippi River
C. securing the U.S./Canadian border from British invasion
D. effectively ending the War of 1812

Answer 37

B. ending American Indian control of lands east of the Mississippi River

Question 38

How did the Convention of 1818 change US territorial boundaries?
A. gave the US exclusive rights to the Pacific Northwest
B. set the U.S-Canadian border from the 49th parallel to the Rocky Mt
C. gave Florida to the United States
D. brought the Louisiana Territory under U.S. control boundaries

Answer 38

B. set the U.S-Canadian border from the 49th parallel to the Rocky Mt

Question 39

The Monroe Doctrine increased US influence in which world region?
A. Canada
B. Latin America
C. Africa
D. Asia

Answer 39

B. Latin America

Question 40

What key factors led to Memphis’ prominence as the cotton capital of the South?
A. Access to the Mississippi River
B. abundance of cheap immigrant labor
C. Fertile soil and irrigation
D. large urban center

Answer 40

A and C

Question 41

In addition to securing FL for the US, The Adams- Onis treaty also…
A. established a northern boundary with Canada
B. exerted influence over Latin America
C. ended resistance from American Indians on the frontier
D. defined a western border between the Louisiana Territory and Spanish lands

Answer 41

D. defined a western border between the Louisiana Territory and Spanish lands

Question 42

Which territory did the US and Great Britain agree to share in 1818?
A. Florida
B. Oregon
C. Louisiana
D. Quebec

Answer 42

B. Oregon

Question 43

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Answer 43

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