The Era of Good Feelings: US Expansion and Exploration
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The Era of Good Feelings: US Expansion and Exploration

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What was the primary reason for the expedition of Lewis and Clark during the Era of Good Feelings?

  • To explore the Louisiana Purchase and gather ecological and social information (correct)
  • To establish a new trade route with the French
  • To assert American dominance over the British in the Pacific
  • To search for the lost city of gold in the west

    • What was the significance of Sacagawea during the Lewis and Clark expedition?

  • She was a cartographer who mapped the western territories
  • She was a skilled warrior who protected the crew
  • She was a translator and had a calming presence (correct)
  • She was the leader of the expedition

    • What was the main factor contributing to the population growth during the Era of Good Feelings?

  • High birth rate and low infant mortality (correct)
  • Large-scale immigration from Europe
  • The abolition of slavery
  • The expansion of the Louisiana Purchase

    • What invention revolutionized the cotton industry during the Era of Good Feelings?

    <p>Eli Whitney's cotton gin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the term used by Thomas Jefferson to describe the mood of the American people in response to the Missouri Compromise?

    <p>A Fireball in the Night</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary economic ideology during the Era of Good Feelings?

    <p>Economic Nationalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the world's cotton production came from the South?

    <p>Three-fourths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary effect of the cotton gin on the institution of slavery?

    <p>It revitalized the institution of slavery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main purpose of the Erie Canal?

    <p>To allow western farmers to ship surplus crops to sell in the North and northern manufacturers to ship finished goods to sell in the West</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

    <p>The crisis was resolved through a compromise that maintained the Union</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main goal of the Temperance Reform movement?

    <p>To stop people from drinking, selling, making, and transporting alcohol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main feature of the Auburn Penitentiary System?

    <p>It was a system where inmates were kept in groups and forced to work together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason behind the Texas Revolution?

    <p>The quest for freedom and liberty as part of the Manifest Destiny</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the leader of the Texas forces that defeated Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?

    <p>Sam Houston</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the War with Mexico in American history?

    <p>It was the first time the United States invaded another country and led to a significant expansion of its territory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main purpose of the Wilmot Proviso?

    <p>To restrict the expansion of slavery in new territories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who wrote the most radical anti-slavery document, Walker's Appeal?

    <p>David Walker</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason behind the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

    <p>The controversy surrounding the Tariff of 1828</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the election of 1844?

    <p>James Polk was elected President and he annexed Texas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main provision of the Compromise of 1850?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as mentally ill?

    <p>Dorothea Dix</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the 36°30' line?

    <p>It divided the North and South in the Louisiana Territory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason behind the Confederate States of America's inability to defeat the North?

    <p>Lack of railroad lines, industry, and European support</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln?

    <p>It gave the Confederate States 100 days to return to the Union</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)?

    <p>A draw, with both sides suffering heavy losses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary goal of the Union's Anaconda Plan?

    <p>To blockade the Confederacy's ports and cripple their economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Battle of Vicksburg?

    <p>It gave the North control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main difference between Presidential Reconstruction and Congressional Reconstruction?

    <p>Presidential Reconstruction was lenient on southern whites, while Congressional Reconstruction was harsher and more protective of freed blacks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason behind Franklin Pierce's victory in the Election of 1852?

    <p>He supported the Compromise of 1850</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision?

    <p>The Court decided that Dred Scott was not a citizen and couldn't sue in federal court</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of the Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner incident?

    <p>The event further polarized Congress and contributed to the rising tensions leading up to the Civil War</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary goal of the Gadsden Purchase?

    <p>To complete the continental expansion envisioned by those who believed in Manifest Destiny</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

    <p>They highlighted the divisions between the North and South on the issue of slavery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Election of 1856?

    <p>James Buchanan was elected president</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Freeport Doctrine?

    <p>It allowed the voters in a territory to exclude slavery by refusing to enact laws that protected slave property</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of the Pottawatomie Creek massacre?

    <p>It was a turning point in the Kansas 'Bleeding Kansas' conflict</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary goal of Jefferson Davis's two plans?

    <p>To convert to rifles and introduce camels in the US cavalry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Bleeding Kansas conflict?

    <p>It resulted in significant violence and destruction, including the Sack of Lawrence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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