The Era of Good Feelings: US Expansion and Exploration

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What was the main characteristic of the Era of Good Feelings?

  • An era of economic depression
  • A period of peace, pride, and progress (correct)
  • A time of social unrest
  • A time of war and conflict

Who led the 20-person crew to explore the west during the Era of Good Feelings?

  • Napoleon Lewis
  • Eli Whitney
  • Lewis and Clark (correct)
  • Thomas Jefferson

What was the significance of Sacagawea in the Era of Good Feelings?

  • She was a translator and had a calming presence (correct)
  • She was the first woman to cross North America
  • She was the wife of Lewis and Clark
  • She was a French Canadian explorer

What invention made a significant difference in the Era of Good Feelings?

<p>The cotton gin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the Missouri Compromise in response to?

<p>The nullification crisis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Thomas Jefferson's analogy for the mood of the American people during the Missouri Compromise?

<p>A fireball in the night (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary outcome of the invention of the cotton gin?

<p>A fifty-fold increase in the rate of separating cotton from its seeds (A)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812?

<p>The British army was defeated, leading to a surge in Andrew Jackson's popularity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The tariffs imposed by the federal government were causing economic hardship in the South (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Temperance Reform movement?

<p>To restrict the sale and consumption of alcohol in the United States (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the key feature of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

<p>It allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and banned slavery in the Louisiana Territory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main idea behind Dorothea Dix's reform movement?

<p>To improve the treatment of the mentally ill (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the American Colonization Society?

<p>To establish a colony in West Africa for freed slaves (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Walker's Appeal?

<p>It was the most radical of all anti-slavery documents (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason behind the Texas Revolution?

<p>To pursue economic opportunities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the leader of the Texas forces during the Texas Revolution?

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

What was the result of the War with Mexico?

<p>The US gained 525,000 square miles of land (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Wilmot Proviso?

<p>To prohibit slavery in new territories (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the winner of the election of 1848?

<p>Zachary Taylor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main idea behind Henry Clay's compromise for California?

<p>To admit California as a free state (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>It was part of the Missouri Compromise (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason the Confederacy was unable to defeat the North?

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

What was the significance of the Battle of Sharpsburg/Antietam?

<p>It was the bloodiest single day in American military history (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution?

<p>It abolished slavery (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the strategy employed by the Confederate States of America?

<p>Cordon Defense (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Battle of Vicksburg?

<p>It split the Confederacy in two and gave the North control of the Mississippi River (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?

<p>To give the Confederacy 100 days to come back to the Union (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Omnibus Bill?

<p>To make amendments to a number of other laws or even many entirely new laws (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote the influential novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

<p>Harriet Beecher Stowe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

<p>It gave the people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska the right to choose to be a free or slave state (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision?

<p>The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was not a citizen and had no right to sue in federal court (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the presidential candidate who won the election of 1852?

<p>Franklin Pierce (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who led the raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia?

<p>John Brown (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the doctrine developed by Stephen Douglas?

<p>Freeport Doctrine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when the Dred Scott Decision was made?

<p>Roger B. Taney (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Sack of Lawrence?

<p>The city of Lawrence was burned to the ground (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Gadsden Purchase?

<p>To acquire parts of present-day New Mexico and Arizona from Mexico (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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