The Era of Good Feelings: US Expansion and Exploration
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What was the primary motivation behind the Louisiana Purchase?

  • To secure a strategic military outpost against the British
  • To expand the U.S. territory and increase its economic influence (correct)
  • To provide a buffer zone against Native American tribes
  • To establish a new capital city for the United States

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

  • She was a seasoned explorer with extensive knowledge of the American West
  • She was a representative of the U.S. government, tasked with negotiating with Native American tribes
  • She was a skilled navigator and cartographer
  • She was a French Canadian fur trapper's wife and a translator (correct)

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

  • Eli Whitney's cotton gin (correct)
  • The telegraph
  • The steam engine
  • The spinning jenny

    • What was the primary cause of the rapid population growth during the Era of Good Feelings?

    <p>High birth rates and low infant mortality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the essence of Economic Nationalism during the Era of Good Feelings?

    <p>An emphasis on domestic control and protection of the economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the context of Thomas Jefferson's letter to Adams, in which he referred to a 'fireball in the night'?

    <p>A commentary on the Missouri Compromise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of the cotton gin's invention on the institution of slavery?

    <p>It revitalized the institution of slavery and expanded the domestic slave trade</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 Missouri Compromise of 1820?

    <p>The admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary goal of the temperance reform movement?

    <p>To reduce the consumption of alcohol and its negative effects on society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of the nullification crisis of 1832?

    <p>The establishment of the principle of states' rights over federal authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It was a decisive American victory that gave Andrew Jackson an enormous popularity boost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason behind the Texas Revolution?

    <p>The pursuit of economic opportunities, especially in farming and cotton</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What was the significance of the Wilmot Proviso?

    <p>It prohibited the expansion of slavery into new territories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the author of the anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator?

    <p>William Lloyd Garrison</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main issue debated during the election of 1844?

    <p>The annexation of Texas and Oregon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Mexican War?

    <p>It marked the first time the US invaded another country</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Bear Flag Republic?

    <p>A short-lived republic established in California during the Mexican War</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the American Colonization Society?

    <p>To reduce the number of enslaved people in the US</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main provision of the Wilmot Proviso?

    <p>It prohibited the expansion of slavery into new territories</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 purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

    <p>To give the people in those territories the right to choose to be a free or slave state through popular sovereignty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision?

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

    Who was the author of the influential novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

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

    What was the main issue debated during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

    <p>The expansion of slavery in the territories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the Democratic Congressman from South Carolina who beat and severely injured Senator Charles Sumner?

    <p>Preston Brooks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Election of 1852?

    <p>The Democratic party won the presidency with Franklin Pierce</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Gadsden Purchase?

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

    What was the event known as 'Bleeding Kansas' characterised by?

    <p>Violent conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the Vice-president under James Buchanan who ran for president on the Democratic party nomination against Abraham Lincoln?

    <p>John C. Brekinridge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the doctrine developed by Stephen Douglas that said the exclusion of slavery in a territory could be determined by the refusal of the voters to enact any laws that would protect slave property?

    <p>The Freeport Doctrine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary reason why the Confederacy was unable to defeat the North?

    <p>Inability to get European nations to support their cause, lack of railroad lines, and lack of industry</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It was a draw, but Lincoln spun it as a Union victory, leading to the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To blockade Southern ports and strangle the Confederate economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

    <p>It gave Confederate states 100 days to come back to the Union, and if they did, they could keep their slaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main difference between the Constitution of the Confederate States of America and the United States Constitution?

    <p>The Confederate Constitution outlawed international slave trade, while the US Constitution did not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Battle of Vicksburg?

    <p>The Union was victorious, and the Confederacy was split in two</p> Signup and view all the answers

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