US History and Reform Movements
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What was the Era of Good Feelings characterized by?

  • A period of national conflict and war
  • A period of social unrest
  • An era of economic depression
  • A time of peace, pride, and progress (correct)
  • Who led the expedition to explore the west during the Era of Good Feelings?

  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Eli Whitney
  • Napoleon Lewis
  • Lewis and Clark (correct)
  • What was the significance of Sacagawea during the Era of Good Feelings?

  • She was the leader of the expedition
  • She was a French Canadian fur trapper
  • She was a translator and provided a calming presence (correct)
  • She was a slave who accompanied Lewis and Clark
  • What invention made a significant difference during the Era of Good Feelings?

    <p>Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main idea behind Economic Nationalism?

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

    What was Thomas Jefferson's reaction to the Missouri Compromise?

    <p>He wrote a letter to Adams calling it a 'fireball in the night'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the cotton gin in the US?

    <p>It sped up the rate of separating cotton by 50 times</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary purpose of the Erie Canal?

    <p>To allow western farmers to ship surplus crops to the North</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main issue that led to the Nullification Crisis in 1832?

    <p>Tariffs that were causing prices to rise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the 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 result of the Missouri Compromise?

    <p>The admission of two new states, one slave and one free</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason for the shift in trade flow from North-South to East-West?

    <p>The construction of the Erie Canal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main goal of Dorothea Dix's reforms?

    <p>To provide better living conditions for the mentally ill</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary reason for the Texas Revolution?

    <p>To gain economic opportunities through farming and cotton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who led the Texans to defeat Santa Anna's army in the San Jacinto battle?

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

    What was the significance of the Wilmot Proviso?

    <p>It prohibited slavery in any newly acquired territory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the 'father of popular sovereignty'?

    <p>Lewis Cass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of the Mexican-American War?

    <p>The United States gained control of California and Texas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main issue of the Election of 1844?

    <p>The annexation of Texas</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 outcome of the Compromise of 1850?

    <p>California was admitted as a free state</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 primary reason the Confederate States of America were unable to defeat the North?

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

    What was the main difference between the Confederate and United States Constitutions in terms of presidential terms?

    <p>Confederate presidents had a 6-year term, but could not serve consecutive terms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Union's strategy during the Civil War?

    <p>A naval blockade and strangulation of the Confederacy, known as the Anaconda Plan</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 and split the Confederacy in two</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

    <p>To give slave owners in Confederate states 100 days to free their slaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main goal of Presidential Reconstruction?

    <p>To readmit southern states to the Union with minimal conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary goal of Finney's sermons during the 1840s?

    <p>To urge people to abandon sin and lead good lives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which presidential candidate won the election of 1852?

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

    What was the main purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

    <p>To give the people in Kansas and Nebraska the right to choose whether to be a free or slave state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision?

    <p>Scott was denied the right to sue in federal court</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main purpose of the Gadsden Purchase?

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

    What was the event in which John Brown and his followers killed pro-slavery settlers?

    <p>Pottawatomie Creek</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the presidential candidate who ran on the Republican Party nomination against Abraham Lincoln and two other candidates?

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

    What was the event in which a group of pro-slavery radicals burned most of the city of Lawrence to the ground?

    <p>The Sack of Lawrence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act with Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois?

    <p>A.P. Butler</p> Signup and view all the answers

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