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?

Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main idea behind Economic Nationalism?

Emphasis on domestic control and protection of the economy (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

He wrote a letter to Adams calling it a 'fireball in the night' (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

It sped up the rate of separating cotton by 50 times (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of the Erie Canal?

To allow western farmers to ship surplus crops to the North (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Tariffs that were causing prices to rise (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the goal of the Temperance Reform movement?

To stop people from drinking, selling, making, and transporting alcohol (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Missouri Compromise?

The admission of two new states, one slave and one free (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

The construction of the Erie Canal (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

To provide better living conditions for the mentally ill (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason for the Texas Revolution?

To gain economic opportunities through farming and cotton (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Sam Houston (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Wilmot Proviso?

It prohibited slavery in any newly acquired territory (D) Signup and view all the answers

Who was the 'father of popular sovereignty'?

Lewis Cass (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Mexican-American War?

The United States gained control of California and Texas (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main issue of the Election of 1844?

The annexation of Texas (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

David Walker (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Compromise of 1850?

California was admitted as a free state (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

It divided the North and South in the Louisiana Territory (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason the Confederate States of America were unable to defeat the North?

Lack of railroad lines, industry, and European support (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Confederate presidents had a 6-year term, but could not serve consecutive terms (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

A naval blockade and strangulation of the Confederacy, known as the Anaconda Plan (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Battle of Vicksburg?

It gave the North control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

To give slave owners in Confederate states 100 days to free their slaves (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of Presidential Reconstruction?

To readmit southern states to the Union with minimal conditions (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

To urge people to abandon sin and lead good lives (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which presidential candidate won the election of 1852?

Franklin Pierce (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

To give the people in Kansas and Nebraska the right to choose whether to be a free or slave state (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision?

Scott was denied the right to sue in federal court (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Roger B. Taney (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Gadsden Purchase?

To give the US parts of present-day New Mexico and Arizona (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Pottawatomie Creek (C) 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?

John C. Brekinridge (A) 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?

The Sack of Lawrence (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

A.P. Butler (D) Signup and view all the answers