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American Nation
Chapters 11-13 Study Guide
Use this study guide to help you prepare for the test on Chapters 11-13. Study the following concepts, but
ALSO STUDY ALL NOTES, CHAPTER VOCAB, AND ANY QUIZZES. TEST QUESTIONS ARE NOT
LIMITED TO THIS GUIDE
Don’t forget to Review ALL Vocabulary Terms!!!
Chapter 11: The Nation Grows and Prospers (pages 328-351)
1. Describe the changes caused by the Industrial Revolution. What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on
American life?
2. What were the Lowell Mills?
3. Why did America need improved transportation?
4. Describe the improvements to transportation in the following ways:
a. Roads
b. River Travel
c. Canals
5. Describe the “Era of Good Feelings”. What was sectionalism? How were the regions of the country different?
Chapter 12: The Jacksonian Era (pages 358-374)
6. Describe the results and conflict of the election of 1824.
7. Who was Andrew Jackson? Describe his background and policies.
8. What two political parties formed in the 1820s? Why were they created? How did they differ?
9. How did America become “more democratic” in the early 1800s? How did Jackson reflect the “growing spirit of
democracy”?
10. Explain Jackson’s policies, actions and the impact of the following during his administration
a. Spoils System
b. The National Bank
c. Tariff of 1828 and the Nullification Crisis
d. Indian Removal
11. What was the Panic of 1837? How was this a challenge for President Martin Van Buren?
12. How did the Campaign of 1840 reflect a new type of politics?
Chapter 13: Westward Expansion (pages 378-402)
13. What attracted settles to the following regions and how did the U.S. acquire these areas?
a. Oregon Territory
b. California
c. The Southwest
d. Texas
14. What was the journey to the west like for settlers?
15. What caused the revolt for Texan Independence? Who was Stephen Austin? How did Texas win Independence
from Mexico? What challenges did the new republic face?
16. What happened at the Alamo? Why was this significant?
17. Explain the belief of Manifest Destiny.
18. What were the causes and results of the Mexican War? Why did some Americans oppose the war with Mexico?
19. Why did the Mormons move west to Utah?
20. Describe the California Gold Rush. What impact did this have on California’s population?
21. What were the causes and effects of Westward Movement on America? (hint page 399)