USI / REVIEW SHEET – CHAPTER SEVEN EXAM / AMERICANS / MR. LIPMAN
1. Who were the candidates for the presidential election in 1824 and what was the election called?
2. What is the concept of nullification and why did it arise in 1832?
3. Who did the “trail of tears” involve and what took place?
4. What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
5. Why did the cotton gin lead to a large increase in slavery?
6. Which Americans benefit from a tariff increase?
7. Which president is known for the use of the “spoils system” and what is it?
8. When was the Erie Canal completed and from where did it start and end?
9. What was the name of the treaty with Spain that gave America Florida?
10. Why was the tariff of 1828 known as the “tariff of abominations” and who opposed it?
11. What were the three parts of the American System and who pushed for its success?
12. What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname and at what famous battle did he get it?
13. What were the terms of the Missouri Compromise and what year was it enacted?
14. What state was John C. Calhoun a senator from and why did he quit as Jackson’s vice president?
15. What was the significance of the Gibbons v. Ogden case? Who was Robert Fulton?
16. What was the significance of the McCulloch v. Maryland case?
17. What were “pet banks” and who gave them the right to the government’s deposits?
18. Who was the president of the National Bank while Jackson was president?
19. Who was the speaker of the house during the election of 1824 who would become Secy of State?
20. What is “specie”?
21. What is meant by the term “interstate commerce”?
22. Who was the famous Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the “bank” and Gibbons cases?
23. Who was Samuel Slater and what is he famous for? (hint: think industrial spy)
24. Who became President when President Harrison (Tippecanoe) died in 1841?
25. You must be able to correctly identify, in order, the first 7 presidents (Washington to Jackson).