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1. Why did Hamilton want to move the nation’s capital? To get southern support for National Bank
2. Which political party would have supported a national bank? Federalist
3. What was the major problem in the nation in 1790? States or fed g ov’t should have power
4. What did Tecumseh attempt to do? Unite Indians to fight white expansion
5. What was the cause of the War of 1812? impressments
6. Who was president when the Louisiana Purchase was made? Thomas Jefferson
7. Why did Democratic-Republicans not like the Alien and Sedition Acts? Targets immigrants
8. What did Thomas Pinckney’s Treaty secure? Mississippi River
9. What cause the Whiskey Rebellion? Excise tax
10. What law created the Supreme Court? Judiciary Act of 1789
11. Why did Northern Manufacturers benefit from the Tariff of 1816? Extra tax
12. What invention caused a large increase in the need for slaves in the South? Cotton gin
13. Who was forced to go on the Trail of Tears? Cherokees
14. Who did Andrew Jackson lose to in the election of 1824? John Q Adams (corrupt bargain)
15. What was the purchase price for the Louisiana Purchase from France? 15 million dollars
16. What did the Sedition Acts allow the government to arrest people for? Speaking badly about the government
17. What happened during the XYZ affair? French official want money/bribe before Americans can see
Napoleon
18. What was Andrew Jackson’s platform?
19. What did the Whiskey Rebellion prove? Washington was willing to send in federal troops to enforce laws within the states
20. What were the reasons that the Whig Party formed?
21. What concept did the idea of nullification promote? States rights
22. Why were certain Native Americans called the Five Civilized Tribes?
23. What president started the spoils system? Andrew Jackson
24. What were the three main points to the American System? High tariff, National Bank, internal improvements
25. Who benefited the most from the Tariff of Abominations? North
26. Why was the Monroe Doctrine issued? Keep Europe out of Western Hemispheres
27. What areas did the Adams-Onis Treaty give the United States? Florida and Oregon
28. Who did the Whigs run for President against Martin Van Buren?
29. What did the Erie Canal accomplish? Cheaper way to move goods
30. Who were the leaders of the Transcendentalist Movement? Thoreau, Emerson, Whitman
31. What was the goal of the abolitionist movement? Abolish slavery
32. What type of people supported Jackson? Common Man, farmers

33. What profession did most young single women have in the 1820s? work in textile mills
34. What was the name of the custom that made women stay at home? Cult of domesticity
35. What abolitionist wanted to end slavery by political means ? Frederick Douglass
36.
What was a result of Nat Turner’s rebellion?
Stricter slave laws
37. What style of art did the Hudson River School of the Arts produce ? Realism/romanticism
38. Who could determine your salvation according to the 2 nd Great Awakening? Based on YOU as a person
39. What did the Pet Banks do to contribute to the Panic of 1837? They failed
40. What issue did John C. Calhoun feel strongest about? States rights
41. What was a result of the Battle at the San Jacinto River? Decisive victory for US, defeated Mexico
42. What is one word that can describe James K. Polk’s presidency? Expansion
43. What appeal did Texas have to Americans when it was controlled by Mexico? Free land, opportunity to trade,
44. What benefit did canals provide to Americans? Cheaper way to transport goods
45. What contributed to the diverse population in California? 1849 Gold Rush
46. What states did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gain for the United States? AZ, NM, CO, UT, NV
47. What region of the country wanted to annex Texas? South
48. What region of the country was the slogan “54’40” or Fight!” directed at? Oregon Territory
49. Why were immigrants often used to break strike lines? Would work for less money
50.
What was Lincoln’s view on slavery? neutral
51. After leaving the Whig Party, what political party did Lincoln join? Republican
52. How would you describe John Brown? Violent abolitionist
53. What was issued that granted the use of popular sovereignty to the Kansas and Nebraska territories?
Popular sovereignty
54. What steps were used to combat the Fugitive Slave Acts? Personal liberty laws
55. What was Clay’s purpose in offering the Compromise of 1850? Preserve the Union
56. Why did the North support the Wilmot Proviso? Limited slavery
57. Why was the South dependent upon slavery? Labor for cotton production
58. What invention did Cyrus McCormick develop and whom did it help? Mechanical reaper, helped farmers
59. What established the 48 borders of the United States? Gadsden Purchase
60. What was important about Grant winning the Battle at Vicksburg? Anaconda plan in effect
61. What contributed to the food shortages in the South during the Civil War? Lack of food being grown in the south
– Just cotton
62. What was the writ of habeas corpus? Who suspended it during the Civil War? Reason to arrest someone, Lincoln suspended it
63. What was issued during the Civil War to give the war a moral cause? Emancipation Proclamation
64. What were the three parts of the Anaconda Plan for the North? Get control of Miss. River, Block ports and take over Richmond Va
65. What did Clara Barton serve as in the Civil War? Nurse – Red Cross

66. What was the main issue during the Lincoln-Douglas debates ? slavery
67. What political party did Horace Greeley help to form? Republican
68. What was the significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin? Show the harshness of slavery
69. What is Harriet Tubman most well known for? Underground Railroad
70. Who were the three men that helped to create the Compromise of 1850? Clay Calhoun, Webster
71. What does secession mean? Leave the Union
72. What happened as a result at Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown was captured leading a slave revolt, seen as a martyr or as a mad man – further divided the country