US History
Unit Two History Quiz
Study Guide
On Wednesday & Friday (M
March 5 & 7), you will be given a quiz in U.S. History. The quiz will consist
of multiple choice and short answer questions. Use this study guide to help you prepare. All of the
information you will need to study can be found on your handouts. If you have any questions, see
Mr. Higgins for extra help during class, before/after school or during study hall.
1. Be able to familiar with the following words: nullify, neutral, alliance, peaceable coercion,
judicial review, precedent, loose constructionist, strict constructionist, infrastructure Industrial
Revolution, impressment
2. Be able to describe some of the precedents established by George Washington
(America in Its Infancy: The Early Years of American
Government handout)
3. Be able to identify the first two political parties in America and briefly describe their view
regarding the power of the federal government. Be able to describe Washington’s beliefs
regarding political parties in America.
(America in Its Infancy: The Early Years of American
Government handout)
4. Be able knowledgeable about the Alien & Sedition Acts (Which party instituted them, What
did the acts do, What were the Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions)
(Personal Liberties v. National Security: The Alien & Sedition
Acts of 1798 handout)
5. Be able to explain how the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power of the
judicial branch of the United States’ government.
(Important Supreme Court Cases in American History:
Marbury v. Madison handout)
6. Be knowledgeable about the Louisiana Purchase (In what year did it occur, how to it change
the western boundary of the United States, From which country was the land purchased, Why
was it a difficult decision for Jefferson)
(A New Nation hits a Growth Spurt: The Louisiana Purchase
handout)
7. Be knowledge about the Lewis & Clark Expedition (what were the 3 major goals of the
expedition, what were their interactions with Native Americans like, Who was Sacagawea)
(I Wonder What I Just Bought? Preparing to Explore the Louisiana
Territory handout)
8. Be knowledgeable about the causes of the War of 1812 (Why did the US want to remain
neutral in the Great French War, why was the difficult – what specific things did the British
and French do to upset the US, What was the Embargo Act, was it a successful strategy)
(The Reality of Neutrality: Examining the causes of eth War of 1812
handout)
9. Be knowledgeable about the War of 1812 (what famous landmark was burned down, what
famous song was composed during the war, who composed the song, what were three effects
of the war, what treaty ended the war)
(The War of 1812: Nothing Changes, But Nothing Stays the Same
handout)
10. Be knowledgeable about the Industrial Revolution (How did the factory system and
interchangeable parts change the economy of the north, what did Robert Fulton and Samuel
Morse invent and how did those inventions improve infrastructure of the USA, what did John
Deere and Cyrus McCormick invent)
(Examining the Early Industrial Revolution: Isolation Makes the
Economy Grow Stronger handout)
11. Be able to describe how the cotton gin resulted in economic progress and the costs of that
economic progress.
(Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin: The Pros & Cons of Economic Progress
handout)
12. Be able to differentiate between nationalism and sectionalism. Be able to describe (in detail)
each of the following events and explain if each is an example of nationalism or sectionalism
(protective tariffs, Monroe Doctrine, construction of the Erie Canal, second national bank,
Missouri Compromise, election of 1824, doctrine of nullification).
Vocabulary Builder: Nationalism & Sectionalism, The Push & Pull of Nationalism &
Sectionalism handout
13. Be knowledgeable about the presidency of Andrew Jackson (his childhood compared to that
of John Quincy Adams, who won the election of 1824, how did Jackson feel about the
election of 1824, who won the election of 1828, what was Jacksonian Democracy – who did it
include, who did it NOT include, what was Jackson’s inaugural ball like, what is the spoils
system)
A Tale of Two Presidents: The Birth of Modern Campaigning handout, Reaching Out
to the Working Class: Examining Jacksonian Democracy handout
14. Be familiar with the plight of Native Americans in the early 1800s (what was the Indian
Removal Act, why were the tribes of the southeast called the Five Civilized Tribes, why did
they attempt to assimilate into white culture, in what ways did they assimilate, was their
attempt at assimilation successful, why or why not, describe the Trail of Tears, how did the
Seminoles attempt to resist the U.S. government)
Blankets for the Dead packet, I Break for Treaties: How Can You Win the Game When
the Rules Keep Changing handout, Do At Bell: The Presidency of Andrew Jackson,
Examining Major Events of the Jackson Administration: Native American Resistance
handout, Do At Bell: Native Americans Response to the U.S. Government
15. Be knowledgeable about Manifest Destiny (define manifest destiny, describe how it became a
reality through the Treaty of Paris 1783, Louisiana Purchase, Oregon Treaty of 1846,
annexation of Texas, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase).
It’s All Mine! Manifest Destiny Becomes a Reality handout