U.S. History
U.S. History Quiz: Early 1800s
Study Guide
On Tuesday, February 5th, you will be given your second quiz on unit two of the U.S. History
curriculum. The quiz will consist of multiple-choice, true/false and open-ended questions. Use this
study guide and the handouts that you have been given in class to help you prepare. You will also be
given review sheets to guide your studying. Please see Mr. Higgins if you have any questions before
the quiz.
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
More on the back!
5. Be familiar with the reform movements of the mid-1800s. (Define the word reform, describe
the achievements of the following reformers: Horace Mann, Dorothea Dix, Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, what happened at Seneca Falls in 1848, what was the temperance movement, what
were the goals of labor unions)
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: Examining the Reform
Movement in the mid-1800s handout, CFA on Elizabeth
Cady Stanton
6. Be knowledgeable about the wave of immigration that took place in the 1840s & 1850s (what
factors pulled immigrants to the United States, what factors pushed them away from their
homelands)
Do at Bell: The First Great Migration, Do at Bell: The
Effects of Immigration
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