Ch 11 and 12 Pre-AP
Test Review
1. Why was New England
the first and best place to
build factories?
New England was close to
water and was in an urban
setting.
2. Who invented the
telegraph?
Samuel Morse
3. What are interchangeable
parts and who invented
them? What impact did this
have on factory workers?
Invented by Eli Whitney
– he made each copy
of a manufactured item
exactly alike. This
meant factories could
hire less skilled
workers.
4. What was the
guideline stated in
the Monroe Doctrine?
What was the effect
of the Monroe
Doctrine?
It stated that foreign
countries should stay
out of the Western
Hemisphere and its
effect was to show
the US as a world
power.
5. Explain the Missouri
Compromise and its
affect in Congress.
It allowed Missouri to
be admitted as a
slave state and
Maine to be admitted
as a free state. It kept
the balance of power
equal in Congress.
6. What are the
components of the
Plantation System?
Labor Shortage in the
colonies
↓
Invention of the cotton
gin
↓
Growth of slavery
↓
Increased cotton
production
7. What was the
impact of the Erie
Canal to the US
economy?
Commerce benefited
from means of faster
transportation.
8. What impact did the
cotton gin have on
slavery?
The cotton gin
increased the
demand for slaves.
9. Explain the impacts
(3) the transportation
industry had on
American in the
1800’s.
1. Encouraged national
unity by linking distant
places
2. Opened up larger
markets for products
to be sold.
3. Made the movement
of people & products
cheaper & easier.
10. Explain the impact
the transportation
industry had on the
economy.
New markets helped
to grow
manufacturing and
the country became
a more unified
economic
community.
11. Define Sectionalism and
give an example.
When a person puts the
interests of his or her
state or region ahead
of what was best for
the rest of the nation.
High Tariffs / Slavery
12. Name the
accomplishments of
Andrew Jackson.
1. Removed Native
Americans to
Oklahoma
2. Ran for the
presidency in the
Election of 1824
3. Asserted the authority
of the federal
government in the
Nullification Crisis.
13. Describe the needs of
the West.
Wanted land to be sold
cheaply to encourage
people to move west –
increased political
power & wanted
federal government to
spend money on
transportation
improvements.
14. How was
Jackson’s election
described in history
as it relates to the
development of
Modern American
politics?
It was more
democratic as more
white males could
vote.
15. Describe the
Indian Removal Act.
Gave President
Jackson the power
to negotiate
resettlement treaties
with Native
American tribes.
16. Explain the
meaning behind the
quote, “To the victor
belongs the spoils”.
This describes the
patronage system of
Andrew Jackson.
17. Explain how
Andrew Jackson’s
election of 1828
impacted the federal
government.
This election was seen
as ending control of
the government by
the elite.
18. Explain the cause
and effect of the
Tariff of
Abominations in
1828.
Southerners were
outraged because
they felt they were
being forced to pay
for the North’s
success.
19. What is the
Jacksonian
Democracy?
What is Jeffersonian
Democracy?
Jackson: It is the political philosophy
that put its faith in the common
people. Also believed in limited
govt.
Jefferson: Strong federal govt and
believed in the National Bank
20. Explain Andrew
Jackson’s view of
the National Bank.
He thought the bank’s
policies favored the
wealthy over the
average people.
21. Candidates of the
election of 1828
John Q. Adams v.
Andrew Jackson,
Jackson wins
22. Explain Jackson’s
nickname
Jackson earned the
name “Old Hickory”
for his toughness in
War of 1812
23. Northerner's view
of Western Land
Sales.
They wanted Western
land prices to stay
high because they
feared that cheap
land would
encourage their
factory workers to
move West to
become farmers.