Chapter 9


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1 The U.S. acquired Florida
in effect in 1817 when Andrew Jackson invaded it
officially in the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
from the Spanish
All of the above answers are correct.
Only "A" & "C" are correct.

2 The Stephen Long Expedition of 1819-1820
surveyed the Great Plains
retarded settlement of the Great Plains by calling the area "The Great American Desert"
was lost to an Indian ambush
All of the above answers are correct.
Only "A" & "B" are correct.

3 In the early 19th century western movement settlers purchased much land from
speculators
government officials
railroads
cattle companies
mining companies

4 The revolution in transportation the early 19th century included all of the following EXCEPT
the National Road
toll roads
rivers
canals
airplanes

5 The inventor of the steamboat was
DeWitt Clinton
Bill Clinton
Robert Fulton
Henry Fulton
None of these is correct.

6 The Erie Canal
moved goods west of the Appalachian Mountains
connected the Atlantic with the Great Lakes & benefited New York City over Philadelphia
was the brainchild of DeWitt Clinton
All of the above answers are correct.
Only "A" & "C" are correct.

7 The Canal Age ended with the invention of the
sailing ship
steamship
railroad
interstate highway system
airplane

8 The market economy
connected raw materials & markets
tied various parts of the country together economically
saw a rise in productivity
came as a result of extended transportation facilities
All of the above are correct.

9 The South produced large amounts of cotton due to
the demand from textile mills in England & New England
the cotton gin
availability of good land
slavery
All of the answers are correct.

10 The factory system developed first in the
shipping industry
cattle industry
textile industry
transportation industry
All of the answers are correct.

11 By 1815 the Democratic-Republicans believed in
strong national government
loose interpretation of the Constitution
a national bank
a protective tariff
All of the answers are correct.

12 James Madison's position on the protective tariff included
opposition to it in 1790
acceptance & support of it in 1816
demand that it must end in 1820
All of the above answers are correct.
Only "A" & "B" are correct.

13 The Era of Good Feelings is associated with President
James Madison
James Monroe
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
All of the answers are correct.

14 The Missouri Compromise of 1820
was authored by Henry Clay
admitted Maine as a free state & Missouri as a slave state maintaining sectional balance in the US Senate
outlawed slavery north of 36 30' in the Louisiana Purchase area
All of the above are correct.
Only "B" & "C" are correct.

15 Chief Justice John Marshall stood for
nationalism
property rights
enhanced judicial power
loose construction of the Constitution
All of the answers are correct.

16 In the Monroe Doctrine, the U.S.
pledged not to involve itself in European affairs
oppose further European colonization in the western hemisphere
recognized the independent governments in Latin America
All of the above answers are correct.
Only "A" & "B" are correct.

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