Chapter 11 US History Test Study Guide – Flashcards
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What term is used to describe a strong sense of patriotism towards one's country?
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Nationalism
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Which politician developed an economic plan for the United States?
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Henry Clay
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What was the name of the economic plan?
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American System
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What are the 3 parts of Clay's economic plan?
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• Est. protective tariffs. • Create a national bank. • Improve transportation.
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Which Democratic-Republic candidate won the Presidential election in 1816?
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James Monroe
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Who was the Federalist candidate defeated in the 1816 election?
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Rufus King
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What name was given to the road constructed to link Cumberland, MD and Wheeling, WV?
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National Road
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What kind of government project was this known as?
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Public Works Project
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Where did this road eventually end?
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Vandalia, IL
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What constitutional issue was decided by the Supreme Court in the case "McCulloch vs. Maryland"?
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What waterway linked the Great Lakes to New York City?
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Erie Canal
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What technological advancements brought about the end of the Age of Canals?
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What term is used to describe loyalty to a particular region of the country?
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Sectionalism
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What territory was the first west of the Mississippi to apply for statehood?
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Missouri
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What issue caused Congress to reject Missouri's state constitution?
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What territory east of the Mississippi entered the Union as a free state?
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Maine
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What was the name of the agreement which brought Maine and Missouri into the Union in 1820?
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Missouri Compromise
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What was the line of latitude which separated slave territory and free territory in the old Louisiana Territory?
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36 30 Parallel
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Which part of the national government was critical to the southern states in their effort to protect slavery?
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Congress
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Many southerners wanted to dissolve the Union by exercising this "right".
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Secession
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What was the name of the British-American agreement which limited the number and size of warships on the Great Lakes?
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Rush-Bagot Agreement
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What agreement est. the border between Canada and U.S. territory west of the Mississippi?
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Convention of 1818
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What line if latitude was est. as the border between Canada and the U.S.?
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49th Parallel
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Which region did the United States and Great Britain agree to share?
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Oregon Territory
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What term was used to describe the Untied States's and Great Britain's decision to share this territory?
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Joint Occupation
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Which American military leader commanded a force which invaded Spanish controlled Florida?
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Andrew Jackson
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What was the name of the treaty giving the U.S. control of Florida?
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Adams-Onis Treaty
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What line of latitude was est. as the border between the Oregon Territory and Spanish California?
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42nd Parallel
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What two names are used to describe the treaty giving the U.S. Florida and establishing the border between the U.S. and Spanish territory in the west?
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Transcontinental Treaty and Adams-Onis Treaty
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Which four countries had a claim to the Oregon Territory?
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The United States, Great Britain, Spain, and Russia
