Chapter Seven: Western Migration

Question Which project, completed in 1825, resulted in a play to link the Hudson River to the Midwest?

Answer The Erie Canal

Question This portrayal of President Andrew Jackson reflects the opinion of some of his opponents that the

Answer That the Executive Branch had become too powerful

Question During the 1840s, Americans used the idea of Manifest Destiny to justify the

Answer Acquiring of new territories

$150 Reward [for a Runaway Slave] . . . I will give $50 reward if taken in Louisville; 100 dollars if taken one hundred miles from Louisville in this State, and 150 dollars if taken out of this State, and delivered to me, or secured in any jail so that I can get him again. William Burke, Bardstown, Ky. September 3d, 1838 Question Which conclusion can be drawn from this newspaper advertisement ?

Slave owners believed that their slaves were property Answer Slave owners believed that their slaves were property

Question A major reason that Thomas Jefferson supported buying the Louisiana Territory was because the purchase

Gave the United States control of the port of New Orleans Answer Gave the United States control of the port of New Orleans

Which conclusion can be drawn from the information on this chart? Question North South Industrial Agricultural More Cities Mainly rural Many factories Few Factories Slavery widely opposed Slavery widely supported Which conclusion can be drawn from the information on this chart?

Sectionalism was based on social and economic differences. Answer Sectionalism was based on social and economic differences.

Question Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Harriet Tubman were all 19th Century leaders in the movement to

Answer Abolish Slavery

Question A major goal of the Seneca Falls Convention (1848) was to

Publicize the need for women’s rights Answer Publicize the need for women’s rights

Question Which statement is best supported by the information on the graph?

The percentage of urban population increased between 1850 and 1900. Answer The percentage of urban population increased between 1850 and 1900.

Question Which abolitionist leader was a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad?

Answer Harriet Tubman

Question The case Marbury vs. Madison was a landmark Supreme Court decision because it

Answer Established the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law Unconstitutional.

Question Which action toward Native Americans Indians did the US government take between 1820 and 1840?

Answer Removing Native Americans from their tribal lands and placing them on reservations.

Question “Annexation of Texas” “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” “ All of Oregon or None!” These slogans from the election of 1844 all support

Answer Manifest Destiny

During the 1840s, thousands of people were attracted to California to Question During the 1840s, thousands of people were attracted to California to

Answer Search for Gold

Question “The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their homes and encamped at the forts and military places, all over the nation… the property of many has been taken and sold before their eyes for almost nothing.” This quotation from an eye witness to the Trail of tears describes events connected with the

Answer Indian Removal Act

Question Speaker C: “Even if the president does stop the law, Congress can still have its way if two thirds of the members are willing to vote for it.” Which Congressional power is referred to by Speaker C?

Answer Override

Question Speaker D: “Congress may get its way, but the president is confident that when the law is heard by the Supreme Court, it will be declared unconstitutional.” Speaker D is referring to which Constitutional Principle?

Answer Judicial Review

Question During the first period of the 19th century, differences in the North, South, and West lead to

Answer Sectionalism

Question President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory primarily to

Answer Explore and map the region

Question The cotton gin advanced the growth of the textile industry because it

Answer Provided a faster method of separating seeds from cotton fiber.

Question In the 1840s, Seneca Falls, New York became the center of the movement for

Answer Womens Rights

Question During the first half of the 19th century, the abolition movements worked to

Answer End slavery

QUESTIONS (3) Look in your interactive notebook for the Nullification Crisis Primary Source. Make sure that you understand the source and the questions.

Question Which of the following statements best describes the distribution of railroads in 1860?

Answer Most railroads were located in the Northern part of the US.

Question Why were so many railroads built along the coast in the United States?

Answer To give farmers and manufacturers access to seaports and trade routes.

Question As the country entered a period of Civil War, how would having more railroads be helpful to one side?

Answer Move troops faster Transport supplies more quickly Allows trade and prosperity