1. Chapter Seven: Western Migration

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

3. Answer
The Erie Canal

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

5. Answer
That the Executive Branch had become too powerful

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

7. Answer
Acquiring of new territories

8. $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 ?

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

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

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

12. 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?

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

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

15. Answer
Abolish Slavery

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

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

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

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

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

21. Answer
Harriet Tubman

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

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

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

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

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

27. Answer
Manifest Destiny

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

29. Answer
Search for Gold

30. 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

31. Answer
Indian Removal Act

32. 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?

33. Answer
Override

34. 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?

35. Answer
Judicial Review

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

37. Answer
Sectionalism

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

39. Answer
Explore and map the region

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

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

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

43. Answer
Womens Rights

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

45. Answer
End slavery

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

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

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

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

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

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

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