test 4

Question 1

he invented the steel plow

Answer 1

John Deere

Question 2

he invented a much-improved sewing machine

Answer 2

Elias Howe

Question 3

he won the Battle of Lake Erie

Answer 3

Oliver Hazard Perry

Question 4

he served as director of the National Bank

Answer 4

Nicholas Biddle

Question 5

he invented the reaper

Answer 5

Cyrus McCormick

Question 6

he invested in laying a transatlantic cable

Answer 6

Cyrus Field

Question 7

he improved the power loom

Answer 7

Francis Cabot Lowell

Question 8

he won the Battle of Fallen Timbers

Answer 8

Anthony Wayne

Question 9

he won the Battle of Tippecanoe

Answer 9

William Henry Harrison

Question 10

he developed the first successful steamboat

Answer 10

Robert Fulton

Question 11

the first state of the Northwest Territory to be admitted to the Union

Answer 11

Ohio

Question 12

settled the boundary between Canada and the United States

Answer 12

Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Question 13

wrote the words to the “Star-Spangled Banner” at Ft. McHenry

Answer 13

Francis Scott Key

Question 14

the last great battle of the War of 1812

Answer 14

Battle of New Orleans

Question 15

the most significant development of the transportation revolution

Answer 15

train (steam locomotive)

Question 16

a closed meeting of party leaders to choose a presidential candidate

Answer 16

caucus

Question 17

this country sold Florida to U.S. in 1819

Answer 17

Spain

Question 18

the idea that a state could cancel a federal law

Answer 18

nullification doctrine

Question 19

allowed New York City to become the lead commercial center of the nation

Answer 19

canals

Question 20

president that vetoed the Bank Charter Bill in 1832

Answer 20

Andrew Jackson

Question 21

the practical use of scientific knowledge

Answer 21

technology

Question 22

this agreement admitted Maine to the Union as a free state

Answer 22

Missouri Compromise

Question 23

first frontier state to be admitted to the Union

Answer 23

Kentucky

Question 24

President Jefferson sent warships to this nation when the ruler demanded a higher tribute

Answer 24

Tripoli

Question 25

he invented the telegraph

Answer 25

Samuel Morse

Question 26

the year of the Louisiana Purchase

Answer 26

1803

Question 27

senator from Massachusetts considered the greatest orator in Congress

Answer 27

Daniel Webster

Question 28

he proposed the Compromise Tariff of 1833

Answer 28

Henry Clay

Question 29

Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided for this

Answer 29

plan of government

Question 30

year of the Missouri Compromise

Answer 30

1820

Question 31

destruction of this crop caused a famine in Ireland

Answer 31

potato

Question 32

political party formed out of dislike for President Jackson

Answer 32

Whig

Question 33

country that sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States

Answer 33

France

Question 34

country that forced U.S. sailors to serve on warships

Answer 34

Great Britain

Question 35

convention held during the War of 1812 that gave rise to the issue of states' rights

Answer 35

Hartford Convention

Question 36

killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel

Answer 36

Aaron Burr

Question 37

required all public lands be paid for in silver and gold

Answer 37

Specie Circular

Question 38

fastest overland communication service before the telegraph

Answer 38

Pony Express

Question 39

trail through the Cumberland Gap used by settlers to travel west

Answer 39

Wilderness Road

Question 40

famous author who used his experience as a steamboat pilot to write books such as "Life on the Mississippi"

Answer 40

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

Question 41

explored the southern half of the Louisiana Territory

Answer 41

Zebulon Pike

Question 42

Indian guide that traveled with Lewis and Clark

Answer 42

Sacagawea

Question 43

policy that warned European powers against interfering in the Western Hemisphere

Answer 43

Monroe Doctrine

Question 44

group of patriots that called for war with Great Britain, leading to the War of 1812

Answer 44

War Hawks

Question 45

act that required American Indians living on lands east of the Mississippi River to move farther west

Answer 45

Indian Removal Act

Question 46

a person who risks personal loss to develop and market new products or ideas

Answer 46

entrepreneur

Question 47

act passed by President Jefferson that limited exports with Europe

Answer 47

Embargo Act

Question 48

he led the way to Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap

Answer 48

Daniel Boone

Question 49

why Americans wanted to move further west in the early 1800s

Answer 49

land was becoming scarce, and Americans desired greater opportunities

Question 50

how the United States proved herself to be a major world power

Answer 50

declared herself the protector of liberty in the Western Hemisphere

Question 51

how the Tariff of 1828 caused division in the United States

Answer 51

increased the North's profit at the expense of the South

Question 52

how Francis Lowell brought higher standards to U.S. factories

Answer 52

he implemented Christian principles to bring benefits to his employees

Question 53

how technology was helpful to the United States

Answer 53

general living conditions of the American family were improved