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The New Nation Unit 8
Test Description: Shaping the U.S.A.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Define 'Guillotine'
A
A fast moving ship that was easily maneuverable
B
Machine used to remove people's heads during the French Revolution
C
Using a smaller boat to move the anchor of a larger ship
2) Define 'Kedge'
A
Machine used to remove people's heads during the French Revolution
B
Using a smaller boat to move the anchor of a larger ship
C
A fast moving ship that was easily maneuverable
3) Define 'Frigate'
A
Using a smaller boat to move the anchor of a larger ship
B
Machine used to remove people's heads during the French Revolution
C
A fast moving ship that was easily maneuverable
4) What happened on July 4, 1826?
A
The founders signed the Declaration of Independence
B
The United States acquired Florida from the Spanish
C
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both passed away.
D
John Quincy Adams was elected president
5) How did William Henry Harrison earn the nickname 'Old Tippecanoe'?
A
He tried to form the Tippecanoe Territory on the banks of Lake Michigan
B
His father was Benjamin 'Tippecanoe' Harrison
C
He set up an American millitary fort on the Tippecanoe River
D
He defected the Shawnee tribed in a battle on the Tippecanoe River
6) What promises did the white men fail to keep with the Indians as they progressed westward?
A
They would provide the Indians with trade routes on the MIssissippi River
B
They would provide them with protection from the British
C
They would grant them American citizenship
D
They would tell them that they would only have to move 'one more time'
7) Because of the relative peace and prosperity of the country, what name did people give the period of Monroe's presidency?
A
Era of Good Feelings
B
Period of Peace
C
Time of Good Relationships
D
Era of Prosperity
8) During the battle of Baltimore Harbor, how long did the British continuously bombard Fort McHenry?
A
24 hours
B
35 hours
C
25 hours
D
12 hours
9) The Barbary States were located in what region of the world?
A
Southern Europe
B
North Africa
C
North America
D
The Middle East
10) Where did slaves in the Deep South go to escape?
A
Florida
B
Pennsylvania
C
Texas
D
Virginia
11) Why did people living in the Northeast (New England) want to avoid war with the British in 1812?
A
They were overly concerned about problems in the American west
B
They knew it was a war that the Americans could not win
C
Many of them had relatives that lived in Great Britian
D
They had strong economic and trading ties with the British
12) Why did Tecumseh's name mean 'The Panther Passing Across'?
A
His tribe lived with a group of wild panthers
B
He was born underneath a shooting star
C
He had the ability to communicate with panthers
D
He knew secret paths made by animals
13) What was the difference between the White Stick and Red Stick Creek Indians?
A
The White Sticks were friendlier with the American's/whites while the Red Sticks remained true to their Indian ways
B
The White Sticks disliked the Americans/whites while the Red Sticks were friendlier towards them
C
The White Sticks lived in Florida while the Red Sticks remained mobile, liviing all over the South
D
The White STicks lived along rivers while the Red Sticks lived in more wooded areas
14) What building did the British burn down during the War of 1812?
A
White House
B
The Pentagon
C
Fort McHenry
D
Supreme Court building
15) What was the central idea behind the Monroe Doctrine?
A
France and the United States would once again become allies
B
The American people were free to continue their movement westward
C
Americans would go to war with Britain at all costs
D
Europeans were no longer welcome to colonize in the Western Hemisphere
16) What guarded Baltimore Harbor?
A
New Orleans
B
Fort Washington
C
USS Constitution
D
Fort McHenry
17) What was placed on top of Fort McHenry?
A
Several statues of Washington
B
A giant U.S. flag
C
eight massive cannons
D
a look out tower
18) Who owned Florida when Andrew Jackson was sent to capture runaway slaves?
A
England
B
US
C
France
D
Spain
19) Who was one of the War Hawks in Congress?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
John Adams
C
James Monroe
D
Henry Clay
20) What does perilous mean?
A
dangerous
B
relaxing
C
truthful
D
confusing
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