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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
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
2) Define 'Kedge'
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
3) Define 'Frigate'
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
4) What happened on July 4, 1826?
A
The founders signed the Declaration of Independence
B
John Quincy Adams was elected president
C
The United States acquired Florida from the Spanish
D
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both passed away.
5) How did William Henry Harrison earn the nickname 'Old Tippecanoe'?
A
He set up an American millitary fort on the Tippecanoe River
B
He defected the Shawnee tribed in a battle on the Tippecanoe River
C
He tried to form the Tippecanoe Territory on the banks of Lake Michigan
D
His father was Benjamin 'Tippecanoe' Harrison
6) What promises did the white men fail to keep with the Indians as they progressed westward?
A
They would tell them that they would only have to move 'one more time'
B
They would provide the Indians with trade routes on the MIssissippi River
C
They would grant them American citizenship
D
They would provide them with protection from the British
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
Era of Prosperity
C
Period of Peace
D
Time of Good Relationships
8) During the battle of Baltimore Harbor, how long did the British continuously bombard Fort McHenry?
A
24 hours
B
25 hours
C
12 hours
D
35 hours
9) The Barbary States were located in what region of the world?
A
Southern Europe
B
North Africa
C
The Middle East
D
North America
10) Where did slaves in the Deep South go to escape?
A
Florida
B
Virginia
C
Texas
D
Pennsylvania
11) Why did people living in the Northeast (New England) want to avoid war with the British in 1812?
A
They had strong economic and trading ties with the British
B
Many of them had relatives that lived in Great Britian
C
They were overly concerned about problems in the American west
D
They knew it was a war that the Americans could not win
12) Why did Tecumseh's name mean 'The Panther Passing Across'?
A
His tribe lived with a group of wild panthers
B
He knew secret paths made by animals
C
He had the ability to communicate with panthers
D
He was born underneath a shooting star
13) What was the difference between the White Stick and Red Stick Creek Indians?
A
The White Sticks disliked the Americans/whites while the Red Sticks were friendlier towards them
B
The White Sticks were friendlier with the American's/whites while the Red Sticks remained true to their Indian ways
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
The Pentagon
B
Supreme Court building
C
Fort McHenry
D
White House
15) What was the central idea behind the Monroe Doctrine?
A
The American people were free to continue their movement westward
B
Europeans were no longer welcome to colonize in the Western Hemisphere
C
France and the United States would once again become allies
D
Americans would go to war with Britain at all costs
16) What guarded Baltimore Harbor?
A
Fort McHenry
B
Fort Washington
C
New Orleans
D
USS Constitution
17) What was placed on top of Fort McHenry?
A
a look out tower
B
Several statues of Washington
C
eight massive cannons
D
A giant U.S. flag
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
relaxing
B
confusing
C
truthful
D
dangerous
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