Homework answers / question archive / QUESTION 1 Who was a member of the Federalist political party?       Benjamin Franklin       John Adams       Thomas Jefferson       James Madison 5 points    QUESTION 2 Which of the following was not a factor leading to the Louisiana Purchase?       Outbreak of Yellow Fever along the Mississippi River       Slave uprising in Haiti       Potential for war on American soil       Napoleon's complete disinterest in American territory 5 points    QUESTION 3 Which is the good description of the workers who would be employed at one of the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts in the early 19th century?       Indentured servants from Great Britain working to win their freedom       Young men who found freedom in the rowdy lifestyle of mill work       Young farm women whose behavior was closely monitored       Artisans who shared their knowledge in exchange for part ownership in the company 5 points    QUESTION 4 What battle inspired the writing of the words of the poem that would eventually become the song the "The Star-Spangled Banner"?       Saratoga       Fort Moultrie       Fort McHenry       Charleston 5 points    QUESTION 5 Known as the "presidentress," this First Lady is considered the first real example of a Republican mother in the White House

QUESTION 1 Who was a member of the Federalist political party?       Benjamin Franklin       John Adams       Thomas Jefferson       James Madison 5 points    QUESTION 2 Which of the following was not a factor leading to the Louisiana Purchase?       Outbreak of Yellow Fever along the Mississippi River       Slave uprising in Haiti       Potential for war on American soil       Napoleon's complete disinterest in American territory 5 points    QUESTION 3 Which is the good description of the workers who would be employed at one of the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts in the early 19th century?       Indentured servants from Great Britain working to win their freedom       Young men who found freedom in the rowdy lifestyle of mill work       Young farm women whose behavior was closely monitored       Artisans who shared their knowledge in exchange for part ownership in the company 5 points    QUESTION 4 What battle inspired the writing of the words of the poem that would eventually become the song the "The Star-Spangled Banner"?       Saratoga       Fort Moultrie       Fort McHenry       Charleston 5 points    QUESTION 5 Known as the "presidentress," this First Lady is considered the first real example of a Republican mother in the White House

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QUESTION 1

1. Who was a member of the Federalist political party?

		Benjamin Franklin
		John Adams
		Thomas Jefferson
		James Madison

5 points   

QUESTION 2

1. Which of the following was not a factor leading to the Louisiana Purchase?

		Outbreak of Yellow Fever along the Mississippi River
		Slave uprising in Haiti
		Potential for war on American soil
		Napoleon's complete disinterest in American territory

5 points   

QUESTION 3

1. Which is the good description of the workers who would be employed at one of the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts in the early 19th century?

		Indentured servants from Great Britain working to win their freedom
		Young men who found freedom in the rowdy lifestyle of mill work
		Young farm women whose behavior was closely monitored
		Artisans who shared their knowledge in exchange for part ownership in the company

5 points   

QUESTION 4

1. What battle inspired the writing of the words of the poem that would eventually become the song the "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

		Saratoga
		Fort Moultrie
		Fort McHenry
		Charleston

5 points   

QUESTION 5

1. Known as the "presidentress," this First Lady is considered the first real example of a Republican mother in the White House.

		Martha Washington
		Abigail Adams
		Dolley Madison
		Elizabeth Monroe

5 points   

QUESTION 6

1. The national highway, also known as the National (Cumberland) Road, which began construction in 1811, stretched from:

		Georgia to New York.
		Maryland to Illinois.
		New Orleans to St. Louis.
		Hudson River to the Missouri River.

5 points   

QUESTION 7

1. Which of the following was not part of the Transportation Revolution?

		A national port authority
		A canal system
		A steam-powered railroad system
		A national road

5 points   

QUESTION 8

1. Chartered in 1817 and opening in 1825, the Erie Canal connected:

		the Great Lakes to the Hudson River.
		the Missouri River to the Port of New Orleans.
		the Mississippi River to the Hudson River.
		the Great Lakes to the Missouri River.

5 points   

QUESTION 9

1. Motivations for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's expedition across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean included all of the following except:

		checking for potential hostilities.
		establishing friendly relations in tribal lands.
		mapping the territory.
		establish settlements where deemed possible.

5 points   

QUESTION 10

1. The "Revolution of 1800" refers to what?

		The Quasi-War between the United States and France
		The increasing pressures between Great Britain and the United States
		A growth of industrial innovation near the turn of the century
		The election of Thomas Jefferson as president

5 points   

QUESTION 11

1. Texans defeated the army of General Antonio López de Santa Anna at which battle?

		The Alamo
		San Jacinto
		Nacogdoches
		Austin

5 points   

QUESTION 12

1. Which U.S. president, in an attempt to unite the country, famously said, "We are all republicans, we are all federalists"?

		George Washington
		John Adams
		Thomas Jefferson
		James Madison

5 points   

QUESTION 13

1. The president utilized the power of which act or acts to deport immigrants without trial?

		The Alien Acts
		The Sedition Act
		The Stamp Act
		The Whiskey Act

5 points   

QUESTION 14

1. Robert Fulton was the inventor of what influential new technology that transformed life during the early 1800s?

		The mechanical reaper
		Machine tools
		The cotton gin
		The steamship engine

5 points   

QUESTION 15

1. As part of the presidential election of 1824, the "corrupt bargain" led to all of the following outcomes except:

		Henry Clay offering his support to John Quincy Adams in exchange for serving as his Secretary of State
		Andrew Jackson losing the 1824 election despite winning the popular votes
		Andrew Jackson allowed to use the "corrupt bargain" as a political frame for his 1828 campaign, calling it the work of the political elites
		The addition of the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution

5 points   

QUESTION 16

1. Place the following technological innovations or economic factors that impacted America's socioeconomic environment in correct chronological order.

                                                      

 

After allocating $30,000 for a telegraph line to connect Washington DC to Baltimore, following the B & O railroad line, Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message on this new communication system using Morse code.

                                                      

 

Massachusetts native, Eli Whitney, contributed to the mechanism known as the cotton gin, speeding up the production of cotton.

                                                      

 

France Cabot Lowell founded Boston Manufacturing Company; the textile mills provided new employment opportunities for young women.

                                                      

 

The first steamship was invented. The first steamship, the Clermont, which used paddle wheels, traveled from New York to Albany (150 miles) in 32 hours, which was a record time!

                                                      

 

Workers in the Lowell mills organized a "turn out" also known as a strike to protest challenging work conditions and unfair wages.

 

10 points   

QUESTION 17

1. This unit discussed the various social, economic, and political changes of the early 19th century. Identify and briefly describe one change discussed in this unit. How did this change have a positive or negative impact on society?

Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

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