Deck 9: War, Expansion, and Indian Removal, 1811-1830

Question 1

Which of the following was NOT the case in the progress of the war by the middle of 1814?

A)The British had sailed into Chesapeake Bay.
B)Washington had successfully defended the nation's capital.
C)The Americans had succeeded in holding Fort McHenry.
D)British soldiers had moved on New York State.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of the civilization program designed to convert Indians to European ways of living?

A)private property
B)criminal punishments for groups rather than individuals
C)European gender roles
D)fences

Answer 2

B

Question 3

As a result of the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794,

A)the U.S.extracted major land concessions from the Indians.
B)Tenskwatawa preached a message of spiritual renewal.
C)the Treaty of Fort Wayne was signed.
D)the colonists revolted against attempts to create a buffer between the Indians and the colonies.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The play Metamora retold the story of

A)King Philip's War.
B)the Indian Removal.
C)the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
D)Tecumseh,the Shawnee Prophet.

Question 5

By 1811 it was clear that the outcome of the American Revolution had been ________ for Indians living in the new republic.

A)detrimental
B)beneficial
C)disastrous
D)of no significance

Question 6

Philadelphian Edwin Forrest was known

A)as a war hawk.
B)as an actor.
C)for penning the Star-Spangled Banner.
D)for his leadership at the Hartford Convention.

Question 7

When Madison sent Congress the declaration of war in June of 1812 it

A)set the precedent of the presidential role in declaring foreign war.
B)initially failed to pass.
C)passed nearly unanimously.
D)became the closest congressional vote on any formal declaration of war in U.S.history.

Question 8

Tecumseh identified himself as

A)Shawnee.
B)Creek.
C)white.
D)an "Indian."

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT something Tenskwatawa called for as a part of his message of spiritual renewal?

A)a rejection of whiskey
B)prohibition of intermarriage with whites
C)attempt to educate whites about Indian spirituality
D)refusal of European foods

Question 10

By September of 1813,

A)several American victories were achieved in land battles.
B)the U.S.army had successfully defended Fort Niagara.
C)American fortunes in the war had improved.
D)the Americans had nearly sealed victory in the war.

Question 11

The event that lent force to Tecumseh's claim that his cause had the blessing of the Great Spirit was

A)an earthquake.
B)a hurricane.
C)the appearance of a comet.
D)a tornado.

Question 12

The ambitious scheme devised by Tecumseh for a confederacy that would unite northwestern tribes with those of the South was based on

A)a unified rejection of whiskey and white ways of living.
B)longstanding Shawnee links between the two.
C)embracing the spiritual renewal of the Shawnee Prophet.
D)revenge for the defeat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

Question 13

William Henry Harrison described Tecumseh as

A)an uncommon genius.
B)a cruel savage.
C)a cunning strategist.
D)a subversive criminal.

Question 14

The Hartford Convention was a

A)Federalist meeting aimed at reducing the power of the Republicans.
B)Federalist meeting aimed at pushing the nation into war with Britain.
C)Republican meeting aimed at reducing the power of the Federalists.
D)Republican meeting aimed at pushing the nation into war with Britain.

Question 15

By 1811,the essence of Tecumseh's initial military rallying cry was that

A)local rivalries and inter-tribal disputes were irrelevant.
B)the spiritual condition of Indian people was of paramount importance.
C)alliances with the British must be revoked.
D)tribal leaders should attempt to negotiate deals with the United States.

Question 16

The real beginning of the War of 1812 took place in 1811,when

A)Tecumseh was defeated at the Tippecanoe River.
B)during the final stages of King Philip's War.
C)Tenskwatawa began calling for a return to tribal traditions.
D)William Henry Harrison led a force against Prophetstown.

Question 17

The Battle of Tippecanoe resulted in all of the following EXCEPT the

A)decision of Hillis Hidalgo to lead the Creek resistance movement.
B)burning of Prophetstown.
C)destruction of Tenswatawa's base of operations.
D)discrediting of the Prophet.

Question 18

By 1811 a civil war was brewing among the ________ between supporters and opponents of the U.S.government.

A)Shawnee
B)Creek nation
C)Miami tribes
D)Potawatomi

Question 19

The initial battles of the War of 1812 resulted in

A)major American defeats.
B)stalemate confrontations.
C)several American victories.
D)internal unified support for the war.

Question 20

In 1811,anti-British hostility reached a breaking point with

A)the impressment of American sailors by the British.
B)the British exclusion of the colonies from international commerce.
C)Britain's threat of support for Tecumseh.
D)British expansion into Canada.

Question 21

The Monroe Doctrine held that

A)Spain must cede Florida and recognize the Louisiana Purchase.
B)the pan-Indian movement would henceforth be intolerable and would be subdued by force if necessary.
C)the American continents were off limits for colonization for any European power.
D)if the British agreed to disarm on the Great Lakes,that the U.S.would reciprocate.

Question 22

The Battle of New Orleans was significant because it

A)encouraged further Indian rebellion in the Southwest.
B)was the final battle during the war.
C)significantly shaped the agreement that formally ended the war.
D)resulted in American patriotic celebrations and had important political ramifications.

Question 23

Which of the following was NOT blamed for the Panic of 1819?

A)the Monroe administration
B)the Second Bank of the United States
C)inadequacy of tariff protections
D)American women and their fondness for luxury goods

Question 24

The charitable religious societies and nongovernmental organizations that emerged in the 1810s

A)were typically headquartered in southern cities.
B)tended to be denominationally oriented.
C)focused on the goal of eliminating slavery.
D)were controlled by laypeople rather than clergy.

Question 25

The Creek War,a part of the larger War of 1812,pitted an army of

A)white settlers,Cherokee,and Creeks against the Redsticks.
B)white settlers and Cherokee against the Creeks and Redsticks.
C)white settlers and Creeks against the Cherokee and Redsticks.
D)white settlers against the Cherokee,Creeks,and Redsticks.

Question 26

The Treaty of Ghent would mark

A)Britain's insistence on a buffer zone between Canada and the United States.
B)the end of British interference in U.S.-Indian relations.
C)the invalidation of previous Creek land cessions.
D)the cessation of all fighting in America.

Question 27

As Missouri moved toward the statehood process,________ was the dominant subject in the deliberations.

A)the Indian threat
B)mineral rights
C)cotton prices
D)slavery

Question 28

The Missouri Compromise stipulated that Missouri would enter as a slave state but would be counterbalanced by the admission of ________ as a new free state.

A)Massachusetts
B)Maine
C)Florida
D)Alabama

Question 29

In Spanish Florida,

A)the British joined forces with fugitive slaves.
B)a clash pitted slaveholders from Georgia against Spanish forces.
C)Seminoles allied themselves with Jackson's army.
D)the conflict between the U.S.and a European colonial power merged with a conflict between white American settlers and Indians.

Question 30

The Monroe Doctrine,a new principle of foreign policy,was precipitated by

A)the presidential election of 1816.
B)Spanish reaction to the First Seminole War.
C)independence movements that had been gaining momentum in Central and South America.
D)rumors that a European coalition was poised to help Spain recover lost American possessions.

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT true of the Battle of New Orleans?

A)American guns were superior to those of the British.
B)The effects of the battle played a role in shaping the agreement that ended the war.
C)The invading British army outnumbered Jackson's men by two to one.
D)Jackson's force included African Americans and Haitian immigrants.

Question 32

As a result of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend,the

A)Cherokee were defeated and driven into the northeast corner of AlabamA.
B)Americans were forced to retreat from Fort Dearborn.
C)Creek were forced to cede land to the U.S.
D)British and Indian invasion of the Hudson River valley was thwarteD.

Question 33

The Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1817

A)was the first bilateral naval disarmament in the history of international relations.
B)left the boundaries of the Unites States blurry and contested.
C)set the northern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase at the forty-ninth parallel.
D)established joint British-American occupation of the Oregon Territory.

Question 34

Denmark Vesey's plot included all of the following EXCEPT

A)setting fire to Charleston.
B)the massacre of whites.
C)a mass exodus of African Americans to Canada.
D)the pillaging of an arsenal.

Question 35

The numerous factors that contributed to the Panic of 1819 included

A)a reduction in foreign imports.
B)rampant land speculation.
C)a rapid decrease in the money supply.
D)a lack of state-chartered banks.

Question 36

The part of the country frequently referred to as the "Bible Belt" developed as a result of

A)networks of religious preaching and communication.
B)an emphasis on the finer points of theological doctrine.
C)the cultural isolation of southern communities.
D)the proslavery attitudes prevalent in the South.

Question 37

Which of the following was a method used by America's evangelicals to spread their religious message across the country?

A)tract societies
B)circuit riders
C)camp meetings
D)All these answers are correct

Question 38

Which of the following was NOT one of the stipulations of the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819?

A)The United States would not pay for private claims against the Spanish.
B)The United States conceded that the Louisiana Purchase did not include disputed territory in what is now eastern Texas.
C)Spain ceded Florida to the U.S.
D)Spain recognized the Louisiana Purchase.

Question 39

Which of the following was NOT part of the Republicans' nationalist program during Madison's last years in office?

A)a tariff
B)authorization of a second national bank
C)naval expansion
D)the national road

Question 40

The presidential election of 1816

A)was a victory of the first two-party system of Federalists and Republicans.
B)put an end to factional divisions in American politics.
C)ushered in a nationalist program of expanded government activity.
D)placed a man in office who would be generally unpopular.

Question 41

Discuss the approach and effects of the "civilization program."

Question 42

Explain the context,stipulations,and future implications of the Missouri Compromise.

Question 43

For Jackson,Indian removal was

A)a national security priority that required immediate attention.
B)best approached through offers of land exchange.
C)to take place "on conditions which shall be satisfactory to themselves and honorable to the United States."
D)an idea he formulated himself but later disavoweD.

Question 44

Summarize Andrew Jackson's rationale for,and role in,Indian removal.

Question 45

What were the main aspects of the new religious networks of the early 1800s,and why was this expansion of religion across the country so successful?

Question 46

In the early 1820s,women found new opportunities for participation in

A)religion.
B)professions.
C)politics.
D)civic associations.

Question 47

The Cherokee named Sequoyah was best known for his

A)resistance to Christianity and the English language.
B)courage in battle against Jackson's forces in the Creek War.
C)development of a written alphabet.
D)leadership in Native American spiritual renewal.

Question 48

Summarize the course of events during the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent.

Question 49

The first of the five novels of the Leatherstocking Tales was titled

A)Rip Van Winkle.
B)The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
C)The Pioneers.
D)Philip of Pokanoket.

Question 50

One of the first major interventions in American politics by a growing network of Protestant organizations was

A)support of the Worcester v.Georgia decision.
B)opposition to the Indian Removal Act.
C)spearheading the Benevolent Empire program.
D)obstruction of Jackson's presidential candidacy.

Question 51

The set of fateful marches in 1838,known as the Trail of Tears,was the removal of the

A)Chickasaws.
B)Choctaws.
C)Cherokees.
D)Seminoles.

Question 52

In the 1820s the message of assimilation to Native Americans was

A)supplemented with incentives for adapting to American culture.
B)emphasized more strongly than ever.
C)abandoned in favor or relocation.
D)opposed by Americans in the Northeast.

Question 53

,the Supreme Court ruled that

A)Georgia had the legal right to outlaw tribal governments.
B)Jackson must comply with Georgia state laws.
C)the Cherokee nation had violated Georgia laws.
D)Georgia laws violated the territorial sovereignty of the Cherokees.

Question 54

The 1829 drama Metamora was significant because of all of the following EXCEPT that

A)it was a response to the Indian Removal policy.
B)Edwin Forrest wanted to boost his own career.
C)Edwin Forrest's portrayal of an Algonquin warrior was intended to sympathize with Indians.
D)it was an attempt by Edwin Forrest to legitimize American theater.

Question 55

Analyze the leaders,motivation,and methods behind the pan-Indian resistance movement.

Question 56

The southern tribe that most nearly resembled their white neighbors were the

A)Fox Indians.
B)Cherokees.
C)Seminoles.
D)Choctaws.

Question 57

Evaluate both sides of the debate over going to war against the British in 1812.