History Exam

23 important questions on History Exam

What agricultural tool accreted the development of the West

Iron Plows, John Deere Steel Plows and Mechanical Reaper

Thomas Jefferson's Embargo and the War of 1812 had what Impact on the US Economy

It Significantly Cut down on Trade and Harmed the US Economy

By the early 1800's What did America's Five Largest Cities have in Common

They were all Dominated by Federalists andall in the North and they Were all Shipping Ports
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What was the Most Popular form of Entertainment in the First Half of the 19th Century?

Theater

Where did Most Germans Settle in the US

New York, Pennsylvania and the Midwest

What was the Ruling Handed Down in Commonwealth vs Hunt

Labor Unions were Legal

Why did the Workingmen's Parties fail in the Us

They were unable to obtain Working Class Support and were associated with Radicalism.

What Characterized the Jacksonian Era

Extension of Suffrage, Promotion of Democracy and Expansion of Schooling

What was the Characteristic of the US Economy after the War of 1812

It was primarily Still Agriculture with some Industrial in the North

What Role Did Bank Play in the Panic of 1819

Contributed by Freely Issuing Currency without Much Regulation

In regard to Spain, what did the Effectiveness of the Monroe Doctrine depend on

Enforcement by the British Navy

What Impact did the Expiration of the Bank of the US have on State Banks after 1811

It Led Many of the States to Start Their Own Banks.  The State Banks issued an excess of paper Money which Caused the Markets to Crash.

What was the Purpose of the Bank of the United States created in 1816

To Regulate the Public Credit Issued by Private Banking through the Fiscal Duties it Performed for the US Treasury to Establish a Sound and Stable US Currency

What was the Purpose of the Tariff of 1816

Protecting  US Industry from Foreign Competition

Which Region of the Country was More Likely to Support Internal Improvements in the first half of the 19th Century

To the North (I put to the West)

What were the Components of the American System? Who was the Chief Architect of this plan

A Tariff to Protect and Promote American Industry, A National Bank to Foster Commerce and Federal Subsidies for Roads, Canals and Other Internal Improvement, to developing Profitable Markets for Agriculture and HENRY CLAY WAS THE ARCHITECT

When did the Federalist Disappear from the American Political Landscape

Early 19th Century

What was the Bush-Begot Agreement

A Treaty between the US and the United Kingdom limiting Naval arrangement on the Great Lake by Limiting Naval Forces there

What was the Most Important Factor in the Acquisition of Florida from Spain in 1819

Spanish Need for Money

What was the Main Cause behind the Panic of 1819

Excessive Speculation in Public Land

Be Familiar with the Missouri Compromise and How it Impacted Slavery and the Admission of Maine and Missouri into the US

It limited Slavery to the States South of the Missouri border.  All the North were considred Free States.

What was the Issue In McCuloch vs Maryland? What was at issue in Gibbs vs Ogden?

In McCuloch it was whether the State of Maryland could tax the  Bank of US.  Gibbs vs Ogden was whether the Federal Government could Regulate Steamboat Commerce

What was the Corrupt Bargain

In 1824 Election No Outright Majority was Obtained and the Process required resolution in the House of Representatives whos Speaker Candidate Clay  gave his support to John Quincy Adams and was then settled to be his Secretary of State

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