ECON 1740

Era 4 - Expansion and Reform

Q1.

(A) Louisiana Purchase of 1803

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(B) Lewis and Clark 1804-1806

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861, Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(C) War of 1812

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861, Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(D) 1812-1815

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861, Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(E) Erie Canal

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861, Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(F) Texas wins independence from Mexico

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861, Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(G) In 1837 school reform was begun by

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861, Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(H) War with Mexico which expanded the U.S.

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861 Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(I) Irish Immigrants

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861 Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(J) Gold Rush

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861, Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(K) Japan trade opened

[ Choose] War of 1812. Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836,1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861, Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(L) Civil War begins

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S,1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861 Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(M) U.S. annexed Texas

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861, Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(N) United States gained the southern half of Oregon Country in

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian, 1861 Harriet Beecher Stowe.

(O) Writes Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852

[ Choose] War of 1812, Doubles the size of the U.S, 1845, Horace Mann, 1854, 1836, 1846-1848, 1846, 1849, Explore the Louisiana Territory, Linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic in 1825, flee potato famine 1847-1854, Between the U.S. and Britian ,1861, Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Q2. Fill in the blank (........)

When the United States bought the Louisiana .............................Territory from ........................ in ..................., thus between 1790 and 1820 size of the country............................... and............................. new states were................................... added. In 1820.................. % Of the population lived in rural areas and were ........................ Between 1800 and 1860 the United States............................. in size.

In 1800 the land size was ...................................... in square miles.

In 1830 the land size was ....................................... in square miles.

In 1860 the land size was......................................... in square miles.

Q3. Fill in the blank (............)

British interference with U.S..............................., the expansion of U.S. ............................., and ................................... of American ships trading in Europe led to the........................... Organized by the ........................ leader Tecumseh who had been fighting U.S. expansion joined with the ............................... In .......................... the ........................................... ended the War of 1812. Neither country lost nor gained ................................, but the British gave up attempts to stop U.S. expansion......................................... lost the most. By 1840 the United States gained control of more than.......................... million acres of Indian land.

Q4 Fill in the blank (..............)

Improvements in transportation, especially in water, cut travel times in........................................ between 1800 and 1830.

In the early 1800s, travel by......................................... was the fastest and least expensive way to get around. .................................... invented the first successful steamboat, the ......................................, in......................................... .During the 1820s ans1830s, ...................................... were built to link eastern cities to the Great Lakes and western rivers. By 1850 a network of canals linked the................................................ and the Midwest. By 1860steamboats were the primary mode of travel on the ................................................ rivers.

During the 1840s, wagon trails saw heavy use from...................................................... seeking new land, miners seeking ............................................................, ...................................and seeking religious freedom.

In the 1840s, ......................................... improved travel again. By ............................................ railroad lines ran through most of the eastern United States. The problem was the mismatched railroad ............................................ (The distance between the rails) ranged from........................................... feet to............................................... feet8.5 inches.

Q5. Fill in the blank (............................)

Between 1820 and 1860, about..................................... million immigrants came to the United States. In 1850, .............................................. immigrants came to America with the most coming form ................................................... and............................................... Europe. In 1850, ......................................... Irish immigrants came to America to escape ..............................................................