History homework help

Question 1

Under the Missouri Compromise, the entrance of Missouri as a slave state to the Union was paired with the entrance of what free state?

		Kansas
		Tennessee
		Maine
		Texas

Question 2

“Yeomen” farmers in the South possessed all of the following EXCEPT:

		an ambition to move into the planter ranks.
		a strong appreciation of freedom.
		a strong feeling of and dependence upon community.
		total independence from the planter class.

Question 3

After Louisiana became an American possession in 1803, which of the following helped it maintain a French essence?

		France retained control of all military outposts.
		In 1808, Louisiana adopted a legal code based on French civil law.
		Americans did not move into the territory, thus it remained predominately French.
		The inhabitants boycotted all American goods.

Question 4

Of all the new world slave societies, the American South differed in that it:

		grew through the constant importation of Africans.
		was self-sustaining due to a high birth rate.
		was centered around a cash crop.
		was a brutal system.

Question 5

The basis of the African American community was:

		the slave revolt.
		spiritual freedom.
		the gang labor system.
		marriage.

Question 6

One reason the Monroe presidency is often described as the “Era of Good Feelings” is because:

		the Louisiana Purchase was made.
		Monroe placed only Democratic-Republicans in office.
		by the 1820s, there was really only one political party remaining in the United States.
		there was general prosperity throughout his term around the Nation.

Question 7

Which of the following is FALSE concerning poor southern whites?

		The existence of slavery increased their economic opportunities.
		Many lived as tenet farmers.
		Many worked alongside slaves in the field.
		Most were able to support their families on a subsistent level.

Question 8

The Missouri Compromise highlighted growing sectionalism concerning the issue of:

		impressment.
		immigration.
		foreign policy.
		slavery.

Question 9

The Missouri Compromise stated which of the following concerning slavery?

		Slavery was prohibited in all parts of the Louisiana Purchase.
		Slavery was permitted in all parts of the Louisiana Purchase.
		Slavery was allowed in Louisiana Territory lands south of the 36’30 parallel but not in Missouri.
		Slavery was allowed in Louisiana Territory lands south of the 36’30 parallel and in Missouri.

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Panic of 1819?

		A western land boom
		The unchecked credit extended by “wildcat” banks
		A decline in international demand for American grown foods
		The election of Andrew Jackson

Question 11

Jefferson imposed the __________ in December of 1807; it cut off both imports and exports thereby creating a trading calamity in the United States.

Question 12

While some yeoman farmers owned slaves, by far their principal form of labor was their __________.

Question 13

Those Congressional members, who began to push for aggressive actions against Great Britain following the 1810 elections, were commonly called __________.

Question 14

In 1831 __________ led a slave rebellion in Virginia that killed a number of whites and heightened southern society’s fear of possible revolts.

Question 15

The __________ resulted from inventions that led to improvements in the textile industry and caused an increase in the international demand for cotton.

Question 16

Describe the events leading to the Louisiana Purchase. What objections did Jefferson hold and how did he reconcile these? What ramifications did this purchase hold for the new nation?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 17

What was the American System? After defining it, identify and thoroughly describe its three main elements.