GED 232 Unit 3 Assignment & Unit #3 Essay Early United States History

Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)

Prior to the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson:
secured approval to send Lewis and Clark on an expedition through upper

Louisiana.

withdrew all American troops from the Mississippi Valley.
tried to slow the migration of American farmers into the Louisiana Territory.
attempted to make an anti-British alliance with Napoleon.
France’s inability to reconquer ___________ helped convince Napoleon to sell

Louisiana.

Saint-Dominique (Haiti)
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Florida
All of the following statements about the Louisiana Purchase are true EXCEPT:
it was opposed by many Federalist legislators.
it revealed President Jefferson’s aggressive style in supporting national inter-

ests.

it doubled the size of the United States.
it contained a great deal of America’s least productive farmland.
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory for an average cost per acre

of:

3 1/2 cents.
25 cents.
$3.50.
$25.
President Jefferson failed in his attempt to:
purchase West Florida from Spain.
always be a loose constructionist.
be reelected in 1804.
have explorers travel into western lands.
Members of the Essex Junto believed that:
the federal government should do nothing about slavery.
the Louisiana Purchase would weaken the political power of the Northeast.
President Jefferson should have run for a third term in 1808.
there was no real threat from the Barbary pirates.

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The western terminus of Lewis and Clark’s journey was closest to the _______

River.

Mississippi
Colorado
Missouri
Columbia
An important legacy of the election of 1824 was:
Jackson’s election as the “people’s president.”
large-scale spending can win an election.
public sympathy for Jackson, who lost because of a “corrupt bargain.”
the expression of slavery as a major issue in American elections.
Jacksonians portrayed John Quincy Adams as a man who:
fulfilled the noblest goals of the Revolution.
was arrogant and did not understand the common man.
would never do anything about slavery.
represented the interests of the yeoman farmer.
The Albany Regency, a tightly disciplined political machine, was run by:
John Quincy Adams.
Nelson Biddle.
John Tyler.
Martin Van Buren.
The election of 1828 revealed that Jackson had a formidable electoral base:
in New England.
with bankers of the Northeast.
in Massachusetts and New York City.
with farmers of the South and West.
Jackson’s political opponents viewed his inauguration as “vulgar” because:
he decided to have the inauguration held in his native Carolina.
common people took part in the festivities at the White House.
in his speech, Jackson threatened to even the wealth between the East and

the South.

the new president used off-color humor in his inaugural address.

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Jackson dominated his presidency with:
republican ideals.
fear and retribution.
the sheer force of his personality.
ideals from the French Revolution.
In 1860, Corn was most likely to be grown in:
Missouri.
Alabama.
Georgia.
Texas.
In 1860 tobacco was an important crop in:
Texas.
Louisiana.
Florida.
Virginia.
Marl was used in the attempt to:
build an industrial base in the South.
pay off debts owed on farm mortgages.
resume an economy based on long-staple cotton.
replenish the soil in the Upper South.
This country led the cause to ban the slave trade:
United States.
Great Britain.
Spain.
Portugal.
The slave trade was abolished in the British Empire in:
1789.
1799.
1807.
1827.

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All of the following statements about slave codes are true EXCEPT:
many slave states declared it was illegal to teach slaves to read or write.
they authorized whippings as a common form of punishment.
most codes did not recognize marriages between slaves as legal.
they were only enacted in the cotton kingdom of the Lower South.
The enormous growth of New York City was fueled by all of the following fac-

tors EXCEPT:

an increase in the flow of food from the West into the city.
possession of the finest harbor on the East Coast.
construction of the Erie Canal.
the city’s refusal to invest in international connections.
Living conditions for the working class in cities were characterized by:
a lack of tenement buildings.
individual family houses.
cramped, dirty dwellings.
luxurious townhouses.
The most notorious slum in New York City during the 1800s was:
Five Points.
Hell’s Kitchen.
Greenwich Village.
Harlem.
Inland cities included all of the following EXCEPT:
Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati.
Baltimore.
St. Louis.
Pittsburgh complemented its function as an exchange center by:
developing as a flour-milling center.
becoming established as the headquarters of the railway industry.
developing a significant manufacturing sector.
capitalizing on its location on the banks of the Great Lakes.

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Which city became known as “Porkopolis” because it was an early meat-pack-

ing center?

Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Detroit
Cincinnati

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Written Assignment for Unit Three

Include your name, student number, course number, course title and unit number on each page

of your written assignment (this is for your protection in case your materials become separated).

Begin each written assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by

the actual question itself (in bold type).

Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e. an introduction, middle

paragraphs and conclusion).

Responses must be submitted as a MS Word Document only, typed double-spaced, using a

standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size.

Word count is NOT one of the criteria that is used in assigning points to written assignments. However,

students who are successful in earning the maximum number of points tend to submit written assignments

that fall in the following ranges:

Undergraduate courses: 350 – 500 words or 1 – 2 pages.

Graduate courses: 500 – 750 words or 2 – 3 pages.

Doctoral courses: 750 – 1000 words or 4 – 5 pages.

Plagiarism

All work must be free of any form of plagiarism. Put written answers into your own words. Do not simply cut

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Please answer ONE of the following:

What were the main causes and consequences of the War of 1812?
How would you characterize the changes in American politics in the period

1824–1840? What factors accounted for these changes?

What profound changes in slavery occurred in the period 1815–1860? What

were the causes and consequences of this significant shift?

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Multiple Choice

Prior to the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson: secured approval to send Lewis and Clark on an expedition through upper Louisiana.

France’s inability to reconquer ___________ helped convince Napoleon to sell

Louisiana. Saint-Dominique (Haiti)

All of the following statements about the Louisiana Purchase are true EXCEPT: it contained a great deal of America’s least productive farmland.

The United States bought the Louisiana Territory for an average cost per acre

of: 3 1/2 cents.

Essay

Question # 1: What were the main causes and consequences of the War of 1812?

In July of 1811, Madison Issued a Proclamation that had Congress hold an early session on November fourth, 1811. He understood that war with the British was relentless and he was rapidly losing control of his gathering since he was considered by the British as the leader of an inferior force and he was betrayed by Napoleon. When he met with congress he endeavored to offer them on the war soon to come, however Congress, who….