Ch. 08: A New National Identity Trivia Challenge (USH)

Why was it important to keep a political balance between the slave and free states?

“I helped start the Hudson River School and influence a generation of painters.” Who am I?

President who promoted closer ties with Latin America, presided over the Era of Good Feelings.

The group of artists who showed America’s beauty through detailed landscape paintings.

“I fought to liberate Latin American countries from Spanish rule.” Who am I?

This proclamation by the United States warned Europeans to stay away from the Americas.

This state formed an education board in order to begin creating a public school system.

This term means “disagreements between different regions.”

“I am a waterway used for transporting goods and people between Buffalo and Albany.” What am I?

Transporting materials by horse and wagon is always cheaper than using boats and canals.

This was a series of measures (proposed by Henry Clay) intended to improve the U.S. economy.

This term means “feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation.”

A time period from 1815 to 1825, where the U.S. enjoyed an era of peace, pride and progress.

“I wrote historical fiction about the American frontier country.” Who am I?

The Cumberland Road and Erie Canal contributed to an improvement in the American economy.

In the election of 1824, Jackson won the popular vote, but not enough electoral votes to win.

This painter combined images of the American landscape with scenes from people's daily lives.

The Adams-Onis Treaty settled border disputes between United States and what other country?

The Convention of 1818 affected the boundaries of the United States and what other country?

“I promoted the American System and helped craft the Missouri Compromise.”

“I wrote the short stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Who am I?

The "corrupt bargain" refers to what event?

An agreement that settled a conflict over a slave territory's application for statehood.

This general was a hero in the War of 1812 and invaded Florida illegally for the United States.

Thomas Jefferson urged architects to model building designs after what two cultures’ style?