8th Grade US History Lesson 13: A Growing Sense of Nationhood

Question 1

What is the "unexplored wilderness at the edge of the country the definition for?"

Accepted Answer

frontier

Question 2

What physical feature marked the end of the incorporated US and the beginning of the MO and AR territories in 1820?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Question 3

How many Americans lived within 50 miles of the Atlantic coast during the early 1800's?

Accepted Answer

two-thirds

Question 4

The image of George Washington on the dollar bill was adapted from which famous artist's painting?

Accepted Answer

Gilbert Stuart

Question 5

Between 1776 and 1820, what was the largest change to the United States?

Accepted Answer

It grew in size. States were added.

Question 6

Which famous fort had a flag 30 feet high and 42 feet long?

Accepted Answer

Ft. McHenry

Question 7

What year was known as the End of the Era of Good Feelings?

Accepted Answer

1824

Question 8

Which of these led to the end of an era and the beginning of political divisions in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Election of 1824

Question 9

Which of these was an obstacle to unity in The United States in the early 1800's?

Accepted Answer

poor transportation

Question 10

Which was a major disagreement between John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster?

Accepted Answer

the rights of states to defy federal authority

Question 11

What was a goal of Henry Clay's American system?

Accepted Answer

to promote economic growth

Question 12

How did James Fenimore Cooper contribute to American culture?

Accepted Answer

He wrote books about the American Frontier

Question 13

Which style of music was the creation of African American slaves?

Accepted Answer

spirituals

Question 14

Who was the real life frontiersman from Tennessee who was elected to Congress?

Accepted Answer

Davy Crockett

Question 15

What was proclaimed the national anthem in 1931?

Accepted Answer

The Star Spangled Banner

Question 16

What is "to characterize someone based on a group they belong to?"

Accepted Answer

stereotype

Question 17

In the early 1800's, all of these were American symbols except

Accepted Answer

the Statue of Liberty

Question 18

White composers in the south were inspired by black artists and created a type of music called the __________ songs.

Accepted Answer

minstrel

Question 19

In the early 1800's, where did most Americans live?

Accepted Answer

east of the Appalachian Mountains

Question 20

What was the settling of Washington Irving's American folktales?

Accepted Answer

Upstate New York

Question 21

The rich plantation owners of the South were seen as gracious, cultured, and in the eyes of the northerners _____.

Accepted Answer

lazy

Question 22

Who was the French European that said "I do not know a country where money holds a larger place in the heart of a man?

Accepted Answer

Alexis de Tocqueville

Question 23

Which economic system, based on private ownership, did Henry Clay promote?

Accepted Answer

capitalism

Question 24

Rip Van Winkle became known as the United States first popular _______.

Accepted Answer

Short story

Question 25

Americans national identity was expressed through their _______ and was primarily known in churches until 1800.

Accepted Answer

music

8th Grade US History Lesson 13: A Growing Sense of Nationhood

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8th Grade US History Lesson 13: A Growing Sense of Nationhood

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