L.15 Part 1

What event helped forge a new national identity among U.S. citizens in the early 1800s?

• The American Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Civil War

• The War of 1812

Which political party struggled to survive due to its opposition to the War of 1812?

• Whig Party

• Republican Party

• Federalist Party

• Democratic Party

What geographical feature made travel between east and west difficult in the early 1800s?

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Mississippi River

• The Great Plains

• The Appalachian Mountains

What was the land between the eastern mountains and the Mississippi River known as?

• The Frontier

• The Midwest

• The West

• The Great Plains

What was one of the stereotypes of the 'Yankees' of the Northeast?

• Gracious

• Rugged

• Lazy

• Enterprising

What was a proposed solution to unite the country's White citizens?

• Creating new states

• Building roads and canals

• Expanding the military

• Increasing taxes

What architectural styles were used to rebuild the White House and the Capitol after the War of 1812?

• Victorian and Edwardian

• Renaissance and Rococo

• Greek and Roman

• Gothic and Baroque

Who was Uncle Sam?

• A famous general

• A legendary butcher

• A president

• A congressman

What economic system did Henry Clay believe America's future lay in?

• Socialism

• Feudalism

• Communism

• Capitalism

What was one component of Henry Clay's American System?

• Eliminating tariffs

• Abolishing taxes

• Creating a national bank

• Reducing federal spending