The U.S. - c. 1815-30

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Between 1790 and 1820 the population of the United States grew from about 4 million to ______________________? nearly 8 million nearly 10 million nearly 15 million nearly 5 million

2. Between 1816 and 1819 how many states were added to the union? 2 4 3 6

3. What did Eli Whitney invent in 1793? The loom The cotton gin Pot belly stoves A drug that treated typhoid fever

4. Who did James Monroe chose as his Secretary of State? Henry Clay William Crawford John C. Calhoun John Quincy Adams

5. On March 15, 1820 two states were admitted to the Union as part of the Missouri Compromise. What two states were admitted? Missouri and Maine Missouri and Iowa Missouri and Ohio Ohio and Maine

6. After the Missouri Compromise there were how many slave and how many free states? 11 14 13 12

7. The Monroe Doctrine welcomed European expansion in the Western hemisphere. True False

8. What was unusual about the election of 1824? None of the candidates received a majority of the vote. The winner died suddenly on the eve of the election. There was a tie. No one ran for the office of President.

9. Who ran for President in 1824? James Monroe, Henry Clay, John Q. Adams, Andrew Jackson William Crawford, Henry Clay, John Q. Adams, Andrew Jackson No one William Crawford, John Calhoun, John Q. Adams, Andrew Jackson

10. Who maneuvered the vote in the House to get John Q. Adams elected instead of himself? John Calhoun Andrew Jackson Henry Clay William Crawford