Chapter 13 Study Guide

Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1. Define Capitalism

an economic system based on the private ownership of farms and businesses.

2. Which style of music was the creation of African Americans?

Spirituals

3. What was the setting of Washington Irving’s stories?

New York

4. In the Early 1800’s where did most Americans live?

In the original 13 colonies

5. What did many John Marshall’s rulings in the Supreme Court have to deal with?

Nationalism and commerce

6. What was the Hudson River School?

A school that drew American landscapes

7. How did poor transportation affect the United States?

News could not get around quickly enough

8. What gave early American Art its individual identity?

The scenes and people in early American art were not in other parts of the world.

9. Who was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?

 An early American poet who wrote Paul Revere’s Ride

10. What was the “era of good feelings”

The eight years when james Monroe was president

11. Who was James Fenimore Cooper?

An early American writer that wrote about Native American culture.

12. According to Henry Clay, what role did the government play in encouraging economic

growth?

A big role.

13. What was George Catlin known for?

Paintings of birds.

14. How did the United States physically change between 1776-1820?

The United States added more states to the country when they expanded.

15. What made the people living in the Appellations seem rugged?

Because they were colonizing an unknown land.

16. What was the disagreement between Calhoun and Webster?

They disagreed that the states should have the power to challenge the federal

government.

17. List three works of Washington Irving?

Rip van winkle and the legend of sleepy hollow.