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The experience of American banking
during the War of 1812 revealed the need for
A.
currency backed by both gold and silver.
B. a reduction in gold and silver reserves.
C. another national bank.
D. an increase in the number of bank notes in circulation.
E. more state banks.
C. another national bank.
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After the War of 1812, it was clear
that the United States needed an improved
A. system of currency.
B.system of tariffs.
C.system for selling public lands.
D. trade policy with Europe.
E. internal transportation system.
E. internal transportation system.
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By 1818, American steam-powered
shipping
A. carried more cargo on the
Mississippi than all other forms of river transport combined.
B. increased the transport of
manufactured goods westward.
C. stimulated agriculture in both
the West and the South.
D. had reached as far up the Ohio
River as Pittsburgh.
E. All these answers are correct.
E. All these answers are correct.
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After Mexico won its independence
from Spain in 1821, it
A. quickly opened its northern territories to trade with the
United States.
B. attempted to close its northern
territories to the United States.
C. began planning for war against
the United States.
D. began selling its northern
territories to the United States.
E. sought cooperative economic and
military arrangements with England
A. quickly opened its northern territories to trade with theUnited States.
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Shortly after becoming president,
James Monroe
A. became the first president
to leave the country while in office.
B. called for increased manumissions
in the South.
C. undertook a goodwill tour of the country.
D. called for an end to political
parties.
E. acted to limit the future
influence of Federalists.
C. undertook a goodwill tour of the country.
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What event prompted Spain to
negotiate the sale of Florida to the United States?
A. the Mexican war for
independence against Spain
B. civil war in Spain
C. the Seminole War
D. the Missouri Compromise
E. the Panic of 1819
C. the Seminole War
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One cause of the Panic of 1819 was
A. restrictive credit
practices prior to 1819.
B. new management practices within the Bank of the United
States.
C. the announcement that year that
dozens of new state banks were to be chartered.
D. decreased foreign demand for
American agricultural goods.
E. an English embargo of American
goods.
B. new management practices within the Bank of the UnitedStates.
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The Missouri Compromise of 1819
A. was roundly criticized by
nationalists in the North.
B. extended slavery throughout the
Louisiana Territory.
C. denied statehood for Missouri for
two more years,
D. maintained the nation's equal number of slave and free
states,
E. created a northern boundary of
slavery at the 42°40" parallel.
D. maintained the nation's equal number of slave and freestates,
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In McCullough v. Maryland (1819),
the Supreme Court confirmed the
A. right of states to abolish
slavery within its borders,
B.right of states to prohibit the .
Bank of the United States,
C. right of the federal government
to tax states,
D."implied powers" of Congress,
D. right of states to tax the Bank
of the United States.
D."implied powers" of Congress,
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The policy expressed in the Monroe
Doctrine was principally directed at
A. American Indians.
B. Southern slaveholders
C. Asia.
D. Mexico.
E. Europe.
E. Europe.
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In the presidential election of
1824,
- The Election of 1824 is known as the
- 'Corrupt Bargain'. The lack of an electoral majority resulted in the election
- being decided in the House. It is believed that a deal was made giving the
- office to John Quincy Adams in exchange for Henry Clay becoming Secretary of
- State. Significance: Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, but lost because of
- this bargain. Significance: The election's backlash catapulted Jackson to the
- presidency in 1828. Further, the Democratic-Republican Party split in two.
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The election of 1828
A. President Adams was accused of
adultery.
B. Republicans were able to
effectively unite.
C. Andrew Jackson was labeled a murderer.
D. John Quincy Adams gave a strong
showing in the South.
E. the major election issue was the
Bank of the United States.
C. Andrew Jackson was labeled a murderer.
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The presidential election of 1828 is
often pointed to as the 'rise of the common man'. It has been called the
'Revolution of 1828'. After the Corrupt Bargain of 1824 when Andrew Jackson was
defeated, an upwelling of support arose against back room deals and candidates
chosen by caucus. At this point in American history, the nominating of
candidates became more democratic as conventions replaced caucuses.
Significance: Andrew Jackson was the first president not born of privilege. The
election was the first time that individuals began to fight against corruption
in politics.
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The
presidential administration of John Quincy Adams
A. was noted for its inability to
carry out its policies effectively,
B.
was deeply antagonistic to the ideas behind Clay's American System.
C.
was widely popular in the South for its tariff policies. D. D. Was plagued by
financial corruption.
E.
was successful in domestic policies, but had little success in foreign policies
A. was noted for its inability tocarry out its policies effectively,
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Today, the oldest
political party in the United States is
A. the
Green Party.
B. the
Socialist Party.
C. the
Libertarian Party.
D. the
Republican Party.
E. the Democratic Party.
E. the Democratic Party.
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According to Andrew
Jackson’s theory of democracy,
- all white male citizens should be treated
- equally
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The “spoils system”
refers to
A. making
illegal payoffs to political supporters.
B. giving
away land taken from Indians to white settlers.
C. the
destruction of land by overly aggressive settlement.
D. giving out jobs as
political rewards.
E. parceling
out federal land to the highest bidder.
D. giving out jobs aspolitical rewards.
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John C. Calhoun drew his
doctrine of nullification ideas from the
A. Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions.
B. United
States Constitution.
C. Missouri
Compromise.
D. ideas
of Madison, Jefferson, and the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.
E. United
States Constitution and the Missouri Compromise.
A. Virginia and KentuckyResolutions.
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In 1830, the Daniel
Webster–Robert Hayne debate was begun by a political dispute over
federal authority
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In 1833, the
nullification crisis came to an end after President Andrew Jackson
A. authorized the use of
military force to see the acts of Congress were obeyed.
B. raised
the tariff.
C. threatened
to arrest supporters of nullification.
D. agreed
to give a larger share of federal authority to the states.
E. acceded
to John C. Calhoun’s doctrine of nullification.
A. authorized the use ofmilitary force to see the acts of Congress were obeyed.
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The Supreme Court ruled
in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)
- that Georgia had no authority to remove the
- Cherokee tribes
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Of the “Five Civilized
Tribes,” the tribe that best resisted the pressures of removal was the
A. Creek.
B. Choctaw.
C. Seminole.
D. Chickasaw.
E. Cherokee.
E. Cherokee.
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As a result of the
United States government’s Indian policy in the 1830s and 1840s,
- nearly all American Indian societies were
- removed to west of the Mississippi.
-
President Andrew Jackson’s success in abolishing the Bank of the
United States
- left the nation with an
- unstable banking system for many years
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In 1860, the percentage
of the population in free states living in towns (places of 2,500 people or
more) was?
- 26 percent of the population of the free
- states was living in towns or cities (places of 2,500 people or more)
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Before 1860, the largest
single group of arriving Irish immigrants was?
Young, single women.
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The “Know-Nothing”
movement was partially directed at reducing the influence of
Catholics.
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In comparing turnpike
transportation to canal transportation,
- Canal boats could haul vastly larger loads than
- could road transports.
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Which of the following
statements regarding American railroads in the 1850s is FALSE?
A. Railroads
helped weaken the connection between the Northwest and the South.
B. Most
railroad “trunk lines” were reduced or eliminated.
C. Long
distance rail lines weakened the dependence of the West on the Mississippi
River.
D. Chicago
was the railroad center of the West.
E. Private investors
provided nearly all the capital for rail development.
E. Private investorsprovided nearly all the capital for rail development.
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Before 1860, the
development of machine tools by the United States government resulted in the
- Turret Lathe, universal milling machine,
- and precision grinder (all these answers are correct).
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In the 1820s and 1830s,
the labor force for factory work in the United States
A. saw many
skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs.
B. consisted
mostly of European immigrants.
C. was
reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production.
D. consisted
mostly of European immigrants, saw many skilled urban artisans move into
factory jobs, and ultimately was reduced by dramatic improvements in
agricultural production.
E. None of these answers is correct.
E. None of these answers is correct.
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When the Lowell factory
system began,
- Workers were fairly well
- paid and lived in supervised dormitories.
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The rise of the American
factory system
- Led to the creation of skilled
- workingmen's craft societies.
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The Massachusetts court
case of Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842) declared that
- 1842 - Case heard by the Massachusetts supreme
- court. The case was the first judgement in the U.S. that recognized that the
- conspiracy law is inapplicable to unions and that strikes for a closed shop are
- legal. Also decided that unions are not responsible for the illegal acts of
- their members.
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The commercial and
industrial growth in the United States prior to 1860 resulted in
- Increasing disparities in income between the
- rich and poor.
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Prior to 1860, the most significant
invention for middle-class American homes was the
Cast-iron stove
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In the 1840s, P. T.
Barnum’s American Museum in New York showcased
- a great freak show populated by midgets, Siamese
- twins, magicians, and ventriloquists, eventually launching his famous circus OR HUMAN ODDITIES
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For most American
farmers, the 1840s and 1850s was a period of
- Rising prosperity due to increased world demand
- for farm products.
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In the 1840s, John Deere introduced significant improvements to
the
Plow.
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Short-staple cotton
A. helped to keep the
South a predominantly agricultural region.
B. was
less coarse than long-staple cotton.
C. was
easier to process than long-staple cotton.
D. was
more susceptible to disease than long-staple cotton.
E. was
only grown in the coastal regions of the upper South.
A. helped to keep theSouth a predominantly agricultural region.
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Which of the following
statements regarding urban slavery is FALSE?
A. Some
urban slaves were skilled trade workers.
B. Urban slaves were
prohibited from having contact with free blacks.
C. Urban
slaves were less supervised than rural slaves.
D. Urban
slaves had little working competition from European immigrants.
E. The
line between slavery and freedom in cities was less distinct.
B. Urban slaves wereprohibited from having contact with free blacks.
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From the selections
below, the most common form of resistance to slavery was
Passive labor, breaking tools
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One actual slave revolt
in the nineteenth-century South was led by
Nat Turner
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