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  1. Before he became a U.S. president, Andrew Jackson was the American general in the War of 1812 who famously...
    Organized the defense of New Orleans and led the American forces to victory there.
  2. Interchangeable parts brought about a revolution in manufacturing. True or False?
    True
  3. The Indian Intercourse Act essentially held that all transactions of Indian lands needed the approval of the Federal Government.
    True
  4. Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin was a revolutionary machine because it...
    Made it possible to efficiently remove the seeds from short-staple cotton so it was more marketable.
  5. The War of 1812 was between what two nations?
    United States and Great Britain
  6. Dueling was considered an acceptable although often illegal as well as deadly way to settle a dispute of honor. The most famous American to die from a duel was...
    Alexander Hamilton
  7. Francis Cabot Lowell transformed American textiles when he...
    Built a new type of integrated textile mill and introduced a new way of managing employees known as mill girls.
  8. During the early 1800s, the British were more likely than the French to respect American shipping rights. True or False?
    False
  9. In the Battle of Tippecanoe:
    The Americans destroyed the Indian alliance resisting white settlement.
  10. Thomas Jefferson's Embargo Act...
    Sought to stop all American exports
  11. The Erie Canal did all EXCEPT...
    Bankrupt New York State with its huge cost
  12. The Hartford Convention illustrated deep opposition to the war in...
    New England
  13. The policy of boarding a foreign ship and forcing foreign sailors to work for the British navy is called...
    Impressment
  14. Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address reflected:
    A tone of simplicity and conciliation
  15. Thomas Jefferson showed his commitment to limited government by...
    Cutting military spending
  16. Lewis and Clark's journey from 1804 to 1806 did not produce much valuable information. True or False?
    False
  17. What is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
    Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism.
  18. The Louisiana Purchase was a problem for Jefferson because:
    He believed that the Constitution did not give authority to acquire new land
  19. At the Lowell textile mills...
    The owners established lecture halls, churches, and a worker-edited periodical to occupy the worker's free time.
  20. In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court...
    Declared a federal law unconstitutional thereby establishing the concept of judicial review
  21. The catalyst for the market revolution was a series of innovations in...
    Transportation and communication
  22. Samuel Slater's contribution to the American economy was that he...
    Opened a successful textile mill in Rhode Island
  23. The greatest support for the declaration of war in 1812 came from...
    The agricultural regions from Pennsylvania southward and westward
  24. The Shawnee leader, Tecumseh...
    Worked to unite Indians in a vast confederacy.
  25. The War Hawks in Congress included:
    Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun
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