Question 1

In interpreting the Constitution, John Marshall

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A)  favored the doctrine of loose construction. 
B)  supported the doctrine of strict construction. 
C)  supported an unchanging document. 
D)  advocated state control of interstate commerce. 
E)  set few judicial precedents in his written opinions about cases involving the Constitution. 
A)  favored the doctrine of loose construction. 
B)  supported the doctrine of strict construction. 
C)  supported an unchanging document. 
D)  advocated state control of interstate commerce. 
E)  set few judicial precedents in his written opinions about cases involving the Constitution. A

Question 2

From a global perspective, the War of 1812 was

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A)  a highly significant conflict. 
B)  more important to Europeans than to Americans. 
C)  of little importance. 
D)  responsible for the defeat of Napoleon. 
E)  more important than the American Revolution. 
A)  a highly significant conflict. 
B)  more important to Europeans than to Americans. 
C)  of little importance. 
D)  responsible for the defeat of Napoleon. 
E)  more important than the American Revolution. C

Question 3

America's postwar nationalism manifested itself in the

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A)  rechartering of a national bank. 
B)  literary themes of James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving. 
C)  financial Panic of 1819. 
D)  Missouri Compromise debates. 
E)  explorations of Lewis and Clark. 
A)  rechartering of a national bank. 
B)  literary themes of James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving. 
C)  financial Panic of 1819. 
D)  Missouri Compromise debates. 
E)  explorations of Lewis and Clark. A, B

Question 4

The Anglo-American Convention of 1818 with Great Britain

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A)  used the watershed of the Missouri River to define the United States' border with Canada as far west as the Rocky Mountains. 
B)  formally recognized America's earlier conquest of West Florida. 
C)  called for a 10-year joint occupation of the Oregon country by both American citizens and British subjects. 
D)  granted Canada exclusive use of Newfoundland fisheries. 
E)  saw the United States forced to give up its tariffs on British goods. 
A)  used the watershed of the Missouri River to define the United States' border with Canada as far west as the Rocky Mountains. 
B)  formally recognized America's earlier conquest of West Florida. 
C)  called for a 10-year joint occupation of the Oregon country by both American citizens and British subjects. 
D)  granted Canada exclusive use of Newfoundland fisheries. 
E)  saw the United States forced to give up its tariffs on British goods.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of sectionalism.

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The rising division between No

Question 6

Evaluate the relative influences of the following causes War of 1812: western war hawk territorial expansion, British violations of American neutrality rights on the high seas, or the urge to uphold national honor and pride. Justify your selection.

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The relative influences of the causes of

Question 7

The Battle of New Orleans resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  the launching of Andrew Jackson as a national hero. 
B)  an impressive American military victory over the British. 
C)  the British deciding to conclude a peace treaty with the Americans at Ghent, Belgium in late 1814. 
D)  a wave of patriotism washing over the entire country, exemplified by public praise for the defenders of New Orleans. 
E)  the restoration of American honor in the hearts and minds of many Americans. 
A)  the launching of Andrew Jackson as a national hero. 
B)  an impressive American military victory over the British. 
C)  the British deciding to conclude a peace treaty with the Americans at Ghent, Belgium in late 1814. 
D)  a wave of patriotism washing over the entire country, exemplified by public praise for the defenders of New Orleans. 
E)  the restoration of American honor in the hearts and minds of many Americans.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of General William Henry Harrison.

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Emerged from the war of 1812 w

Question 9

Following the War of 1812, nationalism could be seen in all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  the way in which American painters depicted the beauty of American landscapes. 
B)  the congressional defeat of an effort to revive the Bank of the United States in 1816. 
C)  the building of a more handsome national capital. 
D)  an expanded army and navy. 
E)  development of a national literature. 
A)  the way in which American painters depicted the beauty of American landscapes. 
B)  the congressional defeat of an effort to revive the Bank of the United States in 1816. 
C)  the building of a more handsome national capital. 
D)  an expanded army and navy. 
E)  development of a national literature.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of nationalism.

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A spirit of loyalty and confid

Question 11

British plans for their 1814 campaign did not include action in

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A)  New York. 
B)  Washington, D.C. 
C)  Florida. 
D)  New Orleans. 
E)  Chesapeake Bay. 
A)  New York. 
B)  Washington, D.C. 
C)  Florida. 
D)  New Orleans. 
E)  Chesapeake Bay.

Question 12

Why was the West the region most seized with the spirit of nationalism following the War of 1812?

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The West was the region most seized with

Question 13

Andrew Jackson sought to recruit free blacks to defend New Orleans by appealing to the governor of Louisiana using all of the following arguments EXCEPT

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A)  free men of color were inured to the Southern climate and would make excellent soldiers. 
B)  many of the free black men were idle and lazy and would become better workers after the war through the discipline of military service. 
C)  trusting the free black men to serve in the military will forge a strong bond between them and the interests of the country. 
D)  free men of color enjoyed equal rights and privileges with white men. 
E)  free blacks must choose up sides-either stand with the nation or stand against it. 
A)  free men of color were inured to the Southern climate and would make excellent soldiers. 
B)  many of the free black men were idle and lazy and would become better workers after the war through the discipline of military service. 
C)  trusting the free black men to serve in the military will forge a strong bond between them and the interests of the country. 
D)  free men of color enjoyed equal rights and privileges with white men. 
E)  free blacks must choose up sides-either stand with the nation or stand against it.

Question 14

The Rush-Bagot agreement

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A)  required the Indians to relinquish vast areas of tribal lands north of the Ohio River. 
B)  ended the traditional mutual suspicion and hatred between the United States and Great Britain. 
C)  severely limited British and American naval armaments on the Great Lakes. 
D)  provided for Canadian independence from Great Britain. 
E)  gave Florida to the United States. 
A)  required the Indians to relinquish vast areas of tribal lands north of the Ohio River. 
B)  ended the traditional mutual suspicion and hatred between the United States and Great Britain. 
C)  severely limited British and American naval armaments on the Great Lakes. 
D)  provided for Canadian independence from Great Britain. 
E)  gave Florida to the United States.

Question 15

What do the text's authors mean by stating that the War of 1812 "was 'won' by the United States, so far as it was won at all, in Europe"?

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The statement that the War of 1812 "was

Question 16

To what extent was the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 an isolationist document or an interventionist document of American foreign policy goals and principles? Support your answer with specific examples from the text and concurrent U.S. foreign policies.

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The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 can be seen

Question 17

Henry Clay's American System called for

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A)  federally funded internal improvements. 
B)  the abolition of slavery in the territories. 
C)  international free trade. 
D)  protective tariffs. 
E)  continuation of the National Bank. 
A)  federally funded internal improvements. 
B)  the abolition of slavery in the territories. 
C)  international free trade. 
D)  protective tariffs. 
E)  continuation of the National Bank.

Question 18

When moving to the Old Northwest, settlers from the North wanted to do all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  pay taxes for public improvements. 
B)  build roads and canals. 
C)  embrace revivalist Baptist and Methodist denominations as their favored forms of Protestantism. 
D)  develop public education. 
E)  live in harmony with the Indians. 
A)  pay taxes for public improvements. 
B)  build roads and canals. 
C)  embrace revivalist Baptist and Methodist denominations as their favored forms of Protestantism. 
D)  develop public education. 
E)  live in harmony with the Indians.

Question 19

Perhaps the key battle of the War of 1812, because it protected the United States from full-scale invasion and possible dissolution, was the Battle of

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A)  Mackinac. 
B)  Plattsburgh. 
C)  the Thames. 
D)  Horseshoe Bend. 
E)  Fallen Timbers. 
A)  Mackinac. 
B)  Plattsburgh. 
C)  the Thames. 
D)  Horseshoe Bend. 
E)  Fallen Timbers.

Question 20

The War of 1812 was one of the worst fought wars in American history for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

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A)  the militia was never called up to supplement the regular army. 
B)  disunity was widespread. 
C)  only a zealous minority supported the war. 
D)  at first, many of the generals were senile Revolutionary War veterans. 
E)  the militia was poorly trained. 
A)  the militia was never called up to supplement the regular army. 
B)  disunity was widespread. 
C)  only a zealous minority supported the war. 
D)  at first, many of the generals were senile Revolutionary War veterans. 
E)  the militia was poorly trained.

Exam 11: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

In interpreting the Constitution, John Marshall

From a global perspective, the War of 1812 was

America's postwar nationalism manifested itself in the

The Anglo-American Convention of 1818 with Great Britain

Identify and state the historical significance of sectionalism.

Evaluate the relative influences of the following causes War of 1812: western war hawk territorial expansion, British violations of American neutrality rights on the high seas, or the urge to uphold national honor and pride. Justify your selection.

The Battle of New Orleans resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of General William Henry Harrison.

Following the War of 1812, nationalism could be seen in all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of nationalism.

British plans for their 1814 campaign did not include action in

Why was the West the region most seized with the spirit of nationalism following the War of 1812?

Andrew Jackson sought to recruit free blacks to defend New Orleans by appealing to the governor of Louisiana using all of the following arguments EXCEPT

The Rush-Bagot agreement

What do the text's authors mean by stating that the War of 1812 "was 'won' by the United States, so far as it was won at all, in Europe"?

To what extent was the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 an isolationist document or an interventionist document of American foreign policy goals and principles? Support your answer with specific examples from the text and concurrent U.S. foreign policies.

Henry Clay's American System called for

When moving to the Old Northwest, settlers from the North wanted to do all of the following EXCEPT

Perhaps the key battle of the War of 1812, because it protected the United States from full-scale invasion and possible dissolution, was the Battle of

The War of 1812 was one of the worst fought wars in American history for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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