Question 1

At the end of the War of 1812, British manufacturers

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A)  discontinued trade with America. 
B)  conducted only limited trade with America. 
C)  began dumping their goods in America at extremely low prices. 
D)  persuaded the British government to repeal all economic barriers and tariffs applied to American domestic manufacturers. 
E)  saw their profits fall dramatically. 
A)  discontinued trade with America. 
B)  conducted only limited trade with America. 
C)  began dumping their goods in America at extremely low prices. 
D)  persuaded the British government to repeal all economic barriers and tariffs applied to American domestic manufacturers. 
E)  saw their profits fall dramatically.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of James Fenimore Cooper.

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One of the first Ame

Question 3

What were the strengths and weaknesses of the three main elements of Henry Clay's American System: a strong banking system, protective tariffs, and a strong national banking system? Explain your answer by addressing and contrasting various views of the American System in different sections and economic sectors of America.

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The American System, proposed by Henry C

Question 4

Democratic-Republicans opposed Senator Henry Clay's American System because

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A)  it favored only the South. 
B)  it would provide stiff competition to the Erie Canal. 
C)  they believed that it was unconstitutional. 
D)  they thought it would center more control in Washington. 
E)  they believed in high tariffs and high taxes. 
A)  it favored only the South. 
B)  it would provide stiff competition to the Erie Canal. 
C)  they believed that it was unconstitutional. 
D)  they thought it would center more control in Washington. 
E)  they believed in high tariffs and high taxes.

Question 5

People moved into the Old Northwest for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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A)  the canal and highway boom opened the area to settlement. 
B)  the Indian threat had been substantially weakened. 
C)  to acquire cheap and productive land. 
D)  to escape the domination of wealthy plantation owners. 
E)  to expand the territory where slavery was legal. 
A)  the canal and highway boom opened the area to settlement. 
B)  the Indian threat had been substantially weakened. 
C)  to acquire cheap and productive land. 
D)  to escape the domination of wealthy plantation owners. 
E)  to expand the territory where slavery was legal.

Question 6

Henry Clay embraced a program in 1824 called the American System which would create all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  a strong banking system. 
B)  easy and abundant credit. 
C)  a protective tariff to enable manufacturing to grow. 
D)  a network of roads and canals for transporting foodstuffs, raw materials and manufactured goods nationwide. 
E)  the constitutional right of individual states to nullify laws enacted by Congress that adversely affected their economic interests. 
A)  a strong banking system. 
B)  easy and abundant credit. 
C)  a protective tariff to enable manufacturing to grow. 
D)  a network of roads and canals for transporting foodstuffs, raw materials and manufactured goods nationwide. 
E)  the constitutional right of individual states to nullify laws enacted by Congress that adversely affected their economic interests.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Washington Irving.

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American writer who

Question 8

At the peace conference at Ghent, the British began to withdraw many of its earlier demands for all of the following reasons EXCE{T

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A)  reverses in upper New York. 
B)  a loss at Baltimore. 
C)  increasing war weariness in Britain. 
D)  concern about the political and military ambitions of still dangerous France. 
E)  the powerful southwest Indian allies of the British had abandoned them and decided to support Andrew Jackson's military forces. 
A)  reverses in upper New York. 
B)  a loss at Baltimore. 
C)  increasing war weariness in Britain. 
D)  concern about the political and military ambitions of still dangerous France. 
E)  the powerful southwest Indian allies of the British had abandoned them and decided to support Andrew Jackson's military forces.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of protective tariff.

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A tax on imports des

Question 10

In McCulloch v. Maryland, Cohens v. Virginia, and Gibbons v. Ogden, Chief Justice Marshall's rulings limited the extent of

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A)  states' rights. 
B)  judicial review. 
C)  federal authority. 
D)  constitutionalism. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  states' rights. 
B)  judicial review. 
C)  federal authority. 
D)  constitutionalism. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 11

When the Monroe Doctrine was issued in 1823

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A)  it might more accurately have been called the American Self-Defense Doctrine. 
B)  it was quickly codified into international law. 
C)  it became a binding pledge of interventionism on each subsequent presidential administration. 
D)  it was an expression of deepening American isolationism from world affairs. 
E)  it represented an unbreakable commitment by the United States to internationalism. 
A)  it might more accurately have been called the American Self-Defense Doctrine. 
B)  it was quickly codified into international law. 
C)  it became a binding pledge of interventionism on each subsequent presidential administration. 
D)  it was an expression of deepening American isolationism from world affairs. 
E)  it represented an unbreakable commitment by the United States to internationalism.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of John Quincy Adams.

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Son of John Adams. H

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of Oliver Hazard Perry.

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American naval offic

Question 14

The most devastating defeat suffered by the British during the War of 1812 took place at the Battle of

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A)  New Orleans. 
B)  Horseshoe Bend. 
C)  Tippecanoe. 
D)  the Thames. 
E)  Baltimore. 
A)  New Orleans. 
B)  Horseshoe Bend. 
C)  Tippecanoe. 
D)  the Thames. 
E)  Baltimore.

Question 15

One adverse result for the United States of the outcome of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 was

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A)  a British naval blockade of the American coast. 
B)  the decimation of the American fishing industry. 
C)  the extended disruption of American overseas trade. 
D)  the breakdown of peace negotiations with the British at Ghent, Belgium. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  a British naval blockade of the American coast. 
B)  the decimation of the American fishing industry. 
C)  the extended disruption of American overseas trade. 
D)  the breakdown of peace negotiations with the British at Ghent, Belgium. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 16

Andrew Jackson's military exploits were instrumental in the United States gaining

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A)  a peaceful and just conclusion to the territorial and settlement conflicts involving the Seminole Indians of Florida. 
B)  possession of Florida from the Spanish. 
C)  joint fishing rights in Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. 
D)  naval limitations on the Great Lakes. 
E)  gaining control of eastern Texas. 
A)  a peaceful and just conclusion to the territorial and settlement conflicts involving the Seminole Indians of Florida. 
B)  possession of Florida from the Spanish. 
C)  joint fishing rights in Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. 
D)  naval limitations on the Great Lakes. 
E)  gaining control of eastern Texas.

Question 17

In the North, the admission of Missouri as a state

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A)  inspired a small but growing group of abolitionists in the North to speak out against the evils of slavery. 
B)  was hailed by merchants as a potential new market. 
C)  was seen as a chance to strengthen the "New England dynasty." 
D)  inspired a movement to amend the Constitution to explicitly authorize slavery in newly admitted states if those state residents voted to retain it. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  inspired a small but growing group of abolitionists in the North to speak out against the evils of slavery. 
B)  was hailed by merchants as a potential new market. 
C)  was seen as a chance to strengthen the "New England dynasty." 
D)  inspired a movement to amend the Constitution to explicitly authorize slavery in newly admitted states if those state residents voted to retain it. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 18

When the House of Representatives passed the Tallmadge Amendment in response to Missouri's request for admission to the Union, the South thought that the amendment

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A)  would threaten the precarious sectional balance in the country. 
B)  might keep alive the institution of slavery. 
C)  would slow the growth of the West. 
D)  would silence the abolitionists. 
E)  would keep Maine out of the union. 
A)  would threaten the precarious sectional balance in the country. 
B)  might keep alive the institution of slavery. 
C)  would slow the growth of the West. 
D)  would silence the abolitionists. 
E)  would keep Maine out of the union.

Question 19

All of the following were results of the Missouri Compromise EXCEPT that

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A)  neither northern nor southern sectional interests were completely pleased with the political bargain reached in Congress. 
B)  Missouri entered the Union as a slave state. 
C)  Maine entered the Union as a free state. 
D)  sectionalism was significantly reduced. 
E)  the political balance between the North and South was kept even. 
A)  neither northern nor southern sectional interests were completely pleased with the political bargain reached in Congress. 
B)  Missouri entered the Union as a slave state. 
C)  Maine entered the Union as a free state. 
D)  sectionalism was significantly reduced. 
E)  the political balance between the North and South was kept even.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of General Andrew Jackson.

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An American General who emerge

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

At the end of the War of 1812, British manufacturers

Identify and state the historical significance of James Fenimore Cooper.

Democratic-Republicans opposed Senator Henry Clay's American System because

People moved into the Old Northwest for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Henry Clay embraced a program in 1824 called the American System which would create all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of Washington Irving.

At the peace conference at Ghent, the British began to withdraw many of its earlier demands for all of the following reasons EXCE{T

Identify and state the historical significance of protective tariff.

In McCulloch v. Maryland, Cohens v. Virginia, and Gibbons v. Ogden, Chief Justice Marshall's rulings limited the extent of

When the Monroe Doctrine was issued in 1823

Identify and state the historical significance of John Quincy Adams.

Identify and state the historical significance of Oliver Hazard Perry.

The most devastating defeat suffered by the British during the War of 1812 took place at the Battle of

One adverse result for the United States of the outcome of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 was

Andrew Jackson's military exploits were instrumental in the United States gaining

In the North, the admission of Missouri as a state

When the House of Representatives passed the Tallmadge Amendment in response to Missouri's request for admission to the Union, the South thought that the amendment

All of the following were results of the Missouri Compromise EXCEPT that

Identify and state the historical significance of General Andrew Jackson.

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

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American Zenith

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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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