Question 1

What might the president and Congress have done in 1812 to avoid war with Britain and still maintain the nation's honor?

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In 1812, the president and Congress coul

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of John Marshall.

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Chief Justice of the

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of peculiar institution.

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A term use

Question 4

The western land boom from 1791 to 1824 resulted from all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  the Land Act of 1820 and the development of inexpensive transportation to and through the Northwest and West. 
B)  land exhaustion in older tobacco states. 
C)  acute economic distress in the East during the embargo years prompted many Americans to settle in the West. 
D)  the frontier was pacified in the Northwest and South with the military defeats of the Indians. 
E)  the construction of railroad lines west of the Mississippi River. 
A)  the Land Act of 1820 and the development of inexpensive transportation to and through the Northwest and West. 
B)  land exhaustion in older tobacco states. 
C)  acute economic distress in the East during the embargo years prompted many Americans to settle in the West. 
D)  the frontier was pacified in the Northwest and South with the military defeats of the Indians. 
E)  the construction of railroad lines west of the Mississippi River.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of noncolonization.

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One of the two parts of the Mo

Question 6

All of the following were true of the American regular army on the eve of the War of 1812 EXCEPT

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A)  they were ill-trained and ill-disciplined. 
B)  they were widely scattered. 
C)  their numbers were large enough that they did not have to rely on state militias. 
D)  most of the generals were leftovers from the Revolutionary War and lacked vigor and vision. 
E)  there was no burning national anger to unite Americans against the British. 
A)  they were ill-trained and ill-disciplined. 
B)  they were widely scattered. 
C)  their numbers were large enough that they did not have to rely on state militias. 
D)  most of the generals were leftovers from the Revolutionary War and lacked vigor and vision. 
E)  there was no burning national anger to unite Americans against the British.

Question 7

In the Florida Purchase (Adams-Oñis) Treaty,

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A)  Spain ceded ownership of East Florida to the United States. 
B)  the United States surrendered its claims to Spanish Texas. 
C)  a boundary was established that separated American holdings in Louisiana and the Oregon Country from the Spanish Southwest. 
D)  Spain promised to control Indian outlaws in East Florida. 
E)  Spain promised to leave Cuba. 
A)  Spain ceded ownership of East Florida to the United States. 
B)  the United States surrendered its claims to Spanish Texas. 
C)  a boundary was established that separated American holdings in Louisiana and the Oregon Country from the Spanish Southwest. 
D)  Spain promised to control Indian outlaws in East Florida. 
E)  Spain promised to leave Cuba.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of loose construction.

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The idea that the constitution

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of George Canning.

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British foreign minister who a

Question 10

The rapid growth and development of the West after 1815 were stimulated by

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A)  the lure of cheap lands to easterners and European immigrants. 
B)  construction of new roads through the mountains into the West. 
C)  the subduing of the Indian tribes during the War of 1812. 
D)  the abolition of slavery from western territories. 
E)  the Spanish leaving California. 
A)  the lure of cheap lands to easterners and European immigrants. 
B)  construction of new roads through the mountains into the West. 
C)  the subduing of the Indian tribes during the War of 1812. 
D)  the abolition of slavery from western territories. 
E)  the Spanish leaving California.

Question 11

Canada became an important battleground in the War of 1812 because

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A)  it was the economic hub of the New England economy. 
B)  Canadians would be willing to help the Americans overthrow the imperial yoke of British rule. 
C)  British forces were weakest there. 
D)  the United States could rely on the military and economic support of French Canadians against the British. 
E)  Canada held important strategic military bases from which the Americans could attack the British. 
A)  it was the economic hub of the New England economy. 
B)  Canadians would be willing to help the Americans overthrow the imperial yoke of British rule. 
C)  British forces were weakest there. 
D)  the United States could rely on the military and economic support of French Canadians against the British. 
E)  Canada held important strategic military bases from which the Americans could attack the British.

Question 12

Chief Justice John Marshall's decisions revealed his belief in

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A)  manhood-suffrage democracy. 
B)  strong central government. 
C)  the sanctity of private property. 
D)  Hamiltonian principles. 
E)  states' rights. 
A)  manhood-suffrage democracy. 
B)  strong central government. 
C)  the sanctity of private property. 
D)  Hamiltonian principles. 
E)  states' rights.

Question 13

Sectionalism was stimulated by the

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A)  American System. 
B)  death of the Federalist party. 
C)  Panic of 1819. 
D)  Tallmadge Amendment. 
E)  Missouri Compromise. 
A)  American System. 
B)  death of the Federalist party. 
C)  Panic of 1819. 
D)  Tallmadge Amendment. 
E)  Missouri Compromise.

Question 14

Spain sold Florida in 1819 to the United States because it

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A)  wanted to help America to become a rival to Britain. 
B)  could not defend the area and would lose it in any case. 
C)  received America's promise to give up claims to Oregon. 
D)  was pulling out of the Western Hemisphere. 
E)  thought the sale of Florida might stop American settlers and frontiersmen from further pushing into Texas and other parts of Spain's holdings in the Southwest. 
A)  wanted to help America to become a rival to Britain. 
B)  could not defend the area and would lose it in any case. 
C)  received America's promise to give up claims to Oregon. 
D)  was pulling out of the Western Hemisphere. 
E)  thought the sale of Florida might stop American settlers and frontiersmen from further pushing into Texas and other parts of Spain's holdings in the Southwest.

Question 15

The Monroe Doctrine was essentially intended to prevent

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A)  new European colonies from being established in the Western Hemisphere. 
B)  European nations from intervening in the affairs of Latin American countries. 
C)  the United States from intervening in the affairs of Latin American countries. 
D)  dictatorships in Latin American governments. 
E)  Russian control of Alaska. 
A)  new European colonies from being established in the Western Hemisphere. 
B)  European nations from intervening in the affairs of Latin American countries. 
C)  the United States from intervening in the affairs of Latin American countries. 
D)  dictatorships in Latin American governments. 
E)  Russian control of Alaska.

Question 16

For Native Americans, the War of 1812 meant

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A)  renewed ties to their British allies. 
B)  treaties in which they reluctantly relinquished lands north of the Ohio River. 
C)  a treaty between the Creeks and the United States that secured their lands in the Old Southwest of the United States. 
D)  the destruction of the buffalo, on which they relied for food and trade. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  renewed ties to their British allies. 
B)  treaties in which they reluctantly relinquished lands north of the Ohio River. 
C)  a treaty between the Creeks and the United States that secured their lands in the Old Southwest of the United States. 
D)  the destruction of the buffalo, on which they relied for food and trade. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 17

What did the War of 1812 mean for those Americans with long-term territorial ambitions for the United States and for the self-confidence and optimism of Americans as America entered the postwar era?

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The War of 1812 had significant implicat

Question 18

One of the most important by-products of the War of 1812 was

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A)  a renewed commitment to states' rights. 
B)  a heightened spirit of nationalism. 
C)  a resurgence of the Federalist party. 
D)  increased economic dependence on Europe. 
E)  the subjugation of the Indians. 
A)  a renewed commitment to states' rights. 
B)  a heightened spirit of nationalism. 
C)  a resurgence of the Federalist party. 
D)  increased economic dependence on Europe. 
E)  the subjugation of the Indians.

Question 19

The Panic of 1819 brought with it all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  inflation. 
B)  unemployment. 
C)  bank failures of speculative "wildcat" western banks. 
D)  incarcerating many debtors from poorer classes in debtors' prisons. 
E)  a massive wave of personal and commercial bankruptcies. 
A)  inflation. 
B)  unemployment. 
C)  bank failures of speculative "wildcat" western banks. 
D)  incarcerating many debtors from poorer classes in debtors' prisons. 
E)  a massive wave of personal and commercial bankruptcies.

Question 20

After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815, European nations

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A)  were immediately engulfed by liberal and democratic revolutions. 
B)  became more influential in developing the course of westward development and expansion by America. 
C)  formed a military alliance to contain any future French aggression. 
D)  returned shortly thereafter to conservatism, illiberalism, and reaction. 
E)  sought more trade with China. 
A)  were immediately engulfed by liberal and democratic revolutions. 
B)  became more influential in developing the course of westward development and expansion by America. 
C)  formed a military alliance to contain any future French aggression. 
D)  returned shortly thereafter to conservatism, illiberalism, and reaction. 
E)  sought more trade with China.

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

What might the president and Congress have done in 1812 to avoid war with Britain and still maintain the nation's honor?

Identify and state the historical significance of John Marshall.

Identify and state the historical significance of peculiar institution.

The western land boom from 1791 to 1824 resulted from all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of noncolonization.

All of the following were true of the American regular army on the eve of the War of 1812 EXCEPT

In the Florida Purchase (Adams-Oñis) Treaty,

Identify and state the historical significance of loose construction.

Identify and state the historical significance of George Canning.

The rapid growth and development of the West after 1815 were stimulated by

Canada became an important battleground in the War of 1812 because

Chief Justice John Marshall's decisions revealed his belief in

Sectionalism was stimulated by the

Spain sold Florida in 1819 to the United States because it

The Monroe Doctrine was essentially intended to prevent

For Native Americans, the War of 1812 meant

What did the War of 1812 mean for those Americans with long-term territorial ambitions for the United States and for the self-confidence and optimism of Americans as America entered the postwar era?

One of the most important by-products of the War of 1812 was

The Panic of 1819 brought with it all of the following EXCEPT

After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815, European nations

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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