Question 1

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

Accepted Answer

A)  No more slave states could be created north of the southern boundary of the Missouri Compromise line. 
B)  Missouri was admitted as a slave state on the condition that slavery be phased out over a period of time. 
C)  Maine was split off from Massachusetts and admitted as a free state. 
D)  Northern and southern congressmen split along sectional lines on this issue. 
E)  Adroit political maneuvering by Henry Clay got the compromise through the House of Representatives. 
A)  No more slave states could be created north of the southern boundary of the Missouri Compromise line. 
B)  Missouri was admitted as a slave state on the condition that slavery be phased out over a period of time. 
C)  Maine was split off from Massachusetts and admitted as a free state. 
D)  Northern and southern congressmen split along sectional lines on this issue. 
E)  Adroit political maneuvering by Henry Clay got the compromise through the House of Representatives. B

Question 2

What did Native Americans and African Americans have in common in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both were enslaved by white Americans and used as cheap agricultural labor. 
B)  Both successfully resisted white American dominance with peaceful protests and lobbying. 
C)  Both successfully resisted white American dominance with violence, often joining together to do so. 
D)  Both were denied their citizenship and freedom in most areas of the United States. 
E)  Both successfully obtained their citizenship and freedom in most areas of the United States. 
A)  Both were enslaved by white Americans and used as cheap agricultural labor. 
B)  Both successfully resisted white American dominance with peaceful protests and lobbying. 
C)  Both successfully resisted white American dominance with violence, often joining together to do so. 
D)  Both were denied their citizenship and freedom in most areas of the United States. 
E)  Both successfully obtained their citizenship and freedom in most areas of the United States. D

Question 3

The most spectacular engineering achievement of the young United States was the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cumberland Trail 
B)  Erie Canal 
C)  Intercoastal Waterway 
D)  Baltimore Turnpike 
E)  Washington Monument 
A)  Cumberland Trail 
B)  Erie Canal 
C)  Intercoastal Waterway 
D)  Baltimore Turnpike 
E)  Washington Monument B

Question 4

How did the transportation revolution contribute to the development of a national market economy in the United States between 1810 and 1840?

Accepted Answer

The transportation revolution played a c

Question 5

How are expansion and migration after 1812 in the U.S.related?

Accepted Answer

A) As the U.S.expanded,people immigrated to these areas. 
B) Expansion was caused primarily by the pressure of migration. 
C) As the U.S.expanded its borders,people migrated to these new areas. 
D) Expansion and migration are both direct results of improved water transportation after 1812. 
E) Expansion and migration are both direct results of improved land transportation after 1812. 
A) As the U.S.expanded,people immigrated to these areas. 
B) Expansion was caused primarily by the pressure of migration. 
C) As the U.S.expanded its borders,people migrated to these new areas. 
D) Expansion and migration are both direct results of improved water transportation after 1812. 
E) Expansion and migration are both direct results of improved land transportation after 1812.

Question 6

How was Monroe's statement in his first inaugural address that "no country was ever happier with respect to its domain" contradicted by subsequent events?

Accepted Answer

A)  If the U.S. was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have to expand to obtain Florida or more land in the West. 
B)  If the U.S. was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have changed to a market economy and begun industrialization outside of the home. 
C)  If the Great Lakes and the great rivers were important to the U.S., it would not have built national roads. 
D)  The Great Lakes and great rivers ended up being of little value to the U.S. during the early nineteenth century, causing the U.S. to seek more "domain." 
E)  Because of poor relations with Native American tribes in the Great Lakes and great rivers regions, the U.S. wasn't truly happy with respect to its domain. 
A)  If the U.S. was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have to expand to obtain Florida or more land in the West. 
B)  If the U.S. was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have changed to a market economy and begun industrialization outside of the home. 
C)  If the Great Lakes and the great rivers were important to the U.S., it would not have built national roads. 
D)  The Great Lakes and great rivers ended up being of little value to the U.S. during the early nineteenth century, causing the U.S. to seek more "domain." 
E)  Because of poor relations with Native American tribes in the Great Lakes and great rivers regions, the U.S. wasn't truly happy with respect to its domain.

Question 7

By the mid-1820s,the Cherokee had each of the following EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a written language 
B)  a written constitution providing a republican form of government 
C)  a system of slavery regulated by law 
D)  a military force capable of defending their lands against white encroachment 
E)  a salaried government bureaucracy 
A)  a written language 
B)  a written constitution providing a republican form of government 
C)  a system of slavery regulated by law 
D)  a military force capable of defending their lands against white encroachment 
E)  a salaried government bureaucracy

Question 8

The first goal of expansionists in the United States after 1815 was to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  obtain the Pacific Northwest from Great Britain 
B)  obtain Florida from Spain 
C)  acquire the former French colony of Louisiana 
D)  develop the trans-Appalachian West 
E)  eradicate the Native Americans 
A)  obtain the Pacific Northwest from Great Britain 
B)  obtain Florida from Spain 
C)  acquire the former French colony of Louisiana 
D)  develop the trans-Appalachian West 
E)  eradicate the Native Americans

Question 9

Which of the following forms of transportation predominated before the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  national road systems 
B)  canal systems 
C)  steamboats 
D)  flatboats 
E)  railroads 
A)  national road systems 
B)  canal systems 
C)  steamboats 
D)  flatboats 
E)  railroads

Question 10

How did the Missouri Compromise impact the future of North-South relations in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  It put off major conflict to a future time. 
B)  It resolved major North-South conflicts about slavery. 
C)  It increased North-South conflict about slavery. 
D)  It changed North-South conflict from political maneuvers to violent conflict. 
E)  It changed the source of North-South conflict from economics to slavery. 
A)  It put off major conflict to a future time. 
B)  It resolved major North-South conflicts about slavery. 
C)  It increased North-South conflict about slavery. 
D)  It changed North-South conflict from political maneuvers to violent conflict. 
E)  It changed the source of North-South conflict from economics to slavery.

Question 11

Why did the Era of Good Feeling end?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States could not sustain continued economic growth; financial institutions began to crumble. 
B)  Nonpartisan cooperation could not be sustained through disagreements of how government should be involved in social and economic changes. 
C)  The United States could not maintain peaceful relations with European countries intent on continuing colonial rule in Latin America. 
D)  Poor road transportation made it difficult to unite the West with the East of the United States, causing poor communication and political divisions. 
E)  The Supreme Court's focus on protection of individual liberty produced political, social, and economic inequalities that greatly weakened the nation. 
A)  The United States could not sustain continued economic growth; financial institutions began to crumble. 
B)  Nonpartisan cooperation could not be sustained through disagreements of how government should be involved in social and economic changes. 
C)  The United States could not maintain peaceful relations with European countries intent on continuing colonial rule in Latin America. 
D)  Poor road transportation made it difficult to unite the West with the East of the United States, causing poor communication and political divisions. 
E)  The Supreme Court's focus on protection of individual liberty produced political, social, and economic inequalities that greatly weakened the nation.

Question 12

When President James Madison talked about the need for "internal improvements," he was referring to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  improved reservations for Native American tribes 
B)  reconstruction of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. 
C)  construction of a national transportation system 
D)  more efficient method of moving proposed legislation through Congress 
E)  development of the land beyond the Appalachians 
A)  improved reservations for Native American tribes 
B)  reconstruction of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. 
C)  construction of a national transportation system 
D)  more efficient method of moving proposed legislation through Congress 
E)  development of the land beyond the Appalachians

Question 13

How did Native Americans of the trans-Appalachian West respond to encroachment by Anglo Americans?

Accepted Answer

The Native Americans of the trans-Appala

Question 14

How did John Marshall influence the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  He created the first commercial steam ship, proving that people and freight can move by steam power. 
B)  He brokered the Adams-Onís Treaty, granting the U.S. the fertile land of Florida. 
C)  He influenced the future of the institution of slavery in the U.S. by convincing congress to pass the Missouri Compromise. 
D)  He influenced the future of the U.S. and Latin America through his Supreme Court rulings like the Monroe Doctrine. 
E)  He influenced the future of the U.S. economy through his Supreme Court rulings. 
A)  He created the first commercial steam ship, proving that people and freight can move by steam power. 
B)  He brokered the Adams-Onís Treaty, granting the U.S. the fertile land of Florida. 
C)  He influenced the future of the institution of slavery in the U.S. by convincing congress to pass the Missouri Compromise. 
D)  He influenced the future of the U.S. and Latin America through his Supreme Court rulings like the Monroe Doctrine. 
E)  He influenced the future of the U.S. economy through his Supreme Court rulings.

Question 15

Why didn't Great Britain support the rest of the European continent in their Latin American policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Independent Latin American countries offered better economic opportunities for British products. 
B)  Great Britain didn't want to lose its colonies in Africa, so it opposed any independent colonies in Latin America. 
C)  Great Britain hoped to re-colonize most of the Latin American nations once the Spanish and Portuguese were kicked out. 
D)  Great Britain had learned that colonial wars were expensive and impossible to win. 
E)  Great Britain respected Latin American nations' rights. 
A)  Independent Latin American countries offered better economic opportunities for British products. 
B)  Great Britain didn't want to lose its colonies in Africa, so it opposed any independent colonies in Latin America. 
C)  Great Britain hoped to re-colonize most of the Latin American nations once the Spanish and Portuguese were kicked out. 
D)  Great Britain had learned that colonial wars were expensive and impossible to win. 
E)  Great Britain respected Latin American nations' rights.

Question 16

John Marshall was extremely influential in interpreting ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the role of the presidency 
B)  the extent of executive privilege 
C)  the Constitution 
D)  Congress' role in national politics 
E)  the role of political parties 
A)  the role of the presidency 
B)  the extent of executive privilege 
C)  the Constitution 
D)  Congress' role in national politics 
E)  the role of political parties

Question 17

McCulloch v.Maryland involved questions regarding ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the national bank 
B)  internal improvements 
C)  the role of the U.S. Congress 
D)  the chartering of private corporations 
E)  timber rights 
A)  the national bank 
B)  internal improvements 
C)  the role of the U.S. Congress 
D)  the chartering of private corporations 
E)  timber rights

Question 18

Why did interest in national politics wane in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many people began to believe that all politicians, especially those far removed from their constituency, were corrupt. 
B)  Most people were focused on state politics because of a rise in political parties and internal strife. 
C)  Many people were distracted by the changes in the Supreme Court and paid less attention to national politics. 
D)  A period of satisfaction with events followed the War of 1812. 
E)  Many people still distrusted a strong central government and therefore wanted to develop their state governments rather than the federal one. 
A)  Many people began to believe that all politicians, especially those far removed from their constituency, were corrupt. 
B)  Most people were focused on state politics because of a rise in political parties and internal strife. 
C)  Many people were distracted by the changes in the Supreme Court and paid less attention to national politics. 
D)  A period of satisfaction with events followed the War of 1812. 
E)  Many people still distrusted a strong central government and therefore wanted to develop their state governments rather than the federal one.

Question 19

The foreign policy initiative calling for an end to all European colonization efforts in the Western Hemisphere was known as the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Monroe Doctrine 
B)  Adams-Onís Agreement 
C)  Continental Treaty 1818 
D)  Webster-Ashburton Treaty 
E)  American System 
A)  Monroe Doctrine 
B)  Adams-Onís Agreement 
C)  Continental Treaty 1818 
D)  Webster-Ashburton Treaty 
E)  American System

Question 20

The last resistance of Indians to white settlement in the Old Northwest came in 1831-1832 under Chief ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tecumseh 
B)  Sitting Bull 
C)  Osceola 
D)  Black Hawk 
E)  Rain-in-Face 
A)  Tecumseh 
B)  Sitting Bull 
C)  Osceola 
D)  Black Hawk 
E)  Rain-in-Face

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

What did Native Americans and African Americans have in common in the early nineteenth century?

The most spectacular engineering achievement of the young United States was the ________.

How did the transportation revolution contribute to the development of a national market economy in the United States between 1810 and 1840?

How are expansion and migration after 1812 in the U.S.related?

How was Monroe's statement in his first inaugural address that "no country was ever happier with respect to its domain" contradicted by subsequent events?

By the mid-1820s,the Cherokee had each of the following EXCEPT ________.

The first goal of expansionists in the United States after 1815 was to ________.

Which of the following forms of transportation predominated before the 1820s and 1830s?

How did the Missouri Compromise impact the future of North-South relations in the U.S.?

Why did the Era of Good Feeling end?

When President James Madison talked about the need for "internal improvements," he was referring to ________.

How did Native Americans of the trans-Appalachian West respond to encroachment by Anglo Americans?

How did John Marshall influence the United States?

Why didn't Great Britain support the rest of the European continent in their Latin American policies?

John Marshall was extremely influential in interpreting ________.

McCulloch v.Maryland involved questions regarding ________.

Why did interest in national politics wane in the early nineteenth century?

The foreign policy initiative calling for an end to all European colonization efforts in the Western Hemisphere was known as the ________.

The last resistance of Indians to white settlement in the Old Northwest came in 1831-1832 under Chief ________.

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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Exam 9: Nation Building and Nationalism

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

What did Native Americans and African Americans have in common in the early nineteenth century?

The most spectacular engineering achievement of the young United States was the ________.

How did the transportation revolution contribute to the development of a national market economy in the United States between 1810 and 1840?

How are expansion and migration after 1812 in the U.S.related?

How was Monroe's statement in his first inaugural address that "no country was ever happier with respect to its domain" contradicted by subsequent events?

By the mid-1820s,the Cherokee had each of the following EXCEPT ________.

The first goal of expansionists in the United States after 1815 was to ________.

Which of the following forms of transportation predominated before the 1820s and 1830s?

How did the Missouri Compromise impact the future of North-South relations in the U.S.?

Why did the Era of Good Feeling end?

When President James Madison talked about the need for "internal improvements," he was referring to ________.

How did Native Americans of the trans-Appalachian West respond to encroachment by Anglo Americans?

How did John Marshall influence the United States?

Why didn't Great Britain support the rest of the European continent in their Latin American policies?

John Marshall was extremely influential in interpreting ________.

McCulloch v.Maryland involved questions regarding ________.

Why did interest in national politics wane in the early nineteenth century?

The foreign policy initiative calling for an end to all European colonization efforts in the Western Hemisphere was known as the ________.

The last resistance of Indians to white settlement in the Old Northwest came in 1831-1832 under Chief ________.

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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