Question 1

Which one of the following was NOT a southern staple by about 1820?

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton 
B)  rice 
C)  sugar 
D)  indigo 
E)  tobacco 
A)  cotton 
B)  rice 
C)  sugar 
D)  indigo 
E)  tobacco

Question 2

Under the ________ system,manufacturers provided raw materials to people in their own homes and then picked up the finished products for distribution.

Accepted Answer

A)  finishing-off 
B)  mass production 
C)  piece work 
D)  putting-out 
E)  cottage industry 
A)  finishing-off 
B)  mass production 
C)  piece work 
D)  putting-out 
E)  cottage industry

Question 3

Henry Clay's American system envisioned _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the triumph of the Monroe Doctrine 
B)  the end of the canal boom 
C)  rapid Indian removal 
D)  a strong federal role in the economy 
E)  the demise of slavery 
A)  the triumph of the Monroe Doctrine 
B)  the end of the canal boom 
C)  rapid Indian removal 
D)  a strong federal role in the economy 
E)  the demise of slavery

Question 4

Which of the following was not a decision of the Marshall Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gibbons v. Ogden 
B)  Dartmouth College v. Woodward 
C)  Dred Scott v. Sandford 
D)  McCulloch v. Maryland 
E)  Marbury v. Madison 
A)  Gibbons v. Ogden 
B)  Dartmouth College v. Woodward 
C)  Dred Scott v. Sandford 
D)  McCulloch v. Maryland 
E)  Marbury v. Madison

Question 5

In 1823,John Quincy Adams believed the nation should ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  form an alliance with the British 
B)  avoid involvement in European affairs 
C)  create an alliance with the newly independent Latin American nations 
D)  control the affairs of the Western Hemisphere 
E)  wrest control of New Orleans from the Spanish 
A)  form an alliance with the British 
B)  avoid involvement in European affairs 
C)  create an alliance with the newly independent Latin American nations 
D)  control the affairs of the Western Hemisphere 
E)  wrest control of New Orleans from the Spanish

Question 6

What does it mean that some Americans believed the U.S.had "continental destiny"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It meant that some Americans believed that the U.S. should control all of the North American continent. 
B)  It meant that some Americans believed that the U.S. should expand from the East coast to the West coast, controlling all the lands in between. 
C)  It meant that some Americans believed that the U.S. should support Latin American countries fighting for their independence. 
D)  It meant that some Americans believed that the U.S. should join with continental Europe to fight the British Empire. 
E)  It meant that some Americans believed that the U.S. should join with the continental European countries that opposed Latin American independence. 
A)  It meant that some Americans believed that the U.S. should control all of the North American continent. 
B)  It meant that some Americans believed that the U.S. should expand from the East coast to the West coast, controlling all the lands in between. 
C)  It meant that some Americans believed that the U.S. should support Latin American countries fighting for their independence. 
D)  It meant that some Americans believed that the U.S. should join with continental Europe to fight the British Empire. 
E)  It meant that some Americans believed that the U.S. should join with the continental European countries that opposed Latin American independence.

Question 7

Did changes in agriculture and industry in the decades following the War of 1812 constitute a real revolution,or just expansion of existing practices?

Accepted Answer

The changes in agriculture and industry

Question 8

According to the decision of Gibbons v.Ogden,which of these would regulate interstate commerce?

Accepted Answer

A)  the executive branch 
B)  Congress 
C)  the Supreme Court 
D)  the individual states 
E)  the judicial branch 
A)  the executive branch 
B)  Congress 
C)  the Supreme Court 
D)  the individual states 
E)  the judicial branch

Question 9

How did expansion affect men like John Jacob Astor?

Accepted Answer

A)  As free African Americans, men like Astor could settle in the West and make a life for themselves. 
B)  As displaced Native Americans, men like Astor could relocate in the newly acquired land of the West or Florida making a new life for themselves. 
C)  Expansion gave entrepreneurs like Astor the opportunity to create prosperous immigrant neighborhoods like Astoria, New York. 
D)  Expansion gave entrepreneurs like Astor the opportunity to create prosperous companies in the West. 
E)  Expansion gave immigrants like Astor the opportunity to work hard in an industrial mill and one day save enough money to start their own business. 
A)  As free African Americans, men like Astor could settle in the West and make a life for themselves. 
B)  As displaced Native Americans, men like Astor could relocate in the newly acquired land of the West or Florida making a new life for themselves. 
C)  Expansion gave entrepreneurs like Astor the opportunity to create prosperous immigrant neighborhoods like Astoria, New York. 
D)  Expansion gave entrepreneurs like Astor the opportunity to create prosperous companies in the West. 
E)  Expansion gave immigrants like Astor the opportunity to work hard in an industrial mill and one day save enough money to start their own business.

Question 10

Many Americans believed high tariffs would ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  enhance America's image abroad 
B)  prevent competition from foreign goods 
C)  meet the demands of American farmers 
D)  prevent political differences from arising 
E)  take money out of their own pockets 
A)  enhance America's image abroad 
B)  prevent competition from foreign goods 
C)  meet the demands of American farmers 
D)  prevent political differences from arising 
E)  take money out of their own pockets

Question 11

What evidence is there that public policies between the War of 1812 and the Age of Jackson reflected nationalism? Include examples from all three branches of government.

Accepted Answer

There is significant evidence that publi

Question 12

The ________ nation included peoples of both Native American and African origins.

Accepted Answer

A)  Algonquin 
B)  Seminole 
C)  Cherokee 
D)  Apache 
E)  Choctaw 
A)  Algonquin 
B)  Seminole 
C)  Cherokee 
D)  Apache 
E)  Choctaw

Question 13

The Adams-Onís Treaty ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  excluded Spain from the North American continent 
B)  reduced British influence in Florida 
C)  granted the Northwest Territory to the United States 
D)  weakened the Spanish position in Latin America 
E)  made Florida a U.S. territory 
A)  excluded Spain from the North American continent 
B)  reduced British influence in Florida 
C)  granted the Northwest Territory to the United States 
D)  weakened the Spanish position in Latin America 
E)  made Florida a U.S. territory

Question 14

Why did America experience rapid economic development in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  a high level of federal support 
B)  the rapid establishment of a strong manufacturing base 
C)  the nation's river network permitted economic development 
D)  the absence of international economic competition 
E)  the development of web presses for printing money 
A)  a high level of federal support 
B)  the rapid establishment of a strong manufacturing base 
C)  the nation's river network permitted economic development 
D)  the absence of international economic competition 
E)  the development of web presses for printing money

Question 15

Why did the Monroe Doctrine make little impression on European powers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were too occupied with losing their colonial power in the Americas to care about trade embargoes in the United States. 
B)  They didn't see the U.S. as a significant enough military power to feel threatened about their support of Latin American independence. 
C)  Europe, especially Britain, couldn't predict how powerful an influence the U.S. would have on independent markets in Latin America. 
D)  Communication was so poor that the European powers didn't receive news of the Monroe Doctrine until after they had given up Latin America. 
E)  Maps were so inaccurate that European powers didn't have a sense of how close the United States was to much of Latin America. 
A)  They were too occupied with losing their colonial power in the Americas to care about trade embargoes in the United States. 
B)  They didn't see the U.S. as a significant enough military power to feel threatened about their support of Latin American independence. 
C)  Europe, especially Britain, couldn't predict how powerful an influence the U.S. would have on independent markets in Latin America. 
D)  Communication was so poor that the European powers didn't receive news of the Monroe Doctrine until after they had given up Latin America. 
E)  Maps were so inaccurate that European powers didn't have a sense of how close the United States was to much of Latin America.

Question 16

Industrialization transformed women's work by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  introducing a new area of expertise 
B)  changing where women worked 
C)  transferring women's work to men 
D)  turning the household into a production center 
E)  reducing women's household duties 
A)  introducing a new area of expertise 
B)  changing where women worked 
C)  transferring women's work to men 
D)  turning the household into a production center 
E)  reducing women's household duties

Question 17

Why was James Monroe elected in both 1816 and 1820,in spite of fierce debate over the Missouri Compromise?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monroe was on the winning side in the debate. 
B)  Monroe took no part in the controversy. 
C)  Monroe changed sides rapidly during the controversy. 
D)  Monroe set out a clear agenda, and then pursued it to a successful conclusion. 
E)  The president worked behind the scenes, using proxies to achieve his goals. 
A)  Monroe was on the winning side in the debate. 
B)  Monroe took no part in the controversy. 
C)  Monroe changed sides rapidly during the controversy. 
D)  Monroe set out a clear agenda, and then pursued it to a successful conclusion. 
E)  The president worked behind the scenes, using proxies to achieve his goals.

Question 18

How did transportation affect industry and agriculture in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improved land and water transportation changed the U.S. from an agricultural to an industrial society. 
B)  Improved land and water transportation allowed the U.S. to develop more industry and create a cash crop agricultural system. 
C)  Developments in land and water transportation were slow so the U.S. remained an agricultural society with virtually no industry. 
D)  Because land transportation was so poor, water transportation caused industry and agriculture to be confined to the East coast. 
E)  Because water transportation was cheaper than land transportation, industry soon replaced agriculture in the U.S. 
A)  Improved land and water transportation changed the U.S. from an agricultural to an industrial society. 
B)  Improved land and water transportation allowed the U.S. to develop more industry and create a cash crop agricultural system. 
C)  Developments in land and water transportation were slow so the U.S. remained an agricultural society with virtually no industry. 
D)  Because land transportation was so poor, water transportation caused industry and agriculture to be confined to the East coast. 
E)  Because water transportation was cheaper than land transportation, industry soon replaced agriculture in the U.S.

Question 19

Which of the following groups was initially a primary source of labor for the textile mills?

Accepted Answer

A)  young single women 
B)  young single men 
C)  children 
D)  immigrants 
E)  African Americans 
A)  young single women 
B)  young single men 
C)  children 
D)  immigrants 
E)  African Americans

Question 20

How did the Missouri Compromise impact slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  It put a final time limit on the institution in the South. 
B)  It demonstrated that the federal government didn't care about slavery. 
C)  It ensured that slavery would remain indefinitely. 
D)  It put a final end to the slave trade if not the institution of slavery in the U.S. 
E)  It reduced the number of states where slavery was legal. 
A)  It put a final time limit on the institution in the South. 
B)  It demonstrated that the federal government didn't care about slavery. 
C)  It ensured that slavery would remain indefinitely. 
D)  It put a final end to the slave trade if not the institution of slavery in the U.S. 
E)  It reduced the number of states where slavery was legal.

Which one of the following was NOT a southern staple by about 1820?

Under the ________ system,manufacturers provided raw materials to people in their own homes and then picked up the finished products for distribution.

Henry Clay's American system envisioned _________.

Which of the following was not a decision of the Marshall Court?

In 1823,John Quincy Adams believed the nation should ________.

What does it mean that some Americans believed the U.S.had "continental destiny"?

Did changes in agriculture and industry in the decades following the War of 1812 constitute a real revolution,or just expansion of existing practices?

According to the decision of Gibbons v.Ogden,which of these would regulate interstate commerce?

How did expansion affect men like John Jacob Astor?

Many Americans believed high tariffs would ________.

What evidence is there that public policies between the War of 1812 and the Age of Jackson reflected nationalism? Include examples from all three branches of government.

The ________ nation included peoples of both Native American and African origins.

The Adams-Onís Treaty ________.

Why did America experience rapid economic development in the early nineteenth century?

Why did the Monroe Doctrine make little impression on European powers?

Industrialization transformed women's work by ________.

Why was James Monroe elected in both 1816 and 1820,in spite of fierce debate over the Missouri Compromise?

How did transportation affect industry and agriculture in the early nineteenth century?

Which of the following groups was initially a primary source of labor for the textile mills?

How did the Missouri Compromise impact slavery?

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 one of the following was NOT a southern staple by about 1820?

Under the ________ system,manufacturers provided raw materials to people in their own homes and then picked up the finished products for distribution.

Henry Clay's American system envisioned _________.

Which of the following was not a decision of the Marshall Court?

In 1823,John Quincy Adams believed the nation should ________.

What does it mean that some Americans believed the U.S.had "continental destiny"?

Did changes in agriculture and industry in the decades following the War of 1812 constitute a real revolution,or just expansion of existing practices?

According to the decision of Gibbons v.Ogden,which of these would regulate interstate commerce?

How did expansion affect men like John Jacob Astor?

Many Americans believed high tariffs would ________.

What evidence is there that public policies between the War of 1812 and the Age of Jackson reflected nationalism? Include examples from all three branches of government.

The ________ nation included peoples of both Native American and African origins.

The Adams-Onís Treaty ________.

Why did America experience rapid economic development in the early nineteenth century?

Why did the Monroe Doctrine make little impression on European powers?

Industrialization transformed women's work by ________.

Why was James Monroe elected in both 1816 and 1820,in spite of fierce debate over the Missouri Compromise?

How did transportation affect industry and agriculture in the early nineteenth century?

Which of the following groups was initially a primary source of labor for the textile mills?

How did the Missouri Compromise impact slavery?

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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