Question 1

What unintended consequence did the Embargo Act of 1807 produce?

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A)  It forced American ship builders to develop improved technology. 
B)  It increased American trade with South America. 
C)  It led to the development of a railroad connecting the cities on the eastern seaboard. 
D)  It stimulated merchants to invest their capital into domestic factories. 
E)  It persuaded the British to end their blockade. 
A)  It forced American ship builders to develop improved technology. 
B)  It increased American trade with South America. 
C)  It led to the development of a railroad connecting the cities on the eastern seaboard. 
D)  It stimulated merchants to invest their capital into domestic factories. 
E)  It persuaded the British to end their blockade. D

Question 2

Black Hawk was an Indian leader who led resistance in

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A)  Florida. 
B)  Illinois. 
C)  Georgia. 
D)  New York. 
E)  Michigan. 
A)  Florida. 
B)  Illinois. 
C)  Georgia. 
D)  New York. 
E)  Michigan. B

Question 3

Which conclusion did Americans not draw from the Panic of 1819?

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A)  Banks could not be trusted. 
B)  American industries had to be protected against foreign competition. 
C)  Farmers had become entrepreneurs. 
D)  Farmers had become dependent on distant markets over which they had little control. 
E)  Land speculation could be financially risky. 
A)  Banks could not be trusted. 
B)  American industries had to be protected against foreign competition. 
C)  Farmers had become entrepreneurs. 
D)  Farmers had become dependent on distant markets over which they had little control. 
E)  Land speculation could be financially risky. B

Question 4

During the antebellum period, what happened to the birthrate among native-born white women?

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A)  It declined. 
B)  It rose slightly. 
C)  It remained the same. 
D)  It rose dramatically. 
E)  none of these choices 
A)  It declined. 
B)  It rose slightly. 
C)  It remained the same. 
D)  It rose dramatically. 
E)  none of these choices

Question 5

In Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation

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A)  was a distinct political community and entitled to federal protection from Georgia's claims. 
B)  was subject to federal but not state laws. 
C)  was not protected by the Constitution. 
D)  was bound by state laws. 
E)  could sue individuals but not the state government. 
A)  was a distinct political community and entitled to federal protection from Georgia's claims. 
B)  was subject to federal but not state laws. 
C)  was not protected by the Constitution. 
D)  was bound by state laws. 
E)  could sue individuals but not the state government.

Question 6

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Mississippi River

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Question 7

What did the intense antebellum criticism of lawyers, physicians, ministers, and other professionals indicate about America?

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A)  People no longer had need for doctors. 
B)  People were becoming less religious. 
C)  Americans were inclined to question authority. 
D)  Professional schools were undergoing a crisis and needed to reform their curricula. 
E)  Professional corruption had reached new peaks. 
A)  People no longer had need for doctors. 
B)  People were becoming less religious. 
C)  Americans were inclined to question authority. 
D)  Professional schools were undergoing a crisis and needed to reform their curricula. 
E)  Professional corruption had reached new peaks.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a principle drawn from Chief Justice John Marshall's decisions on federal Indian policy?

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A)  Native Americans had a right to their land because of prolonged occupancy. 
B)  Native Americans were entitled to federal protection. 
C)  They were to be considered a domestic dependent nation. 
D)  They were, essentially, a republic within Georgia. 
E)  Native Americans were a distinct political community. 
A)  Native Americans had a right to their land because of prolonged occupancy. 
B)  Native Americans were entitled to federal protection. 
C)  They were to be considered a domestic dependent nation. 
D)  They were, essentially, a republic within Georgia. 
E)  Native Americans were a distinct political community.

Question 9

The purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was to

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A)  eliminate barriers to Indian unity. 
B)  encourage Georgia to establish Indian schools. 
C)  remove Indians from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. 
D)  move them from land needed to construct canals. 
E)  facilitate white settlement on Indian lands. 
A)  eliminate barriers to Indian unity. 
B)  encourage Georgia to establish Indian schools. 
C)  remove Indians from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. 
D)  move them from land needed to construct canals. 
E)  facilitate white settlement on Indian lands.

Question 10

The Waltham and Lowell textile mills were more advanced than the mills established by Samuel Slater because they, unlike the Slater mills, produced

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A)  yarn. 
B)  finished fabrics. 
C)  sheets of cloth. 
D)  colored cloth. 
E)  multilayered cloth. 
A)  yarn. 
B)  finished fabrics. 
C)  sheets of cloth. 
D)  colored cloth. 
E)  multilayered cloth.

Question 11

Outwork was

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A)  any employment that required you to be outside. 
B)  the process of coloring cloth. 
C)  a manufacturing system where a merchant distributed raw materials to individuals and paid them to make a finished product. 
D)  a new manufacturing process where raw materials were distributed to specific factories for production. 
E)  the new urban sanitation movement that transformed American cities in the 1830s. 
A)  any employment that required you to be outside. 
B)  the process of coloring cloth. 
C)  a manufacturing system where a merchant distributed raw materials to individuals and paid them to make a finished product. 
D)  a new manufacturing process where raw materials were distributed to specific factories for production. 
E)  the new urban sanitation movement that transformed American cities in the 1830s.

Question 12

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the typical pioneer settlers?

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A)  They migrated as families. 
B)  They craved sociability. 
C)  They sought stability and security. 
D)  They tended to cluster with people who hailed from the same region back east. 
E)  They were wild and restless individualists. 
A)  They migrated as families. 
B)  They craved sociability. 
C)  They sought stability and security. 
D)  They tended to cluster with people who hailed from the same region back east. 
E)  They were wild and restless individualists.

Question 13

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Coastal Road

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Question 14

Who founded the fur-trading post in Astoria, Oregon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meriwether Lewis 
B)  Kit Carson 
C)  John Jacob Astor 
D)  Jedediah Smith 
E)  George Stewart 
A)  Meriwether Lewis 
B)  Kit Carson 
C)  John Jacob Astor 
D)  Jedediah Smith 
E)  George Stewart

Question 15

What was the direction of the population movement that took place between 1790 and 1840?

Accepted Answer

A)  From the North to the South 
B)  From the Atlantic coast to the areas between the Appalachians and the Mississippi 
C)  From New England to California 
D)  From the Old Northwest back to New England 
E)  From the Pacific Northwest back to the Great Plains 
A)  From the North to the South 
B)  From the Atlantic coast to the areas between the Appalachians and the Mississippi 
C)  From New England to California 
D)  From the Old Northwest back to New England 
E)  From the Pacific Northwest back to the Great Plains

Question 16

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Ohio Canal

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Question 17

New England became America's first industrial region in part because it had

Accepted Answer

A)  only a few rivers to interfere with transportation. 
B)  an influx of foreign capital. 
C)  a surplus of young women to work in the mills. 
D)  a surplus of young men returning from fur trapping in the West. 
E)  a commercial economy that had been devastated by trade wars. 
A)  only a few rivers to interfere with transportation. 
B)  an influx of foreign capital. 
C)  a surplus of young women to work in the mills. 
D)  a surplus of young men returning from fur trapping in the West. 
E)  a commercial economy that had been devastated by trade wars.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is the best description of federal land policy from 1790 to 1820?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federalists encouraged sales of large blocks of land to speculators, whereas Republicans favored selling federal land in smaller tracts to less wealthy buyers. 
B)  A political consensus kept land policy above partisan or sectional politics. 
C)  Federal land policy was consistent throughout the period. 
D)  Federal land was sold off to the highest bidder, usually railroad and canal interests. 
E)  The federal government allowed the states total control over the distribution of public lands. 
A)  Federalists encouraged sales of large blocks of land to speculators, whereas Republicans favored selling federal land in smaller tracts to less wealthy buyers. 
B)  A political consensus kept land policy above partisan or sectional politics. 
C)  Federal land policy was consistent throughout the period. 
D)  Federal land was sold off to the highest bidder, usually railroad and canal interests. 
E)  The federal government allowed the states total control over the distribution of public lands.

Question 19

What impact did the Erie Canal have on New York City?

Accepted Answer

A)  It forced New York to support other canal projects. 
B)  It turned New York into the nation's largest city. 
C)  It affect New York very little since the canal was connected to Boston. 
D)  It caused New York to build a new bureaucratic structure to manage the canal. 
E)  It enabled immigrants arriving in New York to move South much quicker. 
A)  It forced New York to support other canal projects. 
B)  It turned New York into the nation's largest city. 
C)  It affect New York very little since the canal was connected to Boston. 
D)  It caused New York to build a new bureaucratic structure to manage the canal. 
E)  It enabled immigrants arriving in New York to move South much quicker.

Question 20

Which of the following was not one of the developments that took place in the United States after the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improvements in transportation 
B)  Growth of interregional trade and migration 
C)  Slowing of economic growth 
D)  Growth of towns 
E)  Massive uprooting of Native American populations 
A)  Improvements in transportation 
B)  Growth of interregional trade and migration 
C)  Slowing of economic growth 
D)  Growth of towns 
E)  Massive uprooting of Native American populations

What unintended consequence did the Embargo Act of 1807 produce?

Black Hawk was an Indian leader who led resistance in

Which conclusion did Americans not draw from the Panic of 1819?

During the antebellum period, what happened to the birthrate among native-born white women?

In Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Mississippi River

What did the intense antebellum criticism of lawyers, physicians, ministers, and other professionals indicate about America?

Which of the following is not a principle drawn from Chief Justice John Marshall's decisions on federal Indian policy?

The purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was to

The Waltham and Lowell textile mills were more advanced than the mills established by Samuel Slater because they, unlike the Slater mills, produced

Outwork was

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the typical pioneer settlers?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Coastal Road

Who founded the fur-trading post in Astoria, Oregon?

What was the direction of the population movement that took place between 1790 and 1840?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Ohio Canal

New England became America's first industrial region in part because it had

Which of the following statements is the best description of federal land policy from 1790 to 1820?

What impact did the Erie Canal have on New York City?

Which of the following was not one of the developments that took place in the United States after the War of 1812?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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Exam 9: The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

What unintended consequence did the Embargo Act of 1807 produce?

Black Hawk was an Indian leader who led resistance in

Which conclusion did Americans not draw from the Panic of 1819?

During the antebellum period, what happened to the birthrate among native-born white women?

In Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Mississippi River

What did the intense antebellum criticism of lawyers, physicians, ministers, and other professionals indicate about America?

Which of the following is not a principle drawn from Chief Justice John Marshall's decisions on federal Indian policy?

The purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was to

The Waltham and Lowell textile mills were more advanced than the mills established by Samuel Slater because they, unlike the Slater mills, produced

Outwork was

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the typical pioneer settlers?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Coastal Road

Who founded the fur-trading post in Astoria, Oregon?

What was the direction of the population movement that took place between 1790 and 1840?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Ohio Canal

New England became America's first industrial region in part because it had

Which of the following statements is the best description of federal land policy from 1790 to 1820?

What impact did the Erie Canal have on New York City?

Which of the following was not one of the developments that took place in the United States after the War of 1812?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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