Question 1

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 2

Henry Clay's American System called for

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A)  federally funded internal improvements. 
B)  the abolition of slavery in the territories. 
C)  international free trade. 
D)  protective tariffs. 
E)  continuation of the National Bank. 
A)  federally funded internal improvements. 
B)  the abolition of slavery in the territories. 
C)  international free trade. 
D)  protective tariffs. 
E)  continuation of the National Bank.

Question 3

The British attack on Fort McHenry

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A)  resulted in another decisive British military victory. 
B)  made possible the British invasion of Washington, D.C. 
C)  inspired the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key. 
D)  produced the "Bladensburg Races." 
E)  was the decisive military turning point in the War of 1812. 
A)  resulted in another decisive British military victory. 
B)  made possible the British invasion of Washington, D.C. 
C)  inspired the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key. 
D)  produced the "Bladensburg Races." 
E)  was the decisive military turning point in the War of 1812.

Question 4

One of the West's persistent political demands was for

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A)  a strong gold-back monetary system. 
B)  a stronger Bank of the United States. 
C)  cheap money issued by unregulated banks. 
D)  federal aid to subsidize agriculture. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  a strong gold-back monetary system. 
B)  a stronger Bank of the United States. 
C)  cheap money issued by unregulated banks. 
D)  federal aid to subsidize agriculture. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 5

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 wasquickly 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 wasquickly 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 6

When moving to the Old Northwest, settlers from the North wanted to do all of the following except

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A)  pay taxes for public improvements. 
B)  build roads and canals. 
C)  embrace revivalist Baptist and Methodist denominations as their favored forms of Protestantism. 
D)  develop public education. 
E)  live in harmony with the Indians. 
A)  pay taxes for public improvements. 
B)  build roads and canals. 
C)  embrace revivalist Baptist and Methodist denominations as their favored forms of Protestantism. 
D)  develop public education. 
E)  live in harmony with the Indians.

Question 7

Select two of the following and explain what important contributions to American nationalism after the War of 1812 they made: John Marshall, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John Quincy Adams? Justify your selection.

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The answer of Select two of the following and explain...

Question 8

Chief Justice John Marshall's ruling in ____ upheld the Constitution's protection of property rights against interference by a popular state law.

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A)  McCulloch v. Maryland 
B)  Marbury v. Madison 
C)  Cohens v. Virginia 
D)  Fletcher v. Peck 
E)  Gibbons v. Ogden 
A)  McCulloch v. Maryland 
B)  Marbury v. Madison 
C)  Cohens v. Virginia 
D)  Fletcher v. Peck 
E)  Gibbons v. Ogden

Question 9

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 10

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 11

The War of 1812 was notable in the history of American warfare because

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A)  of the high level of American domestic dissent and opposition to the war. 
B)  no talented military commanders emerged. 
C)  of inadequate financing of the war. 
D)  the historically high level of Americans killed and wounded in military action. 
E)  of the nation's apathy and national disunity. 
A)  of the high level of American domestic dissent and opposition to the war. 
B)  no talented military commanders emerged. 
C)  of inadequate financing of the war. 
D)  the historically high level of Americans killed and wounded in military action. 
E)  of the nation's apathy and national disunity.

Question 12

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 13

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 14

Andrew Jackson sought to recruit free blacks to defend New Orleans by appealing to the governor of Louisiana using all of the following arguments except

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A)  free men of colour are inured to the Southern climate and would make excellent soldiers. 
B)  many of the free black men are idle and lazy and would become better workers after the war through the discipline of military service. 
C)  trusting the free black men to serve in the military will forge a strong bond between them and the interests of the country. 
D)  free men of colour enjoy equal rights and privileges with white men. 
E)  free blacks must choose up sides - either stand with the nation or stand against it. 
A)  free men of colour are inured to the Southern climate and would make excellent soldiers. 
B)  many of the free black men are idle and lazy and would become better workers after the war through the discipline of military service. 
C)  trusting the free black men to serve in the military will forge a strong bond between them and the interests of the country. 
D)  free men of colour enjoy equal rights and privileges with white men. 
E)  free blacks must choose up sides - either stand with the nation or stand against it.

Question 15

In the cases of Fletcher v.Peck and Dartmouth College v.Woodward, Chief Justice John Marshall's rulings

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A)  erected barriers against democratic attacks on property rights. 
B)  established the principle of judicial review. 
C)  demonstrated his support for states' rights. 
D)  upheld federal authority against individual rights at the federal level. 
E)  held federal regulatory laws unconstitutional if they conflicted with the U.S. Constitution. 
A)  erected barriers against democratic attacks on property rights. 
B)  established the principle of judicial review. 
C)  demonstrated his support for states' rights. 
D)  upheld federal authority against individual rights at the federal level. 
E)  held federal regulatory laws unconstitutional if they conflicted with the U.S. Constitution.

Question 16

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
​Battles and Strategic Locales in the War of 1812
  
-____ Fort McHenry

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 17

Why were the landlocked South and West so ardently in favor of a war for freedom of the seas that seacoast states in the East opposed?

Accepted Answer

The landlocked South and West were arden

Question 18

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-trainedand 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-trainedand 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 19

Perhaps the key battle of the War of 1812, because it protected the United States from full-scale invasion and possible dissolution, was the Battle of

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A)  Mackinac. 
B)  Plattsburgh. 
C)  the Thames. 
D)  Horseshoe Bend. 
E)  Fallen Timbers. 
A)  Mackinac. 
B)  Plattsburgh. 
C)  the Thames. 
D)  Horseshoe Bend. 
E)  Fallen Timbers.

Exam 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

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

Henry Clay's American System called for

The British attack on Fort McHenry

One of the West's persistent political demands was for

When the Monroe Doctrine was issued in 1823

When moving to the Old Northwest, settlers from the North wanted to do all of the following except

Select two of the following and explain what important contributions to American nationalism after the War of 1812 they made: John Marshall, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John Quincy Adams? Justify your selection.

Chief Justice John Marshall's ruling in ____ upheld the Constitution's protection of property rights against interference by a popular state law.

For Native Americans, the War of 1812 meant

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

The War of 1812 was notable in the history of American warfare because

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?

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

Andrew Jackson sought to recruit free blacks to defend New Orleans by appealing to the governor of Louisiana using all of the following arguments except

In the cases of Fletcher v.Peck and Dartmouth College v.Woodward, Chief Justice John Marshall's rulings

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​Battles and Strategic Locales in the War of 1812 -____ Fort McHenry

Why were the landlocked South and West so ardently in favor of a war for freedom of the seas that seacoast states in the East opposed?

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

Perhaps the key battle of the War of 1812, because it protected the United States from full-scale invasion and possible dissolution, was the Battle of

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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