Question 1

One of the principal effects of the Monroe Doctrine was to

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A)  give the United States a sense of responsibility for international affairs. 
B)  establish one of the central fixed principles of American foreign policy. 
C)  establish closer relations between the United States and Latin America. 
D)  contribute to the American illusion of isolation from world affairs. 
E)  provide an effective check against any new European imperialism in the Americas. 
A)  give the United States a sense of responsibility for international affairs. 
B)  establish one of the central fixed principles of American foreign policy. 
C)  establish closer relations between the United States and Latin America. 
D)  contribute to the American illusion of isolation from world affairs. 
E)  provide an effective check against any new European imperialism in the Americas.

Question 2

Why do you think Henry Clay´s economic program of a strong banking system,high tariff,and federally funded internal improvements came to be known as the "American System"? What was Clay´s grand vision? How politically successful was his agenda?

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Henry Clay's economic program of a stron

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of Plattsburgh

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The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as

Question 4

Was the disappearance of the Federalist Party due more to its ideas and policies becoming outmoded,or to the takeover by the Jeffersonian Republicans of some of the Federalists' most important principles? Explain.

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The disappearance of the Federalist Part

Question 5

With the Missouri Compromise,

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A)  slavery began its inevitable decline. 
B)  Missouri entered the Union as a free state. 
C)  Maine entered the Union as a slave state. 
D)  the issue of slavery expansion was effectively resolved. 
E)  the hidden wounds from the Constitutional Convention regarding slavery reemerged. 
A)  slavery began its inevitable decline. 
B)  Missouri entered the Union as a free state. 
C)  Maine entered the Union as a slave state. 
D)  the issue of slavery expansion was effectively resolved. 
E)  the hidden wounds from the Constitutional Convention regarding slavery reemerged.

Question 6

With the demise of the Federalist party,

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A)  the Republicans established their one-party rule. 
B)  the Whig party began to emerge in its place. 
C)  the supporters of a strong national government were left without a political home. 
D)  the widespread abandonment of organized political parties for a short time. 
E)  the "Virginia dynasty" of presidents was over. 
A)  the Republicans established their one-party rule. 
B)  the Whig party began to emerge in its place. 
C)  the supporters of a strong national government were left without a political home. 
D)  the widespread abandonment of organized political parties for a short time. 
E)  the "Virginia dynasty" of presidents was over.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fletcher v.Peck

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Fletcher v. Peck was a landmark case in

Question 8

With the panic of 1819,Americans experienced their first national financial panic in decades.Explain the causes and consequences of this brutal economic contraction.

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The panic of 1819 was caused by a combin

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James Monroe

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James Monroe was the fifth President of

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Andrew Jackson

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Andrew Jackson was the seventh President

Question 11

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)  Baltimore. 
E)  New Orleans. 
A)  Mackinac. 
B)  Plattsburgh. 
C)  the Thames. 
D)  Baltimore. 
E)  New Orleans.

Question 12

In interpreting the Constitution,John Marshall

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A)  favored "loose construction." 
B)  supported "strict construction." 
C)  tried to determine the Founders' original intent. 
D)  endorsed Jefferson's "compact theory." 
E)  was reluctant to intrude the Supreme Court into politics. 
A)  favored "loose construction." 
B)  supported "strict construction." 
C)  tried to determine the Founders' original intent. 
D)  endorsed Jefferson's "compact theory." 
E)  was reluctant to intrude the Supreme Court into politics.

Question 13

The ill-fated American invasion of Canada was comprised of a

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A)  full-scale naval assault on Newfoundland. 
B)  major land assault on Fort Michilimackinac. 
C)  three-pronged invasion launched from Detroit, Niagara, and Lake Champlain. 
D)  coordinated naval and army attack on the strategic hub of Montreal. 
E)  two-pronged invasion launched from New Orleans and New York. 
A)  full-scale naval assault on Newfoundland. 
B)  major land assault on Fort Michilimackinac. 
C)  three-pronged invasion launched from Detroit, Niagara, and Lake Champlain. 
D)  coordinated naval and army attack on the strategic hub of Montreal. 
E)  two-pronged invasion launched from New Orleans and New York.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Henry Harrison

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William Henry Harrison was the ninth Pre

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-sectionalism

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Sectionalism refers to the loyalty or su

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James Fenimore Cooper

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James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851) was an

Question 17

From a global perspective,the War of 1812 was

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A)  one of the turning points of nineteenth-century history. 
B)  more important to Europeans than to Americans. 
C)  of little importance. 
D)  a major contributor to the defeat of Napoleon. 
E)  the first important check on the rising British empire. 
A)  one of the turning points of nineteenth-century history. 
B)  more important to Europeans than to Americans. 
C)  of little importance. 
D)  a major contributor to the defeat of Napoleon. 
E)  the first important check on the rising British empire.

Question 18

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 agriculture. 
E)  a homestead act offering free land to settlers. 
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 agriculture. 
E)  a homestead act offering free land to settlers.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Treaty of Ghent

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The Treaty of Ghent was a peace agreemen

Question 20

The part of the Monroe Doctrine that warned Old World powers not to establish any new colonies in the Americas was directed primarily at

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A)  Great Britain. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Prussia. 
E)  France. 
A)  Great Britain. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Prussia. 
E)  France.

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

One of the principal effects of the Monroe Doctrine was to

Why do you think Henry Clay´s economic program of a strong banking system,high tariff,and federally funded internal improvements came to be known as the "American System"? What was Clay´s grand vision? How politically successful was his agenda?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Plattsburgh

Was the disappearance of the Federalist Party due more to its ideas and policies becoming outmoded,or to the takeover by the Jeffersonian Republicans of some of the Federalists' most important principles? Explain.

With the Missouri Compromise,

With the demise of the Federalist party,

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fletcher v.Peck

With the panic of 1819,Americans experienced their first national financial panic in decades.Explain the causes and consequences of this brutal economic contraction.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James Monroe

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Andrew Jackson

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

In interpreting the Constitution,John Marshall

The ill-fated American invasion of Canada was comprised of a

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Henry Harrison

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -sectionalism

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James Fenimore Cooper

From a global perspective,the War of 1812 was

One of the West's persistent political demands was for

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Treaty of Ghent

The part of the Monroe Doctrine that warned Old World powers not to establish any new colonies in the Americas was directed primarily at

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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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