Question 1

The American Revolution resulted in

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A)  a loss of British military assistance, governmental expertise, judicial assistance and public funding for wars. 
B)  greatly expanded rights for wage workers and indentured servants. 
C)  significant change with respect to market behaviors, ownership of property and individual freedom. 
D)  a dramatic change in laws and the ownership of property. 
A)  a loss of British military assistance, governmental expertise, judicial assistance and public funding for wars. 
B)  greatly expanded rights for wage workers and indentured servants. 
C)  significant change with respect to market behaviors, ownership of property and individual freedom. 
D)  a dramatic change in laws and the ownership of property. A

Question 2

Speculation in the sale of public lands

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A)  did not occur. 
B)  placed land in the hands of capitalists at a price that was not competitive. 
C)  proved to be a necessary evil in transferring land from public to private ownership. 
D)  was caused by squatters. 
A)  did not occur. 
B)  placed land in the hands of capitalists at a price that was not competitive. 
C)  proved to be a necessary evil in transferring land from public to private ownership. 
D)  was caused by squatters. C

Question 3

Western expansion contributed to U.S. growth and development of the economy by

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A)  privately mobilizing idle natural resources and land. 
B)  placing land in the hands of the public, with no private rights. 
C)  having government officials set land prices. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  privately mobilizing idle natural resources and land. 
B)  placing land in the hands of the public, with no private rights. 
C)  having government officials set land prices. 
D)  all of the above. A

Question 4

Hughes and Cain (2011)suggest that once we understand what was unleashed in 1763,it is clear ?that British policy was doomed and that,for economic reasons,the American Revolution was inevitable.Discuss this contention,including a discussion of British land policy,trade policy,?money policy,tax policy and other policies that may have helped make revolution inevitable.

Accepted Answer

The contention put forth by Hughes and C

Question 5

Regarding the issue of slavery,the Constitution

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A)  denounced it as being inconsistent with the rights of man and called for its eventual elimination, though it did not specify clearly how or when this was to be done. 
B)  gave slavery legitimacy and support. 
C)  made no mention of slavery, with the hope, apparently, that the individual states would deal with it if they saw it as a problem. 
D)  required that the slave trade be immediately banned with all slavery to be abandoned in twenty years. 
A)  denounced it as being inconsistent with the rights of man and called for its eventual elimination, though it did not specify clearly how or when this was to be done. 
B)  gave slavery legitimacy and support. 
C)  made no mention of slavery, with the hope, apparently, that the individual states would deal with it if they saw it as a problem. 
D)  required that the slave trade be immediately banned with all slavery to be abandoned in twenty years.

Question 6

Provision was made for squatters' rights in the 1785 Northwest Ordinance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Federal Constitution,like the laws under English rule,permitted the U.S. government to

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A)  impose taxes to pay for government services and national defense. 
B)  regulate commerce with other countries. 
C)  create money and regulate its value. 
D)  do all of the above. 
A)  impose taxes to pay for government services and national defense. 
B)  regulate commerce with other countries. 
C)  create money and regulate its value. 
D)  do all of the above.

Question 8

The sale of western lands failed in its purpose because of corruption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Founding Fathers (or Founders)of the United States were

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A)  pragmatic reformers, eager to assault slavery whenever political realities permitted. 
B)  skittish abolitionists, cautiously promoting antislavery under particular circumstances. 
C)  anti-abolitionists, permitting slaves to be freed only when they would reap a great advantage from emancipation. 
D)  not concerned with slavery, because for centuries humankind failed to recognize it as a problem. 
A)  pragmatic reformers, eager to assault slavery whenever political realities permitted. 
B)  skittish abolitionists, cautiously promoting antislavery under particular circumstances. 
C)  anti-abolitionists, permitting slaves to be freed only when they would reap a great advantage from emancipation. 
D)  not concerned with slavery, because for centuries humankind failed to recognize it as a problem.

Question 10

From an economics standpoint,the Articles of Confederation did not provide for

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A)  levying taxes to support a central government. 
B)  regulating interstate commerce. 
C)  enforcing laws, because no federal judiciary was authorized. 
D)  any of the provisions mentioned above. 
A)  levying taxes to support a central government. 
B)  regulating interstate commerce. 
C)  enforcing laws, because no federal judiciary was authorized. 
D)  any of the provisions mentioned above.

Question 11

Describe the Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 and the Homestead Act of 1862.How did each encourage productive behaviors among landowners? How did each support economic growth and development?

Accepted Answer

The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the North

Question 12

Charles Beard (1935)argued that the economic self-interest of businessmen,merchants,manufacturers,bankers and investors led them to convene at the Constitutional Convention ?in the late 1770s.They believed that creating a new,or at least modified,system of laws would ?help them advance the projects in which they were interested at minimal cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Explain the upswings in land sales in 1818,1836,1854-1855.

Accepted Answer

The upswings in land sales in 1818, 1836

Question 14

What was the official policy of the British colonies toward the practice of "squatting," or freely settling and cultivating the land?

Accepted Answer

A)  Squatting was encouraged as a way to promote settlement of the land. 
B)  Colonial officials discouraged squatting because the indigenous populations legally owned land. 
C)  There was no policy toward the practice of "squatting"; it was left to the individual settlers. 
D)  The official policy opposed squatting because it did not involve a formal transfer of ownership. 
A)  Squatting was encouraged as a way to promote settlement of the land. 
B)  Colonial officials discouraged squatting because the indigenous populations legally owned land. 
C)  There was no policy toward the practice of "squatting"; it was left to the individual settlers. 
D)  The official policy opposed squatting because it did not involve a formal transfer of ownership.

Question 15

Western expansion put whites on a collision course with the indigenous people of North America.The major policy of the U.S.government was to

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A)  basically ignore them as a separate group and allow them to be naturally assimilated into American life over time. 
B)  confine them to reservations where they could practice their tribal customs, they could be completely separate from white society with no interference in their affairs, and they could continue to develop and grow their customs and norms based on traditional ways. 
C)  enslave them as a source of labor for the plantation system. 
D)  "civilize" them by replacing tribal social structures and values with those more appropriate to white society, such as individual ownership of property, competitive striving for material gain, farming activities for Native American men and housekeeping for Native American women and the replacement of native languages with English among children. 
A)  basically ignore them as a separate group and allow them to be naturally assimilated into American life over time. 
B)  confine them to reservations where they could practice their tribal customs, they could be completely separate from white society with no interference in their affairs, and they could continue to develop and grow their customs and norms based on traditional ways. 
C)  enslave them as a source of labor for the plantation system. 
D)  "civilize" them by replacing tribal social structures and values with those more appropriate to white society, such as individual ownership of property, competitive striving for material gain, farming activities for Native American men and housekeeping for Native American women and the replacement of native languages with English among children.

Question 16

Fifty-five delegates from seven states convened at the first Constitutional Convention (1787)to determine whether the central government of the new,independent country should modify its ?rules and regulations to permit more or less state sovereignty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Hughes and Cain (2011)state that the Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 were an achievement probably as great as the Constitution itself.Explain why.Was the disposal of the public lands an efficient and just process? Discuss.

Accepted Answer

The Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 wer

Question 18

Before 1815,Hughes and Cain (2011)claim,westward movement was blocked by

Accepted Answer

A)  disputed claims to western lands. 
B)  lack of government land sale surveys and offices. 
C)  hostile Indian tribes. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  disputed claims to western lands. 
B)  lack of government land sale surveys and offices. 
C)  hostile Indian tribes. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 19

One of the most important factors in U.S.economic development was the orderly and secured acquisition and private ownership of land.Describe how land was acquired and secured during ?the period of westward expansion in U.S.history.

Accepted Answer

During the period of westward expansion

Question 20

The sale of western land after 1790 was steady and strong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Westward Expansion

The American Revolution resulted in

Speculation in the sale of public lands

Western expansion contributed to U.S. growth and development of the economy by

Regarding the issue of slavery,the Constitution

Provision was made for squatters' rights in the 1785 Northwest Ordinance.

The Federal Constitution,like the laws under English rule,permitted the U.S. government to

The sale of western lands failed in its purpose because of corruption.

The Founding Fathers (or Founders)of the United States were

From an economics standpoint,the Articles of Confederation did not provide for

Describe the Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 and the Homestead Act of 1862.How did each encourage productive behaviors among landowners? How did each support economic growth and development?

Explain the upswings in land sales in 1818,1836,1854-1855.

What was the official policy of the British colonies toward the practice of "squatting," or freely settling and cultivating the land?

Western expansion put whites on a collision course with the indigenous people of North America.The major policy of the U.S.government was to

Fifty-five delegates from seven states convened at the first Constitutional Convention (1787)to determine whether the central government of the new,independent country should modify its ?rules and regulations to permit more or less state sovereignty.

Hughes and Cain (2011)state that the Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 were an achievement probably as great as the Constitution itself.Explain why.Was the disposal of the public lands an efficient and just process? Discuss.

Before 1815,Hughes and Cain (2011)claim,westward movement was blocked by

One of the most important factors in U.S.economic development was the orderly and secured acquisition and private ownership of land.Describe how land was acquired and secured during ?the period of westward expansion in U.S.history.

The sale of western land after 1790 was steady and strong.

Overseas Empire

Colonial Development

America on the Eve of Revolution

Gaining Independence

Population and Labor Force

Law and the Rise of Classical American Capitalism

Transportation, Internal Improvements, and Urbanization

Agricultural Expansion: The Conflict of Two Systems on the Land

The Debate over Slavery

The Early Industrial Sector

The Financial System and the International Economy

Economic Effects of the Civil War

Railroads and Economic Development

Post-Civil War Agriculture

Population Growth and the Atlantic Migration

Industrialization, Entrepreneurship, and Urban Growth

Big Business and Government Intervention

Financial Developments 1863–1914

The Giant Economy and Its International Relations

Labor and the Law

The Command Economy Emerges: World War I

Normalcy”: 1919–1929

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The “Prosperity” of Wartime

Before the New Frontier: The Postwar Economy

Population, Health, and Labor

Postwar Industry and Agriculture

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