Question 1

During the Second Great Awakening,the Indian revivalist Handsome Lake called for

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A)  the adoption by Indian tribes of white American culture. 
B)  an armed Indian rebellion against white American society. 
C)  the United States to live up to its broken treaties with Indian tribes. 
D)  the return of lands taken from Indian tribes by the United States. 
E)  the restoration of traditional Indian culture. 
A)  the adoption by Indian tribes of white American culture. 
B)  an armed Indian rebellion against white American society. 
C)  the United States to live up to its broken treaties with Indian tribes. 
D)  the return of lands taken from Indian tribes by the United States. 
E)  the restoration of traditional Indian culture.

Question 2

At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend,in 1814,Andrew Jackson

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A)  was seriously wounded. 
B)  viciously broke the resistance of the Creek. 
C)  captured the city of New Orleans. 
D)  defeated the Spanish at Pensacola. 
E)  turned back the British invasion from the Southwest. 
A)  was seriously wounded. 
B)  viciously broke the resistance of the Creek. 
C)  captured the city of New Orleans. 
D)  defeated the Spanish at Pensacola. 
E)  turned back the British invasion from the Southwest.

Question 3

The Essex Junto was composed of extreme ________ of New England.

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The answer of The Essex Junto was composed of extreme...

Question 4

By the time of the War of 1812,the Federalist Party was the minority party nationally,but it was still the majority party in New England.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Eli Whitney's ________ revolutionized the American South's economy.

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The answer of Eli Whitney's ________ revolutionized the American South's...

Question 6

Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States in part because

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A)  the British had threatened to invade the territory. 
B)  he wanted full control of the port of New Orleans in exchange. 
C)  he needed the United States to contribute military forces on the continent in his war against Britain. 
D)  the French army on the American continent had been decimated by disease. 
E)  he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitation. 
A)  the British had threatened to invade the territory. 
B)  he wanted full control of the port of New Orleans in exchange. 
C)  he needed the United States to contribute military forces on the continent in his war against Britain. 
D)  the French army on the American continent had been decimated by disease. 
E)  he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitation.

Question 7

When Thomas Jefferson received the treaty for the Louisiana Purchase,he

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A)  felt his government had been asked to pay too much for it. 
B)  was unsure of his constitutional authority to accept it. 
C)  assumed the French would not honor its terms. 
D)  insisted on numerous revisions before accepting it. 
E)  angrily fired Livingston and Monroe for insubordination. 
A)  felt his government had been asked to pay too much for it. 
B)  was unsure of his constitutional authority to accept it. 
C)  assumed the French would not honor its terms. 
D)  insisted on numerous revisions before accepting it. 
E)  angrily fired Livingston and Monroe for insubordination.

Question 8

The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v.Madison (1803)

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A)  stated that Congress had the authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court. 
B)  stated that the states had the power to nullify an act of Congress with the support of the Court. 
C)  ordered Secretary of State Madison to deliver Marbury his commission. 
D)  stated that Congress had no authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court, and that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an act of Congress. 
E)  stated that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an act of Congress, and ordered Secretary of State Madison to deliver Marbury his commission. 
A)  stated that Congress had the authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court. 
B)  stated that the states had the power to nullify an act of Congress with the support of the Court. 
C)  ordered Secretary of State Madison to deliver Marbury his commission. 
D)  stated that Congress had no authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court, and that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an act of Congress. 
E)  stated that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an act of Congress, and ordered Secretary of State Madison to deliver Marbury his commission.

Question 9

The desire by American southerners to acquire Florida

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A)  led to war between the United States and Spain in 1812. 
B)  was partly motivated by the number of runaway slaves who escaped there. 
C)  was intended to reduce the presence of the British in America. 
D)  was unfulfilled until the 1830s. 
E)  was fervently attacked by leaders such as Henry Clay and JohnC. Calhoun. 
A)  led to war between the United States and Spain in 1812. 
B)  was partly motivated by the number of runaway slaves who escaped there. 
C)  was intended to reduce the presence of the British in America. 
D)  was unfulfilled until the 1830s. 
E)  was fervently attacked by leaders such as Henry Clay and JohnC. Calhoun.

Question 10

The explorations of Zebulon Pike

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A)  included Pike's successful climb to the top of the peak that now bears his name. 
B)  ended with his death at the hands of Choctaw Indians. 
C)  convinced President Jefferson to form reservations for Indians. 
D)  convinced many Americans that the land between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains was undesirable. 
E)  were hampered by Pike's old age and infirm health. 
A)  included Pike's successful climb to the top of the peak that now bears his name. 
B)  ended with his death at the hands of Choctaw Indians. 
C)  convinced President Jefferson to form reservations for Indians. 
D)  convinced many Americans that the land between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains was undesirable. 
E)  were hampered by Pike's old age and infirm health.

Question 11

Congressmen who were labeled "war hawks" were almost exclusively Federalists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The War of 1812 was caused by conflicts on the Atlantic Ocean and in the American West.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What were the decisions made and actions taken by Thomas Jefferson,during his administration,that most significantly changed the role of the presidency in American politics?

Accepted Answer

During his administration, Thomas Jeffer

Question 14

What historical events and ideas disturbed church establishments and prompted the Second Great Awakening in American society?

Accepted Answer

The Second Great Awakening in American s

Question 15

In 1811,General William Henry Harrison defeated Native Americans at the Battle of ________.

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The answer of In 1811,General William Henry Harrison defeated Native...

Question 16

What historical events exposed the instability and weakness of the American federal government during its first thirty years of existence? How was the authority of the government strengthened?

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Several historical events exposed the in

Question 17

The Lewis and Clark expedition

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A)  was first planned after the Louisiana Purchase was made. 
B)  was assisted by the guide Sacajawea. 
C)  was led by two men who had little experience with Indians. 
D)  saw both leaders die before the expedition was complete. 
E)  never made it to the Pacific Coast. 
A)  was first planned after the Louisiana Purchase was made. 
B)  was assisted by the guide Sacajawea. 
C)  was led by two men who had little experience with Indians. 
D)  saw both leaders die before the expedition was complete. 
E)  never made it to the Pacific Coast.

Question 18

The Lewis and Clark expedition was aided by the Indian woman ________.

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The answer of The Lewis and Clark expedition was aided...

Question 19

Eli Whitney is a major figure in American technology for introducing the

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A)  concept of interchangeable parts. 
B)  first modern factory. 
C)  steam engine. 
D)  mechanized assembly line. 
E)  steel plow. 
A)  concept of interchangeable parts. 
B)  first modern factory. 
C)  steam engine. 
D)  mechanized assembly line. 
E)  steel plow.

Question 20

The first American medical school was the ________.

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University

Exam 7: The Jeffersonian Era

During the Second Great Awakening,the Indian revivalist Handsome Lake called for

At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend,in 1814,Andrew Jackson

The Essex Junto was composed of extreme ________ of New England.

By the time of the War of 1812,the Federalist Party was the minority party nationally,but it was still the majority party in New England.

Eli Whitney's ________ revolutionized the American South's economy.

Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States in part because

When Thomas Jefferson received the treaty for the Louisiana Purchase,he

The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v.Madison (1803)

The desire by American southerners to acquire Florida

The explorations of Zebulon Pike

Congressmen who were labeled "war hawks" were almost exclusively Federalists.

The War of 1812 was caused by conflicts on the Atlantic Ocean and in the American West.

What were the decisions made and actions taken by Thomas Jefferson,during his administration,that most significantly changed the role of the presidency in American politics?

What historical events and ideas disturbed church establishments and prompted the Second Great Awakening in American society?

In 1811,General William Henry Harrison defeated Native Americans at the Battle of ________.

What historical events exposed the instability and weakness of the American federal government during its first thirty years of existence? How was the authority of the government strengthened?

The Lewis and Clark expedition

The Lewis and Clark expedition was aided by the Indian woman ________.

Eli Whitney is a major figure in American technology for introducing the

The first American medical school was the ________.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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