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Question
When did the momentum of technological change in American industry began to accelerate most?A) in the 1780s
B) in the 1790s
C) in the 1810s
D) in the 1820s
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Assess the successes and failures of the United States in the War of 1812, both in diplomacy and on the battlefield.
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Who was chosen president in 1824 by the House of Representatives when no candidate received a majority of votes in the Electoral College?
A) James Monroe
B) Andrew Jackson
C) John Quincy Adams
D) James Madison
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The essential question involved in the Missouri Compromise was whether or not Missouri would __________.
A) be allowed to import slaves from abroad
B) include present-day Kansas in its boundaries
C) come into the Union as a free or slave state
D) be forced to pay its share of the cost of the Louisiana Purchase
Q:
Which of the following best characterizes Martin Van Buren?
A) He was a stoic and staunch advocate for Southern planters.
B) He was a gregarious New Yorker who avoided partisanship.
C) He served brilliantly under President Monroe as Secretary of State.
D) A senator from Kentucky, he found ways to connect Northerners and Southerners on western issues.
Q:
Who consistently favored low prices and easy credit for western land?
A) settlers
B) manufacturers
C) craftsmen
D) merchants
Q:
Western opinion on public land policy in the early nineteenth century generally favored which of the following?
A) increasing the price and the minimum size offered for sale
B) reducing the price, but increasing the minimum size offered for sale
C) reducing the price and the minimum size offered for sale
D) increasing the price, but reducing the minimum size offered for sale
Q:
How did the Bank of the United States influence the economy in 1819?
A) Its high interest rates prevented an overheating of the economy.
B) The bank's low interest rates encouraged borrowing and economic growth in the nation's centers for real estate speculation.
C) Its mandate to pay of the nation's debt meant that it had a deflationary and depressing effect on the economy.
D) Its generous issue of notes made it hard for the bank to withstand runs, further spreading the economic depression.
Q:
What defined the "Era of Good Feelings"?
A) the absence of organized political parties opposing each other
B) the return to the political and economic philosophy of Jefferson
C) the exceptionally strong leadership by Monroe as head of his party
D) the absence of any divisive political and economic issues
Q:
Which of the following accurately assesses the larger significance of the Monroe Doctrine?
A) It provided Latin American nations with the signal of support they needed for independence.
B) It further cemented the nation's lack of interest in international commerce.
C) It was received with much amusement in Europe and had virtually no impact on international affairs.
D) It marked another high point in the nation's independence from European political traditions and entanglements.
Q:
The Transcontinental Treaty of 1819 __________.
A) gave the United States claim to the entire Texas area
B) settled American boundary disputes with Canada
C) established joint occupation of the Oregon country
D) transferred Florida to the United States for $5 million and settled the boundary of the Louisiana territory to the Pacific
Q:
The Treaty of Ghent (1814) ending the War of 1812 __________.
A) required the British to stop the impressment of seamen
B) simply reestablished the status quo from before the war
C) clearly defined the rights of neutral nations
D) was merely a temporary halt in the ongoing violent conflicts between the British and the American.
Q:
Which statement regarding the American navy's seven modern frigates?
A) They could not pretend to challenge British command of the seas.
B) They were an insurmountable obstacle to the overtaxed British navy.
C) They were poorly built and failed miserably in combat.
D) They were marvels of engineering but suffered under incompetent crews.
Q:
What was one of the major reasons for American entry in the War of 1812?
A) American belief that the Spanish were inspiring Native American resistance to American expansion
B) French attacks on American shipping
C) American belief that the French were inspiring Native American resistance to American expansion
D) American belief that the British were inspiring Native American resistance to American expansion
Q:
President Madison did not reapply the non-intercourse policy to France __________.
A) even though his cabinet members strongly urged him to do so
B) because Napoleon had kept his word and no longer interfered with American shipping
C) even though Napoleon defied Macon's Bill No. 2 while publicly accepting it
D) because he had pledged to do so during his election campaign
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What explains Jefferson's long-lasting popularity?
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How did Thomas Jefferson build his political capital?
A) He promised different congressional districts federal funding for their pet projects.
B) He accumulated dirty secrets on congressmen and blackmailed them when necessary.
C) He appealed to voters directly to contact their congressmen, thereby putting political pressure on his opponents.
D) He got to know every congressman personally and worked his charm on them.
Q:
Which industry benefitted particularly from the Napoleonic Wars?
A) the cotton trade
B) road construction
C) shipbuilding
D) the import business
Q:
Which of the following can be considered Jefferson's biggest weakness as a president?
A) his unwillingness to build a real navy
B) his lack of communication with Congress
C) his small-minded attitude and provincialism
D) his deliberate sabotage of the National Bank
Q:
How successful was Jefferson as president by 1805?
A) He seemed to have led his fellow Americans into a golden age.
B) He was very successful in all areas except domestic policy.
C) He had one of the most disastrous first terms ever completed by a president who was reelected.
D) He was very successful in all areas except foreign policy.
Q:
"The Pretension that the American Flag should protect every Individual sailing under it is too extravagant to require any serious Refutation." What prompted a British foreign secretary to make this statement?
A) Congress had announced U.S. opposition to Britain's role in the international slave trade.
B) Madison had protested the British practice of impressment.
C) The Supreme Court had declared that the Bill of Rights applied to American vessels.
D) Caribbean and Florida pirates claimed U.S. protection against British prosecutors.
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In addition to the Lewis and Clark expedition, Jefferson dispatched __________ to explore the upper Mississippi Valley and the Colorado region.
A) Zebulon Pike
B) Thomas Freeman
C) Francis Parkman
D) Daniel Boone
Q:
In the end, Jefferson justified the purchase of Louisiana by __________.
A) reminding the country of the dangers presented by foreigners in North America
B) appealing to the "manifest destiny" of the United States to expand westward to the Pacific
C) amending the Constitution specifically to allow the addition of new territories
D) bowing to "the good sense of the country," which seemed to demand the acquisition despite constitutional difficulties
Q:
Thomas Jefferson was politically __________.
A) nonpartisan
B) inept
C) astute
D) antagonistic
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Which of the following best assesses Jefferson's policy against Barbary pirates?
A) With his successful navy campaign against them, he established the United States as a leading military power.
B) His decision not to challenge the practice of bribe payments was widely judged as an illustration of his spinelessness.
C) His unsuccessful effort to overwhelm the pirates in a naval war nonetheless became a source of fame and pride for American sailors.
D) His intricate diplomacy solved an issue that Europeans had long found intractable.
Q:
A direct consequence of the election of 1800 was the constitutional amendment stipulating __________.
A) a single electoral college ballot in which the candidate with the most votes became president and the runner-up became vice president
B) the organization of political parties
C) separate electoral college ballots for president and vice president
D) qualifications of those who could vote for presidential electors
Q:
In the election of 1800, __________.
A) Jefferson's vice presidential running mate was George Clinton
B) Jefferson was finally chosen president by the House of Representatives
C) Adams and Jefferson received the same number of electoral votes
D) Jefferson was finally chosen president by the Senate
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Which of the following best assesses trade conditions for the United States under the Articles of Confederation?
A) Reduced access to British markets and cheap British imports caused a gaping trade deficit.
B) Freed from imperial trade restrictions, commerce with European nations restored prosperity after the war.
C) The new trade agreements with France could not make up for the loss of access to British goods.
D) American merchants made up for the loss of British markets for their raw materials by marketing American crops aggressively in the Mediterranean.
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How did foreign affairs shape the domestic political divisions during the Adams presidency? Explain.
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When the French indicated a willingness to reopen the negotiations that had been disrupted by the XYZ Affair, President Adams responded by __________.
A) demanding conquest of the remaining Spanish colonies in North and South America
B) pursuing a policy of international peace, despite Federalist demands for war
C) playing upon French fears by discussing an alliance with England
D) disregarding the French overtures because the Federalists had turned American hostility toward the French against the Republicans also
Q:
According to the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves, a law of Congress could be declared unconstitutional by which of the following?
A) the president
B) constitutional conventions in two-thirds of the states
C) one-third of the states acting in common
D) any individual state