Question 1

The case of Gibbons v. Ogden made it clear that the federal government

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D. controlled interstate commerce.

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A. controlled transportation.

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C. controlled state governments.

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B. could create a national bank.

Question 2

What was most significant about the Louisiana Purchase?

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A. It greatly increased the size of the United States.

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C. It put the port of New Orleans under American control.

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D. It greatly increased the new nation's access to natural resources.

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B. It gave Napoleon funds he needed to wage war.

Question 3

The Monroe Doctrine made it clear that the United States would actively oppose any attempt by European powers to

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A. take control of territories in the Americas.

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D. interfere with U.S. trade.

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C. hold on to existing colonies.

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B. seize American ships.

Question 4

Why did President Adams avoid declaring war on France?

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B. He disliked the idea of American involvement in Europe.

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C. He thought war would damage the Federalists as a party.

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D. He was bitterly opposed to Hamilton, who had called for war.

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A. Like the Republicans, he was loyal to France.

Question 5

Which phrase best defines the term "manifest destiny"?

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C. Americans' belief in their right to spread across the continent

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A. what settlers were fated to endure

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B. the superiority of America's culture

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D. becoming a world power

Question 6

What was the main reason why Jefferson was opposed to a manufacturing economy?

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B. He feared that manufacturing would concentrate power.

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C. He wanted the United States to be different from Britain.

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D. He distrusted cities and merchants.

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A. He believed that farming was a better way of life.

Question 7

What was the main challenge facing the United States as the War of 1812 began?

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D. weak and unprepared military forces

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A. the number of British troops in Canada

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B. opposition in New England

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C. lack of support from France

Question 8

Who was most opposed to the tax on whiskey that Congress had imposed?

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C. farmers in the backcountry

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B. southern farmers

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D. large farmers with large distilleries

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A. small states

Question 9

What was the main benefit to the United States of the War of 1812?

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D. a new sense of pride among Americans in their country

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A. recognition of the U.S. right to neutrality

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B. settling a border between the United States and Canada

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C. an end to British impressment of American sailors

Question 10

How did Texans win their independence from Mexico?

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B. by capturing Santa Anna and forcing him to sign a treaty

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A. by winning most of the battles against Mexican troops

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D. by winning the Battle of Goliad

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C. by turning their group of volunteer fighters into an effective army

Question 11

Although they lost the war, why might Mexico have thought the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was of some benefit?

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C. The United States paid Mexico for what is now California and New Mexico.

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B. The United States allowed continued migration from Mexico.

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A. The treaty set up formal trade relations between the two countries.

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D. The treaty allowed Mexico to keep what is now Texas.

Question 12

Steam power, the growth of railroads, a free-market economy, and mass production led to a decrease in

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A. the costs of goods.

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D. leisure time.

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C. the number of farms.

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B. the wages of workers.

Question 13

Why was Santa Fe a significant town in the 1840s?

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A. It was a trading center.

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B. It was the home of many missions.

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C. It was in the center of the territory.

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D. It was where the Santa Fe Trail began.

Question 14

What was Alexander Hamilton’s main reason for insisting that all the nation’s debts must be paid in full?

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A. so the country could borrow in the future

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B. so the country would be seen as a world leader

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C. because many citizens needed the money

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D. because the nation had a moral obligation to do so

Question 15

What was Henry Clay's most important role in the election of 1824?

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C. persuading House members to vote for John Quincy Adams

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A. running as a Republican candidate

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D. promoting one of the compromises for which he was famous

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B. representing the West in the election

Question 16

President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America

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Monroe Doctrine

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sectionalism

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American System

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intervention

Question 17

Why did settlers on the Oregon Trail travel in groups?

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B. They could share their supplies and protect each other.

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D. They could travel more quickly through snow-blocked passages.

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A. They could settle larger tracts of land in Oregon.

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C. They could cross rivers more efficiently.

Question 18

What protected slaves from the worst forms of abuse?

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D. Owners feared punishment from local authorities.

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C. Owners were fearful of slave rebellions.

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A. Slave codes prohibited it.

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B. Slaves were considered to be valuable property.

Question 19

One result of the invention of the cotton gin was

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D. an increase in the demand for slave labor.

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C. a decrease in the number of enslaved workers needed.

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B. better-quality cotton.

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A. higher prices for cotton.

Question 20

The Underground Railroad was an example of

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D. civil disobedience.

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A. improvements in transportation.

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B. the cruelty of slavery.

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C. social reform.

Question 21

In what way did education in America change between 1800 and the 1850s?

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C. Most northern states set up free elementary schools.

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D. Most southern states set up free elementary schools for white children.

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B. Teachers were required to pass a licensing exam.

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A. Most states set up free elementary schools.

Question 22

The Proclamation Line of 1763 separated

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C. the area in which the British allowed white settlers to settle from that which they did not.

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B. areas where white settlers felt safe and areas where they felt endangered.

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A. the area over which Tecumseh had power from the rest of the country.

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D. the Native Americans who sided with the British and those who sided with the Americans.

Question 23

Which was the main reason young women were drawn to working in mills?

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B. They welcomed the excitement of city life.

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D. They wanted greater economic freedom.

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C. They wanted interesting careers.

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A. Mill work was easier than working on a farm.

Question 24

How did Americans find ideas for new technology?

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C. They looked to modern science.

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A. They studied ancient civilizations.

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D. They purchased them from immigrants.

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B. They hired experts from other countries.

Question 25

When the first railroads were built, what problem often occurred in transferring from one railroad line to another one?

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C. Goods had to be unloaded and reloaded.

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D. People were covered with smoke and embers.

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B. Workers damaged merchandise.

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A. Taxes made prices higher.

Question 26

How were most southern whites connected to the plantation system?

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A. Most had little direct connection because they owned small farms.

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D. Most southern whites owned large plantations.

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C. Most southern whites worked for planters.

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B. Most were connected to plantations because they rented land from them.

Question 27

The Indian Removal Act involved Native Americans giving up their land in exchange for

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A. new lands farther to the west.

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D. a permanent peace treaty and their choice of other land.

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C. the choice of living peacefully with settlers or moving.

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B. payments in money and goods.

Question 28

What do Mohandas Gandhi and Henry David Thoreau have in common?

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D. They both believed in civil disobedience.

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B. They both celebrated living a solitary life.

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A. They were both transcendentalists.

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C. They both opposed British rule.

Question 29

What was the main reason that the Trail of Tears was such a dreadful journey?

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D. The forced march took place in the winter.

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A. It was a long march.

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B. The Cherokee did not want to go.

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C. The soldiers on the march were cruel.

Question 30

The development of interchangeable parts

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A. encouraged the spread of the factory system.

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C. increased the price of manufactured goods.

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D. began with the assembly of farm machinery.

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B. caused technical problems for the military.

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