Question 1

ended the War of 1812

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Ghent

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Andrew Jackson

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nullification

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spoils system

Question 2

the first 10 amendments to the Constitution

Accepted Answer

Bill of Rights

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Treaty of Ghent

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Declaration of Rights

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nullification

Question 3

not explicitly listed in the Constitution, but necessary for the government to do its job

Accepted Answer

implied powers

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enumerated powers

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spoils system

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Austin Powers

Question 4

One of the major political factions in early America

Accepted Answer

Democratic-Republicans

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indentured servant

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communists

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implied powers

Question 5

declaring a federal law invalid

Accepted Answer

nullification

Answer

Bill of Rights

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spoils system

Answer

implied powers

Question 6

rose from slavery to become a prominent leader of the antislavery movement

Accepted Answer

Frederick Douglass

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Lucretia Mott

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Andrew Jackson

Question 7

a person who agreed to work for four or more years in return for ship’s passage and basic needs

Accepted Answer

indentured servant

Answer

Andrew Jackson

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Democratic-Republican

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slave

Question 8

organized the Seneca Falls Convention, which marked the beginning of an organized women’s movement

Accepted Answer

Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Answer

Andrew Jackson

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Frederick Douglas

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Abraham Lincoln

Question 9

practice of appointing people to government jobs on the basis of party loyalty and support

Accepted Answer

spoils system

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indentured servant

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nullification

Answer

implied powers

Question 10

led his troops to a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson

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Frederick Douglass

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George Washington

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Pancho Villa

Question 11

Current scientific evidence suggests that people arrived in America between years ago.

Accepted Answer

15,000 and 30,000

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80,000 and 100,000

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5,000 and 10,000

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30,000 and 40,000

Question 12

The United States gained the Louisiana Territory by

Accepted Answer

buying it from France.

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winning it in the War of 1812.

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winning it in the Quasi-War.

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buying it from Spain.

Question 13

According to an accepted amendment to the Missouri Compromise, slavery

Accepted Answer

could expand into the Arkansas territory but not the rest of the Louisiana Purchase.

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would be allowed in a new state only if a free state entered the Union at the same time.

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could not expand into any other western territories.

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could expand into the Great Plains but not to the rest of the Louisiana Purchase.

Question 14

The leading economic activity in the United States in the early 1800s was

Accepted Answer

farming.

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textile mills.

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road and canal building.

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building railroads.

Question 15

Abolitionists argued that enslaved African Americans should be

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freed immediately.

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sent to their ancestral homelands in Africa.

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freed gradually.

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compensated for their years of service.

Question 16

The American Temperance Union advocated for the restriction of

Accepted Answer

alcohol.

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slavery.

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foreign immigration.

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woman suffrage.

Question 17

Who played a critical role in maneuvering the Missouri Compromise through the House of Representatives.

Accepted Answer

Henry Clay

Answer

Andrew Jackson

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Thomas Jefferson

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John C. Calhoun

Question 18

The Monroe Doctrine declared the

Accepted Answer

United States’s opposition to European interference in the Americas.

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United States would no longer allow the slave trade in the nation’s capital.

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United States’s decision to ban slavery in most parts of the Louisiana Territory.

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United States would no longer permit the British policy of impressment.

Question 19

Which was a primary reason for European exploration of the Americas?

Accepted Answer

searching for economic riches

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establishing an overseas slave trade

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testing new navigation technologies

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spreading the Catholic faith

Question 20

The Supreme Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison

Accepted Answer

established the precedent of judicial review.

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created a system of checks and balances.

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placed limitations on federal authority.

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secured the ratification of the Bill of Rights.

Question 21

Which of the following excerpts from Chief Justice John Marshall supports the idea of Judicial Review of laws?

Accepted Answer

Both of these

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If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each.

Answer

"the court must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case. This is of the very essence of judicial duty.”

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