Question 1

Western settlements were generally opened by people who lived in eastern seaboard cities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What factors motivated Americans to engage in a westward migration in the early nineteenth century? What type of American was more likely to move into the West?

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Question 3

The presidential administration of John Quincy Adams

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A)  was plagued by financial corruption.
B)  was noted for its inability to carry out its policies effectively.
C)  was widely popular in the South for its tariff policies.
D)  was successful in domestic policies, but had little success in foreign policies.
E)  was deeply antagonistic to the ideas behind Clay's American System.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

During the presidential campaign of 1828,

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A)  Republicans were able to effectively unite.
B)  President Adams was accused of adultery.
C)  Andrew Jackson was labeled a murderer.
D)  the major election issue was the Bank of the United States.
E)  John Quincy Adams gave a strong showing in the South.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

The Marshall Court upheld the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As a result of the War of 1812,

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A)  politicians spent less time on questions of national economic development.
B)  American banking was stabilized.
C)  America's internal transportation system proved its worthiness.
D)  American shippers experienced a financial boom.
E)  the growth of American manufacturing was stimulated.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

The experience of American banking during the War of 1812 revealed the need for

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A)  another national bank.
B)  more state banks.
C)  a reduction in gold and silver reserves.
D)  an increase in the number of bank notes in circulation.
E)  currency backed by both gold and silver.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

The presidency of James Monroe is often called the "era of __________."

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Question 9

By 1818, American steam-powered shipping

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A)  carried more cargo on the Mississippi than all other forms of river transport combined.
B)  increased the transport of manufactured goods westward.
C)  stimulated agriculture in both the West and the South.
D)  had reached as far up the Ohio River as Pittsburgh.
E)  All the answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

When Jefferson referred to a "fire bell in the night" he was talking about the issue of _______________________.

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the expans...

Question 11

On his last day in office, President James Madison influenced "internal improvements" by

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A)  supporting the idea of using federal funds to finance transportation construction.
B)  vetoing a bill that would have used federal funds to construct roads and canals.
C)  supporting federal financing of scientific and technological research into steam power.
D)  both supporting the idea of using federal funds to finance transportation construction, and vetoing a bill that would have used federal funds to construct roads and canals.
E)  both supporting the idea of using federal funds to finance transportation construction and supporting federal financing of scientific and technological research into steam power.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Shortly after becoming president, James Monroe

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A)  acted to limit the future influence of Federalists.
B)  called for an end to political parties.
C)  undertook a goodwill tour of the country.
D)  became the first president to leave the country while in office.
E)  called for increased manumissions in the South.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

The Monroe Doctrine declared that

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A)  European powers should not engage in new colonization of the American continents.
B)  the United States reserved the right to involve itself in European affairs.
C)  Cuba should come under the control of the United States.
D)  European powers should abandon all their interests in the Western Hemisphere.
E)  the United States had a "manifest destiny" to colonize North America.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

During the first decades of the nineteenth century, what role did the federal government play in "internal improvements" of transportation?

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Question 15

The representative from New York who proposed an 1819 amendment prohibiting slavery in Missouri was

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A)  Rufus King.
B)  James Tallmadge, Jr.
C)  Henry Clay.
D)  John C.Calhoun.
E)  John Jacob Astor.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 16

The increasingly traveled road between Missouri and New Mexico was called the ____________________.

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Question 17

The first American mill to carry on the processes of spinning and weaving under a single roof was located in

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A)  Boston, Massachusetts.
B)  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
C)  Newport, Rhode Island.
D)  Springfield, Massachusetts.
E)  Waltham, Massachusetts.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 18

In 1824 Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes and electoral votes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Congress responded to the Panic of 1819 by raising the tariff rates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Could the United States have enforced the Monroe Doctrine in 1823? Why or why not?

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The United States could have enforced th...

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