Question 1

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 John C. 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 John C. Calhoun. B

Question 2

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

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cotton gin

Question 3

Thomas Jefferson believed American Indians were primitive people

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A)  who had been greatly mistreated by white Americans. 
B)  who might become civilized through exposure to white culture. 
C)  who should be completely separated from white society. 
D)  with no redemptive qualities. 
E)  who nevertheless had an education system worth emulating. 
A)  who had been greatly mistreated by white Americans. 
B)  who might become civilized through exposure to white culture. 
C)  who should be completely separated from white society. 
D)  with no redemptive qualities. 
E)  who nevertheless had an education system worth emulating. B

Question 4

Why did the War of 1812 take place? What resulted from it?

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The War of 1812 took place for several r

Question 5

Jefferson was alarmed in 1802 by the imposition of a new French policy that restricted access by American shipping vessels to the port of ________.

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The answer of Jefferson was alarmed in 1802 by the...

Question 6

In the United States during the early nineteenth century, horse racing

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A)  was bound by lines of race and class. 
B)  first became a spectator sport. 
C)  never developed wide appeal in the United States. 
D)  was considered a form of gambling and was banned in most towns. 
E)  was considered a waste of valuable horses and frowned upon. 
A)  was bound by lines of race and class. 
B)  first became a spectator sport. 
C)  never developed wide appeal in the United States. 
D)  was considered a form of gambling and was banned in most towns. 
E)  was considered a waste of valuable horses and frowned upon.

Question 7

In what ways was Thomas Jefferson's presidency a confirmation of his ideals? In what ways did it violate those ideals?

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Thomas Jefferson's presidency was a conf

Question 8

In the War of 1812, Britain turned its full military attention to America after

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A)  Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. 
B)  Napoleon's incarceration at Elba. 
C)  Napoleon's catastrophic campaign against Russia. 
D)  the American invasion of Canada. 
E)  the American raid and burning of York. 
A)  Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. 
B)  Napoleon's incarceration at Elba. 
C)  Napoleon's catastrophic campaign against Russia. 
D)  the American invasion of Canada. 
E)  the American raid and burning of York.

Question 9

The Second Great Awakening

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A)  rejected the idea of the Trinity. 
B)  was consistent with the ideas of the Enlightenment. 
C)  helped promote universalism and Unitarianism. 
D)  was confined to New England. 
E)  began as an effort by church establishments to revitalize their organizations. 
A)  rejected the idea of the Trinity. 
B)  was consistent with the ideas of the Enlightenment. 
C)  helped promote universalism and Unitarianism. 
D)  was confined to New England. 
E)  began as an effort by church establishments to revitalize their organizations.

Question 10

The first American medical school was established at

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A)  Harvard. 
B)  William and Mary. 
C)  the University of North Carolina. 
D)  the University of Pennsylvania. 
E)  Columbia. 
A)  Harvard. 
B)  William and Mary. 
C)  the University of North Carolina. 
D)  the University of Pennsylvania. 
E)  Columbia.

Question 11

Jefferson believed that Native Americans were uncivilized and innately inferior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe the importance of Marbury v. Madison in the evolution of the federal government.

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Marbury v. Madison was a landmark Suprem

Question 13

On the road to the War of 1812, most Americans regarded England as a greater violator of American neutral rights than France, because England had the stronger navy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the early nineteenth century, primary and secondary education, but not higher education, operated in close conformity to republican ideals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During his first term, President Thomas Jefferson

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A)  sought to create a tax on personal income. 
B)  restricted the sale of government lands to western settlers. 
C)  saw a doubling of the national debt. 
D)  eliminated all internal taxes. 
E)  drastically increased government spending. 
A)  sought to create a tax on personal income. 
B)  restricted the sale of government lands to western settlers. 
C)  saw a doubling of the national debt. 
D)  eliminated all internal taxes. 
E)  drastically increased government spending.

Question 16

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

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The Second Great Awakening in American s

Question 17

What was the significance of Eli Whitney to the development of the American economy during the first decades of the nineteenth century?

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Eli Whitney was a pivotal figure in the

Question 18

When President Jefferson spoke of "loose construction," he was referring to

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A)  interpretation of the Constitution. 
B)  the USS Constitution and its hull form. 
C)  an early method of earthwork fortifications. 
D)  a medical theory compatible with the "humors" theory. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  interpretation of the Constitution. 
B)  the USS Constitution and its hull form. 
C)  an early method of earthwork fortifications. 
D)  a medical theory compatible with the "humors" theory. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 19

The Second Great Awakening helped spread all of the following denominations EXCEPT the

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A)  Baptists. 
B)  Unitarians. 
C)  Presbyterians. 
D)  Methodists. 
E)  Baptists and Unitarians. 
A)  Baptists. 
B)  Unitarians. 
C)  Presbyterians. 
D)  Methodists. 
E)  Baptists and Unitarians.

Question 20

In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans

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A)  took place weeks after the war had officially ended. 
B)  saw inexperienced British troops face battle-hardened American forces. 
C)  resulted in hundreds of American deaths. 
D)  saw the British lay siege to the city for nearly a month. 
E)  gave the British control of the Mississippi River. 
A)  took place weeks after the war had officially ended. 
B)  saw inexperienced British troops face battle-hardened American forces. 
C)  resulted in hundreds of American deaths. 
D)  saw the British lay siege to the city for nearly a month. 
E)  gave the British control of the Mississippi River.

Exam 7: The Jeffersonian Era

The desire by American southerners to acquire Florida

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

Thomas Jefferson believed American Indians were primitive people

Why did the War of 1812 take place? What resulted from it?

Jefferson was alarmed in 1802 by the imposition of a new French policy that restricted access by American shipping vessels to the port of ________.

In the United States during the early nineteenth century, horse racing

In what ways was Thomas Jefferson's presidency a confirmation of his ideals? In what ways did it violate those ideals?

In the War of 1812, Britain turned its full military attention to America after

The Second Great Awakening

The first American medical school was established at

Jefferson believed that Native Americans were uncivilized and innately inferior.

Describe the importance of Marbury v. Madison in the evolution of the federal government.

On the road to the War of 1812, most Americans regarded England as a greater violator of American neutral rights than France, because England had the stronger navy.

In the early nineteenth century, primary and secondary education, but not higher education, operated in close conformity to republican ideals.

During his first term, President Thomas Jefferson

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

What was the significance of Eli Whitney to the development of the American economy during the first decades of the nineteenth century?

When President Jefferson spoke of "loose construction," he was referring to

The Second Great Awakening helped spread all of the following denominations EXCEPT the

In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans

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

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