Question 1

Martin Van Buren's nickname which reflected his skill at organizing political alliances was

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A) the Organizer. 
B) the Boss. 
C) the Little Magician. 
D) the Whig Magician. 
A) the Organizer. 
B) the Boss. 
C) the Little Magician. 
D) the Whig Magician.

Question 2

The Hudson River school was distinguished by

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A) rigid attempts at representing scenes precisely as they appeared. 
B) exaggerated representations of the American landscape. 
C) its emphasis on classical techniques. 
D) representing common people engaging in everyday tasks. 
A) rigid attempts at representing scenes precisely as they appeared. 
B) exaggerated representations of the American landscape. 
C) its emphasis on classical techniques. 
D) representing common people engaging in everyday tasks.

Question 3

Before the Civil War, how did working-class men amuse themselves?

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A) They watched baseball when it was warm and football when it was cold. 
B) Most of their leisure time was spent in church or on church-related activities. 
C) Drinking was their favorite social distraction. 
D) They preferred quiet evenings at home with their families. 
A) They watched baseball when it was warm and football when it was cold. 
B) Most of their leisure time was spent in church or on church-related activities. 
C) Drinking was their favorite social distraction. 
D) They preferred quiet evenings at home with their families.

Question 4

In 1836, how did Congress react to the rising tide of abolitionism?

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A) By ending the slave trade in Washington, D.C. 
B) By banning slavery in the territories 
C) By passing a "bill of rights" for slaves 
D) By passing a gag rule forbidding Congress to address the abolition of slavery 
A) By ending the slave trade in Washington, D.C. 
B) By banning slavery in the territories 
C) By passing a "bill of rights" for slaves 
D) By passing a gag rule forbidding Congress to address the abolition of slavery

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Shoemakers' strike

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The Shoemakers' Strike refers to a labor

Question 6

Which statement best describes the cultural lives of slaves?

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A) It was virtually nonexistent, given the harsh realities of slavery. 
B) It was entirely defined by the needs of the masters. 
C) It developed entirely in America, once slaves were stripped of their African traditions. 
D) It maintained significant survivals of African traditions. 
A) It was virtually nonexistent, given the harsh realities of slavery. 
B) It was entirely defined by the needs of the masters. 
C) It developed entirely in America, once slaves were stripped of their African traditions. 
D) It maintained significant survivals of African traditions.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
William Lloyd Garrison

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William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent A

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau was an American essa

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Angelina Grimke

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Angelina Grimke was a notable American a

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essa

Question 11

What stood in the way of the nation's perceived manifest destiny?

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A) The weak American economy 
B) Religious conflict in the United States 
C) The large number of immigrants 
D) Other countries and people already owning large parts of the North American continent 
A) The weak American economy 
B) Religious conflict in the United States 
C) The large number of immigrants 
D) Other countries and people already owning large parts of the North American continent

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Second Great Awakening

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The Second Great Awakening was a Protest

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny is a term used to descr

Question 14

Nat Turner

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A) led a bloody slave revolt. 
B) established the first congregation for African American Methodists. 
C) escaped from slavery and toured the North describing his experiences. 
D) was the son of a slave mother and a white father who inherited 75 slaves. 
A) led a bloody slave revolt. 
B) established the first congregation for African American Methodists. 
C) escaped from slavery and toured the North describing his experiences. 
D) was the son of a slave mother and a white father who inherited 75 slaves.

Question 15

Ask students to analyze the goals of the American Colonization Society.

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In their answer, students should grapple

Question 16

The case of Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842)ruled that

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A) women must be paid at the same rate as men if they perform the same work. 
B) if a business went bankrupt, workers would be paid before other creditors. 
C) a state law limiting work to ten hours per day was unconstitutional. 
D) workers have a right to organize unions and to go on strike. 
A) women must be paid at the same rate as men if they perform the same work. 
B) if a business went bankrupt, workers would be paid before other creditors. 
C) a state law limiting work to ten hours per day was unconstitutional. 
D) workers have a right to organize unions and to go on strike.

Question 17

What issue did the Whigs use to attack Martin Van Buren in the election of 1840?

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A) His role in creating the Panic of 1837 
B) The Nullification Crisis 
C) They portrayed him as an aristocrat, out of touch with the common man. 
D) Van Buren's opposition to slavery 
A) His role in creating the Panic of 1837 
B) The Nullification Crisis 
C) They portrayed him as an aristocrat, out of touch with the common man. 
D) Van Buren's opposition to slavery

Question 18

Owenites

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A) criticized organized religion. 
B) shied away from radical causes. 
C) believed in work as the sole purpose of life. 
D) tried to shield themselves from modern industry like textile factories. 
A) criticized organized religion. 
B) shied away from radical causes. 
C) believed in work as the sole purpose of life. 
D) tried to shield themselves from modern industry like textile factories.

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Temperance

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Temperance is a term that historically r

Exam 12: Responses to Expansion and Change, 1828-1848

Martin Van Buren's nickname which reflected his skill at organizing political alliances was

The Hudson River school was distinguished by

Before the Civil War, how did working-class men amuse themselves?

In 1836, how did Congress react to the rising tide of abolitionism?

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Shoemakers' strike

Which statement best describes the cultural lives of slaves?

Instructions: Identify the following terms: William Lloyd Garrison

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Henry David Thoreau

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Angelina Grimke

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Ralph Waldo Emerson

What stood in the way of the nation's perceived manifest destiny?

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Second Great Awakening

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Manifest Destiny

Nat Turner

Ask students to analyze the goals of the American Colonization Society.

The case of Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842)ruled that

What issue did the Whigs use to attack Martin Van Buren in the election of 1840?

Owenites

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Temperance

Making a New World, to 1588

A Continent on the Move, 1400-1725

Founding the English Mainland Colonies, 1585-1732

The English Colonies in the Eighteenth Century, 1689-1763

Deciding Where Loyalties Lie, 1763-1776

Re-Creating America: Independence and a New Nation

Competing Visions of the Virtuous Republic, 1770-1796

The Early Republic, 1796-1804

Increasing Conflict and War, 1805-1815

The Rise of a New Nation, 1815-1836

Modernization and Expansion, 1828-1848

Sectional Conflict and Shattered Union, 1840-1860

A Violent Choice: Civil War, 1861-1865

Reconstruction: High Hopes and Shattered Dreams, 1865

The Nation Industrializes, 1865-1900

Life in the Gilded Age, 1865-1900

Politics and Foreign Relations in a Rapidly Changing Nation, 1865-1902

The Progressive Era, 1900-1917

The United States in a World at War, 1913-1920

Prosperity Decade, 1920-1928

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

Americaïs Rise to World Leadership, 1929-1945

Truman and Cold War America, 1945-1952

Quest for Consensus, 1952-1960

Great Promises, Bitter Disappointments, 1960-1968

America Under Stress, 1967-1976

New Economic and Political Alignments, 1976-1992

Entering a New Century, 1992-2013

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