Question 1

During the War of 1812,the Hartford Convention

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A) was a gathering of strong supporters of the war. 
B) saw its participants vote to secede from the United States. 
C) was made irrelevant by reports of a peace treaty from abroad. 
D) sought to strengthen the political influence of the South and West. 
E) aimed to create a new political party called the Whigs. 
A) was a gathering of strong supporters of the war. 
B) saw its participants vote to secede from the United States. 
C) was made irrelevant by reports of a peace treaty from abroad. 
D) sought to strengthen the political influence of the South and West. 
E) aimed to create a new political party called the Whigs.

Question 2

Noah Webster thought every American schoolboy should be educated

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A) in a skilled trade. 
B) to appreciate European culture. 
C) in community service. 
D) as a nationalist. 
E) in Greek and Latin. 
A) in a skilled trade. 
B) to appreciate European culture. 
C) in community service. 
D) as a nationalist. 
E) in Greek and Latin.

Question 3

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 4

The Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812

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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.

Question 5

On the road to the War of 1812,the British expected an American invasion of ________.

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The answer of On the road to the War of...

Question 6

John Marshall was

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A) chief justice of the Supreme Court at the time of Marbury v.Madison. 
B) appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court by Thomas Jefferson. 
C) a Republican. 
D) a former vice president of the United States. 
E) secretary of state in the Jefferson administration,and Madison's successor. 
A) chief justice of the Supreme Court at the time of Marbury v.Madison. 
B) appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court by Thomas Jefferson. 
C) a Republican. 
D) a former vice president of the United States. 
E) secretary of state in the Jefferson administration,and Madison's successor.

Question 7

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 8

The chief designer of the capital city of Washington was

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A) Thomas Jefferson. 
B) Robert Fulton. 
C) Daniel Burnham. 
D) Guy Dupont. 
E) Pierre L'Enfant. 
A) Thomas Jefferson. 
B) Robert Fulton. 
C) Daniel Burnham. 
D) Guy Dupont. 
E) Pierre L'Enfant.

Question 9

The message of the Second Great Awakening

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A) called for an active and fervent piety. 
B) restored the traditional belief in predestination. 
C) incorporated the belief of skeptical rationalism. 
D) found its greatest number of converts among young men. 
E) was rejected by most women as being retrograde and reactionary. 
A) called for an active and fervent piety. 
B) restored the traditional belief in predestination. 
C) incorporated the belief of skeptical rationalism. 
D) found its greatest number of converts among young men. 
E) was rejected by most women as being retrograde and reactionary.

Question 10

The Treaty of San Ildefonso gave France control of ________.

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The answer of The Treaty of San Ildefonso gave France...

Question 11

The Embargo of 1807

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A) was ineffective. 
B) helped to put a Federalist in the White House in 1808. 
C) resulted in the Republican loss of control of Congress in 1808. 
D) was quickly repealed. 
E) created a serious economic depression in the nation. 
A) was ineffective. 
B) helped to put a Federalist in the White House in 1808. 
C) resulted in the Republican loss of control of Congress in 1808. 
D) was quickly repealed. 
E) created a serious economic depression in the nation.

Question 12

John Marshall was a Federalist who served during several Republican administrations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

By the early nineteenth century,the United States began to have cities that approached the major cities of Europe in population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Religious skepticism resulted in

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A) the philosophy of "unitarianism." 
B) a wave of revivalism. 
C) both the philosophy of "unitarianism" and a wave of revivalism. 
D) the disestablishment of the Anglican Church. 
E) no discernible effect on American religious life. 
A) the philosophy of "unitarianism." 
B) a wave of revivalism. 
C) both the philosophy of "unitarianism" and a wave of revivalism. 
D) the disestablishment of the Anglican Church. 
E) no discernible effect on American religious life.

Question 15

Tecumseh

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A) believed the only effective means to resist white settlers was Indian tribal unity. 
B) encouraged Indian assimilation into the United States to save their lives. 
C) had a brother known as "the Shooting Star." 
D) fought against William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E) experienced a mystical awakening in the process of recovering from alcoholism. 
A) believed the only effective means to resist white settlers was Indian tribal unity. 
B) encouraged Indian assimilation into the United States to save their lives. 
C) had a brother known as "the Shooting Star." 
D) fought against William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E) experienced a mystical awakening in the process of recovering from alcoholism.

Question 16

The invention of the cotton gin in the late eighteenth century

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A) allowed for the introduction of cotton in southern coastal states. 
B) had a profound effect on the textile industry in New England. 
C) reduced the total number of slaves in the American South. 
D) led to a great increase in the production of long-staple cotton. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) allowed for the introduction of cotton in southern coastal states. 
B) had a profound effect on the textile industry in New England. 
C) reduced the total number of slaves in the American South. 
D) led to a great increase in the production of long-staple cotton. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

During the War of 1812,Andrew Jackson made a name for himself in Florida and at New Orleans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The revivalism of the Second Great Awakening

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A) was largely limited to white Americans. 
B) pacified opponents of slavery. 
C) encouraged occasional racial unrest in the South. 
D) was rejected by the black American community. 
E) fostered an anti-egalitarian religious ethos. 
A) was largely limited to white Americans. 
B) pacified opponents of slavery. 
C) encouraged occasional racial unrest in the South. 
D) was rejected by the black American community. 
E) fostered an anti-egalitarian religious ethos.

Question 19

At the end of the eighteenth century,only a small proportion of white Americans were members of formal churches.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

President Thomas Jefferson's Indian policy included an

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A) offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society. 
B) offer to Indians to reorganize their territory as a separate state in the Union. 
C) insistence that they give up claims to tribal lands in the Northwest. 
D) offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society,and to reorganize their territory as a separate state in the Union. 
E) offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society,and an insistence that they give up claims to tribal lands in the Northwest. 
A) offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society. 
B) offer to Indians to reorganize their territory as a separate state in the Union. 
C) insistence that they give up claims to tribal lands in the Northwest. 
D) offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society,and to reorganize their territory as a separate state in the Union. 
E) offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society,and an insistence that they give up claims to tribal lands in the Northwest.

Exam 7: The Jeffersonian ERA

During the War of 1812,the Hartford Convention

Noah Webster thought every American schoolboy should be educated

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

The Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812

On the road to the War of 1812,the British expected an American invasion of ________.

John Marshall was

During his first term,President Thomas Jefferson

The chief designer of the capital city of Washington was

The message of the Second Great Awakening

The Treaty of San Ildefonso gave France control of ________.

The Embargo of 1807

John Marshall was a Federalist who served during several Republican administrations.

By the early nineteenth century,the United States began to have cities that approached the major cities of Europe in population.

Religious skepticism resulted in

Tecumseh

The invention of the cotton gin in the late eighteenth century

During the War of 1812,Andrew Jackson made a name for himself in Florida and at New Orleans.

The revivalism of the Second Great Awakening

At the end of the eighteenth century,only a small proportion of white Americans were members of formal churches.

President Thomas Jefferson's Indian policy included an

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