Question 1

Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States because

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A) the French Army on the American continent had been decimated by disease. 
B) he wanted to raise money for his armies in Europe. 
C) he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitation. 
D) the French Army on the American continent had been decimated by disease,and he did not have the resources to secure an empire in America. 
E) he wanted to raise money for his armies in Europe,and he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitation. 
A) the French Army on the American continent had been decimated by disease. 
B) he wanted to raise money for his armies in Europe. 
C) he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitation. 
D) the French Army on the American continent had been decimated by disease,and he did not have the resources to secure an empire in America. 
E) he wanted to raise money for his armies in Europe,and he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitation.

Question 2

The cotton gin was invented by

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A) Robert Fulton. 
B) Eli Whitney. 
C) Samuel Slater. 
D) Albert Gallatin. 
E) Moses Brown. 
A) Robert Fulton. 
B) Eli Whitney. 
C) Samuel Slater. 
D) Albert Gallatin. 
E) Moses Brown.

Question 3

Regarding education,early nineteenth-century Republicans favored

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A) a nationwide system of free public schools for all male citizens. 
B) the federal government paying the costs of primary schools. 
C) private schools as the primary institutions of learning. 
D) the practice of only the children of elite families receiving an education. 
E) free college education for all white male citizens of the republic. 
A) a nationwide system of free public schools for all male citizens. 
B) the federal government paying the costs of primary schools. 
C) private schools as the primary institutions of learning. 
D) the practice of only the children of elite families receiving an education. 
E) free college education for all white male citizens of the republic.

Question 4

The writer Judith Sargent Murray argued that women

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A) should have the same educational opportunities as men. 
B) were equal to men in intellect and potential. 
C) should have a role in society apart from their husbands. 
D) should have opportunities to earn their own livings. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) should have the same educational opportunities as men. 
B) were equal to men in intellect and potential. 
C) should have a role in society apart from their husbands. 
D) should have opportunities to earn their own livings. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 5

During the Jefferson administration,the British claimed the right to stop American merchant ships and seize

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A) vessels that had deserters on board from British ships. 
B) naturalized Americans born on British soil. 
C) any persons they chose. 
D) all military cargo. 
E) any slaves found on board. 
A) vessels that had deserters on board from British ships. 
B) naturalized Americans born on British soil. 
C) any persons they chose. 
D) all military cargo. 
E) any slaves found on board.

Question 6

Many efforts were made to educate both Native Americans and African slaves to "uplift" them as people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The early nineteenth century in America is known as the "turnpike era" because

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A) most towns and villages became connected by a network of inexpensive roads. 
B) Americans stopped transporting goods by canal in favor of roads. 
C) the federal government provided free land to road construction companies. 
D) concrete was first developed as a long-life road surface. 
E) many roads were built for profit by private companies. 
A) most towns and villages became connected by a network of inexpensive roads. 
B) Americans stopped transporting goods by canal in favor of roads. 
C) the federal government provided free land to road construction companies. 
D) concrete was first developed as a long-life road surface. 
E) many roads were built for profit by private companies.

Question 8

In what ways was American nationalism strengthened in the early nineteenth century? In what ways was it challenged?

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American nationalism was strengthened in

Question 9

The Lewis and Clark expedition

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A) was first planned after the Louisiana Purchase was made. 
B) was assisted by the guide,Sacajawea. 
C) was led by two men who had little experience with Indians. 
D) saw both leaders die before the expedition was complete. 
E) never made it to the Pacific Coast. 
A) was first planned after the Louisiana Purchase was made. 
B) was assisted by the guide,Sacajawea. 
C) was led by two men who had little experience with Indians. 
D) saw both leaders die before the expedition was complete. 
E) never made it to the Pacific Coast.

Question 10

In 1810,the Non-Intercourse Act expired and was replaced by

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A) the Harrison Land Law. 
B) "Peaceable Coercion." 
C) Macon's Bill No.2. 
D) the Tallmadge Amendment. 
E) Madison's embargo. 
A) the Harrison Land Law. 
B) "Peaceable Coercion." 
C) Macon's Bill No.2. 
D) the Tallmadge Amendment. 
E) Madison's embargo.

Question 11

Eli Whitney is a major figure in American technology for introducing the

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A) concept of interchangeable parts. 
B) first modern factory. 
C) steam engine. 
D) mechanized assembly line. 
E) steel plow. 
A) concept of interchangeable parts. 
B) first modern factory. 
C) steam engine. 
D) mechanized assembly line. 
E) steel plow.

Question 12

The first American medical school was the ________.

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University

Question 13

Jefferson as president was able to cut the size of government,but he was not able to reduce the national debt.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

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A) was largely limited to rural areas of the country. 
B) first became a spectator sport. 
C) became a popular sport in most areas of the country. 
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 largely limited to rural areas of the country. 
B) first became a spectator sport. 
C) became a popular sport in most areas of the country. 
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 15

In 1804,the Federalists known as the Essex Junto

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A) were led by Alexander Hamilton. 
B) believed slavery could not be allowed to expand into the territories. 
C) feared that the United States might be divided by secessionists. 
D) attempted to interest Napoleon in reclaiming Louisiana. 
E) feared the westward growth of the United States. 
A) were led by Alexander Hamilton. 
B) believed slavery could not be allowed to expand into the territories. 
C) feared that the United States might be divided by secessionists. 
D) attempted to interest Napoleon in reclaiming Louisiana. 
E) feared the westward growth of the United States.

Question 16

The expansion of the medical profession during the early nineteenth century resulted in a

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A) broad increase in the number of hospitals. 
B) decline in midwives. 
C) rapid rise in care for the disabled. 
D) significant gain in the general body of medical knowledge. 
E) large jump in average life expectancy. 
A) broad increase in the number of hospitals. 
B) decline in midwives. 
C) rapid rise in care for the disabled. 
D) significant gain in the general body of medical knowledge. 
E) large jump in average life expectancy.

Question 17

How did the Second Great Awakening compare with the First Great Awakening?

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The Second Great Awakening differed from

Question 18

At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend,in 1814,Andrew Jackson

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A) was seriously wounded. 
B) viciously broke the resistance of the Creek. 
C) captured the city of New Orleans. 
D) defeated the Spanish at Pensacola. 
E) turned back the British invasion from the Southwest. 
A) was seriously wounded. 
B) viciously broke the resistance of the Creek. 
C) captured the city of New Orleans. 
D) defeated the Spanish at Pensacola. 
E) turned back the British invasion from the Southwest.

Question 19

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 20

The Battle of Tippecanoe was a rare Indian victory against the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: The Jeffersonian ERA

Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States because

The cotton gin was invented by

Regarding education,early nineteenth-century Republicans favored

The writer Judith Sargent Murray argued that women

During the Jefferson administration,the British claimed the right to stop American merchant ships and seize

Many efforts were made to educate both Native Americans and African slaves to "uplift" them as people.

The early nineteenth century in America is known as the "turnpike era" because

In what ways was American nationalism strengthened in the early nineteenth century? In what ways was it challenged?

The Lewis and Clark expedition

In 1810,the Non-Intercourse Act expired and was replaced by

Eli Whitney is a major figure in American technology for introducing the

The first American medical school was the ________.

Jefferson as president was able to cut the size of government,but he was not able to reduce the national debt.

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

In 1804,the Federalists known as the Essex Junto

The expansion of the medical profession during the early nineteenth century resulted in a

How did the Second Great Awakening compare with the First Great Awakening?

At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend,in 1814,Andrew Jackson

The Second Great Awakening

The Battle of Tippecanoe was a rare Indian victory against the United States.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The New ERA

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas 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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