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James Fenimore Cooper

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Question 2

George Bancroft's history of the United States suggested that all of the following middle class qualities were the essence of the American experience and character, EXCEPT:

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A) individualism 
B) self-sufficiency 
C) a passionate love of liberty 
D) communalism.

Question 3

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Nat Turner

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Dorothea Dix

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Question 5

Most slaves expressed discontent with their condition through what kind of action?

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A) armed revolt 
B) discussions with the master 
C) passive resistance 
D) preaching

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Hudson River School

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Whig Party

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Question 8

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Brook Farm

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Commonwealth v. Hunt

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Question 10

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minstrel shows

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Question 11

Why did romanticism thrive in the United States?

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Question 12

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American Colonization Society

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Question 13

Why was there a steady increase in the number of strikes during the 1830s?

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A) The courts ruled that strikes against employers were legal. 
B) More women were entering the workforce. 
C) Slaves were taking strikers' jobs. 
D) In large part, workers were reacting to increased mechanization.

Question 14

The Specie Circular contributed to the Panic of 1837 because it

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A) increased inflation. 
B) lowered interest rates. 
C) encouraged rampant speculation. 
D) greatly reduced the amount of currency in circulation.

Question 15

The American Colonization Society

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A) was rooted in economic pragmatism. 
B) was rooted in a commitment to racial equality. 
C) advocated civil rights for African Americans. 
D) proposed the annexation of Mexico for the settlement of freed American slaves.

Question 16

James K. Polk

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A) secured the Democratic presidential nomination because of his opposition to slavery. 
B) vowed to cooperate with the British on the Oregon issue. 
C) was barely known outside Tennessee. 
D) emphasized economic policies.

Question 17

By the 1850s, the literacy rate of white Americans was about

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A) 25 percent. 
B) 40 percent. 
C) 80 percent. 
D) 95 percent.

Question 18

The new spirit that came to life in American politics and rhetoric in the years after 1840 found expression in the phrase

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A) "Freedom Now" 
B) "Manifest Destiny" 
C) "Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men" 
D) "Forty Acres and a Mule"

Question 19

Soon after taking office in 1837, Martin Van Buren's administration was hurt by a

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A) sex scandal. 
B) split in his party. 
C) collapse of the economy. 
D) near-war with Britain.

Question 20

The United States declined to annex Texas following its independence because

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A) many feared it would lead to war with Spain. 
B) annexation would reopen the issue of expanding slavery. 
C) Congress could not afford to assume Texas's debts. 
D) few Americans saw anything of value in the territory.

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms: James Fenimore Cooper

George Bancroft's history of the United States suggested that all of the following middle class qualities were the essence of the American experience and character, EXCEPT:

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Nat Turner

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Dorothea Dix

Most slaves expressed discontent with their condition through what kind of action?

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Hudson River School

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Whig Party

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Brook Farm

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Commonwealth v. Hunt

Instructions: Identify the following terms: minstrel shows