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

A) True
B) False

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

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Thomas Jefferson believed American Indians were primitive people


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.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

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

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Jefferson believed that Native Americans were uncivilized and innately inferior.

A) True
B) False

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


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.

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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


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

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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

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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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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.

A) True
B) False

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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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During his first term, President Thomas Jefferson


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.

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans


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.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The desire by American southerners to acquire Florida


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.

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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


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.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

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The first American medical school was established at


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

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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


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.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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

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The Second Great Awakening


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.

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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