Question 1

Fur traders consistently relied on Indians to trap,while they served as the middlemen.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What event prompted Spain to negotiate the sale of Florida to the United States?

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A)   the Panic of 1819
B)   civil war in Spain
C)   the Mexican war for independence against Spain
D)   the Missouri Compromise
E)   the Seminole WarF) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 3

The "tariff of abominations" was most strenuously opposed by the people of New England.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Marshall Court accepted the argument that Indian tribes were foreign nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The so-called "corrupt bargain" of 1824 involved

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A)   the sale of public land to supporters of the Monroe administration.
B)   federal funds for internal improvements to certain states in exchange for electoral votes.
C)   political payoffs and bribery involving the Treasury Department.
D)   a political deal to determine the outcome of the presidential election.
E)   illegal contracts between the State Department and private corporations.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 6

By 1820,American steam-powered shipping

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A)   stimulated agriculture in both the West and the South.
B)   All these answers are correct.
C)   increased the transport of manufactured goods westward.
D)   had reached as far up the Ohio River as Pittsburgh.
E)   carried more cargo on the Mississippi than all other forms of river transport combined.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

By 1818,the United States' internal road system

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A)   had been paid for without any federal funds.
B)   formed a network that connected most large towns and cities.
C)   had for the most part been replaced by railroads.
D)   consisted only of a small number of private turnpikes.
E)   included a National Road that reached as far as the Ohio River.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

was a victory for

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A)   corporations.
B)   state courts.
C)   the Republican Party.
D)   state government.
E)   public education.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

One cause of the Panic of 1819 was

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A)   decreased foreign demand for American agricultural goods.
B)   the announcement that year that dozens of new state banks were to be chartered.
C)   new management practices within the Bank of the United States.
D)   an English embargo of American goods.
E)   restrictive credit practices prior to 1819.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

During the first decades of the nineteenth century,what role did the federal government play in internal improvements of transportation?

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Question 11

How did the United States government attempt to stimulate economic growth during the early nineteenth century?

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During the early nineteenth century, the...

Question 12

The experience of American banking during the War of 1812 revealed the need for

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A)   currency backed by both gold and silver.
B)   more state banks.
C)   a reduction in gold and silver reserves.
D)   an increase in the number of bank notes in circulation.
E)   another national bank.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

American forces during the War of 1812 made good use of a powerful new American transportation system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

) The representative from New York who proposed an 1819 amendment prohibiting slavery in Missouri was

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A)  James Tallmadge Jr.
B)  Henry Clay.
C)  John C.Calhoun.
D)  Rufus King.
E)  John Jacob Astor.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

President Madison believed that federal funding of internal improvements required a constitutional amendment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Between 1800 and 1820 the population of America grew very slowly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

As president,James Monroe acted to preserve the "Virginia Dynasty."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Shortly after becoming president,James Monroe

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A)   called for an end to political parties.
B)   undertook a goodwill tour of the country.
C)   called for increased manumissions in the South.
D)   became the first president to leave the country while in office.
E)   acted to limit the future influence of Federalists.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The Marshall Court upheld the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What rulings by the Marshall Court enhanced its own power and that of the federal government?

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The Marshall Court, presided over by Chi...

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