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QUESTION 1
Why did William Lloyd Garrison’s endorsement of the Grimké sisters divide the abolitionist movement?
| They supported colonization. | |
| They attended the Seneca Falls Convention. | |
| They advocated equal rights for women. | |
| They lectured to co-ed audiences. |
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QUESTION 2
Which community or movement is associated with transcendentalism?
| the Oneida Community | |
| Brook Farm | |
| Fourierism | |
| the Ephrata Cloister |
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QUESTION 3
Why did southern expansionists conduct filibuster expeditions?
| to gain political advantage | |
| to annex new slave states | |
| to map unknown territories | |
| to prove they could raise an army |
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QUESTION 4
Texans defeated the army of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the battle of ________.
| the Alamo | |
| Austin | |
| San Jacinto | |
| Nacogdoches |
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QUESTION 5
The first temperance laws were enacted by ________.
| local governments | |
| temperance organizations | |
| the federal government | |
| state governments |
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QUESTION 6
Location 7 is
| New Mexico Territory | |
| Indian Territory | |
| Texas | |
| Arizona Territory |
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QUESTION 7
The state indicated by #5 is
| Missouri | |
| Kentucky | |
| Tennessee | |
| Ohio |
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QUESTION 8
The battle of Antietam was fought to a draw in the state of
| Pennsylvania | |
| Georgia | |
| Virginia | |
| Maryland |
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QUESTION 9
Location 4 is
| Arizona Territory | |
| New Mexico Territory | |
| Utah Territory | |
| Kansas Territory |
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QUESTION 10
The city indicated by #3 is
| Philadelphia | |
| Dover | |
| New York City | |
| Washington |
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QUESTION 11
Location 3 is
| Oregon Territory | |
| Kansas Territory | |
| Washington Territory | |
| Nebraska Territory |
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QUESTION 12
The four slave states which DID NOT secede were
| Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Maryland | |
| Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri | |
| Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky | |
| Maryland, West Virginia, Missouri, Tennessee |
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QUESTION 13
Which of the following is most closely associated with the Connecticut Compromise, which resolved the issue of representation in Congress?
| George Washington | |
| James Madison | |
| Alexander Hamilton | |
| Ben Franklin |
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QUESTION 14
Which was the first state to approve the new Constitution?
| Pennsylvania | |
| Delaware | |
| Georgia | |
| New Jersey |
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QUESTION 15
The American Cincinnatus refers to
| Thomas Jefferson. | |
| Henry Knox. | |
| George Washington. | |
| Benjamin Franklin. |
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QUESTION 16
Local battles over debt, currency, and credit issues hit which area the hardest?
| South Carolina and Georgia backcountry | |
| port cities such as New York and Philadelphia | |
| New England | |
| Chesapeake |
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QUESTION 17
The Black Hawk War
| marked the end of armed Indian resistance north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi. | |
| began with Indian uprisings in Canada. | |
| started with the massacre of white settlers on the Bad Axe River. | |
| inspired the Winnebago uprising in Wisconsin in 1826. |
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QUESTION 18
Andrew Jackson vetoed the charter of the Bank of the United States because he
| hated its director. | |
| blamed it for causing the Panic of 1819. | |
| favored paper currency over hard money. | |
| wanted to appease eastern financiers. |
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QUESTION 19
The Whig Party was founded by
| Martin Van Buren | |
| Henry Clay | |
| John Tyler | |
| Andrew Jackson |
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QUESTION 20
After the Whig triumph in 1840, William Henry Harrison __________.
| rewarded supporters by approving pork-barrel legislation | |
| died one month after taking office | |
| set about reversing the policies of the Jacksonian Democrats | |
| worked to build a bipartisan approach to government |
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QUESTION 21
The Whigs drew their greatest support from all the following groups EXCEPT
| supporters of Henry Clay. | |
| pro-national bank merchants and factory owners. | |
| urban workers. | |
| Southerners opposed to Jackson's federalism. |
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QUESTION 22
Robert Fulton
| developed the mechanical harvester. | |
| invented the power loom. | |
| pioneered steam navigation on American rivers. | |
| invented the cotton gin. |
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QUESTION 23
Why did many mainstream Protestants react with hostility to the founding of the Mormon Church?
| They saw the group as competition. | |
| They regarded the new group’s theology and textual inspiration with suspicion. | |
| They were envious of the Mormons’ work to spread their beliefs. | |
| They were worried that the Mormons might receive special tax breaks. |
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QUESTION 24
One of the best mechanisms for the development of community on the frontier were
| vigilante posses | |
| camp meetings | |
| surveying crews | |
| canals |
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QUESTION 25
What was the first state to secede?
| South Carolina | |
| Virginia | |
| Georgia | |
| North Carolina |
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QUESTION 26
In regard to industrial capacity, __________.
| both the North and the South were lacking compared to other industrial regions of the world. | |
| the North was superior | |
| the North and the South were about evenly matched | |
| the South was superior |
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QUESTION 27
The Wilmot Proviso sought to
| draft Martin Van Buren as the Free-Soil party's candidate in 1848. | |
| build a compromise over the question of slavery. | |
| ban slavery from all territory acquired from Mexico. | |
| re-unify the Whigs and Jacksonian Democrats. |
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QUESTION 28
Which of the following best revealed the deepening national political crisis in the election of 1856?
| James Buchanan was elected to the presidency. | |
| The Whigs found consensus on the question of slavery. | |
| The Democrats rejected the virtue of sectional compromise. | |
| The Republicans, led by Free-Soiler John C. Fremont, carried 11 of 16 free states but no slave states. |
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QUESTION 29
Which of the following is true of Battle of Bull Run in 1861?
| Union and Confederate soldiers never encountered each other in battle. | |
| Confederate forces followed up their victory with an assault on Washington, D. C. | |
| It led the Union to abandon a purely offensive strategy. | |
| Northerners came to realize that suppression of the rebellion would not be easy. |
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QUESTION 30
Which of the following figures did not actively challenge the status of women in the early American republic?
| Phillis Wheatley | |
| Judith Sargent Murray | |
| Mercy Otis Warren | |
| Abigail Adams |
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QUESTION 31
Which of the following was not a cause of the Panic of 1819?
| Prices for American commodities dropped. | |
| Banks hoarded gold and silver. | |
| The Second Bank of the United States made risky loans. | |
| States chartered too many banks. |
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QUESTION 32
Which is the best characterization of textile mill workers in the early nineteenth century?
| male and female indentured servants from Great Britain who worked hard to win their freedom | |
| young men who found freedom in the rowdy lifestyle of mill work | |
| young farm women whose behavior was closely monitored | |
| experienced artisans who shared their knowledge in exchange for part ownership in the company |
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QUESTION 33
Which of the following is not one of the rights the Bill of Rights guarantees?
| the right to freedom of speech | |
| the right to a trial by jury | |
| the right to bear arms | |
| the right to an education |
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QUESTION 34
The abolition of the foreign slave trade in 1807 led to _______.
| a reform movement calling for the complete end to slavery in the United States | |
| a dramatic decrease in the price and demand for slaves | |
| the rise of a thriving domestic slave trade | |
| the decline of cotton production |
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QUESTION 35
Identify the Miami chief who conquered two American Generals before being defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
| Little Turtle | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | |
| Tecumseh | |
| Mad Anthony |
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QUESTION 36
In the 1800 election, __________ was characterized as a godless supporter of the French Revolution.
| Aaron Burr | |
| Alexander Hamilton | |
| Thomas Jefferson | |
| John Adams |
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QUESTION 37
The Alien and Sedition Acts
| was declared constitutional by the Supreme Court. | |
| targeted newspapers critical of the Adams administration. | |
| virtually made Democratic-Republicans guilty of treason. | |
| all of the above. |
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QUESTION 38
Which of the following was the Lewis and Clark expedition NOT commissioned to do by the federal government?
| Negotiate with area Indian tribes to facilitate settlement of American ranchers and miners. | |
| Conduct scientific observations. | |
| Claim Oregon for the United States. | |
| Search for a northwest waterway to open up the fur trade. |
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QUESTION 39
George Washington's secretary of state was
| Benjamin Franklin. | |
| Alexander Hamilton. | |
| Thomas Jefferson. | |
| John Adams. |
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QUESTION 40
Common Sense advocated
| peace at all costs. | |
| a negotiated compromise between the British government and the colonies. | |
| autonomous colonial governments within the British Empire. | |
| independence and a republican form of government. |
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QUESTION 41
George Washington, fearful that his army was dwindling to nothing in the winter of 1776, took a "desperate gamble" to revive the morale of his troops. What was this desparate gamble?
| The use of European military officers to train his troops at Valley Forge. | |
| An attack on British forces in New York City. | |
| Allowing his men to take some leave to go home and visit their families. | |
| The crossing of the Delaware to attack Trenton |
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QUESTION 42
Which of the following is credited with actually writing the Declaration of Independence?
| Benjamin Franklin | |
| Richard Henry Lee | |
| John Hancock | |
| Thomas Jefferson |
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QUESTION 43
The British commander of the final stages of the southern campaign was
| Charles Cornwallis. | |
| Henry Clinton. | |
| Nathaniel Greene. | |
| Francis Marrion. |
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QUESTION 44
Ethan Allen
| proposed an invasion of Canada and the capture of Montreal. | |
| organized the defense of New York City. | |
| commanded the assault on Quebec. | |
| led the Green Mountain Boys and captured Fort Ticonderoga. |
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QUESTION 45
Which of the following individuals was a leading Transcendentalist?
| Robert Owen | |
| Henry David Thoreau | |
| Edgar Allan Poe | |
| Herman Melville |
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QUESTION 46
Denmark Vesey
| worked to free the slaves in the Danish West Indies. | |
| was accused of plotting a slave revolt in Charleston. | |
| invented the smallpox inoculation. | |
| led the religious revival that became the Second Great Awakening. |
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QUESTION 47
Temperance reformers supported
| women's rights. | |
| the abolition of slavery. | |
| religious passivism. | |
| prohibition of alcohol. |
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QUESTION 48
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Lorenzo de Zavala?
| General of Tejano forces in the Texas Revolution | |
| Governor of Mexico State | |
| Holder of an empresario grant in Texas | |
| Vice-President of the Texas Republic |
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QUESTION 49
Which of the following statements about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is NOT true?
| Mexico gave up claims to Texas and ceded California and New Mexico | |
| Granted American citizenship to Mexicans living within the ceded territories | |
| The United States paid Mexico more than $18 million | |
| Did not recognize land titles of Mexican citizens within the ceded territories |
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QUESTION 50
Mexico City fell to the United States forces under the command of __________.
| John Slidell | |
| Winfield Scott | |
| Zachary Taylor | |
| Nicholas Trist |