History help on Final Exam

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