Question 1

The British practice of stopping American ships and seizing American sailors was called ________.

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Question 2

The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade with

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A)   Great Britain.
B)   France.
C)   both Great Britain and France.
D)   all nations except Great Britain and France.
E)   all nations.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the treason trial of ________.

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Question 4

In 1810, the Non-Intercourse Act expired and was replaced by

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A)   the Harrison Land Law.
B)   "Peaceable Coercion."
C)   Macon's Bill No. 2.
D)   the Tallmadge Amendment.
E)   Madison's embargo.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

In 1800, Washington, D.C.,

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A)   had grown in size equal to Philadelphia.
B)   was little more than a simple village.
C)   was widely recognized as a city built on a grand scale.
D)   had yet to be occupied by the national government.
E)   had 13,200 residents, according to the census.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States in part because

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A)   the British had threatened to invade the territory.
B)   he wanted full control of the port of New Orleans in exchange.
C)   he needed the United States to contribute military forces on the continent in his war against Britain.
D)   the French army on the American continent had been decimated by disease.
E)   he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitation.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Noah Webster thought every American schoolboy should be educated

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A)   in a skilled trade.
B)   to appreciate European culture.
C)   in community service.
D)   as a nationalist.
E)   in Greek and Latin.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

In the early nineteenth century, school education was largely the responsibility of

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A)   private institutions.
B)   the states.
C)   individual cities and towns.
D)   the federal government.
E)   individual parents.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

The Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812

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A)   was signed on New Year's Day, 1815.
B)   was reluctantly negotiated by the British.
C)   included the condition that the United States create an Indian buffer state in the Northwest.
D)   put huge areas of the new lands under the control of the United States.
E)   began an improvement in relations between England and the United States.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

In 1814, the British

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A)   took control of the Ohio Valley.
B)   repulsed the United States from Florida.
C)   seized Washington and set fire to the presidential mansion.
D)   established naval supremacy on the Atlantic Ocean.
E)   forced the surrender of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

What historical events exposed the instability and weakness of the American federal government during its first thirty years of existence? How was the authority of the government strengthened?

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Question 12

The Battle of Tippecanoe was a rare Indian victory against the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Jefferson as president was able to cut the size of government, but he was not able to reduce the national debt.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was the result of

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A)   a business failure between them.
B)   a dispute over a woman.
C)   Hamilton's election as governor of New York.
D)   Burr's belief that Hamilton's malevolence had cost him the New York governor's race.
E)   Burr's attempt to capture Mexico from the Spanish.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 15

During the War of 1812, the United States achieved early military success

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A)   on the Atlantic Ocean.
B)   in New England.
C)   in the Carolinas.
D)   on the Great Lakes.
E)   in the Caribbean.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

John Marshall was a Federalist who served during several Republican administrations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Eli Whitney is a major figure in American technology for introducing the

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A)   concept of interchangeable parts.
B)   first modern factory.
C)   steam engine.
D)   mechanized assembly line.
E)   steel plow.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

In 1812, Henry Clay and JohnC. Calhoun could best be described as

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A)   Jeffersonians.
B)   pacifists.
C)   secessionists.
D)   Federalists.
E)   war hawks.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

By the early nineteenth century, the United States began to have cities that approached the major cities of Europe in population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During the War of 1812, the Battle of the Thames

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A)   saw Tecumseh killed while a brigadier general in the British army.
B)   led to the long American occupation of Canada.
C)   strengthened the resolve of the Indians in the Northwest.
D)   saw British forces come from Canada to attack Detroit.
E)   saw a surprise American attack in the heart of London.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the treason trial of ________.

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By the early nineteenth century, the United States began to have cities that approached the major cities of Europe in population.

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During the War of 1812, the Battle of the Thames

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In 1810, the Non-Intercourse Act expired and was replaced by

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John Marshall was a Federalist who served during several Republican administrations.

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Jefferson as president was able to cut the size of government, but he was not able to reduce the national debt.

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Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States in part because

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In 1812, Henry Clay and JohnC. Calhoun could best be described as

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During the War of 1812, the United States achieved early military success

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In the early nineteenth century, school education was largely the responsibility of

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Noah Webster thought every American schoolboy should be educated

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The Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812

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The British practice of stopping American ships and seizing American sailors was called ________.

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