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In the early nineteenth century, life in the western territories was characterized by


A) frequent mobility of the population.
B) a surplus of labor.
C) the absence of community institutions.
D) generally declining land values.
E) frequent visits to the East for finished goods.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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In the early nineteenth century, the Deep South


A) saw tobacco as its primary crop.
B) included a vast, productive prairie in Alabama and Mississippi.
C) was largely developed by wealthy planters.
D) was slow to organize into states.
E) contemplated seceding from the rest of the Union.

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

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In 1816 Congress chartered a second _______________________.

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The policy expressed in the Monroe Doctrine was principally directed at


A) Mexico.
B) Europe.
C) American Indians.
D) Asia.
E) Southern slaveholders

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

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The validity of contracts was upheld in the Supreme Court case of _______________.

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The Supreme Court ruled in Johnson v.McIntosh (1823) that


A) individual Americans had the right to buy land from Indian tribes.
B) Indians had all the rights and protections afforded to US citizens.
C) the federal government had no right to take lands from tribes.
D) the laws of the United States invalidated all Indian rights.
E) Indians had a basic right to their tribal lands.

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

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Andrew Jackson considered his victory in 1828 to be as complete and important as that of _____________________ in 1800.

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The Federalist Party made a surprising comeback during the presidency of James Monroe.

A) True
B) False

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Between 1800 and 1820 the population of America was slowly rising.

A) True
B) False

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The Marshall Court strengthened the ability of Congress to regulate interstate commerce in the case of ________________________

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In the early nineteenth century, "mountain men"


A) were mostly older settlers of an earlier era.
B) had little impact on the character of the Far West society.
C) were the dominant segment of the population in the Far West.
D) frequently warred against Indian and Mexican peoples.
E) very often married Indian and Mexican women.

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

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By 1818, the United States' internal road system


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

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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In Worcester v.Georgia (1832) , the Marshall Court affirmed federal authority over


A) individual states.
B) all American Indian tribes.
C) the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase.
D) both individual states and all American Indian tribes.
E) both American Indian tribes and the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase.

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

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The Panic of 1819 resulted in a depression that lasted


A) six months.
B) one year.
C) two years.
D) four years.
E) six years.

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

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The end of the War of 1812 suddenly improved the prospects for American industrial development.

A) True
B) False

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What was the "turnpike era" and what were its strengths and weaknesses in transportation?

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

A) True
B) False

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According to the terms of the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819, the United States surrendered its claims to ____________.

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By examining the Missouri Compromise, what can one learn about slavery as a political issue in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

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Francis Cabot Lowell's contribution to American textile mills included


A) the invention of the cotton spindle.
B) improving the power loom.
C) dramatically expanding the textile industry in the South.
D) improving the cotton gin.
E) organizing his workers by task into a primitive assembly line.

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

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