Question 1

At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend,in 1814,Andrew Jackson

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A)   turned back the British invasion from the Southwest.
B)   viciously broke the resistance of the Creek.
C)   defeated the Spanish at Pensacola.
D)   captured the city of New Orleans.
E)   was seriously wounded.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

The message of the Second Great Awakening

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A)   restored the traditional belief in predestination.
B)   incorporated the belief of skeptical rationalism.
C)   was rejected by most women as being retrograde and reactionary.
D)   found its greatest number of converts among young men.
E)   called for an active and fervent piety.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

Regarding education,early-nineteenth-century Republicans favored

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A)   a nationwide system of free public schools for all male citizens.
B)   free college education for all white male citizens of the republic.
C)   the federal government paying the costs of primary schools.
D)   private schools as the primary institutions of learning.
E)   the practice that only the children of elite families received an education.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 5

As president,Thomas Jefferson

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A)   only served one term.
B)   tended to keep talented Federalists in office despite objections from Republicans.
C)   sought to convey the public image of a plain, ordinary citizen.
D)   gave the White House its name.
E)   believed in a passive presidency.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

Noah Webster thought every American schoolboy should be educated

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

Question 7

Jefferson was not a pacifist,but he did scale down the size of the American armed forces.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

At the end of the eighteenth century,only a small proportion of white Americans were members of formal churches.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During his first term,President Thomas Jefferson

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A)   restricted the sale of government lands to western settlers.
B)   eliminated all internal taxes.
C)   sought to create a tax on personal income.
D)   saw a doubling of the national debt.
E)   drastically increased government spending.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

In the early nineteenth century,many members of Congress

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A)  had to live in tents when in Washington,D.C.
B)  stayed in Washington year-round.
C)  considered their state legislatures to be more prestigious political bodies.
D)  had to live in tents in Washington,D.C.,year-round,and considered their state legislatures to be more prestigious political bodies.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Immediately following Jefferson's first inauguration,Republicans began to attack the judicial branch of government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The War of 1812 was caused by conflicts on the Atlantic Ocean and in the American West.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Second Great Awakening succeeded in restoring to prominence traditional doctrines such as predestination.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Under the treaty terms for the Louisiana Purchase,

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A)   the land boundaries were not clearly defined.
B)   residents living in Louisiana were to be made citizens of France.
C)   the United States would gain exclusive access to the port of New Orleans.
D)   the United States agreed to make annual payments to France for twenty years.
E)   the United States had to remain neutral in the war between England and France.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

Religious skepticism resulted in

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A)   the disestablishment of the Anglican Church.
B)   both the philosophy of "unitarianism" and a wave of revivalism.
C)   the decline of universalism.
D)   a growth of commitment to organized churches and denominations.
E)   no discernible effect on American religious life.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

The clash between the Chesapeake and the Leopard resulted in a victory for the British ship.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The writer Judith Sargent Murray argued that women

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A)   should have a role in society apart from their husbands.
B)   All these answers are correct.
C)   should have opportunities to earn their own livings.
D)   were equal to men in intellect and potential.
E)   should have the same educational opportunities as men.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

What historical events and ideas disturbed church establishments and prompted the Second Great Awakening in American society?

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Question 19

The first American medical school was established at

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A)   the University of Pennsylvania.
B)   William and Mary.
C)   Harvard.
D)   Columbia.
E)   the University of North Carolina.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 20

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

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

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At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend,in 1814,Andrew Jackson

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Immediately following Jefferson's first inauguration,Republicans began to attack the judicial branch of government.

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The writer Judith Sargent Murray argued that women

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