Question 1

What effect did the Missouri Compromise have on the sectional conflict in the United States? Why was it only a temporary solution to a growing conflict?

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Question 2

The so-called "corrupt bargain" of 1824 involved

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A)   the sale of public land to supporters of the Monroe administration.
B)   political payoffs and bribery involving the Treasury Department.
C)   illegal contracts between the State Department and private corporations.
D)   federal funds for internal improvements to certain states in exchange for electoral votes.
E)   a political deal to determine the outcome of the presidential election.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

In McCulloch v.Maryland (1819) ,the Supreme Court confirmed the

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A)   right of the federal government to tax states.
B)   right of states to tax the Bank of the United States.
C)   "implied powers" of Congress.
D)   right of states to prohibit the Bank of the United States.
E)   right of states to abolish slavery within their borders.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

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

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Question 5

The writing of the Monroe Doctrine

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A)   had an immediate and dramatic effect on American policy.
B)   was primarily based on the earlier writings of Thomas Jefferson.
C)   was motivated by American interests in Hawaii.
D)   deeply angered the European powers.
E)   was an important example of American nationalism.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E) E

Question 6

The Missouri Compromise brought Missouri and ________ into the Union.

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The answer of The Missouri Compromise brought Missouri and ________...

Question 7

President Madison believed that federal funding of internal improvements required a constitutional amendment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The election of 1828

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A)   was decided by the House of Representatives.
B)   saw Andrew Jackson receive the largest majority in American political history.
C)   saw Andrew Jackson sweep most of New England.
D)   represented to Jacksonians a victory for the forces of privilege.
E)   saw the emergence of a new two-party system.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 10

By 1820,American steam-powered shipping

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A)   carried more cargo on the Mississippi than all other forms of river transport combined.
B)   increased the transport of manufactured goods westward.
C)   stimulated agriculture in both the West and the South.
D)   had reached as far up the Ohio River as Pittsburgh.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above E

Question 11

The so-called "corrupt bargain" was negotiated between

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A)   Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams.
B)   William Crawford and John Quincy Adams.
C)   Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson.
D)   JohnC. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson.
E)   John Quincy Adams and John C. Calhoun.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay were considered by many to have negotiated what is known as the "________ bargain" of 1824.

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The answer of John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay were...

Question 13

Between 1800 and 1820 the population of America grew very slowly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821,it

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A)   attempted to close its northern territories to the United States.
B)   sought cooperative economic and military arrangements with England.
C)   quickly opened its northern territories to trade with the United States.
D)   began selling its northern territories to the United States.
E)   began planning for war against the United States.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 15

The Missouri Compromise preserved equality between free and slave state representatives in the House of Representatives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Both the 1824 and 1828 presidential elections were decided by the House of Representatives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In Worcester v.Georgia,the Marshall Court upheld the right of a state legislature to regulate Indian affairs.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 18

In 1823,the United States announced the ________ in order to prevent European nations from interfering with the development of new nation-states.

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The answer of In 1823,the United States announced the ________...

Question 19

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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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a si...

Question 20

In the early nineteenth century,the explorer Stephen Long

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A)   agreed with the findings and conclusions of Zebulon Pike.
B)   labeled the Great Plains the "American breadbasket."
C)   was one of the most colorful of the "mountain men."
D)   discovered the source of the Red River.
E)   inadvertently brought the United States to the brink of war with Mexico.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay were considered by many to have negotiated what is known as the "________ bargain" of 1824.

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After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821,it

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The Missouri Compromise preserved equality between free and slave state representatives in the House of Representatives.

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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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