Question 1

Describe the "era of good feelings" and explain how it eventually faded.

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Question 2

Prior to becoming president,James Monroe had

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A)   served as secretary of state.
B)   been vice president.
C)   explored the western frontier.
D)   fought in the War of 1812.
E)   switched political parties.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

The "era of good feelings" following the War of 1812 reflected

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A)   declining violence in the West between the United States and Indian tribes.
B)   increased political divisions in the United States federal government.
C)   rising nationalism and optimism in the United States.
D)   the renewed good relations between the United States and the European continent.
E)   the need for Americans to band together in the wake of economic depression.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

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

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Question 5

Who among the following was a part of the "Virginia Dynasty"?

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A)   Rufus King
B)   Henry Clay
C)   John Adams
D)   James Monroe
E)   Joh C. CalhounF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 6

The Monroe Doctrine declared that

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A)   European powers should not engage in new colonization of the American continents.
B)   the United States reserved the right to involve itself in European affairs.
C)   Cuba should come under the control of the United States.
D)   European powers should abandon all their interests in the Western Hemisphere.
E)   the United States had a "manifest destiny" to colonize North America.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

The presidential administration of John Quincy Adams was

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A)   plagued by financial corruption.
B)   noted for its inability to carry out its policies effectively.
C)   widely popular in the South for its tariff policies.
D)   successful in domestic policies, but had little success in foreign policies.
E)   deeply antagonistic to the ideas behind Clay's "American System."F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

As a result of the War of 1812,

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A)   politicians spent less time on questions of national economic development.
B)   American banking was stabilized.
C)   America's internal transportation system proved its worthiness.
D)   American shippers experienced a financial boom.
E)   the growth of American manufacturing was stimulated.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Chief Justice John Marshall strengthened the judicial branch of government at the expense of the executive and ________ branches.

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Question 10

The Lancaster Pike was a road partially financed by the state of

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A)   Massachusetts.
B)   New York.
C)   Virginia.
D)   Pennsylvania.
E)   Maryland.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

What effect did the Marshall Court have on the legal status of Indian tribes?

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Question 12

The Supreme Court ruling in Gibbons v.Ogden (1824)

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A)   strengthened the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
B)   narrowed the federal government's role in regulating the economy.
C)   declared transportation monopolies unconstitutional.
D)   reaffirmed the New York court's ruling regarding interstate trade.
E)   was a victory for Aaron Ogden, Robert Fulton, and Robert Livingston.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

During the first decades of the nineteenth century,what role did the federal government play in internal improvements of transportation?

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Question 14

How did the War of 1812 affect industry in the United States,and how did American industry evolve in the aftermath of the war?

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Question 15

In the presidential election of 1824,

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A)   Andrew Jackson received the most electoral votes and became president.
B)   John Q. Adams received the second-most electoral votes and became president.
C)   Henry Clay received the fourth-most electoral votes and became president.
D)   William Crawford received the most electoral votes, but died before a president was chosen.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Between 1800 and 1820,the population of the United States

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A)   nearly doubled.
B)   reached five million.
C)   saw its largest increases in southern states.
D)   generally ignored the rocky soil of the Old Northwest.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 17

In the early nineteenth century,the westward movement of white Americans was encouraged by all of the following EXCEPT for

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A)   the exhaustion of agricultural lands in the East.
B)   the spread of the plantation system in the South.
C)   the federal government's policy toward Indian tribes in the West.
D)   the lure of mineral mining in the mountainous regions of the West.
E)   the expansion of a slave labor in the South.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

What rulings by the Marshall Court enhanced its own power and that of the federal government?

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The Marshall Court, presided over by Chi...

Question 19

Andrew Jackson's presidential victory in 1828 was

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A)   extremely narrow.
B)   decisive but sectional.
C)   an overwhelming victory.
D)   a result of the support he received from New England states.
E)   likely a product of corrupted voting in several key states.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

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