Question 1

The invention of the cotton gin in the late eighteenth century

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A)   allowed for the introduction of cotton in southern coastal states.
B)   had a profound effect on the textile industry in New England.
C)   reduced the total number of slaves in the American South.
D)   led to a great increase in the production of long-staple cotton.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The expansion of the medical profession during the early nineteenth century resulted in a

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A)   broad increase in the number of hospitals.
B)   decline in midwives.
C)   rapid rise in care for the disabled.
D)   significant gain in the general body of medical knowledge.
E)   large jump in average life expectancy.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Philosophies such as universalism were not consistent with the doctrines of Calvinism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the War of 1812, the Hartford Convention

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A)   was a gathering of strong supporters of the war.
B)   saw its participants vote to secede from the United States.
C)   struck a virtual death blow to the Federalist Party.
D)   sought to strengthen the political influence of the South and West.
E)   aimed to create a new political party, called the Whigs.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

Under the treaty terms for the Louisiana Purchase,

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

Question 7

The early nineteenth-century growth of the medical profession resulted in an expansion in opportunities for women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The explorations of Zebulon Pike

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A)   included Pike's successful climb to the top of the peak that now bears his name.
B)   ended with his death at the hands of Choctaw Indians.
C)   convinced President Jefferson to form reservations for Indians.
D)   convinced many Americans that the land between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains was undesirable.
E)   were hampered by Pike's old age and infirm health.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 9

During the Second Great Awakening, the Indian revivalist Handsome Lake called for

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A)   the adoption by Indian tribes of white American culture.
B)   an armed Indian rebellion against white American society.
C)   the United States to live up to its broken treaties with Indian tribes.
D)   the return of lands taken from Indian tribes by the United States.
E)   the restoration of traditional Indian culture.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

In his first term, President Thomas Jefferson

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A)   argued for mandatory military service to mold and improve citizens.
B)   increased the size of the army.
C)   increased the size of the navy.
D)   aggressively used the military to assert American interests abroad.
E)   helped establish a military academy at West Point.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

The religious concept of deism

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A)   emphasized the role of God in the world.
B)   challenged many of the ideas that had emerged in the Enlightenment.
C)   argued for a remote God that had withdrawn from human affairs.
D)   was frowned upon by educated Americans such as Jefferson and Franklin.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Treaty of San Ildefonso gave France control of ________.

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The answer of The Treaty of San Ildefonso gave France...

Question 14

By the time of the War of 1812, the Federalist Party was the minority party nationally, but it was still the majority party in New England.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Tecumseh

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A)   believed the only effective means to resist white settlers was Indian tribal unity.
B)   encouraged Indian assimilation into the United States to save their lives.
C)   had a brother known as "the Shooting Star."
D)   fought against William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
E)   experienced a mystical awakening in the process of recovering from alcoholism.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

In the early eighteenth century, the Americans Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston

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A)   invented the steam engine.
B)   made significant advances in steam-powered navigation.
C)   developed the nation's first merchant marine.
D)   brought the first steam engines from England to the United States.
E)   launched America's first railroad engine, the Clermont, in 1807.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

Many efforts were made to educate both Native Americans and African slaves to "uplift" them as people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803)

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A)   stated that Congress had the authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court.
B)   stated that the states had the power to nullify an act of Congress with the support of the Court.
C)   ordered Secretary of State Madison to deliver Marbury his commission.
D)   stated that Congress had no authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court, and that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an act of Congress.
E)   stated that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an act of Congress, and ordered Secretary of State Madison to deliver Marbury his commission.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

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

Exam 7: The Jeffersonian Era

By the time of the War of 1812, the Federalist Party was the minority party nationally, but it was still the majority party in New England.

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

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During the War of 1812, the Hartford Convention

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Philosophies such as universalism were not consistent with the doctrines of Calvinism.

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During the Second Great Awakening, the Indian revivalist Handsome Lake called for

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The expansion of the medical profession during the early nineteenth century resulted in a

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The invention of the cotton gin in the late eighteenth century

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Tecumseh

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The explorations of Zebulon Pike

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Under the treaty terms for the Louisiana Purchase,

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

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The early nineteenth-century growth of the medical profession resulted in an expansion in opportunities for women.

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The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803)

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

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Many efforts were made to educate both Native Americans and African slaves to "uplift" them as people.

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