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During the War of 1812,the United States achieved early military successes on the ________.

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The Lewis and Clark expedition was organized over President Jefferson's objections.

A) True
B) False

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In the early nineteenth century,school education was largely the responsibility of


A) private institutions.
B) the states.
C) individual cities and towns.
D) the federal government.
E) individual parents.

F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

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

A) True
B) False

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The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was the result of


A) a business failure between them.
B) a dispute over a woman.
C) Hamilton's election as governor of New York.
D) Burr's belief that Hamilton had slandered him.
E) Burr's attempt to capture Mexico from the Spanish.

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

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The first modern factory in America was located in ________,Rhode Island.

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Republicans were most suspicious of the judicial branch of government.

A) True
B) False

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Republicans believed in a smaller government,but they also favored a nationwide system of public schools.

A) True
B) False

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The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade with


A) Great Britain only.
B) France only.
C) Great Britain and France only.
D) all nations except Great Britain and France.
E) all nations.

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

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In 1800,Virginia was the scene of a foiled slave revolt devised by ________.

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In the War of 1812,Britain turned its full military attention to America after


A) Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.
B) Napoleon's incarceration at Elba.
C) Napoleon's catastrophic campaign against Russia.
D) the American invasion of Canada.
E) the American raid and burning of York.

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

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The Lewis and Clark expedition was aided by the Indian woman ________.

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During William Henry Harrison's governorship of the Indiana Territory,


A) violence between the United States and Indian tribes declined.
B) he refused to sign new treaties with Indian tribes.
C) all Indian tribes were driven west of the Mississippi River.
D) he used threats and bribery as a means to acquire Indian lands.
E) he thwarted plans by Indian tribes to elect a separate Indian governor of the territory.

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

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

A) True
B) False

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The terms of the Louisiana Purchase were made without the prior approval of either the president or Congress.

A) True
B) False

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________ presided over the treason trial of Aaron Burr.

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What evidence supports the claim that American technology underwent a "revolution" between 1790 and 1820?

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The Chesapeake-Leopard incident


A) led the United States to prohibit its ships from leaving for foreign ports.
B) saw the British sink an American merchant ship.
C) led the British government to end its practice of impressment.
D) began the War of 1812.
E) saw the Americans sink a British naval frigate.

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

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What historical events exposed the instability and weakness of the American federal government during its first thirty years of existence? How was the authority of the government strengthened?

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When Thomas Jefferson received the treaty for the Louisiana Purchase,he


A) felt his government had been asked to pay too much for it.
B) was unsure of his constitutional authority to accept it.
C) assumed the French would not honor its terms.
D) insisted on numerous revisions before accepting it.
E) angrily fired Livingston and Monroe for insubordination.

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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