True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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In the first elections, most elected officials in Congress were
Federalists
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2.
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Madison’s notes are the best record of the convention
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3.
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Edmund Randolph became the Attorney General under George Washington
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4.
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The Democrat party is older than the Republican party
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5.
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Jefferson reduced the army from 12,000 to 3,000 troops
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6.
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The embargo of 1807 lost Jefferson popular support
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7.
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Midnight judges were appointed shortly before Jefferson left office
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8.
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The role of the Judicial branch was left vague in the Constitution
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9.
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Most American’s were willing to pay taxes to support schools
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10.
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In the new democratic nation everyone needed education to make decisions
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11.
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Population growth in the first half of the 1800s was double anywhere else in the
world
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12.
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Most Americans were under 15 in the 1800s due to death rates
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13.
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It was against the law in England for anyone who knew how to build machines to
leave the country
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14.
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The Industrial Revolution encouraged settlement of the west
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15.
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Most schools in the 1800s were private
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16.
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Steamboats increased the cost of transportation and commerce
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17.
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Most of the population increase in the early 1800s was from immigration
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18.
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Newspapers made information available to a large number of people
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19.
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The Erie Canal linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River
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20.
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The cotton gin decreased demand for slave labor
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21.
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Historians believe an increase in drunkenness occurred during the 1800s
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22.
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The average number of children a family had decreased through the 1800s
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23.
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France led the industrial revolution
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24.
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Andrew Jackson was the wild card of the 1824 election
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25.
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Working-class northerners were worried freed slaves would drive their wages
down
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26.
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The Monroe Doctrine was written by Secretary of State James Monroe under
President John Quincy Adams
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27.
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The election of 1824 only had 1 candidate who was a leader of the
revolution
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28.
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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on the 50th anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence
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29.
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African Americans made up the majority of the underground railroad
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30.
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Abolitionists thought slaves should be free and treated equal to other
citizens
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31.
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The Battle of Manassas was known as the Fifth Battle of Bull Run in the
North
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32.
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The first time the railroads were used in war was at the Battle of
Manassas
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33.
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Training and technology are key in the Civil War
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34.
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New technology in the Civil War introduced guns that were highly
inaccurate
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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35.
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Which groups of people gained greatly from the Revolution?
a. | Only white men | c. | White men and Slaves | b. | White men and women | d. | Women and
Slaves |
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36.
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Why did the British close the trans-Appalachian region?
a. | The Colonists wanted them to so the Indians couldn’t come to the
cities | c. | To repress the Colonists freedom of movement | b. | So they
wouldn’t have to protect any settlers in the area | d. | They didn’t want the Colonists to be able
to trade fur |
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37.
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Why was Washington’s crossing of the Delaware a surprise to the
British?
a. | The British though Washington was in Boston | c. | Washington broke the rules of
war | b. | The Delaware was very large and difficult to cross | d. | The Colonists won an important
battle |
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38.
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What treaty gave the Colonies their sovereignty?
a. | Treaty of Paris | c. | Treaty of London | b. | Treaty of Philadelphia | d. | Treat of Moscow |
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39.
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Why did the Colonists have the Boston Tea Party?
a. | To protest the British control of their tea trade | c. | The British wanted them
to | b. | To protest a tea tax | d. | To make the harbor taste like tea so they could drink it while
swimming |
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40.
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Why wasn’t the war with the Colonies popular in England?
a. | The English didn’t like the Colonists | c. | It cost too
much | b. | King George III wanted to grant the Colonies sovereignty | d. | The English thought the Colonies should be
free |
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41.
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Why did the British begin to interfere more directly with the Colonies?
a. | The British felt that the Colonies were becoming too liberal | c. | The Colonists
wanted a great British presence in the Colonies | b. | They wanted the Colonists to pay debts from the
French and Indian War | d. | To
annoy the Colonists |
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42.
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What was it called when the British let the Colonies ignore certain
taxes?
a. | Salutary Neglect | c. | Solution Neglation | b. | None of the Above | d. | Notion of
Motion |
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43.
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What did the Stamp Act require?
a. | Stamping of personal documents | c. | Stamps on official
documents | b. | All Colonies get a stamp of approval from England | d. | Stamps on all letters mailed to
England |
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44.
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What ratio of Colonists were Patriots, Tories, and neither?
a. | 1/3, 1/3, and 1/3 | c. | 2/3, 1/3, and none | b. | all, none, and none | d. | 1/2, 1/4, and
1/4 |
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45.
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Became the first President of the USA (you better know this)
a. | Thomas Jefferson | c. | George Washington | b. | Alexander Hamilton | d. | James Madison |
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46.
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Who is called “The Father of the Constitution?”
a. | Thomas Jefferson | c. | James Madison | b. | George Washington | d. | Alexander
Hamilton |
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47.
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How many years are members of the Senate elected for?
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48.
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What division of government is most directly responsible to the people?
a. | The Senate | c. | The Executive | b. | The House | d. | The Judicial |
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49.
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Wrote the Declaration of Independence
a. | George Washington | c. | James Madison | b. | Thomas Jefferson | d. | Alexander
Hamilton |
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50.
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Became the Secretary of the Treasury
a. | James Madison | c. | Alexander Hamilton | b. | George Washington | d. | Thomas
Jefferson |
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51.
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He never trusted the new government
a. | Alexander Hamilton | c. | Thomas Jefferson | b. | James Madison | d. | George
Washington |
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52.
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The framers were more interested in ______ popular sovereignty than protecting
it
a. | Restraining | c. | Maintaining | b. | Abolishing | d. | Increasing |
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53.
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How many years are members of the House elected for?
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54.
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He was supposed to be a Justice of the Peace for D.C.
a. | Madison | c. | Marbury | b. | Monroe | d. | Jackson |
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55.
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Who did NOT oppose Hamilton’s plan
a. | Slaveholders | c. | Federalists | b. | Commercial Farmers | d. | Planters |
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56.
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Who resigned from Washington’s administration
a. | Jefferson | c. | Marshall | b. | Adams | d. | Hamilton |
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57.
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Who was the Secretary of the Treasury under Washington
a. | Hamilton | c. | Jefferson | b. | Adams | d. | Marshall |
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58.
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He was the Secretary of State under Jefferson
a. | Jackson | c. | Madison | b. | Marbury | d. | Monroe |
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59.
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Who was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
a. | Marshall | c. | Adams | b. | Jefferson | d. | Hamilton |
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60.
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Who only served one term as president
a. | Adams | c. | Hamilton | b. | Marshall | d. | Jefferson |
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61.
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Which historical figure was devoted to education
a. | Samuel Slater | c. | Robert Fulton | b. | Eli Whitney | d. | Noah Webster |
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62.
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Who was known for pursuing the tradition of dueling
a. | Alexander Graham-Bell | c. | Andrew Johnson | b. | John Quincy Adams | d. | Andrew Jackson |
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63.
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Who was the most well known trans-Appalachian pioneer
a. | Tom Henry | c. | John Quincy Adams | b. | Daniel Boone | d. | Davy Crockett |
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64.
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Which historical figure built the first boat powered by a steam engine
a. | Eli Whitney | c. | Robert Fulton | b. | Samuel Slater | d. | Noah Webster |
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65.
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Which historical figure built British machinery from memory
a. | Eli Whitney | c. | Samuel Slater | b. | Robert Fulton | d. | Noah Webster |
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66.
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What was NOT one indicator to a person’s social class
a. | Speech | c. | Manners | b. | Teeth | d. | Wigs |
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67.
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Who was the Secretary of State in 1819?
a. | Andrew Jackson | c. | Alexander Graham-Bell | b. | John Quincy
Adams | d. | Andrew
Johnson |
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68.
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Which historical figure invented the cotton gin
a. | Noah Webster | c. | Samuel Slater | b. | Robert Fulton | d. | Eli Whitney |
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69.
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What caused most of the increase in population
a. | Birthrates | c. | Occupation of foreign land | b. | Immigration | d. | Redrawn boundaries of the country |
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70.
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Who built most of the canals
a. | The Federal Government | c. | Individuals | b. | States | d. | Private
Investors |
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71.
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What is NOT one way steamboats effected the US
a. | Revolutionized the transportation industry | c. | Increased the cost of
living | b. | Reduced the cost of commerce | d. | Reduced the cost of
transportation |
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72.
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What was NOT one method of power available to inventors
a. | Water | c. | Combustion | b. | Steam | d. | Wind |
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73.
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Who could go to school in COLONIAL times
a. | Anyone who wanted | c. | Wealthy upper class | b. | Upper and middle class | d. | Citizens |
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74.
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What state required towns to hire college-educated school teachers?
a. | New Hampshire | c. | Rhode Island | b. | Massachusetts | d. | Maine |
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75.
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What city was NOT developed because of the westward settlement?
a. | Boston | c. | St. Louis | b. | Cincinnati | d. | Chicago |
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76.
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Elected President from 1828-1836
a. | John C. Calhoun | c. | John Quincy Adams | b. | Andrew Jackson | d. | Henry Clay |
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77.
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What was the general reaction to the gag rule
a. | Complacency | c. | Acceptance | b. | Mild disagreement | d. | Outrage |
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78.
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Speaker of the House and a Senator, he owned slaves
a. | John C. Calhoun | c. | John Quincy Adams | b. | Henry Clay | d. | Andrew Jackson |
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79.
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Elected President from 1824-1828
a. | Henry Clay | c. | Andrew Jackson | b. | John C. Calhoun | d. | John Quincy
Adams |
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80.
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What former President was Jackson most like
a. | George Washington | c. | John Adams | b. | Thomas Jefferson | d. | James Monroe |
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81.
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Most free African Americans wanted to end slavery when
a. | Gradually over 30 years | c. | Eventually | b. | Never | d. | Immediately |
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82.
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Who won the McCullock v. Maryland court case
a. | John Q. Adams | c. | Maryland | b. | Bank of the US | d. | Andrew Jackson |
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83.
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In what year did the Bank of the US try to recharter, and what year did it
close
a. | 1824 and 1834 | c. | 1836 and 1840 | b. | 1832 and 1832 | d. | 1832 and 1836 |
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84.
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Served in Congress and as Secretary of War, he became a Vice President
a. | Henry Clay | c. | John Quincy Adams | b. | John C. Calhoun | d. | Andrew Jackson |
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85.
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They were considered an extreme party, particularly in the South
a. | Republicans | c. | Southern Democrats | b. | Know Nothings | d. | Northern
Democrats |
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86.
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What had a bigger impact on the North than the South, furthering differences
between them?
a. | Revolts and Bloodshed | c. | Technology and Immigration | b. | Farming and
indentured servants | d. | Slavery
and Politics |
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87.
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Which is NOT part of the Compromise of 1850
a. | California was admitted as a free state | c. | The sale and practice of slavery
was banned in Washington D.C. | b. | The Fugitive Slave Act was
passed | d. | New Mexico and Utah
would determine slavery for themselves |
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88.
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They won Missouri and half of New Jersey in the election of 1860
a. | Southern Democrats | c. | Republicans | b. | Northern Democrats | d. | Know Nothings |
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89.
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Who was the leading candidate for Republican nomination in the election of
1860?
a. | John C. Breckinridge | c. | William Henry Seward | b. | Stephen Douglas | d. | Abraham Lincoln |
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90.
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Their candidate in the election of 1860 was the current Vice President
a. | Know Nothings | c. | Southern Democrats | b. | Northern Democrats | d. | Republicans |
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91.
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Who was the Southern Democrat candidate for the election of 1860?
a. | Stephen Douglas | c. | Abraham Lincoln | b. | William Henry Seward | d. | John C.
Breckinridge |
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92.
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The President before Lincoln, he didn’t want to address the issue of
slavery
a. | Leeman | c. | Johnson | b. | Breckinridge | d. | Buchanan |
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93.
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They only did well in local elections in the North
a. | Northern Democrats | c. | Know Nothings | b. | Republicans | d. | Southern
Democrats |
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94.
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Who was the Republican candidate for the election of 1860?
a. | Abraham Lincoln | c. | William Henry Seward | b. | John C. Breckinridge | d. | Stephen Douglas |
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95.
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Who was the Northern Democrat candidate in the election of 1860?
a. | Abraham Lincoln | c. | Stephen Douglas | b. | John C. Breckinridge | d. | William Henry
Seward |
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96.
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What was the first state to Secede
a. | Virginia | c. | South Carolina | b. | North Carolina | d. | Alabama |
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97.
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He was the President of the Confederacy
a. | Abraham Lincoln | c. | Ambrose Burnside | b. | Jefferson Davis | d. | Edward Everett |
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98.
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He was President of the US during the Civil War (here’s a free point for
all of you)
a. | Abraham Lincoln | c. | Ambrose Burnside | b. | Jefferson Davis | d. | Edward Everett |
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99.
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This is the year Lincoln began his first term
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a. | Noah Webster | e. | System of Interchangeable Parts | b. | Industrial
Revolution | f. | Adams-Onis
Treaty | c. | Samuel Slater | g. | Persisters | d. | Eli Whitney |
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100.
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Increase in economy due to machines powered by sources other than humans or
animals
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101.
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English textile worker who brought the Industrial Revolution to the US
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102.
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Families who took permanent residence in an area
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103.
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Inventor of the cotton gin
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104.
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Secretary of state John Quincy Adams transferred Florida to the US
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105.
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Spent his life promoting education
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106.
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Each part of a product was made to an exact standard so it could be replaced
with others
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a. | John Quincy Adams | f. | National Republicans | b. | Monroe Doctrine | g. | Jacksonian Democrats | c. | John C.
Calhoun | h. | Second American
Party System | d. | Henry Clay | i. | Maysville Road Veto | e. | American System | j. | Patronage |
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107.
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Congress voted money to build a road and Jackson didn’t allow it
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108.
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The National Republicans and the Jacksonian Democrats
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109.
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Adams and Clay’s supporters began calling themselves this
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110.
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A legacy of Adam’s, it warned Europe to stay out of the Americas
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111.
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Withdrew from the election of 1824 to become Vice President
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112.
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Jackson’s followers called themselves this
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113.
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Government would support internal improvements including roads, canals,
bridges, etc.
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114.
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Victorious politicians appoint their friends and supporters to public
office
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115.
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A candidate in the election of 1824, he was accused of convincing the House
votes from his home state to support Adams
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116.
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He was a Jeffersonian Republican and son of a former President
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a. | Spoils System | f. | Liberia | b. | Whigs | g. | Frederick Douglas | c. | Abolition | h. | Underground Railroad | d. | Emancipation | i. | Harriet Tubman | e. | Colonization | j. | Gag rule |
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117.
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Anti-slavery petitions in the house were automatically tabled
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118.
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Returning free and emancipated African Americans to Africa
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119.
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Anti-slavery movement
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120.
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Freeing of enslaved persons
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121.
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The most famous underground railroad conductor
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122.
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National Republicans changed their name in the 1832 election to this
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123.
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West African country established for freed slaves
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124.
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The most important African American abolitionist
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125.
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Patronage under Jackson was known as this
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126.
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A network of men and women who helped runaway enslaved people
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a. | Compromise of 1850 | j. | Roger Taney | b. | Fugitive Slave Act | k. | Lecompton Constitution | c. | Nativism | l. | Border States | d. | American Party | m. | Lower South | e. | Know
Nothings | n. | Secessionists | f. | Kansas-Nebraska Act | o. | Confederate States of
America | g. | Free Soilers | p. | Jefferson Davis | h. | John Brown | q. | Fort Sumter | i. | Dred Scott v.
Sandford | r. | The Upper
South |
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127.
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People in the territory should decide whether slavery would be allowed
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128.
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The Order of the Star-Spangled Banner’s political organization
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129.
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Chief Justice in the Dred Scott case
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130.
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Settlers committed to making the territories free
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131.
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Slaves were property, and thus not free if in a free state
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132.
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What people called the American Party
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133.
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Those who wanted the South to leave the Union
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134.
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Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and S.
Carolina
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135.
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A federal fort in Charleston, S. Carolina
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136.
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Leader of an antislavery group, he lead a raid on a proslavery
settlement
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137.
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Required for statehood, written in Kansas by proslavery groups
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138.
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Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas
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139.
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The first president of the Confederacy
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140.
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Ordered all citizens of the US to assist in the return of escaped
slaves
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141.
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A package of laws designed to balance the interests of the North and
South
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142.
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The new nation created by the South
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143.
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Tennessee, Maryland, Kentucky, and Virginia
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144.
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Ensure that people born in the US receive better treatment than
immigrants
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a. | Manassas | f. | George McClellan | b. | Stonewall Jackson | g. | Gunboat | c. | Shells | h. | Ulysses S. Grant | d. | Canister | i. | Robert E. Lee | e. | War of
Attrition |
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145.
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Cannon balls that exploded
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146.
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A weaker army inflicts small losses of soldiers and material that gradually
adds up
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147.
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Special shell filled with lead balls the size of bullets
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148.
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The first General appointed by Lincoln to command the Union army in the
East
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149.
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The first major battle of the Civil War
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150.
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A Union general controlling the gunboats
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151.
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A nickname earned by a Confederate officer at Manassas
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152.
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Leader of the Confederate forces
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153.
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A small floating fort filed with rifled cannons
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Essay
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154.
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How did the industrial revolution effect the USA in the 1800s? List
specific inventions and technologies, and how that influenced the country and the people living in
it.
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155.
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What controversy surrounded the election of 1824? How did this effect the
results of the election?
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156.
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Dred Scott v. Sandford - What was the issue confronted in the Dred Scott
case? What was the Supreme Court decision in the case?
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157.
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What arguments are there for and against the legality of secession? Why
did the South believe they had the right to secede? Why did the North believe they
didn’t?
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