American History EXAM Review

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Which of these describes a tariff? Options: a tax on the income of workers, a tax on the purchase of property, a tax on goods produced in the United States, a tax on goods imported from outside the United States

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a tax on goods imported from outside the United States

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Why did U.S. laws support the removal of American Indians from their homelands?

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to allow for westward expansion of agriculture

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Which group was affected most negatively by the administration of President Jackson?

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American Indians

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Which foreign policy did the early presidents like Washington, Adams, and Jefferson make efforts to maintain?

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isolationism

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Which act did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions claim to be unconstitutional? Options: The Stamp Act, The Intolerable Acts, The Alien & Sedition Acts, The Embargo Act

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The Alien & Sedition Acts

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What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

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Manifest Destiny

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Which of these led to the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804? Monroe Doctrine, Gadsden Purchase, Louisiana Purchase, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Louisiana Purchase

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What did pioneer women achieve well before women in the East?

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They voted in elections.

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Which of these was one effect of the California Gold Rush? California grew in size. California achieved statehood. California went to war with Mexico. California lost much of its population.

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California achieved statehood.

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Which historical event in U.S. history do these maps portray?

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Westward Expansion