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The Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.  This affected commerce in the United States by –  

• leading inventors to develop steam power by increasing communications 
• making it independent of foreign goods and market
• enabling the cheap transportation of Midwestern products to the rest of the world
• supporting the development of the Transcontinental Railroad

In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court determined that –    

• the commerce clause was unconstitutional 
• inventors have monopolies on their inventions 
• individual states lacked the right to trade with other states 
• only the federal government could regulate interstate commerce 

Of the groups listed below, which two were most opposed to the Bank of the United States?    

•  Farmers and Southerners 
• New Englanders and westerners  
• Merchants and industrialists
•   Immigrants and urban residents

Which sentence best summarizes the economic impact of the War of 1812 on the United States?    

• The war generally strengthened the country’s economy. 
• The war had no significant impact on the Country’s economy. 
• The war increased the country’s dependence on foreign goods. 
• The war severely damaged the country’s trade with other countries.

  Which phrase best completes the title for this list of items?
Attempts to_________________________
*Three-Fifths Compromise (1787) *Missouri Compromise (1820) *Compromise of 1850

• Prevent a Civil War between the North and South th
• Solve Sectional Issues between the North and South
• The war severely damaged the country’s trade with other countries.

The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it — 

• reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs 
• confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce 
• established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court 
• upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president

The first political parties in the United State were established in the 1790s largely because of political differences between--

• John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine
• George Washington and James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

• F
• F
• H
• J

Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the Era of Good Feelings?

• The United States ceded territory to Great Britain in an attempt to avoid war
• There was a renewed sense of nationalism
• Evangelical revivalist challenged religious traditionalists
• Many states called for are structuring of the federal government

Which group of people served a source of labor in the constructing of the Erie Canal and immigrated to the United States due to a potato famine?

• Germans
• Spanish
• Irish
• French