American Pageant Ch. 17

American Pageant Ch. 17

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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The earliest known use of the term Manifest Destiny was in 1845 by

John Tyler.

James K. Polk.

John L. O'Sullivan.

Mark Twain.

2.

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All of the following happened after President John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new Bank of the U.S. except

he was expelled from the Whig party.

all but one member of his cabinet resigned.

Tyler also vetoed a Whig-sponsored high-tariff bill.

he signed another similar national bank bill providing for a "Fiscal Corporation."

3.

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The only member of President Tyler's Whig cabinet who did not resign in protest over his policies was

Henry Clay.

Zachary Taylor.

Robert Walker.

Daniel Webster.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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During an 1837 Canadian rebellion against Britain

the U.S. stayed neutral in word and action.

the U.S. imprisoned several American violators of neutrality.

America was unlawfully invaded by the British.

Canada warned the U.S. to stay out of the conflict.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Relations between Britain and the U.S. in the 1830s and 1840s could be characterized as

harmonious at the diplomatic level but full of popular resentments on both sides.

marked by growing American economic supremacy.

constantly on the brink of war.

generally tense, with periods of both violence and peaceful resolution.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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As a result of the panic of 1837

the U.S. established restrictions on foreign loans.

anti-British passions cooled in America.

the Democrats led America into war for more territory.

several states defaulted on their bonds or repudiated them openly.

7.

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The Aroostook War was

a short-lived insurrection in British Canada.

a full-scale war between Britain and the U.S.

a small-scale clash between lumberjacks in Maine and Canada.

a dispute over fishing rights between Britain and the U.S.

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