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1.
"No man has a right to the boundary of the march of a nation; no man has the right to say to his country: this far you should go and no further."
The author of this statement would most likely have supported the United States policy of
The author of this statement would most likely have supported the United States policy of
a)
containment
b)
sectionalism
c)
manifest destiny
d)
isolationism
2.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was the
a)
abolition of slavery in territories held by the United State
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion of the U. S. westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of the Southern States from the Union
3.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was the
a)
abolition of slavery in territories held by the United State
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion of the U. S. westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of the Southern States from the Union
4.
As a result of President Andrew Jackson's policies, Native American Indians were
a)
relocated to reservations in Mexico
b)
forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River
c)
gradually allowed to return to their ancestral lands
d)
given United States citizenship
5.
As a result of President Andrew Jackson's policies, Native American Indians were
a)
relocated to reservations in Mexico
b)
forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River
c)
gradually allowed to return to their ancestral lands
d)
given United States citizenship
6.
Acquiring New Orleans as part of the Louisiana Purchase was considered important to the development of the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys because the city
a)
provided protection from attacks by the Spanish
b)
provided migrant workers for river valley farms
c)
served as a port for American agricultural goods
d)
served as the cultural center for the nation
7.
Acquiring New Orleans as part of the Louisiana Purchase was considered important to the development of the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys because the city
a)
provided protection from attacks by the Spanish
b)
provided migrant workers for river valley farms
c)
served as a port for American agricultural goods
d)
served as the cultural center for the nation
8.
A major foreign policy success of President Thomas Jefferson's administration was the
a)
purchase of the Louisiana Territory
b)
support for the Alien and Sedition Acts
c)
victory in the war of 1812
d)
passage of the Embargo Act
9.
A major foreign policy success of President Thomas Jefferson's administration was the
a)
purchase of the Louisiana Territory
b)
support for the Alien and Sedition Acts
c)
victory in the war of 1812
d)
passage of the Embargo Act
10.
The major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
a)
create a military alliance for the defense of North America
b)
guarantee democratic governments in Latin America
c)
secure new colonies in the Caribbean
d)
limit European in uence in the Western Hemisphere
11.
The major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
a)
create a military alliance for the defense of North America
b)
guarantee democratic governments in Latin America
c)
secure new colonies in the Caribbean
d)
limit European in uence in the Western Hemisphere
12.
The Mississippi River system was an important economic resource during the first half of the 1800s because it was used to
a)
irrigate desert lands
b)
transport farm goods to market
c)
move immigrants to the Northeast
d)
produce hydroelectric power
13.
The Mississippi River system was an important economic resource during the first half of the 1800s because it was used to
a)
irrigate desert lands
b)
transport farm goods to market
c)
move immigrants to the Northeast
d)
produce hydroelectric power
14.
A major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
a)
limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
b)
establish United States colonies in South America
c)
form military alliances with Latin American nations
d)
avoid involvement in Canadian conflicts
15.
A major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
a)
limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
b)
establish United States colonies in South America
c)
form military alliances with Latin American nations
d)
avoid involvement in Canadian conflicts
16.
A geographic and economic motivation for the Louisiana Purchase (1803) was the desire to
a)
annex California
b)
secure land for the Erie Canal
c)
control the port of New Orleans
d)
own all of the Great Lakes
17.
A geographic and economic motivation for the Louisiana Purchase (1803) was the desire to
a)
annex California
b)
secure land for the Erie Canal
c)
control the port of New Orleans
d)
own all of the Great Lakes
18.
The principal goal of the supporters of Manifest Destiny in the 1840s was to
a)
convince Canada to become part of the United States
b)
expand United States territory to the Pacific Ocean
c)
build a canal across Central America
d)
acquire naval bases in the Caribbean
19.
The principal goal of the supporters of Manifest Destiny in the 1840s was to
a)
convince Canada to become part of the United States
b)
expand United States territory to the Pacific Ocean
c)
build a canal across Central America
d)
acquire naval bases in the Caribbean
20.
Which action is most closely associated with the term Manifest Destiny?
a)
declaring independence from Great Britain
b)
deciding to end the War of 1812
c)
acquiring territory from Mexico in 1848
d)
annexing Hawaii and the Philippines
21.
Which action is most closely associated with the term Manifest Destiny?
a)
declaring independence from Great Britain
b)
deciding to end the War of 1812
c)
acquiring territory from Mexico in 1848
d)
annexing Hawaii and the Philippines
22.
What was a major foreign policy goal of the United States during the first half of the 1800s?
a)
forming defense alliances with European nations
b)
establishing colonies in the Caribbean and Latin America
c)
maintaining neutrality while increasing foreign trade
d)
continuing the transatlantic African slave trade
23.
What was a major foreign policy goal of the United States during the first half of the 1800s?
a)
forming defense alliances with European nations
b)
establishing colonies in the Caribbean and Latin America
c)
maintaining neutrality while increasing foreign trade
d)
continuing the transatlantic African slave trade
24.
Which document was issued primarily to prevent European nations from future colonization in Latin America?
a)
Jay Treaty (1795)
b)
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
c)
Embargo Act (1807)
d)
Monroe Doctrine (1823)
25.
Which document was issued primarily to prevent European nations from future colonization in Latin America?
a)
Jay Treaty (1795)
b)
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
c)
Embargo Act (1807)
d)
Monroe Doctrine (1823)
26.
President Washington’s foreign policy with France and Britain at war again
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Neutrality
c)
Nationalism
d)
Monroe Doctrine
27.
President Washington’s foreign policy with France and Britain at war again
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Neutrality
c)
Nationalism
d)
Monroe Doctrine
28.
He warned the US against political differences and for the country not to get involved in other countries affairs.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
James Monroe
29.
He warned the US against political differences and for the country not to get involved in other countries affairs.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
James Monroe
30.
This party believed in Democracy, supported limited government, opposed the national bank and supported an agricultural economy
a)
Democratic-Republicans
b)
Federalists
c)
Red Coats
d)
Anti-Federalists
31.
This party believed in Democracy, supported limited government, opposed the national bank and supported an agricultural economy
a)
Democratic-Republicans
b)
Federalists
c)
Red Coats
d)
Anti-Federalists
32.
This party believed in strong central government, supported national bank and favored an economy based on trade.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Whigs
d)
Democratic-Republicans
33.
This party believed in strong central government, supported national bank and favored an economy based on trade.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Whigs
d)
Democratic-Republicans
34.
This was the downfall of President Adams’ Presidency.
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
War of 1812
35.
This was the downfall of President Adams’ Presidency.
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
War of 1812
36.
This doubled the size of the United States in 1803 for approximately $15 million
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
War of 1812
37.
This doubled the size of the United States in 1803 for approximately $15 million
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
War of 1812
38.
What President was responsible for doubling the size of the country?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
39.
What President was responsible for doubling the size of the country?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
40.
Who lead an expedition of the new territory purchased by the United States?
a)
Pike and Tyler
b)
Martin Lewis
c)
Lewis and Clark
d)
Clark and Rogers
41.
Who lead an expedition of the new territory purchased by the United States?
a)
Pike and Tyler
b)
Martin Lewis
c)
Lewis and Clark
d)
Clark and Rogers
42.
A Shoshone Indian whose language and navigation skills helped their journey become successful joined Lewis and Clark. What was her name?
a)
Sacagawea
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Seminole Jane
d)
Gouyen
43.
A Shoshone Indian whose language and navigation skills helped their journey become successful joined Lewis and Clark. What was her name?
a)
Sacagawea
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Seminole Jane
d)
Gouyen
44.
This was a disagreement between the different regions.
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Sectionalism
c)
State's Right
d)
Nationalism
45.
This was a disagreement between the different regions.
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Sectionalism
c)
State's Right
d)
Nationalism
46.
This banned slavery in the region north of 36 degree 30’N. It also admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as free state.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1820
c)
Compromise of 1818
d)
3/5 Compromise
47.
This banned slavery in the region north of 36 degree 30’N. It also admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as free state.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1820
c)
Compromise of 1818
d)
3/5 Compromise
48.
This was an exclusive statement of American policy warning European powers not to interfere with the Americas.
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
XYZ Affair
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Compromise of 1820
49.
This was an exclusive statement of American policy warning European powers not to interfere with the Americas.
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
XYZ Affair
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Compromise of 1820
50.
This settled all border disputes between Spain and the United States.
a)
Adam-Onis Treaty
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Missouri Compromise
51.
This settled all border disputes between Spain and the United States.
a)
Adam-Onis Treaty
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Missouri Compromise
52.
This was a treaty that set the border between the United States at 49-degree N latitude as far west as the Rocky Mountains.
a)
Adam-Onis Treaty
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Convention of 1818
d)
Missouri Compromise
53.
This was a treaty that set the border between the United States at 49-degree N latitude as far west as the Rocky Mountains.
a)
Adam-Onis Treaty
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Convention of 1818
d)
Missouri Compromise
54.
Which document was issued primarily to prevent European nations from future colonization in Latin America?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Convention of 1818
d)
War of 1812
55.
Which document was issued primarily to prevent European nations from future colonization in Latin America?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Convention of 1818
d)
War of 1812
56.
What was a major foreign policy goal of the United States during the first half of the 1800s?
a)
forming defense alliances with European nations
b)
establishing colonies in the Caribbean and Latin America
c)
continuing the transatlantic African slave trade
d)
maintaining neutrality while increasing foreign trade
57.
What was a major foreign policy goal of the United States during the first half of the 1800s?
a)
forming defense alliances with European nations
b)
establishing colonies in the Caribbean and Latin America
c)
continuing the transatlantic African slave trade
d)
maintaining neutrality while increasing foreign trade
58.
Why did President Madison declare war on Britain in 1812?
a)
They attacked Washington, D.C
b)
They invaded Oregon territory
c)
They refused to trade with America
d)
They were kidnapping American sailors and assisting the Native Americans
59.
Why did President Madison declare war on Britain in 1812?
a)
They attacked Washington, D.C
b)
They invaded Oregon territory
c)
They refused to trade with America
d)
They were kidnapping American sailors and assisting the Native Americans
60.
What prevented the British from invading America from Canada during the War of 1812?
a)
Battle of New Orleans
b)
Battles of Fallen Timbers
c)
Battles of Lake Erie and Lake Champlain
d)
Battle of Fort Detroit
61.
What prevented the British from invading America from Canada during the War of 1812?
a)
Battle of New Orleans
b)
Battles of Fallen Timbers
c)
Battles of Lake Erie and Lake Champlain
d)
Battle of Fort Detroit
62.
In August 1814, why did President and Mrs. Madison, and other Washington residents flee the capital city?
a)
Native Americans attacked the city
b)
The Potomac River flooded the city
c)
The French attacked the city
d)
The British burned the city
63.
In August 1814, why did President and Mrs. Madison, and other Washington residents flee the capital city?
a)
Native Americans attacked the city
b)
The Potomac River flooded the city
c)
The French attacked the city
d)
The British burned the city
64.
How did the War of 1812 end?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of France
d)
Compromise of Ghent
65.
How did the War of 1812 end?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of France
d)
Compromise of Ghent
66.
The rights of states to make decisions without interference from the federal government is called
a)
States' Rights
b)
Federalism
c)
Nullification
d)
Separation of Powers
67.
The rights of states to make decisions without interference from the federal government is called
a)
States' Rights
b)
Federalism
c)
Nullification
d)
Separation of Powers
68.
What was the name of the document that ended the War of 1812?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of London
c)
Treaty of Paris
69.
What were the results of the War of 1812?
a)
Increased American patriotism and manufacturing
b)
A shift toward a more agricultural economy
c)
British occupation of the southwestern half of North America
d)
Improved relationship with Spain
70.
What were the results of the War of 1812?
a)
Increased American patriotism and manufacturing
b)
A shift toward a more agricultural economy
c)
British occupation of the southwestern half of North America
d)
Improved relationship with Spain
71.
Farming was replaced by what form of economy after the War of 1812?
a)
manufacturing
b)
agricultural
c)
engineering
d)
electronics
72.
Farming was replaced by what form of economy after the War of 1812?
a)
manufacturing
b)
agricultural
c)
engineering
d)
electronics
73.
This was invented by Eli Whitney and had a significant impact on southern agriculture
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Telegraph
c)
Thresher
d)
Mechanical Reaper
74.
This was invented by Eli Whitney and had a significant impact on southern agriculture
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Telegraph
c)
Thresher
d)
Mechanical Reaper
75.
Loyalty to a region or section of the country is called
a)
Nationalism
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Patriotism
d)
States' Rights
76.
Loyalty to a region or section of the country is called
a)
Nationalism
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Patriotism
d)
States' Rights
77.
In 1818 the United States and Great Britain set this parallel as the border between the two countries
a)
49th
b)
39th
c)
38th
d)
45th
78.
In 1818 the United States and Great Britain set this parallel as the border between the two countries
a)
49th
b)
39th
c)
38th
d)
45th
79.
The idea that a state could cancel, or reject a federal law it considered unconstitutional is called
a)
State's Rights
b)
Nullification
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Cancelation
80.
The idea that a state could cancel, or reject a federal law it considered unconstitutional is called
a)
State's Rights
b)
Nullification
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Cancelation
81.
What state threatened to secede from the Union over tariffs?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Texas
d)
Mississippi
82.
President Jackson signed this act into law in 1830.
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Tears Act
c)
Act of 1830
d)
Tea Act
83.
President Jackson signed this act into law in 1830.
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Tears Act
c)
Act of 1830
d)
Tea Act
84.
The Cherokee and several other Native American tribes were forced to move to Oklahoma along the __________. it killed roughly 4,000 of the 15,000 Cherokee Indians.
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Indian Removal Act
c)
Tear full of Trails
d)
Mason Dixon line
85.
The Cherokee and several other Native American tribes were forced to move to Oklahoma along the __________. it killed roughly 4,000 of the 15,000 Cherokee Indians.
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Indian Removal Act
c)
Tear full of Trails
d)
Mason Dixon line
86.
"No man has a right to the boundary of the march of a nation; no man has the right to say to his country: this far you should go and no further."
The author of this statement would most likely have supported the United States policy of
The author of this statement would most likely have supported the United States policy of
a)
containment
b)
sectionalism
c)
manifest destiny
d)
isolationism
87.
How did the cotton gin change America?
a)
Native American groups were driven off Southern land as it was taken over for cotton plantations
b)
Native American groups where made to pick to provide plantation labor
c)
Growing cotton required a small work force
d)
Cotton became more valuable and cotton exports decreased
88.
How did the cotton gin change America?
a)
Native American groups were driven off Southern land as it was taken over for cotton plantations
b)
Native American groups where made to pick to provide plantation labor
c)
Growing cotton required a small work force
d)
Cotton became more valuable and cotton exports decreased
89.
North Carolina was nicknamed " ____________" because it seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep and was left behind as other states progressed.
a)
Tarheel state
b)
Rip Van Winkle state
c)
Sleep of Indifference State
d)
Sleppy State
90.
North Carolina was nicknamed " ____________" because it seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep and was left behind as other states progressed.
a)
Tarheel state
b)
Rip Van Winkle state
c)
Sleep of Indifference State
d)
Sleppy State
91.
I fought for a system of public education, internal improvements, and constitutional reforms.
a)
Archibald DeBow Murphey
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
Andrew Jackson
92.
I fought for a system of public education, internal improvements, and constitutional reforms.
a)
Archibald DeBow Murphey
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
Andrew Jackson
93.
A state's _________ is the way people produce goods and services.
a)
legislature
b)
academy
c)
economy
d)
population
94.
A state's _________ is the way people produce goods and services.
a)
legislature
b)
academy
c)
economy
d)
population
95.
People did not want state officials interfering in their lives or telling them to pay taxes or to send their children to school is an example of
a)
individualism
b)
sectionalism
c)
nullification
d)
manifest destiny
96.
People did not want state officials interfering in their lives or telling them to pay taxes or to send their children to school is an example of
a)
individualism
b)
sectionalism
c)
nullification
d)
manifest destiny
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