Exam 2 Flashcards
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- After winning the Revolutionary War, what was the Federal Immigration policy?
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a. States determined their own immigration laws
2
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- Which world event excited slaves in America, but caused great concern and paranoia for whites living in the South?
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a. Haitian Revolution
3
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- The Federalist Party platform desires
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a. A centralized federal authority
4
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- Which one of these is a fictional mental illness created to explain laziness among slaves?
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a. Dysaesthesia Aethiopica
5
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- Samuel Cartwright believed that skin color and human attributes could be explained by
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a. Environment
6
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- Thomas Jefferson saw Native Americans as a people that had the capability to be equal to white Americans
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a. True
7
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- Which traits best describe Republican Motherhood
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a. Raising and educating your children
8
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- The attack on the USS Chesapeake near Norfolk, Virginia prompted Thomas Jefferson to…
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a. Embargo
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a. Embargo
9. Which president approved the Louisiana Purchase?
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a. Thomas Jefferson
10
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- This Native American leader formed a great pan-Indian movement in the Western Great Lakes
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a. Tecumseh
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- The British justified their impressment of American sailors because…
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a. British sailors were immigrating en masse
12
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- The Hartford Convention of 1814 proposed…
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a. Legislative reforms require 2/3 majority to change laws
13
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- This scandal caused the collapse of the Federalist Party
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a. Hartford Convention
14
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- Americans of 1815 saw the outcome of the War of 1812 as a
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a. Victory
15
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- This technology was stolen from Britain and became a key industry of the early United States
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a. The textile mill
16
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- The War of 1812 caused a change in economic priorities for the nation by…
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a. Promoting inter-state trade
17
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- The Panics of 1819, 1837, and 1857 were caused by speculations from
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a. Land, Labor, and railroads
18
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- American printed currency during these panics are backed by…
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a. Bimetals
19
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- A confidence man is…
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a. A scam artist
20
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- This economic tool was used to inhibit imports and encourage internal economic development in the United States
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a. Tariffs
21
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- This road spanned 620 miles from Baltimore to Illinois
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a. National Road
22
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- The construction of infrastructure during the Market Revolution was done by only the federal and state governments
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a. False
23
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- The construction of railroads was heavily concentrated where?
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a. North
24
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- What is incorporation?
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a. Legal recognition of businesses as individuals
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26. Industrialization improved the economic circumstances of most individuals
a. False
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27. People from these two areas of the world were immigrating to America in massive numbers
a. Ireland and Germany
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28. In the 1820’s politics tactics focus more on…
a. Gaining the support and backing of the people
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29. This federal document helped to create America’s democratic character
a. Bill of Rights
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30. How does the North decide to free their slaves?
a. Gradual Emancipation
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32. This Compromise was viewed as the means to resolve sectional politics and friction in the U.S. government
a. Missouri Compromise
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33. This battle during the War of 1812 received its own holiday and resulted in Andrew Jackson’s popularity
a. Battle of New Orleans
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34. Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jackson created this political party
a. Democratic Party
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36. What is the Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833?
a. South Carolina’s attempt to nullify American Tariffs
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37. What caused people to be skeptical of the Second Bank of the United States?
a. Private shareholders
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39. This president served as president for 31 days before dying
a. William Henry Harrison
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40. This evangelist practice led to mass Methodist conversions
a. Circuit riders
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40. This evangelist practice led to mass Methodist conversions
a. Circuit riders
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41. The doctrine of Arminianism believes in freewill
a. True
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42. The doctrine of Calvinism believes in doing “good works”
a. False
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43. The Second Great Awakening introduce what practices into worship?
a. Speaking in tongues
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46. What jump-started the Women’s Movement in Antebellum America?
a. The 1840 World Anti-slavery convention in London
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48. Petit Gulf is…
a. A cotton hybrid
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49. Oklahoma, before it became a state, was…
a. Indian Territory
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50. The price of a slave was only tied to the price of cotton
a. False
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51. When compared to the white population of the South, black slaves made up how much of the Southern population?
a. 1/3
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52. This river helped to both increase the size of cities and commerce overall in the south
a. The Mississippi River
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53. The steam boat, New Orleans, travelled from Ohio to Louisiana
a. False
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54. A main facet Southern honor for men is…
a. Duels
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56. The Young America Movement was against the idea of Manifest Destiny
a. False
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57. Many of those who are anti-Manifest Destiny argued that Westward expansion would bring unwanted races of people into the country
a. True
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58. How many Native Americans were evicted from their homelands in the Trail of Tears?
a. 60,000-100,000
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59. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 gave the President the ability to…
a. Negotiate treaties with the Native American Tribes
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60. This piece of legislation helped to fund and establish Indian missionary schools
a. Civilization Fund Act
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61. This law in 1824 opened the Mexican border and offered arable land to immigrant settlers
a. Mexico’s General Colonization Law
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62. This president is responsible for annexing Texas and giving Texas statehood
a. John Tyler
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63. This president is responsible for causing the Mexican-American War
a. James K Polk
