Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James Fenimore Cooper

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Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Henry Harrison

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Question 3

With the panic of 1819,Americans experienced their first national financial panic in decades.Explain the causes and consequences of this brutal economic contraction.

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The panic of 1819 was caused by a combin...

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-sectionalism

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Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of Plattsburgh

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Question 6

With the Missouri Compromise,

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A)   slavery began its inevitable decline.
B)   Missouri entered the Union as a free state.
C)   Maine entered the Union as a slave state.
D)   the issue of slavery expansion was effectively resolved.
E)   the hidden wounds from the Constitutional Convention regarding slavery reemerged.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

One of the principal effects of the Monroe Doctrine was to

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A)   give the United States a sense of responsibility for international affairs.
B)   establish one of the central fixed principles of American foreign policy.
C)   establish closer relations between the United States and Latin America.
D)   contribute to the American illusion of isolation from world affairs.
E)   provide an effective check against any new European imperialism in the Americas.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

One of the West's persistent political demands was for

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A)   a strong gold-back monetary system.
B)   a stronger Bank of the United States.
C)   cheap money issued by unregulated banks.
D)   federal aid to agriculture.
E)   a homestead act offering free land to settlers.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fletcher v.Peck

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Question 10

The ill-fated American invasion of Canada was comprised of a

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A)   full-scale naval assault on Newfoundland.
B)   major land assault on Fort Michilimackinac.
C)   three-pronged invasion launched from Detroit, Niagara, and Lake Champlain.
D)   coordinated naval and army attack on the strategic hub of Montreal.
E)   two-pronged invasion launched from New Orleans and New York.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

Was the disappearance of the Federalist Party due more to its ideas and policies becoming outmoded,or to the takeover by the Jeffersonian Republicans of some of the Federalists' most important principles? Explain.

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Question 12

In interpreting the Constitution,John Marshall

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A)   favored "loose construction."
B)   supported "strict construction."
C)   tried to determine the Founders' original intent.
D)   endorsed Jefferson's "compact theory."
E)   was reluctant to intrude the Supreme Court into politics.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

From a global perspective,the War of 1812 was

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A)   one of the turning points of nineteenth-century history.
B)   more important to Europeans than to Americans.
C)   of little importance.
D)   a major contributor to the defeat of Napoleon.
E)   the first important check on the rising British empire.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

Why do you think Henry Clay´s economic program of a strong banking system,high tariff,and federally funded internal improvements came to be known as the "American System"? What was Clay´s grand vision? How politically successful was his agenda?

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Henry Clay's economic program of a stron...

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Treaty of Ghent

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The Treaty of Ghent was a peace agreemen...

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Andrew Jackson

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Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James Monroe

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Question 18

With the demise of the Federalist party,

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A)   the Republicans established their one-party rule.
B)   the Whig party began to emerge in its place.
C)   the supporters of a strong national government were left without a political home.
D)   the widespread abandonment of organized political parties for a short time.
E)   the "Virginia dynasty" of presidents was over.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Perhaps the key battle of the War of 1812,because it protected the United States from full-scale invasion and possible dissolution,was the Battle of

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A)   Mackinac.
B)   Plattsburgh.
C)   the Thames.
D)   Baltimore.
E)   New Orleans.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 20

The part of the Monroe Doctrine that warned Old World powers not to establish any new colonies in the Americas was directed primarily at

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A)   Great Britain.
B)   Russia.
C)   Spain.
D)   Prussia.
E)   France.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Exam 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Henry Harrison

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With the panic of 1819,Americans experienced their first national financial panic in decades.Explain the causes and consequences of this brutal economic contraction.

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -sectionalism

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