Question 1

Compare and contrast the competing views behind both sides of the Missouri Compromise.To what extent can the compromise be seen as a victory and a loss for both sides.Which side do you think got the better deal? Justify your answer.

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Question 2

Why did the United States reject the British foreign minister's proposal for a joint declaration of opposition to any further colonization in the Western Hemisphere?

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Question 3

The War of 1812 was one of the worst fought wars in American history for all of the following reasons except that

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A)   the militia was never called up to supplement the regular army.
B)   disunity was widespread.
C)   only a zealous minority supported the war.
D)   at first, many of the generals were senile Revolutionary War veterans.
E)   the militia was poorly trained.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Russo-American Treaty of 1824

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Question 5

Rank the following in the order of what you see as their importance in shaping America's legal system: McCulloch v.Maryland,Gibbons v.Ogden,Fletcher v.Peck,Dartmouth College v.Woodward,and Cohens v.Virginia.Justify your ranking.

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Question 6

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

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Question 7

Since both France and Britain were guilty of placing commercial restrictions on American trade,why did the United States declare war only on Britain?

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The United States declared war only on B...

Question 8

Henry Clay embraced a program in 1824 called the American System which would create all of the following except

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A)   a strong banking system.
B)   easy and abundant credit.
C)   a protective tariff to enable manufacturing to grow.
D)   a network of roads and canals for transporting foodstuffs, raw materials and manufactured goods nationwide.
E)   a solid navy to protect America's merchant ships.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

The Russo-American Treaty of 1824 fixed the southernmost limits of Russian occupation of North America at

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A)   54° 40'.
B)   36° 30'.
C)   the forty-second parallel.
D)   the forty-ninth parallel.
E)   the fifty-first parallel.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 10

The most devastating defeat suffered by the British during the War of 1812 took place at the Battle of

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A)   New Orleans.
B)   Horseshoe Bend.
C)   Tippecanoe.
D)   the Thames.
E)   Fallen Timbers.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 11

What might the president and Congress have done in 1812 to avoid war with Britain and still maintain the nation's honor?

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Question 12

The resolutions from the Hartford Convention

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A)   helped to cause the death of the Federalist party.
B)   resulted in the resurgence of states' rights.
C)   called for southern secession from the union.
D)   supported use of state militias against the British.
E)   called for the West to join the War of 1812.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Spain sold Florida to the United States because it

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A)   wanted to help America to become a rival to Britain.
B)   could not defend the area and would lose it in any case.
C)   received America's promise to give up claims to Oregon.
D)   was pulling out of the Western Hemisphere.
E)   decided to concentrate its efforts in Mexico.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

In the cases of Fletcher v.Peck and Dartmouth College v.Woodward,Chief Justice John Marshall's rulings

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A)   erected barriers against democratic attacks on property rights.
B)   established the principle of judicial review.
C)   demonstrated his support for states' rights.
D)   upheld federal authority against individual rights at the federal level.
E)   held federal regulatory laws unconstitutional if they conflicted with the U.S. Constitution.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

The Monroe Doctrine was essentially intended to prevent

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A)   new European colonies from being established in the Western Hemisphere.
B)   European nations from intervening in the affairs of Latin American countries.
C)   the United States from intervening in the affairs of Latin American countries.
D)   dictatorships in Latin American governments.
E)   Russian control of Alaska.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

The Battle of New Orleans

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A)   resulted in one more American defeat.
B)   helped the United States to win the War of 1812.
C)   saw British troops defeated by Andrew Jackson's soldiers.
D)   prevented America from taking Canada.
E)   resulted in Louisiana becoming part of the United States.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

The western land boom resulted from all of the following except

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A)   it was a continuation of the old westward movement.
B)   land exhaustion in older tobacco states.
C)   speculators accepted small down payments.
D)   the frontier was pacified with the defeat of the Indians.
E)   the construction of railroad lines west of the Mississippi River.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
 
-____ Maine

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Question 19

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
 
-____ New Orleans

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Question 20

Which do you think was the most significant event of the decade following the Treaty of Ghent: Panic of 1819,McCulloch v.Maryland,Florida Purchase Treaty,Missouri Compromise,or Monroe Doctrine? Justify your selection.

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

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Compare and contrast the competing views behind both sides of the Missouri Compromise.To what extent can the compromise be seen as a victory and a loss for both sides.Which side do you think got the better deal? Justify your answer.

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Russo-American Treaty of 1824

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The western land boom resulted from all of the following except

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The Monroe Doctrine was essentially intended to prevent

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Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ New Orleans

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The resolutions from the Hartford Convention

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In the cases of Fletcher v.Peck and Dartmouth College v.Woodward,Chief Justice John Marshall's rulings

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The Russo-American Treaty of 1824 fixed the southernmost limits of Russian occupation of North America at

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Since both France and Britain were guilty of placing commercial restrictions on American trade,why did the United States declare war only on Britain?

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What might the president and Congress have done in 1812 to avoid war with Britain and still maintain the nation's honor?

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Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Maine

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Rank the following in the order of what you see as their importance in shaping America's legal system: McCulloch v.Maryland,Gibbons v.Ogden,Fletcher v.Peck,Dartmouth College v.Woodward,and Cohens v.Virginia.Justify your ranking.

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The Battle of New Orleans

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

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Which do you think was the most significant event of the decade following the Treaty of Ghent: Panic of 1819,McCulloch v.Maryland,Florida Purchase Treaty,Missouri Compromise,or Monroe Doctrine? Justify your selection.

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The War of 1812 was one of the worst fought wars in American history for all of the following reasons except that

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Why did the United States reject the British foreign minister's proposal for a joint declaration of opposition to any further colonization in the Western Hemisphere?

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Henry Clay embraced a program in 1824 called the American System which would create all of the following except

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Spain sold Florida to the United States because it

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