Question 1

The message of the Second Great Awakening

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A)  called for an active and fervent piety.
B)  restored the traditional belief in predestination.
C)  incorporated the belief of skeptical rationalism.
D)  found its greatest number of converts among young men.
E)  was rejected by most women as being retrograde and reactionary.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

What were the decisions made and actions taken by Thomas Jefferson during his administration which most significantly changed the role of the presidency in American politics?

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Question 3

When Thomas Jefferson received the treaty for the Louisiana Purchase, he

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A)  felt his government had been asked to pay too much for it.
B)  was unsure of his constitutional authority to accept it.
C)  assumed the French would not honor its terms.
D)  insisted on numerous revisions before accepting it.
E)  angrily fired Livingston and Monroe for insubordination.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

In 1812, Henry Clay and John C.Calhoun could best be described as

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A)  Jeffersonians.
B)  pacifists.
C)  secessionists.
D)  Federalists.
E)  war hawks.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Was Thomas Jefferson more successful in the domestic or foreign policy arena? Explain.

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Question 6

Those who accepted the existence of God, but regarded Him as a remote being were called _________.

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Question 7

In 1800, Virginia was the scene of a foiled slave revolt to be led by ___________.

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Question 8

Eli Whitney is a major figure in American technology for introducing

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A)  the concept of interchangeable parts.
B)  the first modern factory.
C)  the steam engine.
D)  the mechanized assembly line.
E)  the steel plow.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

On the road to the War of 1812, most Americans regarded England as a greater violator of American neutral rights than France, because England had the stronger navy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why did the War of 1812 take place? What resulted from it?

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The War of 1812 took place for several r...

Question 11

The Battle of Tippecanoe was a rare Indian victory against the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In his first term, President Thomas Jefferson

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A)  argued for mandatory military service to mold and improve citizens.
B)  increased the size of the army.
C)  increased the size of the navy.
D)  aggressively used the military to assert American interests abroad.
E)  helped establish a military academy at West Point.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

During the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson made a name for himself in Florida and at New Orleans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, in 1814, Andrew Jackson

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A)  was seriously wounded.
B)  viciously broke the resistance of the Creeks.
C)  captured the city of New Orleans.
D)  defeated the Spanish at Pensacola.
E)  turned back the British invasion from the Southwest.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

By the early nineteenth century, the United States began to have cities that approached the major cities of Europe in population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The most important Indian revivalist during the Second Great Awakening was ____________________.

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Question 17

Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States because

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A)  the French Army on the American continent had been decimated by disease.
B)  he wanted to raise money for his armies in Europe.
C)  he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitation.
D)  the French Army on the American continent had been decimated by disease, and he wanted to raise money for his armies in Europe.
E)  he wanted to raise money for his armies in Europe, and he believe the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitation.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

The writer Judith Sargent Murray argued that women

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A)  should have the same educational opportunities as men.
B)  were equal to men in intellect and potential.
C)  should have a role in society apart from their husbands.
D)  should have opportunities to earn their own livings.
E)  All the answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The idea of the "republican mother" presumed that it was important that women be educated.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Jefferson was not a pacifist, but he did scale down the size of the American armed forces.

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A) True 
 B)False

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