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Thomas Jefferson brokered an agreement to assuage southerners to accept Alexander Hamilton's economic plans in exchange for

- the building of a new and permanent national capital in the South

-the acceptance of unrestricted slave trade in the lower states

- an early form of the three-fifths clause

- a decreased tax on whiskey.

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the building of a new and permanent national capital in the South

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The Hartford Convention

- called for amending the Constitution to require a three-fifths clause that would strengthen southern political power

- was, at best, a weak attempt by the Anti-Federalists to obtain more power

- called for secession and disunion.

- affirmed the right of a state to interpose its authority if the federal government violated the Constitution.

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affirmed the right of a state to interpose its authority if the federal government violated the Constitution.

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Most of the labor in building the public buildings of the national government in Washington, D.C., was done by

- African-American slaves

- Irish immigrants

- indentured servants from Genoa.

- German stonemasons.

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African-American slaves

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"Impressment" as practiced by the British was

- kidnapping sailors

- the act of formally publishing a legal document

- the gentlemanly virtue of chivalric honor toward women

- enslaving Indians

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kidnapping sailors

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The two political parties of the mid-1790s were the

- Republicans and Federalists

- Republicans and Democrats

- Democrats and Whigs

- Federalists and Whigs

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Republicans and Federalists

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In the aftermath of the War of 1812, Americans tended to view Canadians as

-untrustworthy as their political connections were still strongly tied with France

- partners in developing the continent based on Europeans traditions

- monarchial and lacking in an understanding of liberty

- ex-Europeans unusually prone to violence.

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monarchial and lacking in an understanding of liberty

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In the XYZ affair of 1797,

- the British legation was excoriated for the British system of impressment.

-French officials presented American diplomats with a demand for bribes.

- Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton.

- Thomas Jefferson's affair with a slave was kept private.

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French officials presented American diplomats with a demand for bribes.

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Which of the following statements accurately reflects Fries's Rebellion of 1799?

- John Fries was arrested for insurrection.

- President John Adams dispatched federal troops to the area.

- Farmers in southeastern Georgia obstructed tax assessments.

- John Fries, a local militia leader and auctioneer, was hanged.

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President John Adams dispatched federal troops to the area.

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The "Revolution of 1800" was

- a recrudescence of the Whiskey Rebellion of four years earlier.

- the peaceful transfer of the office of the presidency between political parties.

- a slave revolution on the Island of Haiti.

- a rebellion of disgruntled western Massachusetts farmers over increased taxes.

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the peaceful transfer of the office of the presidency between political parties.

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The case that established judicial review was

- Marbury v. Madison.

- Leopard v. Chesapeake.

- Ex parte Milligan.

- Fletcher v. Peck.

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Marbury v. Madison.

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With the Louisiana Purchase,

- the size of the nation was doubled.

- Louisiana entered the Union as the eighteenth state.

- France gained control of New Orleans.

- the country was bankrupted.

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the size of the nation was doubled.

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The objective of Gabriel's rebellion of 1800 was to

- take over the city of Richmond and hold whites as hostages.

- seize a naval warship and sail to the West Indies.

- join the American army and foster a military coup against the presidency.

- blow up the White House in Washington D.C.

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take over the city of Richmond and hold whites as hostages.

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The "Second War of Independence" was

- War of 1812

- Civil War

- quasi-war with France

- Spanish American War

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War of 1812

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The War of 1812 was ended by what treaty?

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Treaty of Ghent

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T or F: The Shawnee brothers Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa led the way in promoting Indian adoption of white customs.

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False

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T or F: In 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft published A Vindication of the Rights of Women in response to Thomas Paine's Rights of Man.

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True

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T or F: The Barbary Wars were the United States' first contact with the Islamic World.Correct!

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True

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T or F: The same American leaders of democracy who hailed the French Revolution as a step in the universal progress of liberty reacted in horror against the Haitian Revolution.

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True

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T or F: The Louisiana Purchase stalled Thomas Jefferson's plan to remove Indian tribes beyond the Mississippi River that refused to cooperate in "civilizing" themselves.

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False

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The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 negotiated

- an agreement not to allow slavery in the new states of Indiana and Ohio.

- the sale of parts of Florida from Spain to the United States.

- end to fighting between France and the United States

- purchase of land in which to construct the National Road

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the sale of parts of Florida from Spain to the United States.

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Which of the following was a mounting source of concern over the effects of the market revolution?

- rise of employment

- American's failure to attract many newcomers from Europe

- the increase of small business

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the increase of small business

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What effect did the Embargo of 1807 have on manufacturing in the United States?

- reduced it gradually

- caused a sharp collapse in U.S. manufacturers

-reduced production in North, but increased production in the South

- stimulated its growth

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stimulated its growth

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Early U.S. textile mills relied largely on the labor of

- men organized into early trade unions (earlier called "guilds").

- women and children

- indentured servants

- unskiled boys

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women and children

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"Manifest destiny" was

- the name of the frigate invented by Robert Fulton that first sailed up the Hudson River.

- the belief that the United States had a divinely appointed mission to expand westward.

- the famous list of the cargo--the manifest--carried by HMS Destiny.

- an idea that the truth will manifest itself regarding the politics of the early nation.

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the belief that the United States had a divinely appointed mission to expand westward.

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The Second Great Awakening was

- the rebirth of classical learning in the rising American university.

- Emerson and Thoreau's utopian vision of the labor movement.

- a popular religious revival that swept the country in the early 1800s.

- celebration of the factory replacing outdated methods of producing goods.

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a popular religious revival that swept the country in the early 1800s.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson was which of the following?

- southerner

- author of Uncle Tom's Cabin

- proslavery

- transcendatalist

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a transcendentalist

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Democracy in America was written by

- Alexis de Tocqueville.

- Andrew Jackson

- Thoman Jefferson

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Alexis de Tocqueville

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Between 1800 and 1860, around 1 million slaves moved from older slave states to the Deep South, traveling

- by themselves.

- with local Native American tribes.

- with their owners to work as free people.

- to the Deep South to work in cotton fields.

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to the Deep South to work in cotton fields.

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Between 1840 and 1860, most immigrants entering the United States were from what two countries?

- Spain and Portugal

- Germany and Ireland

- Poland and Italy

- France and England

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Germany and Ireland

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- This religion started after its leader claimed to have been led by an angel to a set of golden plates covered with strange writing, which he translated and later published.

- Mormonism

- Quaker

- Lutheran

- Anabaptism

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Mormonism

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New York City and Philadelphia experienced what type of violent events in the 1840s and 1850s?

- bread riots led by women

- slave rebellions

- Indian attacks

- anti-immigrant riots

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anti-immigrant riots

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The Alien Act of 1798 reflected fear of immigrants possessing

- pro U.S. literature

- passports

- birth control information

- radical political views

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radical political views

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T or F: The Supreme Court did little to promote the entrepreneurial agenda of the market revolution.

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False

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T or F: During the 1820s and 1830s, an emergent labor movement began voicing concerns about harsh working conditions, economic insecurity, and growing inequalities of wealth.

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True

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T or F: Florida was victoriously delivered to American hands with the assistance of local Indians and Spain's suggestion to sell the area.

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False

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T or F: Henry David Thoreau held the view that people were being stifled by modern society, and trapped in boring, dead-end jobs by their obsessive desire to earn money.Correct!

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True

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T or F: The common nineteenth-century view was that men are naturally aggressive, rational, and domineering, while women are naturally nurturing, selfless, and ruled by emotions.

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True

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A significant theme of the Monroe Doctrine was that

- slavery should not be permitted in the American territories above latitude 36°30'.

- Congress is entitled to pass any law to promote the "general welfare," except where explicitly barred by the Constitution.

- the United States needs a world-class national university for women.

- European powers should refrain from further colonization in the Americas.

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European powers should refrain from further colonization in the Americas.

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Which of the following was a trend in American democracy during the 1820s and 1830s?

- Ironically, as the number of eligible voters rose, voter turnout in elections declined.

- A spirit of apathy toward politics was widespread.

- Selling candidates and their images was as important as the positions for which they stood.

- The idea of a "common man" and "manliness" decreased in importance for candidates.

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Selling candidates and their images was as important as the positions for which they stood.

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Which of the following was a difference between the Democrats and the Whigs during the Jackson years?

- The Democrats held a stronghold on upstate New York; the Whigs held more isolated rural communities.

- The Whigs wanted to ban government actions to promote economic development; the Democrats favored government's role in business.

- The Whigs favored public measures and other policies to regulate personal morality; the Democrats did not.

- The Democrats approved of the gulf between the wealthy and the "producing classes"; the Whigs did not accept class hierarchy.

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The Whigs favored public measures and other policies to regulate personal morality; the Democrats did not.

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In the mid-1800s, this concept had replaced class as the boundary between those American men who were entitled to enjoy political freedom and those who were not.

- religion

- race

- wealth

- country of heritage

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race

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Which of the following was an element in the 1841 Dorr War?

- Supporters of democratic reform organized a People's Convention, which drafted a new constitution for the state of Rhode Island.

- struggle for universal manhood suffrage in Virginia

- Thomas Dorr, a wealthy lawyer, was inaugurated as governor of the state of Vermont under the constitution drawn by the People's Convention.

- The war's bloodshed led to the deaths of more than 246 people, and to Dorr's execution.

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Supporters of democratic reform organized a People's Convention, which drafted a new constitution for the state of Rhode Island.

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Which is true of Martin Van Buren's campaign for president?

- Van Buren typified the old politics while Adams had been the son of a tavern keeper and not a person of great vision or intellect.

- Adams enjoyed political organization while Van Buren detested it.

- Adams set out to reconstruct the Jeffersonian political alliance between the planters of the South and the Plains republicans of the North.

- Rather than being dangerous and divisive, he believed political parties were a necessary and desirable element of political life.

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Rather than being dangerous and divisive, he believed political parties were a necessary and desirable element of political life.

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Which of the following is a true statement about Jackson's political beliefs?

- He believed that the federal government in Washington, D.C. should be the focal point of governmental activity.

- He believed Indians could be assimilated and live within the eastern portions of the Mississippi River.

- He felt African-Americans should either remain as slaves or be freed and sent abroad.

- He was one of the richest men in Kentucky.

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He felt African-Americans should either remain as slaves or be freed and sent abroad.

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President James Madison favored a system of national economic incentives for manufacturers, a protective tariff, a new national bank, and federal financing of roads and canals that came to be known as

- the Madisonian System

- the Adams System

- the Union System of Manufactures

- the American System.

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the American System.

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The Panic of 1819 was caused by

- Chief Pontiac's attack on Detroit.

- the land bubble burst and fallen prices.

- disease that spread rapidly up the eastern seaboard that was ultimately responsible for mass panic in Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore.

- a sudden and deliberate attack by naval forces of the British Admiralty on the nation's capitol.

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the land bubble burst and fallen prices.

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The Era of Good Feelings was so-called because

- there were more inventions manufactured at this time than ever before.

- they were years of one-party government.

- Whigs defeated Democrats in the midterm elections.

- many Americans experienced a boost in their personal economies at this time.

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they were years of one-party government.

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Which of the following was part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

- Slavery was prohibited in the remaining Louisiana Territory north of 36°30'.

- Maine was admitted as a slave state into the Union

- Missouri was admitted but had to agree to end slavery by state law

- It permanently settled the question of the expansion of slavery.

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Slavery was prohibited in the remaining Louisiana Territory north of 36°30'.

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How did the Panic of 1819 shape American views of banks?

- It fostered a major backlash of anti-bank sentiment.

- It led to a movement whereby Americans committed arson attacks against state banks.

- No effect

- exerted a minor increase of anti-bank sentiment

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It fostered a major backlash of anti-bank sentiment.

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The government-sponsored construction of roads and canals in the early 1800s later deemed unconstitutional was called

- internal improvements

- necessary evil

- power play for large businesses to control the South

- Corrupt Bargain

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internal improvements

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In Johnson v. M'Intosh, the Supreme Court proclaimed that

- Indians could only own the land for a specified time, which was regulated by the government.

- Indians were not in fact owners of their land, but merely had a "right of occupancy."

- Indians could not own private property whether or not they assimilated into American culture.

- Indians had full rights to their lands.

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Indians were not in fact owners of their land, but merely had a "right of occupancy."

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T or F: Although denied the ballot, women found a voice in the public sphere during the 1820s and 1830s.

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True

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T or F: Free blacks gained the right to vote in every state in the Union after 1800.

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False

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T or F: The 1828 "tariff of abominations" led to the nullification crisis.

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True

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T or F: The 1836 Specie Circular declared that the federal government would accept only specie (gold and silver) in payment for public land.

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True

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T or F: During the market revolution, the emergence of organized political parties spurred newspaper publication.

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True

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The "peculiar institution" of the South was

- the process of making Tennessee whiskey.

- issue of slavery

- public education.

- the process of rebuilding after the Civil War.

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issue of slavery

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Compared to Brazil and the West Indies, involving hundreds or even thousands of slaves, revolts in the United States were

- much larger

- smaller and less frequent

- never supressed by authorities

- about the same

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smaller and less frequent

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Paternalism meant

- the master was the head of the system, including providing his slaves with protection and the right of care.

- the master bore the fatherly duty of making religion accessible to his slaves.

- the father of the slave family determined which child could be auctioned first.

- the head male slave on a plantation was in charge of the new slaves, deciding jobs to which they were best suited.

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the master was the head of the system, including providing his slaves with protection and the right of care.

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The Second Middle Passage was

- the movement of slaves from the United States to the free regions in Canada.

- the slave trade from the older states to the Lower South.

- international slave trade from areas not linked to Africa.

- the slave trade from the Caribbean to the Upper South.

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the slave trade from the older states to the Lower South.

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What was the result of the Missouri court case involving the "crime" of Celia?

- She was released back into the care of her master's family.

- She was released as "any woman" in such circumstances was acting in self-defense.

- She was sentenced to death.

- She committed suicide.

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She was sentenced to death.

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By the eve of the Civil War, free blacks in the South were allowed to own

- dogs

- guns

- property

- alcohol

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property

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In 1860, the largest economic investment in the United States was in

- slaves

- banks

-canals

- railroads

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slaves

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"Slave patrols" were

- groups of slaves that patrolled the roads and towns.

- railroad workers who patrolled plantations.

- mixed-race patrols of whites and blacks who worked together to harvest cotton crops.

- farmers who kept a lookout for runaway slaves

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farmers who kept a lookout for runaway slaves

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John C. Calhoun of South Carolina considered this idea "the most false and dangerous of all political errors."

- that presidents appoint judges to the Supreme Court

- that all men are created equal and entitled to liberty

- that states had the right to nullify federal law

- that the office of the vice presidency had been created by the founders

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that all men are created equal and entitled to liberty

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In the mid-1800s, few plantations had dedicated buildings for slave worship so most slaves

- worshipped in secret or in biracial churches with white ministers.

- shunned the Christian religion as part of white society.

- kept close ties to their African religions, sacrificing animals in secret.

- did not form religious communities.

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- worshipped in secret or in biracial churches with white ministers.

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Which of the following is part of the generally accepted account of the 1822 conspiracy led by Denmark Vesey?

- Vesey studied the Magna Carta and quoted the Farmer's Almanac.

-Vesey and his followers killed or maimed 37 whites.

- His lieutenant was named Cinque.

- Vesey had purchased his freedom after winning the lottery.

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Vesey had purchased his freedom after winning the lottery.

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Nat Turner...

- was second in command at Denmark Vesey's trial in South Carolina.

- led an 1831 slave uprising in Virginia, killing about sixty whites.

- was a celebrated male vocalist in an early Negro spiritual choir.

- was a ship's captain who wrote the song "Amazing Grace."

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led an 1831 slave uprising in Virginia, killing about sixty whites.

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Southern planters felt a community of interest with

- Cuban and British slaveowners.

- English and Irish apprentices.

-French government soldiers and officials

- Native american tribes

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Cuban and British slaveowners

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Why did slave owners in the 1850s begin to sell their city slaves to the countryside?

- They thought that their slaves would have an easier life if they lived in the countryside rather than in an urban environment of crime.

- They thought their slaves would be able to assist local government fend off Indian attacks in the countryside.

- They thought that their slaves would benefit the free black population living in the countryside.

- They thought their slaves had too much independence, which negatively influenced the relation between master and slave.

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They thought their slaves had too much independence, which negatively influenced the relation between master and slave.

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What two southern cities witnessed relatively prosperous free black communities develop in the 1800s?

- Charleston and New Orleans

- Birmingham and Jackson

- Norfolk and Macon

- Pensacola and Atlanta

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Charleston and New Orleans

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T or F: The prevalence of plantation slavery kept the South from matching northern rates of immigration, industrial development, and urban growth.

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True

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T or F:y 1860, the economic investment represented by the slave population exceeded the value of the nation's factories, railroads, and banks combined

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True

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T or F: A small number of African-Americans owned slaves in the Old South.

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True

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T or F: The nineteenth century's "cult of domesticity" applied to slave women as well as white women.

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False

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T or F: In the Lower South, fugitive slaves tended to head for rural plantations to hide in plain sight.

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False

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The American Colonization Society called for

- an immediate end to slavery and the assimilation of blacks into American society as full citizens.

- an immediate end to slavery and the resettlement of blacks outside the United States

- gradual end to slavery and the resettlement of blacks outside the United States.

- a gradual end to slavery and the assimilation of blacks into American society as noncitizens.

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gradual end to slavery and the resettlement of blacks outside the United States.

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Stretching from Maine to Kentucky, this was the most successful of the religious communities in the mid-1800s.

- Owenities

- Oneida

- Fouierist

- Shakers

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Shakers

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Which of the following was an area of public activism open to women during the 1830s and 1840s?

- public meetings

- political party conventions

- military service

- serving in Congress

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public meetings

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Robert Owen's utopian society promoted this idea to allow workers to receive the full value of their labor.

- Marxism

- communitarianism

- transcendentalism

- capitalism

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communitarianism

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"Gentlemen of property and standing" were

- the upper elites of society.

- the upper lower classes who served as assistants and butlers to the upper classes.

- abolitionists who sought to set an example

- merchants with close commercial ties to the South.

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merchants with close commercial ties to the South.

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This first martyr of the antislavery movement was killed by a mob in Illinois while defending his press.

- Frederick Douglass

- Henry Highland Garnet

- William Lloyd Garrison

- Elijah P. Lovejoy

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Elijah P. Lovejoy

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Which of the following was a characteristic of Robert Owen's early-nineteenth-century utopian communities?

- a denouncement of women's rights

- a return to traditional family values practiced in the United States

- Children, removed from their parents, would be trained to elevate individual ambition over the common good.

- Owen promoted communitarianism as a way of making sure workers received the full value of their labor.

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Owen promoted communitarianism as a way of making sure workers received the full value of their labor.

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The idea of "perfectionism" was the view that

- both individuals and society at large can be capable of indefinite improvement.

- leaders, or "prefects," could stabilize urban violence.

- one can become God in our earthly perfection.

- people will never become purely good and should enjoy the hedonistic pleasures in an all-too-short life.

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both individuals and society at large can be capable of indefinite improvement.

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America's first black newspaper was called

- Freedom's Journal.

- Liberator

- Liberty Bell

- A Call to Consious

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Freedom's Journal.

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Dorothea Dix, a Massachusetts school teacher, was the leading proponent of

- more humane treatment of the insane.

- banning the manufacture, sale, or distribution of intoxicating liquors.

- abolitionism.

- better schools for all children, black and white.

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more humane treatment of the insane.

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The largest effort at educational institution building before the Civil War came in the movement to establish

- slavery schools.

- correspondence courses for the imprisoned.

- high schools for freed persons.

- common schools.

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common schools.

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In her 1845 work Woman in the Nineteenth Century, this writer sought to apply to women the transcendentalist idea that freedom meant a quest for personal development.

- Lucretia Mott

- Sarah Grimké

- Elizabeth Cady Stanton

- Margaret Fuller

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Margaret Fuller

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According to Pauline Davis in 1853, to emancipate women from "bondage," women must

- decide not to have any children.

- join abolitionist groups.

- go to work outside the home

- remain single.

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go to work outside the home.

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Free blacks drew upon what political office to justify "birthright citizenship"?

- President

- Senate

- Secreatary of State

- House of Representatives

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President

front 91

Free blacks were regularly excluded from

- grocery stores

- steamships

- antislavery meetings

- taverns

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steamships

front 92

T or F: he American Temperance Society, founded in 1826, directed its efforts to redeeming habitual drunkards, not the occasional social drinker.

back 92

False

front 93

T or F:Horace Mann argued that it was not a school's responsibility to reinforce social stability by rescuing students from the influence of parents who failed to instill the proper discipline in their children.

back 93

False

front 94

T or F;: In the absence of a strong national government, American social and political activity was organized through voluntary associations such as churches, fraternal societies, and political clubs.

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True

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T or F: Abby Kelley was one of the foremost female abolitionist orators in the country during her time.

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True

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T or F: Many Americans saw the reform impulse as an attack on their own freedom, particularly the temperance movement.

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True

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In the early decades of the 1800s, the population living in Texas who were non-Indian and of Spanish origin were called

- Tejanos.

- Anglos

- Californios

- Gente de Razon

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Tejanos.

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There were calls by some expansionists for the United States to annex all of Mexico, yet the movement failed because

- the funds for such an endeavor would have wrecked the national budget.

- there were too many rebel Mexicans and the fear of defeat was too great.

- it was assumed that other South American countries would come to the aid of Mexico.

- of the fear that the nation could not assimilate the large non-white Catholic population.

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of the fear that the nation could not assimilate the large non-white Catholic population.

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Between 1848 and 1860, American trade with China

- doubled

- steadily declines

- was cut off due to increased tariffs

- tripled

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tripled

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The expansionist spirit of the early nineteenth century that God intended the American nation to reach all the way to the Pacific Ocean was called

- Americanism

- exceptionalism

- manifest destiny

- anti-imperalism

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manifest destiny

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in February 1848

- granted Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Kansas to the United States.

- ensured Spanish domination of Mexico for a century.

- ended the Mexican War.

- was never ratified by the Senate.

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ended the Mexican War.

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When Texas declared itself independent of Mexico, its new constitution

- protected slavery even though Mexico had earlier abolished slavery.

- brought it into the Union and declared persons of Spanish, Indian, and African origins equal before the law.

- asserted that all men are created equal and abolished slavery.

- ratified votes for women.

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protected slavery even though Mexico had earlier abolished slavery.

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The population rush into California in 1848 was a result of

- abolition of slavery

- free healthcare

- discovery of gold

- discovery of silver

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discovery of gold

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In 1853-1854, President Millard Fillmore dispatched American warships to Japan under the command of Commodore Matthew Perry to

- partner with the Japanese against the Chinese.

- seize the island chains surrounding Midway.

- sway the Japanese government in becoming trade partners by offering gold and silver from California.

- force a trade treaty with an outright demand that the Japanese deal with the United States.

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force a trade treaty with an outright demand that the Japanese deal with the United States.

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The Free Soil Party's platform called for

- declaration of a wide swath of land west of the Appalachian Mountains as a free soil zone in which whiskey could be distilled without being taxed.

- the government to bar slavery from the western territories and provide land free in the territories to people who wanted to homestead there.

- the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency.

- land to be given to freed ex-slaves in the South and for the annexation of Canada.

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the government to bar slavery from the western territories and provide land free in the territories to people who wanted to homestead there.

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In the Compromise of 1850,

- California entered the Union as a state in which popular sovereignty would determine the future of slavery in the state.

- the status of slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico was to be determined by the U.S. Congress.

- the slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia.

- slavery was legalized in the nation's capital.

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the slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

- never became law because of Stephen A. Douglass's opposition to it in Congress.

- established the principal of popular sovereignty to decide the status of slavery.

- admitted Kansas but not Nebraska as a slave state.

- admitted Nebraska but not Kansas as a slave state.

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established the principal of popular sovereignty to decide the status of slavery.

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The Fugitive Slave Act

- ended the decisive controversy surrounding fugitive slaves.

- allowed local authorities to interfere with the capture of fugitives only if the individuals were from the same state.

- forbade individual American citizens to assist in the capture of fugitive slaves and instead required them to initiate contact with the federal agents involved.Correct Answer

- allowed federal commissioners to determine the fate of fugitives without the benefit of a trial or testimony by the accused individual.

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allowed federal commissioners to determine the fate of fugitives without the benefit of a trial or testimony by the accused individual.

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The Republican Party, founded in 1854,

- was dedicated to the expansion of slavery.

- was a coalition of antislavery Democrats, northern Whigs, Know-Nothings, and Free Soilers.

- found equal support from voters in the North and South, but not in the far West, where the Democratic party prevailed.

- ran Abraham Lincoln for president in 1856.

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was a coalition of antislavery Democrats, northern Whigs, Know-Nothings, and Free Soilers.

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The first American conflict to be fought primarily on foreign soil and the first in which American troops occupied a foreign capital was

- the War of 1812.

- the American Revolutionary War.

- the Mexican War.

- the American Civil War.

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the Mexican War.

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In response to the nomination of Stephen Douglas's Democratic candidacy, seven of the southern delegates

- temporarily went outside to picket what they perceived to be oppressive politics on the slave states.

- walked out of the convention, causing it to recess in confusion.

- felt it would be foolhardy to divide the party and reluctantly accepted Douglas.

- plotted an assassination attempt.

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walked out of the convention, causing it to recess in confusion.

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T or F: The Know-Nothing Party was founded as a crusade against slavery.

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False

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T or F: In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans had no rights that whites were compelled to recognize.

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True

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T or F: By the 1840s, southern leaders were convinced that slavery must expand or die.

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True

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T or F: By 1860, New York City had become the nation's financial, commercial, and manufacturing center.

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True

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T or F: Lincoln shared many of the racial prejudices of his day, including opposing Illinois blacks the right to vote or serve on juries.

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True

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Northern Republicans labeled those opposed to the war

- Diamondbacks

- Cottonmouths

- Copperheads

- Blacklegs

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Copperheads

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Which of the following groups was a major target of the New York City draft riots?

- white women

- Chinese immigrants

- Irish immigrants

- conscription officers

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conscription officers

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A major hindrance during the outbreak of war included this railroad situation.

- There was no national railroad gauge so trains built for one line could not run on another.

- As the technology was new, there were few individuals on both sides who knew enough about the railroad for it to be an effective wartime weapon.

- Railroads were seen as too visible so supplies were smuggled by pack animals only.

- There were plenty of railroad tracks, but not enough working engines to make an impact.

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There was no national railroad gauge so trains built for one line could not run on another.

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As Lincoln withdrew forces in the West to protect areas in the East, tensions flared between the Indians and settlers, leading to

- settlers establishing martial law in all the western territories.

- Sioux Indians killing hundreds of white farmers.

- peaceful assimilation by the Cherokees to avoid violence with their tribes.

- the deaths of thousands of Apaches in Arizona.

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Sioux Indians killing hundreds of white farmers.

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Population in the North was 22 million in 1860, while the white population of the South in 1860 was

-8

-9

-3.5

-5.5

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5.5 million

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The Civil War is sometimes called "the first modern war" because it used weapons and other technological advances of the industrial revolution. Which of the following was one of these advances?

- radis

- tanks

-railroads

-airplanes

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railroads

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The Second Confiscation Act

- attempted to confiscate the remaining slaves into encampments, eventually training them in arms-making work.

- freed all slaves in the South.

- liberated slaves of disloyal owners in Union-occupied territory, as well as slaves who escaped to Union lines.

- removed guns from civilians along the border states to quell those who might join the Confederacy.

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liberated slaves of disloyal owners in Union-occupied territory, as well as slaves who escaped to Union lines.

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Abraham Lincoln's January 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation freed

- the slaves only in areas controlled by Union forces.

- some slaves, but exempted those in areas under Union control.

- the slaves in the border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.

- all the slaves in the United States, "henceforth and forever more."

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some slaves, but exempted those in areas under Union control.

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The Homestead Act

- offered 160 acres of free public land to settlers in the West.

- assisted states in establishing "agricultural and mechanical colleges."

- guaranteed all freedmen the right to thirty acres and a mule.

- offered Americans a rail ticket for a temporary vacation to the West.

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offered 160 acres of free public land to settlers in the West.

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The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in December 1865,

- asserted that black men could vote.

- asserted that the nation would proceed "with malice toward none."

- abolished slavery throughout the Union.

- asserted that African-Americans were American citizens.

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abolished slavery throughout the Union.

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Which of the following was a Confederate advantage in fighting the Civil War?

- The Confederate army did not have to fight most of the war's battles on home territory.

- The southern commander, General Lee, was a skilled tactician who hoped that a series of defeats would weaken the North's resolve.

- The Confederacy produced more goods and services than the Union toward supporting the war effort.

- The Confederate States of America had a larger population than the Union, including millions of enslaved African-Americans, from which to draw military personnel during the war.

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The southern commander, General Lee, was a skilled tactician who hoped that a series of defeats would weaken the North's resolve.

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During the first two years of the Civil War, most of the fighting took place in

- NY and Virginia

- GA and SC

- VA and Maryland

- Delaware and NJ

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VA and Maryland

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What did Frederick Douglass encourage African-Americans in the North to do as part of the war effort after 1863?

- relocate to the African continent

- enlist in the United States Army

- give their entire financial wealth to the United States government

- move to Mexico

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enlist in the United States Army

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What was the meaning of the Civil War for poet Bret Harte?

- The war witnessed the expansion of federal power.

- The war led to the sacrifice of individual soldiers.

- The war gave women a chance to earn more money.

- The war inspired an increase in freedom of speech.

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The war led to the sacrifice of individual soldiers.

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What was General Grant's strategy in 1864 that became a turning point in the war for ultimate Union victory?

- to base his troops in Canada for a final assault against Lee's army in Virginia

- to utilize his troops via the Union Navy for ship to ship attacks on the Atlantic Ocean

- to use as many Union troops on the battlefield as possible in a war of attrition

- to encourage African-American slaves to assassinate their southern white masters

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to use as many Union troops on the battlefield as possible in a war of attrition

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T or F: More Americans died in the Civil War than in any other war in U.S. history.

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True

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T or F: Lincoln was initially not concerned with the issue of slavery as his paramount concerns were to keep the border slave states in the Union and to build the broadest base of support in the North for the war effort.

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True

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T or F: Over the course of the war, Confederate troops were better supplied than Union troops.

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False

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T or F: During the Civil War, the North instituted a draft, but the South never did.

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False

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T or F: Government involvement in the economy decreased during the Civil War.

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False