front 1 Which of the following developments best represents a logical extension of the ideas expressed in the excerpt? A - The rise of big business in the Gilded Age B - The expansion of participatory democracy in the Progressive Era C - The rise of Social Darwinism in the late 19th century D - The increasing support for the annexation of overseas territories | back 1 B |
front 2 Emerson's remarks in the excerpt most directly reflected which of the following developements during the early 19th century? A- the emergence of a national culture B - the Second Great Awakening C - the expansion of the market economy D - the growth of national political parties | back 2 A |
front 3 (Henry Clay American System) Which of the following developments most directly contributed to support for the policy described in the excerpt? A- increased cotton production in the South B - innovations in textile manufacturing in the Northeast C - Expanded railroad construction in the Midwest D - adoption of telegraph communications in the West | back 3 C |
front 4 (Henry Clay American System) The concerns described in the excerpt best reflect which of the following historical developements? A - The creation of reform organizations to adrress social concerns B - The expansion of voting rights to most White men C - The removal of American Indians to expand United States territorial control D - The transformation of the economy as a result of the market revolution. | back 4 D |
front 5 (Henry Clay American System) Some of the opponents of the ideas proposed proposed in the excerpt later argued that individual state governments should... A - request national funds for internal improvements B - nullify federal laws with which they disagreed C - Determine whether slavery would be permitted D - Concentrate on establishing free trade agreements | back 5 B |
front 6 The ideas expressed by John C Calhoun and others who shared his views on slavery had which of the following effects on emerging abolitionist movements in the years leading up to the Civil War? A - Many abolitionist groups in the North began to question the accounts of harsh treatment described by escaped slaves who made it to freedom B.- Arguments describing slavery as a positive good weakened the impact of abolitionist efforts to encourage White Northerners to support emancipation C - As many people came to see slavery as part of the Southern way of life, atutudes on both sides of the slavery argument| hardened so that political compromise became difficult D - Very few members of Congress accepted Calhoun's Positive Good argument, and they became more open to passing laws limiting slaveholding and the internal slave trade | back 6 C |
front 7 One major change in the United States politics from the 1820's to the mid 1850's was the... A - Adoption of an antislavery platform by the Whig Party B - Rise of political parties defined by regional interests C - Collapse of the Democratic Party In the South D - Decline of competition between parties | back 7 B |
front 8 (Transformation of America, Daniel Walker) (American System) Which of he following most directly made possible the ideas described in the excerpt? A - The emergence of monopolies that dominated entire businessess. B - innovations including textile machinery, steam engines, and interchangeable parts C - Farmer's creation of local, regional, and national organizations that resisted corporate power D - The significant influence of organized labor unions | back 8 B |
front 9 Who opposed the ideas of Henry Clay? A - abloitionists B - Antebellum reformers C - members of the whig party D - members of the democratic party | back 9 D |
front 10 (Transformation of America, Daniel Walker) (American System) The ideas described in the excerpt contributed most directly to which of the following? A - a decline in the slave trade B - large scale European immigration to the south C - more Americans producing goods for national markets D - business leaders consolidating corporations into trusts and holding companies | back 10 C |
front 11 Based on the excerpt, the westward migration by the Mormons in the 1830's & 1840's was most likely motivated by the... A - interest in establishing law and order in the newly acquired territory B - desire to religiously convert American Indians C - Declining threat of hardship on overland trails D - need to take refuge from persecution | back 11 D |
front 12 Which of the following aspects of life in the United States in the early 19th century most likely influenced Adams' recollection of the Revolutionary events? A - The rapid development of the market revolution B - The development of a national culture and national identity C - the growing popularity of the idea of Manifest Destiny D - The rapid growth of a mass democracy | back 12 B |
front 13 The construction of canals depicted on the map most directly
contributed to which of the following? B - The widespread emergence of organized labor unions C - The South's increased reliance on cotton production D - the development of new towns and cities | back 13 D |
front 14 The growing number of women in the workforce in the second half of the twentieth century most directly contributed to... A - the widespread belief that women's roles in the home should be abandoned entirely B - the ratification of a constitutional ammendment guaranteeing women's equality C - Legislation that restricted women's paid work to certain occupations D - increased social anxieties about the decline of the traditional nuclear family | back 14 D |
front 15 (market revolution) The excerpt could best be used by historians studying which of the following in the early 1800's... A - The political debates over economic development B - the lives of women working in new factories C - the effects of technology on commerce D - the value of British manufactured imports | back 15 A |
front 16 Which of the following describes an interpretation of Clay's economic principles at the time as expressed in the excerpt? A - the sections of the United States should retain seperate regional economies B - The farmers of the United States should switch to manufacturing jobs C - The United states should increase domestic manufacturing to promote prosperity D - The United States should never engage foreign commerce | back 16 C |
front 17 The historical concept of American Identity, as characterized by the excerpt. was most clearly distinguished from identities of other nations by the... A - Enthusiasm for copying English practices and institutions B - Movement towards establishing a capitalist economy C - Role women played in a civic and public life D - Importance of liberal ideas about natural rights and liberties | back 17 D |
front 18 The excerpt could best be used by historians studying which of the following? A - the creation of the Monroe Doctrine B - the approval of the Louisiana Purchase C - the abolition of the international slave trade D - the passage of the Missouri Compromise | back 18 A |
front 19 President Jefferson sought the protections described in the excerpt most likely for the purpose of? A - establishing trade routes B - enlarging the size of the navy C - supporting alliances with European nations D - creating United States colonies | back 19 A |