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4. The Battle of New Orleans:
a. Was a surprise victory for British forces
b. Was the first battle of the War of 1812
c. Helped inspire a sense of nationalism among Americans
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| c. Helped inspire a sense of nationalism among Americans |
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7. As President, Andrew Jackson achieved which of the following:
a. Created the concept of “rotation in office” in American politics
b. Ended slavery throughout the United States
c. Supported South Carolina during the Nullification Crisis
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| a. Created the concept of “rotation in office” in American politics |
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12. Once in the United States, most Irish immigrants:
a. Took high paying jobs as professional businessmen
b. Immediately converted to Protestantism
c. Clung to their native culture and learned to politically organize
d. Became wealthy southern p |
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| c. Clung to their native culture and learned to politically organize |
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15. Ralph Waldo Emerson is best known for his support of:
a. The era of the “common man”
b. Millennialism
c. The Temperance Movement
d. Transcendentalism |
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18. William Lloyd Garrison:
a. Was a newspaper editor and militant abolitionist
b. Was a leading transcendentalist
c. Published an autobiography that described his escape from slavery
d. Led a slave uprising in Virginia |
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| a. Was a newspaper editor and militant abolitionist |
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2. Which of the following individuals was specifically known as a “War Hawk”
a. Tecumseh
b. Tenskwatawa
c. John C. Calhoun
d. Martin Van Buren |
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5. According to the Treaty of Ghent:
a. The United States surrendered to Great Britain
b. Great Britain surrendered to the United States
c. The United States would receive southern Canada from Great Britain
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| d. Neither Americans nor British would claim victory in the War of 1812 |
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9. The “South Carolina Exposition” argued that:
a. States had to obey the federal government in all matters
b. States could “nullify” federal laws within their borders
c. The U.S. and Great Britain should end the War of 1812
d. Native Americans s |
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| b. States could “nullify” federal laws within their borders |
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14. The term “Plain Folk” primarily refers to:
a. Poor Irish immigrants fleeing famine in Europe
b. Poor white southerners that lived in secluded hills and mountains
c. Native Americans living in the Oklahoma Territory
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| b. Poor white southerners that lived in secluded hills and mountains |
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1. The “Burr Conspiracy” refers to:
a. Attempts by Aaron Burr to conquer Canada in the War of 1812
b. Attempts by Aaron Burr to write the South Carolina Exposition
c. Attempts by Aaron Burr to raise a private army on the frontier
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| c. Attempts by Aaron Burr to raise a private army on the frontier |
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3. Tecumseh was a Shawnee Chief that:
a. Urged Native Americans to unite and militarily resist white settlers
b. Was an ally to the British during the War of 1812
c. Fought William Henry Harrison’s forces in battle
d. All of the above |
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| a. Urged Native Americans to unite and militarily resist white settlers |
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