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The writer Washington Irving is best remembered for his


A) work on George Washington.
B) works on Philadelphia society.
C) role in the American Revolution.
D) works about Ichabod Crane and Rip Van Winkle.
E) works on the Mohican Indians.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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In the study of medicine during the early nineteenth century,


A) municipal leaders sought better public awareness of sanitation to reduce diseases.
B) most doctors received their training by working with an established physician.
C) most physicians spoke out against the practice of bleeding and purging.
D) anatomy became the leading contributor to medical knowledge.
E) physicians found the public remarkably receptive to new discoveries and innovations.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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In his first term,President Thomas Jefferson


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

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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The religious concept of deism


A) argued for a remote God that had withdrawn from human affairs.
B) All these answers are correct.
C) was frowned upon by educated Americans such as Jefferson and Franklin.
D) challenged many of the ideas that had emerged in the Enlightenment.
E) emphasized the role of God in the world.

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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Tecumseh


A) had a brother known as "the Shooting Star."
B) experienced a mystical awakening in the process of recovering from alcoholism.
C) fought against William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
D) encouraged Indian assimilation into the United States to save their lives.
E) believed the only effective means to resist white settlers was Indian tribal unity.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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During the Jefferson administration,the British claimed the right to stop American merchant ships and seize


A) vessels that had deserters on board from British ships.
B) any slaves found on board.
C) any persons they chose.
D) all military cargo.
E) naturalized Americans born on British soil.

F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Describe the main features of American education during the early nineteenth century.

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During William Henry Harrison's governorship of the Indiana Territory,


A) he refused to sign new treaties with Indian tribes.
B) violence between the United States and Indian tribes declined.
C) he used threats and bribery as a means to acquire Indian lands.
D) he thwarted plans by Indian tribes to elect a separate Indian governor of the territory.
E) all Indian tribes were driven west of the Mississippi River.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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During the War of 1812,the Hartford Convention


A) aimed to create a new political party, called the Whigs.
B) sought to strengthen the political influence of the South and the West.
C) proved to be futile and irrelevant.
D) was a gathering of strong supporters of the war.
E) saw its participants vote to secede from the United States.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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What evidence supports the claim that American technology underwent a "revolution" between 1790 and 1820?

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The early nineteenth century in America is known as the "turnpike era" because


A) most towns and villages became connected by a network of inexpensive roads.
B) concrete was first developed as a long-life road surface.
C) many roads were built for profit by private companies.
D) the federal government provided free land to road construction companies.
E) Americans stopped transporting goods by canal in favor of roads.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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The revivalism of the Second Great Awakening was essentially restricted to white people.

A) True
B) False

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