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The Monroe Doctrine was primarily the work of John Quincy Adams.

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B) False

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In the early nineteenth century,"mountain men"


A) were mostly older settlers of an earlier era.
B) had little impact on the character of Far West society.
C) were the dominant segment of the population in the Far West.
D) frequently warred against Indian and Mexican peoples.
E) very often married Indian and Mexican women.

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

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Western settlements were generally opened by people who lived in eastern seaboard cities.

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B) False

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What factors motivated Americans to engage in a westward migration in the early nineteenth century? What type of American was more likely to move into the West?

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During the administration of James Monroe,


A) all cabinet positions were filled by New Englanders.
B) the Federalist Party in effect ceased to exist.
C) Henry Clay became secretary of war.
D) his vice president was charged with corruption.
E) Jon C. Calhoun served as secretary of state.

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

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To fulfill the position of secretary of ________ in his cabinet,James Monroe ultimately chose Joh C.Calhoun.

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Government-sanctioned explorer Stephen H.Long called the Great Plains the "________."

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Was the "corrupt bargain" of 1824 really corrupt? Explain.

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Fur traders consistently relied on Indians to trap,while they served as the middlemen.

A) True
B) False

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The Missouri Compromise of 1819


A) extended slavery throughout the Louisiana Territory.
B) maintained the nation's equal number of slave and free states.
C) was roundly criticized by nationalists in the North.
D) denied statehood for Missouri for two more years.
E) created a northern boundary of slavery at the 42°40? parallel.

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

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One cause of the Panic of 1819 was


A) decreased foreign demand for American agricultural goods.
B) restrictive credit practices prior to 1819.
C) the announcement that year that dozens of new state banks were to be chartered.
D) new management practices within the Bank of the United States.
E) an English embargo of American goods.

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

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What motivated the passage of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823? How did its passage relate to American nationalism?

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New management and more specifically new business practices at the Bank of the United States caused several state banks to fail.

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B) False

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The series of early presidents from the same state that included presidents Jefferson,Madison,and Monroe is called the ________.

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How did fur trading and trapping develop as a business market in the West? How did it change relations with Indian tribes there?

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The first American mill to carry on the processes of spinning and weaving under a single roof was located in


A) Boston, Massachusetts.
B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
C) Newport, Rhode Island.
D) Springfield, Massachusetts.
E) Waltham, Massachusetts.

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

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The Marshall Court accepted the argument that Indian tribes were foreign nations.

A) True
B) False

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To many in 1828,the election of Andrew Jackson as president ushered in an era of the "common man."

A) True
B) False

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The Marshall Court upheld the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States.

A) True
B) False

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The government's "factor" system on the Great Lakes helped create a situation of Native American dependency that made them easier to control.

A) True
B) False

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