AMSCO Ch. 7 and 8 – Flashcards
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(Senator Obadian German of New York speech in the Senate June 1812) Based on the tone in excerpt, which of the statements below best expresses German's position on declaring war in June of 1812?
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he opposed going to war because he did not believe the country was prepared for one
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(Senator Obadian German of New York speech in the Senate June 1812) Who of the following would be most likely to agree with German's position on the war?
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Merchants from New England
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(Senator Obadian German of New York speech in the Senate June 1812) Which of the following is the best support for German's claims that the United States has "abundant cause for war"?
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the impressment of US sailors
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(Thomas Jefferson first inaugural address 1801) According to Jefferson's address, which of the following should be relied on to protect equal rights for all people?
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laws
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(Senator Obadian German of New York speech in the Senate June 1812) Which person would most strong disagree with Jefferson's statement, "we are all Republicans, we are all Federalists"?
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Alexander Hamilton
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(Senator Obadian German of New York speech in the Senate June 1812) Jefferson's call to avoid entangling alliances is similar to the advice of
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George Washington
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(Tecumseh Letter to Governor Harrison August 1810) Tecumseh believed that which of the following would be the best way for the American Indians to respond to the desire of white settlers for land?
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forming a confederacy among all American Indians
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(Senator Obadian German of New York speech in the Senate June 1812)Tecumseh objected to the treaty selling Indian land because he thought
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no individual or single tribe had the right to sell the land
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(Clemets Burleigh Shamrock Society of New York 1817) Which phrase by Burleigh best addresses the motives of the largest number of immigrants coming to the United States during the years from 1816 to 1848?
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good pay for labor
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(Clemets Burleigh Shamrock Society of New York 1817) In the 1830s and 1840s, the section of the United States most affected by immigration was the
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states west of the Allegheny Mountains
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(Clemets Burleigh Shamrock Society of New York 1817) Which of the following reinforced the message that Burleigh was sending to people who wanted to move to America?
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American System
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(James Monroe the Monroe Doctrine 1823) Who of the following provided the strongest influence on President Monroe in the writing of the Monroe Doctrine?
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John Quincy Adams
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(James Monroe the Monroe Doctrine 1823) Monroe counted on which of the following European nations to be an ally if any nation challenged the Monroe Doctrine?
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Britain
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(James Monroe the Monroe Doctrine 1823) Which best explains why the American people were so supportive of the Monroe Doctrine?
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Nationalism
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(Voting Chart in the U.S. House of Representatives on a bill to fund internal improvements 1824) Based on the voting patterns shown in the chart, support for federal funding for internal improvements was strongest in
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underdeveloped regions
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Support for the bill would have been consistent with support for which of the following?
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American System
