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The market revolution that took place in America beginning in the 1820s was prompted by the construction of A. a system of canals and roads linking the Atlantic coast states and the trans-Appalachian west B. the "Grand Canal" that connected Philadelphia to cities in the South C. railroads linking New York with Cincinnati and Chicago D. the first transcontinental railroad that ran from Washington to St. Louis

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A

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The dramatic gain in productivity that occurred in American industry during the Industrial Revolution was due to what combination of factors? A. Cheap raw materials and the Erie canal B. The Erie canal and the temperance movement C. New organizational techniques and new technology D. Immigrant labor and cheap raw materials

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C

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What wasn't a factor that helped American textile manufacturers outcompete British textile producers A. Allowing a ten hour workday B. Cheap female labor C. Getting protective tariffs D. Improved Technology

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A

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What was intensified in the mid nineteenth century by the social tensions stemming from industrialization and immigration? A. Gender equality B. Speaking English C. Anti Catholic sentiments D. Food shortages

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C

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Why did many Irish immigrate to the US between 1840 and 1860? A. In pursuit of free land in Mississippi Valley B. Because of a failed revolt against British rule in Ireland C. To work on the Erie canal D. To flee famine and overpopulation

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D

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Charles Grandison Finney considered every person to be which of the following? A. A moral free agent B. An artisan C. A self made man D. A notable

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A

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The early factories rose in the 1830s relied on what approach to increase productivity? A. Skilled labor B. Fair wages C. Division of labor D. High quality raw materials

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C

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What was the most successful social reform movement in the mid 19th century? A. Temperance Movement B. Progressive Movement C. Women's Rights movement

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A

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What was the impact of the economic revolution on the business elite? A. Wealth and power of business elite went way up B. Living quality went up C. Controlled lots of money D. All of the above

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D

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What was the impact of the economic revolution on the urban workers and the poor? A. Poor working conditions B. Moved in to take factory jobs C. All of the above

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C

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What was the impact of the economic revolution on the the middle class? A. Increased wealth B. Wider access to new tech C. All of the above

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C

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Adam's nationalistic program, which was a lot like Clay's American System, was not funded because: A. The nation couldn't afford it B. Business opposed it C. Western interests opposed it D. Jackson's supporters in congress voted against it E. Daniel Webster opposed it and led a filibuster

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D

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The charge of a "corrupt bargain" was raised when: A. Clay supported Adams for the presidency and was appointed secretary of state B. Jackson promised to reward his supporters if he won C. Adams won with the support of Southern planters D. The Republican caucus threw its support to Adam E. Adams privately promised southern congressman he wouldn't oppose an all slave westward expansion

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A

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Crucial to the operation of railroads was A. a system of federal railroad regulations B. the invention of the telegraph C. slave labor to build the lines D. a canal and river system that supported the lines E. electricity

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B

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Determined to reduce the Bank's power even before its chapter expired, Jackson: A. Fired most of its officials, including Biddle B. Removed government deposits from the Bank C. Removed government deposits from state banks D. Exposed the high officials who had been borrowing from the Bank

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B

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The South Carolina Exposition and Protest condemned as unconstitutional the: A. Recharter of the national bank B. Maysville Road Bill C. Indian Removal Act D. "tariff of abominations"

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D

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During the Jacksonian era, the number of voters: A. increased at a slower pace than in the previous decade B. remained stable C. actually decreased as a percentage of the population D. increased at a more rapid pace that did the population as a whole

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D

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What was not part of Henry Clay's American System? A. Internal improvements B. Protective tariffs C. Indian removal D. National Bank

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C

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What was the point of ideology of the "separate sphere" promoted in the min 19th century by men like the evangelical Philemon Fowler? A. Women should be housed separately from men in prisons and institutions for the mentally ill B. Women should focus on domestic life, not public life C. Women and men in reform movements should hold separate meetings D. Whites and blacks belonged in separate spheres of society

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B

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Leaves of Grass was a book by... A. Edgar Allen Poe B. Henry David Thoreau C. Walt Whitman D. Ralph Waldo Emerson E. James Fenimore Cooper

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C

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After 1830, which of the following reform movements began to overshadow the others? A. antislavery B. women's rights C. temperance D. education E. labor

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A

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How did the federal government respond to abolition between 1836 and 1844? A. By passing antislavery legislation B. By outlawing slavery in the District of Columbia C. By blocking debate of antislavery petitions in Congress D. By supporting the abolitionists mail campaign

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C

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What was a strategy that the evangelical abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison and Angelina Grimke used to attack slavery beginning in the 1830s? A. Publicizing the evils of slavery B. Secretly arming slaves to support a slave revolt C. Pushing for laws ending slavery in the North D. Staging mass protest marches in Washington, D.C.

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A

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Why did the Virginia assembly reject a bill for the gradual emancipation and colonization abroad of African Americans in 1831? A. It struck the opponents of slavery as too little too late B. Virginia cotton planters were deeply entrenched in plantation slavery C. Congress had offered the South a better fugitive law instead D. Nat Turner's Rebellion had raised the fear of black violence

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D

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Between the 1820s and 1860s, on which group of people was urban popular culture based? A. Native American and Asian American interactions in cities B. Upper-class professionals who attempted to extend elite culture to the white working class C. Thousands of young rural people who flocked to the city in search of fortune and adventure D. Thousands of British immigrants to the United States

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C

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What aspect of transcendentalism is seen in Henry David Thoreau's statement,"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer"? A. Spirituality B. Communion with nature C. Individualism D. Social responsibility

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C

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Women at the Seneca Falls Convention based their Declaration of Sentiments on A. Transcendentalism B. The Declaration of Independence C. Abolitionism D. The Constitution

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B

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What did women reformers refer to when they spoke about "domestic slavery" in the 1840s? A. Women's loss of legal rights in the institution of marriage B. Slavery in the US vis-a-vis slavery in South America C. The service of maids and female servants in upper class households D. The experience of house slaves in the South

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D

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What is amalgamation? A. Marriage between blacks and whites B. Marriage between blacks and native amercans C. Marriage between whites and native americans

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A

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Perhaps Henry Clay's greatest feat as the "Great Conciliator" was his formulation of the Missouri Compromise. Which of the following was not part of that compromise? A. Maine becomes a free state B. Slavery was prohibited N. of 36'30" C. Missouri becomes a slave state D. Slavery was allowed N. of 36'30" E. Popular sovereignty for western states

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D

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Why did the Quakers take the lead in condemning slavery? A. They had never owned slaves B. They lived in a region where there was no slavery C. Their belief in religious and social equality led them to take this stance D. They believed slave labor offered an unfair advantage to the southern planters

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C

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What statement describes the concept of Republican motherhood? A. A revolutionary departure for women from traditional gender roles B. An idealized image of motherhood that was more rhetoric than reality C. A concessions by the ruling patriarchy to placate angry women D. Limited revision of traditional domestic roles for women

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D

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What was the name of the system in which states promoted corporate characters that promised benefits to the public good in the hopes of stimulating local commerce and economic development? A. The Republican system B. The mercantilist system C. The capitalist system D. The commonwealth system

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D

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What was one drawback of the new market economy in the early 1800s? A. An increase in economic independence B. Environmental pollution C. A reduction in industrial jobs D. A reduction in investment by American elites

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B

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Why did women begin to displace men as public-school teachers beginning in the 1820s? A. They were better educated than men B. They accepted lower pay than most men C. They were thought to be better at moral instruction D. They wanted to spread Christian values

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B

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With which group from the Bible did African American slaves of the early 1800s identify? A. The disciples of Jesus, who spread the faith to others B. Hebrew prophets, who carried the word of God C. Israelites, who had been liberated by God D. Early Christian martyrs, who had died for their faith

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C

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What issue was a cause of the Panic of 1819? A. Jefferson's reduction of taxes B. Poorly managed state banks C. The collapse of the First Bank of the United States D. A worldwide drop in the price of manufactured goods

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B

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The American Colonization Society advocated what? A. Settlement beyond the Mississippi river B. Removal of Indians from the Ohio Valley C. Return slaves back to Africa D. Volunteers to explore the territory to the Pacific Ocean

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C

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What important compromise was formed in Congress in 1820 over the spread of slavery? A. The Maine Compromise B. The Kansas and Nebraska Compromise C. The Louisiana Territory Compromise D. The Missouri Compromise

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D

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