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- The excerpt could best be used by historians studying theAorigins of the Second Great AwakeningBeffects of the market revolution on family rolesCcolonization of eastern North America by English settlersDresistance against the expansion of United States influence
- Which of the following claims is supported by the author's main argument in the excerpt?AWhite settler demand for land was the principal cause of Indian removal policies.BPartnerships between White settlers and American Indians prevented most removals.CAndrew Jackson planned Indian removal to punish American Indians after conflicts.DAndrew Jackson can be blamed for the unintended effects of Indian removal.
- The excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following developments?AThe termination of cultural connections with Great BritainBThe popularization of the belief in human perfectibilityCThe creation of a unique American cultureDThe foundation of a trans-Atlantic print culture
- Which of the following most directly contributed to the development described in the excerpt?AThe introduction of enslaved Africans in the 1600s into what is now the United StatesBThe election of Andrew Jackson to the presidency and his decision to enforce tariff collectionsCA series of insurrections and rebellions by enslaved people in the first half of the 1800sDA belief by southern businessmen that the southern economy should focus on the export of select agricultural products
- Which of the following resulted from the mass production of cotton described in the excerpt?ASouthern planters eventually sought to diversify the crops they grew.BSome southerners relocated their plantations to the west of the Appalachian Mountains.CA cotton gin was developed that processed raw cotton more quickly.DSoutherners supported protective tariffs to stimulate the United States economy.
- Which of the following best describes Jefferson's point of view in the excerpt?AAs a resident of Virginia, Jefferson felt the federal government should financially support internal improvements.BAs the newly elected president, Jefferson believes government should limit interference in the lives of its citizens.CAs a leader in the early years of the republic, Jefferson feels governments should provide economic assistance to all citizens.DAs the author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson believes state governments should have more authority than the federal government.
- The petition could best be used as evidence by historians studying which of the following?AThe effects of new transportation links on industry in the NortheastBThe lives of immigrant laborers constructing new infrastructureCThe ideas that led some Americans to advocate for improved transportationDThe reasons that regional interests opposed internal improvements
- At the time the petition was produced, Congress most likely interpreted the petition's purpose asArequesting federal funding for transportation construction projectsBrallying support to end commercial relations with Great BritainCencouraging White settlers to use canals to migrate to new statesDpromoting the development of agriculture at the expense of industry
- Which of the following was most likely a main purpose of Jefferson's inaugural address?ATo advocate and explain the constitutionality of certain lawsBTo summarize his beliefs about the ideal political systemCTo warn European countries against renewing conflicts with the United StatesDTo justify the cost of the Louisiana Purchase
- In the 1760s, the British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because itencouraged colonial manufacturingplaced restrictions on colonial tradediscouraged the export of raw materials to Englandplaced quotas on immigration
- What was an important effect of the Transcontinental Railroad on the United StatesIt opened the Great Plains to western settlers.It led to the Proclamation Line, closing western lands to settlement.It led to the passage of the Indian Removal Act, forcing Indian tribes to move west of the Mississippi River.It brought about unrest in Kansas and Nebraska over the future of slavery.
- What was the primary goal of President Jackson's policy toward the Cherokee Indians?to improve their educational opportunitiesto encourage them to take a fuller role in American societyto force them to move west of the Mississippi Riverto establish a program to grant them U.S. citizenship
- In this passage, O'Sullivan proposes the right of "Manifest Destiny" to justify American actions tostop foreign nations from colonizing Latin Americaexpand westward to the Pacific Oceanacquire Canada from Great Britainlimit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
- How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention settle the issue described below?Three-Fifths CompromiseMissouri CompromiseGreat CompromiseCommerce Compromise
- Which historic document granted freedom to enslaved peoples living in the ConfederacyBill of Rights 1791Emancipation ProclamationArticles of ConfederationMonroe Doctrine
- Americans sought to obtain control of New Orleans in 1803 so thatMiners could reach California more easilyWestern farmers could ship goods down the Mississippi RiverWestern ranchers could drive cattle to railroad stopsWestern farmers could ship goods through the Erie Canal
- According to the Declaration of Independence, which of the following is an "unalienable right" to which all Americans are entitled?the right to a public educationthe right to own your own homethe right to vote in electionsthe right to personal liberty
- Which statement about the Missouri Compromise (1820) is most accurate?It provided a new boundary between the United States and Canada.It allowed territories to be governed by both the United States and Canada.It sought to maintain a balance in Congress between free and slave states.it banned slavery west of the Mississippi River.
- Which development most encouraged Irish immigration to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century?the need for a workforce to work on the Transcontinental Railroadthe failure of a series of political revolutions aimed at unifying the countrya famine in Ireland from the failure of the potato cropreligious persecution against Irish Protestants
- Which factor helped the North to defeat the South in the Civil WarBritain was an important trading partner of the South.Northerners were fighting to preserve their way of life.The North had a more powerful navy than the South.The South had more enslaved persons than the North.