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- Who has more ports, better banks, and a stronger economy?
- What state joined the Union as a compromise?
- Who led the outnumbered army of North Virginia
- Which of the following is true of the American transcendentalists? (A) supported government actions and regulations as the solution to social problems (B) argued for the importance of human intuition and individualism (C) persecuted for their radical religious views (D) belonged to an experimental commune that practiced plural marriage(E) played a leading role in the Second Great Awakening
- Who was the first field commander of the Union forces
- Who led the Confederate forces in the Battle of Bull Run
- The leading spokesperson for the tax-supported public school movement was (A) Neal Dow (B) Joseph Smith(C) Charles Finney(D) Horace Mann(E) Timothy Dwight
- What politician went into the battle with a top hat and tuxedo?
- Which of the following is LEAST useful in arguing that territorial expansion was motivated by a desire to spread slavery? (A) William Walker's campaign in Nicaragua (B) the Ostend Manifesto (C) the slogan "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" (D) the annexation of Texas (E) opposition to the Wilmot Proviso
- The main reason for the U.S. delay in annexing Texas was the (A) controversy over the boundary of Texas and Mexico (B) opposition of Great Britain and France (C) independent spirit of the settlers in Texas (D) opposition in Congress to adding slave states (E) opposition of the Mexican government
- Which of the following is a correct statement about the Wilmot Proviso? (A) It forbade the introduction of slavery into territory acquired from Mexico.(B) It denied President Polk additional funds to conduct the war with Mexico. (C) It compromised differences between the North and the South. (D) It passed both houses of Congress but was vetoed by the president. (E) It was proposed by the Whigs to embarrass the Democrats.
- Which of the following was NOT a major consequence of the U.S. war with Mexico? (A) U.S. annexation of Texas (B) long-term Mexican resentment against the United States (C) securing Texas' southern border on the Rio Grande (D) increased sectional tensions over slavery (E) cession of California and New Mexico to the United States
- Who commanded the Confderate army meanwhile Jackson was away
- All of the following contributed to the conflict between Mexico's government and settlers in Texas in the early 1830s EXCEPT (A) the collection of import duties (B) the support for annexation by John Tyler and James Polk (C) Mexico's decision to abolish slavery in its territory (D) Mexico's law requiring acceptance of the Catholic faith (E) the coming to power of General Santa Anna
- Who replaced Hooker and led the Union army at Gettysburg?
- 53. The major political scandal of Harding's administration resulted in the conviction and imprisonment of his secretary ofa.the treasury.b.state.c.the navy.d.commerce.e.the interior.
- 61. Senator Robert La Follette's Progressive party advocated all of the following excepta.government ownership of railroads.b.relief for farmers.c.opposition to antilabor injunctions.d.opposition to monopolies.e.increased power for the Supreme Court.
- 58. The advent of the gasoline-powered tractor in the 1920s meant thata.productivity went way up but so did debt.b.farmers did not need to plow as much land to make the same profit.c.farmers would have to spend time training hands on new equipment.d.bigger crops could be grown on smaller areas.e.None of these
- 52. The Teapot Dome scandal was centered around corrupt deals and bribes involvinga.naval oil reserves.b.veterans' hospitals.c.the Bureau of Indian Affairs.d.European war debts.e.presidential pardons.
- 75. In America, the Great Depression causeda.people to blame the economic system, not themselves, for their problems.b.a decade-long decline in the birthrate.c.an increase of foreign investment because prices were so low.d.a shift from Wall Street investment to investment in small, local businesses.e.a growing acceptance by business of the need for federal regulation.