American export and reexport trade between 1790 and 1815 would be best described as __________. A) stagnant B) steadily declining C) steadily increasing D) increasing and decreasing erratically ANSWER Answer: D
American efforts during the War of 1812 to grab territory in British Canada __________. A) ended in failure B) were a moderate success C) were one of the few bright spots in the war for the Americans D) were thwarted by the intervention of Spain and Russia ANSWER Answer: A
A common defense of the institution of slavery by slave owners was that __________. A) slaves were treated better than northern industrial workers B) they were becoming Christianized and thus their souls would be saved C) slave children played with white children D) slaves lived better on southern plantations than the natives in Africa […]
The phrase “black belt” refers to this in the South. A) areas of greatest slave population B) center of large plantations C) law codes that restricted free blacks D) fertile soil of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi ANSWER Answer: D
White masters learned to live with the two key institutions of African American community life, which were __________. A) African languages and African religions B) literacy and individualism C) music and traveling D) the family and the African American church ANSWER Answer: D
The election of 1824 was decided by the __________. A) popular vote B) electoral vote C) House of Representatives D) Supreme Court ANSWER Answer: C
The Panic of 1837 __________. A) led to a short and mild recession B) destroyed Van Buren’s presidency C) ensured a Democratic victory in 1840 D) only affected the American elite ANSWER Answer: B
Which of these was an economic consequence of Haitian independence? A) the destruction of the Haitian sugar industry B) the destruction of the Haitian cotton industry C) the growth of commercial ties between Haiti and the United States D) a sharp increase in the Haitian standard of living ANSWER Answer: A
In 1820, Sidney Smith claimed that America had no culture of its own. What evidence from the next several decades could be used to refute his claim? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: painting; literature; philosophy; literacy; popular culture
The Old Northwest was an area of commercial farming from 1800 onward because __________. A) farmers needed cash to purchase land B) supplying settlers moving farther west became a major business C) cotton was the main crop D) most farmers used the barter system ANSWER Answer: A