By 1820, about what proportion of Americans lived west of the Appalachians? A) one-twentieth B) one-tenth C) one-fifth D) one-quarter ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Western Reserve in the Ohio Valley was claimed by __________. A) the federal government B) the Iroquois C) Connecticut D) Kentucky ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did trade between Britain and America diminish in the 1790s? A) Lucrative new markets opened up for America in Spain and France. B) Britain entered into a prolonged depression. C) The Americans wanted to find new and better trading partners. D) Britain no longer gave the former colonies preferential tariffs. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Samuel Townes’s failure as a cotton planter in Alabama in the 1830s demonstrates __________. A) New England’s stranglehold on the cotton market B) the undeveloped state of community among cotton planters C) the constant danger of slave rebellion D) his lack of experience in the cotton business ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
African religions managed to survive from the earliest days of slavery in forms that white people saw as __________. A) superstitions B) heretical forms of Christianity C) dangerous D) profound and moving ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The expansion of slavery in the Old Southwest was directly linked to __________. A) the expansion of cotton production B) the growth of a diverse economy C) rapid urbanization D) the international slave trade ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Southerners found justifications for slavery in __________. A) the Bible B) English law C) European public opinion D) the writings of George Washington ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The election of 1840 __________. A) started a long-term Whig ascendancy in American politics B) had an 80 percent voter turnout C) saw Martin Van Buren reelected D) demonstrated that the two parties had nothing in common ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
John Tyler became president __________. A) by winning the election of 1840 B) through a “corrupt bargain” with Henry Clay C) after William Henry Harrison died in office D) by winning the election of 1836 ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The concept of a strong national bank controlled by wealthy investors rather than the federal government was supported by the majority of the nation’s __________. A) newspapers and journals B) plantation owners and speculators C) urban dwellers D) merchants and businessmen ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
