By the end of 1784, the United States _________. A) had fallen into an economic depression B) was on the brink of war with France C) had moved substantially closer to universal white male suffrage D) had a trade surplus with Britain ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
As late as 1820, about what percentage of farm products were consumed outside the local community? A) 5 percent B) 20 percent C) 50 percent D) 70 percent ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
One of the few issues conclusively settled by the Treaty of Ghent was __________. A) ending impressment of American sailors B) British agreement to vacate western posts C) excluding the French from western settlement D) creating a buffer state for Indians in the Northwest ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The growth of coastal cities in the United States between 1790 and 1820 is most closely linked to which of the following? A) immigration B) the booming international shipping trade C) migration from the countryside D) the abolition of slavery in New England ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What were the elements of Henry Clay’s American System? What objections did Clay’s opponents have to his proposals? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: banks; tariffs; roads and infrastructure; federal versus state powers and responsibilities; winners and losers as a result of Clay’s proposals
Date: September 9th, 2020
Slave marriages __________. A) were expressly forbidden by most slave owners B) were considered legal in most southern states C) were encouraged by most owners D) had little chance to survive ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Georgian Robert Smith is an example of a __________. A) small yeoman farmer B) landless white man C) large planter D) southern abolitionist ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The planter ideology presented the male master as a __________. A) father figure B) king or emperor C) corporate executive D) factory supervisor ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Jackson responded to South Carolina’s nullification of the Tariff of 1832 by __________. A) ignoring it and waiting until the state came to its senses B) threatening to collect the tariff at gunpoint if necessary C) charging the entire South Carolina congressional delegation with treason D) demanding that Congress abolish the tariff at once […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Jackson’s view of the presidency was that __________. A) it symbolized the popular will B) he answered to no one C) it was like a monarchy D) he served the Congress ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
