If you were a War Hawk in the 1810 Congress, you would most likely be a __________. A) Republican from the South and West B) Federalist C) New England merchant D) commercial farmer in the Chesapeake ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these helps explain the surge of migration westward after the War of 1812? A) the removal of all forts in British Canada B) the defeat and removal of Indians during the war C) declining population levels on the East Coast D) the simultaneous end of the Napoleonic Wars ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the mid-nineteenth century, what percentage of all slaves worked as field hands? A) 35 percent B) 50 percent C) 60 percent D) 75 percent ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1850, what percentage of all slaves was engaged in cotton growing? A) 25 percent B) 35 percent C) 40 percent D) 55 percent ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these fostered the growth of slave communities in the early nineteenth century? A) new federal legislation governing slave ownership B) the growing number of slaves imported from Africa C) a rapid reduction in the number of manumitted slaves D) the size of cotton plantations ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most striking “democratic” trend in the election of 1828 was __________. A) competition between multiple parties B) a surge in voter turnout C) Jackson’s appeal to urban elites D) abolition of the electoral college ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The telegraph, newspapers, and political pamphlets all fostered __________. A) the growth of individualism B) a new American national culture C) sectionalism D) democratic idealism ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Hudson River School refers to a group of American __________. A) painters B) poets C) writers D) journalists ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The history of Lowell epitomizes which transition? A) building of Erie Canal and its subsequent effect on manufacturing B) self-sufficient farm families to urban wage workers C) working class to middle class D) slave to nonslave labor ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
One of the key goals of early unions like the New England Female Labor Reform Association was to have __________. A) factory safety B) a ten-hour workday C) paid apprenticeships D) better wages ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
