AMSCO 7-9 test review
The contributors to the Lowell Offering were
"factory operatives" at the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, during the early stages of American Industrialization
Which phrase by Burleigh best addresses the motives of the largest number of immigrants coming to the United States during the years from 1816-1848?
"good pay for labor"
The development of which of the following best demonstrates the growing power of the nativist movement in the mid-19th century?
A secret society
In this passage, Franklin takes a position similar to which of the following?
Advocates of a market-driven economy like Adam Smith
Support for the bill would have been consistent with support for which of the following?
American System
Which of the following reinforced the message that Burleigh was sending people who wanted to move to America?
American System
Monroe counted on which of the following European Nations to be an ally if any nation challenged the Monroe Doctrine?
Britain, because it opposed the strengthening of it's European Rivals
Tecumseh believed that which of the following would be the best way for the American Indians to respond to the desire of white settlers for land?
Forming a confederacy among all American Indians
The opposition to foreigners is most similar to the view that many had toward which of the following in America at this time?
Free Afro-Americans
Which of the following describes a policy of Jefferson's that reflects the attitude toward Federalist's expressed in this speech?
He attempted to gain trust of Federalist's by continuing the national bank.
Which of the following caused the movement described in this excerpt?
Immigration
The legislative act, excerpted above, enjoyed widespread public support, despite opposition from Democrat-Republican leaders, because, in part,
Irish Immigration was changing the composition of many American Cities; many Americans wondered if the United States could retain it's Anglo-Saxon heritage without limiting immigration
Which of the following provided the strongest influence on President Monroe in the writing of the Monroe Doctrine
John Quincy Adams
Who of the following would be most likely to agree w/ German's position on the war?
Merchants from New England
Which best explains why the American People were so supportive of the Monroe Doctrine
Nationalism
The Connecticut Plan presented to the Constitutional Convention of 1787:
Proposal for a two-house legislature, with one house based on proportional representation.
Which of the following helped Franklin justify his position
Social Mobility in Colinial America
Based on this excerpt, which of the following would Tecumseh most likely have objected to?
The Louisiana Purchase
In Cohens v. Virginia (1821)
The Supreme Court could review a state court's decision involving any of the powers of the federal government
In Martin v. Hunter's Lease (1816)
The Supreme Court established that a state could not pass legislation invalidating a contract.
In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
The Supreme Court established that a state could not tax a federal institution because "the power to tax is the power to destroy," and federal laws are supreme over state laws
In Fletcher v. Peck (1810)
The Supreme Court established that it had jurisdiction over state courts in cases involving constitutional rights.
In Gibbons v. Ogden (1821)
The Supreme Court established that the federal government has a broad control of interstate commerce
In Marbury v. Madison (1803)
The Supreme Court established the principle of judicial review
In Darthmouth College v. Woodward (1819)
The Supreme court established that a contract for a private corporation could not be altered by the state.
Jefferson's call to avoid entangling alliances is similar to advice found in
Washington's Farewell Address
The Essay from the Lowell Offering, quoted above, describes the physical labors performed by important women-princesses in the time of Homer, the Roman noblewoman Lucretia, the wife of Ulysses, and the daughter of King George III of Great Britain- in order to
convince middle-class men and women that they should not look down upon women performing physical work
The crop that best fits Downing's description as one of "the great staples" in mid-19th century America was
cotton
Workers in the 1820's faced difficulty because of problems with
ethnic rivalries
The American System of Henry Clay
favored strong economic growth and a Second National Bank
As a result of the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800,
federal excise taxes were eliminated
In the United States support of the War of 1812 was strongest from:
frontier settlers who wanted land and protection from American Indians
One of the primary reasons to develop a union during this period was to
improve working conditions
In the two decades following Hurleigh's comments, the portions of the United States most affected by immigration were the
lands west of the Appalachian mountains
Urban workers such as the Philadelphia Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations believed they could improve their conditions through labor
political parties
The development of commercial farming in the Old Northwest by the time this excerpt was written gave support to
population growth in Eastern Cities
Leaders of the Democratic-Republican Party responded to legislative acts, such as the one excerpted, by
putting forth the theory of state nullification of federal legislation.
Jefferson's statement "that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect" was supported by his actions with
the Alien and Sedition acts
The Hartford Convention demonstrated that
the concept of nullification was not exclusively a Southern one
Which of the following is the best support for German's claim that the United States has an "abundant cause for war"?
the impressment of U.S. sailors
All of the following are reasons why America entered the War of 1812 except
the relationship between the British and Native tribes in the western territories of North America
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had different views on all the following except
their belief in the power of the U.S. constitution
Based on the voting patterns shown in the chart, support for federal funding for internal improvements was strongest in
undeveloped regions
