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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott advocated for women's rights after their involvement in what other reform movement?

Abolition

Which U.S. president was able to consolidate larger amounts of power for the executive branch of government, a memorable aspect of his presidential legacy?

Andrew Jackson

Which presidential candidate's loss in the election of 1824 by a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives cemented his future leadership philosophy that the government needed to do a better job representing the will of the average citizen?

Andrew Jackson

The temperance movement was also linked with...

Anti-immigrant feelings

Dorothea Dix was important for her work in what movement in the antebellum era?

Asylums for the mentally ill

Why was the Louisiana Purchase problematic?

Because the Constitution doesn't give the president power to buy land.

Following the Civil War it was Lincoln's intention to:

Bring the Southern states back into the Union in a fair way that would soften the political, physical, economic, and social blows.

How did European metal affect the lives of Native Americans?

European metal tools were superior to their tools.

The Gadsden Purchase in 1853 is the completion of the so called 'lower 48' with the purchase of a strip of land at the southern border of the New Mexico territory for $10 million during the presidency of _____ .

Franklin Pierce

John Brown talked to _____ in the hopes of having the respected abolitionist join his cause.

Frederick Douglass

Which of the following contributed to the defeat of Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville?

General Robert E. Lee created a diversion, while General Stonewall Jackson's troops mounted a surprise attack on Hooker's army.

The British Prime Minister responsible for implementing a series of new taxes on the colonies after the French and Indian War was:

George Grenville

The stipulation in the Missouri Compromise that escaped slaves who fled to non-slave states and territories could be reclaimed represented what legal provision of American slavery?

Slaves did not become free upon reaching free states and territories.

Today, Mayan people can be found all over Southern Mexico. So why did so many people think that the Mayans disappeared?

The Maya left their cities due to overpopulation, famine and disease

What was the Clermont?

The first commercial steam ship in the U.S.

How was governmental power distributed throughout the various branches of government, according to the U.S. Constitution?

The three branches of government were to be co-equal in power.

How did the state of West Virginia come into existence?

The westernmost counties of Virginia disagreed with secession and refused to accept the Virginia legislature's decision to withdraw from the Union.

During the early 19th century, steamships and canals greatly improved transportation in the _____

entire U.S.

An honorable Southern gentleman did NOT feel the need to defend _____ as a priority.

his country

The American Enlightenment emphasized all of the following EXCEPT:

obedience to established religious authority

Uncle Tom's Cabin gained success as a book and a _____ in the 19th century.

stage play

The period between The War of 1812 and the Civil War was known in American History as _____

the Antebellum Period

What did James Madison's address to Congress in 1812 asking for a formal declaration against Great Britain include as justification?

All of the answers are correct.

The French and Indian War is significant because:

Britain incurred enormous debts that were paid through increased colonial taxes.

Which Native American nation attempted to resist removal from their native lands by filing a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court?

Cherokee Nation

What was the most significant cause of death among Native Americans following contact with Europeans?

Disease

The Articles of Confederation created a unicameral legislature in which...

Each state received one vote.

Which were the most common motivators for European exploration in the time of Columbus?

Gold, glory and God

The Bering Land Bridge Theory is the most widely accepted theory of what?

How ancient people arrived into North America

Where did public schools exist in early America?

I only // Massachusetts

What did the 10th Amendment of the Bill of Rights accomplish?

It declared that state governments had authority in areas not specifically outlined in the Constitution as belonging to the federal government.

What early career of Andrew Jackson's likely influenced his prejudice towards Native Americans?

Military career

Which was America's first coeducational college?

Oberlin

After mid-century, which was the most important means of transportation through the interior of the nation?

Railroads

The first major convention focused on support for female suffrage and women's rights was the _____

Seneca Falls Convention of 1848.

Supreme Court judges differ from other members of the federal government in that they...

Serve for life, can be appointed, and have authority to rule that a law is unconstitutional.

What works did Horace Mann perform?

Standardizing public education.

According to the Articles of Confederation, how was power to be distributed within the new nation?

State governments were given precedence over the authority of the federal government.

Which of these marred the presidency of John Adams?

The Alien and Sedition Acts

What did The Second Great Awakening, the rise of reform movements, and the development of a market economy all have in common?

They had a fundamental impact on new thinking about education.

Congress never formally declared war on the Confederate States of America. Why?

They never acknowledged the Confederacy or considered it to be anything other than a part of the United States.

What was the PRIMARY reason the colonists objected to the Stamp Act?

They resented being taxed without colonial representation in Parliament.

How did the Aztecs react to the arrival of the Spanish?

They welcomed the Spanish with gold and food.

The Boston Gazette reported on Bostonians dumping tea into the harbor as a protest of British taxation in 1773. The author's mention of a coffee-house references what characteristic of these 18th-century businesses?

They were a congregation place for serious discussions of politics and trade

Why was the First Continental Congress organized?

To protest the tea tax and assert the rights of colonial people as British citizens

The debate about whether or not slavery should be allowed in the Western territories took place:

Up through the 1850s.

The most influential factor in the fall of the Aztecs was:

Vulnerability to European disease

The idea that the market should set prices for goods and services:

Was central to the emerging market economy of the early to mid 19th century.

Where did the loyalties of the Tories lie during the American Revolution?

With Great Britain and King George III

Which of the following hypothetical candidates meets the constitutional qualifications for president?

Businessman Walter Schwartz, age 45, was born in the United States to an American-born mother and a Canadian father. He has resided in the U.S. for 15 years.

In the interior of the nation, which was the most important means of shipping in the early 19th century?

Canals

Which of the following religious groups did NOT emerge during the Second Great Awakening?

Congregationalists

What did Thomas Jefferson believe was essential for preserving democratic rights?

Education

How were the Chinook and Tillamook tribes able to achieve an affluent, highly complex society?

Food and building materials were readily available due to their positioning, so these tribes had time to achieve an affluent, highly complex society.

Prior to the Mexican - American war, Mexico considered Texas to be an integral part of _____ territory.

Mexican

France formally allied itself with the Americans and declared war on Britain following which event?

The Battle of Saratoga

What was the outcome for the Articles of Confederation that the 1787 Constitutional Convention convened to discuss?

The Convention chose to abandon the Articles of Confederation in order to draft a Constitution.

What collective movement defined American colonists' religious views?

The Great Awakening

What saved the Virginia settlement of Jamestown?

The introduction of a type of tobacco that could easily grow in that climate

What was the purpose of normal schools in the year 1823?

To train school teachers.

The Monroe Doctrine announced to European nations that the United States:

Would not tolerate their seeking to establish centers of power in the Western Hemisphere.

Which event characterized the Era of Good Feelings during James Madison's presidency?

All of the answers are correct.

Based on the following chart, how did the U.S. population change between 1790-1860?

America's population grew steadily throughout its early history

Which best describes the federal government's position on building transportation networks?

It opposed such internal improvements, believing they were best left to states and private investors.

In which of the following ways did the Enlightenment inform the future direction of American politics and society?

It provided a blueprint for a modern democratic society.

Thomas Paine's pamphlet ''Common Sense'' was the most widely circulated book in American history. What was its impact on the public with regard to British rule?

It turned the colonists in favor of the Patriot cause of independence from England.

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty, that settled the borders between Canada and the US, more specifically between Canada and Maine, was brokered during which United States president?

John Tyler

Which of the following events occurred most recently on the historical timeline?

The American Revolution

The death of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson after this battle deprived the Confederate Army of one of its most competent commanders:

The Battle of Chancellorsville

Which document in its original form rationalized the existence of slavery in the New World as being the fault of the British Empire?

The Declaration of Independence

The only territory that was an independent republic before joining the United States was _____ .

The Republic of Texas

Which of these correctly identifies all of the branches of the American government, according to the U.S. Constitution?

The legislative, the executive, and the judicial

What resulted from the Pilgrims' landing at a site outside their London Company charter?

The writing of the Mayflower Compact, the first North American document to establish consent of the governed as the basis for their laws

Why are the Olmecs considered the first complex society in Mesoamerica?

They developed the region's first written language and numbering system.

The Siege of Vicksburg:

isolated Texas and the New Mexico territory from the rest of the Confederacy.

Which description best fits the life of the typical homesteader in the years following the Civil War?

It was a difficult life of isolation and danger from severe weather, limited water resources, and hostility of Native Americans who resented the settlers' encroachment on their lands.

Why was the Second Continental Congress significant?

They appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental army.

During the first half of the 19th century, what influenced the American way of thinking?

The market revolution, which focused their attention on ideas such as profit and cost

In which work did John Locke argue that governments existed only by consent of the governed?

The Second Treatise of Government

In addition to being a Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin was also a leading figure of which of the following movements?

The Enlightenment

How was God an influence on exploration?

The Europeans wanted to spread Christianity by converting natives.

Which major document states that governments are created by people to protect their inalienable rights?

The Preamble of the Declaration of Independence

Why is the Siege of Vicksburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

The Union gained control of the Mississippi and split the Confederacy in two.

The Olmecs are best described by which of the following?

As being the first major civilization in Mesoamerica and helping to influence the rise of later civilizations

One of the successes of the Articles of Confederation was that:

It managed to organize the territories to prepare them for becoming states.

How did the reintroduction of horses affect the lives of American tribes?

Horses were used for war and hunting.

Which statement correctly identifies the terms of office for U.S. senators and House representatives?

House representatives serve 2-year terms, senators serve 6-year terms.

The Declaration of Independence stands out in history as a document that:

Is unlike any other in European history in terms of its contents and scope.

The women were in charge of agriculture while men were in charge of hunting was a characteristic of which of the following people?

North American Indian nations

The attempts to reform Southern society following the Civil War were generally met with:

Anger over what were seen as the North's unnecessary attempts to re-engineer Southern society.

According to the US Constitution, Supreme Court judges...

Are appointed by the President and must be approved by the Senate.

In what landmark Supreme Court decision was it declared that African Americans were not U. S. citizens and therefore had no rights under the Constitution?

Dred Scott v. John F. A. Sandford

Which of the following is FALSE about education in early America?

Education for slaves was legalized.

What was the impact of the Dred Scott decision upon the issue of slavery?

It divorced the issue of slavery from the Bill of Rights consigning it to a matter of states rights alone.

The War with Mexico, along with the annexation of Texas, is greatly caused by which of the following?

Manifest Destiny

The removal of federal troops from the South as a consequence of the Compromise of 1877...

Marked the end of the Reconstruction period.

How did the opinion of Abraham Lincoln on the Emancipation Proclamation differ from that of Roger Taney?

Taney believed that the President did not have the Constitutional authority to issue the proclamation, while Lincoln based his opinion on the preservation of the Union.

Who was John Brown?

He was an abolitionist who helped fleeing slaves get to freedom.

The political campaigns of 1876 boiled down to the following positions or assertions held by the opposing parties:

The Democrats advocated ending Reconstruction, while the Republicans claimed the Democrats were essentially still rebels and shouldn't be trusted.

The French and Indian War resulted in the colonists feeling like second-class citizens compared to their British counterparts. Which of the following contributed to that feeling?

Colonists were prohibited from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains - the very reason the war had started in the first place.