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What would be a good representation of Enlightenment principles?

A botanist who studied nature to uncover why a certain plant kept dying

The organized abolitionist movement split into two wings in 1840, largely over:

A dispute concerning the proper role of women in antislavery work

How do Tenskwatawa and Neolin compare in regard to their philosophies?

Both men wanted to reject the white man's culture

Why did colonists object to the Tea Act?

By paying it, they would be acknowledging Great Britain's right to tax the colonists

For an 18th century middle-class colonial woman, what would have been the top priority in daily life?

Cooking the family meals

The Monroe Doctrine

Declared the Americas off-limits for further European colonization

Gender roles under slavery:

Differed from those of white society because men and women alike suffered a sense of powerlessness

When comparing English colonies to Spanish ones:

England sent more people to the Americas

How did the market revolution affect western farming?

Farmers in the West found markets in the East for their crops and livestock

Fugitive slaves:

Generally understood that the North Star led to freedom

At the first Continental Congress, who declared, "I am not a Virginian, but an American"?

George Washington

In the 18th century, ow was freedom of the press viewed?

Governments in both England and the colonies viewed it as dangerous

What was President Martin Van Buren's new solution to the problem of what to do about the federal government's relationship to banking?

He proposed that federal funds by controlled by government officials rather than by bankers

What did James Madison see as a strength of the Constitution?

He wrote that the large geographical size of the country would secure rights

Which of the following was a result of the war of 1812?

Indians lost much of their remaining land and power in the Old Northwest and the South

Which of the following is a true statement about the Atlantic slave trade's effect in West Africa?

It helped lead to the rise of militarized states in West Africa, whose large armies preyed upon their neighbors in order to capture slaves.

The Anti-Federalist James Winthrop argued that a bill of rights was necessary in the Constitution because:

It would secure the minority against the usurpation and tyranny of the minority

Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism

American settlement in Texas in the 1820's and 1830's:

Led Stephen Austin to demand more autonomy from Mexican officials

Racism in the North resulted in:

Limited economic opportunities for African-Americans

Which argument in the petitions of slaves to the Massachusetts legislature employed the principles of the American Revolution?

Natural rights were universal

African-Americans in the abolitionist movement:

Promoted the ideal of a color-blind society

In the South, the paternalist ethos:

Reflected the hierarchical society in which the planter took responsibility for the lives of those around him

When criticizing men, who did Abigail Adams reflect in her letter to her husband John?

She invoked Thomas Paine's criticism of the British monarchy.

What was a result of the northern colonies' lack of a cash crop?

Slavery was not as integrated into the northern colonial economy as it was in the South

Which of the following statements about slavery and the law is true?

Slaves accused of serious crimes were entitled to their day in court, although they faced the all-white judges and juries

How did southern states react to the Constitution's provisions regarding slavery?

South Carolina and Georgia immediately began importing increased numbers of Africans, because in twenty years, the international slave trade could be constitutionally prohibited.

What role did Christianity play in slavery?

Teaching slaves about Christianity helped to reinforce the owners' ideas on paternalism

Why did the United States become a one-party nation following the War of 1812?

The Hartford Convention's allegedly treasonous activities fatally damaged the Federalist Party's reputation

Which of the following was associated with the Intolerable Acts?

The Massachusetts Charter of 1691 was changed to curtail town meetings

Who finally ended the Salem witch trials?

The Massachusetts governor

The significance of the Pequot War of 1637 was that:

The Narragansetts joined the Pequots to fight the puritans leading to the elimination of both tribes

It can be argued that conflict between the English settlers and local Indians in Virginia became inevitable when:

The Native Americans realized that England wanted to establish a permanent and constantly expanding colony, not just a trading post.

In Gibbons v. Ogden, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that:

The New York legislature could not grant a monopoly on steamboat navigation

In his decision McCulloch v. Maryland, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that:

The Second Bank of the United States was constitutional

What was a result of the Second Great Awakening?

The Second Great Awakening complemented the idea of self-reliance

What was the significance of the case Marbury v. Madison?

The Supreme Court asserted the power of judicial review

What is the significance of Eli Whitney's cotton gin?

The internal slave trade within the United States grew dramatically

Why did apprenticeship and indentured servitude decline after the Revolution?

The lack of freedom inherent in apprenticeship and indentured servitude struck growing numbers of Americans as incompatible with republican citizenship.

How did the abolitionist movement that arose in the 1830's differ from earlier antislavery efforts?

The later movement drew much more on the religious conviction that slavery was an unparalleled sin and needed to be destroyed immediately

President Martin Van Buren rejected adding Texas to the United States because:

The presence of slaves there would reignite the issue of slavery, and they preferred to avoid it

What influenced men's decisions regarding whether to support ratification of the Constitution?

Their economic statuses and geographical locations

Which statement is a correct assessment about the Whigs?

They argued that the role of the government was to promote the welfare of its people.

Which of the following was true of the colonial elite?

They controlled colonial government

Why did the founding fathers create the electoral college?

They did not ordinary voters to choose the president and vice president directly

Adam Smith's argument that the "invisible hand" of the free market directed economic life more effectively and fairly than governmental intervention offered intellectual justification for those who believed that the economy should be left to regulate itself. True/False?

True

American colonists widely believed that Britain had no authority to tax the colonists since the colonists had no elected representative in Parliament True/False?

True

The 104 settlers who remained in Virginia after the ships that brought them from England returned home:

Were all men, reflecting the Virginia Company's interests in searching for gold as opposed to building a functioning society

By the 18th century, consumer goods such as books and ceramic plates:

Were found in many colonial resident's homes

As English colonial society became more structured in the 18th century, what were the effects on women?

Women's work became more clearly defined as tied closely to the home

The British Navigation Acts contradicted the ideas:

in Wealth of Nations

The British concept of liberty:

included both formal restraints on authority and a collection of specific rights

Compared to the Chesapeake colonies, New England had more economic equality because it had more:

landowners

As president John Tyler:

vetoed a bill to create a new national bank, thus angering Whigs