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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe first form official written form of government in the US; adopted in 1777.ConstitutionArticles of ConstitutionArticles of ConfederationDeclaration of Independence
- 2. Multiple Choice_________________ had the most power under the Articles of Confederation.StatesPeopleFederal Government
- 3. Multiple ChoiceLand Ordinance of 1785 allowed people to purchase landout westeastsouthin Canada
- 4. Multiple ChoiceNorthwest Ordinance of 1787 provided the steps for new territories tobecome stateswithdraw from the unionbuild townsestablish a post office
- 5. Multiple ChoiceFrom President James Monroe's 1823 address to Congress (the Monroe Doctrine): The American continents. . . are not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers. . . . We should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety.
From the words above, it is clear that President Monroe's primary intention was toencourage U.S. territorial expansion.maintain the security of the United States.form alliances with European colonial powers.help Latin American nations achieve independence - 6. Multiple Choice"You have secured to us the free navigation of the Mississippi. You have procured an immense and fertile country: and all these great blessings are obtained without bloodshed."
This quotation refers tothe Louisiana Purchase.gains from the Black Hawk War.the loss of British forts in the West.the annexation of Texas - 7. Multiple ChoiceThe treaty that officially ended the War of 1812 was:Treaty of Paris, 1763Treaty of GhentTreaty of Paris, 1783Rush-Bagot Treaty
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe emerging idea in the mid−1800's that the United States should control the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean was known as:American DestinyAmerican SystemManifest DestinyMutual Obligation
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA direct effect of the invention of the cotton gin was:New industrial machines expanded American manufacturingThe increase of slavery and dependence on cotton in the southNew farming methods increased American production of cropsInventors were encouraged to look for new innovations
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 is often viewed as the beginning of the:Temperance movementWomen’s rights movementAntislavery movementNative American Indian movement
- 11. Multiple ChoiceStarting with the election of President Andrew Jackson (1828), voter participation increased due to:Passage of an amendment ending religious qualifications for votingExtension of suffrage to Native American IndiansEnd of property requirements for voting by many states and suffrage for all white malesArrival of more immigrants from nations with democratic governments
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIt was a time in the 1700s in which great technology led to massive economic changes and innovations in methods of production, What was it?First Great AwakeningIndustrial RevolutionSecond Great AwakeningManifest destiny
- 13. Multiple Choice“The position of the United States is quite clear. If any foreign power attempts to claim territory in the Americas, this nation will view such action as an act of aggression. No longer is this hemisphere a land to be conquered by European tyrants.” U.S. Public Official, 1820
The above quote is MOST LIKELY referring tothe Missouri Compromisethe Declaration of Independencemanifest destinythe Monroe Doctrine. - 14. Multiple ChoiceJacksonian Democracy can BEST be described asgovernment that favors an elite few.representative government in which property owners are the only ones that votea system of government in which even poorer white men have a voice in their government.democracy based on equality, regardless of social standing, gender or race.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAs a result of the War of 1812, U.S. manufacturingsuffered and declined.grew and eventually prospered.survived but no longer dominated world trade.ceased to exist until after the war.
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