Exam 11: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

A) neither northern nor southern sectional interests were completely pleased with the political bargain reached in Congress.
B) Missouri entered the Union as a slave state.
C) Maine entered the Union as a free state.
D) sectionalism was significantly reduced.
E) the political balance between the North and South was kept even.

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A) the canal and highway boom opened the area to settlement.
B) the Indian threat had been substantially weakened.
C) to acquire cheap and productive land.
D) to escape the domination of wealthy plantation owners.
E) to expand the territory where slavery was legal.

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A) inspired a small but growing group of abolitionists in the North to speak out against the evils of slavery.
B) was hailed by merchants as a potential new market.
C) was seen as a chance to strengthen the "New England dynasty."
D) inspired a movement to amend the Constitution to explicitly authorize slavery in newly admitted states if those state residents voted to retain it.
E) None of these choices are correct.

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One of the first Ame...

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A) a strong banking system.
B) easy and abundant credit.
C) a protective tariff to enable manufacturing to grow.
D) a network of roads and canals for transporting foodstuffs, raw materials and manufactured goods nationwide.
E) the constitutional right of individual states to nullify laws enacted by Congress that adversely affected their economic interests.

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A) New Orleans.
B) Horseshoe Bend.
C) Tippecanoe.
D) the Thames.
E) Baltimore.

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A) a British naval blockade of the American coast.
B) the decimation of the American fishing industry.
C) the extended disruption of American overseas trade.
D) the breakdown of peace negotiations with the British at Ghent, Belgium.
E) None of these choices are correct.

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A) would threaten the precarious sectional balance in the country.
B) might keep alive the institution of slavery.
C) would slow the growth of the West.
D) would silence the abolitionists.
E) would keep Maine out of the union.

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A) a peaceful and just conclusion to the territorial and settlement conflicts involving the Seminole Indians of Florida.
B) possession of Florida from the Spanish.
C) joint fishing rights in Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
D) naval limitations on the Great Lakes.
E) gaining control of eastern Texas.

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A) it might more accurately have been called the American Self-Defense Doctrine.
B) it was quickly codified into international law.
C) it became a binding pledge of interventionism on each subsequent presidential administration.
D) it was an expression of deepening American isolationism from world affairs.
E) it represented an unbreakable commitment by the United States to internationalism.

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A) it favored only the South.
B) it would provide stiff competition to the Erie Canal.
C) they believed that it was unconstitutional.
D) they thought it would center more control in Washington.
E) they believed in high tariffs and high taxes.

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A) states' rights.
B) judicial review.
C) federal authority.
D) constitutionalism.
E) None of these choices are correct.

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A) reverses in upper New York.
B) a loss at Baltimore.
C) increasing war weariness in Britain.
D) concern about the political and military ambitions of still dangerous France.
E) the powerful southwest Indian allies of the British had abandoned them and decided to support Andrew Jackson's military forces.

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A) discontinued trade with America.
B) conducted only limited trade with America.
C) began dumping their goods in America at extremely low prices.
D) persuaded the British government to repeal all economic barriers and tariffs applied to American domestic manufacturers.
E) saw their profits fall dramatically.

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