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Compare life in the Old Northwest with life in the Old Southwest.

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Describe life in the Far West and compare its realities with the popular image of Western life held by Eastern Americans.

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The Missouri Compromise brought Missouri and _________ into the Union.

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Chief Justice John Marshall strengthened the ___________ branch of government at the expense of the _____________ and ___________ branches.

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The "era of good feelings" following the War of 1812 reflected


A) declining violence in the West between the United States and Indian tribes.
B) increased political divisions in the United States federal government.
C) rising nationalism and optimism in the United States.
D) the renewed good relations between the United States and the European continent.
E) the need for Americans to band together in the wake of economic depression.

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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President Madison believed that federal funding of internal improvements required a constitutional amendment.

A) True
B) False

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The so-called "corrupt bargain" was negotiated between


A) Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams.
B) William Crawford and John Quincy Adams.
C) Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson.
D) John C.Calhoun and Andrew Jackson.
E) John Quincy Adams and John C.Calhoun.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

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The Marshall Court accepted the argument that Indian tribes were foreign nations.

A) True
B) False

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In the presidential election of 1824,


A) Andrew Jackson received the most electoral votes and became president.
B) John Q.Adams received the second-most electoral votes and became president.
C) Henry Clay received the fourth-most electoral votes and became president.
D) William Crawford received the most electoral votes, but died before a president was chosen.
E) None of the answers are correct.

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Who among the following was a part of the "Virginia Dynasty"?


A) Rufus King
B) Henry Clay
C) John Adams
D) James Monroe
E) John C.Calhoun

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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In Worcester v.Georgia, the Marshall Court upheld the right of a state legislature to regulate Indian affairs.

A) True
B) False

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The election of 1828


A) was decided by the House of Representatives.
B) saw Andrew Jackson receive the largest majority in American political history.
C) saw Andrew Jackson sweep most of New England.
D) represented to Jacksonians a victory for the forces of privilege.
E) saw the emergence of a new two-party system.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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As President, James Monroe acted to preserve the "Virginia Dynasty."

A) True
B) False

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In 1823 the United States announced the _______________ in order to prevent European nations from interfering with the development of new nation-states.

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One cause of the Panic of 1819 was


A) decreased foreign demand for American agricultural goods.
B) restrictive credit practices prior to 1819.
C) the announcement that year that dozens of new state banks were to be chartered.
D) new management practices within the Bank of the United States.
E) an English embargo of American goods.

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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The Supreme Court ruling of Gibbons v.Ogden (1824)


A) strengthened the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
B) narrowed the federal government's role in regulating the economy.
C) declared transportation monopolies unconstitutional.
D) reaffirmed the New York court's ruling regarding interstate trade.
E) was a victory for Aaron Ogden, Robert Fulton, and Robert Livingston.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

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Prior to running for the presidency in 1824, Andrew Jackson was a military man who had never held elective office.

A) True
B) False

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Both the 1824 and 1828 presidential elections were decided by the House of Representatives.

A) True
B) False

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The War of 1812 demonstrated the growth of an American transportation system.

A) True
B) False

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The series of early presidents from the same state is called the ________________.

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