History 011 - US History to 1877 » Spring 2022 » Quiz 9

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Question #1
The major application for steamboats transporting freight and passengers in the United States was on
A.   the Great Lakes.
B.   western and southern rivers.
C.   the Gulf of Mexico.
D.   New England streams.
E.   coastal waterways.
Question #2
With the demise of the Federalist party
A.   another party arose Very quickly to take its place.
B.   the Whig party rose to take its place.
C.   little political trouble ensued.
D.   sectionalism disappeared.
E.   the Democratic-Republicans established one-party rule.
Question #3
In McCulloch v. Maryland, Cohens v. Virginia, and Gibbons v. Ogden, Chief Justice Marshall's rulings limited the extent of
A.   states' rights.
B.   federalism.
C.   federal authority.
D.   constitutionalism.
E.   judicial review.
Question #4
As part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820, Missouri was admitted as a slave state, but was balanced by the admission of what new free state?
A.   Canada
B.   Virginia
C.   Maryland
D.   Maine
Question #5
The dramatic growth Of American cities between 1800 and 1860
A.   forced the federal government to slow immigration.
B.   resulted in unsanitary conditions in many communities.
C.   contributed to a decline in the birthrate.
D.   created sharp political conflict between farmers and urbanites.
E.   led to a death rate.
Question #6
The doctrine of non-colonization in the Monroe Doctrine was
A.   aimed at British efforts to gain control over Cuba.
B.   included in the doctrine only over the opposition of Secretary of State John Quincy Adams.
C.   a response to the apparent designs of the Russians in Alaska and Oregon.
D.   applicable only to Central and South America.
E.   mostly a symbolic gesture of goodwill to the Latin American republics.
Question #7
Democratic-Republicans opposed Henry Clay's American System because
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 believed in low tariffs and low taxes.
E.   they thought it would center more control in Washington.
Question #8
The United States' most successful diplomat in the Era of Good Feelings was _______.
A.   Andrew Jackson
B.   John Quincy Adams
C.   Henry Clay
D.   Nat Tumer
Question #9
The Treaty of 1818 with England
A.   granted Canada exclusive use of Newfoundland fisheries.
B.   called for a ten-year joint occupation of the Oregon country by both American citizens and British subjects.
C.   used the watershed of the Missouri River to define the United States' border with Canada as far west as the Rocky Mountains.
D.   saw the United States forced to give up its tariffs on British goods.
E.   formally recognized America's earlier conquest of West Florida.
Question #10
The Tariff of 1816 was the first in American history
A.   intended to raise revenue.
B.   to be enacted without the consent of Congress.
C.   designed to protect Southern agriculture.
D.   that aimed to protect American industry.
E.   to impose taxes on American goods.

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