History of the Americas Questions
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Who was the first President in American history to be impeached?
What is the term for the period after the Civil War in which states formerly part of the Confederacy were brought back into the United States?
Who became President after the assassination of Lincoln?
The Missouri Compromise left most the Louisiana Purchase Territory A) Open to a vote on slavery.B) Undivided.C) Slave.D) Free.E) Under Spanish rule.
The Rush-Bagot Treaty and Conventions of 1818 and 1824 settled issues related to A) The United States' southern boundary.B) American and British shipping disputes.C) The United States' northern boundary.D) Navigation to New Orleans.E) The Spanish-Louisiana Purchase boundary.
The main reason the West did not form into a single regional voting block was: A) Too few people lived in the West for a regional identity to take hold.B) There were too few issues that the region as a whole shared.C) Western states lacked efficient spokesmen.D) Migrants to the West brought their previous cultural and political attitudes.E) It was too diverse economically.
Which one of the following would NOT be true of major migration routes from 1800 to 1820? A) Lateral.B) Heavy use of rivers.C) North/South.D) Coastal.E) To the west.
Which one of the following cities was NOT a chief Atlantic port and urban center in 1800? A) Philadelphia.B) Newport.C) Baltimore.D) Charleston.E) New York.
Which of the following has the LEAST in common with the other three? A) John Quincy Adams.B) The Adams-Onis Treaty.C) Latin American revolts.D) The Monroe Doctrine.E) Treaty of Fort Wayne.
Which one of the following was NOT one of the major issues that was considered in the argumentsthat temporarily ended with the Missouri Compromise?A) The growing northern reform impulse.B) The extension of slavery into new territory.C) Future of an Indian Territory in the West.D) Constitutional issues of regulating slavery.E) Sectional balance of states in the Senate.
The Land Act of 1820 A) Granted land to War of 1812 veterans.B) Promoted corporate agriculture.C) Outlawed speculator purchases.D) Granted squatters preemptive rights.E) Lowered the minimum purchase.
The Panic of 1819 reflected the A) Concern over the institution of slavery.B) Impact of the Second Great Awakening on commercial endeavors.C) Transition from a farming to a more commercial economy.D) Negative international response to the Monroe Doctrine.E) Fear of Native and European encroachment on the economy.
In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall established the principle that A) The legislature can judge constitutionality.B) Indians can have redress in the federal courts.C) A president can exercise executive privilege in foreign policy.D) Interstate commerce could only be regulated by the national government.E) Only the federal judiciary could decide what was constitutional.
The Mandan villages on the Missouri visited by Lewis & Clark were A) Hostile to them because Clark befriended the Sioux.B) An isolated noncommunal people.C) A small agrarian people.D) Hardly affected by European goods.E) Central marketplaces of the Northern Plains.
While the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812 was inconclusive on most issues, it did A) Force the British to recognize the legitimacy of American neutral rights.B) Specifically address the issue of British impressment of American sailors.C) Include provisions for a buffer state for neutral Indian peoples in the Northwest.D) Include a British agreement to vacate western posts.E) Exclude the French from further settlement and fort construction.
This particular event convinced Tecumseh that he needed to shift from a defensive strategy toactive resistance to American westward expansion:A) The Battle of Tippecanoe.B) Battle of Fallen Timbers.C) Louisiana Purchase.D) Chesapeake & Leopard Incident.E) Treaty of Fort Wayne.
The battle at Tippecanoe A) Resulted in further conflict and Tecumseh's alliance with the British.B) Was a victory for William Henry Harrison and the Northwest Territory.C) Resulted in the death of Tecumseh.D) Was a victory for the Northwest Confederation tribes.E) Was a defeat for Andrew Jackson.
The United States entered the War of 1812 deeply divided along sectional lines. The sections mostpro-war were theA) West and South.B) Middle States and the West.C) Middle States and New England.D) Middle States and South.E) West and New England.
The period between 1800 and 1850 in the United States was characterized by A) A dramatic expansion of population to the west.B) The tremendous growth of Atlantic seaboard cities.C) Declining westward expansion due to fear of Indian attacks.D) A decrease in the birthrate across the nation as a whole.E) A decline in the overall population.
The Mandans welcomed Lewis and Clark because the Indians hoped for A) Economic help since they were in poverty.B) A buffer between them and the Cherokee.C) Expanded trade and support against the Sioux.D) A group to play against British fur traders.E) An alliance against the Russians and British