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Thomas Jefferson believed American Indians were primitive peoplea. who had been greatly mistreated by white Americans.b. who might become civilized through exposure to white culture.c. who should be completely separated from white society.d. with no redemptive qualities.e. who nevertheless had an education system worth emulating.The Second Great Awakening helped spread all of the following denominations EXCEPT thea. Baptists.b. Unitarians.c. Presbyterians.d. Methodists.e. Baptists and Unitarians.Noah Webster thought every American schoolboy should be educateda. in skilled trade.b. to appreciate European culture.c. in community service.d. as a nationalist.e. in Greek and Latin.The first American medical school was established ata. Harvard.b. William and Mary.c. the University of North Carolina.d. the University of Pennsylvania.e. Columbia.The revivalism of the Second Great Awakeninga. was largely limited to white Americans.b. pacified opponents of slaveryc. encouraged racial unrest.d. was rejected by the black American community.e. fostered an anti-egalitarian religious ethos.Regarding education, early-nineteenth-century Republicans favoreda. a nationwide system of free public schools for all male citizens.b. the federal government paying the costs of primary schools.c. private schools as the primary institutions of learning.d. the practice that only the children of elite families received an education.e. free college education for all white male citizens of the republic.The writer Judith Sargent Murray argued that womena. should have the same educational opportunities as men.b. were equal to men in intellect and potential.c. should have a role in society apart from their husbands.d. should have opportunities to earn their own livings.e. All these answers are correct.The expansion of the medical profession during the early nineteenth century resulted in aa. broad increase in the number of hospitals.b. decline in midwives.c. rapid rise in care for the disabled.d. significant gain in the general body of medical knowledge.e. large jump in average life expectancy.The writer Washington Irving is best remembered for his works ona. Ichabod Crane and Rip Van Winkle.b. the American Revolution.c. George Washington.d. Philadelphia society.e. the Mohican Indians.The Second Great Awakeninga. rejected the idea of the Trinity.b. was consistent with the ideas of the Enlightenment.c. helped promote universalism and Unitarianismd. was confined to New England.e. began as an effort by church establishments to revitalize their organizations.In the study of medicine during the early nineteenth century,a. anatomy became the leading contributor to medical knowledge.b. municipal leaders sought better public awareness of sanitation to reduce diseases.c. most physicians spoke out against the practice of bleeding and purging.d. most doctors received their training by working with an established physician.e. physicians found the public remarkably receptive to new discoveries and innovations.Around 1800, higher education in the united statesA. served about two percent of the white men in the countryB. began to admit many more poor citizens than beforeC. gave access to women, blacks, and indiansD. were increasinigly becoming public institutionsE. saw the number of colleges and universities grow substantiallyThe invention of the cotton gin in the late eighteenth centurya. allowed for the introduction of cotton in southern coastal states.b. had a profound effect on the textile industry in New England.c. reduced the total number of slaves in the American South.d. led to a great increase in the production of long-staple cotton.e. None of these answers is correct.Eli Whitney is a major figure in American technology for introducing thea. concept of interchangeable parts.b. first modern factory.c. steam engine.d. mechanized assembly line.e. steel plow.What was the main vehicle used to carry belongings by pioneers on the Oregon Trail?Which trail carried goods to and from Mexico and the Southwest?to add something; to add (an area or region) to a country, state, etc.?What physical feature shown on the map made the trails difficult to follow?How did Stephen F. Austin first become influential in the development of Texas?The annexation of Texas was the _____ of the Mexican-American War.
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