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In 1819,the Adams-Onís Treaty dealt with the American purchase of


A) Texas.
B) Ohio.
C) Florida.
D) Illinois.
E) Puerto Rico.

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

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What event prompted Spain to negotiate the sale of Florida to the United States?


A) the Missouri Compromise
B) the Panic of 1819
C) civil war in Spain
D) the Mexican war for independence against Spain
E) the Seminole War

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Andrew Jackson considered his victory in the year ________ to be as complete and important as that of Jefferson in 1800.

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The Marshall Court strengthened the federal government at the expense of the states.

A) True
B) False

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The presidency of James Monroe is often called the "era of ________."

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The Marshall Court gave its approval to the Bank of the United States even as it ruled that state legislatures could tax the bank.

A) True
B) False

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The Supreme Court ruled in Johnson v.McIntosh (1823) that


A) individual Americans had the right to buy land from Indian tribes.
B) Indians had all the rights and protections afforded to U.S. citizens.
C) the federal government had no right to take lands from tribes.
D) the laws of the United States invalidated all Indian rights.
E) Indians had a basic right to their tribal lands.

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

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In Cohens v.Virginia (1821) ,Chief Justice John Marshall affirmed the constitutionality of


A) Supreme Court review of congressional laws.
B) state court review of congressional laws.
C) state court review of state laws.
D) Supreme Court review of state court decisions.
E) state court overturning of corporate charters.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following statements about American currency and banking in this era is FALSE?


A) Counterfeiting was a serious problem.
B) The national bank forbade state banks from issuing their own notes.
C) Congress re-chartered the Bank of the United States in 1816.
D) Vast quantities of varying bank notes created confusion over currency.
E) The second Bank of the United States had more capital than its predecessor.

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

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When Jefferson referred to a "fire bell in the night," he was talking about the issue of ________.

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The policy expressed in the Monroe Doctrine was principally directed at


A) Mexico.
B) Europe.
C) American Indians.
D) Asia.
E) southern slaveholders.

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

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President James Monroe began his administration under what seemed to be remarkably favorable circumstances.

A) True
B) False

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The Monroe Doctrine was consistent with the spirit of nationalism at work in the United States during the 1820s.

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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Describe the evolution of the plantation system in the Southwest during the early nineteenth century.

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In 1824,Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes and electoral votes.

A) True
B) False

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At the beginning of the nineteenth century,opponents of centralization had also often been opponents of economic growth.

A) True
B) False

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By 1818,the United States' internal road system


A) had been paid for without any federal funds.
B) consisted only of a small number of private turnpikes.
C) included a national road that reached as far as the Ohio River.
D) formed a network that connected most large towns and cities.
E) had for the most part been replaced by railroads.

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

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The Panic of 1819 resulted in a depression that lasted


A) six months.
B) one year.
C) two years.
D) four years.
E) six years.

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

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On his last day in office,President James Madison influenced "internal improvements" by


A) establishing a military corps of engineers to help study and contribute to infrastructure development.
B) approving a bill that would have used federal funds to construct roads and canals.
C) supporting federal financing of scientific and technological research into steam power.
D) vetoing a bill that would have used federal funds to construct roads and canals.
E) allocating federal funds to finance transportation construction.

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

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