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AMH2010  U.S. HISTORY I  QUIZ FOR WEEK NINE (CHAPTER 9):  10 POINTS

 

  1. In 1800, fully 83 percent of the American labor force was engaged in:

A)    Agriculture.

B)     Trade.

C)    Lumbering.

D)    Small-scale manufacturing.

  1. Short-staple cotton was hardy, but it became popular only after:

A)    The war of 1812 created a need for cotton cloth.

B)     New lands were opened in the West.

C)    The invention of the cotton gin.

D)    The South recovered from the Revolutionary War.

  1. Chesapeake planters in the late eighteenth century:

A)    Earned high profits from tobacco after resuming trade with England.

B)     Joined the rest of the South in raising cotton.

C)    Suffered low tobacco prices and soil exhaustion.

D)    Abandoned market production.

  1. The dominant objective of federal Indian policy from 1790 to 1830 was the:

A)    Protection of Native Americans from unscrupulous traders and aggressive settlers.

B)     Peaceful acculturation of Native Americans into white society.

C)    Military conquest of hostile and savage Native Americans.

D)    Acquisition of Native American land through treaty agreements.

  1. The message of the Second Great Awakening emphasized all of the following EXCEPT:

A)    Equality of all believers before God.

B)     Intellectual development of mind and soul.

C)    That each person was responsible for his or her own soul.

D)    Lifting up the downtrodden and doing good works.

  1. As a result of the War of 1812:

A)    Andrew Jackson emerged as a military hero and potential political leader.

B)     The United States became increasingly dependent on Europe.

C)    The Federalist Party enjoyed a continuing political revitalization.

D)    American politics focused more clearly on sectional issues.

  1. The American people viewed the War of 1812 as:

A)    An opportunity to achieve territorial gains.

B)     The “Second War of American Independence.”

C)    A risky gamble to prove the power of the president.

D)    An important way to assist France.

 

 

OVER

 

  1. The doctrine of judicial review refers to the power of the Supreme Court to judge the:

A)    Constitutionality of laws and executive behavior.

B)     Merits of a case without fear of political reprisal.

C) Appropriateness of federal legislation.

D)    Standards of political behavior for national officials.

  1.  As a result of the Missouri Compromise:

A)    Slavery was prohibited in lands north of the Ohio River.

B)     The North gained control of the House of Representatives.

C)    A boundary line was established for further expansion of slavery.

D)    Missouri abolished slavery before gaining admission to the Union.

10.  A new surge of voter participation in the United States during the 1820s might be partially attributed to the:

A) Imposition of new property-holding and tax-paying restrictions.

B) Active role of state government in people’s daily lives.

C) Rejection of party activity by popular personalities.

D) Granting of women’s suffrage by new western states.