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Which of the following statements about education in the early national period is not true? |
| | A) | As late as 1815, only Jefferson's Virginia had a comprehensive public school system. |
| | B) | Religious groups ran most schools in the South and Mid-Atlantic. |
| | C) | Private academies proliferated in New York and New England that were secular and elitist in outlook. |
| | D) | In the South, slaveowners generally tried to prevent their black workers from learning to read or write. |
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Which schoolmaster and lawyer first published the best-selling American Spelling in 1783? |
| | A) | Horace Mann |
| | B) | Jedidiah Morse |
| | C) | Noah Webster |
| | D) | Joel Barlow |
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Which Anglican clergyman penned the eulogistic Life of Washington in 1806 (and invented the story of Washington and the Cherry Tree)? |
| | A) | Noah Webster |
| | B) | Washington Irving |
| | C) | Mercy Otis Warren |
| | D) | Mason Weems |
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Which of the following is not true of the Unitarian movement? |
| | A) | They rejected Calvinist predestination. |
| | B) | They rejected Christian morality. |
| | C) | They rejected the divinity of Christ. |
| | D) | They rejected the idea of the Trinity. |
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Where was the first "camp meeting" of the Second Great Awakening held in 1801? |
| | A) | New Haven, Connecticut |
| | B) | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| | C) | Rochester, New York |
| | D) | Cane Ridge, Kentucky |
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Which of the following is not true of the Second Great Awakening? |
| | A) | It helped create a broad popular acceptance of Christian diversity. |
| | B) | It appealed strongly to women, Native Americans, and blacks. |
| | C) | It reemphasized the Calvinist doctrine of predestination. |
| | D) | It provided a vehicle for establishing a sense of order and social stability in new communities. |
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What Seneca prophet was directly influenced by the Second Great Awakening? |
| | A) | Dragging Canoe |
| | B) | Handsome Lake |
| | C) | Tenskwatawa |
| | D) | Pontiac |
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Who built the first modern factory in America at Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1790? |
| | A) | Samuel Slater |
| | B) | Peter Cartwright |
| | C) | Oliver Evans |
| | D) | James Wilkinson |
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Which of the following was not a consequence of Eli Whitney's cotton gin? |
| | A) | The total cotton crop increased eightfold in a decade. |
| | B) | The fledgling textile industry of the North gained steam. |
| | C) | Slaves made redundant by the gin were manumitted. |
| | D) | The southern economy became focused on "King Cotton." |
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Which of the following did not play a part in the birth of the steamboat era? |
| | A) | Nicholas J. Roosevelt |
| | B) | Robert Fulton |
| | C) | James Wilkinson |
| | D) | Robert Livingston |
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What percentage of the non-Indian population lived in towns of 8000 or more in 1800? |
| | A) | 3% |
| | B) | 10% |
| | C) | 12% |
| | D) | 19% |
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Who is responsible for designing the layout of Washington, DC? |
| | A) | Thomas Jefferson |
| | B) | Marquis de Lafayette |
| | C) | Pierre L'Enfant |
| | D) | Talleyrand |
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Who served as Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury? |
| | A) | Aaron Burr |
| | B) | Albert Gallatin |
| | C) | Charles C. Pinckney |
| | D) | William Marbury |
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Which of the following did not occur under President Jefferson? |
| | A) | The national debt was cut in half. |
| | B) | All internal taxes were abolished. |
| | C) | The armed forces were doubled. |
| | D) | West Point was established. |
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What was the Supreme Court's determination in Marbury v. Madison? |
| | A) | Marbury had no right to his commission. |
| | B) | Marbury had a right to his commission, and Madison should deliver it forthwith. |
| | C) | Marbury had a right to his commission, but the Court could not force Madison to deliver it. |
| | D) | The Court had no jurisdiction in the case. |
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What was the Jefferson administration's policy toward the Haitian Revolution led by Toussaint L'Overture? |
| | A) | He recognized the new republic and welcomed it as an example of the spread of American ideas. |
| | B) | He did not recognize the new government, but sent it financial and military aid. |
| | C) | He did not recognize the new government, and considered it a bad example to the world. |
| | D) | He sent federal troops to join France in helping to put down the rebellion. |
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How much did the United States pay Napoleon for the Louisiana Purchase? |
| | A) | $5 million |
| | B) | $10 million |
| | C) | $15 million |
| | D) | $20 million |
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Who served as guide to the Lewis and Clark expedition? |
| | A) | Sacajawea |
| | B) | Handsome Lake |
| | C) | Squanto |
| | D) | Tecumseh |
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Who did the Essex Junto turn to for support in their secessionist plans for New England? |
| | A) | John Adams |
| | B) | Aaron Burr |
| | C) | Albert Gallatin |
| | D) | James Madison |
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What ill-advised legislation did Jefferson enact in response to the Chesapeake-Leonard Incident? |
| | A) | Non-Intercourse Act |
| | B) | Embargo |
| | C) | Macon's Bill No. 2 |
| | D) | Harrison Land Law |
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At what battle did William Henry Harrison break the growing Indian alliance under Tecumseh and the Prophet? |
| | A) | Battle of Plattsburgh |
| | B) | Battle of Put-In Bay |
| | C) | Battle of Tippecanoe |
| | D) | Battle of Horseshoe Bend |
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Who led the American naval forces to victory at the Battle of Put-In Bay? |
| | A) | William Henry Harrison |
| | B) | John Paul Jones |
| | C) | Oliver Hazard Perry |
| | D) | Edward Pakenham |
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In what city was Francis Scott Key when moved to compose the poem "The Star-Spangled Banner"? |
| | A) | New Orleans |
| | B) | Baltimore |
| | C) | Washington |
| | D) | Plattsburgh |
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Why did the Hartford Convention go over so badly with most Americans? |
| | A) | Talk of secession seemed seditious during wartime. |
| | B) | Most Americans felt New England already received too many special privileges. |
| | C) | The convention occurred almost simultaneously with Jackson's victory at New Orleans and the end of the war. |
| | D) | Southern states thought New England planned to "nullify" slavery. |
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What did the Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817 stipulate? |
| | A) | Mutual navigation rights on the Mississippi River |
| | B) | Mutual disarmament on the Great Lakes |
| | C) | The concession of Florida to the United States |
| | D) | England's Indian allies would not be relocated |
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