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1) All of the following factors contributed to American economic growth between 1820 and 1860, EXCEPT: A

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1) All of the following factors contributed to American economic growth between 1820 and 1860, EXCEPT:

A. low tariff rates on imported goods

B. abundance of natural resources

C. influx of European capital

D. increasing population

 

2.)Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852),

A. Portrayed slaves as basically happy and content.

B. Weakened the abolitionist movement in the north.

C. Contributed to the tensions between the slave states and the free states.

D. Was seen by President Lincoln as dangerous propaganda.

 

3.)All of the following factors contributed to the Civil War, EXCEPT:

A. Conflict over the expansion of slavery

B. Debate over States' Rights versus centralized federal power

C. tension over federal tariff policy

D. disagreement over compensation to Native Americans for lost lands

 

4.)Frederick Douglass is a major figure in American history because:

A. He invented the cotton gin

B. He was a prominent leader of the black abolition movement

C. He wrote the pamphlet Common Sense

D. He founded the first African American university in the United States.

 

5.)Which of the reforms movements shown below arose in American during the mid-nineteenth century? 

A. Temperance

B. Women's suffrage

C. All of the answers shown

D. Abolitionism

 

6.)John Locke's contract theory of government argued that: 

A. people have certain rights in the state of nature, which include the right to life, liberty, and property

B. governments were formed when strong men seized authority as kings to protect natural rights

C. kings have a "divine right" to rule their subjects as long as their subjects prosper

D. the only legitimate governments are ones that allow all adults, regardless of sex or race, to vote

 

7.)According to the constitutional doctrine of "implied powers," the federal government has the authority to:

A. Assume NO other powers except those specifically stated in the Constitution.

B. suspend the laws of the states.

C. enact a broad range of laws necessary and proper for carrying out the government's responsibilities

D. establish a national religion for the United States.

 

8.) Between 1820 and 1860, the leading industry in the United States involved the production of:

A. Shoes

B. Iron

C. Textiles

D. Farm equipment

 

9.) At the convention held in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, the primary demand of the delegates was:

A. The immediate abolition of slavery.

B. The right to vote for women.

C. More humane treatment for the mentally ill.

D. The prohibition of alcohol throughout the United States.

 

10.)Nearly all of the supporters of "Manifest Destiny" believed that the United States:

A. Should spread freedom and democracy throughout the world.

B. Had the God-given right to expand its civilization westward to the Pacific Ocean.

C. Should extend its rule over Canada.

D. Should acquire colonies in Asia.