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Front 1

In the Rush-Bagot Treaty, Great Britain and the United agreed?

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to limit their naval forces on the Great Lakes.

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After the War of 1812, Henry Clay called for an "American System", by which he meant?:

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internal improvements that would make the nation self-sufficient.

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The Embargo Act of 1807 hurt which of the following the MOST?:

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New England

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The Panic of 1819 was the result of a speculative boom in the economy that ran for a number of years before the panic. What were the three cuases?

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1. increasing world prices for American farm products.
2. a land boom.
3. easy credit from state wildcat banks.

Front 5

When the House of Representatives passed the Tallmadge Amendment in response to Missouri's request for admission to the Union, the South thought that the amendment?:

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would threaten the sectional balance.

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interstate commerce case

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Gibbons v. Ogden

Front 7

James Watt -- invented what?

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steam engine

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Samuel Slater invented what?

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built the first successful textile mill in Pawtucket Rhode Island in 1793

father of the industrial revolution

Front 9

By the first decade of the 19c, American manufacturing had been revolutionized by the advent of?:

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interchangeable machine parts.

Front 10

Which of the following supplied the largest number of immigrants to the United States during the first half of the 19c?:

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Ireland.

Front 11

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that?:

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labor unions were not necessarily illegal combinations or monopolies.

Front 12

The market revolution led to what having to do with wealth

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although Americans professed to believe in equality, the market revolution coupled with American materialistic pursuits led to great inequalities in wealth.

Front 13

Marshall's decisions in Fletcher v. Peck and Dartmouth v. Woodward dealt with the?:

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protection of contracts from violation by state governments

Front 14

All of the following were provisions of Clay's "American System"

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1. high tariffs to protect infant industries.
2. federal financing of internal improvements
3. a national bank with branches in the states

Front 15

The American system of manufacturing, which emerged in the early 1800s, was successful because of its use of?:

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interchangeable parts to allow for mass production of high-quality items.

Front 16

What did the 1828 presidential election demonstrate?:

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that the new political parties were strongly sectional in their sources of strength.

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FACT:
JACKSON

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Jackson was a firm beliver in sates rights but he was strongly opposed to nullification

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Andrew Jackson's Specie Circular sought to?:

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slow down speculation in public land.

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purpose for proposing the Tariff of 1828 was to?:

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discredit the administration of President John Quincy Adams.

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Andrew Jackson's view of the presidency emphasized?:

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leadership by the executive branch in the interests of the people

Front 21

In the early 19c, which section of the country tended to oppose tariffs?:

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the South.

Front 22

In the case of Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court?:

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ruled that the Cherokees had "an unquestionable right" to their lands.