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1. Who published the Liberator and was considered the leader of the Northern abolitionists?
A: William Lloyd Garrison B: John Greenleaf Whittier C: Harriet Beecher Stowe D: Frederic Douglass E: John Brown |
A. Garrison supported nonviolent means of ending the slave trade.
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Slavery
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What did the United States gain as a result of Pinckney's Treaty?
A: the Louisiana territory B: the cooperation of the French navy C: access to the Mississippi River D: Alaska E: a massive loan from the British |
C. Pinckney's Treaty also declared that the 31st parallel would be the boundary between Spanish West Florida and the United States.
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Territory
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Which early first lady has earned a reputation as a masterful letter-writer and chronicler of her age?
A: Martha Washington B: Abigail Adams C: Mary Lincoln D: Rachel Jackson E: Martha Jefferson |
B. Abigail Adams' letters to her husband John and other leaders are some of the most impressive documents of the age.
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Political
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What was the intent of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
A: To determine which states would allow slavery B: To delegate voting rights to non-landholders C: To separate settlers from Native Americans D: To restrict areas of settlement E: To outline how territories were to become states |
E. Territories would be allowed to draft a state constitution once they had 60,000 citizens.
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Statehood
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What was the name of the Thomas Paine pamphlet that gave reasons for the American split with Great Britain?
A: Plain Talk B: Declaration of War C: Uncle Tom's Cabin D: Common Sense E: Birth of a Nation. |
D. Paine's pamphlet was hugely influential in uniting the disparate American colonies.
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Political
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Who was the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court?
A: Thurgood Marshall B: John Jay C: John Marshall D: Roger B. Taney E: Earl Warren |
B. Jay (1745-1829) was also the president of the Continental Congress.
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Political
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Which president oversaw the Louisiana Purchase?
A: George Washington B: John Adams C: John Quincy Adams D: Thomas Jefferson E: James Madison |
D. Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana territory in 1803 was one of the high points of his presidency.
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Territory
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What was the greatest problem of the Washington administration?
A: skirmishes with Native Americans B: economic turmoil C: massive wildfires D: political infighting E: insufficient natural resources |
B. After the Revolutionary War, the United States struggled to build a healthy economy.
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Administrative
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Who was the architect of the Albany Plan?
A: Thomas Jefferson B: Alexander Hamilton C: Benjamin Franklin D: George Washington E: Aaron Burr |
C. The Albany Plan was designed to organize relations between the colonies and the Iroquois nation.
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Territory
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What did George Washington warn the country about during his Farewell Address?
A: Native Americans B: a Jefferson presidency C: women's suffrage D: abolition of slavery E: foreign entanglements |
E. Washington was concerned that the United States would err if it became involved in the domestic affairs of other nations.
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Political
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