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The dispute between Thomas Gibbons and Aaron Ogden (Gibbons v. Ogden) concerned

A
whose government license was sufficient to run a steamboat business.
B
the cheaper prices Gibbons offered his out-of-state customers.
C
maintenance of waterways for steamboat travel.
D
who should pay a federal tax on transportation services.
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How did the Northwest Ordinance increase sectionalism in the United States?

A
It put the territory under one government.
B
It ensured religious freedom.
C
It laid out a way for territories to become states.
D
It made slavery illegal.
3

How did abolitionists want to change American society in the early 1800s?

A
They wanted to stop people from drinking alcohol to excess.
B
They wanted everyone to have access to free public education.
C
They wanted to improve hospital conditions for people with mental illnesses.
D
They wanted to end the practice of slavery and free enslaved workers.
4

What was one major teaching of the Second Great Awakening?

A
All citizens should have the right to own enslaved people.
B
People should keep to traditions and not try to change society.
C
People should live proper, moral, and respectful lives.
D
All enslaved people should be emancipated immediately.
5

Which of the following set Andrew Jackson apart from John Quincy Adams?

A
Jackson was educated in the best schools.
B
Jackson hailed from the Northeast.
C
Jackson was part of the “eastern aristocracy.”
D
Jackson had a more limited education.
6

After the First National Bank’s charter expired,

A
the government never chartered another national bank.
B
a Second National Bank was chartered immediately.
C
a Second National Bank was chartered a few years later.
D
the government created the Federal Reserve the next year.
7

What put the United States in the middle of tensions between Britain and France in the early 1800s?

A
land disputes
B
trade disputes
C
border disputes
D
tax disputes
8

A way the Supreme Court contributes to the balance of power in US government is by

A
using the First Amendment to speak out about a law.
B
hearing cases that involve members of Congress.
C
removing representatives from the Senate.
D
declaring laws passed by Congress as unconstitutional.
9

Which of the following is the best example of judicial review?

A
The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case from the appellate court.
B
The Supreme Court publishes a written explanation of its decision.
C
The Supreme Court declares that a recent law is unconstitutional.
D
The Supreme Court gives its opinion on laws that have not been passed.
10

What was most significant about Robert Fulton’s steamboat run of 1807?

A
It implied that steam engines would never replace sails.
B
It was the first working steamboat to receive a patent.
C
It demonstrated the ability to travel to the Northwest Territory.
D
It showed that his new engine improved steamboat travel.
11

A long-term effect of the election of 1800 was

A
new duties for the vice president.
B
the decline of the Federalist Party.
C
an increase in John Adams’s power.
D
stricter laws about campaigning.
12

In the 1820s, the United States was concerned about European ambitions in the Americas because it feared Europe wanted to

A
conquer the United States.
B
conquer new Latin American republics.
C
become allies with Russia.
D
become allies with Mexico.
13

What contributed to the unpopularity of President John Quincy Adams?

A
his acquisition of Texas from Mexico
B
his disregard for treaties with American Indians
C
his failure to increase trade with the West Indies
D
his disinterest in raising tariffs on imports
14

Which of the following describes a reform of the 1820s that made voting easier?

A
The number of polling places increased.
B
The secret ballot was established.
C
Public conventions were no longer held.
D
Polling places shortened their hours.
15

One of the reasons Henry Clay believed that a national bank was needed was to

A
levy an import tax.
B
improve urban markets.
C
connect the nation’s regions.
D
stabilize prices.

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