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Politics of the United States

Judging James Monroe

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Judging James Monroe National Security-9 I give James Monroe an eight because he did have a peaceful time after the War of 1812 and the nation did prosper and grow to be very healthy. This was called the ?Era of Good Feelings?. Economy-8 Although the ?Era of Good Feelings? did boost the nation?s condition, James Monroe did spend a lot of money. He spent five million dollars to buy Florida from Spain and he let speculators borrow huge sums of money to settlers and banks. This used up a lot of the nation?s money. Relationship with foreign countries-8

Judging James Madison

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Judging James Madison National Security-7 ??????????? James Madison deserves a seven because he did start the War of 1812. He complained a lot on the British impressment of American merchants and sailors. He also complained about the British continuing violation of U.S. neutrality. He said that the British were in a state of war against the United States. So then James Madison started the war. The war was on water and land. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. In the end, Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Ghent. Economy-8

Chapter 31 Test

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Chapter 31 32. The red scare of 1919?1920 was provoked by a. the wartime migration of rural blacks to northern cities. b. the strict enforcement of prohibition laws. c. evolutionary science?s challenge to the biblical story of the Creation. d. the public?s association of labor violence with its fear of revolution. e. the threat created by the Communist Revolution in Russia. 33. Disillusioned by war and peace, Americans in the 1920s did all of the following except a. denounce ?radical? foreign ideas. b. condemn ?un-American? life-styles. c. enter a decade of economic difficulties. d. shun diplomatic commitments to foreign countries. e. restrict immigration. 34. Businesspeople used the red scare to a. establish closed shops throughout the nation.

Chapter 28 Test

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Chapter 28 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 43. As one progressive explained, the ?real heart? of the progressive movement was to a. preserve world peace. b. use the government as an agency of human welfare. c. ensure the Jeffersonian style of government. d. reinstate the policy of laissez-faire. e. to promote economic and social equality. 44. Progressives, who were among the strongest critics of injustice in early- twentieth-century America, received much of their inspiration from a. the Federalists. b. the Greenback Labor party and the Populists. c. foreign nations. d. progressive theorists, like Jacob Riis. e. social Darwinists. 45. Match each late-nineteenth-century social critic below with the target of his criticism.

Chapter 27 Test

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Name ___________________________ Date ________________ A.P. U.S. History & Government Mr. Ferretti Chapter 27 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 26. In his book Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis, the Reverend Josiah Strong advocated American expansion a. based on a powerful new navy. b. to open up new markets for industrial goods. c. to spread American religion and values. d. to ease labor violence at home. e. to maintain white racial superiority. 27. By the 1890s, the United States was bursting with a new sense of power generated by an increase in a. population. b. wealth. c. industrial production.

Chapter 26 Test

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Chapter 26 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 45. In post-Civil War America, Indians surrendered their lands only when they a. chose to migrate farther west. b. received solemn promises from the government that they would be left alone and provided with supplies. c. lost their mobility as the whites killed their horses. d. were allowed to control the supply of food and other staples to the reservations. e. traded land for rifles and blankets. 46. In the warfare that raged between the Indians and the American military, the a. Indians were never as well armed as the soldiers. b. soldiers showed great mobility on their swift horses. c. Indians? superb horsemanship often defeated U.S. soldiers. d. Indians proved to be no match for the soldiers.

Chapter 23 Test

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Chapter 23 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 60. At the conclusion of the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant a. refused gifts offered him by the American public. b. proved that he was a sound judge of human character. c. rejoined the Democratic party. d. accepted gifts of houses and money from citizens. e. ruled out running for office. 61. In the presidential election of 1868, Ulysses S. Grant a. transformed his personal popularity into a large majority in the popular vote. b. owed his victory to the votes of former slaves. c. gained his victory by winning the votes of the majority of whites. d. demonstrated his political skill. e. all of the above. 62. As a result of the Civil War,

Chapter 22 Test

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Chapter 22 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 27. The fate of the Confederate leaders after 1865 was that a. most were jailed for an extended period of time. b. several were executed for treason. c. all were eventually pardoned. d. none was ever allowed to hold political office again. e. several went into exile in Brazil. 28. In the postwar South a. the economy was utterly devastated. b. the emancipation of slaves had surprisingly little economic consequence. c. the much-feared inflation never materialized. d. industry and transportation were damaged, but Southern agriculture continued to flourish. e. poorer whites benefited from the end of plantation slavery. 29. At the end of the Civil War, many white Southerners

Chapter 21 Test

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Chapter 21 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 28. At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln favored a. postponing military action as long as possible. b. ending slavery. c. long-term enlistments for Union soldiers. d. quick military action to show the folly of secession. e. seizing control of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. 29. Lincoln hoped that a Union victory at Bull Run would a. lead to the capture of the Confederate capital at Richmond. b. bring an end to slavery. c. destroy the economy of the South. d. pull the Border states out of the Confederacy. e. all of the above. 30. Arrange the following in chronological order: (A) the Battle of Bull Run,

American Pagent Chapter 17-18 Rough Notes

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Ben Nichols? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Chapter 17, 18, 19 Notes? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? AP US History?? Chapter 17?? ~When America tried to take California from Mexico war erupted.? ~Harrison (new president) contracted pneumonia and died after 4 weeks in the White House? ~Manifest Destiny An event that will ultimately come to pass. We were destined to stretch from the East to West coast.? ~Whigs-William H Harrison became president (first president as a whig but died at 1 month)? *Vice President John Tyler became president and Whigs found out that he didn?t agree with their ideas? ~William Harrison had already used the spoils system so when he died John Tyler wasn?t ready to use it also so most of Congress was full of Whigs that went against the ideas of Tyler.?

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