Question 1
The period between 1800 and 1850 in the United States was characterized by:
A) slow population growth.
B) a dramatic expansion of the population to the west.
C) an open continent, with no foreign rivals.
D) Atlantic seaboard cities losing their economic influence.
Question 2
Which one of the following is NOT true of Mandan community?
A) Their clans were matrilineal.
B) Male clan leaders selected a council.
C) They had fertile lands and a trading economy.
D) The position of chief was hereditary.
Question 3
The Mandans welcomed Lewis and Clark because the Indians hoped for:
A) a buffer between them and the Cherokee.
B) an alliance against the Russians and British.
C) a group to play against British fur traders.
D) expanded trade and support against the Sioux.
Question 4
The Old Southwest claimed by the Spanish before 1795 covered areas that were mainly the future states of:
A) Alabama and Mississippi.
B) Florida and Georgia.
C) Louisiana and Texas.
D) Ohio and Kentucky.
Question 5
State efforts to deal with the economic problems of the 1780s by erecting high local tariff barriers demonstrated that:
A) effective commercial regulation would need to be national.
B) strong states and a weak national government was the best solution to the nation's problems.
C) each state was the best judge of its economic situation.
D) a national community would grow of local interests.