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What problem occurred during the presidential election of 1800?

A
Candidates from the same party tied in electoral votes.
B
Candidates from two different parties tied in electoral votes..
C
The electoral college was unable to vote.
D
The House of Representatives was unable to break a tie.
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Political opponents of President John Adams opposed the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 because it

A
allowed the president to deport noncitizens considered dangerous.
B
allowed the president to ignore laws he believed unconstitutional.
C
made immigrants wait longer before becoming citizens.
D
made it a crime to criticize the federal government.
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Why was Alexander Hamilton concerned about the US economy in 1790?

A
US citizens had lost confidence in their government.
B
US citizens did not want the government to pay its debt.
C
Congress had decided to weaken the government.
D
Congress had adopted a stricter interpretation of the Constitution.
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Emancipation meant that Southern landowners

A
could no longer hire formerly enslaved people.
B
headed north to work in new industries.
C
could no longer rely on labor by enslaved people.
D
lost their jobs to formerly enslaved people.
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Poll taxes and literacy tests effectively negated the rights African Americans had gained with the

A
Thirteenth Amendment.
B
Fourteenth Amendment.
C
Fifteenth Amendment.
D
Civil Rights Act of 1875.
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People who journeyed to the West moved quickly through mountain passes to avoid traveling

A
through rainstorms, which made trails slick and wet.
B
in the dark, which made it difficult to follow the trail.
C
in large groups, which could attract attacks by Indigenous people.
D
through the first snows of winter, which could trap a party.
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Before the introduction of new agricultural technology during the Industrial Revolution,

A
work on Southern plantations was done by hand, which limited how much cotton could be grown.
B
Southern textile mills only processed cotton fiber that was planted and harvested locally.
C
work on Northern plantations was done by hand, which limited how much cotton could be grown.
D
Northern textile mills only processed cotton fiber that was planted and harvested locally.
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What was significant about the election of 1828?

A
The election was the first to include public conventions.
B
The election the first under new voting procedures.
C
The election was the first to include the Democratic Party.
D
The election was decided by members of Congress.
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Which of the following describes Frederick Douglass?

A
He was a former enslaved person who became a speaker.
B
He organized the Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society.
C
He was one of the leaders of the Second Great Awakening.
D
He founded the abolitionist newspaper the Liberator.
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Booker T. Washington believed that the best strategy to end racial segregation was for African Americans to

A
demand that it be made illegal immediately.
B
adapt to it as they worked to gain equality.
C
demand that it be gradually made illegal.
D
ignore it whenever it was encountered.
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After the Emancipation Proclamation, the central goals of the Civil War were

A
to preserve the Union and end slavery.
B
to align with Europe and end slavery
C
to preserve the Union and align with Europe.
D
to end slavery and break up the Union.
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What happened after British soldiers killed five colonists in the Boston Massacre?

A
The townspeople started throwing things at them.
B
The soldiers were tried and punished severely.
C
The soldiers were tried, and all but two were freed.
D
The townspeople decided not to punish the soldiers.
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In colonial America, who were the Sons of Liberty?

A
a group of workers and shopkeepers who organized to protest British taxes
B
a group of politicians who drafted a petition to protest British taxes
C
a group of protesters in Boston who were killed by British soldiers
D
a group of delegates who represented the colonists in Parliament
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How did Progressives plan to improve government?

A
by reforming the ranching industry
B
by reforming the tax system
C
by reforming the banking system
D
by reforming the agricultural industry
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During Reconstruction, nearly 700 African American men

A
were elected to Congress from Southern states.
B
attended Virginia’s Constitutional Convention.
C
were delegates to state constitutional conventions.
D
served as members of Southern state legislatures.
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Which US citizens were allowed to vote before 1820?

A
all white men and women over the age of 21
B
white men who belonged to a political party
C
white men who owned property and paid taxes
D
all white men over the age of 21
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Some people feared that the acquisition of new territory in the Mexican Cession would

A
make the issue of slavery worse.
B
create problems with Mexico.
C
likely lead to another war.
D
make the country difficult to govern.
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Which best describes the impact of railroad expansion on the steel industry?

A
It did not affect the demand for steel at all.
B
It decreased the demand for steel since railroad tracks were build from wood.
C
It increased the demand for steel since steel was used to make railcars and tracks.
D
It decreased the demand for steel since the railroad was generally not used to transport steel.
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The presence of many different churches in the colony of New Jersey indicated that

A
colonists enjoyed religious freedom.
B
Jewish people could not settle there.
C
the Act of Toleration had been passed.
D
the Society of Friends was not welcome.
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Which of the following best describes the role of William Pitt during the French and Indian War?

A
Pitt was a general killed by the French at Fort Duquesne.
B
Pitt led a militia that confronted the French in the Ohio River Valley.
C
Pitt was a British leader who led the British war effort.
D
Pitt was a colonial leader who proposed the Albany Plan of Union.

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