American history is a fascinating subject, and there is so much to learn. In 1620 the Mayflower arrived at the site that is now known as Plymouth, Massachusetts, and they are credited for bringing religion to America. Below is a History 1301: history exam trivia quiz designed to help you see just how much you know the history of one of the greatest countries on earth. Give it a shot!
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Cotton gin
Railroads
Cotton press
Steamboats
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A stolen election
A corrupt bargain
An unfair decision
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America's Burden
Manifest Destiny
America's Destiny
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Regulated westard expansion
Mapped, surveyed, and explored the West
Kept order between white settlers and Indians
All of the above
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Russia
Poland
Ireland
Mexico
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Steele
Textiles
Heavy machinery
Cars
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His personal problems with Stephen F. Austin
Austin's susceptibility to outbreaks of yellow fever
His belief that Ausitn was too exposed to Indian and Mexican attacks
Austin's flooding problems
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Included the spread of American freedom and liberty
Was the reason for the rise of factories in eastern cities
Involved Americans settling California and Oregon
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Georgia
Florida
Texas
Mexico
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Charles Grandison Finney
Mother ALlan Lee
Joseph Smith
Edgar Allan Poe
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A good man
King Andrew I
A brilliant president
Captain America
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Europs could not trade with North or South America
Europe was welcom to help the United States dominate North and South America
Europe had a right to involve itselve in North and South American affairs
Europe should not interfere with North or South American affairs
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Panic of 1815
Panic of 1819
Panic of 1837
Panic of 1857
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Internal improvements
Protective tariffs
The Bank of the United States
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The expansion of slavery westward
The rise of sectionalism
Connecting the West with the rest of the United States
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Prohibited slavery from expanding anywhere else
Ended slaverey in Washington, DC
Kept the balance in the Senate between free states and slave states
Ended the slave trade
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The rise of large factories
The dramatic growth of cities such as Cincinnati, Chicago, and New York
Farmers abandoning self-sufficiency for growing stable crops for profit
All of the above
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Dorthea Dix
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Horace Mann
Henry David Thoreau
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Capitalism and Republicanism
Democracy and capitalism
Democracy and libertarianism
Indian problems
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Railroads
Cyrus McCormick's reaper
John Deere's "tractor"
Canals
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How to protect the Mexican Cession
Whether slavery would expand westward
How to organize the Mexican cession
How to demobilize the Army
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Whether a state could nullify a federal law
Whether the President could nullify a state law
Whether Congress could nullify a Supreme Court decision
Whether a state could nullify a Supreme Court decision
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Slave rebellions
Continuing problems with Mexico
A rising national debt
Indian problems
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Republicanism
Enlightenment rationalism
Unitarianism
Democracy
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Baptists
Methodists
Deists
Shakers
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Zachary Taylor
James K. Polk.
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
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The urban vote
The West
The Irish vote
Young voters
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Reckless
Cautious
Incompetent
Foolish
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Zachary Taylor
Nicholas Biddle
John C. Fremont
Winfield Scott
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Nacadoches
Marshal
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Dallas
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Earning more money than they ever had before
Working fewer hours than they ever had before
Losing the control over their own labor
Both A and B
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Ralp Waldo Emerson
Dorthea Dix
Henry David Thoreau
Horace Mann
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The North
The South
The West
The Midwest
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Third Bank of the United States
Federal Reserve
Independent Treasury
Savings and Loans Banks
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Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
St. Lawrence River
Gulf of Mexico
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He wanted to form a buffer state between the United States and Mexico
The wanted to protect Indians from extermination
He hated Indians
He wanted to buy Indian lands in Tennessee
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Out of necessity
Successful brinkmanship
The failure of graduated pressure
A political farce
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