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America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 10 The Triumph of White Men's Democracy 10.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) The popular hero of the 1830s was A) the self-made man. B) an "Indian fighter." C) the privileged aristocrat. D) the working man. E) the American cowboy. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 236 [Factual] 2) The European observer, Alexis de Tocqueville, believed the most evident feature of democracy in America was A) the American contribution. B) the local self-government. C) the participation of women in government. D) the American election process. E) the equality of former slaves. Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 255 [Factual] 3) Which of the following individuals is incorrectly matched with his art form? A) Walt Whitman?poetry

America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 8 Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision 8.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Under Jeffersonian Republicanism, A) many Americans believed opportunities were available to them. B) few Americans were able to advance in society. C) the social structure of society was well defined. D) blacks were provided opportunities in society. E) servants "knew their place." Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 182 [Factual] 2) By 1810, one-fifth of the American population was made up of A) Indians. B) immigrants. C) blacks. D) women. E) Catholics. Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 184 [Factual] 3) The large increase in the national population reflected in the 1810 census resulted mainly from

America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 6 The Republican Experiment 6.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) The best definition of republican, as it was understood in the late 1700s, was A) a government without monarchy or aristocracy. B) a new political party. C) a continuation of the British monarchy. D) a strong central government. E) "one man, one vote." Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 135 [Conceptual] 2) In the 1780s, Americans disagreed sharply over the relative importance of A) good and evil. B) republicanism and tyranny. C) current cultural trends and traditional values. D) faith and skepticism. E) liberty and order. Answer: E Diff: 2 Page Ref: 136 [Factual]

55 Copyright ? 2011 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 4 Experience of Empire: Eighteenth-Century America 4.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) After 1690, Americans increasingly A) isolated themselves from British and European influence. B) became part of the larger Anglo-American world. C) turned away from Britain, and toward France and Germany. D) adopted Native American ways and customs. E) moved away from towns. Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 81 [Factual] 2) The factor most responsible for the growth in the colonial population between 1700 and 1770 was the A) natural reproduction of colonial families. B) great wave of immigration during that period.

14 Copyright ? 2011 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 1 New World Encounters 1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions How the Savages Roast Their Enemies, 1575 This 16th-century drawing depicts Native Americans (described as "savages" by European observers reporting this event) roasting their enemies after killing and dismembering them. (Andre Thevet, La cosmographie universelle) 1) The way in which Native Americans were portrayed in the 16th-century drawing shown above was a clear argument supporting which of the following? A) to justify European attempts to force their own religious, social, and cultural values upon Native American societies