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Study guide for CLEP CLEP History of the United States I — Unit 3: Early Republic (1783-1820). Practice questions, key concepts, and exam tips.
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The Treaty of Ghent marked the end of which conflict?
American Revolution
Civil War
Mexican-American War
War of 1812
World War I
Answer: D — War of 1812 is correct because the Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812, not the American Revolution.
The construction of the Erie Canal in 1825 led to increased competition among eastern ports, as cities like New York and Philadelphia sought to establish themselves as major commercial centers. This development is most closely related to which of the following?
The growth of the internal slave trade in the United States
The increased production of cotton in the southern United States
The decline of the American System and its economic policies
The expansion of access to western markets and trade
The shift of the US population to urban areas in the northeast
Answer: D — The Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River, increasing access to western markets and trade.
The College Board's Advanced Placement program is designed to provide high school students with a college-level learning experience, allowing them to potentially earn college credit. What is the primary factor that determines whether a student's AP score will result in college credit?
The student's high school GPA
The student's extracurricular activities and community service
The student's score on the SAT or ACT
The college or university's credit and placement policies
The student's AP teacher's recommendation
Answer: D — Colleges and universities set their own credit and placement policies for AP scores, with most awarding credit for scores of 3 or higher.
The concept of nullification, which holds that a state has the right to nullify a federal law, was first introduced by
Patrick Henry in his opposition to the Constitution
Andrew Jackson in his veto of the re-charter of the Second Bank of the United States
John C. Calhoun in his defense of states' rights during the Nullification Crisis
Abraham Lincoln in his first inaugural address
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Answer: E — The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, written by Jefferson and Madison, asserted the right of states to nullify federal laws.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was significant because it
established the principle of separating church and state in the United States
provided a framework for the expansion of slavery into new territories
created a system for the admission of new states to the Union on an equal footing with existing states
granted the federal government complete control over Native American lands
set a precedent for the federal government to own all land within a state
Answer: C — The Northwest Ordinance set a precedent for the expansion of the United States, establishing a process for new states to join the Union with equal rights.
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