What impact did westward expansion in the decades prior to the Civil War have on federal Indian policy?

What will be an ideal response?


Key Points: Jefferson's Indian policy; Indian Territory; pressures for expansion; policy revisions

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Which statement best characterizes how the labor force changed during the 1800s?

a. Male workers made the transition from being factory workers to being artisans. b. Immigrants were being replaced in factories by native-born Americans. c. Married women were more likely than unmarried women to work in factories. d. Male workers made the transition from being artisans to being factory workers.

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Under the leadership of Richard Allen, black delegates from Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia endorsed emigration of free black Americans to:

A) England. B) Canada. C) Haiti. D) Liberia.

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In the late twentieth century, Western technological dominance was challenged by

a. East Asia. c. South Asia. b. the Middle East. d. Latin America.

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In 1832, Henry Clay sought to use the debate over the Bank of the United States primarily to

A. politically embarrass President Jackson. B. exact revenge on Nicholas Biddle for a perceived slight. C. boost his presidential candidacy. D. promote his "American System." E. help his reelection to the Senate.

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