Question 1

The Embargo Act had the greatest impact on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  French merchants 
B)  British merchants 
C)  American farmers 
D)  New Englanders 
A)  French merchants 
B)  British merchants 
C)  American farmers 
D)  New Englanders D

Question 2

In what ways did Jefferson reverse the policies of his Federalist predecessors? To what extent did Jefferson reverse these policies? What were the consequences of Jefferson's new policies?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
$\bullet$Goal: to ensure an agrarian "republic of virtue" through a program of "simplicity and frugality"
$\bullet$Scope of governmental activity: cut all internal taxes; reduced the size of the army, navy, and government staff; eliminated the national debt
$\bullet$Refused to replace Federalist office holders with party loyalists
$\bullet$Consequences: all promises to reduce the federal government were kept; negative consequences-westward expansion meant lack of stable communities, environmental damage, spread of slavery, and hostility toward Indians

Question 3

How did James Monroe's success in the election of 1816 affect the role of the Federalists in future presidential elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  They would never run another candidate for president. 
B)  They continued to nominate presidential candidates until the beginning of the Civil War. 
C)  They were no longer one of the two major political parties in national elections and often ran as third-party candidates. 
D)  They expanded their influence beyond New England and frequently won the electoral votes of new western states. 
A)  They would never run another candidate for president. 
B)  They continued to nominate presidential candidates until the beginning of the Civil War. 
C)  They were no longer one of the two major political parties in national elections and often ran as third-party candidates. 
D)  They expanded their influence beyond New England and frequently won the electoral votes of new western states. A

Question 4

Thomas Jefferson came to office determined to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  expand the size of the federal government 
B)  promote manufacturing and national markets 
C)  reverse the Federalist policies of the 1790s 
D)  abolish slavery 
A)  expand the size of the federal government 
B)  promote manufacturing and national markets 
C)  reverse the Federalist policies of the 1790s 
D)  abolish slavery

Question 5

What events prompted America's issuing of the Monroe Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
@#LAT-DLM&Spanish

Question 6

What was the main issue the Missouri Compromise addressed?

Accepted Answer

A)  sectional balance between southern slave states and northern free states 
B)  Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce 
C)  the failure of Jefferson's Indian policies 
D)  states' power to nullify acts of Congress 
A)  sectional balance between southern slave states and northern free states 
B)  Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce 
C)  the failure of Jefferson's Indian policies 
D)  states' power to nullify acts of Congress

Question 7

Why is James Monroe's presidency known as the Era of Good Feelings?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States experienced reduced levels of partisan conflict during this presidential administration. 
B)  The United States had just won a decisive military victory over Great Britain that ended that nation's dominance as a world power. 
C)  The United States finally removed all European rivals from what are now its present Atlantic to Pacific boundaries. 
D)  The United States prevented the expansion of slavery to its territories west of the Mississippi River. 
A)  The United States experienced reduced levels of partisan conflict during this presidential administration. 
B)  The United States had just won a decisive military victory over Great Britain that ended that nation's dominance as a world power. 
C)  The United States finally removed all European rivals from what are now its present Atlantic to Pacific boundaries. 
D)  The United States prevented the expansion of slavery to its territories west of the Mississippi River.

Question 8

What did Jefferson call the policy he adopted in response to British and French violations of American neutral rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  peaceable coercion 
B)  armed neutrality 
C)  a quasi-war 
D)  economic retaliation 
A)  peaceable coercion 
B)  armed neutrality 
C)  a quasi-war 
D)  economic retaliation

Question 9

What were the elements of Henry Clay's American System? What objections did Clay's opponents have to his proposals?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
@#LAT-DLM&Element

Question 10

What was the primary factor leading to rapid urbanization in the United States between 1790 and 1820?

Accepted Answer

A)  the growth of coastal cities resulting from rapidly developing international trade 
B)  increasing poverty rates that pushed rural workers off farms 
C)  hostile Indian attacks that caused settlers in the trans-Appalachian West to seek refuge in cities along the Atlantic seaboard 
D)  warfare between Britain and France that caused large number of farmers and small-town residents to move to cities, where they felt safer 
A)  the growth of coastal cities resulting from rapidly developing international trade 
B)  increasing poverty rates that pushed rural workers off farms 
C)  hostile Indian attacks that caused settlers in the trans-Appalachian West to seek refuge in cities along the Atlantic seaboard 
D)  warfare between Britain and France that caused large number of farmers and small-town residents to move to cities, where they felt safer

Question 11

What area of the United States was growing most rapidly as a result of internal migration between 1790 and 1800?

Accepted Answer

A)  the trans-Appalachian West 
B)  New England 
C)  the mid-Atlantic 
D)  the coastal South 
A)  the trans-Appalachian West 
B)  New England 
C)  the mid-Atlantic 
D)  the coastal South

Question 12

Why did many of Jefferson's critics, including New England Federalists, consider his policy of peaceable coercion a disaster?

Accepted Answer

A)  American trade was hurt far more than French or British trade. 
B)  The western Indians were strengthened in their resistance to American expansion. 
C)  Spain took advantage of the opportunity to reoccupy New Orleans. 
D)  The Federalist Party was destroyed by internal disputes over the policy. 
A)  American trade was hurt far more than French or British trade. 
B)  The western Indians were strengthened in their resistance to American expansion. 
C)  Spain took advantage of the opportunity to reoccupy New Orleans. 
D)  The Federalist Party was destroyed by internal disputes over the policy.

Question 13

The main reason the West did not form into a single regional voting bloc in the early nineteenth century was that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it was too diverse economically 
B)  western states lacked efficient spokesmen 
C)  too few people lived in the West for a regional identity to take hold 
D)  migrants to the West brought their previous cultural and political attitudes 
A)  it was too diverse economically 
B)  western states lacked efficient spokesmen 
C)  too few people lived in the West for a regional identity to take hold 
D)  migrants to the West brought their previous cultural and political attitudes

Question 14

What was the major diplomatic result of secretary of state John Quincy Adams's treaties with Britain, Spain, and Russia during the Era of Good Feelings?

Accepted Answer

A)  solidification of the nation's boundaries 
B)  the end of American involvement in the Napoleonic Wars 
C)  abolishment of the Atlantic slave trade 
D)  creation of new European colonies in the Western Hemisphere 
A)  solidification of the nation's boundaries 
B)  the end of American involvement in the Napoleonic Wars 
C)  abolishment of the Atlantic slave trade 
D)  creation of new European colonies in the Western Hemisphere

Question 15

What was the most important "pull factor" in westward migration in the early-nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the attractive price of western lands 
B)  overpopulation in the East 
C)  gold and silver strikes west of the Mississippi River 
D)  a desire for freedom and adventure 
A)  the attractive price of western lands 
B)  overpopulation in the East 
C)  gold and silver strikes west of the Mississippi River 
D)  a desire for freedom and adventure

Question 16

Why did trade between Britain and America diminish in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lucrative new markets opened for America in Spain and France. 
B)  Britain entered a prolonged depression. 
C)  The Americans wanted to find new and better trading partners. 
D)  Britain no longer gave the former colonies preferential tariffs. 
A)  Lucrative new markets opened for America in Spain and France. 
B)  Britain entered a prolonged depression. 
C)  The Americans wanted to find new and better trading partners. 
D)  Britain no longer gave the former colonies preferential tariffs.

Question 17

How did John Adams's decision to appoint the "midnight judges" shortly before leaving office eventually lead to restructuring the powers of the three branches of government?

Accepted Answer

A)  The judicial branch eventually gained enough power to become equal to the other two branches of government. 
B)  The executive branch lost its power to appoint judges to vacant or newly created court positions. 
C)  The legislative branch gained more power over the other branches by creating new judgeships and circuit courts. 
D)  The judicial branch gained the power to hear court cases where federal government officials were sued by Congress. 
A)  The judicial branch eventually gained enough power to become equal to the other two branches of government. 
B)  The executive branch lost its power to appoint judges to vacant or newly created court positions. 
C)  The legislative branch gained more power over the other branches by creating new judgeships and circuit courts. 
D)  The judicial branch gained the power to hear court cases where federal government officials were sued by Congress.

Question 18

Although it was temporary, which Mexican province declared itself independent of Spain in 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas 
B)  Florida 
C)  California 
D)  New Mexico 
A)  Texas 
B)  Florida 
C)  California 
D)  New Mexico

Question 19

According to the census of 1800, what percentage of Americans lived in communities of fewer than 2,500 people?

Accepted Answer

A)  94 percent 
B)  7 percent 
C)  58 percent 
D)  39 percent 
A)  94 percent 
B)  7 percent 
C)  58 percent 
D)  39 percent

Question 20

The period between 1800 and 1850 in the United States was characterized by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  slow population growth 
B)  dramatic expansion of the population to the west 
C)  an open continent, with no foreign rivals 
D)  Atlantic seaboard cities losing their economic influence 
A)  slow population growth 
B)  dramatic expansion of the population to the west 
C)  an open continent, with no foreign rivals 
D)  Atlantic seaboard cities losing their economic influence

Exam 9: An Empire for Liberty

The Embargo Act had the greatest impact on __________.

In what ways did Jefferson reverse the policies of his Federalist predecessors? To what extent did Jefferson reverse these policies? What were the consequences of Jefferson's new policies?

How did James Monroe's success in the election of 1816 affect the role of the Federalists in future presidential elections?

Thomas Jefferson came to office determined to __________.

What events prompted America's issuing of the Monroe Doctrine?

What was the main issue the Missouri Compromise addressed?

Why is James Monroe's presidency known as the Era of Good Feelings?

What did Jefferson call the policy he adopted in response to British and French violations of American neutral rights?

What were the elements of Henry Clay's American System? What objections did Clay's opponents have to his proposals?

What was the primary factor leading to rapid urbanization in the United States between 1790 and 1820?

What area of the United States was growing most rapidly as a result of internal migration between 1790 and 1800?

Why did many of Jefferson's critics, including New England Federalists, consider his policy of peaceable coercion a disaster?

The main reason the West did not form into a single regional voting bloc in the early nineteenth century was that __________.

What was the major diplomatic result of secretary of state John Quincy Adams's treaties with Britain, Spain, and Russia during the Era of Good Feelings?

What was the most important "pull factor" in westward migration in the early-nineteenth century?

Why did trade between Britain and America diminish in the 1790s?

How did John Adams's decision to appoint the "midnight judges" shortly before leaving office eventually lead to restructuring the powers of the three branches of government?

Although it was temporary, which Mexican province declared itself independent of Spain in 1812?

According to the census of 1800, what percentage of Americans lived in communities of fewer than 2,500 people?

The period between 1800 and 1850 in the United States was characterized by __________.

A Continent of Villages

When Worlds Collide

Planting Colonies in North America

Slavery and Empire

The Cultures of Colonial North America

From Empire to Independence

The American Revolution

The New Nation

The South and Slavery

The Growth of Democracy

Industry and the North

Immigration

The Territorial Expansion of the United States

The Coming Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction

The Trans-Mississippi West

Production and Consumption in the Gilded Age

Democracy and Empire

Urban America and the Progressive Era

The United States in the Era of the Great War

The Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War Ii

The Cold War Begins

America at Mid-Century

The Civil Rights Movement

War Abroad

The Conservative Ascendancy

Inequality in the Global Age

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