Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of Sally Hemings.

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An enslaved woman in

Question 2

President James Madison made a major strategic foreign policy mistake that undermined his effort to persuade Britain to repeal its commercial restriction against American trade when he

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A)  accepted Napoleon's promise to repeal its trade restrictions. 
B)  failed to suppress the war hawks in his own party. 
C)  permitted Napoleon to offer financial aid to the United States. 
D)  failed to take up Napoleon's suggestion that French trade restrictions would be lifted if the American trade restrictions on trade with France were repealed by the United States. 
E)  tried to use Russia as a counterweight to Britain and France. 
A)  accepted Napoleon's promise to repeal its trade restrictions. 
B)  failed to suppress the war hawks in his own party. 
C)  permitted Napoleon to offer financial aid to the United States. 
D)  failed to take up Napoleon's suggestion that French trade restrictions would be lifted if the American trade restrictions on trade with France were repealed by the United States. 
E)  tried to use Russia as a counterweight to Britain and France.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Holy Roman Emperor.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of Toussaint L'Ouverture.

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Leader of Haiti foll

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the three-fifths clause.

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The three-fifths clause declar

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of Sacajawea.

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Shoshone woman who h

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Tecumseh.

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Formed a confederacy

Question 8

Thomas Jefferson's presidency was characterized by his

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A)  unswerving conformity to Republican party principles. 
B)  rigid attention to formal protocol at White House gatherings. 
C)  moderation in the administration of public policy. 
D)  ruthless use of the patronage power to appoint Republicans to federal offices. 
E)  inability to get legislation passed by Congress. 
A)  unswerving conformity to Republican party principles. 
B)  rigid attention to formal protocol at White House gatherings. 
C)  moderation in the administration of public policy. 
D)  ruthless use of the patronage power to appoint Republicans to federal offices. 
E)  inability to get legislation passed by Congress.

Question 9

Macon's Bill No. 2

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A)  halted trade with France. 
B)  permitted trade with all nations but promised that if either Britain or France lifted its commercial restrictions on American trade, the U.S. would stop trading with the nation that had not repealed its commercial restrictions on American trade. 
C)  forbade American trade with Britain and France but promised to open trade with either country if it would cease its violations of American neutrality rights. 
D)  repealed the Embargo Act of 1807. 
E)  halted trade with Britain. 
A)  halted trade with France. 
B)  permitted trade with all nations but promised that if either Britain or France lifted its commercial restrictions on American trade, the U.S. would stop trading with the nation that had not repealed its commercial restrictions on American trade. 
C)  forbade American trade with Britain and France but promised to open trade with either country if it would cease its violations of American neutrality rights. 
D)  repealed the Embargo Act of 1807. 
E)  halted trade with Britain.

Question 10

Jefferson had authorized American negotiators to purchase only ____ from France.

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A)  New Orleans and the Floridas 
B)  New Orleans and St. Louis 
C)  Santo Domingo 
D)  the Missouri River basin 
E)  the entire Louisiana Territory 
A)  New Orleans and the Floridas 
B)  New Orleans and St. Louis 
C)  Santo Domingo 
D)  the Missouri River basin 
E)  the entire Louisiana Territory

Question 11

Following his infamous duel with Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr in 1806

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A)  remained the trusted vice president and political confidante of President Jefferson. 
B)  resigned the vice-presidency to become a member of the Federalist Party and prepared to run as a presidential candidate in 1808. 
C)  was arrested for treason and found guilty of this political crime. 
D)  was arrested and found innocent of murder. 
E)  conspired with an unsavory military governor of the Louisiana Territory, General James Wilkinson, to undermine the legitimate authority of the U.S. government and expand their new confederacy to Spanish-controlled Mexico and Florida. 
A)  remained the trusted vice president and political confidante of President Jefferson. 
B)  resigned the vice-presidency to become a member of the Federalist Party and prepared to run as a presidential candidate in 1808. 
C)  was arrested for treason and found guilty of this political crime. 
D)  was arrested and found innocent of murder. 
E)  conspired with an unsavory military governor of the Louisiana Territory, General James Wilkinson, to undermine the legitimate authority of the U.S. government and expand their new confederacy to Spanish-controlled Mexico and Florida.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of James Monroe.

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Delegate sent to Par

Question 13

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Louisiana Purchase, (B) Chesapeake incident, (C) Burr's trial for treason, and (D) Embargo Act.

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A)  A, B, D, C 
B)  C, D, A, B 
C)  A, C, B, D 
D)  D, B, C, A 
E)  B, D, C, A 
A)  A, B, D, C 
B)  C, D, A, B 
C)  A, C, B, D 
D)  D, B, C, A 
E)  B, D, C, A

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of John Marshall.

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Chief Justice of the Supreme C

Question 15

Lewis and Clark demonstrated the viability of

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A)  travel across the isthmus of Panama. 
B)  an overland trail to the Pacific. 
C)  settlement in the southern portion of the Louisiana territory. 
D)  using Indian guides. 
E)  developing harbors on the Pacific coast. 
A)  travel across the isthmus of Panama. 
B)  an overland trail to the Pacific. 
C)  settlement in the southern portion of the Louisiana territory. 
D)  using Indian guides. 
E)  developing harbors on the Pacific coast.

Question 16

What basis did Thomas Jefferson have for believing that American trade could be used as a diplomatic tool? Would you judge his economic coercion policy a failure or a success? Why or why not?

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Thomas Jefferson had a strong basis for

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the mosquito fleet.

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Small agile crafts that Jeffer

Question 18

One of the first lessons learned by the Jeffersonian Republicans after their victory in the 1800 presidential election was

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A)  the need to strengthen diplomatic ties with Britain. 
B)  to go off the gold standard. 
C)  to decrease tariffs. 
D)  to institute an excise tax. 
E)  that it is easier to condemn from the stump than to govern consistently. 
A)  the need to strengthen diplomatic ties with Britain. 
B)  to go off the gold standard. 
C)  to decrease tariffs. 
D)  to institute an excise tax. 
E)  that it is easier to condemn from the stump than to govern consistently.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of impeachment.

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The process in the House of Re

Question 20

By 1810, the most insistent demand for a declaration of war against Britain came from

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A)  New England merchants. 
B)  the West and South. 
C)  Federalists. 
D)  the middle Atlantic states. 
E)  southern states. 
A)  New England merchants. 
B)  the West and South. 
C)  Federalists. 
D)  the middle Atlantic states. 
E)  southern states.

Exam 10: The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

Identify and state the historical significance of Sally Hemings.

President James Madison made a major strategic foreign policy mistake that undermined his effort to persuade Britain to repeal its commercial restriction against American trade when he

Identify and state the historical significance of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Identify and state the historical significance of Toussaint L'Ouverture.

Identify and state the historical significance of the three-fifths clause.

Identify and state the historical significance of Sacajawea.

Identify and state the historical significance of Tecumseh.

Thomas Jefferson's presidency was characterized by his

Macon's Bill No. 2

Jefferson had authorized American negotiators to purchase only ____ from France.

Following his infamous duel with Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr in 1806

Identify and state the historical significance of James Monroe.

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Louisiana Purchase, (B) Chesapeake incident, (C) Burr's trial for treason, and (D) Embargo Act.

Identify and state the historical significance of John Marshall.

Lewis and Clark demonstrated the viability of

What basis did Thomas Jefferson have for believing that American trade could be used as a diplomatic tool? Would you judge his economic coercion policy a failure or a success? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the mosquito fleet.

One of the first lessons learned by the Jeffersonian Republicans after their victory in the 1800 presidential election was

Identify and state the historical significance of impeachment.

By 1810, the most insistent demand for a declaration of war against Britain came from

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