Question 1

Thomas Jefferson sent two envoys to France in 1803 with the essential goal of

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A)  preventing Napoleon from handing Louisiana back to Spain. 
B)  purchasing as much territory west of the Mississippi as they could get. 
C)  preventing Napoleon from fortifying New Orleans and St. Louis. 
D)  bribing the French foreign ministry into permitting Americans to deposit grain in New Orleans. 
E)  purchasing New Orleans to make it secure for American shippers. 
A)  preventing Napoleon from handing Louisiana back to Spain. 
B)  purchasing as much territory west of the Mississippi as they could get. 
C)  preventing Napoleon from fortifying New Orleans and St. Louis. 
D)  bribing the French foreign ministry into permitting Americans to deposit grain in New Orleans. 
E)  purchasing New Orleans to make it secure for American shippers.

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson received the bulk of his political support from the

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A)  South and the West 
B)  North. 
C)  large cities. 
D)  East. 
E)  New England. 
A)  South and the West 
B)  North. 
C)  large cities. 
D)  East. 
E)  New England.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of Robert R. Livingston.

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An envoy to Paris. H

Question 4

Thomas Jefferson distrusted large standing armies because they

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A)  were usually ineffective in battle. 
B)  always developed a destructive rivalry with the navy. 
C)  could be used to establish a dictatorship. 
D)  were contrary to Article II of the Constitution. 
E)  would be made up of citizen soldiers. 
A)  were usually ineffective in battle. 
B)  always developed a destructive rivalry with the navy. 
C)  could be used to establish a dictatorship. 
D)  were contrary to Article II of the Constitution. 
E)  would be made up of citizen soldiers.

Question 5

In order to enhance the diplomatic leverage of the negotiations being conducted by American envoys James Monroe and Robert Livingston with Napoleonic France concerning obtaining American shipping access to the port of New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, President Jefferson

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A)  threatened to form an alliance with France's enemy, Spain. 
B)  was willing to go to war with France and Britain, simultaneously. 
C)  proposed to break away from all alliances to prove our neutrality. 
D)  was willing to use funds from private individuals if Congress would not authorize enough money for the purchase. 
E)  proposed to make an alliance with his old enemy, Britain, against Napoleonic France. 
A)  threatened to form an alliance with France's enemy, Spain. 
B)  was willing to go to war with France and Britain, simultaneously. 
C)  proposed to break away from all alliances to prove our neutrality. 
D)  was willing to use funds from private individuals if Congress would not authorize enough money for the purchase. 
E)  proposed to make an alliance with his old enemy, Britain, against Napoleonic France.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of Albert Gallatin.

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Secretary of the Tre

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Henry Clay.

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War-hawk in Congress

Question 8

Seafaring New England Federalists opposed the War of 1812 because of all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  the Northeast Federalists sympathized with England. 
B)  they resented the Republican's sympathy with Napoleon. 
C)  Federalists opposed the acquisition of Canada. 
D)  the war could result in more agrarian states in the West. 
E)  their extremely strong trade ties with France. 
A)  the Northeast Federalists sympathized with England. 
B)  they resented the Republican's sympathy with Napoleon. 
C)  Federalists opposed the acquisition of Canada. 
D)  the war could result in more agrarian states in the West. 
E)  their extremely strong trade ties with France.

Question 9

As president, President Jefferson showed unexpected moderation and a conciliatory attitude toward his Federalist political opponent by

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A)  dismissing very few public servants for political reasons. 
B)  refusing to repeal the federal excise tax enacted by the Federalists. 
C)  renewing the Sedition Act for another ten years. 
D)  pursuing a pro-British and anti-French foreign policy. 
E)  rejecting the expansion of slavery anywhere in the Louisiana Territory. 
A)  dismissing very few public servants for political reasons. 
B)  refusing to repeal the federal excise tax enacted by the Federalists. 
C)  renewing the Sedition Act for another ten years. 
D)  pursuing a pro-British and anti-French foreign policy. 
E)  rejecting the expansion of slavery anywhere in the Louisiana Territory.

Question 10

The British policy of impressment was functionally equivalent to

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A)  a naval blockade. 
B)  an economic boycott. 
C)  a forced enlistment. 
D)  diplomatic negotiations. 
E)  a formal declaration of war on the United States. 
A)  a naval blockade. 
B)  an economic boycott. 
C)  a forced enlistment. 
D)  diplomatic negotiations. 
E)  a formal declaration of war on the United States.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of Aaron Burr.

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Thomas Jefferson's v

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of patronage.

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A system of awarding

Question 13

Set the historical context of the following quote: "It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is...." Which principle does this establish? Has this principle had any impact in our current political and legal affairs? How so? Do you agree with the principle or not? Why or why not?

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The quote "It is emphatically the provin

Question 14

As chief justice of the United States, John Marshall helped to ensure that

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A)  states' rights were protected. 
B)  the programs of Alexander Hamilton were overturned. 
C)  the political and economic systems were based on a strong central government. 
D)  both the Supreme Court and the president could rule a law unconstitutional. 
E)  Aaron Burr was convicted of treason. 
A)  states' rights were protected. 
B)  the programs of Alexander Hamilton were overturned. 
C)  the political and economic systems were based on a strong central government. 
D)  both the Supreme Court and the president could rule a law unconstitutional. 
E)  Aaron Burr was convicted of treason.

Question 15

impressment

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An early form of conscription

Question 16

Suppose you were a faithful Democratic-Republican party adviser to President Jefferson in 1803. What arguments would you present in favor of the Louisiana Purchase? What arguments opposing the purchase would you have to counter?

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As a faithful Democratic-Republican part

Question 17

Thomas Jefferson saw navies as less dangerous than armies because they

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A)  were generally smaller in numbers. 
B)  had little chance of starting a war. 
C)  were in less contact with foreign powers. 
D)  could not march inland and endanger liberties. 
E)  were more useful in protecting overseas trade. 
A)  were generally smaller in numbers. 
B)  had little chance of starting a war. 
C)  were in less contact with foreign powers. 
D)  could not march inland and endanger liberties. 
E)  were more useful in protecting overseas trade.

Question 18

List at least three key principles of government advanced by Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republican party before 1800. Describe how these ideals fared during Jefferson's administration. Were they translated into public policy? Explain how or, if not, why not.

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Three key principles of government advan

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of William Clark.

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An army officer sent

Question 20

The British impressed American sailors into the British navy because

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A)  the Americans took the Chesapeake. 
B)  they needed more military conscripts for their imperial military engagements around the world. 
C)  Parliament passed a law. 
D)  of the XYZ affair. 
E)  they wanted to punish the United States. 
A)  the Americans took the Chesapeake. 
B)  they needed more military conscripts for their imperial military engagements around the world. 
C)  Parliament passed a law. 
D)  of the XYZ affair. 
E)  they wanted to punish the United States.

Exam 10: The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

Thomas Jefferson sent two envoys to France in 1803 with the essential goal of

Thomas Jefferson received the bulk of his political support from the

Identify and state the historical significance of Robert R. Livingston.

Thomas Jefferson distrusted large standing armies because they

In order to enhance the diplomatic leverage of the negotiations being conducted by American envoys James Monroe and Robert Livingston with Napoleonic France concerning obtaining American shipping access to the port of New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, President Jefferson

Identify and state the historical significance of Albert Gallatin.

Identify and state the historical significance of Henry Clay.

Seafaring New England Federalists opposed the War of 1812 because of all of the following EXCEPT

As president, President Jefferson showed unexpected moderation and a conciliatory attitude toward his Federalist political opponent by

The British policy of impressment was functionally equivalent to

Identify and state the historical significance of Aaron Burr.

Identify and state the historical significance of patronage.

As chief justice of the United States, John Marshall helped to ensure that

impressment

Suppose you were a faithful Democratic-Republican party adviser to President Jefferson in 1803. What arguments would you present in favor of the Louisiana Purchase? What arguments opposing the purchase would you have to counter?

Thomas Jefferson saw navies as less dangerous than armies because they

List at least three key principles of government advanced by Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republican party before 1800. Describe how these ideals fared during Jefferson's administration. Were they translated into public policy? Explain how or, if not, why not.

Identify and state the historical significance of William Clark.

The British impressed American sailors into the British navy because

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