Question 1

The Battle of Washington, D.C., valiantly fought by the Americans, was a much needed victory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  build up the Republican Party's political power. 
B)  assure that the United States would be a primarily agrarian nation. 
C)  promote the power of state governments. 
D)  make the United States a major commercial and military power. 
E)  succeed George Washington as president. 
A)  build up the Republican Party's political power. 
B)  assure that the United States would be a primarily agrarian nation. 
C)  promote the power of state governments. 
D)  make the United States a major commercial and military power. 
E)  succeed George Washington as president. D

Question 3

Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  Madison's refusal to support Macon's Bill no. 2 
B)  Great Britain's announcement that it would end the impressment of American sailors 
C)  congressional War Hawks who pressed for territorial expansion into Florida and Canada 
D)  Tecumseh's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe 
E)  the Republican insistence on high tariffs 
A)  Madison's refusal to support Macon's Bill no. 2 
B)  Great Britain's announcement that it would end the impressment of American sailors 
C)  congressional War Hawks who pressed for territorial expansion into Florida and Canada 
D)  Tecumseh's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe 
E)  the Republican insistence on high tariffs C

Question 4

Sacajawea was:

Accepted Answer

A)  an elderly Indian woman whom Lewis and Clark enslaved during their journey. 
B)  born to a French-Canadian fur trapper and his native wife during Lewis and Clark's journey. 
C)  a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. 
D)  the only member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to return safely to St. Louis. 
E)  the young Shoshone woman whom William Clark married during his winter in North Dakota. 
A)  an elderly Indian woman whom Lewis and Clark enslaved during their journey. 
B)  born to a French-Canadian fur trapper and his native wife during Lewis and Clark's journey. 
C)  a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. 
D)  the only member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to return safely to St. Louis. 
E)  the young Shoshone woman whom William Clark married during his winter in North Dakota.

Question 5

The aftermath of the War of 1812 confirmed the ability of a republican government to conduct a war without surrendering its institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Fries's Rebellion:

Accepted Answer

A)  was an uprising in Massachusetts. 
B)  was provoked because of heavy taxes on whiskey. 
C)  resulted in over 300 deaths and much property destruction. 
D)  resulted in the execution of John Fries for treason. 
E)  resulted in a loss of support for Federalists in southeastern Pennsylvania. 
A)  was an uprising in Massachusetts. 
B)  was provoked because of heavy taxes on whiskey. 
C)  resulted in over 300 deaths and much property destruction. 
D)  resulted in the execution of John Fries for treason. 
E)  resulted in a loss of support for Federalists in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Question 7

Who wrote a petition to Congress as the president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, calling for the end of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mathew Lyon 
B)  Patrick Henry 
C)  Sarah Morton 
D)  Mary Wollstonecraft 
E)  Benjamin Franklin 
A)  Mathew Lyon 
B)  Patrick Henry 
C)  Sarah Morton 
D)  Mary Wollstonecraft 
E)  Benjamin Franklin

Question 8

The Jacobin clubs of Paris were an inspiration for the Democratic-Republican societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is true of women and political life in the new republic of the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of the word "male" in various provisions of the Constitution of 1787 excluded women from any role in politics. 
B)  Women, unlike white men and male African-American slaves, were specifically not counted in determining congressional representation. 
C)  Some women contributed to a growing democratization of political life by arguing for increased rights for their sex. 
D)  By 1799, women actually gained the right to vote, but not the right to hold office, in four New England states and in Pennsylvania. 
E)  The prevailing view of women as intellectually inferior to men meant that women's involvement in politics never was considered. 
A)  The use of the word "male" in various provisions of the Constitution of 1787 excluded women from any role in politics. 
B)  Women, unlike white men and male African-American slaves, were specifically not counted in determining congressional representation. 
C)  Some women contributed to a growing democratization of political life by arguing for increased rights for their sex. 
D)  By 1799, women actually gained the right to vote, but not the right to hold office, in four New England states and in Pennsylvania. 
E)  The prevailing view of women as intellectually inferior to men meant that women's involvement in politics never was considered.

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT true of the United States in 1797?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two political parties not only demonstrated divisions in the nation, but were divided within themselves. 
B)  John Adams, the new president, was brilliant but austere and stubborn. 
C)  American neutrality in the European war was not working; both England and France were seizing American ships with impunity. 
D)  The United States already was divided along sectional lines, with Federalists strong in New England and Republicans strong in the South. 
E)  Believing that political parties were wrong, Adams included Jefferson and Hamilton in his government, and they did not get along. 
A)  The two political parties not only demonstrated divisions in the nation, but were divided within themselves. 
B)  John Adams, the new president, was brilliant but austere and stubborn. 
C)  American neutrality in the European war was not working; both England and France were seizing American ships with impunity. 
D)  The United States already was divided along sectional lines, with Federalists strong in New England and Republicans strong in the South. 
E)  Believing that political parties were wrong, Adams included Jefferson and Hamilton in his government, and they did not get along.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

A)  The slave rebellion in Haiti almost persuaded Napoleon to keep Louisiana as a base from which to attack the island if necessary. 
B)  France had guaranteed the United States commercial access to New Orleans, but Jefferson feared that a British victory over France would deprive the United States of that access. 
C)  Jefferson believed that the Constitution explicitly and fully authorized this land deal. 
D)  Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism. 
E)  Ironically, a majority of Republican congressmen opposed the Purchase, so Federalist votes ultimately made its approval possible. 
A)  The slave rebellion in Haiti almost persuaded Napoleon to keep Louisiana as a base from which to attack the island if necessary. 
B)  France had guaranteed the United States commercial access to New Orleans, but Jefferson feared that a British victory over France would deprive the United States of that access. 
C)  Jefferson believed that the Constitution explicitly and fully authorized this land deal. 
D)  Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism. 
E)  Ironically, a majority of Republican congressmen opposed the Purchase, so Federalist votes ultimately made its approval possible.

Question 12

The treaty that ended the War of 1812:

Accepted Answer

A)  gave the United States large tracts of land in the West. 
B)  gave Canada the option of joining the United States. 
C)  was a humiliating treaty for Britain. 
D)  restored the prewar status quo. 
E)  resulted in the United States losing land to Canada. 
A)  gave the United States large tracts of land in the West. 
B)  gave Canada the option of joining the United States. 
C)  was a humiliating treaty for Britain. 
D)  restored the prewar status quo. 
E)  resulted in the United States losing land to Canada.

Question 13

The Twelfth Amendment required electors to cast separate votes for president and vice president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were brothers who:

Accepted Answer

A)  preached a militant message to Native Americans early in the nineteenth century. 
B)  were chiefs of adjacent tribes, the Shawnee and the Seneca. 
C)  fought beside Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. 
D)  both died at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E)  differed on whether Indians or whites were more at fault for Native American problems. 
A)  preached a militant message to Native Americans early in the nineteenth century. 
B)  were chiefs of adjacent tribes, the Shawnee and the Seneca. 
C)  fought beside Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. 
D)  both died at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E)  differed on whether Indians or whites were more at fault for Native American problems.

Question 15

Why did Jefferson use the U.S. navy against North African states?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Barbary pirates held American merchant ships hostage and Jefferson sent in the navy rather than pay the ransom. 
B)  Jefferson wanted to disarm the pasha of Tripoli, who had gathered weapons he planned to use against the United States. 
C)  Plantation owners wanted to import more Africans before the international slave trade became illegal in 1808, and they needed American firepower to help them do it. 
D)  Jefferson had tried to cut the naval budget, and Federalists had accused him of being wishy-washy; Jefferson wanted to show that he could be tough. 
E)  Tripoli had declared war on the United States after Jefferson had refused demands for increased payments to the Barbary pirates. 
A)  The Barbary pirates held American merchant ships hostage and Jefferson sent in the navy rather than pay the ransom. 
B)  Jefferson wanted to disarm the pasha of Tripoli, who had gathered weapons he planned to use against the United States. 
C)  Plantation owners wanted to import more Africans before the international slave trade became illegal in 1808, and they needed American firepower to help them do it. 
D)  Jefferson had tried to cut the naval budget, and Federalists had accused him of being wishy-washy; Jefferson wanted to show that he could be tough. 
E)  Tripoli had declared war on the United States after Jefferson had refused demands for increased payments to the Barbary pirates.

Question 16

Edmond Genet was a French diplomat who:

Accepted Answer

A)  was also a British spy, which led to his arrest in the United States. 
B)  commissioned American ships to fight the British. 
C)  sought refuge in America as soon as the French Revolution began in 1789. 
D)  became a key adviser to President Washington on European affairs. 
E)  sought unsuccessfully to convince the Democratic-Republican Societies to support the French Revolution. 
A)  was also a British spy, which led to his arrest in the United States. 
B)  commissioned American ships to fight the British. 
C)  sought refuge in America as soon as the French Revolution began in 1789. 
D)  became a key adviser to President Washington on European affairs. 
E)  sought unsuccessfully to convince the Democratic-Republican Societies to support the French Revolution.

Question 17

The Embargo Act was devastating to the British and French.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The journey from 1804 to 1806 of Lewis and Clark did not produce much valuable information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Jay's Treaty abandoned any american alliance with Britain by positioning the United States close to France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 proved to Federalists that democracy in the hands of the ordinary citizenry was dangerous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Battle of Washington, D.C., valiantly fought by the Americans, was a much needed victory.

Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to:

Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?

Sacajawea was:

The aftermath of the War of 1812 confirmed the ability of a republican government to conduct a war without surrendering its institutions.

Fries's Rebellion:

Who wrote a petition to Congress as the president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, calling for the end of slavery?

The Jacobin clubs of Paris were an inspiration for the Democratic-Republican societies.

Which of the following is true of women and political life in the new republic of the 1790s?

Which of the following was NOT true of the United States in 1797?

Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

The treaty that ended the War of 1812:

The Twelfth Amendment required electors to cast separate votes for president and vice president.

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were brothers who:

Why did Jefferson use the U.S. navy against North African states?

Edmond Genet was a French diplomat who:

The Embargo Act was devastating to the British and French.

The journey from 1804 to 1806 of Lewis and Clark did not produce much valuable information.

Jay's Treaty abandoned any american alliance with Britain by positioning the United States close to France.

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 proved to Federalists that democracy in the hands of the ordinary citizenry was dangerous.

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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Exam 8: Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Battle of Washington, D.C., valiantly fought by the Americans, was a much needed victory.

Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to:

Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?

Sacajawea was:

The aftermath of the War of 1812 confirmed the ability of a republican government to conduct a war without surrendering its institutions.

Fries's Rebellion:

Who wrote a petition to Congress as the president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, calling for the end of slavery?

The Jacobin clubs of Paris were an inspiration for the Democratic-Republican societies.

Which of the following is true of women and political life in the new republic of the 1790s?

Which of the following was NOT true of the United States in 1797?

Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

The treaty that ended the War of 1812:

The Twelfth Amendment required electors to cast separate votes for president and vice president.

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were brothers who:

Why did Jefferson use the U.S. navy against North African states?

Edmond Genet was a French diplomat who:

The Embargo Act was devastating to the British and French.

The journey from 1804 to 1806 of Lewis and Clark did not produce much valuable information.

Jay's Treaty abandoned any american alliance with Britain by positioning the United States close to France.

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 proved to Federalists that democracy in the hands of the ordinary citizenry was dangerous.

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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