Question 1

Napoleon chose to sell all of Louisiana to the United States because

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A)  he had been unable to re-conquer Santo Domingo from rebel slaves. 
B)  he was afraid that the British might seize Louisiana in a new war. 
C)  he did not want to drive America into the arms of the British. 
D)  he wanted money to finance his military schemes in Europe. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  he had been unable to re-conquer Santo Domingo from rebel slaves. 
B)  he was afraid that the British might seize Louisiana in a new war. 
C)  he did not want to drive America into the arms of the British. 
D)  he wanted money to finance his military schemes in Europe. 
E)  all of these. E

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson received the bulk of his support from

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A)  the South and West. 
B)  the middle Atlantic states. 
C)  the cities. 
D)  the upper classes. 
E)  New England. 
A)  the South and West. 
B)  the middle Atlantic states. 
C)  the cities. 
D)  the upper classes. 
E)  New England. A

Question 3

The case of Marbury v. Madison raised the question of who had the right to

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A)  commit the United States to entangling alliances. 
B)  impeach federal officers for "high crimes and misdemeanors." 
C)  declare an act of Congress unconstitutional. 
D)  purchase foreign territory for the United States. 
E)  appoint Supreme Court justices. 
A)  commit the United States to entangling alliances. 
B)  impeach federal officers for "high crimes and misdemeanors." 
C)  declare an act of Congress unconstitutional. 
D)  purchase foreign territory for the United States. 
E)  appoint Supreme Court justices. C

Question 4

In the election of 1800, the Federalists accused Thomas Jefferson of all of the following except

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A)  having robbed a widow of her trust fund. 
B)  having fathered numerous mulatto children. 
C)  being an atheist. 
D)  secretly encouraging Aaron Burr to assassinate Alexander Hamilton. 
E)  engaging in sexual relations with one of his slaves. 
A)  having robbed a widow of her trust fund. 
B)  having fathered numerous mulatto children. 
C)  being an atheist. 
D)  secretly encouraging Aaron Burr to assassinate Alexander Hamilton. 
E)  engaging in sexual relations with one of his slaves.

Question 5

Thomas Jefferson was conscience-stricken about the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France because

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A)  he hated dealing with the French dictator Napoleon. 
B)  he believed that the purchase was unconstitutional. 
C)  Congress had not appropriated the additional funds he paid to buy the whole territory. 
D)  it meant forcibly adding a mixed-race population to the United States. 
E)  he knew it would lead to further conflicts with Britain. 
A)  he hated dealing with the French dictator Napoleon. 
B)  he believed that the purchase was unconstitutional. 
C)  Congress had not appropriated the additional funds he paid to buy the whole territory. 
D)  it meant forcibly adding a mixed-race population to the United States. 
E)  he knew it would lead to further conflicts with Britain.

Question 6

Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was most remarkable because it

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A)  finally brought the ideals of the Declaration of Independence to the White House. 
B)  marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties. 
C)  enabled poor farmers and the working class to overthrow the American elite. 
D)  brought the principles of the French Revolution to America. 
E)  occurred with violence in only a few places. 
A)  finally brought the ideals of the Declaration of Independence to the White House. 
B)  marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties. 
C)  enabled poor farmers and the working class to overthrow the American elite. 
D)  brought the principles of the French Revolution to America. 
E)  occurred with violence in only a few places.

Question 7

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)  informality, simplicity, and frugality of style. 
D)  clumsiness in courting Congressional leaders. 
E)  invitation of the rowdy masses into White House gatherings. 
A)  unswerving conformity to Republican party principles. 
B)  rigid attention to formal protocol at White House gatherings. 
C)  informality, simplicity, and frugality of style. 
D)  clumsiness in courting Congressional leaders. 
E)  invitation of the rowdy masses into White House gatherings.

Question 8

Thomas Jefferson saw large navies as dangerous because

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A)  they were generally more costly. 
B)  they were more likely to start a war. 
C)  they were harder to subject to civilian control. 
D)  they could embroil the Republic in costly and corrupting wars far from America's shores. 
E)  they were more easily taken over by foreign navies. 
A)  they were generally more costly. 
B)  they were more likely to start a war. 
C)  they were harder to subject to civilian control. 
D)  they could embroil the Republic in costly and corrupting wars far from America's shores. 
E)  they were more easily taken over by foreign navies.

Question 9

The battle of Tippecanoe resulted in

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A)  defeat of the Americans. 
B)  a split between the Shawnees and their tribal allies. 
C)  a declaration of war by the United States on Great Britain. 
D)  the expulsion of the Indians from east of the Mississippi. 
E)  William Henry Harrison becoming a national hero. 
A)  defeat of the Americans. 
B)  a split between the Shawnees and their tribal allies. 
C)  a declaration of war by the United States on Great Britain. 
D)  the expulsion of the Indians from east of the Mississippi. 
E)  William Henry Harrison becoming a national hero.

Question 10

Macon's Bill No. 2

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A)  re-opened trade with all nations except Britain and France. 
B)  required that if either Britain or France lifted its commercial restrictions on American trade, the United States would stop trading with the other. 
C)  forbade American trade with Britain and France but promised to re-open trade with whichever of the two nations first honored neutral rights. 
D)  repealed the Embargo Act of 1807. 
E)  demonstrated American economic strength in dealing with the European powers. 
A)  re-opened trade with all nations except Britain and France. 
B)  required that if either Britain or France lifted its commercial restrictions on American trade, the United States would stop trading with the other. 
C)  forbade American trade with Britain and France but promised to re-open trade with whichever of the two nations first honored neutral rights. 
D)  repealed the Embargo Act of 1807. 
E)  demonstrated American economic strength in dealing with the European powers.

Question 11

As chief justice, John Marshall was known for his

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A)  pettiness and ambition. 
B)  high regard for legal precedents. 
C)  strong will and brilliant mind. 
D)  commitment to the Bill of Rights. 
E)  far-fetched interpretations of the Constitution. 
A)  pettiness and ambition. 
B)  high regard for legal precedents. 
C)  strong will and brilliant mind. 
D)  commitment to the Bill of Rights. 
E)  far-fetched interpretations of the Constitution.

Question 12

The chief justice who carried out, more than any other federal official, the ideas of Alexander Hamilton concerning a powerful federal government was

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A)  James Madison. 
B)  William Marbury. 
C)  John Marshall. 
D)  Samuel Chase. 
E)  John Jay. 
A)  James Madison. 
B)  William Marbury. 
C)  John Marshall. 
D)  Samuel Chase. 
E)  John Jay.

Question 13

Thomas Jefferson had strong misgivings about the wisdom of

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A)  states' rights. 
B)  maintaining a large standing army. 
C)  having the presidency and Congress controlled by the same party. 
D)  removing federal judges by the process of impeachment. 
E)  having political parties. 
A)  states' rights. 
B)  maintaining a large standing army. 
C)  having the presidency and Congress controlled by the same party. 
D)  removing federal judges by the process of impeachment. 
E)  having political parties.

Question 14

Thomas Jefferson believed his mission as president included all of the following except

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A)  returning to the original spirit of the revolution. 
B)  reviving the republican experiment in government. 
C)  checking the growth of the federal government. 
D)  halting the decay of virtue. 
E)  supporting the establishment of a strong army and navy. 
A)  returning to the original spirit of the revolution. 
B)  reviving the republican experiment in government. 
C)  checking the growth of the federal government. 
D)  halting the decay of virtue. 
E)  supporting the establishment of a strong army and navy.

Question 15

Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed John Adams's last-minute appointment of new federal judges mainly because

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A)  the men appointed were of poor quality. 
B)  they believed that the appointments were unconstitutional. 
C)  they did not want a showdown with the Supreme Court. 
D)  it was the defeated Federalist party's attempt to entrench itself in the government. 
E)  they opposed lifetime appointments for federal judges. 
A)  the men appointed were of poor quality. 
B)  they believed that the appointments were unconstitutional. 
C)  they did not want a showdown with the Supreme Court. 
D)  it was the defeated Federalist party's attempt to entrench itself in the government. 
E)  they opposed lifetime appointments for federal judges.

Question 16

Tecumseh was killed in 1813 at the

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A)  Battle of Tippecanoe. 
B)  Battle of the Thames. 
C)  Battle of Horseshoe Bend. 
D)  Battle of New Orleans. 
E)  Battle of Fallen Timbers. 
A)  Battle of Tippecanoe. 
B)  Battle of the Thames. 
C)  Battle of Horseshoe Bend. 
D)  Battle of New Orleans. 
E)  Battle of Fallen Timbers.

Question 17

Though Jefferson won the popular and electoral vote, a strange deadlock led to the election being decided

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A)  in the Senate 
B)  by the Electoral College. 
C)  in the House of Representatives. 
D)  by the Supreme Court. 
E)  in a duel between Vice President-elect Burr and Alexander Hamilton. 
A)  in the Senate 
B)  by the Electoral College. 
C)  in the House of Representatives. 
D)  by the Supreme Court. 
E)  in a duel between Vice President-elect Burr and Alexander Hamilton.

Question 18

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) war hawks enter Congress, (B) declaration of war on Britain, (C) Embargo Act, (D) Battle of Tippecanoe.

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

Question 19

The difference in price between what Jefferson had authorized his negotiators to pay for New Orleans and West Florida and what they actually paid for all of Louisiana was

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A)  $5 million. 
B)  $15 million. 
C)  $25 million. 
D)  $110 million. 
E)  nothing. 
A)  $5 million. 
B)  $15 million. 
C)  $25 million. 
D)  $110 million. 
E)  nothing.

Question 20

John Marshall, as chief justice of the United States, helped to strengthen the judicial branch of government by

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A)  applying Jeffersonian principles in all of his decisions. 
B)  asserting the doctrine that the Supreme Court was the final arbiter of the Constitution. 
C)  making the Chief Justice the administrator of all federal courts. 
D)  requiring the attorney general to test legal principles before the Supreme Court. 
E)  increasing the number of justices on the Supreme Court. 
A)  applying Jeffersonian principles in all of his decisions. 
B)  asserting the doctrine that the Supreme Court was the final arbiter of the Constitution. 
C)  making the Chief Justice the administrator of all federal courts. 
D)  requiring the attorney general to test legal principles before the Supreme Court. 
E)  increasing the number of justices on the Supreme Court.

Exam 11: The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

Napoleon chose to sell all of Louisiana to the United States because

Thomas Jefferson received the bulk of his support from

The case of Marbury v. Madison raised the question of who had the right to

In the election of 1800, the Federalists accused Thomas Jefferson of all of the following except

Thomas Jefferson was conscience-stricken about the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France because

Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was most remarkable because it

Thomas Jefferson's presidency was characterized by his

Thomas Jefferson saw large navies as dangerous because

The battle of Tippecanoe resulted in

Macon's Bill No. 2

As chief justice, John Marshall was known for his

The chief justice who carried out, more than any other federal official, the ideas of Alexander Hamilton concerning a powerful federal government was

Thomas Jefferson had strong misgivings about the wisdom of

Thomas Jefferson believed his mission as president included all of the following except

Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed John Adams's last-minute appointment of new federal judges mainly because

Tecumseh was killed in 1813 at the

Though Jefferson won the popular and electoral vote, a strange deadlock led to the election being decided

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) war hawks enter Congress, (B) declaration of war on Britain, (C) Embargo Act, (D) Battle of Tippecanoe.

The difference in price between what Jefferson had authorized his negotiators to pay for New Orleans and West Florida and what they actually paid for all of Louisiana was

John Marshall, as chief justice of the United States, helped to strengthen the judicial branch of government by

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