Question 1

President Jefferson's foreign policy of economic coercion

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A)  actually aided the American agricultural economy. 
B)  adversely affected France's economy more than Britain's. 
C)  stimulated manufacturing in the United States. 
D)  permanently destroyed the Federalist party. 
E)  succeeded in forcing the British to halt the impressment of American sailors. 
A)  actually aided the American agricultural economy. 
B)  adversely affected France's economy more than Britain's. 
C)  stimulated manufacturing in the United States. 
D)  permanently destroyed the Federalist party. 
E)  succeeded in forcing the British to halt the impressment of American sailors.

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson was finally elected president by the House of Representatives when

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A)  a few Federalists refrained from voting. 
B)  Aaron Burr withdrew from the race. 
C)  Jefferson agreed to appoint John Marshall to the Supreme Court. 
D)  additional Jeffersonians became members of the House. 
E)  John Adams urged the Congressmen to vote for Jefferson. 
A)  a few Federalists refrained from voting. 
B)  Aaron Burr withdrew from the race. 
C)  Jefferson agreed to appoint John Marshall to the Supreme Court. 
D)  additional Jeffersonians became members of the House. 
E)  John Adams urged the Congressmen to vote for Jefferson.

Question 3

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Louisiana Purchase, (B) Chesapeake incident, (C) Burr's trial for treason, (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 4

Tecumseh argued that Indians should

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A)  adopt white culture but turn it against the whites. 
B)  establish an independent Indian nation in the Great Lakes region. 
C)  never cede control of land to whites unless all Indians agreed. 
D)  ally themselves with the French and Spanish. 
E)  adopt an offensive strategy to drive back white settlement. 
A)  adopt white culture but turn it against the whites. 
B)  establish an independent Indian nation in the Great Lakes region. 
C)  never cede control of land to whites unless all Indians agreed. 
D)  ally themselves with the French and Spanish. 
E)  adopt an offensive strategy to drive back white settlement.

Question 5

Lewis and Clark's expedition through the Louisiana Purchase territory yielded all of the following except

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A)  a rich harvest of scientific observations. 
B)  treaties with several Indian nations. 
C)  geographical knowledge of the previously unknown region. 
D)  a plausible American claim to the Oregon region. 
E)  an opening of the West to future exploration and trade. 
A)  a rich harvest of scientific observations. 
B)  treaties with several Indian nations. 
C)  geographical knowledge of the previously unknown region. 
D)  a plausible American claim to the Oregon region. 
E)  an opening of the West to future exploration and trade.

Question 6

The British impressed American sailors into the British navy because

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A)  the Chesapeake had seized British sailors. 
B)  they needed more men. 
C)  Parliament had authorized such methods. 
D)  American sailors had special skills they needed. 
E)  they did not really recognize American independence on the seas. 
A)  the Chesapeake had seized British sailors. 
B)  they needed more men. 
C)  Parliament had authorized such methods. 
D)  American sailors had special skills they needed. 
E)  they did not really recognize American independence on the seas.

Question 7

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

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A)  that foreign policy can override the most well-intentioned domestic concerns. 
B)  that America would have to abandon the gold standard. 
C)  that the federal judiciary was an obstacle to their programs. 
D)  that Hamilton had made it impossible to kill his bank. 
E)  that it is difficult to carry out campaign promises consistently when in office. 
A)  that foreign policy can override the most well-intentioned domestic concerns. 
B)  that America would have to abandon the gold standard. 
C)  that the federal judiciary was an obstacle to their programs. 
D)  that Hamilton had made it impossible to kill his bank. 
E)  that it is difficult to carry out campaign promises consistently when in office.

Question 8

Seafaring New England opposed the War of 1812 for all of the following reasons except

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A)  the Northeast Federalists sympathized with Britain. 
B)  it resented the Republicans' sympathy with the "butcher" Napoleon. 
C)  Federalists opposed the acquisition of Canada. 
D)  it could result in more agrarian states. 
E)  they feared a Canadian invasion of New England. 
A)  the Northeast Federalists sympathized with Britain. 
B)  it resented the Republicans' sympathy with the "butcher" Napoleon. 
C)  Federalists opposed the acquisition of Canada. 
D)  it could result in more agrarian states. 
E)  they feared a Canadian invasion of New England.

Question 9

Thomas Jefferson's first major foreign-policy decision was to

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A)  purchase Louisiana from France. 
B)  send a naval squadron to the Mediterranean. 
C)  drive the British out of the northwest forts. 
D)  purchase Florida from Spain. 
E)  form an alliance with Spain. 
A)  purchase Louisiana from France. 
B)  send a naval squadron to the Mediterranean. 
C)  drive the British out of the northwest forts. 
D)  purchase Florida from Spain. 
E)  form an alliance with Spain.

Question 10

When it came to the major Federalist economic programs, Thomas Jefferson as president

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A)  left practically all of them intact. 
B)  quickly dismantled them. 
C)  tried to redistribute them to the states. 
D)  attacked only the Bank of the United States. 
E)  vetoed any new tariffs. 
A)  left practically all of them intact. 
B)  quickly dismantled them. 
C)  tried to redistribute them to the states. 
D)  attacked only the Bank of the United States. 
E)  vetoed any new tariffs.

Question 11

During the War of 1812, the New England states

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A)  tried to remain as neutral as possible. 
B)  provided supplies and financial aid to the British cause. 
C)  sent their militias to fight with the Canadians. 
D)  became the scenes of civil violence between antiwar Federalists and pro-war Republicans. 
E)  threatened to secede from the United States. 
A)  tried to remain as neutral as possible. 
B)  provided supplies and financial aid to the British cause. 
C)  sent their militias to fight with the Canadians. 
D)  became the scenes of civil violence between antiwar Federalists and pro-war Republicans. 
E)  threatened to secede from the United States.

Question 12

After the defeat at Tippecanoe, Tecumseh and his supporters

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A)  surrendered to the Americans. 
B)  fled west to re-organize their forces. 
C)  split into factions backing either Tecumseh or Tenskwatawa (the Prophet). 
D)  turned to guerilla warfare against the Americans. 
E)  formed an alliance with the British against the Americans. 
A)  surrendered to the Americans. 
B)  fled west to re-organize their forces. 
C)  split into factions backing either Tecumseh or Tenskwatawa (the Prophet). 
D)  turned to guerilla warfare against the Americans. 
E)  formed an alliance with the British against the Americans.

Question 13

President James Madison made a major foreign-policy mistake 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)  began compromising away America's neutral rights. 
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)  began compromising away America's neutral rights. 
E)  tried to use Russia as a counterweight to Britain and France.

Question 14

James Madison and the more moderate Republicans turned to war with Britain primarily because

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A)  Madison was afraid that Tecumseh's alliance would make the Louisiana Purchase worthless. 
B)  the British naval policies were seriously damaging the American economy. 
C)  they believed it was the only way to restore confidence in America's national experiment with republicanism. 
D)  they thought that acquiring British Canada and Spanish Florida would add more agrarian states to the Union. 
E)  they saw this as a moment of great British vulnerability because of Napoleon's military successes. 
A)  Madison was afraid that Tecumseh's alliance would make the Louisiana Purchase worthless. 
B)  the British naval policies were seriously damaging the American economy. 
C)  they believed it was the only way to restore confidence in America's national experiment with republicanism. 
D)  they thought that acquiring British Canada and Spanish Florida would add more agrarian states to the Union. 
E)  they saw this as a moment of great British vulnerability because of Napoleon's military successes.

Question 15

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

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A)  states' rights were protected. 
B)  the federal government could not crush individual liberties. 
C)  the political and economic systems were based on a strong central government. 
D)  the Supreme Court would be consulted before laws were passed. 
E)  Aaron Burr was convicted of treason. 
A)  states' rights were protected. 
B)  the federal government could not crush individual liberties. 
C)  the political and economic systems were based on a strong central government. 
D)  the Supreme Court would be consulted before laws were passed. 
E)  Aaron Burr was convicted of treason.

Question 16

The British navy attacked the Chesapeake because

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A)  the Chesapeake refused to allow impressment gangs aboard. 
B)  the British admiralty wanted to teach the Americans a lesson. 
C)  the Chesapeake had been raiding British merchant shipping. 
D)  it believed it was harboring British deserters. 
E)  the Americans refused to hand over suspected pirates. 
A)  the Chesapeake refused to allow impressment gangs aboard. 
B)  the British admiralty wanted to teach the Americans a lesson. 
C)  the Chesapeake had been raiding British merchant shipping. 
D)  it believed it was harboring British deserters. 
E)  the Americans refused to hand over suspected pirates.

President Jefferson's foreign policy of economic coercion

Thomas Jefferson was finally elected president by the House of Representatives when

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

Tecumseh argued that Indians should

Lewis and Clark's expedition through the Louisiana Purchase territory yielded all of the following except

The British impressed American sailors into the British navy because

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

Seafaring New England opposed the War of 1812 for all of the following reasons except

Thomas Jefferson's first major foreign-policy decision was to

When it came to the major Federalist economic programs, Thomas Jefferson as president

During the War of 1812, the New England states

After the defeat at Tippecanoe, Tecumseh and his supporters

President James Madison made a major foreign-policy mistake when he

James Madison and the more moderate Republicans turned to war with Britain primarily because

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

The British navy attacked the Chesapeake because

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Exam 11: The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

President Jefferson's foreign policy of economic coercion

Thomas Jefferson was finally elected president by the House of Representatives when

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

Tecumseh argued that Indians should

Lewis and Clark's expedition through the Louisiana Purchase territory yielded all of the following except

The British impressed American sailors into the British navy because

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

Seafaring New England opposed the War of 1812 for all of the following reasons except

Thomas Jefferson's first major foreign-policy decision was to

When it came to the major Federalist economic programs, Thomas Jefferson as president

During the War of 1812, the New England states

After the defeat at Tippecanoe, Tecumseh and his supporters

President James Madison made a major foreign-policy mistake when he

James Madison and the more moderate Republicans turned to war with Britain primarily because

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

The British navy attacked the Chesapeake because

New World Beginnings

The Road to Revolution

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Drifting Toward Disunion

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Eisenhower ERA

The Stormy Sixties

The Stalemated Seventies

America Confronts the Post-Cold War ERA

The American People Face a New Century

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