Question 1

America's first magazine of importance was the North American Review.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

When Britain and France went to war in the early 1800s,which of the following resulted?

Accepted Answer

A)  By 1807, almost 400 American ships had been raided by English fleets. 
B)  The French began impressing American soldiers into their navy. 
C)  Many American traders became wealthy very early in the war. 
D)  Both countries vowed to respect American neutrality. 
E)  An impressment attack by the British on the U.S.S. Chesapeake led a significant number of Americans to call for war, but the British offered an apology and released the Americans. 
A)  By 1807, almost 400 American ships had been raided by English fleets. 
B)  The French began impressing American soldiers into their navy. 
C)  Many American traders became wealthy very early in the war. 
D)  Both countries vowed to respect American neutrality. 
E)  An impressment attack by the British on the U.S.S. Chesapeake led a significant number of Americans to call for war, but the British offered an apology and released the Americans. C

Question 3

Which of the following was not evidence of a new sense of national identity and culture in the wake of the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language 
B)  Hartford Wits 
C)  the Boston Gazette 
D)  the North American Review 
E)  the paintings of John Trumbull 
A)  Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language 
B)  Hartford Wits 
C)  the Boston Gazette 
D)  the North American Review 
E)  the paintings of John Trumbull C

Question 4

The peace treaty ending the War of 1812

Accepted Answer

A)  did not resolve the impressment issue. 
B)  left open the question of America's right to neutrality. 
C)  was negotiated at Ghent. 
D)  All of these choices. 
E)  None of these choices. 
A)  did not resolve the impressment issue. 
B)  left open the question of America's right to neutrality. 
C)  was negotiated at Ghent. 
D)  All of these choices. 
E)  None of these choices.

Question 5

All of the following is true about the election of 1808,except

Accepted Answer

A)  Jefferson had chosen not to run for a third term. 
B)  Jefferson ensured that the nomination would go to another Virginian, James Madison. 
C)  The Federalist presidential candidate was Charles Pinckney. 
D)  James Madison handily defeated his opponent. 
E)  Democratic Republicans got exceedingly confident in the wake of their election victory and completely disregarded the growing anger over Jefferson's Embargo Act. 
A)  Jefferson had chosen not to run for a third term. 
B)  Jefferson ensured that the nomination would go to another Virginian, James Madison. 
C)  The Federalist presidential candidate was Charles Pinckney. 
D)  James Madison handily defeated his opponent. 
E)  Democratic Republicans got exceedingly confident in the wake of their election victory and completely disregarded the growing anger over Jefferson's Embargo Act.

Question 6

The group in Congress that pushed for war with Britain was

Accepted Answer

A)  craftsmen who resented the competition from cheap British goods. 
B)  eastern businessmen who wanted revenge on Britain for their inability to trade freely. 
C)  southerners who feared Britain was preparing to interfere with the slave trade. 
D)  westerners who blamed Britain for increasing troubles with Indians in the Midwest. 
E)  northwestern fur traders who wanted to see the British leave the continent as they had promised. 
A)  craftsmen who resented the competition from cheap British goods. 
B)  eastern businessmen who wanted revenge on Britain for their inability to trade freely. 
C)  southerners who feared Britain was preparing to interfere with the slave trade. 
D)  westerners who blamed Britain for increasing troubles with Indians in the Midwest. 
E)  northwestern fur traders who wanted to see the British leave the continent as they had promised.

Question 7

When Jefferson sent his emissaries to France to negotiate with Napoleon,he was hoping to purchase all of the Louisiana Territory,but he would have settled for the city of New Orleans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Jefferson's domestic policies focused on all of the following,except

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing the size of government. 
B)  destroying the national bank. 
C)  expanding what he understood as the agrarian republic. 
D)  navigating the development of the first national court system. 
E)  securing the Louisiana Purchase for American expansion. 
A)  reducing the size of government. 
B)  destroying the national bank. 
C)  expanding what he understood as the agrarian republic. 
D)  navigating the development of the first national court system. 
E)  securing the Louisiana Purchase for American expansion.

Question 9

Which of these happened first?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British ravaged Washington, D.C. 
B)  Captain Thomas Macdonough defeated the British at Lake Champlain. 
C)  The Americans defeated the British at a critical naval battle at Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie. 
D)  The British were turned back in their attempt to take the city of Baltimore. 
E)  Andrew Jackson defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans. 
A)  The British ravaged Washington, D.C. 
B)  Captain Thomas Macdonough defeated the British at Lake Champlain. 
C)  The Americans defeated the British at a critical naval battle at Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie. 
D)  The British were turned back in their attempt to take the city of Baltimore. 
E)  Andrew Jackson defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans.

Question 10

Which of these people was at the center of the country's first serious plot of secession?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Hamilton. 
B)  Aaron Burr. 
C)  John Marshall. 
D)  Henry Clay. 
E)  Charles Pinckney. 
A)  Alexander Hamilton. 
B)  Aaron Burr. 
C)  John Marshall. 
D)  Henry Clay. 
E)  Charles Pinckney.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a true statement about the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jefferson initially set out to buy just New Orleans. 
B)  Napoleon agreed to sell the land because France desperately needed the money. 
C)  Jefferson paid $5 million for the land all the way to the Rocky Mountains. 
D)  The U.S. gained an additional 830,000 square miles in the deal with France. 
E)  The land was occupied and claimed by various Native American tribes. 
A)  Jefferson initially set out to buy just New Orleans. 
B)  Napoleon agreed to sell the land because France desperately needed the money. 
C)  Jefferson paid $5 million for the land all the way to the Rocky Mountains. 
D)  The U.S. gained an additional 830,000 square miles in the deal with France. 
E)  The land was occupied and claimed by various Native American tribes.

Question 12

Which of these was not recognized as something needed for the country to be successful after the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  A stronger army and navy 
B)  A new national bank 
C)  An increase in protective tariffs 
D)  A system of nation-wide internal improvements 
E)  A general increase of taxes on U.S.-made products 
A)  A stronger army and navy 
B)  A new national bank 
C)  An increase in protective tariffs 
D)  A system of nation-wide internal improvements 
E)  A general increase of taxes on U.S.-made products

Question 13

The Senate's precedent-setting refusal to convict and remove federal judges from office on strictly "partisanship grounds" (showing political bias)was established when Jefferson sought to remove which of the following judges from office?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Marbury 
B)  John Marshall 
C)  Samuel Chase 
D)  John Adams 
E)  Charles Pinckney 
A)  William Marbury 
B)  John Marshall 
C)  Samuel Chase 
D)  John Adams 
E)  Charles Pinckney

Question 14

Tecumseh and the Prophet were brothers who belonged to the Shawnee tribe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? How successful was the journey?

Accepted Answer

The purpose of the Lewis and Clark Exped

Question 16

The Federalists believed they had a good chance to win the election of 1808 because of the unpopularity of Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

America's national anthem,"The Star Spangled Banner," was set to the music of an English drinking song.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which was not true of the Battle of New Orleans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The troops were led by Andrew Jackson. 
B)  The Americans suffered less than two dozen casualties, while the British had over 2,000. 
C)  The battle turned Jackson into an instant military hero. 
D)  The battle occurred before the treaty ending hostilities between Britain and the United States was signed by the two nations. 
E)  It actually took place after an agreement had been reached to end the war. 
A)  The troops were led by Andrew Jackson. 
B)  The Americans suffered less than two dozen casualties, while the British had over 2,000. 
C)  The battle turned Jackson into an instant military hero. 
D)  The battle occurred before the treaty ending hostilities between Britain and the United States was signed by the two nations. 
E)  It actually took place after an agreement had been reached to end the war.

Question 19

James Madison changed his mind on several political issues after the War of 1812,one of them being his opposition to a national bank.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The first political party to actively campaign at the grassroots level was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Federalist party. 
B)  Radical Whig party. 
C)  Anti-Federalist party. 
D)  Democratic-Republican party. 
E)  Democratic party. 
A)  Federalist party. 
B)  Radical Whig party. 
C)  Anti-Federalist party. 
D)  Democratic-Republican party. 
E)  Democratic party.

America's first magazine of importance was the North American Review.

When Britain and France went to war in the early 1800s,which of the following resulted?

Which of the following was not evidence of a new sense of national identity and culture in the wake of the War of 1812?

The peace treaty ending the War of 1812

All of the following is true about the election of 1808,except

The group in Congress that pushed for war with Britain was

When Jefferson sent his emissaries to France to negotiate with Napoleon,he was hoping to purchase all of the Louisiana Territory,but he would have settled for the city of New Orleans.

Jefferson's domestic policies focused on all of the following,except

Which of these happened first?

Which of these people was at the center of the country's first serious plot of secession?

Which of the following is not a true statement about the Louisiana Purchase?

Which of these was not recognized as something needed for the country to be successful after the War of 1812?

The Senate's precedent-setting refusal to convict and remove federal judges from office on strictly "partisanship grounds" (showing political bias)was established when Jefferson sought to remove which of the following judges from office?

Tecumseh and the Prophet were brothers who belonged to the Shawnee tribe.

What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? How successful was the journey?

The Federalists believed they had a good chance to win the election of 1808 because of the unpopularity of Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807.

America's national anthem,"The Star Spangled Banner," was set to the music of an English drinking song.

Which was not true of the Battle of New Orleans?

James Madison changed his mind on several political issues after the War of 1812,one of them being his opposition to a national bank.

The first political party to actively campaign at the grassroots level was the

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America's first magazine of importance was the North American Review.

When Britain and France went to war in the early 1800s,which of the following resulted?

Which of the following was not evidence of a new sense of national identity and culture in the wake of the War of 1812?

The peace treaty ending the War of 1812

All of the following is true about the election of 1808,except

The group in Congress that pushed for war with Britain was

When Jefferson sent his emissaries to France to negotiate with Napoleon,he was hoping to purchase all of the Louisiana Territory,but he would have settled for the city of New Orleans.

Jefferson's domestic policies focused on all of the following,except

Which of these happened first?

Which of these people was at the center of the country's first serious plot of secession?

Which of the following is not a true statement about the Louisiana Purchase?

Which of these was not recognized as something needed for the country to be successful after the War of 1812?

The Senate's precedent-setting refusal to convict and remove federal judges from office on strictly "partisanship grounds" (showing political bias)was established when Jefferson sought to remove which of the following judges from office?

Tecumseh and the Prophet were brothers who belonged to the Shawnee tribe.

What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? How successful was the journey?

The Federalists believed they had a good chance to win the election of 1808 because of the unpopularity of Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807.

America's national anthem,"The Star Spangled Banner," was set to the music of an English drinking song.

Which was not true of the Battle of New Orleans?

James Madison changed his mind on several political issues after the War of 1812,one of them being his opposition to a national bank.

The first political party to actively campaign at the grassroots level was the

Three Societies on the Verge of Contact

Contact and Settlement, 1492-1660

Expansion and Its Costs, 1660-1700

Expansion and Control, 1700-1763

Toward Revolution, 1763-1775

The Revolution

Confederation and Constitution, 1783-1789

Securing the New Nation, 1789-1800

The Market Revolution

Politics of the Market Revolution

A Regionalized America, 1830-1860

The Continued Move West

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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