Deck 8: Defining the Nation

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Which of the following occurred in Louisiana shortly before Spain transferred the territory to France?

A) Spanish officials denied Americans navigation rights on the Mississippi.
B) Spanish officials denied Americans the privilege of storing their products at New Orleans prior to transshipment to foreign markets.
C) The British army invaded the territory from its bases in Canada.
D) The American army attacked Spanish forces at New Orleans.
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Newspapers such as the National Intelligencer and the New York Evening Post were important for which of the following reasons?

A) They established the precedent of impartiality by the news media in political campaigns.
B) They constantly fed the insatiable appetite that Americans had for partisan politics.
C) They helped keep elections focused on the real issues by refusing to carry negative personal comments about political candidates.
D) They are the first examples of sensationalist journalism in the early republic.
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The Naturalization Act of 1802

A) reduced the residency requirement for citizenship to five years.
B) increased the residency requirement for citizenship to fourteen years.
C) established a quota system that favored immigrants from northwestern Europe.
D) required a literacy test of all prospective citizens.
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When Thomas Jefferson was elected president in 1800, one of his goals was to

A) limit the power of the federal government.
B) use government to regulate the greed of corporate interests.
C) implement an activist, pro-French foreign policy.
D) knit the nation together by building a federally financed transportation network.
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One of the goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to

A) foster trade relations with Indians in the trans-Mississippi West.
B) challenge Spanish claims in the Southwest.
C) establish a permanent American settlement on the Pacific coast.
D) establish American military posts throughout the Louisiana Purchase territory.
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Thomas Jefferson dismissed many customs collectors from New England ports when he assumed the presidency because

A) he found evidence of their corruption.
B) he did not consider them to be qualified for their jobs.
C) they had consistently refused to enforce the tariffs enacted by Congress.
D) he wanted to replace Federalist officials with Democratic-Republican officials.
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Which of the following served as a guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition?

A) Patrick Gass
B) Zebulon Pike
C) Sacagawea
D) York
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Which of the following is true of Tecumseh?

A) He led the Creeks in resisting Andrew Jackson's removal policy.
B) He convinced the Shawnees to turn to settled agriculture as a means of saving Indian land and Indian culture.
C) He led the Shawnees to victory over William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
D) He encouraged the development of a pan-Indian federation among northern and southern Indians.
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Which of the following is true of Chief Justice John Marshall?

A) He made the Supreme Court the equal of the other branches of government in practice as well as theory.
B) He refused to accept cases that were politically sensitive.
C) He consistently upheld the power of the states in relation to the power of the federal government.
D) He upheld the principle of government regulation of industry despite Federalist objections.
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In which case did the Supreme Court establish the principle of judicial review?

A) Marbury v. Madison
B) Fletcher v. Peck
C) Chisholm v. Georgia
D) McCulloch v. Maryland
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Early in the Jefferson presidency, Congress

A) repealed all internal taxes.
B) increased military expenditures.
C) increased expenditures on social programs.
D) reduced the national sales tax.
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Why was Aaron Burr tried for treason?

A) As Jefferson's vice president, he passed U.S. military secrets to the French.
B) After having been elected governor of New York, he led a secession movement in the state.
C) Using the West as his base, he plotted to use military force to create a new empire.
D) His murder of Alexander Hamilton was recognized as part of an elaborate conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States.
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In his inaugural address, President Jefferson

A) sought unity after the bitter presidential election of 1800 by declaring "we are all republicans, we are all federalists."
B) called for a strong military establishment to protect the nation from foreign enemies.
C) said that a strong national government was the primary bulwark "against anti-republican tendencies."
D) put the Federalists on notice that he intended to purge them from appointive offices in the federal government.
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As a result of the Louisiana Purchase,

A) the United States controlled the mouth of the Mississippi River.
B) Jefferson's prestige and power declined due to public anger.
C) the United States suffered a severe economic downturn.
D) the United States entered into an anti-British alliance with France.
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What is the theory of judicial review as applied to the Supreme Court?

A) The Court may nullify any federal or state legislative act by declaring it to be unconstitutional.
B) The Court may appoint special counselors to investigate officials within the executive department.
C) The Court may decide the winner in a disputed federal or state election.
D) The Court may try federal judges for high crimes and misdemeanors.
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The outcome of the Democratic-Republican attempt to remove Federalist Justice Samuel Chase from office is significant because it

A) led the Senate to institute confirmation hearings for judicial appointments.
B) convinced federal judges not to make public speeches.
C) caused a serious division in the Democratic-Republican party.
D) helped preserve the Supreme Court's independence from political pressure.
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Early in the Jefferson presidency, the secretary of the treasury

A) reduced the army and navy budgets.
B) instituted a revenue-sharing program for the states.
C) called for the imposition of a national sales tax.
D) called for reduced spending on social programs.
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Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison?

A) The Court, under pressure from the Democratic-Republicans, ruled that Marbury had no right to his commission.
B) The Court upheld President Jefferson's right to claim executive privilege and thereby ignore a court subpoena.
C) The Court declared that the section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that authorized the Court to issue writs of mandamus was unconstitutional.
D) The Court exercised its power to issue writs of mandamus as authorized by the Judiciary Act of 1789.
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The growth of short-staple cotton was made profitable by the

A) cotton gin.
B) spinning jenny.
C) water frame.
D) power loom.
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Which of the following was true of the Louisiana Purchase?

A) It gave the United States immediate access to the Pacific Ocean.
B) It angered most Americans and almost cost Jefferson the 1804 election.
C) It angered eastern merchants but pleased western farmers.
D) It provided land to which eastern Indians could be removed.
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The domestic program outlined by President Madison in 1815

A) recommended constitutional amendments that would have destroyed the system of checks and balances.
B) represented a novel definition of the role of the federal government.
C) in many respects embraced Federalist ideas.
D) in most respects indicated the triumph of the ideas associated with Jeffersonian Republicanism.
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In their response to the war in Europe, the actions of Presidents Jefferson and Madison

A) demonstrated that economic policy was not an effective diplomatic weapon.
B) caused severe economic disruptions in both England and France.
C) increased the negotiating power of the United States with the belligerent nations.
D) increased the power and prestige of the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic.
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As a result of social events hosted by the wives of appointed and elected officials in Washington,D.C.

A) political negotiations and compromises were encouraged by giving political enemies a place where they could talk cordially with each other.
B) credibility was given to the rumors that President Madison was controlled by a group of wealthy Virginia planters.
C) foreign dignitaries were often offended by the relaxed and casual manner in which the guests were dressed.
D) political problems were created for officials because of the outspokenness of their wives on controversial political matters.
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Which of the following is true concerning the British policy of impressment?

A) The practice was greatly exaggerated by American politicians seeking votes.
B) The practice led to a decision by American shippers not to trade with Britain until it was stopped.
C) The practice made a mockery of U.S. citizenship and of America's sovereignty.
D) The practice ended as a result of the treaty negotiated by William Pinckney and James Monroe.
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How did President Jefferson respond to the Chesapeake affair?

A) He armed American merchant ships.
B) He confined himself to stern public denunciations of the British.
C) Using the Monroe-Pinckney Treaty as a starting point, he reopened negotiations with the British.
D) He increased military and naval expenditures and implemented the Embargo Act.
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The issue that posed the most serious problem for Madison from a constitutional point of view was

A) the protective tariff.
B) federal support for local internal improvements such as roads and canals.
C) the proposal for a permanent standing army.
D) the national bank question.
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Following the War of 1812, Congress

A) rejected John Calhoun's call for federal funding to build roads and canals.
B) rejected the nationalist program advanced by Henry Clay.
C) enacted a protective tariff to aid certain American industries.
D) established the independent treasury system.
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Which of the following most accurately states Tecumseh's beliefs?

A) The only way to combat the spread of white culture is for Native Americans to return to their traditional spiritual and moral values.
B) Native Americans must accept the demise of their culture and adapt to the ways of whites.
C) A united Indian federation is necessary to combat the advance of the white man.
D) Native American culture can be preserved only by accepting the reservation system.
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As a result of the Chesapeake affair,

A) Congress repealed the Non-Importation Act as a conciliatory gesture to the British.
B) President Jefferson asked Congress to declare war against Great Britain.
C) the military weakness of the United States was exposed.
D) Great Britain attempted to blockade the American coastline.
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Which of the following best describes the initial impact of the renewed conflict between Great Britain and France on American commerce?

A) United States merchants lost a sizable number of ships to both British and French assaults.
B) Both the British and the French regularly seized whole cargoes of American grain.
C) The British and the French imposed an embargo against American trade with their West Indian possessions.
D) The United States benefited commercially during the first two years of the war.
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Which of the following is true of the election of 1808?

A) The Federalists, as usual, were badly split and refused to engage in a public debate of the issues.
B) The Younger Federalists used widespread discontent with Democratic-Republican policy, especially the embargo, to their advantage.
C) James Madison was uncontested as the Democratic-Republican nominee.
D) Madison virtually promised voters a war with Great Britain.
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Which of the following was a consequence of the War of 1812?

A) The American army was dismantled, leaving only the state militias.
B) The Indian tribes were more united and more able to resist future American expansion.
C) Federalist opposition to the unpopular war made the party a serious threat to the Democratic-Republicans in 1816.
D) The war served to encourage the growth of young industries such as the textile industry.
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Analysis of the vote in favor of a declaration of war against Great Britain in 1812 supports which of the following conclusions?

A) Support for the war came primarily from New England and the South.
B) Congressmen from the South and West strongly opposed the war, and those from New England supported it.
C) Because there was strong support for the war in all regions, the vote demonstrated American unity.
D) Most representatives from the coastal states opposed the war.
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What action did Great Britain take shortly before the American declaration of war against that country?

A) Great Britain increased its naval presence in the Great Lakes.
B) The British announced a blockade of the American coast.
C) The British changed the policy that had been the reason for American anger by reopening the seas to American shipping.
D) The British navy sank several American merchant ships.
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Captain Zachary Taylor provided the United States a significant land victory in the War of 1812

A) by razing the Canadian capital of York.
B) through his successful defense of Fort Harrison.
C) by successfully defending Fort Dearborn.
D) in the Battle of Queenstown on the Niagara front.
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Which of the following is true of Macon's Bill Number 2?

A) It was designed to intimidate both the British and the French by indicating American willingness to go to war.
B) It reopened trade with Britain and France, but it stipulated that if either nation agreed to respect America's commercial rights the president could end commerce with the other.
C) It advocated the creation of a league of armed neutral nations.
D) It authorized the president to sign a military alliance with whichever nation agreed to respect American rights.
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Which of the following was a result of the building of canals such as the Erie Canal?

A) Canals established important transportation links between the Midwest and the North.
B) Canals established important transportation links between the North and the South.
C) Financed by the federal government, canal building required an increase in the federal taxes.
D) So little thought was put into the routes for canals that they served little useful commercial purpose.
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Which of the following would have been most likely to benefit from the Embargo Act?

A) The owner of a New England textile mill
B) A dock worker in New England
C) Factory workers in England
D) West Indian merchants
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The War of 1812 ended for which of the following reasons?

A) The British finally agreed to renounce the policy of impressment.
B) After Jackson's victory at New Orleans, the British could not continue to fight.
C) Napoleon's defeat in Europe made peace and the status quo acceptable to both sides.
D) The Battle of Baltimore cost so many American lives that the United States sought peace.
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The embargo initiated by President Jefferson in 1807 had the greatest impact on

A) the South.
B) New England.
C) Great Britain.
D) France.
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President Thomas Jefferson
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Albert Gallatin
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In the Convention of 1818, the United States and Great Britain agreed to

A) terminate the 1815 commercial treaty between the two countries.
B) demilitarize the Great Lakes.
C) demilitarize the United States-Canadian border.
D) a ten-year joint occupation of the Oregon Country.
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In McCulloch v. Maryland the Supreme Court

A) recognized the full legal authority of states over economic activities within their borders.
B) held that Congress had the power to charter banks.
C) declared constitutional a Maryland law taxing the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States.
D) increased the power of the states relative to the federal government.
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In the Monroe Doctrine, the United States

A) joined Great Britain in a pledge to protect the independence of the states of Latin America.
B) demanded nonintervention by European powers in the affairs of independent nations in the New World.
C) pledged to support the anti-Spanish revolutions in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Panama.
D) relinquished any future territorial ambitions in the Americas.
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The National Intelligencer versus the New-York Evening Post
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President Jefferson's "wall of separation" statement
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The federal government created an atmosphere conducive to commercial creativity by doing which of the following?

A) The Department of Commerce extended government grants to "invention factories."
B) Congress ordered that technical reports be published explaining all newly awarded patents.
C) Congress protected inventions by enacting patent laws.
D) The Patent Office was authorized to commission inventors.
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Which of the following was a provision of the Missouri Compromise?

A) After Missouri's admission to the Union as a slave state, slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of 36° 30'.
B) New nonslaveholding settlers in Missouri would receive a homestead of forty acres of land.
C) The Louisiana Purchase territory was to be open to white settlers only.
D) Free blacks were barred from settling in Missouri.
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the "revolution of 1800"
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Which of the following was a provision of the Adams­Onís Treaty?

A) The United States and Spain agreed that they would jointly occupy East Florida.
B) The United States gave up its claims to northern Mexico.
C) The northern limits of the Louisiana Purchase were established at the 49th parallel.
D) Spain ceded the Nevada and Utah territories to the United States.
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The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 was prompted by

A) the fear that reactionary continental European nations might intervene in Latin America to restore Spanish colonial rule.
B) the Russian annexation of Alaska.
C) President Monroe's hope of increasing his popularity with the American public.
D) continuing British intervention in Latin American affairs.
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Francis Cabot Lowell's textile mill at Waltham, Massachusetts,

A) used steam engines for power.
B) combined all manufacturing processes under one roof.
C) implemented the putting-out plan.
D) gave rise to the first labor unions in the United States.
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Which of the following is true of white abolitionists in the late eighteenth century?

A) They often did not advocate equal rights for African Americans.
B) They were usually of the middle and lower class.
C) They encouraged women to participate in the abolitionist movement.
D) They usually supported extending the right to vote to women.
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Which of the following best expresses the Supreme Court's decision in Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge?

A) State governments have final authority over transportation routes within their boundaries.
B) New enterprises cannot be restrained by monopoly rights granted by states under old charters.
C) The original grant of power in a state contract is to be interpreted as broad and unlimited.
D) The federal government has final authority over transportation routes that cross state boundaries.
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Which of the following is considered the most famous revival associated with the Second Great Awakening?

A) The Red River revival
B) The Pleasant Point revival
C) The Indian Creek revival
D) The Cane Ridge revival
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In Gibbons v. Ogden the Supreme Court

A) recognized workers' rights to organize by declaring that strikes are legal actions.
B) recognized that workers have the right to organize if their intent is to improve their working conditions.
C) expanded Congress's power by ruling that trade on the nation's waterways fell under the commerce clause of the Constitution.
D) protected the sanctity of contracts against state interference.
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In the Rush-Bagot Treaty, Great Britain and the United States agreed

A) on a timetable for the withdrawal of British forces from the Oregon Country.
B) on the fishing rights of each in the Atlantic.
C) to the creation of an Indian buffer state in the Northwest.
D) to limit their naval forces on the Great Lakes.
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The fight over the admission of Missouri to the Union

A) resulted solely from the emotional feelings that people had about slavery.
B) ushered in an era in which virtually every session of Congress had to deal with the slavery issue.
C) concerned purely political questions, with no discussion about the morality of slavery.
D) was of great political significance because Missouri's admission would disrupt the balance between slave and free states in the Senate.
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Liberia was founded in 1824 by which of the following?

A) The American Colonization Society
B) The leadership council of the African Methodist Episcopal church
C) Leaders of the Negro Convention Movement
D) The Masonic Order
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the "Burr Conspiracy"
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Chief Justice John Marshall
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Indian "accommodationists" vs. Indian "traditionalists"
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Noah Webster
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase
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the theory of judicial review
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Democratic-Republican fiscal frugality
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York and Sacagawea
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Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant
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the Louisiana Purchase
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Marbury v. Madison
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The Hamilton-Burr duel
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Tecumseh
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Eli Whitney
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the Lewis and Clark expedition
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Federal District Judge John Pickering
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the Naturalization Act of 1802
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the battle of Tippecanoe
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Deck 8: Defining the Nation
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Which of the following occurred in Louisiana shortly before Spain transferred the territory to France?

A) Spanish officials denied Americans navigation rights on the Mississippi.
B) Spanish officials denied Americans the privilege of storing their products at New Orleans prior to transshipment to foreign markets.
C) The British army invaded the territory from its bases in Canada.
D) The American army attacked Spanish forces at New Orleans.
Spanish officials denied Americans the privilege of storing their products at New Orleans prior to transshipment to foreign markets.
2
Newspapers such as the National Intelligencer and the New York Evening Post were important for which of the following reasons?

A) They established the precedent of impartiality by the news media in political campaigns.
B) They constantly fed the insatiable appetite that Americans had for partisan politics.
C) They helped keep elections focused on the real issues by refusing to carry negative personal comments about political candidates.
D) They are the first examples of sensationalist journalism in the early republic.
They constantly fed the insatiable appetite that Americans had for partisan politics.
3
The Naturalization Act of 1802

A) reduced the residency requirement for citizenship to five years.
B) increased the residency requirement for citizenship to fourteen years.
C) established a quota system that favored immigrants from northwestern Europe.
D) required a literacy test of all prospective citizens.
reduced the residency requirement for citizenship to five years.
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When Thomas Jefferson was elected president in 1800, one of his goals was to

A) limit the power of the federal government.
B) use government to regulate the greed of corporate interests.
C) implement an activist, pro-French foreign policy.
D) knit the nation together by building a federally financed transportation network.
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One of the goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to

A) foster trade relations with Indians in the trans-Mississippi West.
B) challenge Spanish claims in the Southwest.
C) establish a permanent American settlement on the Pacific coast.
D) establish American military posts throughout the Louisiana Purchase territory.
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Thomas Jefferson dismissed many customs collectors from New England ports when he assumed the presidency because

A) he found evidence of their corruption.
B) he did not consider them to be qualified for their jobs.
C) they had consistently refused to enforce the tariffs enacted by Congress.
D) he wanted to replace Federalist officials with Democratic-Republican officials.
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Which of the following served as a guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition?

A) Patrick Gass
B) Zebulon Pike
C) Sacagawea
D) York
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Which of the following is true of Tecumseh?

A) He led the Creeks in resisting Andrew Jackson's removal policy.
B) He convinced the Shawnees to turn to settled agriculture as a means of saving Indian land and Indian culture.
C) He led the Shawnees to victory over William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
D) He encouraged the development of a pan-Indian federation among northern and southern Indians.
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Which of the following is true of Chief Justice John Marshall?

A) He made the Supreme Court the equal of the other branches of government in practice as well as theory.
B) He refused to accept cases that were politically sensitive.
C) He consistently upheld the power of the states in relation to the power of the federal government.
D) He upheld the principle of government regulation of industry despite Federalist objections.
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In which case did the Supreme Court establish the principle of judicial review?

A) Marbury v. Madison
B) Fletcher v. Peck
C) Chisholm v. Georgia
D) McCulloch v. Maryland
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Early in the Jefferson presidency, Congress

A) repealed all internal taxes.
B) increased military expenditures.
C) increased expenditures on social programs.
D) reduced the national sales tax.
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Why was Aaron Burr tried for treason?

A) As Jefferson's vice president, he passed U.S. military secrets to the French.
B) After having been elected governor of New York, he led a secession movement in the state.
C) Using the West as his base, he plotted to use military force to create a new empire.
D) His murder of Alexander Hamilton was recognized as part of an elaborate conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States.
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In his inaugural address, President Jefferson

A) sought unity after the bitter presidential election of 1800 by declaring "we are all republicans, we are all federalists."
B) called for a strong military establishment to protect the nation from foreign enemies.
C) said that a strong national government was the primary bulwark "against anti-republican tendencies."
D) put the Federalists on notice that he intended to purge them from appointive offices in the federal government.
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As a result of the Louisiana Purchase,

A) the United States controlled the mouth of the Mississippi River.
B) Jefferson's prestige and power declined due to public anger.
C) the United States suffered a severe economic downturn.
D) the United States entered into an anti-British alliance with France.
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What is the theory of judicial review as applied to the Supreme Court?

A) The Court may nullify any federal or state legislative act by declaring it to be unconstitutional.
B) The Court may appoint special counselors to investigate officials within the executive department.
C) The Court may decide the winner in a disputed federal or state election.
D) The Court may try federal judges for high crimes and misdemeanors.
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The outcome of the Democratic-Republican attempt to remove Federalist Justice Samuel Chase from office is significant because it

A) led the Senate to institute confirmation hearings for judicial appointments.
B) convinced federal judges not to make public speeches.
C) caused a serious division in the Democratic-Republican party.
D) helped preserve the Supreme Court's independence from political pressure.
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Early in the Jefferson presidency, the secretary of the treasury

A) reduced the army and navy budgets.
B) instituted a revenue-sharing program for the states.
C) called for the imposition of a national sales tax.
D) called for reduced spending on social programs.
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Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison?

A) The Court, under pressure from the Democratic-Republicans, ruled that Marbury had no right to his commission.
B) The Court upheld President Jefferson's right to claim executive privilege and thereby ignore a court subpoena.
C) The Court declared that the section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that authorized the Court to issue writs of mandamus was unconstitutional.
D) The Court exercised its power to issue writs of mandamus as authorized by the Judiciary Act of 1789.
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The growth of short-staple cotton was made profitable by the

A) cotton gin.
B) spinning jenny.
C) water frame.
D) power loom.
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Which of the following was true of the Louisiana Purchase?

A) It gave the United States immediate access to the Pacific Ocean.
B) It angered most Americans and almost cost Jefferson the 1804 election.
C) It angered eastern merchants but pleased western farmers.
D) It provided land to which eastern Indians could be removed.
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The domestic program outlined by President Madison in 1815

A) recommended constitutional amendments that would have destroyed the system of checks and balances.
B) represented a novel definition of the role of the federal government.
C) in many respects embraced Federalist ideas.
D) in most respects indicated the triumph of the ideas associated with Jeffersonian Republicanism.
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In their response to the war in Europe, the actions of Presidents Jefferson and Madison

A) demonstrated that economic policy was not an effective diplomatic weapon.
B) caused severe economic disruptions in both England and France.
C) increased the negotiating power of the United States with the belligerent nations.
D) increased the power and prestige of the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic.
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As a result of social events hosted by the wives of appointed and elected officials in Washington,D.C.

A) political negotiations and compromises were encouraged by giving political enemies a place where they could talk cordially with each other.
B) credibility was given to the rumors that President Madison was controlled by a group of wealthy Virginia planters.
C) foreign dignitaries were often offended by the relaxed and casual manner in which the guests were dressed.
D) political problems were created for officials because of the outspokenness of their wives on controversial political matters.
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Which of the following is true concerning the British policy of impressment?

A) The practice was greatly exaggerated by American politicians seeking votes.
B) The practice led to a decision by American shippers not to trade with Britain until it was stopped.
C) The practice made a mockery of U.S. citizenship and of America's sovereignty.
D) The practice ended as a result of the treaty negotiated by William Pinckney and James Monroe.
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How did President Jefferson respond to the Chesapeake affair?

A) He armed American merchant ships.
B) He confined himself to stern public denunciations of the British.
C) Using the Monroe-Pinckney Treaty as a starting point, he reopened negotiations with the British.
D) He increased military and naval expenditures and implemented the Embargo Act.
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The issue that posed the most serious problem for Madison from a constitutional point of view was

A) the protective tariff.
B) federal support for local internal improvements such as roads and canals.
C) the proposal for a permanent standing army.
D) the national bank question.
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Following the War of 1812, Congress

A) rejected John Calhoun's call for federal funding to build roads and canals.
B) rejected the nationalist program advanced by Henry Clay.
C) enacted a protective tariff to aid certain American industries.
D) established the independent treasury system.
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Which of the following most accurately states Tecumseh's beliefs?

A) The only way to combat the spread of white culture is for Native Americans to return to their traditional spiritual and moral values.
B) Native Americans must accept the demise of their culture and adapt to the ways of whites.
C) A united Indian federation is necessary to combat the advance of the white man.
D) Native American culture can be preserved only by accepting the reservation system.
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As a result of the Chesapeake affair,

A) Congress repealed the Non-Importation Act as a conciliatory gesture to the British.
B) President Jefferson asked Congress to declare war against Great Britain.
C) the military weakness of the United States was exposed.
D) Great Britain attempted to blockade the American coastline.
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Which of the following best describes the initial impact of the renewed conflict between Great Britain and France on American commerce?

A) United States merchants lost a sizable number of ships to both British and French assaults.
B) Both the British and the French regularly seized whole cargoes of American grain.
C) The British and the French imposed an embargo against American trade with their West Indian possessions.
D) The United States benefited commercially during the first two years of the war.
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Which of the following is true of the election of 1808?

A) The Federalists, as usual, were badly split and refused to engage in a public debate of the issues.
B) The Younger Federalists used widespread discontent with Democratic-Republican policy, especially the embargo, to their advantage.
C) James Madison was uncontested as the Democratic-Republican nominee.
D) Madison virtually promised voters a war with Great Britain.
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Which of the following was a consequence of the War of 1812?

A) The American army was dismantled, leaving only the state militias.
B) The Indian tribes were more united and more able to resist future American expansion.
C) Federalist opposition to the unpopular war made the party a serious threat to the Democratic-Republicans in 1816.
D) The war served to encourage the growth of young industries such as the textile industry.
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Analysis of the vote in favor of a declaration of war against Great Britain in 1812 supports which of the following conclusions?

A) Support for the war came primarily from New England and the South.
B) Congressmen from the South and West strongly opposed the war, and those from New England supported it.
C) Because there was strong support for the war in all regions, the vote demonstrated American unity.
D) Most representatives from the coastal states opposed the war.
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What action did Great Britain take shortly before the American declaration of war against that country?

A) Great Britain increased its naval presence in the Great Lakes.
B) The British announced a blockade of the American coast.
C) The British changed the policy that had been the reason for American anger by reopening the seas to American shipping.
D) The British navy sank several American merchant ships.
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Captain Zachary Taylor provided the United States a significant land victory in the War of 1812

A) by razing the Canadian capital of York.
B) through his successful defense of Fort Harrison.
C) by successfully defending Fort Dearborn.
D) in the Battle of Queenstown on the Niagara front.
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Which of the following is true of Macon's Bill Number 2?

A) It was designed to intimidate both the British and the French by indicating American willingness to go to war.
B) It reopened trade with Britain and France, but it stipulated that if either nation agreed to respect America's commercial rights the president could end commerce with the other.
C) It advocated the creation of a league of armed neutral nations.
D) It authorized the president to sign a military alliance with whichever nation agreed to respect American rights.
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Which of the following was a result of the building of canals such as the Erie Canal?

A) Canals established important transportation links between the Midwest and the North.
B) Canals established important transportation links between the North and the South.
C) Financed by the federal government, canal building required an increase in the federal taxes.
D) So little thought was put into the routes for canals that they served little useful commercial purpose.
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Which of the following would have been most likely to benefit from the Embargo Act?

A) The owner of a New England textile mill
B) A dock worker in New England
C) Factory workers in England
D) West Indian merchants
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The War of 1812 ended for which of the following reasons?

A) The British finally agreed to renounce the policy of impressment.
B) After Jackson's victory at New Orleans, the British could not continue to fight.
C) Napoleon's defeat in Europe made peace and the status quo acceptable to both sides.
D) The Battle of Baltimore cost so many American lives that the United States sought peace.
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The embargo initiated by President Jefferson in 1807 had the greatest impact on

A) the South.
B) New England.
C) Great Britain.
D) France.
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In the Convention of 1818, the United States and Great Britain agreed to

A) terminate the 1815 commercial treaty between the two countries.
B) demilitarize the Great Lakes.
C) demilitarize the United States-Canadian border.
D) a ten-year joint occupation of the Oregon Country.
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In McCulloch v. Maryland the Supreme Court

A) recognized the full legal authority of states over economic activities within their borders.
B) held that Congress had the power to charter banks.
C) declared constitutional a Maryland law taxing the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States.
D) increased the power of the states relative to the federal government.
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In the Monroe Doctrine, the United States

A) joined Great Britain in a pledge to protect the independence of the states of Latin America.
B) demanded nonintervention by European powers in the affairs of independent nations in the New World.
C) pledged to support the anti-Spanish revolutions in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Panama.
D) relinquished any future territorial ambitions in the Americas.
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The federal government created an atmosphere conducive to commercial creativity by doing which of the following?

A) The Department of Commerce extended government grants to "invention factories."
B) Congress ordered that technical reports be published explaining all newly awarded patents.
C) Congress protected inventions by enacting patent laws.
D) The Patent Office was authorized to commission inventors.
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Which of the following was a provision of the Missouri Compromise?

A) After Missouri's admission to the Union as a slave state, slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of 36° 30'.
B) New nonslaveholding settlers in Missouri would receive a homestead of forty acres of land.
C) The Louisiana Purchase territory was to be open to white settlers only.
D) Free blacks were barred from settling in Missouri.
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the "revolution of 1800"
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Which of the following was a provision of the Adams­Onís Treaty?

A) The United States and Spain agreed that they would jointly occupy East Florida.
B) The United States gave up its claims to northern Mexico.
C) The northern limits of the Louisiana Purchase were established at the 49th parallel.
D) Spain ceded the Nevada and Utah territories to the United States.
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The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 was prompted by

A) the fear that reactionary continental European nations might intervene in Latin America to restore Spanish colonial rule.
B) the Russian annexation of Alaska.
C) President Monroe's hope of increasing his popularity with the American public.
D) continuing British intervention in Latin American affairs.
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Francis Cabot Lowell's textile mill at Waltham, Massachusetts,

A) used steam engines for power.
B) combined all manufacturing processes under one roof.
C) implemented the putting-out plan.
D) gave rise to the first labor unions in the United States.
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Which of the following is true of white abolitionists in the late eighteenth century?

A) They often did not advocate equal rights for African Americans.
B) They were usually of the middle and lower class.
C) They encouraged women to participate in the abolitionist movement.
D) They usually supported extending the right to vote to women.
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Which of the following best expresses the Supreme Court's decision in Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge?

A) State governments have final authority over transportation routes within their boundaries.
B) New enterprises cannot be restrained by monopoly rights granted by states under old charters.
C) The original grant of power in a state contract is to be interpreted as broad and unlimited.
D) The federal government has final authority over transportation routes that cross state boundaries.
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Which of the following is considered the most famous revival associated with the Second Great Awakening?

A) The Red River revival
B) The Pleasant Point revival
C) The Indian Creek revival
D) The Cane Ridge revival
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In Gibbons v. Ogden the Supreme Court

A) recognized workers' rights to organize by declaring that strikes are legal actions.
B) recognized that workers have the right to organize if their intent is to improve their working conditions.
C) expanded Congress's power by ruling that trade on the nation's waterways fell under the commerce clause of the Constitution.
D) protected the sanctity of contracts against state interference.
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In the Rush-Bagot Treaty, Great Britain and the United States agreed

A) on a timetable for the withdrawal of British forces from the Oregon Country.
B) on the fishing rights of each in the Atlantic.
C) to the creation of an Indian buffer state in the Northwest.
D) to limit their naval forces on the Great Lakes.
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The fight over the admission of Missouri to the Union

A) resulted solely from the emotional feelings that people had about slavery.
B) ushered in an era in which virtually every session of Congress had to deal with the slavery issue.
C) concerned purely political questions, with no discussion about the morality of slavery.
D) was of great political significance because Missouri's admission would disrupt the balance between slave and free states in the Senate.
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Liberia was founded in 1824 by which of the following?

A) The American Colonization Society
B) The leadership council of the African Methodist Episcopal church
C) Leaders of the Negro Convention Movement
D) The Masonic Order
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Indian "accommodationists" vs. Indian "traditionalists"
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Democratic-Republican fiscal frugality
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York and Sacagawea
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Marbury v. Madison
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The Hamilton-Burr duel
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Tecumseh
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Eli Whitney
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the Lewis and Clark expedition
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Federal District Judge John Pickering
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the Naturalization Act of 1802
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the battle of Tippecanoe
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the presidential election of 1804
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