Deck 8: America at War and Peace

Question 1

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Sally Hemings

Answer 1

Answer not provided.

Question 2

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Burr conspiracy

Answer 2

Answer not provided.

Question 3

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Barbary pirates

Answer 3

Answer not provided.

Question 4

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Chesapeake-Leopard Affair

Question 5

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 6

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James Wilkinson

Question 7

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Non-Intercourse Acts, Macon's Bill No. 2

Question 8

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Albert Gallatin

Question 9

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Rule of 1756, British Orders in Council

Question 10

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John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison

Question 11

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Lewis and Clark expedition, Sacajawea

Question 12

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Judiciary Act of 1801

Question 13

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Midnight appointments

Question 14

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"Empire of Liberty"

Question 15

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James Monroe, Robert Livingston, Louisiana Purchase

Question 16

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John Pickering, Samuel Chase

Question 17

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Embargo Act, "peaceable coercion"

Question 18

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James Madison

Question 19

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Impressment

Question 20

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John Randolph, Yazoo Land Compromise

Question 21

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Monroe Doctrine

Question 22

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Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans

Question 23

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James Monroe, "Era of Good Feelings"

Question 24

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Second Bank of the United States

Question 25

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John Quincy Adams

Question 26

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Dartmouth College v. Woodward

Question 27

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Loose v. Strict Interpretation of Constitution

Question 28

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Panic of 1819

Question 29

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Francis Scott Key, "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Question 30

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War hawks

Question 31

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Oliver H. Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie (Put-in-Bay)

Question 32

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Missouri Compromise

Question 33

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McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 34

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War of 1812

Question 35

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William Henry Harrison, Tecumseh, and the Battle of Tippecanoe

Question 36

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Hartford Convention

Question 37

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Battle of Bladensburg

Question 38

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Henry Clay and the American System

Question 39

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Rush-Bagot Treaty, British-American Convention, and Adams-Onís (Transcontinental) Treaty

Question 40

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
Treaty of Ghent

Question 41

The Chesapeake - Leopard Affair that so enraged Americans and nearly precipitated a war occurred when which of these countries attacked a U.S. warship?

A) Britain.
B) Spain.
C) France.
D) Germany.
E) Portugal.

Question 42

The Adams-Onís (Transcontinental) Treaty was designed to settle border disputes between the United States and

A) Great Britain.
B) France.
C) Spain.
D) Russia.
E) Portugal.

Question 43

What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison ?

A) Marbury deserved his appointment as a justice of the peace.
B) The Supreme Court did not have constitutional jurisdiction over this case.
C) Congress did not have the power to pass laws.
D) The Supreme Court had the authority to determine the constitutionality of a law.
E) Congress cannot deny a president's nominee for a judicial appointment

Question 44

President Jefferson advocated naval action against the Barbary pirates because he believed that

A) waging war would be less expensive than paying tribute.
B) Americans wanted war.
C) he would gain political support because most of the nation's naval facilities were in areas where his party was strong.
D) it was essential to turn public attention away from domestic difficulties.
E) American prestige in Europe needed a boost.

Question 45

President Jefferson's main reason authorizing the Lewis and Clark expedition was to

A) convince skeptics of the value of the territory.
B) advance scientific knowledge.
C) Christianize the Indians.
D) beat the Russians to the coast of the Pacific Northwest and thereby have a claim on the Oregon territory.
E) promote American business.

Question 46

The 1823 Monroe Doctrine argued that European countries

A) could no longer establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
B) had to withdraw from their colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
C) should sell their colonies in the Western Hemisphere to the United States.
D) needed to develop plans to liberate their colonies.
E) needed to focus their colonial ambitions on Asia.

Question 47

Which of the following was not part of President Jefferson's policy of cutting federal expenses?

A) He closed various American embassies in Europe.
B) He reduced the size of the army.
C) He cut the federal debt.
D) He bribed the Barbary pirates rather than fighting them.
E) He repealed many taxes.

Question 48

How did President Jefferson plan to reverse what he perceived to be a drift toward despotism that had occurred in the 1790s?

A) by eliminating the national debt, thereby reducing the need for taxes.
B) by destroying the opposition Federalist party.
C) by acquiring additional territory that could help to bolster American freedom.
D) by strengthening the army to stand guard against tyrants.
E) by sending cash payments to America's foreign foes.

Question 49

Which of the following beliefs did Thomas Jefferson hold?

A) People should learn to serve the government rather than expecting the government to serve the people.
B) An established church was the best bulwark against corruption.
C) High taxes, standing armies, and corruption could destroy American liberty by turning government into the master rather than the servant of the people.
D) The British parliamentary system was the surest model for Americans to follow.
E) To maintain order, a government had to levy substantial taxes and maintain a sizable standing army.

Question 50

Why did President Jefferson consider French ownership of Louisiana unacceptable?

A) Ownership by a weaker nation than France offered more possibilities for the United States.
B) The French might join forces with the British and endanger American security.
C) If the French quarreled with the British, the United States might find itself caught in the middle.
D) French ownership interfered with Jefferson's dream of an empire of liberty.
E) All of these choices

Question 51

In his final days in office, how did President John Adams attempt to extend his influence on the federal government after he was gone?

A) He rehired federal judges fired by President Jefferson late in the evening of his first day as president.
B) He appointed members of his Federalist party as new justices to the Supreme Court.
C) He named his son to the Supreme Court.
D) He created a new, life-long cabinet position and named John Marshall to the post.
E) None of these choices

Question 52

Why did Thomas Jefferson favor sovereignty of state government over the federal government?

A) He knew that the opposition Federalist party still dominated the federal government.
B) He wanted the states to be free to build new cities.
C) He believed that state government was more responsive to popular will.
D) He feared that the federal government would provide financial assistance to manufacturers, leaving the states to subsidize family farms.
E) He believed that the federal government was not yet strong enough.

Question 53

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
Tenskwatawa

Question 54

Who led American forces at the Battle of New Orleans?

A) Oliver Perry
B) William Harrison
C) Andrew Jackson
D) James Monroe
E) Henry Knox

Question 55

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
Tecumseh

Question 56

The Lewis and Clark expedition produced which of the following results?

A) New scientific information
B) Tall tales about gigantic Indians and a mountain of salt
C) Stimulation of interest in the West
D) New geographic information
E) All of these choices

Question 57

In President Jefferson's view, what did the Judiciary Act of 1801 demonstrate?

A) The federal government needed to be overhauled.
B) The Republican party would be able to dominate all branches of the federal government.
C) John Marshall had to be impeached.
D) The Constitutional Convention had been wrong in not describing the federal judiciary in greater detail.
E) The Federalists were trying to make the judiciary their stronghold.

Question 58

Who did Thomas Jefferson believe were the most vigilant and virtuous people?

A) City dwellers
B) Educated farmers
C) Factory workers
D) African-American slaves
E) Indians

Question 59

Why did Jefferson overcome his doubts about the constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase?

A) He found a passage in the Constitution that mentioned the purchase of territory.
B) An amendment was ratified permitting territorial acquisition.
C) He decided that a guarantee of land for American farmers was more important than a constitutional principle.
D) He realized that he would lose the next election without the additional votes from Louisiana.
E) All of these choices

Question 60

Which of the following statements does not accurately describes the War of 1812?

A) It occurred even though Great Britain had decided to seek peace prior to the U.S. declaration of war.
B) It was militarily indecisive but left the U.S. as a major power.
C) The Battle of New Orleans enabled Americans to win generous terms in the Treaty of Ghent.
D) Americans launched a series of unsuccessful attacks on Canada.
E) Because of Captain Perry's victory at Put-in-Bay the British abandoned Lake Erie.

Question 61

What was Aaron Burr planning to do before his plot was revealed?

A) Kill Alexander Hamilton
B) Create an independent confederacy of western states
C) Take over Canada and declare himself its president
D) Assassinate Thomas Jefferson
E) Stage a coup in the House of Representatives

Question 62

What was the main thrust of John Quincy Adams's foreign policy?

A) to conquer commercial rivals by military means.
B) to militarize the Great Lakes for security.
C) to encourage European involvement in keeping peace in the Western Hemisphere.
D) to isolate the United States from the rest of the world by prohibiting immigrants and foreign goods.
E) to secure American borders and strengthen the peace with Great Britain.

Question 63

What did the British Rule of 1756 state?

A) In wartime, neutral nations were expected to pick up the trade formerly conducted by the belligerents.
B) Warfare would not extend to the high seas.
C) Trade closed during times of peace could not be opened in time of war; otherwise, the British would stop it.
D) Conditions of war would determine shipping rules.
E) Forts controlled by a country before a war could be used by the same country during a war.

Question 64

Which of the following was not a reason the United States went to war with Great Britain in 1812?

A) An economic recession affected the South and West after 1808.
B) Many Americans believed that British policy was damaging America's economy.
C) President Madison's believed that Britain wished to eliminate the United States as an economic rival.
D) New England merchants wanted the government to protect their shipping.
E) Britain was impressing American sailors and violating American neutral rights.

Question 65

How effective was the 1807 Embargo Act?

A) It forced the French to abandon the Continental System.
B) It severely hurt the American economy and had little influence on foreign countries.
C) It damaged Franco-American relations and led to the War of 1812.
D) It made the British abandon the Rule of 1756.
E) None of these choices

Question 66

Thomas Jefferson believed that the U.S. army should

A) remain the same size as he inherited it.
B) be increased in size to help manage the country's new territory.
C) be reduced in size in order to save money.
D) be increased in size in order to be able to compete with any military in the world.
E) be disbanded and that the country should rely on militia for protection.

Question 67

What were the terms of the Non-Intercourse Act?

A) Premarital sex became a federal offense.
B) America would trade with all nations except Britain and France and would restore trade with either nation if it ceased to violate neutral rights.
C) America would refrain from trading with any nation that was at war.
D) Britain and France would refrain from trading with the United States unless it observed proper neutrality.
E) All American vessels were prohibited from leaving American ports for foreign ports.

Question 68

The war hawks were

A) frontiersmen from New England who wanted to seize Canada from Great Britain.
B) men who were eager for war against Napoleon in order to gain the Louisiana Territory.
C) supporters of Jefferson and Madison's policy of economic coercion.
D) Old Line Federalists who wanted to sweep down and attack the British West Indies and Cuba.
E) Republicans from the West and South who wanted more aggressive action and thought the government's policies were wrecking their economies.

Question 69

How did Tecumseh try to stem the tide of white encroachment on Native American lands?

A) He tried to negotiate with U.S. government officials.
B) He sued the U.S. government on behalf of his people in federal court.
C) He sought to build a coalition of several tribes who could stand united in collectively owning and retaining the land.
D) He marshaled an army of Indians and declared war near Prophetstown.
E) None of these choices

Question 70

What did the Treaty of Ghent not do?

A) It ended British impressment of American sailors.
B) It restored the status quo antebellum.
C) It ended the War of 1812.
D) It provided for no territorial gain or loss for the United States.
E) It referred boundary issues to a joint commission.

Question 71

What was the main source of votes in favor of war with Britain when Congress declared war in June 1812?

A) Republicans in populous states like Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia
B) War hawks from western states
C) Great Lakes states
D) New England
E) New York and New Jersey

Question 72

Why was Captain Oliver Perry's victory at the Battle of Put-in-Bay (Lake Erie) significant?

A) The United States won the War of 1812.
B) The British came to realize that Canada was indefensible and had to be abandoned.
C) The British lost control of Lake Erie and therefore pulled back from Detroit.
D) The president announced he would not run for reelection in order to focus on a U.S. victory in the war.
E) The American people turned to new political leadership in the next presidential election.

Question 73

What did the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution require?

A) There could be no more than two candidates for president and vice president.
B) The vice president and president had to belong to the same political party.
C) A tie in the vote for the presidency had to be settled in a second election.
D) There had to be separate ballots in the electoral college for the presidency and vice presidency.
E) Presidents were to be limited to two consecutive terms in office.

Question 74

Where did William Henry Harrison's forces defeat the Shawnee Indians?

A) Battle of New Orleans
B) Battle of Tippecanoe
C) Battle of Lake Erie
D) Battle of Fallen Timbers
E) Battle of Queenston

Question 75

Which of the following was not one of the ideas proposed at the Hartford Convention?

A) The United States should abolish the Constitution's three-fifths clause.
B) The Constitution should be amended to allow the president to declare war without congressional approval.
C) There should be a prohibition against two successive presidents from the same state.
D) The president should be limited to a single term.
E) Embargoes lasting more than 60 days should be illegal.

Question 76

The Rush-Bagot Treaty demilitarized

A) the border between the United States and the Spanish Empire.
B) the border between the Oregon Territory and British Canada.
C) the Great Lakes.
D) the Caribbean.
E) any British and American possessions where they held joint control.

Question 77

DNA evidence suggests that Thomas Jefferson probably

A) had a psychological disorder.
B) fathered at least one child with his slave, Sally Hemings.
C) died from an early version of AIDS.
D) had a father who was a slave.
E) could not have fathered any of his children.

Question 78

Which region of the United States was hit the hardest by the Embargo Act?

A) New England
B) The Southeast
C) The mid-Atlantic states
D) The Old Northwest
E) The Louisiana territory

Question 79

Which of these is not a true statement about the Missouri Compromise?

A) It almost fell apart right after it was passed.
B) Missouri's decision to ban free blacks forced Henry Clay to negotiate a new agreement, the Second Missouri Compromise.
C) The Missouri Compromise favored the North.
D) The agreement prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the Missouri boundary.
E) It prevented sectional divisions from turning violent.

Question 80

The main issue that led to the "Missouri Compromise" was

A) maintaining the balance between slave states and free states.
B) how to quietly end the embargo that was destroying the New England economy.
C) the need to maintain a balance between agricultural states and industrial states.
D) the lack of a provision in the Constitution for admission of new states into the Union.
E) federal aid to Mississippi River steamboats.