Deck 9: The Triumph and Collapse of Jeffersonian Republicanism 1800-1824

Question 1

Successes of Jefferson's first term included all of the following EXCEPT:

A) a reduction in the size of the federal government.
B) getting rid of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
C) purchasing the Louisiana Territory.
D) a successful embargo on foreign trade.

Answer 1

a successful embargo on foreign trade.

Question 2

In his First Inaugural Address, Thomas Jefferson emphasized:

A) the importance of foreign policy.
B) wrongs committed by the Federalists.
C) the ideals of republicanism.
D) the need for protective tariffs.

Answer 2

the ideals of republicanism.

Question 3

Jefferson believed that this group promoted aristocratic pretensions and courtly intrigue through such practices as weekly levees or formal receptions for presidential guests.

A) Whigs
B) Nationalists
C) Federalists
D) Republicans

Answer 3

Federalists

Question 4

One thing that could be said about women during Jefferson's administration is:

A) they wielded no power, formal or informal.
B) men took their opinions seriously and they influenced policy making.
C) they wielded a good deal of informal political power.
D) they became more liberated.

Question 5

The cornerstone of the Republican domestic policy was:

A) retrenchment.
B) fiscal responsibility.
C) the creation of a large armed force.
D) egalitarianism.

Question 6

By the time Jefferson left the presidency in 1809, this group held nearly all the appointive offices.

A) Republicans
B) Federalists
C) Arch-Federalists
D) Whigs

Question 7

The acquittal of this Supreme Court judge ended the Republican offensive against the judiciary.

A) Marshall
B) Marbury
C) Madison
D) Chase

Question 8

President Jefferson assertively used the navy when he ordered it to:

A) defend western forts against British attacks.
B) harass French ships as a bargaining method for attaining the Louisiana Territory.
C) attack the Barbary pirates for disrupting American trade.
D) cut off and surround British forces at the Battle of New Orleans.

Question 9

One outcome of Anglo-French peace in 1800 was:

A) Napoleon's renewed interest in reviving the French empire in America.
B) Britain's permanent loss of interest in American territory.
C) windfall profits for American merchants increased.
D) Napoleon's decision to abandon all French territory in the Western Hemisphere.

Question 10

Prior to the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson:

A) secured approval to send Lewis and Clark on an expedition through upper Louisiana.
B) withdrew all American troops from the Mississippi Valley.
C) tried to slow the migration of American farmers into the Louisiana Territory.
D) attempted to make an anti-British alliance with Napoleon.

Question 11

France's inability to reconquer ___________ helped convince Napoleon to sell Louisiana.

A) Saint-Dominique (Haiti)
B) Cuba
C) Puerto Rico
D) Florida

Question 12

All of the following statements about the Louisiana Purchase are true EXCEPT:

A) it was opposed by many Federalist legislators.
B) it revealed President Jefferson's aggressive style in supporting national interests.
C) it doubled the size of the United States.
D) it contained a great deal of America's least productive farmland.

Question 13

President Jefferson failed in his attempt to:

A) purchase West Florida from Spain.
B) always be a loose constructionist.
C) be reelected in 1804.
D) have explorers travel into western lands.

Question 14

Members of the Essex Junto believed that:

A) the federal government should do nothing about slavery.
B) the Louisiana Purchase would weaken the political power of the Northeast.
C) President Jefferson should have run for a third term in 1808.
D) there was no real threat from the Barbary pirates.

Question 15

The western terminus of Lewis and Clark's journey was closest to the _______ River.

A) Mississippi
B) Colorado
C) Missouri
D) Columbia

Question 16

Aaron Burr hated Alexander Hamilton because Hamilton:

A) never supported the policies of Thomas Jefferson.
B) doubted Burr's character and sabotaged his political aspirations.
C) was a strong supporter of slavery.
D) did not serve in the military during the American Revolution.

Question 17

During the war period of 1793-1807 between England and France, American merchants:

A) sided with England.
B) ceased trading with European nations.
C) enjoyed a huge increase in profits for exports.
D) struggled through the effects of economic depression.

Question 18

Which statement about the Embargo Act of 1807 is NOT true?

A) It failed to cause England and France to change their trade policies.
B) It represented President Jefferson's belief in "peaceable coercion."
C) It prohibited merchants from trading with Europe.
D) It resulted in a vibrant economic boom in America.

Question 19

Relations with England worsened after President Madison:

A) sponsored the Embargo Act of 1807.
B) issued the Orders in Council declaration.
C) accepted a trade agreement with Napoleon.
D) was replaced by James Monroe.

Question 20

The pan-Indian resistance movement focused its efforts on:

A) promoting the peaceful westward migration of white settlers.
B) bargaining to get constitutional rights for Indians.
C) uniting Indian opposition to white settlement in the West.
D) drawing Indians into the capitalist economy.

Question 21

The Treaty of Vincennes added which territory to the United States?

A) Southeastern Florida
B) Western Pennsylvania
C) North Great Lakes region
D) Southern Indiana

Question 22

Tecumseh was the chief of which tribe?

A) Iroquois
B) Tippecanoe
C) Shawnee
D) Seminole

Question 23

Tecumseh and the prophet Tenkswatawa originally urged a policy of:

A) military alliance with Great Britain.
B) racial solidarity and spiritual rebirth.
C) violent raids on small western communities.
D) submission to whites' claims on Indian lands.

Question 24

A result of the Battle of Tippecanoe was:

A) American military withdrawal from Indiana.
B) an extended period of military success for the Indians.
C) Tecumseh's alliance with Great Britain.
D) an apology issued by President Madison to the Indians.

Question 25

Support for the War of 1812 was strongest in:

A) New England.
B) the Federalist Party.
C) areas unaffected by the depression.
D) the South and the West.

Question 26

Which group strongly supported the American cause in the War of 1812?

A) Congregationalists
B) Federalists
C) Methodists
D) Canadians

Question 27

By the end of the first year of the War of 1812:

A) it was obvious Britain had no chance of winning.
B) the American military had implemented Madison's war strategy.
C) Britain controlled half of the Old Northwest.
D) an alliance with Canada pushed America toward victory.

Question 28

Which battle was won by the Americans?

A) Queenston Heights
B) Plattsburgh
C) the invasion of Canada in 1812
D) Fort Michilimacinak

Question 29

When the Americans lost Fort Dearborn, they lost territory that is present-day:

A) New Orleans.
B) Pittsburgh.
C) Detroit.
D) Chicago.

Question 30

This general crossed into Canada to recruit Canadians to the American cause but found few takers.

A) Hull
B) Cone
C) Van Rensselaer
D) Dearborn

Question 31

Why did the American offensive across the Niagara River fail in 1812?

A) Indians met them and massacred half of the troops.
B) A New York state militia refused to cross the river to join the regular army troops on the Canadian side.
C) The militia had lost half of its troops to disease.
D) Many soldiers had defected, leaving the militia weakened.

Question 32

During the War of 1812, most Canadians:

A) fought with Americans.
B) remained neutral.
C) fled the country.
D) fought against the Americans.

Question 33

The Battle of Put-in-Bay:

A) resulted in the resignation of William Henry Harrison.
B) opened the door for an American offensive in the West.
C) showed the superiority of the British navy.
D) was the last battle in the War of 1812.

Question 34

The American victory at New Orleans gained great national fame for:

A) John Quincy Adams.
B) Edwin Pakenham.
C) Thomas MacDonough.
D) Andrew Jackson.

Question 35

In the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson also defeated:

A) British forces near Detroit.
B) the Creek Indians in the old Southwest.
C) Britain's Mexican allies.
D) the British navy at Put-in-Bay.

Question 36

This restored relations between the British and Americans to what they were at the start of the war.

A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Treaty of Ghent
C) Battle of Plattsburgh
D) Battle of Put-in-Bay

Question 37

Newspaper reporters used the term "era of good feelings" to describe the presidency of:

A) Thomas Jefferson.
B) James Monroe.
C) John Quincy Adams.
D) John Adams.

Question 38

During the end of James Madison's presidency, the Republican Party:

A) began to embrace economic nationalism.
B) opposed tariffs as destructive to agrarian interests.
C) led the fight to stop the Second Bank of the United States.
D) stuck to all agrarian tenets of Jeffersonian republicanism.

Question 39

The Second Bank of the United States:

A) was opposed by most Republicans.
B) was created, in part, because of the financial chaos prevalent during the War of 1812.
C) was designed to increase the influence of state banks.
D) was one of the country's smaller banks.

Question 40

The first protective tariff in American history was passed in:

A) 1778.
B) 1801.
C) 1807.
D) 1816.

Question 41

As Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall:

A) made decisions that reflected his Jeffersonian republicanism.
B) was a consistent supporter of state's rights.
C) felt property rights should not be empowered.
D) made decisions that reflected his nationalist convictions.

Question 42

A result of Dartmouth College v. Woodward was:

A) more protections for private corporations.
B) a reduction in the powers of the Supreme Court.
C) constitutional backing for opponents of the Bank of the United States.
D) further segregation in public universities.

Question 43

The Supreme Court's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland:

A) strengthened national power over the states.
B) allowed slavery to exist in all states.
C) made it impossible to renew the charter of the Bank of the United States.
D) ruled that the government had no right to establish trade policies.

Question 44

The Rush-Bagot Agreement:

A) opened navigation of the Mississippi River to the United States and France.
B) helped to destroy the last vestiges of the Republican Party.
C) removed the Creek Indians from their ancestral homeland.
D) signaled a new era of cooperation between the United States and England.

Question 45

The Anglo-American Accords did all of the following, EXCEPT:

A) provide for American fishing rights off Newfoundland.
B) set the northern boundary of the Louisiana Territory.
C) create provisions for the joint occupation of Oregon.
D) extend the boundary of Maine further north.

Question 46

The Monroe Doctrine was proclaimed in response to revolutions in:

A) Latin America.
B) the Caribbean.
C) the Middle East.
D) southern Europe.

Question 47

What tribe did Andrew Jackson and his troops attack in Florida?

A) Iroquois
B) Creeks
C) Seminoles
D) Sioux

Question 48

In the Trans-Continental Treaty, the United States gained a huge amount of territory in:

A) the Rocky Mountains.
B) the Mississippi Valley.
C) Indiana.
D) Florida.

Question 49

The Monroe Doctrine proclaimed all of the following policies EXCEPT:

A) the United States was the guardian of liberty in the New World.
B) the establishment of American autonomy in foreign relations.
C) the active American presence in republican revolutions across the globe.
D) the assertion that America would not interfere in European internal affairs.

Question 50

The Panic of 1819 was initiated by:

A) President Monroe's misguided economic policies.
B) a fall in cotton prices after a period of prosperity.
C) a reduction in debts owed by western farmers.
D) the absence of the Bank of the United States.

Question 51

The Missouri Compromise attempted to:

A) ease sectional differences regarding protective tariffs.
B) bar free blacks from entering Missouri.
C) calm growing differences over the issue of slavery.
D) strengthen the Bank of the United States.

Question 52

The main architect of the Missouri Compromise was:

A) Henry Clay.
B) Daniel Webster.
C) William Crawford.
D) Thomas Jefferson.

Question 53

Henry Clay's American System included all of the following policies EXCEPT:

A) locally-funded internal improvements.
B) support of the national bank.
C) wider use of protective tariffs.
D) increased use of federal subsidies.

Question 54

In the election of 1824, who won the second-highest number of electoral votes?

A) John Quincy Adams
B) Andrew Jackson
C) Henry Clay
D) William H. Crawford

Question 55

In 1821, John Quincy Adams opposed American support for revolutionaries in:

A) Russia.
B) Greece.
C) Canada.
D) Spain.

Question 56

In the 1810s, revolutions were common in:

A) Europe.
B) Asia.
C) South America.
D) the Middle East.

Question 57

John Quincy Adams felt that American influence should extend:

A) to the edge of America's borders only.
B) into South America.
C) throughout Europe.
D) around the entire globe.

Question 58

Many people called the election of 1824 "the corrupt bargain" because:

A) they felt Henry Clay unduly used his influence to determine the stalemated outcome.
B) supporters of a strong central government had no voice in the outcome.
C) popular votes were never counted by election officials.
D) sectional concerns were not considered suitable for public debate.

Question 59

The election of 1824 originally ended in an electoral deadlock between:

A) James Monroe and John Quincy Adams.
B) Henry Clay and James Monroe.
C) Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay.
D) John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.

Question 60

What is the correct order of presidential terms?

A) Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
B) Monroe, Jefferson, Madison
C) Jefferson, Monroe, Madison
D) Monroe, Madison, Jefferson

Question 61

Which event happened last?

A) President Jefferson purchases Louisiana
B) James Madison elected president
C) Great Britain surrenders to end the War of 1812
D) Andrew Jackson and his troops defeat the Creek Indians

Question 62

Which event happened after 1820?

A) Americans win the Battle of New Orleans
B) President Monroe elected to his first term
C) A "corrupt bargain" defeats Andrew Jackson
D) The Treaty of Ghent is signed

Question 63

Which headline would have appeared in 1820?

A) "War Hawks Cry for Conflict Over Disputed Territories"
B) "Jefferson Announces Embargo on Trade to Europe"
C) "Clay Works to Calm Passions Regarding Slavery"
D) "Westerners, Southerners Protest 'Corrupt Bargain'"

Question 64

Which event happened last?

A) America declares war on England
B) Rush-Bagot Agreement is signed
C) Jefferson announces trade embargo
D) Treaty of Ghent is signed

Question 65

Which of the following events did NOT happen in 1803?

A) Louisiana Purchase
B) Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
C) Chesapeake affair
D) Marbury v. Madison

Question 66

James Madison was elected president in:

A) 1800.
B) 1808.
C) 1816.
D) 1820.

Question 67

How did President Jefferson immediately show a difference in style compared to his Federalist predecessors?

Question 68

What factors caused the Federalists to quickly fall out of favor with American voters?

Question 69

What were the key military turning points in the Americans' victory in the War of 1812?

Question 70

How did the Missouri Compromise attempt to soothe the growing disputes over slavery?

Question 71

What incidents revealed the American government's growing aggressiveness with Indians?

Question 72

How successful was Thomas Jefferson in living up to his republican ideals during his two terms as president?

Question 73

Analyze the vital role that foreign relations played in the presidential administrations of 1800-1824.

Question 74

What evidence reveals that sectional differences regarding the economy and allocation of political power were growing in the period 1809-1824?

Question 75

Who was the most effective and influential president in the period 1800-1824? Cite evidence that supports your choice.