Question 1

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Republican Party leaders of the late eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were critical of the French Revolution. 
B)  They were stereotyped as the "rich, the able, and the well-born." 
C)  They viewed social and economic inequality as inherent to civilized society. 
D)  They considered broad democratic participation to be essential to freedom. 
E)  Their platform reflected traditional eighteenth-century views of society as a fixed hierarchy. 
A)  They were critical of the French Revolution. 
B)  They were stereotyped as the "rich, the able, and the well-born." 
C)  They viewed social and economic inequality as inherent to civilized society. 
D)  They considered broad democratic participation to be essential to freedom. 
E)  Their platform reflected traditional eighteenth-century views of society as a fixed hierarchy. D

Question 2

Which of the following was an aim of the War Hawks?

Accepted Answer

A)  securing exclusive trading rights with France 
B)  acquiring the territory that is now Texas and New Mexico 
C)  securing states' rights as opposed to national honor 
D)  annexing Canada 
E)  ending all international trade 
A)  securing exclusive trading rights with France 
B)  acquiring the territory that is now Texas and New Mexico 
C)  securing states' rights as opposed to national honor 
D)  annexing Canada 
E)  ending all international trade D

Question 3

The following statement was typical of a certain type of group that formed in the 1790s: "That all men are naturally free, and possess equal rights. That all legitimate government originates in the voluntary social compact of the people." Which of the following individuals would have been most likely to agree with these ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  a delegate to the Hartford Convention 
B)  a member of a Democratic-Republic society 
C)  an employee of the Bank of the United States 
D)  a staunch supporter of the Alien and Sedition Acts 
E)  a defender of slavery 
A)  a delegate to the Hartford Convention 
B)  a member of a Democratic-Republic society 
C)  an employee of the Bank of the United States 
D)  a staunch supporter of the Alien and Sedition Acts 
E)  a defender of slavery B

Question 4

Which policy or action showed Jefferson contradicting his own philosophy on government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jefferson's advocacy for the Embargo Act 
B)  Jefferson's cutting funding for the military 
C)  Jefferson's paying down the national debt 
D)  Jefferson's ending most taxes 
E)  Jefferson's release of political prisoners 
A)  Jefferson's advocacy for the Embargo Act 
B)  Jefferson's cutting funding for the military 
C)  Jefferson's paying down the national debt 
D)  Jefferson's ending most taxes 
E)  Jefferson's release of political prisoners

Question 5

The Sedition Act targeted

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Hamilton's economic ideas. 
B)  Federalists. 
C)  the Republican press. 
D)  illegal immigrants. 
E)  British sympathizers. 
A)  Alexander Hamilton's economic ideas. 
B)  Federalists. 
C)  the Republican press. 
D)  illegal immigrants. 
E)  British sympathizers.

Question 6

Which of the following occurrences was a precursor to the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tecumseh signed the Treaty of Greenville. 
B)  The British attacked American frontier settlements. 
C)  Jefferson signed the Louisiana Purchase. 
D)  The British blockaded the American coastline. 
E)  William Henry Harrison attacked Native American villages. 
A)  Tecumseh signed the Treaty of Greenville. 
B)  The British attacked American frontier settlements. 
C)  Jefferson signed the Louisiana Purchase. 
D)  The British blockaded the American coastline. 
E)  William Henry Harrison attacked Native American villages.

Question 7

Thomas Jefferson's original Kentucky resolution served as an argument for what?

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom of religion 
B)  states' rights 
C)  the right to bear arms 
D)  immigration reform 
E)  free trade 
A)  freedom of religion 
B)  states' rights 
C)  the right to bear arms 
D)  immigration reform 
E)  free trade

Question 8

Handsome Lake of the Seneca held what belief in regard to Indians' relationship with whites?

Accepted Answer

A)  The only way for Indians to gain independence was through guerilla warfare. 
B)  Indians had to renounce all ways of life they had learned from whites. 
C)  Drinking and gambling were key to Indians earning the favor of whites. 
D)  Indians could regain their autonomy without directly challenging whites. 
E)  It was hopeless to work for Indian autonomy, and it was best to submit to white authority. 
A)  The only way for Indians to gain independence was through guerilla warfare. 
B)  Indians had to renounce all ways of life they had learned from whites. 
C)  Drinking and gambling were key to Indians earning the favor of whites. 
D)  Indians could regain their autonomy without directly challenging whites. 
E)  It was hopeless to work for Indian autonomy, and it was best to submit to white authority.

Question 9

Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  Madison's refusal to support Macon's Bill no. 2 
B)  Great Britain's announcement that it would end the impressment of American sailors 
C)  Congressional War Hawks who pressed for territorial expansion into Florida and Canada 
D)  Tecumseh's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe 
E)  The Republican insistence on high tariffs 
A)  Madison's refusal to support Macon's Bill no. 2 
B)  Great Britain's announcement that it would end the impressment of American sailors 
C)  Congressional War Hawks who pressed for territorial expansion into Florida and Canada 
D)  Tecumseh's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe 
E)  The Republican insistence on high tariffs

Question 10

The War of 1812 was a military success for the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Edmond-Charles Genet was a French diplomat who

Accepted Answer

A)  was also a British spy, which led to his arrest in the United States. 
B)  commissioned American ships to sail under the French flag and fight the British. 
C)  sought refuge in America as soon as the French Revolution began in 1789. 
D)  became a key adviser to President Washington on European affairs. 
E)  sought unsuccessfully to convince the Democratic-Republican Societies to support the French Revolution. 
A)  was also a British spy, which led to his arrest in the United States. 
B)  commissioned American ships to sail under the French flag and fight the British. 
C)  sought refuge in America as soon as the French Revolution began in 1789. 
D)  became a key adviser to President Washington on European affairs. 
E)  sought unsuccessfully to convince the Democratic-Republican Societies to support the French Revolution.

Question 12

Which of the following was an aim of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Accepted Answer

A)  to discover the source of the Mississippi River 
B)  to explore the economic potential of the territory acquired through the Louisiana Purchase 
C)  to secure expanses of land for Indian reservations west of the Mississippi River 
D)  to bring needed supplies to military forts along America's new western border 
E)  to order Spanish traders out of the territory acquired through the Louisiana Purchase 
A)  to discover the source of the Mississippi River 
B)  to explore the economic potential of the territory acquired through the Louisiana Purchase 
C)  to secure expanses of land for Indian reservations west of the Mississippi River 
D)  to bring needed supplies to military forts along America's new western border 
E)  to order Spanish traders out of the territory acquired through the Louisiana Purchase

Question 13

Jay's Treaty effectively destroyed the American alliance with France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Jefferson's presidency was characterized by a commitment to the policies that the Federalists had established.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Barbary Wars

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in the creation of the Federalist Party. 
B)  resulted in the Louisiana Purchase. 
C)  were an excuse for Jefferson to expand the navy, as he always wanted to. 
D)  helped to lay the foundation of American Islamophobia. 
E)  resulted from the Embargo Act. 
A)  resulted in the creation of the Federalist Party. 
B)  resulted in the Louisiana Purchase. 
C)  were an excuse for Jefferson to expand the navy, as he always wanted to. 
D)  helped to lay the foundation of American Islamophobia. 
E)  resulted from the Embargo Act.

Question 16

Fries's Rebellion

Accepted Answer

A)  was an uprising in Massachusetts. 
B)  was provoked by heavy taxes on whiskey. 
C)  resulted in over 300 deaths and much property destruction. 
D)  resulted in the execution of John Fries for treason. 
E)  resulted in a loss of support for Federalists in southeastern Pennsylvania. 
A)  was an uprising in Massachusetts. 
B)  was provoked by heavy taxes on whiskey. 
C)  resulted in over 300 deaths and much property destruction. 
D)  resulted in the execution of John Fries for treason. 
E)  resulted in a loss of support for Federalists in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Question 17

What is true about the Federalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were skeptical of Alexander Hamilton's economic program. 
B)  They supported close ties to Britain. 
C)  They opposed George Washington's administration. 
D)  They were mainly a mix of wealthy southern planters and ordinary farmers from across the territories. 
E)  They rooted their platform in a strong trust in democratic self-rule. 
A)  They were skeptical of Alexander Hamilton's economic program. 
B)  They supported close ties to Britain. 
C)  They opposed George Washington's administration. 
D)  They were mainly a mix of wealthy southern planters and ordinary farmers from across the territories. 
E)  They rooted their platform in a strong trust in democratic self-rule.

Question 18

By the early 1800s, some members of the Creek and Cherokee tribes were living like white Americans as traders and slaveholders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Edmond-Charles Genet acted as an agent for Great Britain, trying to gain American support for the British in their war with France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What was the purpose of Tecumseh's 1810 "Speech to the Osage"?

Accepted Answer

A)  to win the military support of the Osage in a war against the white people 
B)  to pledge loyalty to the Americans in the conflict that would become the War of 1812 
C)  to urge the Osage to accept Christianity and adopt agricultural lifestyles 
D)  to threaten the Osage with military retribution for stealing horses from the Shawnee 
E)  to praise the Osage's progress in establishing effective self-government 
A)  to win the military support of the Osage in a war against the white people 
B)  to pledge loyalty to the Americans in the conflict that would become the War of 1812 
C)  to urge the Osage to accept Christianity and adopt agricultural lifestyles 
D)  to threaten the Osage with military retribution for stealing horses from the Shawnee 
E)  to praise the Osage's progress in establishing effective self-government

Exam 8: Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Republican Party leaders of the late eighteenth century?

Which of the following was an aim of the War Hawks?

Which policy or action showed Jefferson contradicting his own philosophy on government?

The Sedition Act targeted

Which of the following occurrences was a precursor to the War of 1812?

Thomas Jefferson's original Kentucky resolution served as an argument for what?

Handsome Lake of the Seneca held what belief in regard to Indians' relationship with whites?

Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?

The War of 1812 was a military success for the United States.

Edmond-Charles Genet was a French diplomat who

Which of the following was an aim of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Jay's Treaty effectively destroyed the American alliance with France.

Jefferson's presidency was characterized by a commitment to the policies that the Federalists had established.

The Barbary Wars

Fries's Rebellion

What is true about the Federalists?

By the early 1800s, some members of the Creek and Cherokee tribes were living like white Americans as traders and slaveholders.

Edmond-Charles Genet acted as an agent for Great Britain, trying to gain American support for the British in their war with France.

What was the purpose of Tecumseh's 1810 "Speech to the Osage"?

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