Question 1

Which of the following would represent a fulfillment of what Judith Sargent Murray argues for in her s?

Accepted Answer

A)  housewives forming a sewing group 
B)  men founding a public school 
C)  boys playing a role in local government 
D)  girls attending college 
E)  Native American men serving on a tribal council 
A)  housewives forming a sewing group 
B)  men founding a public school 
C)  boys playing a role in local government 
D)  girls attending college 
E)  Native American men serving on a tribal council

Question 2

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were brothers who

Accepted Answer

A)  preached a militant message to Native Americans early in the nineteenth century. 
B)  were chiefs of adjacent tribes, the Shawnee and the Seneca. 
C)  fought beside Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. 
D)  both died at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E)  differed on whether Indians or whites were more at fault for Native American problems. 
A)  preached a militant message to Native Americans early in the nineteenth century. 
B)  were chiefs of adjacent tribes, the Shawnee and the Seneca. 
C)  fought beside Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. 
D)  both died at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E)  differed on whether Indians or whites were more at fault for Native American problems.

Question 3

The usefulness of the Lewis and Clark expedition was hampered by their failure to keep written records of what they had seen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The candidates in the 1796 election were Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr versus

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison and John Marshall. 
B)  John Adams and Thomas Pinckney. 
C)  John Adams and John Jay. 
D)  James Madison and Thomas Pinckney. 
E)  Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. 
A)  James Madison and John Marshall. 
B)  John Adams and Thomas Pinckney. 
C)  John Adams and John Jay. 
D)  James Madison and Thomas Pinckney. 
E)  Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.

Question 5

Which of the following rights or freedoms is the focus of the "Address of the Democratic-Republican Society of Pennsylvania" of December 8, 1974?

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom of assembly 
B)  freedom of religion 
C)  freedom of expression 
D)  the right to bear arms 
E)  the right to a trial by jury 
A)  freedom of assembly 
B)  freedom of religion 
C)  freedom of expression 
D)  the right to bear arms 
E)  the right to a trial by jury

Question 6

How did the French Revolution affect America?

Accepted Answer

A)  It resulted in a rush of French immigrants and a strong French influence on American culture. 
B)  It deepened existing political differences in America. 
C)  It was the first time America sent troops to fight on foreign soil. 
D)  It inspired a series of slave revolts throughout the South. 
E)  It inspired the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
A)  It resulted in a rush of French immigrants and a strong French influence on American culture. 
B)  It deepened existing political differences in America. 
C)  It was the first time America sent troops to fight on foreign soil. 
D)  It inspired a series of slave revolts throughout the South. 
E)  It inspired the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Question 7

Why did Jefferson purchase Louisiana from the French in 1803?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to prevent slavery from expanding west of the Mississippi. 
B)  He hoped it would ensure the nation's agrarian character. 
C)  He wanted to return the land to the Indian tribes who lived there. 
D)  He knew the Constitution explicitly and fully authorized this land deal. 
E)  He wanted to sell it back to Spain for a profit. 
A)  He wanted to prevent slavery from expanding west of the Mississippi. 
B)  He hoped it would ensure the nation's agrarian character. 
C)  He wanted to return the land to the Indian tribes who lived there. 
D)  He knew the Constitution explicitly and fully authorized this land deal. 
E)  He wanted to sell it back to Spain for a profit.

Question 8

Which of the following was a factor in the decline of the Federalist Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  its abolitionist platform 
B)  its lack of funds 
C)  its refusal to participate in the Hartford Convention 
D)  its failure to mobilize voters 
E)  its support of popular self-government 
A)  its abolitionist platform 
B)  its lack of funds 
C)  its refusal to participate in the Hartford Convention 
D)  its failure to mobilize voters 
E)  its support of popular self-government

Question 9

Seeing the events as an extension of America's progress of liberty, Thomas Jefferson supported the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What happened along the U.S.-Canada border during the Embargo Act of 1807?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States attacked British forts. 
B)  All trade halted between Americans and Canadians. 
C)  The smuggling of goods increased. 
D)  France regained part of Quebec. 
E)  Indians attacked a town in Vermont. 
A)  The United States attacked British forts. 
B)  All trade halted between Americans and Canadians. 
C)  The smuggling of goods increased. 
D)  France regained part of Quebec. 
E)  Indians attacked a town in Vermont.

Question 11

Most of the public government buildings constructed around 1800 in Washington,
D.C., were built using slave labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How did the Virginia legislature respond to Gabriel's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  It made it illegal for slaves to congregate without white supervision. 
B)  It provided financial compensation for those who voluntarily freed their slaves. 
C)  It repealed a new tax on distilled spirits. 
D)  It summoned Washington, who proceeded to command an army of thousands of militiamen. 
E)  It rescinded the right to vote for free blacks. 
A)  It made it illegal for slaves to congregate without white supervision. 
B)  It provided financial compensation for those who voluntarily freed their slaves. 
C)  It repealed a new tax on distilled spirits. 
D)  It summoned Washington, who proceeded to command an army of thousands of militiamen. 
E)  It rescinded the right to vote for free blacks.

Question 13

What was a challenge for the United States during the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  Before the war began, it did not have an army. 
B)  It had to fight both the British and the Spanish. 
C)  Most Americans in the South and West strongly opposed the war. 
D)  Without a national bank, the war was difficult to finance. 
E)  It had no allies among the Native American tribes. 
A)  Before the war began, it did not have an army. 
B)  It had to fight both the British and the Spanish. 
C)  Most Americans in the South and West strongly opposed the war. 
D)  Without a national bank, the war was difficult to finance. 
E)  It had no allies among the Native American tribes.

Question 14

Who wrote that he hoped that the purchase of Louisiana would lead to the transplanting of all the Indians from east of the Mississippi to west of the Mississippi?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  George Washington 
D)  William Henry Harrison 
E)  James Monroe 
A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  George Washington 
D)  William Henry Harrison 
E)  James Monroe

Question 15

Why did Thomas Jefferson and James Madison oppose Alexander Hamilton's economic plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed the plan gave too much autonomy to independent farmers. 
B)  They believed that an alliance between commercial capitalists and a powerful federal government threatened freedom. 
C)  They thought the plan would make the nation too socially equal. 
D)  They thought the plan required too much westward expansion. 
E)  The plan did not include tariffs, which they supported. 
A)  They believed the plan gave too much autonomy to independent farmers. 
B)  They believed that an alliance between commercial capitalists and a powerful federal government threatened freedom. 
C)  They thought the plan would make the nation too socially equal. 
D)  They thought the plan required too much westward expansion. 
E)  The plan did not include tariffs, which they supported.

Question 16

What was the significance of the Hartford Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a sign of growing tensions between America and Canada. 
B)  It resulted in the elimination of the three-fifths clause. 
C)  It irrevocably turned public opinion against the Federalist Party. 
D)  It featured the first call for secession in American history. 
E)  It was the grounds for a treason trial against DeWitt Clinton. 
A)  It was a sign of growing tensions between America and Canada. 
B)  It resulted in the elimination of the three-fifths clause. 
C)  It irrevocably turned public opinion against the Federalist Party. 
D)  It featured the first call for secession in American history. 
E)  It was the grounds for a treason trial against DeWitt Clinton.

Question 17

Did the United States really win the War of 1812? Examine the terms of the peace settlement. What happened to the Canadian borderland? What was gained? What was the greater victory for America?

Accepted Answer

The War of 1812, often called the "Secon

Question 18

The men who wrote the Constitution did not envision the active and continuing involvement of ordinary citizens in affairs of state. Describe the various ways in which ordinary citizens became involved in political concerns. Be sure to include how the concepts of liberty and freedom were used (refer to Voices of Freedom) and explain who was excluded from political discourse in the period from 1790 to 1815.

Accepted Answer

The men who wrote the Constitution did n

Question 19

Which of the following does Judith Sargent Murray argue in her "On the Equality of the Sexes"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although men and women should be given equal rights, their minds are inherently unequal. 
B)  The first step toward women achieving equal rights with men is winning the right to vote. 
C)  Women should aim to find meaning and fulfillment in their housework and families. 
D)  Women have as much right to defy American laws as the Patriots had to defy the Stamp Act. 
E)  Society, rather than nature, is responsible for the apparent superiority of men over women. 
A)  Although men and women should be given equal rights, their minds are inherently unequal. 
B)  The first step toward women achieving equal rights with men is winning the right to vote. 
C)  Women should aim to find meaning and fulfillment in their housework and families. 
D)  Women have as much right to defy American laws as the Patriots had to defy the Stamp Act. 
E)  Society, rather than nature, is responsible for the apparent superiority of men over women.

Question 20

Gabriel's Rebellion

Accepted Answer

A)  was doomed to fail because the African-American population of Richmond was so small. 
B)  demonstrated that the slaves were as aware of the idea of liberty as anyone else. 
C)  inspired Virginia to adopt a gradual emancipation law in 1803. 
D)  failed partly because its leaders were plantation slaves, who had less contact with the outside world and were unaware of how little support they enjoyed. 
E)  prompted several states to pass laws requiring slaves to be educated about the Constitution and the importance of obeying the law. 
A)  was doomed to fail because the African-American population of Richmond was so small. 
B)  demonstrated that the slaves were as aware of the idea of liberty as anyone else. 
C)  inspired Virginia to adopt a gradual emancipation law in 1803. 
D)  failed partly because its leaders were plantation slaves, who had less contact with the outside world and were unaware of how little support they enjoyed. 
E)  prompted several states to pass laws requiring slaves to be educated about the Constitution and the importance of obeying the law.

Exam 8: Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

Which of the following would represent a fulfillment of what Judith Sargent Murray argues for in her s?

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were brothers who

The usefulness of the Lewis and Clark expedition was hampered by their failure to keep written records of what they had seen.

The candidates in the 1796 election were Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr versus

Which of the following rights or freedoms is the focus of the "Address of the Democratic-Republican Society of Pennsylvania" of December 8, 1974?

How did the French Revolution affect America?

Why did Jefferson purchase Louisiana from the French in 1803?

Which of the following was a factor in the decline of the Federalist Party?

Seeing the events as an extension of America's progress of liberty, Thomas Jefferson supported the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804.

What happened along the U.S.-Canada border during the Embargo Act of 1807?

Most of the public government buildings constructed around 1800 in Washington, D.C., were built using slave labor.

How did the Virginia legislature respond to Gabriel's Rebellion?

What was a challenge for the United States during the War of 1812?

Who wrote that he hoped that the purchase of Louisiana would lead to the transplanting of all the Indians from east of the Mississippi to west of the Mississippi?

Why did Thomas Jefferson and James Madison oppose Alexander Hamilton's economic plan?

What was the significance of the Hartford Convention?

Did the United States really win the War of 1812? Examine the terms of the peace settlement. What happened to the Canadian borderland? What was gained? What was the greater victory for America?

Which of the following does Judith Sargent Murray argue in her "On the Equality of the Sexes"?

Gabriel's Rebellion

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