Question 1

When President James Madison asked Congress to declare war on Britain in 1812,

Accepted Answer

A)  it was the fifth time Congress had declared war on another country. 
B)  the Federalists voted overwhelmingly in favor of the war. 
C)  the South and West were against the war. 
D)  the northern states voted strongly for the war. 
E)  it was approved by the smallest margin of any war declaration in U.S. history. 
A)  it was the fifth time Congress had declared war on another country. 
B)  the Federalists voted overwhelmingly in favor of the war. 
C)  the South and West were against the war. 
D)  the northern states voted strongly for the war. 
E)  it was approved by the smallest margin of any war declaration in U.S. history.

Question 2

Which international partner did Alexander Hamilton think most important for the survival and prosperity of the United States?

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A)  the Indians 
B)  the Spanish 
C)  the French 
D)  the West Indians 
E)  the British 
A)  the Indians 
B)  the Spanish 
C)  the French 
D)  the West Indians 
E)  the British

Question 3

Which statement is true about the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798?

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A)  They were an attempt by Republicans to silence their critics. 
B)  The Alien Act empowered federal authorities to deport immigrants they deemed "dangerous." 
C)  The Sedition Act eliminated trials by jury for all those charged with criticizing the government. 
D)  Widespread opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts was a significant obstacle on Thomas Jefferson's road to victory in the 1800 election. 
E)  The Sedition Act targeted mainly Federalist-friendly publications. 
A)  They were an attempt by Republicans to silence their critics. 
B)  The Alien Act empowered federal authorities to deport immigrants they deemed "dangerous." 
C)  The Sedition Act eliminated trials by jury for all those charged with criticizing the government. 
D)  Widespread opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts was a significant obstacle on Thomas Jefferson's road to victory in the 1800 election. 
E)  The Sedition Act targeted mainly Federalist-friendly publications.

Question 4

Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to

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A)  increase the Republican Party's political power. 
B)  ensure that the United States would be a primarily agrarian nation. 
C)  promote the power of state governments. 
D)  make the United States a major commercial and military power. 
E)  succeed George Washington as president. 
A)  increase the Republican Party's political power. 
B)  ensure that the United States would be a primarily agrarian nation. 
C)  promote the power of state governments. 
D)  make the United States a major commercial and military power. 
E)  succeed George Washington as president.

Question 5

What was impressment?

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A)  the legal doctrine stating that a slave who traveled to free territory was still in bondage 
B)  the practice of kidnapping sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy 
C)  the legal and economic rights held by an apprentice during his apprenticeship 
D)  the process through which an immigrant applied for citizenship prior to 1845 
E)  the legal doctrine that prevented widows from inheriting property upon their husbands' deaths 
A)  the legal doctrine stating that a slave who traveled to free territory was still in bondage 
B)  the practice of kidnapping sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy 
C)  the legal and economic rights held by an apprentice during his apprenticeship 
D)  the process through which an immigrant applied for citizenship prior to 1845 
E)  the legal doctrine that prevented widows from inheriting property upon their husbands' deaths

Question 6

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Free trade and sailors' rights were two issues that drew the United States into the War of 1812.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

"Strict constructionists" believed that

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A)  Jay's Treaty should be construed or interpreted to put more restrictions on Indians. 
B)  freedom of speech and of the press should be restricted if the president believed that to be necessary. 
C)  the federal government could only exercise powers specifically listed in the Constitution. 
D)  the "general welfare" clause of the Constitution gave the federal government power to create a national bank. 
E)  the creation of new western settlements should be strictly limited to avoid Indian wars. 
A)  Jay's Treaty should be construed or interpreted to put more restrictions on Indians. 
B)  freedom of speech and of the press should be restricted if the president believed that to be necessary. 
C)  the federal government could only exercise powers specifically listed in the Constitution. 
D)  the "general welfare" clause of the Constitution gave the federal government power to create a national bank. 
E)  the creation of new western settlements should be strictly limited to avoid Indian wars.

Question 9

Which of the following is true of American women's role in political life in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution of 1787 expressly excluded women from voting. 
B)  Women were not counted in determining congressional representation. 
C)  The stirrings of women's political consciousness broadened the democratization of public life. 
D)  By 1799, women had gained the right to vote in four New England states and in Pennsylvania. 
E)  There were several women-only Democratic-Republican Parties in the larger cities. 
A)  The Constitution of 1787 expressly excluded women from voting. 
B)  Women were not counted in determining congressional representation. 
C)  The stirrings of women's political consciousness broadened the democratization of public life. 
D)  By 1799, women had gained the right to vote in four New England states and in Pennsylvania. 
E)  There were several women-only Democratic-Republican Parties in the larger cities.

Question 10

Which of the following was true of the Embargo Act of 1807?

Accepted Answer

A)  It banned trade with Indians due to attacks on American settlers in the West. 
B)  The act passed despite opposition from President Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  This policy hurt Great Britain more than it did American merchants. 
D)  Americans were prohibited from sending ships to foreign ports. 
E)  It led to the British and French governments reaching out to negotiate with Jefferson about free trade. 
A)  It banned trade with Indians due to attacks on American settlers in the West. 
B)  The act passed despite opposition from President Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  This policy hurt Great Britain more than it did American merchants. 
D)  Americans were prohibited from sending ships to foreign ports. 
E)  It led to the British and French governments reaching out to negotiate with Jefferson about free trade.

Question 11

Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Accepted Answer

A)  was the first pamphlet published in the United States by an American woman. 
B)  was inspired by Thomas Paine's Rights of Man. 
C)  won strong support from the Federalist Party. 
D)  strongly challenged traditional gender roles. 
E)  was based on her experiences as a cross-dressing soldier during the Revolutionary War. 
A)  was the first pamphlet published in the United States by an American woman. 
B)  was inspired by Thomas Paine's Rights of Man. 
C)  won strong support from the Federalist Party. 
D)  strongly challenged traditional gender roles. 
E)  was based on her experiences as a cross-dressing soldier during the Revolutionary War.

Question 12

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to

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A)  the election of 1800. 
B)  Hamilton's economic plan. 
C)  the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  Fries's Rebellion. 
E)  impressments of American sailors. 
A)  the election of 1800. 
B)  Hamilton's economic plan. 
C)  the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  Fries's Rebellion. 
E)  impressments of American sailors.

Question 13

The expectation that a defeated party will peacefully cede to the victor was established by John Adams following the election of 1800.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What happened to King Louis XVI during the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  He abdicated the throne and moved to Switzerland. 
B)  He successfully fled to Austria with his wife. 
C)  He ruled as a less powerful constitutional monarch after the Revolution. 
D)  He was executed, along with numerous aristocrats. 
E)  He was rescued from French imprisonment by British spies. 
A)  He abdicated the throne and moved to Switzerland. 
B)  He successfully fled to Austria with his wife. 
C)  He ruled as a less powerful constitutional monarch after the Revolution. 
D)  He was executed, along with numerous aristocrats. 
E)  He was rescued from French imprisonment by British spies.

Question 15

In what ways can Thomas Jefferson's presidency be considered a revolution? Did his presidency deliver an "Empire of Liberty" as he envisioned? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson's presidency can be con

Question 16

What vision of America's future guided Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?

Accepted Answer

A)  a major commercial and military power under strong federal leadership 
B)  a bastion of freedom in which freed slaves would eventually enjoy equal rights with whites 
C)  a land of economic equality in which no one would be wealthy and no one would be poor 
D)  a rural republic of independent farmers freely selling their goods to a global market 
E)  an increasingly urban democracy, largely populated by educated businessmen and craftsmen 
A)  a major commercial and military power under strong federal leadership 
B)  a bastion of freedom in which freed slaves would eventually enjoy equal rights with whites 
C)  a land of economic equality in which no one would be wealthy and no one would be poor 
D)  a rural republic of independent farmers freely selling their goods to a global market 
E)  an increasingly urban democracy, largely populated by educated businessmen and craftsmen

Question 17

What was a factor in the coming of the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  European interference with American trade in the Atlantic 
B)  American impressment of British sailors into the American navy 
C)  warfare between Britain and Spain 
D)  British attacks on Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa 
E)  American War Hawks' desires to annex Mexico and conquer Canada 
A)  European interference with American trade in the Atlantic 
B)  American impressment of British sailors into the American navy 
C)  warfare between Britain and Spain 
D)  British attacks on Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa 
E)  American War Hawks' desires to annex Mexico and conquer Canada

Question 18

After the War of 1812, Americans were compensated for lost slaves

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A)  by an international arbitration agreement decided by the Russian tsar. 
B)  by the Treaty of Ghent. 
C)  by Canadian towns buying the slaves' freedom. 
D)  by the slaves purchasing their freedom. 
E)  by forcing France to pay Britain's debts. 
A)  by an international arbitration agreement decided by the Russian tsar. 
B)  by the Treaty of Ghent. 
C)  by Canadian towns buying the slaves' freedom. 
D)  by the slaves purchasing their freedom. 
E)  by forcing France to pay Britain's debts.

Question 19

Which of the following was an outcome of the War of 1812?

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A)  The United States gained territory in what had been southern Ontario. 
B)  Both the British and Americans awarded land to Indians along the Canada-U.S. border. 
C)  Canada signed a trade agreement with the United States. 
D)  The American government signed a mutual defense treaty with France. 
E)  Americans became more interested in territory in the West as opposed to Canada. 
A)  The United States gained territory in what had been southern Ontario. 
B)  Both the British and Americans awarded land to Indians along the Canada-U.S. border. 
C)  Canada signed a trade agreement with the United States. 
D)  The American government signed a mutual defense treaty with France. 
E)  Americans became more interested in territory in the West as opposed to Canada.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of New Orleans under Spanish rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men and women enjoyed complete legal equality, which was unheard of in the United States. 
B)  Slavery was illegal for any men over the age of 21 and women over the age of 18. 
C)  Slave women had the right to go to court for protection against cruelty or rape by their owners. 
D)  An owner could not free his or her slaves without special permission from the Spanish monarch. 
E)  Native Americans had been considered full citizens, with all of the rights and privileges associated with that status. 
A)  Men and women enjoyed complete legal equality, which was unheard of in the United States. 
B)  Slavery was illegal for any men over the age of 21 and women over the age of 18. 
C)  Slave women had the right to go to court for protection against cruelty or rape by their owners. 
D)  An owner could not free his or her slaves without special permission from the Spanish monarch. 
E)  Native Americans had been considered full citizens, with all of the rights and privileges associated with that status.

Exam 8: Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

When President James Madison asked Congress to declare war on Britain in 1812,

Which international partner did Alexander Hamilton think most important for the survival and prosperity of the United States?

Which statement is true about the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798?

Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to

What was impressment?

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man.

Free trade and sailors' rights were two issues that drew the United States into the War of 1812.

"Strict constructionists" believed that

Which of the following is true of American women's role in political life in the 1790s?

Which of the following was true of the Embargo Act of 1807?

Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to

The expectation that a defeated party will peacefully cede to the victor was established by John Adams following the election of 1800.

What happened to King Louis XVI during the French Revolution?

In what ways can Thomas Jefferson's presidency be considered a revolution? Did his presidency deliver an "Empire of Liberty" as he envisioned? Why or why not?

What vision of America's future guided Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?

What was a factor in the coming of the War of 1812?

After the War of 1812, Americans were compensated for lost slaves

Which of the following was an outcome of the War of 1812?

Which of the following statements is true of New Orleans under Spanish rule?

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