Question 1

Which American political group was most alarmed by the Reign of Terror that occurred in France shortly after the French Revolution of 1789?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans 
B)  Hamiltonian Federalists 
C)  African American slaves 
D)  Free African Americans 
E)  American Indian tribes on the western frontier such as the Miamis 
A)  Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans 
B)  Hamiltonian Federalists 
C)  African American slaves 
D)  Free African Americans 
E)  American Indian tribes on the western frontier such as the Miamis B

Question 2

To the Jeffersonian Republicans, the ideal citizen of a republic was a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  seaboard merchant. 
B)  town artisan. 
C)  indentured servant. 
D)  independent farmer. 
E)  industrialist. 
A)  seaboard merchant. 
B)  town artisan. 
C)  indentured servant. 
D)  independent farmer. 
E)  industrialist. D

Question 3

The French grew angry with the United States shortly after 1794 because

Accepted Answer

A)  of Jay's Treaty. 
B)  Congress appointed second-rate ambassadors. 
C)  of the XYZ affair. 
D)  John Adams had been elected president. 
E)  Thomas Jefferson was removed as ambassador. 
A)  of Jay's Treaty. 
B)  Congress appointed second-rate ambassadors. 
C)  of the XYZ affair. 
D)  John Adams had been elected president. 
E)  Thomas Jefferson was removed as ambassador. A

Question 4

List the provisions of Jay's Treaty with Great Britain. Why were several of the key elements of the treaty highly unsatisfactory to particular American economic and political interests? What were some of the unforeseen domestic political and foreign policy consequences of Jay's Treaty?

Accepted Answer

Jay's Treaty, signed in 1794, had severa

Question 5

The United States acquired free navigation of the Mississippi River, the rights of deposit at New Orleans, and the large disputed territory north of Florida in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Treaty of Greenville. 
B)  Jay's Treaty. 
C)  the Convention of 1800. 
D)  the Pinckney Treaty. 
E)  the Treaty of Paris. 
A)  the Treaty of Greenville. 
B)  Jay's Treaty. 
C)  the Convention of 1800. 
D)  the Pinckney Treaty. 
E)  the Treaty of Paris.

Question 6

What was the relationship between the French Revolution and American domestic politics in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

The French Revolution had a significant

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Funding at par.

Accepted Answer

A commitment by the federal go

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of assumption.

Accepted Answer

Federal government move to tak

Question 9

Summarize the central arguments of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions. Explain why they are key documents in American history. Address and evaluate the legitimacy of the constitutional arguments of the "state compact" and "state nullification" theories that underlay both resolutions.

Accepted Answer

The central arguments of the Kentucky an

Question 10

The Founders had not envisioned the existence of permanent political parties because they

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed anyone who disagreed with them. 
B)  were not part of the early colonial governments. 
C)  had existed in Britain. 
D)  saw them as a sign of disloyalty and lack of national unity. 
E)  had caused the fall of republican Rome. 
A)  opposed anyone who disagreed with them. 
B)  were not part of the early colonial governments. 
C)  had existed in Britain. 
D)  saw them as a sign of disloyalty and lack of national unity. 
E)  had caused the fall of republican Rome.

Question 11

Compare and contrast loose (broad) constructionism and strict constructionism in analyzing the scope of the constitutional powers to tax, to regulate trade, and to create the Bank of the United States. What is the textual basis of support in the Constitution for each legal viewpoint?

Accepted Answer

Loose (broad) constructionism and strict

Question 12

According many Federalists, the duty of judging the unconstitutionality of legislation passed by Congress lay with

Accepted Answer

A)  state legislatures. 
B)  the president. 
C)  state supreme courts. 
D)  the Supreme Court. 
E)  the people. 
A)  state legislatures. 
B)  the president. 
C)  state supreme courts. 
D)  the Supreme Court. 
E)  the people.

Question 13

The Bill of Rights was intended to protect ____ against the potential tyranny of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the prerogatives of Congress, the president 
B)  the army and the navy, the national government 
C)  the South, the northern majority 
D)  individual liberties, a strong central government 
E)  civilian authorities, the military 
A)  the prerogatives of Congress, the president 
B)  the army and the navy, the national government 
C)  the South, the northern majority 
D)  individual liberties, a strong central government 
E)  civilian authorities, the military

Question 14

A diplomatic historian has said, in reference to early American foreign policy, that "Europe's troubles became America's opportunities." What events of the 1790s would best illustrate the truth of this remark? Why?

Accepted Answer

The events of the 1790s that best illust

Question 15

President Adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared war with France in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  ensure his chances of reelection in 1800. 
B)  align himself with the Hamiltonian wing of the Federalist party. 
C)  save the Franco-American alliance of 1778. 
D)  prevent the outbreak of a full-scale war. 
E)  keep trade with France in place. 
A)  ensure his chances of reelection in 1800. 
B)  align himself with the Hamiltonian wing of the Federalist party. 
C)  save the Franco-American alliance of 1778. 
D)  prevent the outbreak of a full-scale war. 
E)  keep trade with France in place.

Question 16

Assess the validity of the following statement: "It was fortunate for the Republic that the Federalists had the helm [control of the government] for a time." Do you agree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The validity of the statement "It was fo

Question 17

Very early in its national history, the United States established a tradition of isolationism in its foreign policy. How did the Neutrality Proclamation and Washington's Farewell Address contribute to this tradition?

Accepted Answer

The Neutrality Proclamation, issued by P

Question 18

The formal Franco-American political and military defense alliance of 1778

Accepted Answer

A)  was ended by mutual agreement in 1789. 
B)  bound the United States to neutrality in the event of war between France and Britain. 
C)  was weakened significantly by the issuance of President Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793. 
D)  was invoked by the French to obtain American aid in France's war with Britain after 1793. 
E)  led the United States to war with Great Britain in 1812. 
A)  was ended by mutual agreement in 1789. 
B)  bound the United States to neutrality in the event of war between France and Britain. 
C)  was weakened significantly by the issuance of President Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793. 
D)  was invoked by the French to obtain American aid in France's war with Britain after 1793. 
E)  led the United States to war with Great Britain in 1812.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of "Mad Anthony" Wayne.

Accepted Answer

American General who negotiate

Question 20

Arrange the following events in chronological order: 
(A) XYZ affair, (B) Neutrality Proclamation, (C) Jay's Treaty, and (D) Kentucky and Virginia resolutions.

Accepted Answer

A)  C, B, A, D 
B)  B, A, C, D 
C)  B, C, A, D 
D)  C, B, D, A 
E)  A, B, D, C 
A)  C, B, A, D 
B)  B, A, C, D 
C)  B, C, A, D 
D)  C, B, D, A 
E)  A, B, D, C

Exam 9: Launching the New Ship of State

Which American political group was most alarmed by the Reign of Terror that occurred in France shortly after the French Revolution of 1789?

To the Jeffersonian Republicans, the ideal citizen of a republic was a(n)

The French grew angry with the United States shortly after 1794 because

List the provisions of Jay's Treaty with Great Britain. Why were several of the key elements of the treaty highly unsatisfactory to particular American economic and political interests? What were some of the unforeseen domestic political and foreign policy consequences of Jay's Treaty?

The United States acquired free navigation of the Mississippi River, the rights of deposit at New Orleans, and the large disputed territory north of Florida in

What was the relationship between the French Revolution and American domestic politics in the 1790s?

Identify and state the historical significance of Funding at par.

Identify and state the historical significance of assumption.

Summarize the central arguments of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions. Explain why they are key documents in American history. Address and evaluate the legitimacy of the constitutional arguments of the "state compact" and "state nullification" theories that underlay both resolutions.

The Founders had not envisioned the existence of permanent political parties because they

Compare and contrast loose (broad) constructionism and strict constructionism in analyzing the scope of the constitutional powers to tax, to regulate trade, and to create the Bank of the United States. What is the textual basis of support in the Constitution for each legal viewpoint?

According many Federalists, the duty of judging the unconstitutionality of legislation passed by Congress lay with

The Bill of Rights was intended to protect ____ against the potential tyranny of ____.

A diplomatic historian has said, in reference to early American foreign policy, that "Europe's troubles became America's opportunities." What events of the 1790s would best illustrate the truth of this remark? Why?

President Adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared war with France in order to

Assess the validity of the following statement: "It was fortunate for the Republic that the Federalists had the helm [control of the government] for a time." Do you agree? Why or why not?

Very early in its national history, the United States established a tradition of isolationism in its foreign policy. How did the Neutrality Proclamation and Washington's Farewell Address contribute to this tradition?

The formal Franco-American political and military defense alliance of 1778

Identify and state the historical significance of "Mad Anthony" Wayne.

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) XYZ affair, (B) Neutrality Proclamation, (C) Jay's Treaty, and (D) Kentucky and Virginia resolutions.

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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