Question 1

What was the long-term significance of the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Marbury v.Madison?

Accepted Answer

The long-term significance of the Suprem

Question 2

The Lewis and Clark expedition ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  at last discovered the long-sought Northwest Passage 
B)  traveled up the Missouri River to the Pacific Northwest 
C)  explored the desert Southwest, including Pike's Peak and the Grand Canyon 
D)  had to fight its way through the domains of several hostile Indian tribes 
E)  was assisted by a young Shoshone woman named Pocahontas 
A)  at last discovered the long-sought Northwest Passage 
B)  traveled up the Missouri River to the Pacific Northwest 
C)  explored the desert Southwest, including Pike's Peak and the Grand Canyon 
D)  had to fight its way through the domains of several hostile Indian tribes 
E)  was assisted by a young Shoshone woman named Pocahontas

Question 3

Which of the following statements is NOT true of President Thomas Jefferson?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a man of great intellectual ability. 
B)  He created the military academy at West Point. 
C)  He hated the national debt. 
D)  He wanted to cut government spending. 
E)  He loved the military and saw it as America's greatest asset. 
A)  He was a man of great intellectual ability. 
B)  He created the military academy at West Point. 
C)  He hated the national debt. 
D)  He wanted to cut government spending. 
E)  He loved the military and saw it as America's greatest asset.

Question 4

The Chesapeake Affair of 1807 ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  violated American sovereignty 
B)  forced the French to rescind the Berlin Decree 
C)  damaged the British navy 
D)  had little effect on Anglo-American relations 
E)  influenced the Americans to support the French 
A)  violated American sovereignty 
B)  forced the French to rescind the Berlin Decree 
C)  damaged the British navy 
D)  had little effect on Anglo-American relations 
E)  influenced the Americans to support the French

Question 5

How can Jefferson's first term best be characterized?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a failure in that he led the country to war, increased taxes, and lost land in the North and West. 
B)  It was a success in that he united Republican politicians and eradicated their competition, the Federalists. 
C)  It was a failure in that he lost important trade rights with Europe and lost western land to Native American tribes. 
D)  It was a success in that he reduced taxes, maintained peace, and expanded the United States. 
E)  It was a failure in that his judicial, educational, and economic reforms were not passed by Congress. 
A)  It was a failure in that he led the country to war, increased taxes, and lost land in the North and West. 
B)  It was a success in that he united Republican politicians and eradicated their competition, the Federalists. 
C)  It was a failure in that he lost important trade rights with Europe and lost western land to Native American tribes. 
D)  It was a success in that he reduced taxes, maintained peace, and expanded the United States. 
E)  It was a failure in that his judicial, educational, and economic reforms were not passed by Congress.

Question 6

According to the policy of "peaceable coercion," ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a nation declares its neutrality 
B)  a nation avoids all military confrontation 
C)  peaceful relations should be sought through negotiations 
D)  economic pressure is used as a diplomatic weapon 
E)  neutral nations can have limited trade with belligerents 
A)  a nation declares its neutrality 
B)  a nation avoids all military confrontation 
C)  peaceful relations should be sought through negotiations 
D)  economic pressure is used as a diplomatic weapon 
E)  neutral nations can have limited trade with belligerents

Question 7

What difficulty did Jefferson face in purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

Accepted Answer

A)  possible confrontation with Great Britain 
B)  lack of support from the American people 
C)  the constitutionality of his actions 
D)  whether to accept foreign citizens on the land 
E)  finding $15 million in the federal budget 
A)  possible confrontation with Great Britain 
B)  lack of support from the American people 
C)  the constitutionality of his actions 
D)  whether to accept foreign citizens on the land 
E)  finding $15 million in the federal budget

Question 8

Samuel Chase's impeachment trial ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  destroyed the authority of the courts 
B)  forced Marshall to resign 
C)  maintained the independence of the judiciary 
D)  showed Jefferson to be a conciliatory leader 
E)  was a rather dull affair 
A)  destroyed the authority of the courts 
B)  forced Marshall to resign 
C)  maintained the independence of the judiciary 
D)  showed Jefferson to be a conciliatory leader 
E)  was a rather dull affair

Question 9

By 1810,one-fifth of the American population was made up of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians 
B)  immigrants 
C)  blacks 
D)  Latinos 
E)  Catholics 
A)  Indians 
B)  immigrants 
C)  blacks 
D)  Latinos 
E)  Catholics

Question 10

Why was Americans' obsession with equality hypocritical?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed in and reinforced class distinctions. 
B)  They were the only country in the world to enforce equality. 
C)  They denied liberty to African Americans in the institution of slavery. 
D)  The government controlled and influenced most of the newspapers. 
E)  The court system was so corrupt that people didn't really have fair trials. 
A)  They believed in and reinforced class distinctions. 
B)  They were the only country in the world to enforce equality. 
C)  They denied liberty to African Americans in the institution of slavery. 
D)  The government controlled and influenced most of the newspapers. 
E)  The court system was so corrupt that people didn't really have fair trials.

Question 11

American prosperity in the early 1800s was based on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an industrial economy 
B)  manufacturing 
C)  monetary supplies 
D)  agriculture and commerce 
E)  the slave system 
A)  an industrial economy 
B)  manufacturing 
C)  monetary supplies 
D)  agriculture and commerce 
E)  the slave system

Question 12

In what ways was Jefferson a powerful president?

Accepted Answer

A)  He successfully reformed and controlled the judicial system. 
B)  He skillfully used diplomacy to steer the United States away from conflict with Europe. 
C)  He created financial systems and solutions that most of the nation agreed with and championed. 
D)  He developed close ties with Congress, working closely with legislators to reach many of his political goals. 
E)  He successfully destroyed the Federalist Party, his political competition. 
A)  He successfully reformed and controlled the judicial system. 
B)  He skillfully used diplomacy to steer the United States away from conflict with Europe. 
C)  He created financial systems and solutions that most of the nation agreed with and championed. 
D)  He developed close ties with Congress, working closely with legislators to reach many of his political goals. 
E)  He successfully destroyed the Federalist Party, his political competition.

Question 13

Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  worked to persuade the Indians of the Indiana Territory to hold onto their tribal cultures and their land 
B)  represented themselves as tribal leaders and sold off huge tracts of land for whiskey and trinkets 
C)  led an Indian rebellion which was crushed by Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend 
D)  accepted President Jefferson's promise of a vast Indian reservation west of the Mississippi River 
E)  developed a written language for the Shawnees and worked for gradual assimilation into white culture 
A)  worked to persuade the Indians of the Indiana Territory to hold onto their tribal cultures and their land 
B)  represented themselves as tribal leaders and sold off huge tracts of land for whiskey and trinkets 
C)  led an Indian rebellion which was crushed by Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend 
D)  accepted President Jefferson's promise of a vast Indian reservation west of the Mississippi River 
E)  developed a written language for the Shawnees and worked for gradual assimilation into white culture

Question 14

Why did many New Englanders oppose war with Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  They traced their heritage back to Great Britain and did not want to be at war with relatives. 
B)  They were tired from fighting the Revolutionary War and wanted a time of sustained peace. 
C)  They were tired from fighting in conflicts with Native Americans in the West and wanted a time of peace. 
D)  They were already engaged in their own armed conflicts with the French in Canada and couldn't support two wars. 
E)  They believed the real reason for the war was to build up America's ego-a ridiculous cause for war in their opinion. 
A)  They traced their heritage back to Great Britain and did not want to be at war with relatives. 
B)  They were tired from fighting the Revolutionary War and wanted a time of sustained peace. 
C)  They were tired from fighting in conflicts with Native Americans in the West and wanted a time of peace. 
D)  They were already engaged in their own armed conflicts with the French in Canada and couldn't support two wars. 
E)  They believed the real reason for the war was to build up America's ego-a ridiculous cause for war in their opinion.

Question 15

In the election of 1804,Thomas Jefferson defeated ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  John Quincy Adams 
B)  Aaron Burr 
C)  Charles Pinckney 
D)  John Randolph 
E)  Alexander Hamilton 
A)  John Quincy Adams 
B)  Aaron Burr 
C)  Charles Pinckney 
D)  John Randolph 
E)  Alexander Hamilton

Question 16

As the Napoleonic wars broke out in Europe,the United States ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was forced to take sides 
B)  isolated itself from the war 
C)  took advantage of the situation 
D)  feared for the safety of its citizens 
E)  threw its support behind France, in recognition of French aid during the Revolutionary War 
A)  was forced to take sides 
B)  isolated itself from the war 
C)  took advantage of the situation 
D)  feared for the safety of its citizens 
E)  threw its support behind France, in recognition of French aid during the Revolutionary War

Question 17

How were the Orders in Council and the Berlin and Milan Decrees similar?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both allowed broken voyages to occur throughout Europe. 
B)  They both forbade commerce in Europe but were ineffective "paper blockades." 
C)  Neither had any effect on American shipping. 
D)  Both gave Great Britain control of the seas. 
E)  Both allowed the British navy to monitor every Continental port. 
A)  They both allowed broken voyages to occur throughout Europe. 
B)  They both forbade commerce in Europe but were ineffective "paper blockades." 
C)  Neither had any effect on American shipping. 
D)  Both gave Great Britain control of the seas. 
E)  Both allowed the British navy to monitor every Continental port.

Question 18

How can Jefferson's foreign policy best be characterized?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed Madison-the next president-to return to domestic concerns. 
B)  It seriously damaged the British economy through conflict and embargoes. 
C)  It fostered a valuable alliance with France. 
D)  It did more harm than good for the United States. 
E)  It strengthened relations with Europe, despite the war. 
A)  It allowed Madison-the next president-to return to domestic concerns. 
B)  It seriously damaged the British economy through conflict and embargoes. 
C)  It fostered a valuable alliance with France. 
D)  It did more harm than good for the United States. 
E)  It strengthened relations with Europe, despite the war.

Question 19

Thomas Jefferson's attitude toward Native Americans showed that he ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  considered them to be expendable 
B)  was committed to preserving their way of life 
C)  found them to be savages unworthy of serious concern 
D)  respected them as people, and was impressed by their culture 
E)  wanted to try to assimilate them into the nascent culture of the United States 
A)  considered them to be expendable 
B)  was committed to preserving their way of life 
C)  found them to be savages unworthy of serious concern 
D)  respected them as people, and was impressed by their culture 
E)  wanted to try to assimilate them into the nascent culture of the United States

Question 20

How was the War of 1812 both a success and a failure for Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. won all the battles but lost the war in that the Treaty of Ghent gave them only maritime rights and did not discuss impressments. 
B)  The U.S. felt confirmed as a strong nation, yet it did not receive maritime rights or guarantees that Britain would end impressment. 
C)  The U.S. lost all major battles, wasting lives and resources, but it gained maritime rights and an end to impressment in the Treaty of Ghent. 
D)  The U.S. lost valuable land in the West, but gained all of its stated goals. 
E)  The U.S. gained land in the West, all of the stated war aims in the peace treaty, but lost many lives and resources in the war. 
A)  The U.S. won all the battles but lost the war in that the Treaty of Ghent gave them only maritime rights and did not discuss impressments. 
B)  The U.S. felt confirmed as a strong nation, yet it did not receive maritime rights or guarantees that Britain would end impressment. 
C)  The U.S. lost all major battles, wasting lives and resources, but it gained maritime rights and an end to impressment in the Treaty of Ghent. 
D)  The U.S. lost valuable land in the West, but gained all of its stated goals. 
E)  The U.S. gained land in the West, all of the stated war aims in the peace treaty, but lost many lives and resources in the war.

What was the long-term significance of the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Marbury v.Madison?

The Lewis and Clark expedition ________.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of President Thomas Jefferson?

The Chesapeake Affair of 1807 ________.

How can Jefferson's first term best be characterized?

According to the policy of "peaceable coercion," ________.

What difficulty did Jefferson face in purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

Samuel Chase's impeachment trial ________.

By 1810,one-fifth of the American population was made up of ________.

Why was Americans' obsession with equality hypocritical?

American prosperity in the early 1800s was based on ________.

In what ways was Jefferson a powerful president?

Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa ________.

Why did many New Englanders oppose war with Great Britain?

In the election of 1804,Thomas Jefferson defeated ________.

As the Napoleonic wars broke out in Europe,the United States ________.

How were the Orders in Council and the Berlin and Milan Decrees similar?

How can Jefferson's foreign policy best be characterized?

Thomas Jefferson's attitude toward Native Americans showed that he ________.

How was the War of 1812 both a success and a failure for Americans?

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Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

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Exam 8: Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

What was the long-term significance of the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Marbury v.Madison?

The Lewis and Clark expedition ________.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of President Thomas Jefferson?

The Chesapeake Affair of 1807 ________.

How can Jefferson's first term best be characterized?

According to the policy of "peaceable coercion," ________.

What difficulty did Jefferson face in purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

Samuel Chase's impeachment trial ________.

By 1810,one-fifth of the American population was made up of ________.

Why was Americans' obsession with equality hypocritical?

American prosperity in the early 1800s was based on ________.

In what ways was Jefferson a powerful president?

Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa ________.

Why did many New Englanders oppose war with Great Britain?

In the election of 1804,Thomas Jefferson defeated ________.

As the Napoleonic wars broke out in Europe,the United States ________.

How were the Orders in Council and the Berlin and Milan Decrees similar?

How can Jefferson's foreign policy best be characterized?

Thomas Jefferson's attitude toward Native Americans showed that he ________.

How was the War of 1812 both a success and a failure for Americans?

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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