Question 1

The old Northwest Territory was composed of what is today ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Northeast 
B)  the Northwest 
C)  the West 
D)  the Rocky Mountain region 
E)  the Midwest 
A)  the Northeast 
B)  the Northwest 
C)  the West 
D)  the Rocky Mountain region 
E)  the Midwest

Question 2

In what ways was the Lewis and Clark expedition a success?

Accepted Answer

A)  It forced France to sell to the United States the parcel of land known as the Louisiana Purchase. 
B)  It forced Britain out of military posts in the West. 
C)  It fulfilled Jefferson's scientific expectations and reaffirmed his faith in the future prosperity of the United States. 
D)  It discovered a direct water route from coast to coast across the continental United States. 
E)  It established peaceful relations with most of the Native American tribes in the West. 
A)  It forced France to sell to the United States the parcel of land known as the Louisiana Purchase. 
B)  It forced Britain out of military posts in the West. 
C)  It fulfilled Jefferson's scientific expectations and reaffirmed his faith in the future prosperity of the United States. 
D)  It discovered a direct water route from coast to coast across the continental United States. 
E)  It established peaceful relations with most of the Native American tribes in the West.

Question 3

What was Madison's goal in the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  territorial expansion 
B)  reparations for British damage done during the Revolutionary War 
C)  respect for U.S. maritime rights 
D)  support for Britain against France 
E)  providing aid to France, then in the midst of the French Revolution 
A)  territorial expansion 
B)  reparations for British damage done during the Revolutionary War 
C)  respect for U.S. maritime rights 
D)  support for Britain against France 
E)  providing aid to France, then in the midst of the French Revolution

Question 4

What triggered Thomas Jefferson's decision to make the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain closed the port of New Orleans to American commerce. 
B)  Great Britain invaded Cuba. 
C)  The citizens of New Orleans petitioned him to do so. 
D)  Napoleon sent troops to the Dominican Republic. 
E)  Jefferson realized that the U.S. would gain Florida as well. 
A)  Spain closed the port of New Orleans to American commerce. 
B)  Great Britain invaded Cuba. 
C)  The citizens of New Orleans petitioned him to do so. 
D)  Napoleon sent troops to the Dominican Republic. 
E)  Jefferson realized that the U.S. would gain Florida as well.

Question 5

How did white Americans interact with Native Americans in the early 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The federal government worked with tribal leaders to find compromises on land distribution. 
B)  White businessmen, supported by the government, forced Indians to work in mills and labor camps, destroying their culture and family ties. 
C)  They used violence and trickery to kill Indians and gain their land. 
D)  They generally lived peacefully as neighbors, often sharing resources. 
E)  The federal government took Indian children from their homes and placed them in schools to increase assimilation. 
A)  The federal government worked with tribal leaders to find compromises on land distribution. 
B)  White businessmen, supported by the government, forced Indians to work in mills and labor camps, destroying their culture and family ties. 
C)  They used violence and trickery to kill Indians and gain their land. 
D)  They generally lived peacefully as neighbors, often sharing resources. 
E)  The federal government took Indian children from their homes and placed them in schools to increase assimilation.

Question 6

Why were regional identities formed in the U.S.in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Without telephones, radios, televisions, or Internet, people were isolated and knew little of the happenings in other regions. 
B)  Most regions had aggressive devotion to radical democracy, making the other regions uneasy. 
C)  In order to control immigrant migration, the federal government designated certain areas for immigrants from certain countries to live. 
D)  The industrial revolution increased European immigration; immigrants tended to migrate to cities to live near people from their country of origin. 
E)  People wanted to defend local economic interests, it was difficult to travel far, and there were distinct regional subcultures. 
A)  Without telephones, radios, televisions, or Internet, people were isolated and knew little of the happenings in other regions. 
B)  Most regions had aggressive devotion to radical democracy, making the other regions uneasy. 
C)  In order to control immigrant migration, the federal government designated certain areas for immigrants from certain countries to live. 
D)  The industrial revolution increased European immigration; immigrants tended to migrate to cities to live near people from their country of origin. 
E)  People wanted to defend local economic interests, it was difficult to travel far, and there were distinct regional subcultures.

Question 7

The large increase in the national population reflected in the 1810 census resulted mainly from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the assimilation of whole tribes of Native Americans into the general population 
B)  natural biological increase 
C)  a huge increase in the importation of slaves from Africa 
D)  the immigration of many thousands of Europeans fleeing the Napoleonic wars 
E)  fabrication of census records by corrupt state officials who hoped to increase their congressional representation 
A)  the assimilation of whole tribes of Native Americans into the general population 
B)  natural biological increase 
C)  a huge increase in the importation of slaves from Africa 
D)  the immigration of many thousands of Europeans fleeing the Napoleonic wars 
E)  fabrication of census records by corrupt state officials who hoped to increase their congressional representation

Question 8

For Jefferson,possession of which city would make another power the immediate enemy of the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  Boston 
C)  Chicago 
D)  Charleston 
E)  New Orleans 
A)  New York 
B)  Boston 
C)  Chicago 
D)  Charleston 
E)  New Orleans

Question 9

Chief Justice John Marshall believed in judicial review,which is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a professional journal read by lawyers and judges 
B)  the power of the courts to determine the constitutionality of legislation 
C)  a system whereby all legislation passed by Congress must be approved by the Supreme Court before it can take effect 
D)  a job-performance appraisal system for federal judges 
E)  a process for evaluating the qualifications of candidates for federal judgeships 
A)  a professional journal read by lawyers and judges 
B)  the power of the courts to determine the constitutionality of legislation 
C)  a system whereby all legislation passed by Congress must be approved by the Supreme Court before it can take effect 
D)  a job-performance appraisal system for federal judges 
E)  a process for evaluating the qualifications of candidates for federal judgeships

Question 10

Why was the 1807 federal slavery law unsatisfying for everyone?

Accepted Answer

A)  On the one hand, slave owners felt it threatened their livelihood, but on the other hand, abolitionists felt it did little to end slavery. 
B)  It did nothing to affect slavery or the slave trade in the U.S. and only frustrated relations with European allies. 
C)  On the one hand it appeased anti-slavery European allies, but on the other hand it frustrated U.S. slave owners. 
D)  It only granted African Americans freedom, not any voting or civil rights, yet it infuriated their slave owners. 
E)  It appeased southern slave owners, but infuriated northern abolitionists. 
A)  On the one hand, slave owners felt it threatened their livelihood, but on the other hand, abolitionists felt it did little to end slavery. 
B)  It did nothing to affect slavery or the slave trade in the U.S. and only frustrated relations with European allies. 
C)  On the one hand it appeased anti-slavery European allies, but on the other hand it frustrated U.S. slave owners. 
D)  It only granted African Americans freedom, not any voting or civil rights, yet it infuriated their slave owners. 
E)  It appeased southern slave owners, but infuriated northern abolitionists.

Question 11

In what ways was the War of 1812 strange?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was fought on U.S. territory but between France and Great Britain. 
B)  Its goals were dubious, and none of them were achieved. 
C)  Great Britain was engaged in an expensive and taxing war with France but still found resources to engage the U.S. on land and by sea. 
D)  It was a "paper" war of unenforced embargoes, wild rumors, and great lies. 
E)  It was mainly fought by merchants and pirates on the Atlantic Ocean rather than by soldiers on land or naval officers at sea. 
A)  It was fought on U.S. territory but between France and Great Britain. 
B)  Its goals were dubious, and none of them were achieved. 
C)  Great Britain was engaged in an expensive and taxing war with France but still found resources to engage the U.S. on land and by sea. 
D)  It was a "paper" war of unenforced embargoes, wild rumors, and great lies. 
E)  It was mainly fought by merchants and pirates on the Atlantic Ocean rather than by soldiers on land or naval officers at sea.

Question 12

Which of these was true of the War Hawks?

Accepted Answer

A)  They favored war with Britain. 
B)  They were Federalists. 
C)  They called for war with France. 
D)  They supported invading Mexico. 
E)  The group was too radical to be of much influence. 
A)  They favored war with Britain. 
B)  They were Federalists. 
C)  They called for war with France. 
D)  They supported invading Mexico. 
E)  The group was too radical to be of much influence.

Question 13

How did cities of the early nineteenth century compare with cities today?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were sparsely populated. 
B)  They had comparatively lower rents. 
C)  They were more economically homogeneous. 
D)  They offered more economic opportunities for unskilled workers than today's cities. 
E)  They were more culturally diverse and offered more cultural experiences. 
A)  They were sparsely populated. 
B)  They had comparatively lower rents. 
C)  They were more economically homogeneous. 
D)  They offered more economic opportunities for unskilled workers than today's cities. 
E)  They were more culturally diverse and offered more cultural experiences.

Question 14

The contribution of ________ led to the birth of the factory system in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  Eli Whitney 
B)  Samuel Slater 
C)  Benjamin Reed 
D)  Robert Lowell 
E)  James Stubblefield 
A)  Eli Whitney 
B)  Samuel Slater 
C)  Benjamin Reed 
D)  Robert Lowell 
E)  James Stubblefield

The old Northwest Territory was composed of what is today ________.

In what ways was the Lewis and Clark expedition a success?

What was Madison's goal in the War of 1812?

What triggered Thomas Jefferson's decision to make the Louisiana Purchase?

How did white Americans interact with Native Americans in the early 1800s?

Why were regional identities formed in the U.S.in the early nineteenth century?

The large increase in the national population reflected in the 1810 census resulted mainly from ________.

For Jefferson,possession of which city would make another power the immediate enemy of the U.S.?

Chief Justice John Marshall believed in judicial review,which is ________.

Why was the 1807 federal slavery law unsatisfying for everyone?

In what ways was the War of 1812 strange?

Which of these was true of the War Hawks?

How did cities of the early nineteenth century compare with cities today?

The contribution of ________ led to the birth of the factory system in the United States.

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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Exam 8: Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

The old Northwest Territory was composed of what is today ________.

In what ways was the Lewis and Clark expedition a success?

What was Madison's goal in the War of 1812?

What triggered Thomas Jefferson's decision to make the Louisiana Purchase?

How did white Americans interact with Native Americans in the early 1800s?

Why were regional identities formed in the U.S.in the early nineteenth century?

The large increase in the national population reflected in the 1810 census resulted mainly from ________.

For Jefferson,possession of which city would make another power the immediate enemy of the U.S.?

Chief Justice John Marshall believed in judicial review,which is ________.

Why was the 1807 federal slavery law unsatisfying for everyone?

In what ways was the War of 1812 strange?

Which of these was true of the War Hawks?

How did cities of the early nineteenth century compare with cities today?

The contribution of ________ led to the birth of the factory system in the United States.

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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