Question 1

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Ohio River

Accepted Answer

[K]

Question 2

What did the British Rule of 1756 state?

Accepted Answer

A)  In wartime, neutral nations were expected to pick up the trade formerly conducted by the belligerents. 
B)  Warfare would not extend to the high seas. 
C)  Trade closed in time of peace could not be opened in time of war. 
D)  Conditions of war would determine shipping rules. 
E)  Forts controlled by a country before a war could be used by the same country during a war. 
A)  In wartime, neutral nations were expected to pick up the trade formerly conducted by the belligerents. 
B)  Warfare would not extend to the high seas. 
C)  Trade closed in time of peace could not be opened in time of war. 
D)  Conditions of war would determine shipping rules. 
E)  Forts controlled by a country before a war could be used by the same country during a war. C

Question 3

Who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the Pacific?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pocahontas 
B)  Tecumseh 
C)  Black Hawk 
D)  Sacajawea 
E)  Red Eagle 
A)  Pocahontas 
B)  Tecumseh 
C)  Black Hawk 
D)  Sacajawea 
E)  Red Eagle D

Question 4

Which of the following statements does not accurately describes the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurred even though Great Britain had decided to seek peace prior to the U.S. declaration of war. 
B)  It was militarily indecisive but left the U.S. as a major power. 
C)  The Battle of New Orleans enabled Americans to win generous terms in the Treaty of Ghent. 
D)  Americans launched a series of unsuccessful attacks on Canada. 
E)  Because of Captain Perry's victory at Put-in-Bay the British abandoned Lake Erie. 
A)  It occurred even though Great Britain had decided to seek peace prior to the U.S. declaration of war. 
B)  It was militarily indecisive but left the U.S. as a major power. 
C)  The Battle of New Orleans enabled Americans to win generous terms in the Treaty of Ghent. 
D)  Americans launched a series of unsuccessful attacks on Canada. 
E)  Because of Captain Perry's victory at Put-in-Bay the British abandoned Lake Erie.

Question 5

How did President Jefferson plan to reverse what he perceived to be a drift toward despotism that had occurred in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

A)  by eliminating the national debt, thereby reducing the need for taxes. 
B)  by destroying the opposition Federalist party. 
C)  by acquiring additional territory that could help to bolster American freedom. 
D)  by strengthening the army to stand guard against tyrants. 
E)  by sending cash payments to America's foreign foes. 
A)  by eliminating the national debt, thereby reducing the need for taxes. 
B)  by destroying the opposition Federalist party. 
C)  by acquiring additional territory that could help to bolster American freedom. 
D)  by strengthening the army to stand guard against tyrants. 
E)  by sending cash payments to America's foreign foes.

Question 6

Which region of the United States was hit the hardest by the Embargo Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  New England 
B)  The Southeast 
C)  The mid-Atlantic states 
D)  The Old Northwest 
E)  The Louisiana territory 
A)  New England 
B)  The Southeast 
C)  The mid-Atlantic states 
D)  The Old Northwest 
E)  The Louisiana territory

Question 7

Who composed "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Franklin Pierce 
B)  Alexander Johns 
C)  Scott Joplin 
D)  Francis Scott Key 
E)  George Gershwin 
A)  Franklin Pierce 
B)  Alexander Johns 
C)  Scott Joplin 
D)  Francis Scott Key 
E)  George Gershwin

Question 8

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-New Orleans

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

What did the Treaty of Ghent not do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It outlawed of the impressment of American sailors. 
B)  It restored the status quo antebellum. 
C)  It ended the War of 1812. 
D)  It provided for no territorial gain or loss for the United States. 
E)  It referred boundary issues to a joint commission. 
A)  It outlawed of the impressment of American sailors. 
B)  It restored the status quo antebellum. 
C)  It ended the War of 1812. 
D)  It provided for no territorial gain or loss for the United States. 
E)  It referred boundary issues to a joint commission.

Question 10

The main issue that led to the "Missouri Compromise" was

Accepted Answer

A)  the balance between slave states and free states. 
B)  how to quietly end the embargo that was destroying the New England economy. 
C)  the need to maintain a balance between agricultural states and industrial states. 
D)  the lack of a provision in the Constitution for admission of new states into the Union. 
E)  federal aid to Mississippi River steamboats. 
A)  the balance between slave states and free states. 
B)  how to quietly end the embargo that was destroying the New England economy. 
C)  the need to maintain a balance between agricultural states and industrial states. 
D)  the lack of a provision in the Constitution for admission of new states into the Union. 
E)  federal aid to Mississippi River steamboats.

Question 11

Thomas Jefferson believed that the U.S. army should

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A)  remain the same size as he inherited it. 
B)  be increased in size to help manage the country's new territory. 
C)  be reduced in size in order to save money. 
D)  be increased in size in order to be able to compete with any military in the world. 
E)  be disbanded and that the country should rely on militia for protection. 
A)  remain the same size as he inherited it. 
B)  be increased in size to help manage the country's new territory. 
C)  be reduced in size in order to save money. 
D)  be increased in size in order to be able to compete with any military in the world. 
E)  be disbanded and that the country should rely on militia for protection.

Question 12

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-St. Louis, Missouri

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

What was the main thrust of John Quincy Adams's foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  to conquer commercial rivals by military means. 
B)  to militarize the Great Lakes for security. 
C)  to encourage European involvement in keeping peace in the Western Hemisphere. 
D)  to isolate the United States from the rest of the world by prohibiting immigrants and foreign goods. 
E)  to secure American borders and strengthen the peace with Great Britain. 
A)  to conquer commercial rivals by military means. 
B)  to militarize the Great Lakes for security. 
C)  to encourage European involvement in keeping peace in the Western Hemisphere. 
D)  to isolate the United States from the rest of the world by prohibiting immigrants and foreign goods. 
E)  to secure American borders and strengthen the peace with Great Britain.

Question 14

What did the Supreme Court argue in Marbury v. Madison?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marbury deserved his appointment as a justice of the peace. 
B)  The Supreme Court did not have constitutional jurisdiction over this case. 
C)  Congress did not have the power to pass laws. 
D)  The Supreme Court had the authority to determine the constitutionality of a law. 
E)  Congress cannot deny a president's nominee for a judicial appointment 
A)  Marbury deserved his appointment as a justice of the peace. 
B)  The Supreme Court did not have constitutional jurisdiction over this case. 
C)  Congress did not have the power to pass laws. 
D)  The Supreme Court had the authority to determine the constitutionality of a law. 
E)  Congress cannot deny a president's nominee for a judicial appointment

Question 15

Who were the "midnight" judges?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal judges fired by President Jefferson late in the evening of his first day as president. 
B)  Judicial appointments made by President Adams in the last days of his presidency. 
C)  Republican judges accused by the Federalists of engaging in immoral nighttime activities. 
D)  Judges requested by Adams to preside over night court. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Federal judges fired by President Jefferson late in the evening of his first day as president. 
B)  Judicial appointments made by President Adams in the last days of his presidency. 
C)  Republican judges accused by the Federalists of engaging in immoral nighttime activities. 
D)  Judges requested by Adams to preside over night court. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 16

Why did Thomas Jefferson favor sovereignty of state government over the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A)  He knew that the opposition Federalist party still dominated the federal government. 
B)  He wanted the states to be free to build new cities. 
C)  He believed that state government was more responsive to popular will. 
D)  He feared that the federal government would provide financial assistance to manufacturers, leaving the states to subsidize family farms. 
E)  He believed that the federal government was not yet strong enough. 
A)  He knew that the opposition Federalist party still dominated the federal government. 
B)  He wanted the states to be free to build new cities. 
C)  He believed that state government was more responsive to popular will. 
D)  He feared that the federal government would provide financial assistance to manufacturers, leaving the states to subsidize family farms. 
E)  He believed that the federal government was not yet strong enough.

Question 17

Which of the following was not one of the ideas proposed at the Hartford Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States should abolish the Constitution's three-fifths clause. 
B)  The Constitution should be amended to allow the president to declare war without congressional approval. 
C)  There should be a prohibition against two successive presidents from the same state. 
D)  The president should be limited to a single term. 
E)  Embargoes lasting more than 60 days should be illegal. 
A)  The United States should abolish the Constitution's three-fifths clause. 
B)  The Constitution should be amended to allow the president to declare war without congressional approval. 
C)  There should be a prohibition against two successive presidents from the same state. 
D)  The president should be limited to a single term. 
E)  Embargoes lasting more than 60 days should be illegal.

Question 18

Why was Captain Oliver Perry's victory at the Battle of Put-in-Bay (Lake Erie) significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States won the War of 1812. 
B)  The British came to realize that Canada was indefensible and had to be abandoned. 
C)  The British lost control of Lake Erie and therefore pulled back from Detroit. 
D)  The president announced he would not run for reelection in order to focus on a U.S. victory in the war. 
E)  The American people turned to new political leadership in the next presidential election. 
A)  The United States won the War of 1812. 
B)  The British came to realize that Canada was indefensible and had to be abandoned. 
C)  The British lost control of Lake Erie and therefore pulled back from Detroit. 
D)  The president announced he would not run for reelection in order to focus on a U.S. victory in the war. 
E)  The American people turned to new political leadership in the next presidential election.

Question 19

The 1823 Monroe Doctrine argued that European countries

Accepted Answer

A)  could no longer establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere. 
B)  had to withdraw from their colonies in the Western Hemisphere. 
C)  should sell their colonies in the Western Hemisphere to the United States. 
D)  needed to develop plans to liberate their colonies. 
E)  needed to focus their colonial ambitions on Asia. 
A)  could no longer establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere. 
B)  had to withdraw from their colonies in the Western Hemisphere. 
C)  should sell their colonies in the Western Hemisphere to the United States. 
D)  needed to develop plans to liberate their colonies. 
E)  needed to focus their colonial ambitions on Asia.

Question 20

Why did Jefferson overcome his doubts about the constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

A)  He found a passage in the Constitution that mentioned the purchase of territory. 
B)  An amendment was ratified permitting territorial acquisition. 
C)  He decided that a guarantee of land for American farmers was more important than a constitutional principle. 
D)  He realized that he would lose the next election without the additional votes from Louisiana. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  He found a passage in the Constitution that mentioned the purchase of territory. 
B)  An amendment was ratified permitting territorial acquisition. 
C)  He decided that a guarantee of land for American farmers was more important than a constitutional principle. 
D)  He realized that he would lose the next election without the additional votes from Louisiana. 
E)  All of these choices

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Ohio River

What did the British Rule of 1756 state?

Who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the Pacific?

Which of the following statements does not accurately describes the War of 1812?

How did President Jefferson plan to reverse what he perceived to be a drift toward despotism that had occurred in the 1790s?

Which region of the United States was hit the hardest by the Embargo Act?

Who composed "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -New Orleans

What did the Treaty of Ghent not do?

The main issue that led to the "Missouri Compromise" was

Thomas Jefferson believed that the U.S. army should

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -St. Louis, Missouri

What was the main thrust of John Quincy Adams's foreign policy?

What did the Supreme Court argue in Marbury v. Madison?

Who were the "midnight" judges?

Why did Thomas Jefferson favor sovereignty of state government over the federal government?

Which of the following was not one of the ideas proposed at the Hartford Convention?

Why was Captain Oliver Perry's victory at the Battle of Put-in-Bay (Lake Erie) significant?

The 1823 Monroe Doctrine argued that European countries

Why did Jefferson overcome his doubts about the constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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Exam 8: America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Ohio River

What did the British Rule of 1756 state?

Who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the Pacific?

Which of the following statements does not accurately describes the War of 1812?

How did President Jefferson plan to reverse what he perceived to be a drift toward despotism that had occurred in the 1790s?

Which region of the United States was hit the hardest by the Embargo Act?

Who composed "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -New Orleans

What did the Treaty of Ghent not do?

The main issue that led to the "Missouri Compromise" was

Thomas Jefferson believed that the U.S. army should

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -St. Louis, Missouri

What was the main thrust of John Quincy Adams's foreign policy?

What did the Supreme Court argue in Marbury v. Madison?

Who were the "midnight" judges?

Why did Thomas Jefferson favor sovereignty of state government over the federal government?

Which of the following was not one of the ideas proposed at the Hartford Convention?

Why was Captain Oliver Perry's victory at the Battle of Put-in-Bay (Lake Erie) significant?

The 1823 Monroe Doctrine argued that European countries

Why did Jefferson overcome his doubts about the constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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