Question 1

The federal government created an atmosphere conducive to individual creativity by doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Department of Commerce extended government grants to "invention factories." 
B)  Congress ordered that technical reports be published explaining all newly awarded patents. 
C)  Congress protected inventions by enacting patent laws. 
D)  The Patent Office was authorized to commission inventors. 
A)  The Department of Commerce extended government grants to "invention factories." 
B)  Congress ordered that technical reports be published explaining all newly awarded patents. 
C)  Congress protected inventions by enacting patent laws. 
D)  The Patent Office was authorized to commission inventors.

Question 2

Liberia was founded in 1824 by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The American Colonization Society 
B)  The leadership council of the African Methodist Episcopal church 
C)  Leaders of the Negro Convention Movement 
D)  The Masonic Order 
A)  The American Colonization Society 
B)  The leadership council of the African Methodist Episcopal church 
C)  Leaders of the Negro Convention Movement 
D)  The Masonic Order

Question 3

Which of the following is true of Macon's Bill Number 2?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was designed to intimidate both the British and the French by indicating American willingness to go to war. 
B)  It reopened trade with Britain and France, but it stipulated that if either nation agreed to respect America's commercial rights the president could end commerce with the other. 
C)  It advocated the creation of a league of armed neutral nations. 
D)  It authorized the president to sign a military alliance with whichever nation agreed to respect American rights. 
A)  It was designed to intimidate both the British and the French by indicating American willingness to go to war. 
B)  It reopened trade with Britain and France, but it stipulated that if either nation agreed to respect America's commercial rights the president could end commerce with the other. 
C)  It advocated the creation of a league of armed neutral nations. 
D)  It authorized the president to sign a military alliance with whichever nation agreed to respect American rights.

Question 4

Why was Aaron Burr tried for treason?

Accepted Answer

A)  As Jefferson's vice president, he passed U.S. military secrets to the French. 
B)  After having been elected governor of New York, he led a secession movement in the state. 
C)  Using the West as his base, he plotted to use military force to create a new empire. 
D)  His murder of Alexander Hamilton was recognized as part of an elaborate conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States. 
A)  As Jefferson's vice president, he passed U.S. military secrets to the French. 
B)  After having been elected governor of New York, he led a secession movement in the state. 
C)  Using the West as his base, he plotted to use military force to create a new empire. 
D)  His murder of Alexander Hamilton was recognized as part of an elaborate conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States.

Question 5

The Naturalization Act of 1802

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced the residency requirement for citizenship to five years. 
B)  increased the residency requirement for citizenship to fourteen years. 
C)  established a quota system that favored immigrants from northwestern Europe. 
D)  required a literacy test of all prospective citizens. 
A)  reduced the residency requirement for citizenship to five years. 
B)  increased the residency requirement for citizenship to fourteen years. 
C)  established a quota system that favored immigrants from northwestern Europe. 
D)  required a literacy test of all prospective citizens.

Question 6

In the Convention of 1818, the United States and Great Britain agreed to

Accepted Answer

A)  terminate the 1815 commercial treaty between the two countries. 
B)  demilitarize the Great Lakes. 
C)  demilitarize the United States-Canadian border. 
D)  a ten-year joint occupation of the Oregon Country. 
A)  terminate the 1815 commercial treaty between the two countries. 
B)  demilitarize the Great Lakes. 
C)  demilitarize the United States-Canadian border. 
D)  a ten-year joint occupation of the Oregon Country.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Court, under pressure from the Democratic-Republicans, ruled that Marbury had no right to his commission. 
B)  The Court upheld President Jefferson's right to claim executive privilege and thereby ignore a court subpoena. 
C)  The Court declared that the section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that authorized the Court to issue writs of mandamus was unconstitutional. 
D)  The Court exercised its power to issue writs of mandamus as authorized by the Judiciary Act of 1789. 
A)  The Court, under pressure from the Democratic-Republicans, ruled that Marbury had no right to his commission. 
B)  The Court upheld President Jefferson's right to claim executive privilege and thereby ignore a court subpoena. 
C)  The Court declared that the section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that authorized the Court to issue writs of mandamus was unconstitutional. 
D)  The Court exercised its power to issue writs of mandamus as authorized by the Judiciary Act of 1789.

Question 8

Discuss the factors that led to the Louisiana Purchase. Why was Jefferson reluctant to agree to the purchase? Why did he ultimately agree to it? Why was the purchase significant?

Accepted Answer

The Louisiana Purchase was a significant

Question 9

Which of the following most accurately states Tecumseh's beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The only way to combat the spread of white culture is for Native Americans to return to their traditional spiritual and moral values. 
B)  Native Americans must accept the demise of their culture and adapt to the ways of whites. 
C)  A united Indian federation is necessary to combat the advance of the white man. 
D)  Native American culture can be preserved only by accepting the reservation system. 
A)  The only way to combat the spread of white culture is for Native Americans to return to their traditional spiritual and moral values. 
B)  Native Americans must accept the demise of their culture and adapt to the ways of whites. 
C)  A united Indian federation is necessary to combat the advance of the white man. 
D)  Native American culture can be preserved only by accepting the reservation system.

Question 10

The fight over the admission of Missouri to the Union

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted solely from the emotional feelings that people had about slavery. 
B)  ushered in an era in which virtually every session of Congress had to deal with the slavery issue. 
C)  concerned purely political questions, with no discussion about the morality of slavery. 
D)  was of great political significance because Missouri's admission would disrupt the balance between slave and free states in the Senate. 
A)  resulted solely from the emotional feelings that people had about slavery. 
B)  ushered in an era in which virtually every session of Congress had to deal with the slavery issue. 
C)  concerned purely political questions, with no discussion about the morality of slavery. 
D)  was of great political significance because Missouri's admission would disrupt the balance between slave and free states in the Senate.

Question 11

What action did Great Britain take shortly before the American declaration of war against that country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain increased its naval presence in the Great Lakes. 
B)  The British announced a blockade of the American coast. 
C)  The British changed the policy that had been the reason for American anger by reopening the seas to American shipping. 
D)  The British navy sank several American merchant ships. 
A)  Great Britain increased its naval presence in the Great Lakes. 
B)  The British announced a blockade of the American coast. 
C)  The British changed the policy that had been the reason for American anger by reopening the seas to American shipping. 
D)  The British navy sank several American merchant ships.

Question 12

Which of the following was a Federalist meeting that was perceived as disloyalty during time of war and began the downfall of the party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constitutional Convention 
B)  Convention of 1812 
C)  Hartford Convention 
D)  New Orleans Convention 
A)  Constitutional Convention 
B)  Convention of 1812 
C)  Hartford Convention 
D)  New Orleans Convention

Question 13

The domestic program outlined by President Madison in 1815

Accepted Answer

A)  recommended constitutional amendments that would have destroyed the system of checks and balances. 
B)  represented a novel definition of the role of the federal government. 
C)  in many respects embraced Federalist ideas. 
D)  in most respects indicated the triumph of the ideas associated with Jeffersonian Republicanism. 
A)  recommended constitutional amendments that would have destroyed the system of checks and balances. 
B)  represented a novel definition of the role of the federal government. 
C)  in many respects embraced Federalist ideas. 
D)  in most respects indicated the triumph of the ideas associated with Jeffersonian Republicanism.

Question 14

How did President Jefferson respond to the Chesapeake affair?

Accepted Answer

A)  He armed American merchant ships. 
B)  He confined himself to stern public denunciations of the British. 
C)  Using the Monroe-Pinckney Treaty as a starting point, he reopened negotiations with the British. 
D)  He increased military and naval expenditures and persuaded Congress to enact the Embargo Act. 
A)  He armed American merchant ships. 
B)  He confined himself to stern public denunciations of the British. 
C)  Using the Monroe-Pinckney Treaty as a starting point, he reopened negotiations with the British. 
D)  He increased military and naval expenditures and persuaded Congress to enact the Embargo Act.

Exam 8: Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The federal government created an atmosphere conducive to individual creativity by doing which of the following?

Liberia was founded in 1824 by which of the following?

Which of the following is true of Macon's Bill Number 2?

Why was Aaron Burr tried for treason?

The Naturalization Act of 1802

In the Convention of 1818, the United States and Great Britain agreed to

Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison?

Discuss the factors that led to the Louisiana Purchase. Why was Jefferson reluctant to agree to the purchase? Why did he ultimately agree to it? Why was the purchase significant?

Which of the following most accurately states Tecumseh's beliefs?

The fight over the admission of Missouri to the Union

What action did Great Britain take shortly before the American declaration of war against that country?

Which of the following was a Federalist meeting that was perceived as disloyalty during time of war and began the downfall of the party?

The domestic program outlined by President Madison in 1815

How did President Jefferson respond to the Chesapeake affair?

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North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

Becoming America, 1720-1760

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American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

The Contested West, 1815-1860

Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900

Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1900

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Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The New ERA, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

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A Pivotal ERA, 1969-1980

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