Question 1

Which policy or action showed Jefferson contradicting his own philosophy on government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jefferson's advocacy for the Embargo Act. 
B)  Jefferson's cutting funding for the military. 
C)  Jefferson's paying down the national debt. 
D)  Jefferson's ending most taxes. 
E)  Jefferson's release of political prisoners. 
A)  Jefferson's advocacy for the Embargo Act. 
B)  Jefferson's cutting funding for the military. 
C)  Jefferson's paying down the national debt. 
D)  Jefferson's ending most taxes. 
E)  Jefferson's release of political prisoners.

Question 2

What was a great irony of the election of 1800?

Accepted Answer

A)  The election finished in a tie. 
B)  The House of Representatives had to pick the winner. 
C)  The Democratic-Republicans won their first election. 
D)  George Washington was not alive to see the results. 
E)  Alexander Hamilton advocated Thomas Jefferson. 
A)  The election finished in a tie. 
B)  The House of Representatives had to pick the winner. 
C)  The Democratic-Republicans won their first election. 
D)  George Washington was not alive to see the results. 
E)  Alexander Hamilton advocated Thomas Jefferson.

Question 3

Jay's Treaty effectively destroyed the American alliance with France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-John Marshall

Accepted Answer

John Marshall (1755-1835) was an influen

Question 5

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Gabriel's Rebellion

Accepted Answer

Gabriel's Rebellion, also known as Gabri

Question 6

The Jacobin clubs of Paris were an inspiration for the Democratic-Republican societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Lewis and Clark

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 8

Alexander Hamilton's plan called for commercial industrialization,which many Americans viewed positively.Explain why some Americans opposed Hamilton's position.What were some of the alternative plans for development?

Accepted Answer

Some Americans opposed Alexander Hamilto

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Tecumseh

Accepted Answer

A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement 
A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement

Question 10

Jefferson's Embargo Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  was successful in restoring freedom of the seas. 
B)  stopped the policy of impressment. 
C)  severely hurt the economies of France and England. 
D)  provoked war with France. 
E)  caused economic depression within the United States. 
A)  was successful in restoring freedom of the seas. 
B)  stopped the policy of impressment. 
C)  severely hurt the economies of France and England. 
D)  provoked war with France. 
E)  caused economic depression within the United States.

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Alien and Sedition Acts

Accepted Answer

The Alien and Sedition Acts were a serie

Question 12

Which of the following is true about the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?

Accepted Answer

A)  They slaughtered two different Indian tribes. 
B)  They encountered Indians west of the Mississippi who were involved in trading. 
C)  Clark ended up staying in Montana to live with Indians on a permanent basis. 
D)  They brought back numerous plant and animal specimens. 
E)  They never reached the Pacific coast. 
A)  They slaughtered two different Indian tribes. 
B)  They encountered Indians west of the Mississippi who were involved in trading. 
C)  Clark ended up staying in Montana to live with Indians on a permanent basis. 
D)  They brought back numerous plant and animal specimens. 
E)  They never reached the Pacific coast.

Question 13

Seeing the events as an extension of America's progress of liberty,Thomas Jefferson supported the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following led directly to the formation of an organized political party opposed to the Federalist Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Hamilton-Burr duel. 
B)  The election of 1800. 
C)  Shays's Rebellion. 
D)  The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 
E)  Jay's Treaty. 
A)  The Hamilton-Burr duel. 
B)  The election of 1800. 
C)  Shays's Rebellion. 
D)  The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 
E)  Jay's Treaty.

Question 15

Sacajawea was:

Accepted Answer

A)  an elderly Indian woman whom Lewis and Clark enslaved during their journey. 
B)  born to a French-Canadian fur trapper and his native wife during Lewis and Clark's journey. 
C)  a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. 
D)  the only member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to return safely to St. Louis. 
E)  the young Shoshone woman whom William Clark married during his winter in North Dakota. 
A)  an elderly Indian woman whom Lewis and Clark enslaved during their journey. 
B)  born to a French-Canadian fur trapper and his native wife during Lewis and Clark's journey. 
C)  a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. 
D)  the only member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to return safely to St. Louis. 
E)  the young Shoshone woman whom William Clark married during his winter in North Dakota.

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Toussaint L'Ouverture

Accepted Answer

A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement 
A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement

Question 17

How did Americans respond to the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Almost everyone supported it at first, because the French seemed to be following in the footsteps of Americans. 
B)  Hamilton supported the creation of a standing army to prepare the nation should French radicalism spread across the Atlantic. 
C)  Opponents of the French Revolution formed the Republican Party, headed by Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  They blocked passage of Jay's Treaty, which showed preference for Great Britain. 
E)  President Washington immediately spoke out against French radicals and dispatched American warships to assist England. 
A)  Almost everyone supported it at first, because the French seemed to be following in the footsteps of Americans. 
B)  Hamilton supported the creation of a standing army to prepare the nation should French radicalism spread across the Atlantic. 
C)  Opponents of the French Revolution formed the Republican Party, headed by Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  They blocked passage of Jay's Treaty, which showed preference for Great Britain. 
E)  President Washington immediately spoke out against French radicals and dispatched American warships to assist England.

Question 18

Why did the United States become a one-party nation following the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Republicans were blamed for the British victory in Washington, D.C., and therefore lost power. 
B)  The Hartford Convention's allegedly treasonous activities fatally damaged the Federalist Party's reputation. 
C)  Under the Alien and Sedition Acts, Madison was able to silence all opposition. 
D)  James Monroe's universal popularity as a hero of the War of 1812 made his Republican Party unbeatable. 
E)  The Federalists were so pleased with the war's outcome that they endorsed a union with the Republicans at their 1816 convention in Hartford. 
A)  The Republicans were blamed for the British victory in Washington, D.C., and therefore lost power. 
B)  The Hartford Convention's allegedly treasonous activities fatally damaged the Federalist Party's reputation. 
C)  Under the Alien and Sedition Acts, Madison was able to silence all opposition. 
D)  James Monroe's universal popularity as a hero of the War of 1812 made his Republican Party unbeatable. 
E)  The Federalists were so pleased with the war's outcome that they endorsed a union with the Republicans at their 1816 convention in Hartford.

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Virginia resolution

Accepted Answer

A) judicial review 
B) bribery scandal 
C) attacked the Sedition Act as unconstitutional 
D) Pennsylvanian farmer uprising 
E) unofficial conflict with France
F)forced American sailors into the British navy
G)restrictions placed on freedom of the press
H)ended the Federalist Party
I)called for war against Britain
J)government could only do exactly what the Constitution stated
K)negotiated with Britain
L)bought for $15 million 
A) judicial review 
B) bribery scandal 
C) attacked the Sedition Act as unconstitutional 
D) Pennsylvanian farmer uprising 
E) unofficial conflict with France
F)forced American sailors into the British navy
G)restrictions placed on freedom of the press
H)ended the Federalist Party
I)called for war against Britain
J)government could only do exactly what the Constitution stated
K)negotiated with Britain
L)bought for $15 million

Question 20

The land involved in the Louisiana Purchase:

Accepted Answer

A)  had been claimed by France from the 1600s until the United States acquired it. 
B)  included all of what is now Texas and the American Southwest. 
C)  was considered by Jefferson to be practically worthless, yet he did not want it to fall into British hands. 
D)  stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada and from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. 
E)  consisted only of what is today the state of Louisiana and the southern half of Arkansas. 
A)  had been claimed by France from the 1600s until the United States acquired it. 
B)  included all of what is now Texas and the American Southwest. 
C)  was considered by Jefferson to be practically worthless, yet he did not want it to fall into British hands. 
D)  stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada and from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. 
E)  consisted only of what is today the state of Louisiana and the southern half of Arkansas.

Exam 8: Securing the Republic,1790-1815

Which policy or action showed Jefferson contradicting his own philosophy on government?

What was a great irony of the election of 1800?

Jay's Treaty effectively destroyed the American alliance with France.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -John Marshall

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Gabriel's Rebellion

The Jacobin clubs of Paris were an inspiration for the Democratic-Republican societies.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Lewis and Clark

Alexander Hamilton's plan called for commercial industrialization,which many Americans viewed positively.Explain why some Americans opposed Hamilton's position.What were some of the alternative plans for development?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Tecumseh

Jefferson's Embargo Act:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Alien and Sedition Acts

Which of the following is true about the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?

Seeing the events as an extension of America's progress of liberty,Thomas Jefferson supported the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804.

Which of the following led directly to the formation of an organized political party opposed to the Federalist Party?

Sacajawea was:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Toussaint L'Ouverture

How did Americans respond to the French Revolution?

Why did the United States become a one-party nation following the War of 1812?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Virginia resolution

The land involved in the Louisiana Purchase:

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