Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The Democratic-Republican Societies were

Question 2

When George Washington took office as the first president of the United States,American leaders believed that the new nation's success depended on:

Accepted Answer

A)  creating political parties as a means of channeling the people's passions. 
B)  maintaining political harmony. 
C)  protecting all forms of freedom. 
D)  Washington's willingness to serve until he died. 
E)  coining money. 
A)  creating political parties as a means of channeling the people's passions. 
B)  maintaining political harmony. 
C)  protecting all forms of freedom. 
D)  Washington's willingness to serve until he died. 
E)  coining money.

Question 3

After becoming president,how did Thomas Jefferson deal with the Federalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  He followed through on his inauguration speech's statement ("We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists") and treated them as equals. 
B)  He courted their support because he knew he could never win approval for his policies without them. 
C)  He tried to roll back almost everything they had done by cutting taxes and the size of government. 
D)  Until just before leaving office, he used the Sedition Act to shut down Federalist newspapers critical of his administration. 
E)  He led a successful effort to impeach and remove from office all Federalist judges, whom he then replaced with Republicans. 
A)  He followed through on his inauguration speech's statement ("We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists") and treated them as equals. 
B)  He courted their support because he knew he could never win approval for his policies without them. 
C)  He tried to roll back almost everything they had done by cutting taxes and the size of government. 
D)  Until just before leaving office, he used the Sedition Act to shut down Federalist newspapers critical of his administration. 
E)  He led a successful effort to impeach and remove from office all Federalist judges, whom he then replaced with Republicans.

Question 4

Newspapers and pamphlets were a primary vehicle for political debate in the early republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the election of 1800. 
B)  Hamilton's economic plan. 
C)  the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  Fries's Rebellion. 
E)  impressments of American sailors. 
A)  the election of 1800. 
B)  Hamilton's economic plan. 
C)  the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  Fries's Rebellion. 
E)  impressments of American sailors.

Question 6

Did the United States really win the War of 1812? Examine the terms of the peace settlement.What happened to the Canadian borderland? What was gained? What was the greater victory for America?

Accepted Answer

The War of 1812, often called the "Secon

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The Whiskey Rebellion was a significant

Question 8

By the early 1800s,some members of the Creek and Cherokee tribes were living like white Americans as traders and slaveholders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions resulted from opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How do Tenskwatawa and Neolin compare in regard to their philosophies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tenskwatawa wanted Native Americans to assimilate into white American culture. 
B)  Neolin advocated peaceful resistance against the British. 
C)  Both men wanted to sign treaties with white settlers and share the land. 
D)  Neolin wanted Native Americans to assimilate and adapt white American culture. 
E)  Both men wanted to reject the white man's culture. 
A)  Tenskwatawa wanted Native Americans to assimilate into white American culture. 
B)  Neolin advocated peaceful resistance against the British. 
C)  Both men wanted to sign treaties with white settlers and share the land. 
D)  Neolin wanted Native Americans to assimilate and adapt white American culture. 
E)  Both men wanted to reject the white man's culture.

Question 11

Gabriel's Rebellion:

Accepted Answer

A)  was doomed to fail because the African-American population of Richmond was so small. 
B)  demonstrated that the slaves were as aware of the idea of liberty as anyone else. 
C)  inspired Virginia to adopt a gradual emancipation law in 1803. 
D)  failed partly because its leaders were plantation slaves, who had less contact with the outside world and were unaware of how little support they enjoyed. 
E)  prompted several states to pass laws requiring slaves to be educated about the Constitution and the importance of obeying the law. 
A)  was doomed to fail because the African-American population of Richmond was so small. 
B)  demonstrated that the slaves were as aware of the idea of liberty as anyone else. 
C)  inspired Virginia to adopt a gradual emancipation law in 1803. 
D)  failed partly because its leaders were plantation slaves, who had less contact with the outside world and were unaware of how little support they enjoyed. 
E)  prompted several states to pass laws requiring slaves to be educated about the Constitution and the importance of obeying the law.

Question 12

The War Hawks in Congress included:

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. 
B)  John Randolph and Rufus King. 
C)  Oliver Perry and Francis Scott Key. 
D)  Andrew Jackson and William H. Harrison. 
E)  Carter Glass and Ernest Hollings. 
A)  Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. 
B)  John Randolph and Rufus King. 
C)  Oliver Perry and Francis Scott Key. 
D)  Andrew Jackson and William H. Harrison. 
E)  Carter Glass and Ernest Hollings.

Question 13

Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  Madison's refusal to support Macon's Bill no. 2. 
B)  Great Britain's announcement that it would end the impressment of American sailors. 
C)  Congressional War Hawks who pressed for territorial expansion into Florida and Canada. 
D)  Tecumseh's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E)  The Republican insistence on high tariffs. 
A)  Madison's refusal to support Macon's Bill no. 2. 
B)  Great Britain's announcement that it would end the impressment of American sailors. 
C)  Congressional War Hawks who pressed for territorial expansion into Florida and Canada. 
D)  Tecumseh's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E)  The Republican insistence on high tariffs.

Question 14

Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  build up the Republican Party's political power. 
B)  assure that the United States would be a primarily agrarian nation. 
C)  promote the power of state governments. 
D)  make the United States a major commercial and military power. 
E)  succeed George Washington as president. 
A)  build up the Republican Party's political power. 
B)  assure that the United States would be a primarily agrarian nation. 
C)  promote the power of state governments. 
D)  make the United States a major commercial and military power. 
E)  succeed George Washington as president.

Question 15

Toussaint L'Ouverture led a slave revolt that eventually created what nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Haiti. 
D)  Jamaica. 
E)  Puerto Rico. 
A)  Mexico. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Haiti. 
D)  Jamaica. 
E)  Puerto Rico.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The Canadian borderland refers to the re

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Marshall

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 18

Which of the following was part of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paying off all the new national debt. 
B)  The Bank of the United States, modeled on the Bank of England. 
C)  A tax on wine producers as a means of raising revenue. 
D)  Taxes and subsidies to promote the growth of cotton. 
E)  Creating Washington, D.C., as a major trade port. 
A)  Paying off all the new national debt. 
B)  The Bank of the United States, modeled on the Bank of England. 
C)  A tax on wine producers as a means of raising revenue. 
D)  Taxes and subsidies to promote the growth of cotton. 
E)  Creating Washington, D.C., as a major trade port.

Question 19

The Embargo Act was devastating to the British and French.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Matthew Lyon

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

Exam 8: Securing the Republic,1790-1815

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

When George Washington took office as the first president of the United States,American leaders believed that the new nation's success depended on:

After becoming president,how did Thomas Jefferson deal with the Federalists?

Newspapers and pamphlets were a primary vehicle for political debate in the early republic.

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to:

Did the United States really win the War of 1812? Examine the terms of the peace settlement.What happened to the Canadian borderland? What was gained? What was the greater victory for America?

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

By the early 1800s,some members of the Creek and Cherokee tribes were living like white Americans as traders and slaveholders.

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions resulted from opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts.

How do Tenskwatawa and Neolin compare in regard to their philosophies?

Gabriel's Rebellion:

The War Hawks in Congress included:

Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?

Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to:

Toussaint L'Ouverture led a slave revolt that eventually created what nation?

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Marshall

Which of the following was part of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?

The Embargo Act was devastating to the British and French.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Matthew Lyon

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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