Question 1

Which of the following is true of the American response to Toussaint L'Ouverture's slave uprising?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Adams opposed it because it was a threat to the established order. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson welcomed Haitian independence as another example of what he had advocated in the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  Most white Americans were glad to see France, which had turned politically radical, suffer the loss of Haiti. 
D)  Most enslaved Americans opposed L'Ouverture's success because they believed it might inspire a white crackdown on their behavior. 
E)  Many white Americans considered L'Ouverture's uprising to be evidence of blacks' unfitness for republican freedom. 
A)  John Adams opposed it because it was a threat to the established order. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson welcomed Haitian independence as another example of what he had advocated in the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  Most white Americans were glad to see France, which had turned politically radical, suffer the loss of Haiti. 
D)  Most enslaved Americans opposed L'Ouverture's success because they believed it might inspire a white crackdown on their behavior. 
E)  Many white Americans considered L'Ouverture's uprising to be evidence of blacks' unfitness for republican freedom.

Question 2

Women were counted fully in determining representation in Congress,and there was nothing specifically limiting women's rights in the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father

Question 4

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why can a case be made for the War of 1812 actually starting in 1811?

Accepted Answer

A)  News traveled slowly due to limited technology. 
B)  The British took control of forts in the Midwest. 
C)  Tecumseh, a Native American chief, was killed in 1811. 
D)  The British blockaded the American coastline. 
E)  William Henry Harrison attacked Native American villages in 1811. 
A)  News traveled slowly due to limited technology. 
B)  The British took control of forts in the Midwest. 
C)  Tecumseh, a Native American chief, was killed in 1811. 
D)  The British blockaded the American coastline. 
E)  William Henry Harrison attacked Native American villages in 1811.

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Fries's Rebellion

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 7

The "quasi-war" was a war of the United States against:

Accepted Answer

A)  England. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  the Netherlands. 
D)  France. 
E)  Canada. 
A)  England. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  the Netherlands. 
D)  France. 
E)  Canada.

Question 8

What was the significance of the case of Marbury v.Madison?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was John Marshall's first case as chief justice. 
B)  The Supreme Court asserted the power of judicial review. 
C)  The Supreme Court declared that presidential power was greater than congressional power. 
D)  The decision gave states important new powers to block a too-powerful federal government. 
E)  Marbury's win meant that he became the new chief justice, a post he held for twenty-one years. 
A)  It was John Marshall's first case as chief justice. 
B)  The Supreme Court asserted the power of judicial review. 
C)  The Supreme Court declared that presidential power was greater than congressional power. 
D)  The decision gave states important new powers to block a too-powerful federal government. 
E)  Marbury's win meant that he became the new chief justice, a post he held for twenty-one years.

Question 9

In its decision in the case of Fletcher v.Peck,the U.S.Supreme Court:

Accepted Answer

A)  exercised the authority to overturn a state law that the Court considered to be in violation of the U.S. Constitution. 
B)  declared that corruption involved in the making of a law automatically invalidated that law. 
C)  held that slaves who ran away from their masters had to be returned to them, even if the slaves had gone to a free state. 
D)  asserted that political parties were constitutional even though they were not mentioned in the 1787 document. 
E)  said that the purchase of land from a foreign power, as in the case of Louisiana, was constitutional. 
A)  exercised the authority to overturn a state law that the Court considered to be in violation of the U.S. Constitution. 
B)  declared that corruption involved in the making of a law automatically invalidated that law. 
C)  held that slaves who ran away from their masters had to be returned to them, even if the slaves had gone to a free state. 
D)  asserted that political parties were constitutional even though they were not mentioned in the 1787 document. 
E)  said that the purchase of land from a foreign power, as in the case of Louisiana, was constitutional.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The Embargo Act of 1807 was a controvers

Question 11

Most of the public government buildings constructed around 1800 in Washington,D.C.,were built using slave labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Louisiana's slaves enjoyed far more freedom under the liberty-loving United States than under the rule of tyrannical Spain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

During the War of 1812,America's greatest success in a land battle against the British took place where?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Orleans. 
B)  Washington, D.C. 
C)  Pittsburgh. 
D)  Yorktown. 
E)  Ontario. 
A)  New Orleans. 
B)  Washington, D.C. 
C)  Pittsburgh. 
D)  Yorktown. 
E)  Ontario.

Question 14

The treaty that ended the War of 1812:

Accepted Answer

A)  gave the United States large tracts of land in the West. 
B)  gave Canada the option of joining the United States. 
C)  was a humiliating treaty for Britain. 
D)  restored the prewar status quo. 
E)  resulted in the United States losing land to Canada. 
A)  gave the United States large tracts of land in the West. 
B)  gave Canada the option of joining the United States. 
C)  was a humiliating treaty for Britain. 
D)  restored the prewar status quo. 
E)  resulted in the United States losing land to Canada.

Question 15

Benjamin Banneker was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a scientist who helped survey the new national capital. 
B)  congressional leader of the opposition to Hamilton in the early 1790s. 
C)  the secretary of war who publicly disagreed with Washington over Indian policy. 
D)  an African-American slave whose capture inspired the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  the first black person elected to Congress when he won election in the "Revolution of 1800." 
A)  a scientist who helped survey the new national capital. 
B)  congressional leader of the opposition to Hamilton in the early 1790s. 
C)  the secretary of war who publicly disagreed with Washington over Indian policy. 
D)  an African-American slave whose capture inspired the Fugitive Slave Law. 
E)  the first black person elected to Congress when he won election in the "Revolution of 1800."

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Judith Sargent Murray

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

What activity in today's world would the Democratic-Republic societies most likely praise?

Accepted Answer

A)  A militia group patrolling the American borders. 
B)  A cable news show debating American government policy. 
C)  The American government supporting a dictator in order to trade for more oil. 
D)  The police preventing television coverage of its response to a riot. 
E)  Politicians calling for a quota system for immigration. 
A)  A militia group patrolling the American borders. 
B)  A cable news show debating American government policy. 
C)  The American government supporting a dictator in order to trade for more oil. 
D)  The police preventing television coverage of its response to a riot. 
E)  Politicians calling for a quota system for immigration.

Question 18

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

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 19

Which of the following was a result of the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  Madison's Republican Party disappeared as a significant political group. 
B)  Andrew Jackson was court-martialed for fighting the British after the war ended. 
C)  Indians lost much of their remaining land and power in the Old Northwest and the South. 
D)  Americans felt ready to go to war again with Europe. 
E)  The United States gained new territory west of the Mississippi River. 
A)  Madison's Republican Party disappeared as a significant political group. 
B)  Andrew Jackson was court-martialed for fighting the British after the war ended. 
C)  Indians lost much of their remaining land and power in the Old Northwest and the South. 
D)  Americans felt ready to go to war again with Europe. 
E)  The United States gained new territory west of the Mississippi River.

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Aaron Burr

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

Which of the following is true of the American response to Toussaint L'Ouverture's slave uprising?

Women were counted fully in determining representation in Congress,and there was nothing specifically limiting women's rights in the Constitution.

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

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man.

Why can a case be made for the War of 1812 actually starting in 1811?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Fries's Rebellion

The "quasi-war" was a war of the United States against:

What was the significance of the case of Marbury v.Madison?

In its decision in the case of Fletcher v.Peck,the U.S.Supreme Court:

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

Most of the public government buildings constructed around 1800 in Washington,D.C.,were built using slave labor.

Louisiana's slaves enjoyed far more freedom under the liberty-loving United States than under the rule of tyrannical Spain.

During the War of 1812,America's greatest success in a land battle against the British took place where?

The treaty that ended the War of 1812:

Benjamin Banneker was:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Judith Sargent Murray

What activity in today's world would the Democratic-Republic societies most likely praise?

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

Which of the following was a result of the War of 1812?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Aaron Burr

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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