Question 1

Why did Jefferson use the U.S.navy against North African states?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Barbary pirates held American merchant ships hostage, and Jefferson sent in the navy rather than pay the ransom. 
B)  Jefferson wanted to disarm the pasha of Tripoli, who had gathered weapons he planned to use against the United States. 
C)  Plantation owners wanted to import more Africans before the international slave trade became illegal in 1808, and they needed American firepower to help them do it. 
D)  Jefferson had tried to cut the naval budget, and Federalists had accused him of being wishy-washy; Jefferson wanted to show that he could be tough. 
E)  Tripoli had declared war on the United States after Jefferson refused demands for increased payments to the Barbary pirates. 
A)  The Barbary pirates held American merchant ships hostage, and Jefferson sent in the navy rather than pay the ransom. 
B)  Jefferson wanted to disarm the pasha of Tripoli, who had gathered weapons he planned to use against the United States. 
C)  Plantation owners wanted to import more Africans before the international slave trade became illegal in 1808, and they needed American firepower to help them do it. 
D)  Jefferson had tried to cut the naval budget, and Federalists had accused him of being wishy-washy; Jefferson wanted to show that he could be tough. 
E)  Tripoli had declared war on the United States after Jefferson refused demands for increased payments to the Barbary pirates.

Question 2

Congress passed all of Alexander Hamilton's financial plans except for subsidies for manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The 1796 election pitted John Adams and Thomas Pinckney against:

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison and John Marshall. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. 
C)  Aaron Burr and John Jay. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. 
E)  Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. 
A)  James Madison and John Marshall. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. 
C)  Aaron Burr and John Jay. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. 
E)  Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

Question 4

Pierre Charles L'Enfant is well known for:

Accepted Answer

A)  leading a slave rebellion in Saint Domingue. 
B)  designing Washington, D.C. 
C)  masterminding the XYZ affair. 
D)  negotiating the Louisiana Purchase. 
E)  writing Letters from an American Farmer. 
A)  leading a slave rebellion in Saint Domingue. 
B)  designing Washington, D.C. 
C)  masterminding the XYZ affair. 
D)  negotiating the Louisiana Purchase. 
E)  writing Letters from an American Farmer.

Question 5

What did Americans consider the most important benefit of the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ensured an essential marketplace for western farmers. 
B)  It provided essential raw materials. 
C)  It allowed friendly Native Americans to become part of the United States. 
D)  It provided access to many more bison. 
E)  It provided land for railroads. 
A)  It ensured an essential marketplace for western farmers. 
B)  It provided essential raw materials. 
C)  It allowed friendly Native Americans to become part of the United States. 
D)  It provided access to many more bison. 
E)  It provided land for railroads.

Question 6

Edmond-Charles Genêt acted as an agent for Great Britain,trying to gain American support for the British in their war with France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When looking at today's United States economically,whose visions and ideas seem to have become the most realized?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Hamilton's ideas on government subsidies for businesses. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson's promotion of America being mostly a nation of small farmers. 
C)  John Adams's support of the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  James Madison's lack of support for commercial capitalism. 
E)  George Washington's backing of Jay's Treaty. 
A)  Alexander Hamilton's ideas on government subsidies for businesses. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson's promotion of America being mostly a nation of small farmers. 
C)  John Adams's support of the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  James Madison's lack of support for commercial capitalism. 
E)  George Washington's backing of Jay's Treaty.

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-quasi-war

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 9

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

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

John Adams's acceptance of defeat in 1800 established the vital precedent of a peaceful transfer of power from a defeated party to its successor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Slave artisans played a prominent role in Gabriel's Rebellion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The aftermath of the War of 1812 confirmed the ability of a republican government to conduct a war without surrendering its institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When Andrew Jackson had the chance to obtain African-American help to fight the British in the Battle of New Orleans,he:

Accepted Answer

A)  refused on the grounds that, as a slaveholder, he could not accept their aid. 
B)  discovered that all the blacks in New Orleans had left the city to support the British. 
C)  recruited free men of color and promised them the same pay that white recruits received. 
D)  accepted only enslaved men, to whom he offered freedom as a form of payment. 
E)  accepted, but that so angered the white recruits that he later dismissed all the black soldiers. 
A)  refused on the grounds that, as a slaveholder, he could not accept their aid. 
B)  discovered that all the blacks in New Orleans had left the city to support the British. 
C)  recruited free men of color and promised them the same pay that white recruits received. 
D)  accepted only enslaved men, to whom he offered freedom as a form of payment. 
E)  accepted, but that so angered the white recruits that he later dismissed all the black soldiers.

Question 15

Which international partner did Alexander Hamilton think most important for the survival and prosperity of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Indians. 
B)  The Spanish. 
C)  The French. 
D)  The West Indians. 
E)  The British. 
A)  The Indians. 
B)  The Spanish. 
C)  The French. 
D)  The West Indians. 
E)  The British.

Question 16

In the late eighteenth century,what activity would Judith Sargent Murray have praised?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women joining a sewing group. 
B)  Men meeting at the town council to create a public school. 
C)  Boys being groomed to be future leaders. 
D)  Girls being given the chance to attend college. 
E)  Native American men serving on the tribal council. 
A)  Women joining a sewing group. 
B)  Men meeting at the town council to create a public school. 
C)  Boys being groomed to be future leaders. 
D)  Girls being given the chance to attend college. 
E)  Native American men serving on the tribal council.

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-XYZ affair

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 18

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Jay's Treaty

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

What was one difference between Shays's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shays's dealt with unhappy farmers; the Whiskey event involved numerous drunks. 
B)  Shays's required national troops to be sent in, but the Whiskey Rebellion involved no military. 
C)  Shays's was put down by a state government; the Whiskey event required the national government to get involved. 
D)  The Whiskey Rebellion involved violence, but Shays's was peaceful protests. 
E)  Shays's involved taxes; the Whiskey event involved only prohibition of alcohol. 
A)  Shays's dealt with unhappy farmers; the Whiskey event involved numerous drunks. 
B)  Shays's required national troops to be sent in, but the Whiskey Rebellion involved no military. 
C)  Shays's was put down by a state government; the Whiskey event required the national government to get involved. 
D)  The Whiskey Rebellion involved violence, but Shays's was peaceful protests. 
E)  Shays's involved taxes; the Whiskey event involved only prohibition of alcohol.

Question 20

Free trade and sailors' rights were two issues that drew the United States into the War of 1812.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Securing the Republic,1790-1815

Why did Jefferson use the U.S.navy against North African states?

Congress passed all of Alexander Hamilton's financial plans except for subsidies for manufacturing.

The 1796 election pitted John Adams and Thomas Pinckney against:

Pierre Charles L'Enfant is well known for:

What did Americans consider the most important benefit of the Louisiana Purchase?

Edmond-Charles Genêt acted as an agent for Great Britain,trying to gain American support for the British in their war with France.

When looking at today's United States economically,whose visions and ideas seem to have become the most realized?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -quasi-war

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

John Adams's acceptance of defeat in 1800 established the vital precedent of a peaceful transfer of power from a defeated party to its successor.

Slave artisans played a prominent role in Gabriel's Rebellion.

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

The aftermath of the War of 1812 confirmed the ability of a republican government to conduct a war without surrendering its institutions.

When Andrew Jackson had the chance to obtain African-American help to fight the British in the Battle of New Orleans,he:

Which international partner did Alexander Hamilton think most important for the survival and prosperity of the United States?

In the late eighteenth century,what activity would Judith Sargent Murray have praised?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -XYZ affair

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Jay's Treaty

What was one difference between Shays's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion?

Free trade and sailors' rights were two issues that drew the United States into the War of 1812.

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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