Question 1

Which of the following did Thomas Jefferson do as president? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Reduce taxes 
B) Retain the national bank 
C) ​Attempt to limit the judiciary 
D) ​Strengthen the federal government 
E) ​All of these 
A) Reduce taxes 
B) Retain the national bank 
C) ​Attempt to limit the judiciary 
D) ​Strengthen the federal government 
E) ​All of these

Question 2

What was the initial reaction of most Americans to the French Revolution? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Sympathy 
B) Concern 
C) ​Indifference 
D) ​Fear 
E) ​Anger 
A) Sympathy 
B) Concern 
C) ​Indifference 
D) ​Fear 
E) ​Anger

Question 3

The Judiciary Act of 1801 reduced the number of justices on the Supreme Court from six to five.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following events in Native American history occurred first? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Battle of Fallen Timbers is fought. 
B) Treaty of Holston is signed. 
C) ​Dragging Canoe dies. 
D) ​Henderson's Purchase is finalized. 
A) Battle of Fallen Timbers is fought. 
B) Treaty of Holston is signed. 
C) ​Dragging Canoe dies. 
D) ​Henderson's Purchase is finalized.

Question 5

The White House gained that name during the administration of James Monroe,who had the building painted white.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following War of 1812 battles took place first? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Queenston 
B) Tippecanoe 
C) ​Detroit 
D) ​Thames 
A) Queenston 
B) Tippecanoe 
C) ​Detroit 
D) ​Thames

Question 7

The initial reaction in the United States to revolution in France was supportive.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Naturalization Act of 1798 called for ​

Accepted Answer

A) lengthening the period of residence needed for citizenship from five to ten years. 
B) easing of restrictions against Irish immigrants coming to the United States. 
C) ​banning naturalized citizens from holding public office. 
D) ​All of these 
E) ​None of these 
A) lengthening the period of residence needed for citizenship from five to ten years. 
B) easing of restrictions against Irish immigrants coming to the United States. 
C) ​banning naturalized citizens from holding public office. 
D) ​All of these 
E) ​None of these

Question 9

Where did the Convention of 1818 set the boundary between the United States and Canada? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Seventeenth parallel 
B) Thirty-eighth parallel 
C) ​Sixtieth parallel 
D) ​Fifty-fifth parallel 
E) ​Forty-ninth parallel 
A) Seventeenth parallel 
B) Thirty-eighth parallel 
C) ​Sixtieth parallel 
D) ​Fifty-fifth parallel 
E) ​Forty-ninth parallel

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding the War of 1812 is true? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The country was solidly behind the declaration of war. 
B) The country was militarily well prepared to fight the war. 
C) ​Madison was defeated for reelection when the campaign in Canada failed. 
D) ​U.S.naval victories against the premier power of the sea,Great Britain,were surprising. 
E) ​The outcome of the war caused a dramatic shift in the borders between the United States and Canada. 
A) The country was solidly behind the declaration of war. 
B) The country was militarily well prepared to fight the war. 
C) ​Madison was defeated for reelection when the campaign in Canada failed. 
D) ​U.S.naval victories against the premier power of the sea,Great Britain,were surprising. 
E) ​The outcome of the war caused a dramatic shift in the borders between the United States and Canada.

Question 11

As president,John Adams opposed the Sedition Act on the grounds that it was unconstitutional.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Spain and the United States disputed the boundaries of ​

Accepted Answer

A) Louisiana. 
B) Ohio. 
C) ​Utah. 
D) ​California. 
A) Louisiana. 
B) Ohio. 
C) ​Utah. 
D) ​California.

Question 13

White settlement of Kentucky and Tennessee proceeded quickly after the defeat of the ​

Accepted Answer

A) Seminoles. 
B) Cherokees. 
C) ​Chickasaws. 
D) ​Iroquois. 
E) ​Cheyenne. 
A) Seminoles. 
B) Cherokees. 
C) ​Chickasaws. 
D) ​Iroquois. 
E) ​Cheyenne.

Question 14

In 1789,the electoral college cast a unanimous vote in favor of George Washington for president.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following accurately describes America's first Congress? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Antifederalists 
B) Elitists 
C) ​Federalists 
D) ​Both A and B 
E) ​Both B and C 
A) Antifederalists 
B) Elitists 
C) ​Federalists 
D) ​Both A and B 
E) ​Both B and C

Question 16

"The Star Spangled Banner" was Francis Scott Key's ode to the troops fighting in what U.S.city? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Washington,D.C. 
B) New York City 
C) ​Baltimore 
D) ​Atlanta 
E) ​Boston 
A) Washington,D.C. 
B) New York City 
C) ​Baltimore 
D) ​Atlanta 
E) ​Boston

Question 17

Governor William Blount of the Tennessee Territory was known as the"Dirt King"by the Cherokees because he was so greedy for their land.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What did George Washington warn Americans against in his farewell address?​

Accepted Answer

A) Involvement in foreign affairs 
B) Sectional politics 
C) ​Political parties 
D) ​All of these 
E) ​None of these 
A) Involvement in foreign affairs 
B) Sectional politics 
C) ​Political parties 
D) ​All of these 
E) ​None of these

Question 19

Who served as George Washington's secretary of the treasury? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Alexander Hamilton 
B) James Madison 
C) ​Thomas Jefferson 
D) ​John Jay 
E) ​Henry Knox 
A) Alexander Hamilton 
B) James Madison 
C) ​Thomas Jefferson 
D) ​John Jay 
E) ​Henry Knox

Question 20

One significant aspect of the Battle of New Orleans was that ​

Accepted Answer

A) no Americans lost their lives in the fight. 
B) it took place after the war had ended. 
C) ​Britain became convinced that it could not win the war. 
D) ​Thomas Jefferson emerged from political retirement to support the battle. 
E) ​None of these 
A) no Americans lost their lives in the fight. 
B) it took place after the war had ended. 
C) ​Britain became convinced that it could not win the war. 
D) ​Thomas Jefferson emerged from political retirement to support the battle. 
E) ​None of these

Exam 6: Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

Which of the following did Thomas Jefferson do as president? ​

What was the initial reaction of most Americans to the French Revolution? ​

The Judiciary Act of 1801 reduced the number of justices on the Supreme Court from six to five.​

Which of the following events in Native American history occurred first? ​

The White House gained that name during the administration of James Monroe,who had the building painted white.​

Which of the following War of 1812 battles took place first? ​

The initial reaction in the United States to revolution in France was supportive.​

The Naturalization Act of 1798 called for ​

Where did the Convention of 1818 set the boundary between the United States and Canada? ​

Which of the following statements regarding the War of 1812 is true? ​

As president,John Adams opposed the Sedition Act on the grounds that it was unconstitutional.​

Spain and the United States disputed the boundaries of ​

White settlement of Kentucky and Tennessee proceeded quickly after the defeat of the ​

In 1789,the electoral college cast a unanimous vote in favor of George Washington for president.​

Which of the following accurately describes America's first Congress? ​

"The Star Spangled Banner" was Francis Scott Key's ode to the troops fighting in what U.S.city? ​

Governor William Blount of the Tennessee Territory was known as the"Dirt King"by the Cherokees because he was so greedy for their land.​

What did George Washington warn Americans against in his farewell address?​

Who served as George Washington's secretary of the treasury? ​

One significant aspect of the Battle of New Orleans was that ​

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Which of the following did Thomas Jefferson do as president?

What was the initial reaction of most Americans to the French Revolution?

The Judiciary Act of 1801 reduced the number of justices on the Supreme Court from six to five.

Which of the following events in Native American history occurred first?

The White House gained that name during the administration of James Monroe,who had the building painted white.

Which of the following War of 1812 battles took place first?

The initial reaction in the United States to revolution in France was supportive.

The Naturalization Act of 1798 called for

Where did the Convention of 1818 set the boundary between the United States and Canada?

Which of the following statements regarding the War of 1812 is true?

As president,John Adams opposed the Sedition Act on the grounds that it was unconstitutional.

Spain and the United States disputed the boundaries of

White settlement of Kentucky and Tennessee proceeded quickly after the defeat of the

In 1789,the electoral college cast a unanimous vote in favor of George Washington for president.

Which of the following accurately describes America's first Congress?

"The Star Spangled Banner" was Francis Scott Key's ode to the troops fighting in what U.S.city?

Governor William Blount of the Tennessee Territory was known as the"Dirt King"by the Cherokees because he was so greedy for their land.

What did George Washington warn Americans against in his farewell address?

Who served as George Washington's secretary of the treasury?

One significant aspect of the Battle of New Orleans was that