Question 1

The national debt was significantly reduced during Jefferson's administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The hero of the Battle of New Orleans was

Accepted Answer

A) William Henry Harrison. 
B) James Monroe. 
C) Andrew Jackson. 
D) Ulysses S.Grant. 
E) Tecumseh. 
A) William Henry Harrison. 
B) James Monroe. 
C) Andrew Jackson. 
D) Ulysses S.Grant. 
E) Tecumseh.

Question 3

In 1811-12,a united Democratic-Republican party controlled both houses of Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

John Marshall was

Accepted Answer

A) completely determined to destroy the Republican party at all costs. 
B) interested in establishing the independence and interpretative powers of the federal judiciary. 
C) a strong supporter of Adams's war with France and use of the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D) the first Republican appointed to the Supreme Court. 
E) an opponent of the expansion of the power of the national government. 
A) completely determined to destroy the Republican party at all costs. 
B) interested in establishing the independence and interpretative powers of the federal judiciary. 
C) a strong supporter of Adams's war with France and use of the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D) the first Republican appointed to the Supreme Court. 
E) an opponent of the expansion of the power of the national government.

Question 5

The XYZ Affair was the last scandal of George Washington's presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Fourteen Republicans were prosecuted for violating the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Fourteen Republicans were prosecuted for violating the...

Question 7

The reception of Jay's Treaty can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) very negative. 
B) very positive. 
C) restrained. 
D) relief. 
E) none of these choices 
A) very negative. 
B) very positive. 
C) restrained. 
D) relief. 
E) none of these choices

Question 8

The new government's chief source of income was to be

Accepted Answer

A) a tariff on imports. 
B) an income tax. 
C) harbor and customs duties. 
D) excise taxes on domestic manufactures. 
E) interest on loans. 
A) a tariff on imports. 
B) an income tax. 
C) harbor and customs duties. 
D) excise taxes on domestic manufactures. 
E) interest on loans.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Louisiana Purchase

Accepted Answer

large territorial purchase from France m

Question 10

French displeasure at the election of John Adams resulted in the determination to seize without compensation all American ships carrying "so much as a(n)____________________ made in England."

Accepted Answer

The answer of French displeasure at the election of John...

Question 11

Many states opposed federal assumption of state debts because

Accepted Answer

A) most northern states had already paid their debts and saw the assumption plan as a southern plot to increase their power. 
B) the debt was so high that paying it would bankrupt the nation. 
C) most of the money would go to western states that had not been fiscally responsible during the war. 
D) it would be easier to repudiate the entire debt and start with "a clean slate." 
E) most southern states had already paid their debts and did not want to pay off the debts of others. 
A) most northern states had already paid their debts and saw the assumption plan as a southern plot to increase their power. 
B) the debt was so high that paying it would bankrupt the nation. 
C) most of the money would go to western states that had not been fiscally responsible during the war. 
D) it would be easier to repudiate the entire debt and start with "a clean slate." 
E) most southern states had already paid their debts and did not want to pay off the debts of others.

Question 12

Citizen Edmond Genêt was a French government official who commissioned American privateers to harass British shipping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Embargo Act (1807)cut off U.S.shipping with

Accepted Answer

A) England. 
B) France. 
C) France and England. 
D) Spain and Portugal. 
E) foreign countries. 
A) England. 
B) France. 
C) France and England. 
D) Spain and Portugal. 
E) foreign countries.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes John Adams's term in office?

Accepted Answer

A) It was successful. 
B) It was embattled. 
C) It was uneventful. 
D) It was successful domestically but unsuccessful in foreign affairs. 
E) It united the Federalist Party but led to intense opposition from the Republicans. 
A) It was successful. 
B) It was embattled. 
C) It was uneventful. 
D) It was successful domestically but unsuccessful in foreign affairs. 
E) It united the Federalist Party but led to intense opposition from the Republicans.

Question 15

The Judiciary Act of 1789

Accepted Answer

A) provided that all Supreme Court cases must originate in federal circuit courts. 
B) gave Congress the power to remove federal judges from office. 
C) established a six-member Supreme Court and set up the federal district and circuit court system. 
D) was the most important piece of legislation passed during Washington's presidency. 
E) gave Congress the power to appoint Supreme Court justices. 
A) provided that all Supreme Court cases must originate in federal circuit courts. 
B) gave Congress the power to remove federal judges from office. 
C) established a six-member Supreme Court and set up the federal district and circuit court system. 
D) was the most important piece of legislation passed during Washington's presidency. 
E) gave Congress the power to appoint Supreme Court justices.

Question 16

In return for agreeing to Hamilton's proposals for the debt,Jefferson and Madison won acceptance for a plan to locate the capital of the United States be moved from New York to ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In return for agreeing to Hamilton's proposals...

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Bill of Rights

Accepted Answer

the first ten amendments to the Constitu

Question 18

Which of the following is not true about the Whiskey Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A) It was fought over the tax on whiskey. 
B) It was quelled by Washington and twelve thousand militia men. 
C) It was centered in rural New York. 
D) It was seen as a challenge to the power of the federal government. 
E) President Washington pardoned the rebels. 
A) It was fought over the tax on whiskey. 
B) It was quelled by Washington and twelve thousand militia men. 
C) It was centered in rural New York. 
D) It was seen as a challenge to the power of the federal government. 
E) President Washington pardoned the rebels.

Question 19

____________________ was an insane,alcoholic federal judge who was tried by the Senate and removed from office.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was an insane,alcoholic federal judge who...

Question 20

The Treaty of Ghent (1814),ending the War of 1812,can be best described as

Accepted Answer

A) a British victory. 
B) an American victory. 
C) a draw. 
D) all of these choices. 
E) an Indian victory. 
A) a British victory. 
B) an American victory. 
C) a draw. 
D) all of these choices. 
E) an Indian victory.

Exam 7: Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

The national debt was significantly reduced during Jefferson's administration.

The hero of the Battle of New Orleans was

In 1811-12,a united Democratic-Republican party controlled both houses of Congress.

John Marshall was

The XYZ Affair was the last scandal of George Washington's presidency.

Fourteen Republicans were prosecuted for violating the ____________________.

The reception of Jay's Treaty can best be described as

The new government's chief source of income was to be

IDENTIFICATIONS -Louisiana Purchase

French displeasure at the election of John Adams resulted in the determination to seize without compensation all American ships carrying "so much as a(n)____________________ made in England."

Many states opposed federal assumption of state debts because

Citizen Edmond Genêt was a French government official who commissioned American privateers to harass British shipping.

The Embargo Act (1807)cut off U.S.shipping with

Which of the following best describes John Adams's term in office?

The Judiciary Act of 1789

In return for agreeing to Hamilton's proposals for the debt,Jefferson and Madison won acceptance for a plan to locate the capital of the United States be moved from New York to ____________________.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Bill of Rights

Which of the following is not true about the Whiskey Rebellion?

____________________ was an insane,alcoholic federal judge who was tried by the Senate and removed from office.

The Treaty of Ghent (1814),ending the War of 1812,can be best described as

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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