Question 1

To President Jefferson, one major incentive to purchase Louisiana was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  gain the support of the Federalists 
B)  secure American access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans 
C)  spend some of the surplus money in the Treasury 
D)  prove that the United States had become a world power 
E)  acquire new ports on the Pacific 
A)  gain the support of the Federalists 
B)  secure American access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans 
C)  spend some of the surplus money in the Treasury 
D)  prove that the United States had become a world power 
E)  acquire new ports on the Pacific

Question 2

In 1804, Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with sitting Vice President:

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Thomas Pinckney 
C)  Aaron Burr 
D)  John Quincy Adams 
E)  Andrew Jackson 
A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Thomas Pinckney 
C)  Aaron Burr 
D)  John Quincy Adams 
E)  Andrew Jackson

Question 3

At the Hartford Convention, delegates:

Accepted Answer

A)  voted to secede from the Union 
B)  proposed a series of constitutional amendments to limit Republican influence in government 
C)  denounced New England merchants who had traded with the British during the war 
D)  voted to join the Republican party 
E)  offered generous peace terms to the British 
A)  voted to secede from the Union 
B)  proposed a series of constitutional amendments to limit Republican influence in government 
C)  denounced New England merchants who had traded with the British during the war 
D)  voted to join the Republican party 
E)  offered generous peace terms to the British

Question 4

President Jefferson's cabinet:

Accepted Answer

A)  included no one from New England 
B)  was marked for its mediocrity 
C)  shared his objective of destroying the Federalists 
D)  included Madison as secretary of state 
E)  never actually met 
A)  included no one from New England 
B)  was marked for its mediocrity 
C)  shared his objective of destroying the Federalists 
D)  included Madison as secretary of state 
E)  never actually met

Question 5

Describe the Lewis and Clark expedition. What impact did it have on developing the United States west of the Mississippi River?

Accepted Answer

There are two main ways in which the Lew

Question 6

Western settlers and politicians believed war with Britain might enable:

Accepted Answer

A)  a monopoly of the fur trade 
B)  expansion to the Pacific 
C)  the conquest of Canada 
D)  an alliance with Tecumseh 
E)  an alliance with Napoléon 
A)  a monopoly of the fur trade 
B)  expansion to the Pacific 
C)  the conquest of Canada 
D)  an alliance with Tecumseh 
E)  an alliance with Napoléon

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT true of the American invasion of Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  It proved to be the most successful American expedition of the War of 1812. 
B)  The American burning of the city of York drove the English to invade and burn Washington, D.C. 
C)  Oliver Hazard Perry won a very important naval victory at Put-in-Bay. 
D)  One American army surrendered without having fired a shot. 
E)  American naval control of Lake Erie forced the British to abandon Upper Canada. 
A)  It proved to be the most successful American expedition of the War of 1812. 
B)  The American burning of the city of York drove the English to invade and burn Washington, D.C. 
C)  Oliver Hazard Perry won a very important naval victory at Put-in-Bay. 
D)  One American army surrendered without having fired a shot. 
E)  American naval control of Lake Erie forced the British to abandon Upper Canada.

Question 8

Which of the following was true of the democracy that emerged at the turn of the century?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was generally supported by Federalists. 
B)  Common men were no longer content to be governed by an aristocracy. 
C)  It was the result of an increasingly educated American society. 
D)  It emerged out of George Washington's farewell address. 
E)  It found significant support among the southern slaveholding population. 
A)  It was generally supported by Federalists. 
B)  Common men were no longer content to be governed by an aristocracy. 
C)  It was the result of an increasingly educated American society. 
D)  It emerged out of George Washington's farewell address. 
E)  It found significant support among the southern slaveholding population.

Question 9

Between 1800 and 1840, the nation's most dramatic population expansion occurred:

Accepted Answer

A)  west of the Appalachians 
B)  in New England 
C)  in Atlantic seaports 
D)  in the Deep South 
E)  beyond the Mississippi 
A)  west of the Appalachians 
B)  in New England 
C)  in Atlantic seaports 
D)  in the Deep South 
E)  beyond the Mississippi

Question 10

Once in office, Jefferson set out to dismantle Hamilton's Federalist economic program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Thomas Jefferson

Accepted Answer

A) appointed justice of the peace in the District of Columbia 
B) elected president in 1804 
C) negotiated the Louisiana Purchase 
D) was a naval hero against the Barbary pirates 
E) was a war hawk from Kentucky
F)saw the British attack of Fort McHenry from Baltimore Harbor
G)became vice president in 1801
H)was chief justice
I)was an American naval hero in the War of 1812
J)explored the Louisiana Purchase and Far West 
A) appointed justice of the peace in the District of Columbia 
B) elected president in 1804 
C) negotiated the Louisiana Purchase 
D) was a naval hero against the Barbary pirates 
E) was a war hawk from Kentucky
F)saw the British attack of Fort McHenry from Baltimore Harbor
G)became vice president in 1801
H)was chief justice
I)was an American naval hero in the War of 1812
J)explored the Louisiana Purchase and Far West

Question 12

The 1804 presidential election resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a comeback for the Federalists 
B)  Aaron Burr's duel with Alexander Hamilton 
C)  Jefferson's landslide reelection 
D)  the rise of a powerful third party 
E)  months of confusion over the actual winner 
A)  a comeback for the Federalists 
B)  Aaron Burr's duel with Alexander Hamilton 
C)  Jefferson's landslide reelection 
D)  the rise of a powerful third party 
E)  months of confusion over the actual winner

Question 13

The Old Republicans, led by John Randolph:

Accepted Answer

A)  were mostly from northern and middle states 
B)  were staunch nationalists 
C)  were very closely allied with the Whigs 
D)  supported Thomas Jefferson 
E)  supported an agrarian society 
A)  were mostly from northern and middle states 
B)  were staunch nationalists 
C)  were very closely allied with the Whigs 
D)  supported Thomas Jefferson 
E)  supported an agrarian society

Question 14

During Thomas Jefferson's presidency, the national debt grew much larger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Thomas Jefferson believed that a large federal debt would:

Accepted Answer

A)  mean high taxes and public corruption 
B)  be a national "blessing" 
C)  help bankers and investors in the United States make money from the federal government 
D)  be easily paid off in fifty years 
E)  cause another revolution 
A)  mean high taxes and public corruption 
B)  be a national "blessing" 
C)  help bankers and investors in the United States make money from the federal government 
D)  be easily paid off in fifty years 
E)  cause another revolution

Question 16

At Horseshoe Bend, Andrew Jackson won a smashing victory over the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cherokees 
B)  Shawnees 
C)  British 
D)  Spaniards 
E)  Creeks 
A)  Cherokees 
B)  Shawnees 
C)  British 
D)  Spaniards 
E)  Creeks

Question 17

The Hartford Convention illustrated deep opposition to the war in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the South 
B)  New England 
C)  New York 
D)  the West 
E)  Congress 
A)  the South 
B)  New England 
C)  New York 
D)  the West 
E)  Congress

Question 18

Explain the Treaty of Ghent and the end of the War of 1812.

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Ghent was signed on Decemb

Question 19

The Battle of New Orleans was meaningless since it was fought after the war had officially ended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT true of the Battle of New Orleans?

Accepted Answer

A)  It took place shortly before the Treaty of Ghent was signed. 
B)  Jackson declared martial law over New Orleans in preparation for the battle. 
C)  British General Pakenham ordered a series of frontal assaults that critically weakened his force. 
D)  Jackson's victory made him the biggest celebrity to emerge from the war. 
E)  Only thirteen Americans died, while there were more than 2,100 British casualties. 
A)  It took place shortly before the Treaty of Ghent was signed. 
B)  Jackson declared martial law over New Orleans in preparation for the battle. 
C)  British General Pakenham ordered a series of frontal assaults that critically weakened his force. 
D)  Jackson's victory made him the biggest celebrity to emerge from the war. 
E)  Only thirteen Americans died, while there were more than 2,100 British casualties.

Exam 7: The Early Republic, 1800-1815

To President Jefferson, one major incentive to purchase Louisiana was to:

In 1804, Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with sitting Vice President:

At the Hartford Convention, delegates:

President Jefferson's cabinet:

Describe the Lewis and Clark expedition. What impact did it have on developing the United States west of the Mississippi River?

Western settlers and politicians believed war with Britain might enable:

Which of the following was NOT true of the American invasion of Canada?

Which of the following was true of the democracy that emerged at the turn of the century?

Between 1800 and 1840, the nation's most dramatic population expansion occurred:

Once in office, Jefferson set out to dismantle Hamilton's Federalist economic program.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Thomas Jefferson

The 1804 presidential election resulted in:

The Old Republicans, led by John Randolph:

During Thomas Jefferson's presidency, the national debt grew much larger.

Thomas Jefferson believed that a large federal debt would:

At Horseshoe Bend, Andrew Jackson won a smashing victory over the:

The Hartford Convention illustrated deep opposition to the war in:

Explain the Treaty of Ghent and the end of the War of 1812.

The Battle of New Orleans was meaningless since it was fought after the war had officially ended.

Which of the following was NOT true of the Battle of New Orleans?

The Collision of Cultures

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Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

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Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

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