Question 1

Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address reflected:

Accepted Answer

A)  his strong partisan desire to oppose the Federalists now that he was in office 
B)  his desire to adopt Federalist principles now that he was in office 
C)  an affirmation of educational elitism and commitment to continued governmental formality 
D)  a tone of simplicity and conciliation 
E)  his hopes for a new war to unify the country 
A)  his strong partisan desire to oppose the Federalists now that he was in office 
B)  his desire to adopt Federalist principles now that he was in office 
C)  an affirmation of educational elitism and commitment to continued governmental formality 
D)  a tone of simplicity and conciliation 
E)  his hopes for a new war to unify the country

Question 2

Jefferson's inauguration was notable for:

Accepted Answer

A)  its sharp partisan tone 
B)  the impassioned delivery of his speech 
C)  its being the first in Washington, D.C. 
D)  the luxurious surroundings 
E)  its immediate call to arms 
A)  its sharp partisan tone 
B)  the impassioned delivery of his speech 
C)  its being the first in Washington, D.C. 
D)  the luxurious surroundings 
E)  its immediate call to arms

Question 3

The expansion of the United States into the West weakened the Federalists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT true of Jefferson's contradictory nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  constantly in debt personally while condemning national indebtedness 
B)  resisted British authority before the Revolution, but advocated for a military alliance as president 
C)  detested the institution of slavery while retaining approximately 200 of his own 
D)  drafted the Declaration of Independence while maintaining the institution of slavery 
E)  while a critic of executive power, he authorized the Louisiana Purchase 
A)  constantly in debt personally while condemning national indebtedness 
B)  resisted British authority before the Revolution, but advocated for a military alliance as president 
C)  detested the institution of slavery while retaining approximately 200 of his own 
D)  drafted the Declaration of Independence while maintaining the institution of slavery 
E)  while a critic of executive power, he authorized the Louisiana Purchase

Question 5

Examine Aaron Burr's western conspiracy.

Accepted Answer

Aaron Burr's western conspiracy refers t

Question 6

President Jefferson thought the Supreme Court needed limiting by new constitutional amendments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Stephen Decatur

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 8

James Madison followed Thomas Jefferson as president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Jefferson's Embargo Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  forced a change in British policy 
B)  was effectively enforced by the navy 
C)  had widespread public backing 
D)  sought to stop all American exports 
E)  ended Jefferson's presidency on a successful note 
A)  forced a change in British policy 
B)  was effectively enforced by the navy 
C)  had widespread public backing 
D)  sought to stop all American exports 
E)  ended Jefferson's presidency on a successful note

Question 10

Describe President Jefferson's foreign policy, especially as it related to the Barbary pirates and the French.

Accepted Answer

President Jefferson's foreign policy was

Question 11

Thomas Jefferson signed an act outlawing the foreign slave trade as of 1808.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

As a result of England's blockade of the European coastline:

Accepted Answer

A)  American shippers stopped exporting goods to France 
B)  hundreds of ships' cargoes were confiscated by the British 
C)  Americans convinced President Jefferson to strengthen the navy 
D)  merchant vessels were armed 
E)  American businessmen paid bribes to the British and French navies 
A)  American shippers stopped exporting goods to France 
B)  hundreds of ships' cargoes were confiscated by the British 
C)  Americans convinced President Jefferson to strengthen the navy 
D)  merchant vessels were armed 
E)  American businessmen paid bribes to the British and French navies

Question 13

Most "war hawks" were New England Federalists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Aaron Burr's treason trial featured:

Accepted Answer

A)  John Marshall's insistence upon a rigid definition of treason 
B)  Burr's dramatic confession 
C)  Jefferson's testimony on behalf of the prosecution 
D)  charges that the jury had been bribed 
E)  three witnesses of overt acts of treason 
A)  John Marshall's insistence upon a rigid definition of treason 
B)  Burr's dramatic confession 
C)  Jefferson's testimony on behalf of the prosecution 
D)  charges that the jury had been bribed 
E)  three witnesses of overt acts of treason

Question 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Robert R. Livingston

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 16

Aaron Burr's conspiracy:

Accepted Answer

A)  involved a plot to assassinate Jefferson 
B)  brought his conviction for treason 
C)  involved the Federalists 
D)  aimed to give him a private western empire 
E)  caused his removal as vice president 
A)  involved a plot to assassinate Jefferson 
B)  brought his conviction for treason 
C)  involved the Federalists 
D)  aimed to give him a private western empire 
E)  caused his removal as vice president

Question 17

"The War of 1812 was an unnecessary conflict that solved nothing and brought no benefit to either side." Discuss the validity of this assertion.

Accepted Answer

The assertion that the War of 1812 was a

Question 18

In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court:

Accepted Answer

A)  showed its commitment to states' rights 
B)  ruled that Marbury should occupy his judicial position 
C)  made itself the government's most powerful branch 
D)  proved it was not influenced by politics 
E)  declared a federal law unconstitutional 
A)  showed its commitment to states' rights 
B)  ruled that Marbury should occupy his judicial position 
C)  made itself the government's most powerful branch 
D)  proved it was not influenced by politics 
E)  declared a federal law unconstitutional

Question 19

The War of 1812:

Accepted Answer

A)  made the United States a world power 
B)  strengthened the Federalists 
C)  was the deadliest in U.S. history 
D)  gave the United States its first colonies 
E)  generated intense patriotic pride 
A)  made the United States a world power 
B)  strengthened the Federalists 
C)  was the deadliest in U.S. history 
D)  gave the United States its first colonies 
E)  generated intense patriotic pride

Question 20

In the early 1800s, the United States engaged in a naval conflict with:

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  North African pirates 
C)  Britain 
D)  Spain 
E)  Canadian smugglers 
A)  France 
B)  North African pirates 
C)  Britain 
D)  Spain 
E)  Canadian smugglers

Exam 7: The Early Republic, 1800-1815

Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address reflected:

Jefferson's inauguration was notable for:

The expansion of the United States into the West weakened the Federalists.

Which of the following was NOT true of Jefferson's contradictory nature?

Examine Aaron Burr's western conspiracy.

President Jefferson thought the Supreme Court needed limiting by new constitutional amendments.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Stephen Decatur

James Madison followed Thomas Jefferson as president.

Jefferson's Embargo Act:

Describe President Jefferson's foreign policy, especially as it related to the Barbary pirates and the French.

Thomas Jefferson signed an act outlawing the foreign slave trade as of 1808.

As a result of England's blockade of the European coastline:

Most "war hawks" were New England Federalists.

Aaron Burr's treason trial featured:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Robert R. Livingston

Aaron Burr's conspiracy:

"The War of 1812 was an unnecessary conflict that solved nothing and brought no benefit to either side." Discuss the validity of this assertion.

In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court:

The War of 1812:

In the early 1800s, the United States engaged in a naval conflict with:

The Collision of Cultures

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The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

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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

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

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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