Question 1

The greatest support for the declaration of war in 1812 came from:

Accepted Answer

A)  the New England area 
B)  the areas in which commerce and international trade were a primary occupation 
C)  the manufacturing centers 
D)  the agricultural regions from Pennsylvania southward and westward 
E)  the Old Republicans 
A)  the New England area 
B)  the areas in which commerce and international trade were a primary occupation 
C)  the manufacturing centers 
D)  the agricultural regions from Pennsylvania southward and westward 
E)  the Old Republicans

Question 2

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Henry Clay

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 3

Thomas Jefferson's decision to enact the embargo is one of the most criticized moments in American history. Did he make the right decision?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether Thomas Jefferson

Question 4

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William Marbury

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 5

As a result of the War of 1812, President Madison:

Accepted Answer

A)  ran for a third term 
B)  was even more committed to limited government 
C)  learned the value of some Federalist policies 
D)  is recognized as a great president 
E)  switched parties 
A)  ran for a third term 
B)  was even more committed to limited government 
C)  learned the value of some Federalist policies 
D)  is recognized as a great president 
E)  switched parties

Question 6

The British defeat at New Orleans is best explained by:

Accepted Answer

A)  their attack upon a strong defensive position 
B)  Andrew Jackson's military genius 
C)  their loss of energy in the southern heat 
D)  the sharpshooting of the Americans 
E)  prior awareness that a peace treaty had been signed 
A)  their attack upon a strong defensive position 
B)  Andrew Jackson's military genius 
C)  their loss of energy in the southern heat 
D)  the sharpshooting of the Americans 
E)  prior awareness that a peace treaty had been signed

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT true of impressment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It only impacted a few dozen Americans. 
B)  Speaking English was often enough evidence to have a sailor impressed. 
C)  The British Navy was the most egregious offender. 
D)  American merchant ships attracted deserted British sailors. 
E)  Impressment was technically legal in international courts. 
A)  It only impacted a few dozen Americans. 
B)  Speaking English was often enough evidence to have a sailor impressed. 
C)  The British Navy was the most egregious offender. 
D)  American merchant ships attracted deserted British sailors. 
E)  Impressment was technically legal in international courts.

Question 8

Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make peace with the Indians 
B)  establish a settlement in Louisiana 
C)  capture California 
D)  spread Christianity westward 
E)  map and explore well beyond the Mississippi 
A)  make peace with the Indians 
B)  establish a settlement in Louisiana 
C)  capture California 
D)  spread Christianity westward 
E)  map and explore well beyond the Mississippi

Question 9

Marbury v. Madison was sparked by Jefferson's attempts to repeal the judgeships initiated by Adams's "midnight appointments."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Lewis and Clark's expedition:

Accepted Answer

A)  gave the United States a claim to Oregon 
B)  was a spectacular failure 
C)  fought against Spaniards in Texas 
D)  encountered no friendly Indians 
E)  concluded that the West was uninhabitable 
A)  gave the United States a claim to Oregon 
B)  was a spectacular failure 
C)  fought against Spaniards in Texas 
D)  encountered no friendly Indians 
E)  concluded that the West was uninhabitable

Exam 7: The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The greatest support for the declaration of war in 1812 came from:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Henry Clay

Thomas Jefferson's decision to enact the embargo is one of the most criticized moments in American history. Did he make the right decision?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William Marbury

As a result of the War of 1812, President Madison:

The British defeat at New Orleans is best explained by:

Which of the following was NOT true of impressment?

Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to:

Marbury v. Madison was sparked by Jefferson's attempts to repeal the judgeships initiated by Adams's "midnight appointments."

Lewis and Clark's expedition:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

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

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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