Question 1

The 1796 election pitted John Adams and Thomas Pinckney against:

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison and John Marshall. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. 
C)  Aaron Burr and John Jay. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. 
E)  Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. 
A)  James Madison and John Marshall. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. 
C)  Aaron Burr and John Jay. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. 
E)  Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

Question 2

After the War of 1812,Americans were compensated for lost slaves:

Accepted Answer

A)  by an international arbitration agreement decided by the Russian czar. 
B)  by the Treaty of Ghent. 
C)  by Canadian towns buying the slaves' freedom. 
D)  by the slaves purchasing their freedom. 
E)  by forcing France to pay Britain's debts. 
A)  by an international arbitration agreement decided by the Russian czar. 
B)  by the Treaty of Ghent. 
C)  by Canadian towns buying the slaves' freedom. 
D)  by the slaves purchasing their freedom. 
E)  by forcing France to pay Britain's debts.

Question 3

The aftermath of the War of 1812 confirmed the ability of a republican government to conduct a war without surrendering its institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why did the United States become a one-party nation following the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Republicans were blamed for the British victory in Washington,D.C.,and therefore lost power. 
B)  The Hartford Convention's allegedly treasonous activities fatally damaged the Federalist Party's reputation. 
C)  Under the Alien and Sedition Acts,Madison was able to silence all opposition. 
D)  James Monroe's universal popularity as a hero of the War of 1812 made his Republican Party unbeatable. 
E)  The Federalists were so pleased with the war's outcome that they endorsed a union with the Republicans at their 1816 convention in Hartford. 
A)  The Republicans were blamed for the British victory in Washington,D.C.,and therefore lost power. 
B)  The Hartford Convention's allegedly treasonous activities fatally damaged the Federalist Party's reputation. 
C)  Under the Alien and Sedition Acts,Madison was able to silence all opposition. 
D)  James Monroe's universal popularity as a hero of the War of 1812 made his Republican Party unbeatable. 
E)  The Federalists were so pleased with the war's outcome that they endorsed a union with the Republicans at their 1816 convention in Hartford.

Question 5

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Whiskey Rebellion

Accepted Answer

The Whiskey Rebellion was a significant

Question 6

Which of the following was an objection raised by critics of Hamilton's proposals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hamilton's plan for bonds was not doing enough to help speculators invest. 
B)  A whiskey tax would lead to prohibition of alcohol. 
C)  The proposals would do virtually nothing to aid in the development of manufacturing. 
D)  Hamilton's program would create a corrupt alliance between government and large commercial interests. 
E)  Hamilton was not creating a large enough army to defend the United States. 
A)  Hamilton's plan for bonds was not doing enough to help speculators invest. 
B)  A whiskey tax would lead to prohibition of alcohol. 
C)  The proposals would do virtually nothing to aid in the development of manufacturing. 
D)  Hamilton's program would create a corrupt alliance between government and large commercial interests. 
E)  Hamilton was not creating a large enough army to defend the United States.

Question 7

In the late eighteenth century,what activity would Judith Sargent Murray have praised?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women joining a sewing group. 
B)  Men meeting at the town council to create a public school. 
C)  Boys being groomed to be future leaders. 
D)  Girls being given the chance to attend college. 
E)  Native American men serving on the tribal council. 
A)  Women joining a sewing group. 
B)  Men meeting at the town council to create a public school. 
C)  Boys being groomed to be future leaders. 
D)  Girls being given the chance to attend college. 
E)  Native American men serving on the tribal council.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the American response to Toussaint L'Ouverture's slave uprising?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Adams opposed it because it was a threat to the established order. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson welcomed Haitian independence as another example of what he had advocated in the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  Most white Americans were glad to see France,which had turned politically radical,suffer the loss of Haiti. 
D)  Most enslaved Americans opposed L'Ouverture's success because they believed it might inspire a white crackdown on their behavior. 
E)  Many white Americans considered L'Ouverture's uprising to be evidence of blacks' unfitness for republican freedom. 
A)  John Adams opposed it because it was a threat to the established order. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson welcomed Haitian independence as another example of what he had advocated in the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  Most white Americans were glad to see France,which had turned politically radical,suffer the loss of Haiti. 
D)  Most enslaved Americans opposed L'Ouverture's success because they believed it might inspire a white crackdown on their behavior. 
E)  Many white Americans considered L'Ouverture's uprising to be evidence of blacks' unfitness for republican freedom.

Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-John Marshall

Accepted Answer

John Marshall (1755-1835) was an influen

Question 10

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the election of 1800. 
B)  Hamilton's economic plan. 
C)  the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  Fries's Rebellion. 
E)  impressments of American sailors. 
A)  the election of 1800. 
B)  Hamilton's economic plan. 
C)  the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  Fries's Rebellion. 
E)  impressments of American sailors.

Question 11

Who wrote a petition to Congress as the president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society,calling for the end of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mathew Lyon. 
B)  Patrick Henry. 
C)  Sarah Morton. 
D)  Mary Wollstonecraft. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin. 
A)  Mathew Lyon. 
B)  Patrick Henry. 
C)  Sarah Morton. 
D)  Mary Wollstonecraft. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin.

Question 12

Which of the following was part of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paying off all the new national debt. 
B)  The Bank of the United States,modeled on the Bank of England. 
C)  A tax on wine producers as a means of raising revenue. 
D)  Taxes and subsidies to promote the growth of cotton. 
E)  Creating Washington,D.C.,as a major trade port. 
A)  Paying off all the new national debt. 
B)  The Bank of the United States,modeled on the Bank of England. 
C)  A tax on wine producers as a means of raising revenue. 
D)  Taxes and subsidies to promote the growth of cotton. 
E)  Creating Washington,D.C.,as a major trade port.

Question 13

Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the first pamphlet published in the United States by an American woman. 
B)  was inspired by Thomas Paine's Rights of Man. 
C)  won strong support from the Federalist Party. 
D)  strongly challenged traditional gender roles. 
E)  was based on her experiences as a cross-dressing soldier during the Revolutionary War. 
A)  was the first pamphlet published in the United States by an American woman. 
B)  was inspired by Thomas Paine's Rights of Man. 
C)  won strong support from the Federalist Party. 
D)  strongly challenged traditional gender roles. 
E)  was based on her experiences as a cross-dressing soldier during the Revolutionary War.

Question 14

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When looking at today's United States economically,whose visions and ideas seem to have become the most realized?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Hamilton's ideas on government subsidies for businesses. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson's promotion of America being mostly a nation of small farmers. 
C)  John Adams's support of the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  James Madison's lack of support for commercial capitalism. 
E)  George Washington's backing of Jay's Treaty. 
A)  Alexander Hamilton's ideas on government subsidies for businesses. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson's promotion of America being mostly a nation of small farmers. 
C)  John Adams's support of the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  James Madison's lack of support for commercial capitalism. 
E)  George Washington's backing of Jay's Treaty.

Question 16

Louisiana's slaves enjoyed far more freedom under the liberty-loving United States than under the rule of tyrannical Spain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

John Adams's acceptance of defeat in 1800 established the vital precedent of a peaceful transfer of power from a defeated party to its successor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Democratic-Republican Societies of the 1790s:

Accepted Answer

A)  criticized the Washington administration. 
B)  spoke out against the French Revolution. 
C)  formed only about a dozen chapters in various cities. 
D)  strongly supported Hamilton's economic program. 
E)  broke up and created the Democratic and Republican parties by 1797. 
A)  criticized the Washington administration. 
B)  spoke out against the French Revolution. 
C)  formed only about a dozen chapters in various cities. 
D)  strongly supported Hamilton's economic program. 
E)  broke up and created the Democratic and Republican parties by 1797.

Question 19

When George Washington took office as the first president of the United States,American leaders believed that the new nation's success depended on:

Accepted Answer

A)  creating political parties as a means of channeling the people's passions. 
B)  maintaining political harmony. 
C)  protecting all forms of freedom. 
D)  Washington's willingness to serve until he died. 
E)  coining money. 
A)  creating political parties as a means of channeling the people's passions. 
B)  maintaining political harmony. 
C)  protecting all forms of freedom. 
D)  Washington's willingness to serve until he died. 
E)  coining money.

Question 20

Which international partner did Alexander Hamilton think most important for the survival and prosperity of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Indians. 
B)  The Spanish. 
C)  The French. 
D)  The West Indians. 
E)  The British. 
A)  The Indians. 
B)  The Spanish. 
C)  The French. 
D)  The West Indians. 
E)  The British.

The 1796 election pitted John Adams and Thomas Pinckney against:

After the War of 1812,Americans were compensated for lost slaves:

The aftermath of the War of 1812 confirmed the ability of a republican government to conduct a war without surrendering its institutions.

Why did the United States become a one-party nation following the War of 1812?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Whiskey Rebellion

Which of the following was an objection raised by critics of Hamilton's proposals?

In the late eighteenth century,what activity would Judith Sargent Murray have praised?

Which of the following is true of the American response to Toussaint L'Ouverture's slave uprising?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -John Marshall

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to:

Who wrote a petition to Congress as the president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society,calling for the end of slavery?

Which of the following was part of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?

Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman:

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man.

When looking at today's United States economically,whose visions and ideas seem to have become the most realized?

Louisiana's slaves enjoyed far more freedom under the liberty-loving United States than under the rule of tyrannical Spain.

John Adams's acceptance of defeat in 1800 established the vital precedent of a peaceful transfer of power from a defeated party to its successor.

The Democratic-Republican Societies of the 1790s:

When George Washington took office as the first president of the United States,American leaders believed that the new nation's success depended on:

Which international partner did Alexander Hamilton think most important for the survival and prosperity of the United States?

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Exam 8: Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The 1796 election pitted John Adams and Thomas Pinckney against:

After the War of 1812,Americans were compensated for lost slaves:

The aftermath of the War of 1812 confirmed the ability of a republican government to conduct a war without surrendering its institutions.

Why did the United States become a one-party nation following the War of 1812?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Whiskey Rebellion

Which of the following was an objection raised by critics of Hamilton's proposals?

In the late eighteenth century,what activity would Judith Sargent Murray have praised?

Which of the following is true of the American response to Toussaint L'Ouverture's slave uprising?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -John Marshall

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to:

Who wrote a petition to Congress as the president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society,calling for the end of slavery?

Which of the following was part of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?

Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman:

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man.

When looking at today's United States economically,whose visions and ideas seem to have become the most realized?

Louisiana's slaves enjoyed far more freedom under the liberty-loving United States than under the rule of tyrannical Spain.

John Adams's acceptance of defeat in 1800 established the vital precedent of a peaceful transfer of power from a defeated party to its successor.

The Democratic-Republican Societies of the 1790s:

When George Washington took office as the first president of the United States,American leaders believed that the new nation's success depended on:

Which international partner did Alexander Hamilton think most important for the survival and prosperity of the United States?

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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