Question 1

Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  Madison's refusal to support Macon's Bill no.2. 
B)  Great Britain's announcement that it would end the impressment of American sailors. 
C)  Congressional War Hawks who pressed for territorial expansion into Florida and Canada. 
D)  Tecumseh's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E)  The Republican insistence on high tariffs. 
A)  Madison's refusal to support Macon's Bill no.2. 
B)  Great Britain's announcement that it would end the impressment of American sailors. 
C)  Congressional War Hawks who pressed for territorial expansion into Florida and Canada. 
D)  Tecumseh's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E)  The Republican insistence on high tariffs.

Question 2

Fries's Rebellion:

Accepted Answer

A)  was an uprising in Massachusetts. 
B)  was provoked because of heavy taxes on whiskey. 
C)  resulted in over 300 deaths and much property destruction. 
D)  resulted in the execution of John Fries for treason. 
E)  resulted in a loss of support for Federalists in southeastern Pennsylvania. 
A)  was an uprising in Massachusetts. 
B)  was provoked because of heavy taxes on whiskey. 
C)  resulted in over 300 deaths and much property destruction. 
D)  resulted in the execution of John Fries for treason. 
E)  resulted in a loss of support for Federalists in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Question 3

Women were increasingly coming to believe that they too had the right to knowledge,education,public discourse,and employment.Discuss the various arguments being made in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries by women regarding their changing roles in the new republic.

Accepted Answer

In the late eighteenth and early ninetee

Question 4

The men who wrote the Constitution did not envision the active and continuing involvement of ordinary citizens in affairs of state.Describe the various ways in which ordinary citizens became involved in political concerns.Be sure to include how the concepts of liberty and freedom were used (refer to "Voices of Freedom")and explain who was excluded from political discourse in the period from 1790 to 1815.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The men who wrote the Constitution did...

Question 5

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Judith Sargent Murray

Accepted Answer

A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement 
A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement

Question 6

"The Sedition Act thrust freedom of expression to the center of discussions of American liberty." Defend this statement.Be sure to include in your response a discussion of the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions.

Accepted Answer

The Sedition Act of 1798 was a controver

Question 7

Edmond-Charles Genêt was a French diplomat who:

Accepted Answer

A)  was also a British spy,which led to his arrest in the United States. 
B)  commissioned American ships to fight the British. 
C)  sought refuge in America as soon as the French Revolution began in 1789. 
D)  became a key adviser to President Washington on European affairs. 
E)  sought unsuccessfully to convince the Democratic-Republican Societies to support the French Revolution. 
A)  was also a British spy,which led to his arrest in the United States. 
B)  commissioned American ships to fight the British. 
C)  sought refuge in America as soon as the French Revolution began in 1789. 
D)  became a key adviser to President Washington on European affairs. 
E)  sought unsuccessfully to convince the Democratic-Republican Societies to support the French Revolution.

Question 8

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were brothers who:

Accepted Answer

A)  preached a militant message to Native Americans early in the nineteenth century. 
B)  were chiefs of adjacent tribes,the Shawnee and the Seneca. 
C)  fought beside Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. 
D)  both died at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E)  differed on whether Indians or whites were more at fault for Native American problems. 
A)  preached a militant message to Native Americans early in the nineteenth century. 
B)  were chiefs of adjacent tribes,the Shawnee and the Seneca. 
C)  fought beside Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. 
D)  both died at the Battle of Tippecanoe. 
E)  differed on whether Indians or whites were more at fault for Native American problems.

Question 9

What happened along the United States-Canadian border during the Embargo Act of 1807?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States attacked British forts. 
B)  All trade halted between Americans and Canadians. 
C)  The smuggling of goods increased along the border. 
D)  France regained part of Quebec. 
E)  Indians attacked a town in Vermont. 
A)  The United States attacked British forts. 
B)  All trade halted between Americans and Canadians. 
C)  The smuggling of goods increased along the border. 
D)  France regained part of Quebec. 
E)  Indians attacked a town in Vermont.

Question 10

During the War of 1812,America's greatest success in a land battle against the British took place where?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Orleans. 
B)  Washington,D.C. 
C)  Pittsburgh. 
D)  Yorktown. 
E)  Ontario. 
A)  New Orleans. 
B)  Washington,D.C. 
C)  Pittsburgh. 
D)  Yorktown. 
E)  Ontario.

Question 11

Seeing the events as an extension of America's progress of liberty,Thomas Jefferson supported the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Alexander Hamilton was the first secretary of the treasury.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Jefferson was interested in the Louisiana Territory because he wanted to secure permanent access to the port of New Orleans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Embargo Act was devastating to the British and French.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Sacajawea was:

Accepted Answer

A)  an elderly Indian woman whom Lewis and Clark enslaved during their journey. 
B)  born to a French-Canadian fur trapper and his native wife during Lewis and Clark's journey. 
C)  a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. 
D)  the only member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to return safely to St.Louis. 
E)  the young Shoshone woman whom William Clark married during his winter in North Dakota. 
A)  an elderly Indian woman whom Lewis and Clark enslaved during their journey. 
B)  born to a French-Canadian fur trapper and his native wife during Lewis and Clark's journey. 
C)  a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. 
D)  the only member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to return safely to St.Louis. 
E)  the young Shoshone woman whom William Clark married during his winter in North Dakota.

Question 16

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Matthew Lyon

Accepted Answer

A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement 
A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement

Question 17

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Mary Wollstonecraft

Accepted Answer

A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement 
A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement

Question 18

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Fries

Accepted Answer

A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement 
A) accused under the Sedition Act 
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court 
C) Haitian slave revolutionary 
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America 
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F)president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G)shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H)wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I)wrote The African Chief
J)War Hawk
K)argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L)pan-Indian movement

Question 19

What activity in today's world would the Democratic-Republic societies most likely praise?

Accepted Answer

A)  A militia group patrolling the American borders. 
B)  A cable news show debating American government policy. 
C)  The American government supporting a dictator in order to trade for more oil. 
D)  The police preventing television coverage of its response to a riot. 
E)  Politicians calling for a quota system for immigration. 
A)  A militia group patrolling the American borders. 
B)  A cable news show debating American government policy. 
C)  The American government supporting a dictator in order to trade for more oil. 
D)  The police preventing television coverage of its response to a riot. 
E)  Politicians calling for a quota system for immigration.

Question 20

Why was the United States unprepared to fight the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not have an army. 
B)  It was having to fight both the British and the French. 
C)  Most Americans in the South and West strongly opposed the war. 
D)  Without a national bank,the war was difficult to finance. 
E)  It was not receiving aid from France. 
A)  It did not have an army. 
B)  It was having to fight both the British and the French. 
C)  Most Americans in the South and West strongly opposed the war. 
D)  Without a national bank,the war was difficult to finance. 
E)  It was not receiving aid from France.

Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?

Fries's Rebellion:

Women were increasingly coming to believe that they too had the right to knowledge,education,public discourse,and employment.Discuss the various arguments being made in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries by women regarding their changing roles in the new republic.

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Judith Sargent Murray

"The Sedition Act thrust freedom of expression to the center of discussions of American liberty." Defend this statement.Be sure to include in your response a discussion of the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions.

Edmond-Charles Genêt was a French diplomat who:

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were brothers who:

What happened along the United States-Canadian border during the Embargo Act of 1807?

During the War of 1812,America's greatest success in a land battle against the British took place where?

Seeing the events as an extension of America's progress of liberty,Thomas Jefferson supported the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804.

Alexander Hamilton was the first secretary of the treasury.

Jefferson was interested in the Louisiana Territory because he wanted to secure permanent access to the port of New Orleans.

The Embargo Act was devastating to the British and French.

Sacajawea was:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Matthew Lyon

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Mary Wollstonecraft

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Fries

What activity in today's world would the Democratic-Republic societies most likely praise?

Why was the United States unprepared to fight the War of 1812?

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

Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?

Fries's Rebellion:

Women were increasingly coming to believe that they too had the right to knowledge,education,public discourse,and employment.Discuss the various arguments being made in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries by women regarding their changing roles in the new republic.

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Judith Sargent Murray

"The Sedition Act thrust freedom of expression to the center of discussions of American liberty." Defend this statement.Be sure to include in your response a discussion of the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions.

Edmond-Charles Genêt was a French diplomat who:

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were brothers who:

What happened along the United States-Canadian border during the Embargo Act of 1807?

During the War of 1812,America's greatest success in a land battle against the British took place where?

Seeing the events as an extension of America's progress of liberty,Thomas Jefferson supported the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804.

Alexander Hamilton was the first secretary of the treasury.

Jefferson was interested in the Louisiana Territory because he wanted to secure permanent access to the port of New Orleans.

The Embargo Act was devastating to the British and French.

Sacajawea was:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Matthew Lyon

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Mary Wollstonecraft

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Fries

What activity in today's world would the Democratic-Republic societies most likely praise?

Why was the United States unprepared to fight the War of 1812?

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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