Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Virginia resolution

Accepted Answer

A) judicial review 
B) bribery scandal 
C) attacked the Sedition Act as unconstitutional 
D) Pennsylvanian farmer uprising 
E) unofficial conflict with France
F)forced American sailors into the British navy
G)restrictions placed on freedom of the press
H)ended the Federalist Party
I)called for war against Britain
J)government could only do exactly what the Constitution stated
K)negotiated with Britain
L)bought for $15 million 
A) judicial review 
B) bribery scandal 
C) attacked the Sedition Act as unconstitutional 
D) Pennsylvanian farmer uprising 
E) unofficial conflict with France
F)forced American sailors into the British navy
G)restrictions placed on freedom of the press
H)ended the Federalist Party
I)called for war against Britain
J)government could only do exactly what the Constitution stated
K)negotiated with Britain
L)bought for $15 million

Question 2

How did Americans respond to the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Almost everyone supported it at first,because the French seemed to be following in the footsteps of Americans. 
B)  Hamilton supported the creation of a standing army to prepare the nation should French radicalism spread across the Atlantic. 
C)  Opponents of the French Revolution formed the Republican Party,headed by Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  They blocked passage of Jay's Treaty,which showed preference for Great Britain. 
E)  President Washington immediately spoke out against French radicals and dispatched American warships to assist England. 
A)  Almost everyone supported it at first,because the French seemed to be following in the footsteps of Americans. 
B)  Hamilton supported the creation of a standing army to prepare the nation should French radicalism spread across the Atlantic. 
C)  Opponents of the French Revolution formed the Republican Party,headed by Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  They blocked passage of Jay's Treaty,which showed preference for Great Britain. 
E)  President Washington immediately spoke out against French radicals and dispatched American warships to assist England.

Question 3

Which of the following is true about the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?

Accepted Answer

A)  They slaughtered two different Indian tribes. 
B)  They encountered Indians west of the Mississippi who were involved in trading. 
C)  Clark ended up staying in Montana to live with Indians on a permanent basis. 
D)  They brought back numerous plant and animal specimens. 
E)  They never reached the Pacific coast. 
A)  They slaughtered two different Indian tribes. 
B)  They encountered Indians west of the Mississippi who were involved in trading. 
C)  Clark ended up staying in Montana to live with Indians on a permanent basis. 
D)  They brought back numerous plant and animal specimens. 
E)  They never reached the Pacific coast.

Question 4

The Sedition Act targeted:

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Hamilton's economic ideas. 
B)  Federalists. 
C)  the Republican press. 
D)  illegal immigrants. 
E)  British sympathizers. 
A)  Alexander Hamilton's economic ideas. 
B)  Federalists. 
C)  the Republican press. 
D)  illegal immigrants. 
E)  British sympathizers.

Question 5

Gabriel's Rebellion:

Accepted Answer

A)  was doomed to fail because the African-American population of Richmond was so small. 
B)  demonstrated that the slaves were as aware of the idea of liberty as anyone else. 
C)  inspired Virginia to adopt a gradual emancipation law in 1803. 
D)  failed partly because its leaders were plantation slaves,who had less contact with the outside world and were unaware of how little support they enjoyed. 
E)  prompted several states to pass laws requiring slaves to be educated about the Constitution and the importance of obeying the law. 
A)  was doomed to fail because the African-American population of Richmond was so small. 
B)  demonstrated that the slaves were as aware of the idea of liberty as anyone else. 
C)  inspired Virginia to adopt a gradual emancipation law in 1803. 
D)  failed partly because its leaders were plantation slaves,who had less contact with the outside world and were unaware of how little support they enjoyed. 
E)  prompted several states to pass laws requiring slaves to be educated about the Constitution and the importance of obeying the law.

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Hartford Convention

Accepted Answer

A) judicial review 
B) bribery scandal 
C) attacked the Sedition Act as unconstitutional 
D) Pennsylvanian farmer uprising 
E) unofficial conflict with France
F)forced American sailors into the British navy
G)restrictions placed on freedom of the press
H)ended the Federalist Party
I)called for war against Britain
J)government could only do exactly what the Constitution stated
K)negotiated with Britain
L)bought for $15 million 
A) judicial review 
B) bribery scandal 
C) attacked the Sedition Act as unconstitutional 
D) Pennsylvanian farmer uprising 
E) unofficial conflict with France
F)forced American sailors into the British navy
G)restrictions placed on freedom of the press
H)ended the Federalist Party
I)called for war against Britain
J)government could only do exactly what the Constitution stated
K)negotiated with Britain
L)bought for $15 million

Question 7

The journey from 1804 to 1806 of Lewis and Clark did not produce much valuable information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which policy or action showed Jefferson contradicting his own philosophy on government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jefferson's advocacy for the Embargo Act. 
B)  Jefferson's cutting funding for the military. 
C)  Jefferson's paying down the national debt. 
D)  Jefferson's ending most taxes. 
E)  Jefferson's release of political prisoners. 
A)  Jefferson's advocacy for the Embargo Act. 
B)  Jefferson's cutting funding for the military. 
C)  Jefferson's paying down the national debt. 
D)  Jefferson's ending most taxes. 
E)  Jefferson's release of political prisoners.

Question 9

Opponents of Hamilton's economic plan:

Accepted Answer

A)  included George Washington. 
B)  were mostly northerners who had supported ratification of the Constitution. 
C)  believed future growth was to be found through close ties with Britain. 
D)  agreed to a compromise that included placing the national capital in the South. 
E)  were simply jealous of Hamilton's close relationship with Washington. 
A)  included George Washington. 
B)  were mostly northerners who had supported ratification of the Constitution. 
C)  believed future growth was to be found through close ties with Britain. 
D)  agreed to a compromise that included placing the national capital in the South. 
E)  were simply jealous of Hamilton's close relationship with Washington.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of New Orleans under Spanish rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men and women enjoyed complete legal equality,which was unheard of in the United States. 
B)  Slavery was illegal. 
C)  Slave women had the right to go to court for protection against cruelty or rape by their owners. 
D)  An owner could not free his or her slaves without special permission from the Spanish monarch. 
E)  Native Americans had been considered full citizens,with all of the rights and privileges associated with that status. 
A)  Men and women enjoyed complete legal equality,which was unheard of in the United States. 
B)  Slavery was illegal. 
C)  Slave women had the right to go to court for protection against cruelty or rape by their owners. 
D)  An owner could not free his or her slaves without special permission from the Spanish monarch. 
E)  Native Americans had been considered full citizens,with all of the rights and privileges associated with that status.

Question 11

Toussaint L'Ouverture led a slave revolt that eventually created what nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Haiti. 
D)  Jamaica. 
E)  Puerto Rico. 
A)  Mexico. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Haiti. 
D)  Jamaica. 
E)  Puerto Rico.

Question 12

Pierre Charles L'Enfant is well known for:

Accepted Answer

A)  leading a slave rebellion in Saint Domingue. 
B)  designing Washington,D.C. 
C)  masterminding the XYZ affair. 
D)  negotiating the Louisiana Purchase. 
E)  writing Letters from an American Farmer. 
A)  leading a slave rebellion in Saint Domingue. 
B)  designing Washington,D.C. 
C)  masterminding the XYZ affair. 
D)  negotiating the Louisiana Purchase. 
E)  writing Letters from an American Farmer.

Question 13

What liberties and freedoms of Americans were being violated by European powers prior to the War of 1812? How did Jefferson and Madison view liberty in terms of British and French behavior on the seas? How did the War Hawks view liberty? Was war the only answer by 1812?

Accepted Answer

Before the War of 1812, the liberties an

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

The Embargo Act of 1807 was a controvers

Question 15

The Republican Party of today started in the 1790s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

A)  The slave rebellion in Haiti almost persuaded Napoleon to keep Louisiana as a base from which to attack the island if necessary. 
B)  France had guaranteed the United States commercial access to New Orleans,but Jefferson feared that a British victory over France would deprive the United States of that access. 
C)  Jefferson believed that the Constitution explicitly and fully authorized this land deal. 
D)  Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism. 
E)  Ironically,a majority of Republican congressmen opposed the Purchase,so Federalist votes ultimately made its approval possible. 
A)  The slave rebellion in Haiti almost persuaded Napoleon to keep Louisiana as a base from which to attack the island if necessary. 
B)  France had guaranteed the United States commercial access to New Orleans,but Jefferson feared that a British victory over France would deprive the United States of that access. 
C)  Jefferson believed that the Constitution explicitly and fully authorized this land deal. 
D)  Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism. 
E)  Ironically,a majority of Republican congressmen opposed the Purchase,so Federalist votes ultimately made its approval possible.

Question 17

Whether in the Caribbean or in mainland North America,what was an essential ingredient to fomenting a slave rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Money. 
B)  Help from Native Americans. 
C)  The literacy of slave leaders. 
D)  The backing of politicians. 
E)  A European army. 
A)  Money. 
B)  Help from Native Americans. 
C)  The literacy of slave leaders. 
D)  The backing of politicians. 
E)  A European army.

Question 18

What did Jefferson fear with the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  There would be a war against an angry France. 
B)  War would be declared against England. 
C)  Immigrants would keep coming to the United States. 
D)  A hysteria like the Salem witch trials would result. 
E)  Newspapers were being too critical of the president. 
A)  There would be a war against an angry France. 
B)  War would be declared against England. 
C)  Immigrants would keep coming to the United States. 
D)  A hysteria like the Salem witch trials would result. 
E)  Newspapers were being too critical of the president.

Question 19

The "quasi-war" was a war of the United States against:

Accepted Answer

A)  England. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  the Netherlands. 
D)  France. 
E)  Canada. 
A)  England. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  the Netherlands. 
D)  France. 
E)  Canada.

Question 20

Did the United States really win the War of 1812? Examine the terms of the peace settlement.What happened to the Canadian borderland? What was gained? What was the greater victory for America?

Accepted Answer

The War of 1812, often called the "Secon

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Virginia resolution

How did Americans respond to the French Revolution?

Which of the following is true about the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?

The Sedition Act targeted:

Gabriel's Rebellion:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hartford Convention

The journey from 1804 to 1806 of Lewis and Clark did not produce much valuable information.

Which policy or action showed Jefferson contradicting his own philosophy on government?

Opponents of Hamilton's economic plan:

Which of the following statements is true of New Orleans under Spanish rule?

Toussaint L'Ouverture led a slave revolt that eventually created what nation?

Pierre Charles L'Enfant is well known for:

What liberties and freedoms of Americans were being violated by European powers prior to the War of 1812? How did Jefferson and Madison view liberty in terms of British and French behavior on the seas? How did the War Hawks view liberty? Was war the only answer by 1812?

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

The Republican Party of today started in the 1790s.

Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

Whether in the Caribbean or in mainland North America,what was an essential ingredient to fomenting a slave rebellion?

What did Jefferson fear with the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

The "quasi-war" was a war of the United States against:

Did the United States really win the War of 1812? Examine the terms of the peace settlement.What happened to the Canadian borderland? What was gained? What was the greater victory for America?

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Virginia resolution

How did Americans respond to the French Revolution?

Which of the following is true about the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?

The Sedition Act targeted:

Gabriel's Rebellion:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hartford Convention

The journey from 1804 to 1806 of Lewis and Clark did not produce much valuable information.

Which policy or action showed Jefferson contradicting his own philosophy on government?

Opponents of Hamilton's economic plan:

Which of the following statements is true of New Orleans under Spanish rule?

Toussaint L'Ouverture led a slave revolt that eventually created what nation?

Pierre Charles L'Enfant is well known for:

What liberties and freedoms of Americans were being violated by European powers prior to the War of 1812? How did Jefferson and Madison view liberty in terms of British and French behavior on the seas? How did the War Hawks view liberty? Was war the only answer by 1812?

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

The Republican Party of today started in the 1790s.

Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

Whether in the Caribbean or in mainland North America,what was an essential ingredient to fomenting a slave rebellion?

What did Jefferson fear with the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

The "quasi-war" was a war of the United States against:

Did the United States really win the War of 1812? Examine the terms of the peace settlement.What happened to the Canadian borderland? What was gained? What was the greater victory for America?

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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