APUSH Test 3

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) war hawks enter Congress, (B) declaration of war on Britain, (C) Embargo Act, and (D) Battle of Tippecanoe. No answer provided a. C, A, D, B b. B, C, D, A c. B, A, D, C d. A, B, C, D e. B, C, A, D

a

Macon's Bill No. 2 No answer provided a. permitted trade with all nations but promised that if either Britain or France lifted its commercial restrictions on American trade, the U.S. would stop trading with the nation that had not repealed its commercial restrictions on American trade. b. forbade American trade with Britain and France but promised to open trade with either country if it would cease its violations of American neutrality rights. c. repealed the Embargo Act of 1807. d. halted trade with Britain. e. halted trade with France.

a

Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in a. the formation of permanent political parties. b. their dismissal from the cabinet of George Washington. c. the rejection of Hamilton's plan by Washington. d. Hamilton's dismissal from the cabinet by George Washington. e. politics drifting too far out of kilter with the wishes of the people.

a

The Bill of Rights was intended to protect ____ against the potential tyranny of ____. a. individual liberties, a strong central government b. the army and the navy, the national government c. the prerogatives of Congress, the president d. the South, the northern majority e. civilian authorities, the military

a

Thomas Jefferson distrusted large standing armies because they a. could be used to establish a dictatorship. b. were contrary to Article II of the Constitution. c. were usually ineffective in battle. d. would be made up of citizen soldiers. e. always developed a destructive rivalry with the navy.

a

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the Louisiana Purchase? No answer provided a. It more than quadrupuled the size of the United States. b. Senators quickly approved the purchase. c. It had enthusiastic public support. d. It was the best real estate bargain in history - adding 828,000 square miles to the United States at three cents an acre. e. It cost $15 million.

a

All of the following accurately represent aspects of the historical and contemporaneous debate surrounding Thomas Jefferson's relationship with his slave Sally Hemings except a. rumors that Jefferson fathered her mulatto children were used by his political opponents to discredit him in the 1800 presidential election. b. today, most scholars believe that Jefferson fathered only one of Hemings children; the other four had other fathers. c. Jefferson consistently denied having had a sexual relationship with Sally Hemings throughout his life. d. as late as the 1870s, one of Sally's children claimed that his mother identified Jefferson as the father of her five children. e. in the late 20th century, DNA evidence showed a high probability that Jefferson fathered Sally's youngest son.

b

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Louisiana Purchase, (B) Chesapeake incident, (C) Burr's trial for treason, and (D) Embargo Act. No answer provided a. D, B, C, A b. A, C, B, D c. C, D, A, B d. B, D, C, A e. A, B, D, C

b

Following his infamous duel with Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr in 1806 No answer provided a. resigned the vice-presidency to become a member of the Federalist Party and prepared to run as a presidential candidate in 1808. b. conspired with an unsavory military governor of the Louisiana Territory, General James Wilkinson, to undermine the legitimate authority of the U.S. government and expand their new confederacy to Spanish-controlled Mexico and Florida. c. remained the trusted vice president and political confidante of President Jefferson. d. was arrested and found innocent of murder. e. was arrested for treason and found guilty of this political crime.

b

In order to enhance the diplomatic leverage of the negotiations being conducted by American envoys James Monroe and Robert Livingston with Napoleonic France concerning obtaining American shipping access to the port of New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, President Jefferson a. was willing to go to war with France and Britain, simultaneously. b. proposed to make an alliance with his old enemy, Britain, against Napoleonic France. c. proposed to break away from all alliances to prove our neutrality. d. was willing to use funds from private individuals if Congress would not authorize enough money for the purchase. e. threatened to form an alliance with France's enemy, Spain.

b

President Adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared war with France in order to a. ensure his chances of reelection in 1800. b. prevent the outbreak of a full-scale war. c. keep trade with France in place. d. save the Franco-American alliance of 1778. e. align himself with the Hamiltonian wing of the Federalist party.

b

Tecumseh argued that Indians should No answer provided a. move west of the Mississippi River. b. not cede control of land to whites unless all Indians agreed. c. exchange traditional buckskin clothing for cloth garments. d. never cede any Indian land to whites under any conditions or per any agreement with whites. e. fight as individual tribes and not as a confederacy.

b

The Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 resulted in No answer provided a. a Shawnee loss and a Creek victory. b. the death of the dream of an Indian confederacy. c. a declaration of war by the United States against Great Britain. d. the expulsion of the British from Florida. e. a surprising military loss for the army of Indiana Territory Governor William Henry Harrison against the Shawnee Indian confederacy forces led by Tenskwatawa, known as "the Prophet."

b

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government a. tried to prohibit the sale of whiskey. b. levied an excise tax on whiskey. c. tried to prohibit the manufacturing of whiskey. d. allowed the import of foreign whiskey. e. halted the export of American whiskey.

b

The best explaination of the "Supremacy Clause" is that it: a. gives the Supreme Court the power to hear cases with proper request b. makes The Consitution a higher law than state or local laws c. gives the President the right to command the military d. gives Congress the ability to create laws that benefit the nation

b

The war hawks demanded war with Britain because they wanted to do all of the following except No answer provided a. ​demonstrate their American patriotism and bravery to other citizens, especially their Revolutionary era forefathers. b. retaliate for the British burning of Washington, D.C. c. affirm the right of America to trade freely with the world, unencumbered by British imperial economic policy. d. revenge the British manhandling of American sailors. e. wipe out renewed Indian resistance.

b

This Amendment is the states' rights amendment: a. First b. Tenth c. Ninth d. Eighth e. Sixth

b

Thomas Jefferson ceased his opposition to the expansion of the navy when the No answer provided a. mosquito fleet was defeated by the pirates at Tripoli. b. the strategic usefulness of employing significant numbers of agile coastal naval crafts became apparent in the U.S. Navy's defeat of the Barbary Coast pirates during the Tripolitian War. c. British blockaded the east coast. d. army was disbanded. e. U.S. Marine Corps was established.

b

Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 a. had little impact on future American foreign policy. b. was based on calculations of American self-interest. c. dealt a severe blow to French military and naval strategists. d. fulfilled America's obligations under the Franco-American Treaty. e. was opposed by both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.

b

Who served as the crucial guide(s), aiding Lewis and Clark in their expedition through the Louisiana Territory? No answer provided a. The Mandan Indians b. The Shoshone woman Sacajawea c. A battalion of U.S. Marines d. A battalion of the U.S. Army e. None of these choices are correct.

b

As chief justice of the United States, John Marshall helped to ensure that No answer provided a. the programs of Alexander Hamilton were overturned. b. Aaron Burr was convicted of treason. c. the political and economic systems were based on a strong central government. d. both the Supreme Court and the president could rule a law unconstitutional. e. states' rights were protected.

c

Hamiltonian Federalists advocated a. a preference for promoting agriculture over manufacturing in the United States. b. a full-blown democracy. c. a strong central grovernment. d. strong ties with France. e. a low national debt.

c

In 1789, when The Constitution became the new government: a. New York was the largest city in the nation. b. most people lived in the fast-growing cities. c. the population was doubling about every twenty-five years d. most people lived west of the Allegheny Mountains.

c

In 1812, President James Madison turned to war No answer provided a. due to his extreme hatred of Great Britain. b. to fulfill alliance obligations with France. c. because he came to believe that only a vigorous, aggressive assertion of American political and economic rights could demonstrate the viability of American nationhood and the republican experiment in the United States. d. to fulfill alliance obligations with nationhood Spain. e. to guarantee his reelection.

c

Many people were critical of The Constitution because it: a. was too long and detailed. b. was far too short and required more detail. c. did not include a bill of rights d. failed to guarantee property rights.

c

President James Madison made a major strategic foreign policy mistake that undermined his effort to persuade Britain to repeal its commercial restriction against American trade when he No answer provided a. failed to suppress the war hawks in his own party. b. tried to use Russia as a counterweight to Britain and France. c. accepted Napoleon's promise to repeal its trade restrictions. d. permitted Napoleon to offer financial aid to the United States. e. failed to take up Napoleon's suggestion that French trade restrictions would be lifted if the American trade restrictions on trade with France were repealed by the United States.

c

President Jefferson's foreign policy of economic coercion No answer provided a. succeeded in its goal of forcing the British to halt its impressment of American sailors. b. adversely affected France's economy more than Britain's. c. stimulated manufacturing in New England. d. underestimated British dependence on American trade. e. destroyed the Federalist party in New England.

c

The British policy of impressment was functionally equivalent to No answer provided a. diplomatic negotiations. b. a formal declaration of war on the United States. c. a forced enlistment. d. a naval blockade. e. an economic boycott.

c

Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it a. occurred after he left the presidency. b. came about despite strong opposition from top officers in U.S. Continental Army and the U.S. Navy. c. marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties. d. caused America to do what the British had been doing for a generation regarding the election of a legislative body. e. moved the United States away from its democratic ideals.

c

Thomas Jefferson's first major foreign-policy decision in 1803 was to a. purchase Louisiana from France. b. form an alliance with Spain. c. send a naval squadron to the Mediterranean to end the blackmailing and plundering of U.S. merchant ships by the Barbary pirates of North Africa. d. drive the British out of the northwest forts. e. purchase Florida from Spain.

c

To deal with British and French violations of America's neutrality, President Jefferson ​ No answer provided a. declared war on France. b. concluded trade treaties with Spain and Holland. c. enacted an economic embargo that prohibited the exports of all goods from the United States, regardless of whether they were being shipped on American or foreign merchant ships. d. enacted an economic embargo on the exports of all goods shipped from the United States to Britain, but merely raised the level of export duties (taxes) on all goods shipped from the United States to France. e. declared war on Britain.

c

Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored a. the poor. b. agricultural interests. c. the middle class. d. the rich e. trade with France.

d

In the 1800 presidential election, Thomas Jefferson won the deadlocked election because a. of the high taxes passed by the Adams administration. b. Napoleon promised to sell the Louisiana Territory only to Jefferson. c. Jefferson had a natural appeal for New York's urban ethnic voters. d. a few Federalists, unwilling to elect Aaron Burr as president, decided to abstain from voting in the House of Representatives, throwing the presidential election to Jefferson. e. of the decisive political opposition among members of the House of Representatives against Alexander Hamilton, Jefferson's political rival

d

New England Federalists opposed the acquisition of Canada because No answer provided a. they feared that the hostile Indians who lived there would prove to be too difficult to suppress. b. Canadian business would prove too competitive to New England Federalists' economic interests. c. there were too many French immigrants and frontiersmen there. d. it was too agrarian and would give more votes to the Democratic-Republicans. e. they believed that the Canadians could never become Americanized.

d

President Jefferson's embargo failed for all of the following reasons except that No answer provided a. he underestimated the determination of the British. b. he overestimated the dependence of Britain and France on America's trade. c. Latin American republics opened up their ports for commerce. d. he underestimated Britain's dependence on American trade. e. he miscalculated the difficulty of enforcing it.

d

The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who, more than any other federal official, was able to carry out the Federalist ideas of Alexander Hamilton concerning strengthening the power of the federal government was a. William Marbury. b. Samuel Chase. c. John Jay. d. John Marshall. e. Roger Taney.

d

The main purpose of the Alien Laws and Sedition Acts was to a. control the Federalists. b. capture French and British spies. c. provide support for the Democratic-Republican party. d. silence and punish critics of the Federalists. e. keep Thomas Jefferson from becoming president.

d

Thomas Jefferson's presidency was characterized by his a. ruthless use of the patronage power to appoint Republicans to federal offices. b. inability to get legislation passed by Congress. c. unswerving conformity to Republican party principles. d. moderation in the administration of public policy. e. rigid attention to formal protocol at White House gatherings.

d

To the Jeffersonian Republicans, the ideal citizen of a republic was a(n) a. town artisan. b. indentured servant. c. seaboard merchant. d. independent farmer. e. industrialist.

d

Which of these does not describe the ways in which Americans responded to Jefferson's embargo? No answer provided a. Farmers of the South and West were as adversely impacted by the embargos as their counterparts in New England. b. Americans engaged in an illicit trade at the Canadian border and cursed it as "Dambargo." c. New England threatened to secede from the United States. d. Southern states promised not to enforce the embargo and took steps to break away from the Union. e. The Federalist party gained new converts and was revived to fight it.

d

All of the following are guarantees provided by the Bill of Rights except a. freedom of religion. b. freedom of speech. c. freedom of the press. d. right to a trial by a jury. e. the right to vote for all citizens.

e

As president, President Jefferson showed unexpected moderation and a conciliatory attitude toward his Federalist political opponent by a. rejecting the expansion of slavery anywhere in the Louisiana Territory. b. pursuing a pro-British and anti-French foreign policy. c. dismissing very few public servants for political reasons. d. renewing the Sedition Act for another ten years. e. refusing to repeal the federal excise tax enacted by the Federalists.

e

Before he became chief justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall's service at Valley Forge during the American Revolution convinced him No answer provided a. of the dangers of a strong central government. b. of the futility of opposing Britain. c. to give up the life of a soldier and return to law school. d. to support Thomas Jefferson and his republican principles. e. of the drawbacks of feeble central authority.

e

During the War of 1812, the New England states No answer provided a. declared their independence from the United States. b. gave no support to either the Americans or the British. c. supported the United States' war effort. d. allowed their militias to fight wherever the federal government requested. e. lent more money and sent more food to the British army than to the American army.

e

Lewis and Clark demonstrated the viability of No answer provided a. travel across the isthmus of Panama. b. using Indian guides. c. developing harbors on the Pacific coast. d. settlement in the southern portion of the Louisiana territory. e. an overland trail to the Pacific.

e

Napoleon chose to sell Louisiana to the United States for all of the following reasons except No answer provided a. he did not want to drive America into a political and military alliance with the British. b. he feared that British control of the seas would force him to cede Louisiana to the British, giving Britain an important strategic advantage in his fateful and protracted war with his rival for imperial dominance in Europe and across the world. c. mosquitoes carrying yellow fever had decimated thousands of French troops on Santo Domingo. d. he had suffered military misfortunes and setbacks on the island of Santo Domingo. e. he was afraid that the Spanish might seize Louisiana in a new war.

e

The American naval war with Tripoli ended with No answer provided a. the French colonial conquest of North Africa. b. America's overthrow of the Tripoli government. c. the mediation of Islamic religious authorities. d. a substantial defeat of the main American fleet. e. the peace treaty in 1805 with the pasha of Tripoli, costing merely $60,000 for the ransom payments of the captured Americans.

e

The Chesapeake affair involved the flagrant use of No answer provided a. judicial review. b. impeachment. c. naval blockades. d. patronage. e. impressment.

e

The case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) established that the Constitution mandated that the Supreme Court and not Congress nor the president of the United States had the authority No answer provided a. to commit the United States to entangling alliances. b. to impeach federal executive branch officers for "high crimes and misdemeanors." c. to purchase foreign territory for the United States. d. to impeach other Supreme Court justices. e. to determine the meaning of the Constitution.

e

Thomas Jefferson sent two envoys to France in 1803 with the essential goal of No answer provided a. bribing the French foreign ministry into permitting Americans to deposit grain in New Orleans. b. preventing Napoleon from fortifying New Orleans and St. Louis. c. preventing Napoleon from handing Louisiana back to Spain. d. purchasing as much territory west of the Mississippi as they could get. e. purchasing New Orleans to make it secure for American shippers.

e