AMSCO Period 3/4 Questions

Which of the following describes a policy of Jefferson's that reflects the attitude toward Federalists expressed in this speech?

He attempted to gain the trust of Federalists by continuing the national bank.

Hamilton's constitutional argument was based on which of the following types of powers?

Implied

Who of the following would be most likely to agree with Obadiah German's position on the war?

Merchants from New England

The resolution of the Stamp Act Congress expressed respect for which person or group?

The king

In the United States, support for the War of 1812 was the strongest from?

frontier settlers who wanted land and protection from American Indians

Thoreau believed that a just man should be prepared to do which of the following?

go to jail for his beliefs

King Georges rejection of the Olive Branch Petition demonstrates that he believed that most colonists?

had always planned to revolt

Which of the following is or are more similar to the statement in the John C. Calhoun excerpt?

kentucky and virginia resolutions

President Jackson's guiding principle to check "The injustices of government" was?

limited government

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were issued in reaction to the?

passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts

Which of the following was the immediate cause of the publication of the statement in John C. Calhouns excerpt?

A new tariff

Which of the following reinforced the message that Burleigh was sending people who wanted to move to America?

American System

Which of the following documents most forcefully disagreed with the views King George expressed in his speech to parliament?

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Which of the following was a direct British response to the colonial views expressed by the Stamp Act Congress?

Declaratory Act stating the right to tax

Which individual or group among the following would be the strongest supporter of the Kentucky Resolution?

Democratic - Republicans

Tecumseh believed that which of the following would be the best way for the American Indians to respond to the desire of white settlers for land?

Forming a confederacy among all American Indians

The opposition of foreigners is most similar to the view that many had towards which of the following in American at this time?

Free African Americans

Who of the following provided the strongest influence on President Monroe in the writing of the Monroe Doctrine?

John Quincy Adams

Which of the following groups or individuals would have been most likely to agree with King George?

Loyalist

Which of the following benefitted most directly from the bank that Hamilton strongly supported?

Manufacturers

The first free public education system in the United States began in which of the following colonies?

Massachusetts

Which of following leaders from an earlier period represented a group in a similar situation as cited in the Paxton Boys excerpt?

Nathaniel Bacon

The concern expressed in the Paxton Boys excerpt helps explains why the British passed the?

Proclamation of 1763

Which of these groups would most strongly agree with Stevens on his views of education?

Protestant churches

In the context of the various disputes between the colonists and Britain, which of the following sections would be the most important right cited?

Section 2: All power comes from the people

Which of the rights in the Virginia Declaration of Rights is expressed in a way that would today be considered a limitation of individual rights?

Section 6: right to vote

The protests by the Paxton Boys occurred during a period when many colonists were objecting to British policies were the result of the?

Seven Year's War

Which of the following actions by the colonists is the most similar to the one recommended in the First Continental Congress excerpt?

The Boston Tea Party

Which of the following was the primary reason for Hamilton's call for African American soldiers?

The British were recruiting African Americans

Based on this excerpt, which of the following would Tecumseh most likely have objected to?

The Louisiana Purchase

The group most likely to oppose the ideas expressed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights excerpt would be?

Tories such as William Franklin

Jefferson's call to avoid entangling alliances is similar to advice found in?

Washington's Farewell Address

Which of the following is the underlying goal of the colonist in the First Continental Congress excerpt?

Win political representation

President Jackson's veto of the Bank bill would contribute most significantly to?

a financial panic

Which phrase by Burleigh best addresses the motives of the largest number of immigrants coming to the US during the years from 1816-1848?

a good pay for labor

The development of which of the following best demonstrates the growing power of the nativist movement in the mid-19th century?

a political party

The crop that best fits Downing's description as one of the "great staples" in mid-19th century America was?

cotton

Urban workers such as the Philadelphia Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations believed they could improve their conditions through labor unions and?

courts

For the first time, the Stamp Act placed on the colonies a tax that was?

direct

One of the strong reasons Washington and others warned against political parties was concern about?

divisive sectionalism

The dispute involving the Kentucky Resolutions demonstrated that some people had rejected George Washington's warning against?

encouraging sectional differences

In addition to his Farewell Address, part of Washingtons legacy was that he?

established the precedent of a two term limit

Workers in the 1820s faced difficulty because of problems with?

ethnic rivalries

Van Buren believed that the strength of the American economy was based on?

farmers and planters

Thoreau challenged the government because?

he opposed war in all cases

Which of the following individuals would be most critical of Van Buren's economic policy as presented in the Van Buren excerpt?

henry clay

While Calhoun and many other southerners disagreed with president jackson's opposition to nullification, they agreed with him on?

his opposition to the anti- slavery movement

Which of the following caused the movement described in the Levins speech to congress excerpt?

immigration

In the two decades following Burleigh's comments, the portions of the US most affected by immigration was the?

lands west of the Appalachian Mountains

The development of commercial farming in the Old Northwest by the time the Downing excerpt was written gave support to?

population growth in Eastern cities

Jefferson's statement "that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect" was supported by his actions with regard to?

the Alien and Sedition Acts

Sojourner Truth saw connection between the women's rights movement and?

the anti-slavery movement

Which of the following is the best support for German's claim that the United States has "abundant cause for war"?

the impressment of US sailors

Sojourner Truth strongly rejects criticisms of women that are based on which of the following?

the teachings of religion

Which of the following groups held views most similar to the ideas expressed in the Thoreau excerpt?

transcendentalists

Based on the voting patterns shown in the chart, support for federal funding for internal improvements was strongest in?

undeveloped regions

which of the following groups provided the greatest support for the Jackson's veto of the bank ?

westerners

One of the primary reasons to form a union during this time period was to?

win a shorter work week

Support for the bill would have been consistent with support for which of the following?

American System

Monroe counted on which of the following European nations to be an ally if any nation challenged the Monroe Doctrine?

Britain, because it opposed the strengthening of its European rivals

Stevens disagrees with those who oppose free public education because?

It will result in increased taxes

Which best explains why the American people were so supportive of the Monroe Doctrine?

Nationalism

Which of the following would be most critical of Hamiltons position on the bank?

Thomas Jefferson

For some, the Revolutionary War was also a civil war because of the role played in the war by the?

Tories