History 103
When did the Progressive school of thought peak?
1910-1940
How many terms did President Washington serve?
2
Which is a book written by New Left historian Howard Zinn?
A People's History of the United States
Which is not a primary source?
A book written by a historian about George Washington
Which of the following would most likely have been a popular attraction in the antebellum era?
A circus act
In the U.S. antebellum period, slaves in the task system worked until the task was completed. Which type of slave was most likely to work under the task system?
A field hand on a rice plantation
How did the Nullification Crisis end?
A tariff bill was passed with the intention of lowering tariffs over ten years
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott advocated for women's rights after their involvement in what other reform movement?
Abolition
How did John Quincy Adams differ from Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe?
Adams was not a member of the Virginia Dynasty, while Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe were.
Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
The Northwest Ordinance:
All of these
The Articles of Confederation established a central government that was too weak. Which of the following describes the effect of a weak central government?
All of these.
How did the views on a bill of rights of anti-federalists differ to those of federalists in the debate regarding the ratification of the Constitution?
Anti-federalists believed the issue of human rights protection should be observed immediately, while federalists wanted to address the issue after the Constitution was adopted.
The temperance movement was also linked with...
Anti-immigrant feelings
Dorothea Dix was important for her work in what movement in the antebellum era?
Asylums for the mentally ill
Why did the Whiskey Rebellion start in the United States?
Because Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton put a 25% excise tax on all of the liquor sold in the US.
Why did Van Buren win the 1836 election?
Because his Democratic Party knew how to get his message at the grassroots levels.
The police have raided a house, but they do not have a warrant or the legal authority to do so. Why is this prohibited by the fourth amendment?
Because it provides the freedom from unreasonable searches and seizure
Why was the election of 1824 significant?
Because none of the candidates received a majority of the electoral college vote.
Why were state conventions responsible for the ratification of the Constitution rather than the state government?
Because state governments would want to yield the least amount of power they possibly could.
Why was the tenth amendment enacted?
Because the states were fearful of giving too much power to the federal government.
Why did the Whig Party nominate William Henry Harrison for president in the 1840 election?
Because they needed a war hero with popular appeal.
How were John C. Calhoun and William H. Crawford similar?
Both of them held the post of secretary of war.
In the interior of the nation, which was the most important means of shipping in the early 19th century?
Canals
Alexander Hamilton was the leader of the _____ party and Thomas Jefferson was the leader of the _____ party.
Federalist; Democratic-Republican
The suggestion that new lands west of the Mississippi be described by natural or artificial landmarks suggests what?
Few American surveyors had mapped and explored this region.
Why does the Indian Removal Act of 1830 only remove native tribes to land on the western side of the Mississippi?
Few white settlers lived beyond the river.
Why did Congress debate for two days whether they should discipline the delegates of the Constitutional Convention?
For creating a new form of government instead of just modifying the Articles of Confederation.
Which of the following was NOT a federalist?
George Clinton
How did President Harrison's view of the presidency differ from that of President Jackson?
Harrison viewed the system as limited, restrained by the separation of powers in the constitution, while Jackson actively used his veto power.
Why does the author of Federalst Paper #10 reflect so negatively on the concept of faction?
He believes it can be used to tear governments apart
Why did John C. Calhoun resign as vice president and return to the Senate?
He did not want the crisis to become uncontrollable
How did Jackson react to the fact that Mexico refused to sell Texas?
He encouraged American settlers to pour into Texas who then started a revolution and declared independence.
Which of the following is FALSE regarding John Quincy Adams?
He was criticized for seeking the presidency without having government experience.
Why was Martin Van Buren a unique figure of the 1830s political scene?
He was the first president who was born after the American Revolution.
Who were well-known transcendental writers? I. Henry David Thoreau II. Albert Bierstadt III. Charles Blondin IV. Ralph Waldo Emerson V. Edgar Allan Poe
Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson
The process whereby historians gather information about the past based on evidence is called _____.
Historical methodology
Which of the following is NOT true?
History is made up of facts recorded over time, so there is one true version of history.
Which group first popularized art museums and landscape paintings?
Hudson River School
The Articles of Confederation were ratified:
In 1781, after territorial disputes had been solved
How did the capacity of the federal government to govern during the Whiskey Rebellion differ from its capacity under the Articles of Confederation?
In the times of the Whiskey Rebellion, the federal government had the tools to quell the rebellion which it did not have in the times of the Articles of Confederation.
What did de Tocqueville conclude about the plight of American Indians?
Indians would become extinct
One particular view or theory about the past is called _____.
Interpretation
What did the 1795 Treaty of Greenville accomplish?
It ended the Northwest Indian War by ceding most of modern Ohio to the US.
Which best describes Southern U.S. society in the antebellum era?
It had a stable structure with four basic social classes.
Which best describes the federal government's position on building transportation networks?
It opposed such internal improvements, believing they were best left to states and private investors.
How did the Northwest Ordinance affect the treatment of Native Americans?
It said they were to be treated 'decently', but in reality, even this minimal protection was not honored.
Why did the Northwest Indian War start and who was the leader of the American troops?
It started because white settlers began moving into Native American territory and, foreseeing British support that never arrived, they battled against American troops led by the war hero General 'Mad' Anthony Wayne.
Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Van Buren administration?
It supported the Bank of the United States by increasing trade tariffs.
Why was the inauguration of Jackson in 1829 different to that of Adams' four years prior?
It was the first public inauguration, which drew a huge celebrating crowd.
Which is TRUE of Southern industry in the antebellum era of the U.S.?
Its manufactured goods were rarely exported.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the forming of the Whigs?
Jackson's negative stance towards the middle class.
Who was President Washington's Vice President?
John Adams
Which part of the Indian Removal Act indicates the American long-term interest in further westward expansion?
Lands to be owned by Native Americans can revert to government control.
Which of these authors wrote for girls on themes such as femininity?
Louisa May Alcott
Why does Madison disapprove of removing the right to factionalism?
Madison views this as a greater attack on liberty than factionalism itself
Where did public schools exist in early America? I. Massachusetts II. New York III. Virginia
Massachusetts
What four bills made up the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Naturalization, Alien, Alien Enemies, Sedition
_____ was the first capital of the United States.
New York
Why would the author connect with an audience of New Yorker's by referring to them as separate but equally important economic classes of people?
New York was an economic center of many industries, professions, and trades
Which was America's first coeducational college?
Oberlin
Which school of thought emphasizes conflict as a means of furthering progress?
Progressive school
After mid-century, which was the most important means of transportation through the interior of the nation?
Railroads
Which of the following was the LAST state to ratify the Constitution?
Rhode Island
Which of the following was a Consensus historian?
Richard Hofstadter
Which of the following is NOT true?
Social history emphasized the agency of great men and minimizes ordinary people.
Two issues on which there was disagreement between the North and the South were _____ and _____.
Tariffs and slavery
Which of the following correctly summarizes the Corrupt Bargain in 1824?
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Henry Clay, helped to secure the majority of the vote for John Quincy Adams in the House if Adams agreed to make Clay secretary of state.
Which of the following did Congress block, which prompted Jackson to veto several pieces of legislation?
The Treaty of New Echota.
Why would this author argue against the attempt to unify interests in a government?
The author believes the different faculties of people make this impossible
All of the following were reasons for the expansion of the 'old Southwest' in the U.S. EXCEPT.
The end of the slave trade
Why would the federal government be bound to states in order to ''extinguish Indian claims,'' rather than leaving it to states to do so themselves?
The federal government had the military strength needed to back up its removal process.
What was the Clermont?
The first commercial steam ship in the U.S.
What is the most likely reason that the government rarely, if ever, enforced its authority in the act to protect tribes against conflict with other tribes?
The government benefitted from warfare between Native American tribes.
All of the following are conclusions de Tocqueville made about America's middle class in the 1830s EXCEPT:
The middle class had solid republican values
Which amendment provides a blanket of protection for Americans?
The ninth amendment
Which power did the central government not have under the Articles of Confederation?
The power to tax
In its simplest form, the Hegelian Dialectic concerns _______________.
The process whereby theses are met by antitheses and converge into syntheses
How did the environmental differences of the North and the South of the U.S. impact their economies in the antebellum period?
The rivers in the North powered machinery and the climate in the South enabled the production of cash crops.
How does the sixth amendment differ from the seventh amendment?
The sixth amendment focuses on the rights of those accused of a crime, while the seventh focuses on the right of trial by jury in civil cases.
Although de Tocqueville chronicled the sadness of African slaves and Native Americans, he was impressed with all of the following EXCEPT:
The social status of free blacks
What happened in the XYZ Affair?
The three U.S. commissioners sent to France to negotiate were met by three agents of the French foreign minister, who demanded a $250,000 bribe and a $12,000,000 loan. Watch Correct Answer
How did Jackson's approach to staffing the executive office differ to that of John Quincy Adams'?
Their approach was essentially the same, although Jackson's was considered more like a spoils system.
Which of the following was NOT an opinion de Tocqueville held about slaves in America?
They accepted their position as slaves
How did the people react to the fact that Washington personally led the anti-rebellion militia?
They felt the significance of it which helped to quickly end the rebellion.
How did Hamilton and the Federalists & Jefferson and the Republicans influence the US Federal Government?
They set the path for the nation to be run by a two-party system.
How were the Alien and Sedition Acts viewed by the citizens of the United States?
They were viewed negatively because they were offensive to the freedom and rights of the individual.
Why does Madison mention ancient constitutions?
To reflect on the reasons why they failed
Which were hindrances to building railroads in the early 19th century? I. Turnpike operators opposed it. II. Canal building had sapped state funds. III. Passengers were scared to ride on trains. IV. The Panic of 1837 limited private funding.
Turnpike operators opposed it, Canal building had sapped state funds, and the Panic of 1837 limited private funding
Brook Farm and the Oneida colony were both examples of which of the following?
Utopian societies
In which of the following scenarios is the fifth amendment NOT relevant?
When you saw somebody commit a crime, but you refuse to testify about it because you fear retribution from that person.
Democratic-Republicans were in favor of all of the following EXCEPT:
a strong central government
Federalists were in favor of which of the following?
all of these
During the Nullification Crisis, South Carolina wanted to _____ .
declare the federal tariff null and void
During Andrew Jackson's administration, there were regional economic conflicts between the North, South and Western United States. The Northern states relied upon _____. The Southern states felt that their survival depended upon _____. The Western states depended upon _____ for their growth.
heavy industry; slavery; agricultural land
De Tocqueville and Beaumont's visit to the United States was under the guise of investigating American _____, but the real reason they came was _____.
prisons; to see what made America special
It ended the Northwest Indian War by ceding most of modern Ohio to the US.
stacked the U.S. courts with Federalists.
A tariff is a:
tax on imported goods
President Washington
warned against political parties.
The Alien and Sedition Acts
were aimed at stopping recent immigrants from causing disruption and anarchy in the U.S.
