AMH1010: Give Me Liberty Chapter 8 Review Quiz

Brilliant, austere, stubborn, and self-important- these attributes describe which of the following American statesmen? Thomas Pinkney Aaron Burr John Adams John Jay

John Adams

The case that established judicial review was Ex parte Milligan. Fletcher v. Peck. Marbury v. Madison. Leopard v. Chesapeake.

Marbury v. Madison

Which of the following is a quote from Jefferson's first inaugural address? "We are all Republicans, except those of us who are Federalists" "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists" "If there were no Federalists, there would be no Republicans" "A country cannot long endure half-Republican and half-Federalist"

"We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists"

Approximately what percentage of the population of New Orleans were people of African descent when the U.S. took it over in the early 1800s? 70 percent 25 percent 50 percent 10 percent

50 percent

Gabriel's Rebellion of 1800 failed because Indians refused to join the rebels. the rebels lacked enough weapons. Haitian national officials refused to send aid to the rebels. rain washed out the rebel's path of travel.

rain washed out the rebel's path of travel

Who killed the first U.S. secretary of the Treasury in a duel? Alexander Hamilton James Otis Aaron Burr John Adams

Aaron Burr

Most of the labor in building the public buildings of the national government in Washington, D.C., was done by: African-American slaves indentured servants from Genoa Irish immigrants German stonemasons

African-American slaves

The success of Lewis and Clark expedition helped to strengthen the American idea that Indians would neither be in contact with, nor trade with, Americans in the future. slavery would be abolished within a short period of time. the United States would be a nation that would never expand beyond the Mississippi River. American territory was destined to reach all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

American territory was destined to reach all the way to the Pacific Ocean

The slave revolt in St. Domingue led to the creation in 1804 of what nation? Cuba Haiti Puerto Rico Jamaica

Haiti

Which three nations claimed Oregon Country in the early 1800s? England, Spain, and the United States Russia, China, and India Germany, Poland, and the U.S. France, Belgium, and Portugal

England, Spain, and the United States

In consequence of the December 1814 Hartford Convention, the Federalist Party grew in strength and vigor.

False

President Thomas Jefferson refused to purchase the Louisiana Territory because it was an affront to his strict constructionist view of the Constitution, but Congress overrode his veto.

False

By 1798, the United States and what country were engaged in a "quasi-war" at sea? Britain France Spain Portugal

France

In the XYZ affair of 1797, the British legation was excoriated for the British system of impressment. Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton. Thomas Jefferson's affair with a slave was kept private. French officials presented American diplomats with a demand for bribes.

French officials presented American diplomats with a demand for bribes

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper chronological sequence? Whiskey Rebellion; Alexander Hamilton's financial and Banking Program; Alien and Sedition Act Paine's The Rights of Man; Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Woman; Gabriel's Rebellion Lewis and Clark Expedition; Louisiana Purchase; Marbury v. Madison President Jefferson's embargo on American exports; Jay Treaty; Hartford Convention

Paine's The Rights of Man; Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Woman; Gabriel's Rebellion

Which of the following statements accurately reflects Fries's Rebellion of 1799? President John Adams dispatched federal troops to the area. Farmers in southeast Georgia obstructed tax assessments. John Fries, a local militia leader and auctioneer was hanged. John Fries was arrested for insurrection.

President John Adams dispatched federal troops to the area

The two political parties of the mid-1790s were the Republicans and Democrats. Democrats and Whigs. Federalists and Whigs. Republicans and Federalists.

Republicans and Federalists

On their journey of exploration from Missouri to Oregon, Lewis and Clark were accompanied by the Indian interpreter: Sacajawea. Squanto. Hiawatha. Sitting Bull.

Sacajawea

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, written respectively by Madison and Jefferson, attacked what federal law? Judiciary Act Marbury v. Madison Alien Act Sedition Act

Sedition Act

The War of 1812, was ended by what treaty? the Treaty of Versailles the Treaty of Paris the Treaty of Ghent the Treaty of new Orleans

The Treaty of Ghent

James Maddison opposed Congress, even receiving a petition from slaves from North Carolina, as he felt they had "no claim" on lawmakers' attention

True

The Hartford Convention called for secession and disunion. called for amending the Constitution to require a 3/5 clause that would strengthen southern political power. was, at best, a weak attempt by the Anti-Federalists to obtain more power. affirmed the right of a state to interpose its authority if the federal government violated the Constitution.

affirmed the right of a state to interpose its authority if the federal government violated the Constitution

When Chief Justice John Jay was sent to Britain to stop impressment, he brokered a treaty that canceled the American-French alliance and recognized British supremacy. the British added more military to their outposts on the western frontier, leading to the War of 1812. Britain threatened to cut off supplies from French ships to the United States, unless impressment continued. he forged an alliance with France to attack Britain if impressment continued.

he brokered a treaty that canceled the American-French alliance and recognized British supremacy

Which of the following was part of Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton's financial plan of 1790-1791? issuance by the federal government of interest-bearing bonds. cancellation of the Bank of the United States ceasing taxes on whiskey The federal government would not assume responsibility for paying off state and federal debts incurred in the War for Independence.

issuance by the federal government of interest-bearing bonds

Which of the following is accurate regarding Gabriel's Rebellion in 1800? It was a plot by Indians. It was led by a blacksmith. It was led by Toussaint L'Ouverture. It was a plan to march on the city of New Orleans.

it was led by a blacksmith

"Impressment" as practiced by the British was kidnapping sailors the gentlemanly virtue of chivalric honor toward women. enslaving Indians. the act of formally publishing a legal document.

kidnapping sailors

In the aftermath of the War of 1812, Americans tended to view Canadians as untrustworthy as their political connections were still strongly tied with France. monarchial and lacking in an understanding of liberty. partners in developing the continent based on Europeans traditions. ex-Europeans unusually prone to violence.

monarchial and lacking in an understanding of liberty

By 1807, at the time the Congress enacted the Embargo Act, how many American sailors had the British impressed? nearly 40 not quite 2,000 over 6,000 almost 500

over 6,000

After Washington's inauguration, he proclaimed liberty and the republican model of government was dependent on the success of America's experiment in self-government assuring civil rights for all citizens proper treaties with Indians taxing citizens

self-government

According to the text, Gabriel's Rebellion demonstrates that poor whites would join in large numbers to help slaves rebel against rich whites. slaves lacked the ability to plan for a large rebellion. free blacks and slaves did not interact. slaves wanted to be free.

slaves wanted to be free

The objective of Gabriel's Rebellion of 1800 was seize a naval warship and sail to the West Indies. join the American army and foster a military coup against the presidency. blow up the White House in Washington D.C. take over the city of Richmond, and hold whites as hostages.

take over the city of Richmond, and hold whites as hostages

The "Star-Spangled Banner" written by Frances Scott Key , commemorates what event in the War of 1812? the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Perry's defeat of the British naval forces on Lake Erie. the U.S. frigate Constitution's defeat of the British warship Guerriere. Jackson's victory of New Orleans.

the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor

The "Second War of Independence" was the Civil War. the Spanish-American term-34War. the War of 1812. the quasi-war with France.

the War of 1812

The only time in American history that the president has personally commanded an army in the field was during the Whiskey Rebellion. the Barbary Wars. the Battle of New Orleans. the War of 1812.

the Whiskey Rebellion

Thomas Jefferson brokered an agreement to assuage southerners to accept Alexander Hamilton's economic plans in exchange for a decreased tax on whiskey the acceptance of unrestricted slave trade in the lower states an early form of the 3/5 clause the building of a new and permanent national capital in the South

the building of a new and permanent national capital in the South

Which statement is true regarding the Republican Party under Madison and Jefferson? Their support was drawn from northern elites and shipping magnates. The party members were less accepting of broad democratic participation as essential to freedom. The party had more faith in a democratic form of self-government. The party was less sympathetic to France than the Federalists.

the party had more faith in a democratic form of self-government

The "Revolution of 1800" was a rebellion of disgruntled western Massachusetts farmers over increased taxes. the peaceful transfer of the office of the presidency between political parties. a recrudescence of the Whiskey Rebellion of four years earlier. a slave revolution on the Island of Haiti.

the peaceful transfer of the office of the presidency between political parties

With the Louisiana Purchase, the country was bankrupted. Louisiana entered the Union as the eighteenth state. France gained control of New Orleans. the size of the nation was doubled.

the size of the nation was doubled

Which of the following was a feature of the War of 1812? Jefferson's victory at New Orleans made him a national hero. The war enhanced the political position of Indians of the South and the Old Northwest. Northerners strongly supported the war; southerners strongly opposed it. the war was hailed by many American people as the "Second War for Independence"

the war was hailed by many American people as the "Second War for Independence"

George Washington was elected the first president of the United States unanimously by all sixty-nine electors. over the opposition of Alexander Hamilton. by a narrow majority after running an active, democratic campaign. in a bitterly divisive contest.

unanimously by all sixty-nine electors