apush chapter 7
which of the following is true of the US election of 1786?
John Adams won the vote and continued a pro-British foreign policy
the prophet Tenskwatawa was historically significant for which of the following activities?
Tenskwatawa urged Indian peoples to work together and to shun the ways of americans
Which of the following events was the Federalists response to the republicans' criticism of their policies in the 1790s?
The alien and sedition acts
the missouri compromise prohibited slavery in which of the following regions of the louisiana purchase?
all lands north latitude 36'30 except for the state of missouri
which of the following served as a catalyst for the 1794 domestic insurgency known as the whisky rebellion?
an excise tax
in which of the following lists is the emergence of american financial institutions placed in the correct chronological order?
bank of north america, 2nd bank of the us, land banks
which of the following describes the state of southern society in the early 19th century?
because hard work was associated with slaves, white men resented doing physical labor
the growth of the textile industry in new england in the early nineteenth century negatively affected which of the following occupations?
fishing
which of the following statements describes actions the first congressional government undertook in 1789?
george washington established a cabinet-- or body of advisors-- and an administrative bureaucracy under the president's control
which of the following cases is properly paired with its corresponding decision?
gibbons vs. ogden-- national government controls interstate commerce
african americans who converted to christianity during the 2nd great awakening embraced which of the following teachings?
god as the liberator of the jews
what was the immediate cause of the illegal duel in which vice president aaron burr killed alexander hamilton in 1804?
hamilton's accusations that urr was aiding a plot to destroy the union
why did thomas jefferson decide to attempt to purchase new orleans in 1801?
he feared that radical violence in haiti would spread to the american continent via french new orleans
why did thomas jefferson dispatch the lewis and clark expedition in 1804?
he wanted a report on the physical features and the plant and animal life of the Louisiana Territory
why was hamilton's financial plan so controversial?
it lined the pockets of wealthy investors and speculators
what was the decision in the case Marbury v Madison (1803) of great importance in American history?
it marked the 1st occasion on which the supreme court declared that it had the power to rule national laws unconstitutional
why was the american victory at the battle of new orleans in 1815 significant?
it restored national pride and made andrew jackson an american hero
which of the following objections to the system of state-sponsored mercantilism emerged in the US by 1820?
it violated the equal rights of citizens and lessened the power of government
which of the following characterizes the impact of companionate marriage on divorce in the early 19th century?
most divorce petitions in the early 19th century cited emotional complaints
which of the following statements characterizes the relationship between church and state in postrevolutionary america?
most states continued to support churches indirectly by not taxing their property or ministers' incomes
which of the following describes the political developments taking place in america during the first two decades of the 19th century
ordinary white men's rising political status was accompanied by a decline in the political rights of women and free black
the early republic, benjamin rush and other leaders argued that women should be educated so they could do which of the following?
oversee the instruction of their sons in the principles of liberty and government
which of the following phrases describes the federal judiciary at the time Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801?
packed with hostile federalists
to win votes for his financial plan, hamilton made which of the following concessions?
proposing that the nation's new capitol be built in upper south
which of the following took place in response to the jefferson administration's purchase of louisiana?
some new england federalists devised a plan to secede from the union and establish a northern confederacy
which of the following stipulations was included in the adams-onis treaty of 1819?
spain ceded florida to the us
the kentucky and virginia resolutions, which were set forth in 1798, supported which of the following positions?
states' right to judge the legitimacy of national law
alexander hamilton's 1789 financial plan for the US included which of the following items?
the federal government assumption of state war debts
why did thomas jefferson call his election to the presidency the "revolution of 1800"?
the government changed peacefully despite bitter partisan conflict and foreign crisis
why did the emancipation of slaves proceed very slowly in the northern states during and after the revolution?
the northern states gave priority to slaveholders' property rights so that emacipation often spaced out over several slave generations
which of the following describes jefferson's approach to the opportunity to purchase Louisiana in 1802?
the opportunity lead jefferson to revise his view of the presidential powers granted by the constitution
john marshall's decisions upheld the principle of
the supremacy of national laws over state laws
why was pinckney's treaty of 1795 significant?
the treaty opened the mississippi river and new orleans to american trade
which of the followingwas true of the "era of good feeling"?
there was apparent political harmony
which slaves became free as a result of the virginia legislature's passage of a manumission act in 1782?
those whose masters chose to free them
how did yeomen and tenant farmers who were influenced by the 2nd great awakening in the 19th century treat their children?
with strict rules and harsh discipline