Chapter 8

With whom did Alexander Hamilton and his supporters believe that the United States needed to cultivate a firm relationship in order to survive as a nation?

The British

Why did the United States become a one-party nation following the War of 1812?

The Hartford Convention's allegedly treasonous activities fatally damaged the Federalist Party's reputation.

What was the significance of the case of Marbury v. Madison?

The Supreme Court asserted the power of judicial review.

Which of the following contributed to the poor American performance in the War of 1812?

The nation was deeply divided about whether to go to war.

The 1796 election pitted John Adams and Thomas Pinckney against:

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.

Why did Jefferson use the U.S. navy against North African states?

Tripoli had declared war on the United States after Jefferson had refused demands for increased payments to the Barbary pirates.

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man. True or false?

True

When George Washington took office as the first president of the United States, American leaders believed that the new nation's success depended on:

maintaining political harmony.

Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to:

make the United States a major commercial and military power.

The treaty that ended the War of 1812:

restored the prewar status quo.

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to:

the Alien and Sedition Acts.

The Sedition Act targeted:

the Republican press.

"Strict constructionists" believed:

the federal government could only exercise powers specifically listed in the Constitution.

Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?

Congressional War Hawks who pressed for territorial expansion into Florida and Canada

Seeing the events as an extension of their own progress of liberty, white Americans supported the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804. True or false?

False

The U.S. military was well prepared for the War of 1812. True or false?

False

The "quasi-war" was a war of the United States against:

France

Toussaint L'Ouverture led a slave revolt that eventually created what nation?

Haiti.

After becoming president, how did Thomas Jefferson deal with the Federalists?

He tried to roll back almost everything they had done by cutting taxes and the size of government.

The War Hawks in Congress included:

Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun

What was unusual about the Embargo Act of 1807?

It stopped all American vessels from sailing to foreign ports—an amazing use of federal power, especially by a president supposedly dedicated to a weak central government.

Which of the following led directly to the formation of an organized political party opposed to the Federalist Party?

Jay's Treaty

Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism.

The Democratic-Republican Societies of the 1790s:

criticized the Washington administration.

Opponents of Hamilton's economic plan:

agreed to a compromise that included placing the national capital in the South.

Jefferson's Embargo Act:

caused economic depression within the United States.