HIST 1301 - Test 2

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.

In the early 1770s, "freedom petitions" were

slave petitions urging slavery's end, presented to New England courts and legislatures.

A "duty" during the time of the American Revolution was a a. discount on services. b. small cannon. c. tax on goods. d. military uniform.

tax on goods.

What did the 1766 Declaratory Act declare?

that Parliament had the power to pass laws for all of the colonies "in all cases whatever"

Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776) argued that

the "invisible hand" of the free market was more effective and fairer than government intervention in the economy.

"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

British success in the Seven Years' War contributed to the making of the American Revolution because

the British government raised taxes to pay for the debt it incurred during the war.

The War of 1812 was ended by what treaty?

the Treaty of Ghent

The "Second War of Independence" was

the War of 1812.

The "Revolution of 1800" was

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

In James Madison's view in The Federalist, the "first object of government" is

the protection of property rights.

Federalism refers to

the relationship between the national government and the states.

With the Louisiana Purchase,

the size of the nation was doubled.

As a result of the three-fifths clause,

the white South gained greater power in national affairs than its free population warranted.

As Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, became one of the most successful and influential in the history of political writing to that date, Paine wanted a share of the profits to be used for

war supplies for the Continental army.

Committees of Correspondence in the colonies during the 1760s

were a group of colonial elites who exchanged ideas and information about resistance to the Sugar, Currency, and Stamp Acts.

Abigail Adams wrote in a famous letter to her husband to

"remember the ladies."

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Articles of Confederation?

Amending the articles required unanimity of all the states.

The success of the Lewis and Clark expedition helped to strengthen the American idea that

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

Which of the following was not a feature of the Stamp Act crisis of 1765? a. The Stamp Act required colonists to pay a tax on transactions involving printed material. b. The Stamp Act was passed by the Stamp Act Congress as a way to subvert the power of Parliament to tax the colonies. c. Opponents of the Stamp Act claimed for colonists the full rights of Englishmen. d. While resistance to the Stamp Act was launched by colonial elites, it soon developed into a mass movement involving thousands of ordinary Americans.

The Stamp Act was passed by the Stamp Act Congress as a way to subvert the power of Parliament to tax the colonies.

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

England, Spain, and the United States

In the XYZ affair of 1797,

French officials presented American diplomats with a demand for bribes.

What did the Sugar Act of 1764 do that escalated colonial American anger regarding an existing tax on molasses imported from the French West Indies?

It strengthened courts where accused molasses smugglers could be tried without a jury.

One of the leading Federalist thinkers, known as the "father of the Constitution," was

James Madison.

What territory did the United States acquire from France in 1803?

Louisiana

The foremost center of political radicalism during the revolutionary era was

Pennsylvania

The two political parties of the mid-1790s were the

Republicans and Federalists

Which two states voted against ratification of the Constitution?

Rhode Island and North Carolina

On their journey of exploration from Missouri to Oregon, Lewis and Clark were accompanied by the American Indian interpreter

Sacajawea.

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, written respectively by Madison and Jefferson, attacked what federal law?

Sedition Act

The eighty-five essays published by "Publius" and gathered into a book in 1788 was entitled

The Federalist.

After the American Revolution, the state of Massachusetts established what kind of a relationship with Indian tribes? a. The state enslaved all tribal members for life. b. The state established a system of guardianship over tribes. c. The state encourage tribes to integrate with American society. d. The state allowed tribes full independence.

The state established a system of guardianship over tribes.

Which of the following was a feature of the War of 1812?

The war was hailed by many American people as a "Second War for Independence."

What state had the largest free black population in 1790?

Virginia

What state had the largest slave population in 1790?

Virginia

The Hartford Convention

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

By 1807, at the time Congress enacted the Embargo Act, how many American sailors had the British impressed?

over 6,000

The U.S. Constitution provides that the president is to be elected

by an electoral college.

Thomas Jefferson helped pass laws in the state of Virginia that abolished "primogeniture," which is defined as

passing the entirety of a family's land to the oldest son.

Shays's Rebellion in late 1786 and early 1787 was a rebellion of

debt-ridden farmers who closed the courts in western Massachusetts.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to

declare war.

Thomas Paine's January 1776 pamphlet Common Sense argued that

democracy and a written constitution were more preferable to monarchy.

Gabriel's rebellion of 1800 failed because a. Indians refused to join the rebels. b. the rebels lacked enough weapons. c. rains washed out the rebel's path of travel. d. Haitian national officials refused to send aid to the rebels.

rains washed out the rebel's path of travel.

For most free Americans in the new republic, equality meant

equal opportunity rather than equality of condition.

Which of the following was a key principle embedded in the Bill of Rights? a. the right to vote for women b. capital punishment c. free public education d. freedom of speech

freedom of speech

The Treaty of Paris marked a change in which the balance of power

in eastern North America shifted away from the Indians and toward white Americans.

The U.S. Constitution a. asserts that the United States is a Christian nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. b. declares the centrality of the Judeo-Christian traditions to our nation's form of governance. c. asserts that all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights, among these, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. d. is a purely secular document that contains no reference to God and bars tests for federal officeholders.

is a purely secular document that contains one reference to God and bars tests for federal officeholders.

To finance the war, Congress a. printed war bonds and used celebrities to encourage people to buy them. b. issued hundreds of millions of dollars in paper money. c. went into recess, hoping the states would take care of their own financial issues. d. taxed the wealthiest landowners to ease the burden on the lower classes.

issued hundreds of millions of dollars in paper money.

Which of the following did the Stamp Act affect?

newspapers

Three months after independence was declared in 1776, Pennsylvania adopted a new state constitution with only a

one-house legislature.