history chapter 11

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__________________________ was the American soldier and explorer who led the famous expedition through the Louisiana Territory over the Rocky Mountains and to the Pacific Ocean.

William Clark

The new Congress that met in 1811 contained a large number of members who believed that a. recent struggles in foreign policy made it clear a new constitution was needed. b. America should concentrate on expanding westward rather than battling for freedom of the seas. c. Britain should be vigorously confronted and the Indian threat to the West eliminated. d. there should never be another embargo and that trade with Europe was essential. e. the United States should remain safely isolationist until it could build up a large army and navy.

c

Thomas Jefferson's failed attempt to impeach and convict Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase for "high crimes and misdemeanors" meant that a. the judiciary had now become a more powerful and influential part of the federal government than the executive branch of government. b. no federal judge could ever be removed from office. c. judicial independence and the separation of powers had been preserved. d. an unfortunate precedent had been established. e. Jefferson's political support had ebbed and he was likely to lose reelection in 1804.

c

The case of Marbury v. Madison established the principle that a. the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court are equal branches of government. b. federal laws take precedence over state legislation. c. the president has the right to appoint the federal judiciary. d. the Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in the federal judiciary. e. the Supreme Court has the final right to determine the constitutionality of legislation.

e

1. _________________________ was the chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835 and established the principle of judicial review and expanded the power of the federal government.

John Marshall

_________________________ was the chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835 and established the principle of judicial review and expanded the power of the federal government.

John Marshall

__________________ was the "Father of the Constitution," Jefferson's Secretary of State and fourth U. S. president who allowed himself and the U. S. to be dragged into war with Britain.

James Madison

________________________ was the female Shoshone guide the first U. S. exploratory expedition in the western United States

Sacajawea

_________________________ was the Shawnee warrior who sought to ally all Native American tribes east of the Mississippi River to oppose the expansion of the United States and advocated a return to the "old ways" for Native Americans.

Tecumseh

________________________ was the author of the Declaration of Independence, ambassador to France, second Vice President and third President of the United States. He was also the leader of the Democratic-Republicans who sought a weak central government and strict constructionist viewpoint of the Constitution but compromised and purchased the Louisiana Territory.

Thomas Jefferson

One of the greatest problems that John Adams and the Federalists faced in the election of 1800 was a. Adams's refusal to take the country to war with France. b. the stories circulating about Adams's relationship with a slave woman. c. increased public debt brought on by war preparations. d. Adams's efforts to get America involved in a war with France. e. George Washington's opposition to Adams's reelection as president.

a

The greatest political beneficiary of the Louisiana Purchase was a. Thomas Jefferson. b. Aaron Burr. c. the Federalist party. d. Napoleon. e. the American military.

a

All of the following were true of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa except a. they were Shawnee brothers. b. their warriors forswore alcohol, the better to fight a last-ditch battle with the "paleface invaders." c. they embraced whites' concept of ownership. d. their followers gave up textile clothing for traditional buckskin garments. they began to wield together a far-flung confederacy of all the tribes east of the Mississippi

c

John Marshall as chief justice of the United States, helped to strengthen the judicial branch of government by a. overriding presidential vetoes. b. listening carefully to and heeding the advice of lawyers arguing cases before the Supreme Court. c. asserting the doctrine of judicial review of congressional legislation, giving the Supreme Court the power to determine constitutionality. d. applying Jeffersonian principles in all of his decisions. e. increasing the number of justices on the Supreme Court.

c

The Congressional war hawks of 1812 were especially eager to sponsor an American invasion and conquest of a. the West Indies. b. Florida. c. Canada. d. Ireland. e. the Oregon country.

c

Jefferson's Embargo Act provided that a. America would not trade with Britain until it ended impressment. b. American goods could be carried only in American ships. c. America would sell no military supplies to either warring nation, Britain and France. d. America would only trade with the neutral nations of Europe. America would prohibit all foreign trade

e

Jefferson's greatest concern about purchasing Louisiana was a. whether it was in America's interest to acquire such a vast territory. b. whether the cost was excessive for his frugal, small-government philosophy. c. how the existing French residents of Louisiana could be assimilated into the United States. d. how to defend and govern the territory once it was part of the United States. e. whether the purchase was permissible under the Constitution.

e

One way in which Jefferson clearly departed from previous Federalist practice was a. refusing to add territory or citizens to the United States through foreign purchase. b. dismissing almost all public servants to be replaced by loyal Jeffersonians. c. overturning Hamilton's policies of funding and assumption. d. permanently committing the United States to maintaining a tiny army and navy. e. establishing a simple and informal style in presidential entertainment and relations with Congress.

e

The greatest impact of the Revolution of 1800 was in a. permanently establishing one-party rule in the United States. b. capturing President Adams and imprisoning him in the American Bastille. c. confirming that American government would continue to follow the lead of the French Revolution. d. outlawing the Federalist party. e. demonstrating that even a bitterly contested American election could result in the peaceful transfer of power from one party to another.

e


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