Hot 130 Exam 2 practice
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
Quasi-War
Sedition Act
Andrew Jackson's invasion of Florida became known as the
Seminole War
Thomas Paine
Virginia Plan
Aaron Burr
was acquitted of the charge of treason
(Q008) Which of the following was a key principle embedded in the Bill of Rights?
freedom of speech
The three-fifths clause in the U.S. Constitution
gave the white South greater power in national affairs than the size of its free population warranted.
Which of the following would represent a fulfillment of what Judith Sargent Murray argues for in her essays?
girls attending college
Republican motherhood encouraged
greater educational opportunities for women.
Which of the following was a key benefit of the Treaty of Paris for the United States?
guaranteed independence from Britain
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
had far-reaching consequences because it banned slavery in the Old Northwest.
Cornwallis was defeated at Yorktown because
he had no land or water escape route.
The Regulators were North Carolinians concerned with
high taxes
What brought an end to Washington's presidency in 1796?
his wish that the office not become a lifelong position
The national land policy established in the 1780s had the greatest benefit for
individual settlers
The land involved in the Louisiana Purchase
stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada and from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.
What did the 1766 Declaratory Act declare?
that Parliament had the power to pass laws for all of the colonies "in all cases whatever"
Virtual representation was the idea
that each member of Britain's House of Commons represented the entire empire, not just his own district.
"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
What Anti-Federalist idea is still part of modern political debate?
the fear that a strong central government threatens liberty is still part of modern political debate
Shays's Rebellion was significant because it demonstrated
the need for a stronger central government
(Q021) The "Revolution of 1800" was
the peaceful transfer of the office of the presidency between political parties.
With the Louisiana Purchase,
the size of the nation was doubled.
The Sons of Liberty
took the lead in enforcing the boycott of British imports in New York City
In the _________ Treaty of 1819 Spain ceded all of Florida to the US and, in return, the US gave up its claim to Texas.
Adams-Onis Treaty.
(Q010) Which of the following was a characteristic of the Articles of Confederation?
Amending the articles required unanimity of all the states
Which of the following was true of the Embargo Act of 1807?
Americans were prohibited from sending ships to foreign ports
Which of these denominations did NOT help to lead the Second Great Awakening?
Anglicans
Which of the following statements accurately describes the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists during the ratification debates?
Anti-Federalist criticized the Constitution for lacking a Bill of Rights; Federalists didn't see a need for a Bill of Rights.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists during the ratification debates?
Anti-Federalists criticized the Constitution for lacking a Bill of Rights; Federalists did not see a need for a Bill of Rights.
Zebulon Pike
Articles of Confederation
In the Declaration of Independence, what justification did Thomas Jefferson provide as the basis for breaking with Britain?
Because government derived from the "consent of the governed," the governed had the right to remove that consent.
At the Battle of New Orleans,
British forces were defeated by Andrew Jackson and his troops
The underlying tension that escalated into the Boston Massacre was between
British troops stationed in Boston and the city's laborers competing for jobs
Why did Aaron Burr kill Alexander Hamilton?
Burr discovered Hamilton was involved with his mistress. Hamilton's criticisms helped defeat Burr's run for the governorship of New York
(Q006) The "shot heard 'round the world" began the American War of Independence, and took place in what city?
Concord
(Q030) The final decisive victory in the War for Independence was
Cornwallis's defeat at Yorktown
Which of the following battles was among the very first of the American War of Independence?
Cowpens
The __________ was group of extreme Federalists who feared losing power with the addition of new states and advocated for the secession of New England.
Essex Junto
The relationship between the national government and the states is called
Federalism
A key consequence of the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 was
France becoming an ally to the United States.
(Q018) In the XYZ affair of 1797,
French officials presented American diplomats with a demand for bribes
Which of the following approaches did Thomas Paine take when writing Common Sense?
He presented the case for American independence as backed by simple facts while also passionately describing it as a chance to fight oppression
In writing the Declaration of Independence, which of Locke's natural rights did Jefferson replace, and with what?
He replaced "property" with "the pursuit of happiness."
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.
How did the Panic of 1819 shape American views of banks?
It fostered a major backlash of anti-bank sentiment
Why did colonists object to the Tea Act?
It granted a monopoly, and the colonists opposed all forms of monopoly.
Why was the Proclamation of 1763 difficult to enforce?
It involved such a large geographical area
What is the significance of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
It is considered the battle that started the Revolutionary War.
Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan?
It proposed a two-house legislature, with population determining representation in each house
Why did colonists object to the Tea Act?
It raised the tax on tea so much as to make tea prohibitively expensive
(Q037) Who was a member of the American delegation that negotiated the Treaty of Paris?
John Adams
The man who was responsible for negotiating a treaty for the United States to acquire Florida from Spain, aided in an agreement with Great Britain to fix the Canadian-American border at the 49th parallel, and wrote a majority of the Monroe Doctrine was
John Quincy Adams
Marbury v. Madison
Lousiana Purchase
As part of the Missouri Compromise, what free state was admitted to the Union?
Maine
(Q024) The case that established judicial review was
Marbury v. Madison
Republicans
Missouri Compromise
Essex Junto
Monroe Doctrine
The first phase of the Revolutionary War was fought primarily in the region of
New England
Judith Sargent Murray
New Jersey Plan
This Connecticut schoolmaster and lawyer insisted on a simplified and Americanized system of spelling.
Noah Webster
Washington Irving
Northwest Ordinances
Which element of our current political system did the founding fathers generally hope to avoid?
Political parties
The republican ideology embraced by the American Revolutionaries caused them to create this style of government.
Representative Democracy
(Q013) The two political parties of the mid-1790s were the
Republicans and Federalists
Which of the following occurrences was a precursor to the War of 1812?
The British attacked American frontier settlements
(Q022) The eighty-five essays published by "Publius" and gathered into a book in 1788 was entitled
The Federalist
What was one of the outcomes of the Stamp Act?
The Stamp Act Congress insisted that the right to consent to taxation was essential to people's freedom
What was the significance of the case of Marbury v. Madison?
The Supreme Court asserted the power of judicial review
Which of the following did Jay's Treaty accomplish?
The United States guaranteed favored treatment of British imports
What was an important political origin of the American Revolution?
The colonists criticized their lack of representation in Parliament
Which of the following is true about the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
They met Indian tribes accustomed to dealing with European traders.
This author's works included popular folk tales recounting the adventures of Ichabod Crane and Rip Van Winkle.
Washington Irving
At the Battle of Tippecanoe,
William Henry Harrison drove the Indians out of Prophetstown and burned the settlement.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
argued that America would become the home of freedom and "an asylum for mankind."
Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to
make the United States a major commercial and military power.
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were brothers who
preached a militant message to Native Americans early in the nineteenth century.
The national land policy established in the 1780s had the greatest benefit for
private land companies.
Although many states endorsed the principle of _____ _____, none created a working system to provide it.
public education
The Second Great Awakening was a wave of revivalism designed to counter ______ _______.
religious rationalism
The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to
the Alien and Sedition Acts
Participants in Shay's Rebellion sought to model their strategy on that of
the American Patriots
Which of the following was part of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?
the Bank of the United States, modeled on the Bank of England
The second phase of the Revolutionary War was fought primarily in
the Mid-Atlantic region
The Sedition Act targeted
the Republican press
The Sedition Act targeted
the Republican press.
(Q031) The War of 1812 was ended by what treaty?
the Treaty of Ghent.
The "Revolution of 1800" was
the peaceful transfer of the office of the presidency between political parties.
What was impressment?
the practice of kidnapping sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820,
the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory was divided into slave and free zones
What was one of the rights named in the Bill of Rights?
the right to trial by jury
The term "Era of Good Feelings" refers to the period of American history when
there seemed to be political harmony during the Monroe administration
(Q019) The Era of Good Feelings was so-called because
they were years of one-party government
The Era of Good Feelings was so-called because
they were years of one-party government.
What was the primary purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
to bring stability to the colonial frontier
Which of the following was an aim of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
to explore the economic potential of the territory acquired through the Louisiana Purchase
In 1778, the focus of the war shifted
to the South, where the British captured Savannah that year
The Olive Branch Petition
was addressed to King George III and reaffirmed American loyalty to the crown.
The New Jersey Plan
was mainly supported by the smaller, less populated states
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
The War Hawks in Congress included
Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun
Noah Webster
Hessians
The final phase of the Revolutionary War was fought
In the South
Americans were not represented in the House of Commons, and therefore felt they were being taxed without their consent. What rallying cry did this lead to?
"No taxation without representation!"
What became of the Stamp Act?
A year after it was passed, Parliament repealed it and passed the Declaratory Act
(Q035) 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
Abigail Adams
Battle of Saratoga
Regulators
Bill of Rights
Andrew Jackson
Boston Massacre
Frances Scott Key
Declaration of Independence
Some Americans, including Jefferson and Franklin, embraced _____ - adherents of which accepted the existence of God, but considered Him a remote being who, after having created the universe, withdrew from direct involvement with the human race.
Deism
Paul Revere
Electoral College
Federalists
Era of Good Feeling
In the 1790s, America was involved in what has been called a "quasi-war" with which nation?
France
A key consequence of the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 was
France becoming an ally to the United States
(Q034) Who was appointed the military commander of the army during the Second Continental Congress?
George Washington
Who were the Hessians?
German mercenaries who fought for Britian
What was the significance of the XYZ Affair?
It created animosity between America and France
What was one of the ways in which Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre was significant?
It distorted what had happened and stirred indignation in the colonies by depicting British soldiers firing into an unarmed crowd
What was one of the terms of the Ordinance of 1785?
It established guidelines for surveying, apportioning, and selling land
Committees of Correspondence
Republican Woman/Mother
Thomas Jefferson
Shay's Rebellion
Which of the following is true about the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
They brought back numerous plant and animal specimens
Lewis and Clark
Three-Fifths Compromise
George Washington
Tories
Which of the following statements accurately describes the allegiance of Native American tribes during the War for Independence?
Tribes individually decided which side to support based on which they believed more likely to support their own ideas of freedom.
Aaron Burr
Valley Forge
Seminole War
War Hawks
Adams-Ones Treaty
War of 1812
James Monroe
Whiskey Rebellion
Sons of Liberty
XYZ affair
Alexander Hamilton
Yorktown
While Lewis and Clark were on their journey, Jefferson dispatched other explorers to other parts of the Louisiana territory. Including this man, who led an expedition from St. Louis into the upper Mississippi valley in the fall of 1805 and the next year he traveled into what would become Colorado.
Zebulon Pike
What did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention agree that the Constitution should create?
a legislature, an executive, and a national judiciary
What vision of America's future guided Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?
a rural republic of independent farmers freely selling their goods to a global market
What primarily motivated the British to place a tax on tea by passing the Tea Act?
aiding the financially ailing East India Company, a giant trading monopoly
Washington had to deal with which of the following problems in the Continental Army?
all of these
Alexander Hamilton
believed that wealthy men from elite families should rule the country
The Second Bank of the United States was created
by Congress in 1816, with the support of President Madison.
The harsh winter at Valley Forge
did not stop Washington's army from training and practicing combat drills under the direction of Baron von Steuben
Tenskwatawa was a Shawnee religious prophet who
called for the revival of traditional Indian culture.
As president, George Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania by
calling up 13,000 militiamen and marching them into battle against the angry mob.
The Olive Branch Petition
convinced Thomas Paine that he had enough support to write Common Sense.
Abigail Adams
criticized the absolute power that husbands exercised over wives
What was the aim of the Townshend Acts?
raising revenue by taxing imported goods
(Q014) Shays's Rebellion in late 1786 and early 1787 was a rebellion of
debt-ridden farmers who closed the courts in western Massachusetts
(Q001) Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to
declare war
The Monroe Doctrine
declared the Americas off-limits to further European colonization
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was able to
establish national control over land to the west of the thirteen states
Ignoring the Proclamation of 1763 enabled colonists to do what action in the Borderlands?
expand westward
What did Alexander Hamilton include in his economic proposal?
federal responsibility for outstanding Revolutionary War debts.
The Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers
fired into a mob and killed a number of Boston residents
Why was the Embargo Act of 1807 ineffective?
it caused economic mayhem in the US but did little to affect France and England
The Stamp Act created such a stir in the colonies because
it was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
made highly original arguments in favor of independence