Time Period 4~ Chapter 7 Apush Quiz MCQ

In 1810, the Non-Intercourse Act expired and was replaced by... A) Macon's Bill No. 2. B) the Tallmadge Amendment. C) Madison's embargo. D) the Harrison Land Law. E) "Peaceable Coercion."

A) Macon's Bill No. 2. (Page 177)

The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade with... A) all nations except Great Britain and France. B) Great Britain. C) France. D) all nations. E) both Great Britain and France.

A) all nations except Great Britain and France (Page 177)

The religious concept of deism... A) argued for a remote God that had withdrawn from human affairs. B) emphasized the role of God in the world. C) challenged many of the ideas that had emerged in the Enlightenment. D) was frowned upon by educated Americans such as Jefferson and Franklin. E) All these answers are correct.

A) argued for a remote God that had withdrawn from human affairs (Page 158)

Eli Whitney is a major figure in American technology for introducing the... A) concept of interchangeable parts. B) steel plow. C) first modern factory. D) mechanized assembly line. E) steam engine.

A) concept of interchangeable parts (Page 162)

The Embargo Act of 1807... A) created a serious economic depression in the nation. B) resulted in the Republican loss of control of Congress in 1808. C) helped to put a Federalist in the White House in 1808. D) was quickly repealed. E) was ineffective.

A) created a serious economic depression in the nation. (Page 176)

The expansion of the medical profession during the early nineteenth century resulted in a... A) decline in midwives. B) large jump in average life expectancy. C) broad increase in the number of hospitals. D) rapid rise in care for the disabled. E) significant gain in the general body of medical knowledge.

A) decline in midwives. (Page 156)

In the early eighteenth century, the Americans Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston... A) made significant advances in steam-powered navigation. B) invented the steam engine. C) brought the first steam engines from England to the United States. D) developed the nation's first merchant marine. E) launched America's first railroad engine, the Clermont, in 1807.

A) made significant advances in steam-powered navigation. The Clermont (Page 163)

In 1814, the British... A) seized Washington and set fire to the presidential mansion. B) repulsed the United States from Florida. C) established naval supremacy on the Atlantic Ocean. D) took control of the Ohio Valley. E) forced the surrender of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

A) seized Washington and set fire to the presidential mansion. (Page 181)

Population data of the United States in 1800 reveals... A) the nation remained overwhelmingly agrarian. B) fifteen percent of the population lived in towns of more than 8,000. C) New York was the most populous city in the country. D) no American city had a population larger than 28,000. E) ten percent of the non-Indian population lived in towns of more than 8,000.

A) the nation remained overwhelmingly agrarian. (Page 163)

The Rush-Bagot agreement of 1817 called for... A) France to pull out of the fur trade in the Great Lakes region. B) the mutual disarmament of the Great Lakes by Britain and the United States. C) Spain to give up its claim to Florida, in exchange for navigation rights on the Mississippi. D) the joint occupation of Oregon by France and the United States. E) a general trade agreement between the United States and France.

B) the mutual disarmament of the Great Lakes by Britain and the United States. (Page 182)

The chief designer of the capital city of Washington was... A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Robert Fulton. C) Pierre L'Enfant. D) Daniel Burnham. E) Guy Dupont.

C) Pierre L'Enfant. (Page 165)

The Second Great Awakening... A) was confined to New England. B) helped promote universalism and Unitarianism. C) began as an effort by church establishments to revitalize their organizations. D) was consistent with the ideas of the Enlightenment. E) rejected the idea of the Trinity.

C) began as an effort by church establishments to revitalize their organizations. (Page 158)

The explorations of Zebulon Pike... A) were hampered by Pike's old age and infirm health. B) convinced President Jefferson to form reservations for Indians. C) convinced many Americans that the land between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains was undesirable. D) included Pike's successful climb to the top of the peak that now bears his name. E) ended with his death at the hands of Choctaw Indians.

C) convinced many Americans that the land between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains was undesirable. (Page 171)

During his first term, President Thomas Jefferson... A) restricted the sale of government lands to western settlers. B) saw a doubling of the national debt. C) eliminated all internal taxes. D) sought to create a tax on personal income. E) drastically increased government spending.

C) eliminated all internal taxes. (Page 167)

As president, Thomas Jefferson... A) believed in a passive presidency. B) only served one term. C) sought to convey the public image of a plain, ordinary citizen. D) tended to keep talented Federalists in office despite objections from Republicans. E) gave the White House its name.

C) sought to convey the public image of a plain, ordinary citizen. (Page 166?)

When Thomas Jefferson received the treaty for the Louisiana Purchase, he... A) assumed the French would not honor its terms. B) felt his government had been asked to pay too much for it. C) was unsure of his constitutional authority to accept it. D) angrily fired Livingston and Monroe for insubordination. E) insisted on numerous revisions before accepting it.

C) was unsure of his constitutional authority to accept it. (Page 170)

Following the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote... A) "The Pledge of Allegiance." B) "Stars and Stripes Forever." C) "Yankee Doodle." D) "The Star-Spangled Banner." E) "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

D) "The Star-Spangled Banner." (Page 181)

The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was the result of ... A) a business failure between them. B) Burr's attempt to capture Mexico from the Spanish. C) Hamilton's election as governor of New York. D) Burr's belief that Hamilton's malevolence had cost him the New York governor's race. E) a dispute over a woman.

D) Burr's belief that Hamilton's malevolence had cost him the New York governor's race. (Page 174)

In 1802, what spurred President Jefferson to seek the building of a river fleet and to give the impression that the United States might ally with Great Britain? A) a growing incidence of Indian attacks on western settlers B) the capture of the island of Santo Domingo by a black revolutionary force C) the arrival of a French invasion fleet near New York D) a new French regulation restricting the use of the port of New Orleans by American ships E) a Spanish attempt to readjust the northern border of its Florida colony

D) a new French regulation restricting the use of the port of New Orleans by American ships (Page 169)

The Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812... A) put huge areas of the new lands under the control of the United States. B) was signed on New Year's Day, 1815. C) was reluctantly negotiated by the British. D) began an improvement in relations between England and the United States. E) included the condition that the United States create an Indian buffer state in the Northwest.

D) began an improvement in relations between England and the United States. (Page 182)

During the Jefferson administration, the British claimed the right to stop American merchant ships and seize... A) vessels that had deserters on board from British ships. B) any slaves found on board. C) all military cargo. D) naturalized Americans born on British soil. E) any persons they chose.

D) naturalized Americans born on British soil. (Page 175)

During the War of 1812, the Hartford Convention... A) sought to strengthen the political influence of the South and the West. B) struck a virtual death blow to the Federalist Party. C) was a gathering of strong supporters of the war. D) saw its participants vote to secede from the United States. E) aimed to create a new political party, called the Whigs.

D) saw its participants vote to secede from the United States. (Page 182)

Around 1800, higher education in the United States... A) gave access to women, blacks, and Indians. B) was increasingly becoming dominated by public institutions. C) served about two percent of the white men in the country. D) saw the number of colleges and universities growing substantially. E) began to admit many more poor citizens than before.

D) saw the number of colleges and universities growing substantially. (Page 156)

In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans... A) saw the British lay siege to the city for nearly a month. B) gave the British control of the Mississippi River. C) saw inexperienced British troops face battle-hardened American forces. D) took place weeks after the war had officially ended. E) resulted in hundreds of American deaths.

D) took place weeks after the war had officially ended. (Page 181)

The desire by American southerners to acquire Florida.... A) was fervently attacked by leaders such as Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. B) was intended to reduce the presence of the British in America. C) led to war between the United States and Spain in 1812. D) was partly motivated by the number of runaway slaves who escaped there. E) was unfulfilled until the 1830s.

D) was partly motivated by the number of runaway slaves who escaped there. (Page 179)

Thomas Jefferson believed American Indians were primitive people... A) with no redemptive qualities. B) who had been greatly mistreated by white Americans. C) who nevertheless had an education system worth emulating. D) who might become civilized through exposure to white culture. E) who should be completely separated from white society.

D) who might become civilized through exposure to white culture. (Page 156)

The invention of the cotton gin in the late eighteenth century... A) reduced the total number of slaves in the American South. B) allowed for the introduction of cotton in southern coastal states. C) led to a great increase in the production of long-staple cotton. D) had a profound effect on the textile industry in New England. E) None of these answers is correct

E) None of these answers is correct (Page 162)

Regarding early education, early- nineteenth- century republicans favored... A) The practice that only the children of elite families received an education. B) private schools as the primary institutions of learning. C) the federal government paying the costs of primary schools. D) free college education for all white male citizens of the republic. E) a nationwide system of free public schools for all male citizens.

E) a nationwide system of free public schools for all male citizens. (Page 155)

President Thomas Jefferson's Indian policy included... A) the insistence that Indians reduce the size of their exclusive tribal lands in the Northwest, as well as allow some limited hunting by white settlers on those lands. B) an offer to Indians to reorganize their territory as a separate state in the Union. C) an offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society, and to reorganize their territory as a separate state in the Union. D) an offer to Indians to have full citizenship in the United States and the right to vote. E) an offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society, and an insistence that they give up claims to tribal lands in the Northwest.

E) an offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society, and an insistence that they give up claims to tribal lands in the Northwest. (Page 177)

Tecumseh... A) had a brother known as "the Shooting Star." B) fought against William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe. C) experienced a mystical awakening in the process of recovering from alcoholism. D) encouraged Indian assimilation into the United States to save their lives. E) believed the only effective means to resist white settlers was Indian tribal unity.

E) believed the only effective means to resist white settlers was Indian tribal unity. (Page 178)

The early nineteenth century in America is known as the "turnpike era" because... A) Americans stopped transporting goods by canal in favor of roads. B) concrete was first developed as a long-life road surface. C) most towns and villages became connected by a network of inexpensive roads. D) the federal government provided free land to road construction companies. E) many roads were built for profit by private companies.

E) many roads were built for profit by private companies. (Page 163)

Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States in part because... A) he wanted full control of the port of New Orleans in exchange. B) the British had threatened to invade the territory. C) he needed the United States to contribute military forces on the continent in his war against Britain. D) he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitation. E) the French army on the American continent had been decimated by disease.

E) the French army on the American continent had been decimated by disease~Yellow Fever. (Page 170)

The first American medical school was established at... A) the University of North Carolina. B) William and Mary. C) Columbia. D) Harvard. E) the University of Pennsylvania

E) the University of Pennsylvania in 1765 (Page 156)

In 1812, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun could best be described as... A) Federalists. B) Jeffersonians. C) secessionists. D) pacifists. E) war hawks.

E) war hawks. (Page 179)

The Lewis and Clark expedition... A) was led by two men who had little experience with Indians. B) never made it to the Pacific Coast. C) was first planned after the Louisiana Purchase was made. D) saw both leaders die before the expedition was complete. E) was assisted by the guide Sacajawea.

E) was assisted by the guide Sacajawea. (Page 170)