APUSH 484 CH 11

569. Thomas Jefferson distrusted large standing armies because they A) were usually ineffective in battle. B) always developed a destructive rivalry with the navy. C) could be used to establish a dictatorship. D) all of the above. E) none of the above.

C

575. Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Louisiana Purchase, (B) Chesapeake incident, (C) Burr's trial for treason, (D) Embargo Act. (A) A, B, D, C (B) C, D, A, B (C) A, C, B, D (D) D, B, C, A (E) B, D, C, A

C

583. The British policy of impressment was a kind of A) naval blockade. B) economic boycott. C) forced enlistment. D) diplomatic pressure. E) punishment for the United States.

C

Of the following, the only argument not put forward by the war hawks as a justification of a war against Britain was that a. The British armed Indians and incited them to raid frontier settlements b. British impressment policies were an affront to American nationalism c. Britain's commercial restrictions had come close to destroying America's profitable New England shipping business. d. British Canada and Spanish Florida were attractive and easily obtainable prizes of war. e. The orders in council stopped the flow of western farm products to Europe.

C

The case of Marbury Vs Madison involved the question of who had the right to a. commit the US to entangling alliances b. impeach federal officers for high crimes and misdemeanors c. declare an act of congress unconstitutional d. purchase foreign territory for the US e. appoint supreme court justices

C

550. The Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans presented themselves as all of the following except A) believers in a strong central government. B) strict constructionists. C) protectors of agrarian purity. D) believers of political and economic liberty. E) strong supporters of state's rights.

A

590. President James Madison made a major foreign-policy mistake when he A) accepted Napoleon's promise to recognize America's rights. B) vetoed Macon's Bill No. 2. C) allied the United States with Britain. D) refused to trust Napoleon. E) declared war on France.

A

549. In the 1800 election Thomas Jefferson won the state of New York because A) of a reaction against Alexander Hamilton, Jefferson's enemy. B) Aaron Burr used his influence to turn the state to Jefferson. C) of the high taxes passed by the Adams administration. D) Napoleon promised to sell the Louisiana Territory only to Jefferson. E) all of the above.

B

572. Thomas Jefferson's first major foreign-policy decision was to A) purchase Louisiana from France. B) send a naval squadron to the Mediterranean. C) drive the British out of the northwest forts. D) purchase Florida from Spain. E) form an alliance with Spain.

B

581. Lewis and Clark demonstrated the viability of A) travel across the isthmus of Panama. B) an overland trail to the Pacific. C) settlement in the southern portion of the Louisiana territory. D) using Indian guides. E) all of the above.

B

587. Thomas Jefferson's embargo failed for all of the following reasons except that A) he underestimated the determination of the British. B) he underestimated Britain's dependence on American trade. C) Britain produced a bumper grain crop. D) Latin America opened its ports for commerce. E) he miscalculated the difficulty of enforcing it.

B

589. Macon's Bill No. 2 A) forbade American ships from leaving port. B) permitted trade with all nations but promised that if either Britain or France lifted its commercial restrictions on American trade, the United States would stop trading with the other. C) forbade American trade with Britain and France but promised to open trade with either country if it would cease its violations of American neutrality rights. D) repealed the Embargo Act of 1807. E) halted trade with Britain.

B

591. By 1810, the most insistent demand for a declaration of war against Britain came from A) New England merchants. B) the West and South. C) Federalists. D) the middle Atlantic states. E) southern states.

B

Native American leader Tecumseh was killed in 1813 at the a. Battle of Tippecanoe b. Battle of the Thames c. Battle of the Horseshoe Bend d. Battle of New Orleans e. Battle of Fallen Timbers

B

The legal precedent for judicial review was established when a. the house of representatives impeached justice samuel chase b. the supreme court declared the judiciary act of 1789 unconstitutional c. congress repealed the judiciary act of 1801 d. president adams appointed several midnight judges to the federal courts e. the judiciary act of 1801 was passed

B

Thomas Jefferson's Revolution of 1800 was remarkable in that it a. moved the US away from its democratic ideals b. marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties c. occured after he left the presidency d. caused america to do what the British had been doing for a generation regarding the election of a legislative body. e. was in no way a revolution

B

559. On becoming president, Thomas Jefferson and the Republicans in Congress immediately repealed A) the Alien and Sedition Acts. B) the charter of the National Bank. C) the excise tax on whiskey. D) the funding and assumption of the national debt. E) money to fund the naval build-up.

C

562. The chief justice who carried out, more than any other federal official, the ideas of Alexander Hamilton concerning a powerful federal government was A) James Madison. B) William Marbury. C) John Marshall. D) Samuel Chase. E) John Jay.

C

557. With Thomas Jefferson's election as president, the Democratic-Republican party A) grew stronger and more unified. B) removed many Federalists from government jobs. C) soon resented its leaders' lavish life-style. D) grew less unified as the Federalist party began to fade and lose power. E) sought to extend the Alien and Sedition Acts to punish their enemies.

D

Once begun, the War of 1812 was supported strongly by a. Practically all Americans b. New England and the seaboard states c. Very few people d. the west and South e. Native Americans

D

546. One of the first lessons learned by the Jeffersonians after their victory in the 1800 presidential election was A) the need to strengthen diplomatic ties with Britain. B) to go off the gold standard. C) to decrease tariffs. D) to institute an excise tax. E) that it is easier to condemn from the stump than to govern consistently.

E

597. The battle of Tippecanoe resulted in A) defeat of the British by the hands of the Indian confederacy. B) a Shawnee loss and a Creek victory. C) a declaration of war by the United States on Great Britain. D) the expulsion of the British from Florida. E) the death of the dream of an Indian confederacy.

E

In 1812 James Madison turned to war a. to help him win reelection b. due to his hatred of Great Britain c. To fulfill alliance obligations with France d. To fulfill alliance obligations with Spain e. Toe restore confidence in the republican experiment

E

Napoleon chose to sell Louisiana to the US because a. he had suffered misfortunes in Santo Domingo b. He hoped that the territory would one day help America to stop the ambitions of the British c. He did not want to drive America into the arms of the British. d. Yellow fever killed many French troops e. All of the above

E