Final Exam CH 8-11
What was the theme of Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address?
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The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair involved
A British warship firing across the bow of an American navy ship to force inspection of her crew.
The message of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions was
A combination of Christianity and American political and social values.
The New England Artisan was
A newspaper published by Seth Luther
Madison favored what kind of amendments to the Constitution?
Affirmation of human rights already within the structure of the Constitution.
Why did Federalists choose John Adams for their presidential candidate in 1796?
Alexander Hamilton was too controversial.
Compared to the Pennsylvania model of prisoner rehabilitation, Sing Sing prison in New York
Allowed prisoners to work communally.
The Americans' greatest military victory, ironically achieved after the War of 1812 had officially ended, was
Andrew Jackson's defeat of a British invasion of New Orleans.
How did most white Americans regard slavery by 1790?
As an immoral institution, even if they were not prepared to embrace a racially mixed society.
How did President Jefferson describe his administration?
As splendid misery.
What did the French and American Revolutions have in common?
Both began with similar goals of individual freedom.
The Erie Canal allowed for the transportation of goods from
Buffalo to New York City.
President Washington faced many problems in his first term in office, but the most basic problem was
Creating a government strong enough to gain the loyalty of its citizens but not so strong as to alienate them.
What was a notable trend among master craftsmen in America by the 1830s?
Distribution of production to outworkers.
When nonviolent means did not work, American abolitionists
Encountered violent opposition to their activities.
The Liberty Party
Fielded its first candidate in 1840.
How did Charles G. Finney's teachings differ from traditional Calvinist beliefs?
Finney believed humans could accept or reject Divine grace.
After the death of Joseph Smith in 1844, most Latter-Day Saints
Followed Brigham Young to Utah.
Joseph Smith, son of farmers in western New York,
Founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
The Liberty Party was replaced by the ___ in 1848
Free Soil Party.
Written in 1829, "An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World," by David Walker called for
Free and slave blacks using violence if necessary to abolish slavery.
What event heightened concerns in 1800 that the nation might not survive, but fracture?
Gabriel Slave conspiracy
Which case decided by the Marshall Court established the federal government's authority over interstate commerce?
Gibbons v Ogden
Disagreements between the United States and Spain over ownership of land located west of the Appalachian Mountains
Ignored Indians' claims to the territory.
According to the Treaty of Greenville, signed August 3, 1795,
Indians ceded most of modern Ohio and part of Indiana in return for a federal annuity.
What was the attitude of Secretary of War Henry Knox toward Indian claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Indians had rights to the soil not affected by a treaty between England and the United States.
Why did some Americans, southerners in particular, oppose Jay's Treaty?
It favored merchant classes but increased expenses for everyone.
What was the chief political importance of Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans?
It launched Jackson on a political career that led to the presidency.
Why did President George Washington decline to assist rebels in Saint Domingue?
It was a slave rebellion, and he did not wish to encourage slave rebellion in the United States.
The French observer Alexis de Tocqueville observed that Americans
Loved to organize.
In 1804 President Jefferson sent an expedition led by _____________ to investigate the northern portion of land purchased from France.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
What is meant by the term "Benevolent Empire"?
People, as God's agents, should care for other people.
What did Seth Luther mean by the term "middle class"?
Persons whose jobs required mental rather than physical labor.
The First Amendment to the Constitution
Protected citizens against congressional interference with freedom of religion, speech, the press, or assembly.
Congress's Non-Intercourse Act, signed by President James Madison,
Reopened trade with all of Europe except England and France unless they stopped interfering with American shipping.
George Rapp's community of Harmony was taken over by
Robert Owen for a socialist experiment.
Catharine Sedgwick's novel The Poor Rich Man and the Rich Poor Man
Romanticized urban poverty and suggested that "true wealth" lay within the reach of everyone.
Which of the following was not something Andrew Jackson had done as a young man?
Run for local office.
What was the most prevalent trend in internal migration in America in the 1830s and 1840s?
Rural people moving to cities.
The 1804 mission to investigate the northern portion of land purchased from France was completed successfully, partially because
Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman, served as guide and interpreter.
Where did women gather in 1848 to pass their Declaration of Sentiments, a kind of declaration of independence from male domination?
Seneca Falls, New York.
The Quakers, Baptists, and Methodists
Spoke out against slavery.
What Democratic-Republican principle was violated by the Louisiana Purchase?
Strict Construction of the Constitution
When the French Revolution began in 1789, most Americans
Supported the revolution, partly because France had helped the United States in its revolution against England.
Why did the Democratic-Republicans hesitate to challenge the Alien and Sedition Acts before the Supreme Court?
The Court was dominated by Federalist justices.
Samuel Slater and Eli Whitney pioneered what?
The Industrial Revolution.
How did the election of 1800 change the U.S. Constitution?
The Twelfth Amendment established party tickets for the election of president and vice president.
Which of the following statements does not characterize American slavery and cotton agriculture between 1790 and 1830?
The number of slaves in Maryland almost doubled.
All of the following challenged the future of the United States except
The passage of the Judiciary Act of 1800.
When President George Washington appointed his first group of advisors, his selections reflected his circle of friends and what other influence?
The political clout of large states.
By 1830, American workers had seen
The results of wage dependency.
The religious revival meetings held at Cane Ridge, Kentucky, in 1801, are characterized by all of the following except
The revivals, although intense, did not have long-term effects on American religious thinking.
The American Anti-Slavery Society increased membership because
They traveled across the northern states speaking out about abolishing slavery.
What was the primary purpose of the American Bible Society?
To distribute Bibles in cities and frontier settlements.
On what mission did President Jefferson send Robert Livingston and James Monroe to France?
To purchase New Orleans and West Florida.
How did most eastern middle-class Americans regard the western migration of many Americans?
With alarm, fearing the departure of ambitious citizens
What group provided the "backbone" of the Benevolent Empire?
Women volunteers.
Most free Americans believed that the success of the republic depended on
the character of its citizens.