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Pierre charles L’Enfant is well known for: |
Designing Washington D.C. |
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Which of the following is true of the American response to Toussaint L’Ouverture’s slave uprising, which led to the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804? |
Many white Americans considered L’Ouverture’s uprising to be evidence of black’s unfitness for republican freedom. |
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Why did the United States become a one party nation following the war of 1812? |
The Hartford Convention’s allegedly treasonous activities fatally damaged the Federalist Party’s reputation. |
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Frie’s Rebellion: |
Resulted in a loss of support for Federalists in southern Pennsylvania. |
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"Strict constructionists" believed: |
The federal government could only exercise powers specifically listed on the constitution. |
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Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase? |
Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism. |
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The Kentucky resolution originally stated that: |
States could nullify laws of congress. |
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Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were brothers who: |
Preached a militant message to Native Americans early in the 19th century. |
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Sacajawea was: |
A guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. |
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Which of the following contributed to the poor American performance in the war of 1812? |
The nation was deeply divided about whether to go to war. |
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When Andrew Jackson had the chance to obtain African American help to fight the British in the Battle of New Orleans, he: |
Recruited free men of color and promised them the same pay that white recruits received. |
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Which of the following led directly to the formation of an organized political party opposed to the Federalist Party? |
Jay’s treaty |
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Which of the following statements is true of New Orleans under Spanish rule? |
Slave women had the right to go to court for protection against cruelty or rape by their owners. |
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The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to: |
The Alien and Sedition Acts. |
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Gabriel’s Rebellion: |
Demonstrated that the slaves were as aware of the idea of liberty as anyone else. |
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In its decision in the case of Fletcher V. Peck, the U.S. Supreme Court: |
Said that the purchase of land from a foreign power, as in the case of Louisiana, was constitutional. |
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How did Americans respond to the French Revolution.? |
Almost everyone supported it at first, because the French seemed to be following in Americas footsteps. |
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Why did the Jefferson use the U.S. Navy against North African states? |
Tripoli has declared war on the United States after Jefferson had refused demands for increased payments to the Barbary pirates. |
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Which of the following is true of women and political life in the new republic of the 1790’s? |
Some women contributed to a growing democratization of political life by arguing for increased rights for their sex. |
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Which of the following is NOT part of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program? |
A national capital city with experimental manufacturing. |
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The sedition Act of 1798: |
Led Jefferson to argue that states, not the federal government, could punish seditious speech. |
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What was unusual about the Embargo Act of 1807? |
It stopped all American vessels from sailing to foreign ports- an amazing use of federal power, especially by a president supposedly dedicated to a weak central government. |
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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. |
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What was the significance of the case of Marbury V. Madison? |
The Supreme Court asserted the power of judicial review. |
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Which of the following is NOT true of the presidential election of 1800? |
Thomas Jefferson’s victory in the New England states proved to be key to his election. |
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The treaty that ended the war of 1812: |
Restored the prewar status quo. |
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Jefferson’s Embargo Act: |
Caused economic depression within the United States. |
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Which international partner did Alexander Hamilton think most important for the survival and prosperity of the United States? |
The British. |
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Alexander Hamilton’s long term goal was to: |
Make the United States a major commercial and military power. |
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Which of the following is NOT true about the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark? |
They never reached the pacific coast. |
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Which of the following is NOT a result of the war of 1812? |
The United States gained land in what is now Maine, Vermont, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as all of modern Florida. |
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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. |
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The French Revolution: |
Reinforced the republicans sympathy toward the French. |
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What happened to King Louis XVI during the French Revolution? |
He was executed. |
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When George Washington took office as the first president of the United States, American leaders believed that the new nation’s success depended on: |
Maintaining political harmony. |
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The "Quasi-war" was a war of the United States against: |
France. |
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