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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe debate between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists concerning the ratification of the Constitution mainly concernedallegiance to European alliesthe balance of power between the statesslavery in the new nationjudicial review
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAlexander Hamilton’s financial plan was designed primarily to:prepare the new nation for a possible war with Britainhelp protect the wealthyimprove the nation’s credit standing and financial stabilityfind ways to export more products from the South
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Napoleon willing to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States despite its strategic and economic value?he feared the use of American military force to take the region if France was unwilling to sell ithe had no desire to create an empire in the Americashe wanted the money to fund his conquest of Europehe wanted to strengthen the new American democracy that he admired
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe Compromise of 1820 (Missouri Compromise) provided forthe end of slavery in Washington D.C.admission of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave stategradual emancipation of slaves south of the 36 30’ lineslavery to be decided by popular sovereignty
slavery to be decided by popular sovereignty - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the aim of the Embargo Act of 1807?the act aimed to emulate the British practice of impressmentthe act aimed to keep foreign ships from delivering goods to American portsthe act aimed to stop the French practice of impressmentthe act aimed to punish France and Britain by not allowing American ships to trade at foreign ports
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Awakening had all of the following effects on American colonial society EXCEPT:increased respect for traditional ministersestablishment of universities to train clergyestablishment of new Protestant sectscommon religious experiences in various colonies
- 7. Multiple ChoiceBy the end of the 17th century, the rise in the Atlantic slave trade could be attributed to:the number of indentured servants who had served their contracted time and were now freethe low cost of keeping slaves as compared to paying workersthe decline of the plantation economy in the Souththe rise of cotton as a cash crop
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements BEST describes the significance of the Monroe Doctrine for American foreign policy?it reaffirmed America’s commitment to controlling the affairs of nations in the Western Hemisphereit marked a departure from America’s traditional isolationist foreign policyit was the first time the United States made foreign policy in cooperation with European powersit opened up Latin America for European intervention
- 9. Multiple ChoiceShay’s Rebellion worked to convince many Americans that:excise taxes should be loweredthe United States needed to have a stronger relationship with Francefrontier settlers should arm themselves against British troops in the westthe central government of the United States should be stronger
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe “Revolution of 1800” was significant because:power was peacefully passed from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicansthe United States finally ended the threat of Native Americans in the westJefferson was elected by popular voteAmerican foreign policy became more favorable toward Britain
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements BEST describes the opportunities and challenges that awaited Americans in the frontier lands west of the Mississippi in the mid-1800s?the area had countless opportunities for all Americans and presented no challenges to settlersthe area had few opportunities for women and African Americans and many challenges from the Native Americans who lived therethe area presented little in the way of opportunities or challenges for potential settlersthe area had many opportunities for settlers, especially women and African Americans, but Native Americans in the region presented formidable challenges
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe treatment of Native American populations by Spanish explorers in current-day Mexico and the American southwest is best described ascongenial and helpfulpurely driven by Christian motivesharsh and unprincipledopen to the possibility of peaceful coexistence
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAs a “strict constructionist” President Jefferson had the most difficulty justifying hisownership of African slavessending the U.S. Navy to the Barbary Coastattempt to impeach Justice Samuel Chasepurchase of the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Monroe Doctrine:was intended to limit European intervention in the Western Hemispherereceived great praise from world leaders upon its issuancewas strongly enforced by the United States prior to the Civil Warsignaled a continuation in U.S. foreign policy
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Embargo Act of 1807 was enacted to:incite a war with Britainprotest Britain and French violation of U.S. neutralitypunish the South for trading with the Frenchprotect new England manufacturers from cheap British goods
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Marshall Court strengthened the power of the judicial branch by:declaring U.S. neutrality before the War of 1812acquitting Aaron Burr of the murder of Alexander Hamiltonoverturning convictions made under the Alien and Sedition Actsestablishing the precedent of judicial review
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe Republican response to the 1789 Alien and Sedition Acts included:South Carolina’s nullification of the actsthe Virginia and Kentucky Resolutionsthe Hartford Conventionthe Ostend Manifesto
the Ostend Manifesto - 18. Multiple ChoiceThe greatest significance of the Supreme Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison was that it:claimed for the first time that the Supreme Court could issue directives to the presidentclaimed that the Supreme Court alone was empowered to say what the Constitution meantclaimed for the first time that the Supreme Court could declare an act of Congress to be unconstitutionalresulted in a major realignment of the first American party system
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe most controversial portion of Alexander Hamilton’s economic program was:federal assumption of state debtsassessment of direct taxes on the statescreation of the Bank of the United Statesimposition of high protective tariffs
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe International incident known as the XYZ Affair involved:a French foreign minister’s demand for a bribe before he would meet with American envoysthe British refusal to evacuate their forts on American territoryGeneral Andrew Jackson’s incursion into Spanish-held Floridathe British seizure of American crewmen from a U.S. Navy warship in Chesapeake Bay
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following contributed to the coming War of 1812 EXCEPT:British impressments of American seamen from American ships on the high seasthe concerns of Western Americans that the Indian raids they suffered were being carried out with British encouragementthe Congressional “War Hawks” desire to annex Canadathe armed confrontation between U.S. and British forces along the Maine-Canadian border
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIn the 1790s political conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, Jefferson would have been more likely to:take a narrow view of the Constitutionfavor Britain over France in the European warsfavor the establishment of a national bankwin the cooperation of Presidents George Washington and John Adams
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe period after the War of 1812 is known as the “Era of Good Feelings” because:the United States easily won the war with Great Britain and was finally free of British influencethe Federalist Party lost so much influence that there was little partisan conflictAmericans could concentrate on the unifying effects of westward expansion and development rather than foreign affairsthe United States gained Florida without fighting Spain over the territory
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What is this painting by John Gast in favor of?slaverywomen’s rightsWar HawksManifest Destiny - 25. Multiple ChoiceWho does the woman in this painting, by John Gast, represent?progresstechnologylibertyjustice
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