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The city of New Orleans was an important factor in Thomas Jefferson's desire to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France. Which of these is a primary reason for Jefferson's desire?
New Orleans was key to accessing and controlling trade on the Mississippi River
New Orleans was important to keeping a balance of "free" and "slave" areas in the country.
Jefferson was concerned that New Orleans would fall into the hands of Great Britain.
Jefferson need to be assured that French culture would be limited and eventually eliminated here.
Alexander Hamilton based much of his financial program on his belief that?
land was the most important source of wealth.
speculation in government securities had to be prevented.
the states should be discouraged from depending on the federal government.
the success of the new government required the support of the upper class.
∎ led by Alexander Hamilton
∎ favored a strong central government
∎ supported by businessmen, bankers, and merchant
Which early American political party are these facts describing?
the Whigs
the Federalists
the Anti-Federalists
the Democratic-Republicans
° led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
° favored stronger state and local governments
° supported by planters, farmers, and craftsmen
Which early American political party are these facts describing?
the Whigs
the Federalists
the Know-Nothings
the Democratic-Republicans
What was the MAIN difference in the beliefs of the earliest political parties?
the issue of slavery
the power of governemnt
the split with Great Britain
the belief in economic practices
The political followers of Thomas Jefferson took up the name "Democratic-Republicans," preferring
the immediate abolition of slavery in border states.
a strong federal government with broad political powers.
more political and economic power for those with wealth.
a decentralized government with specific political powers
"A ______ is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, & what no government should refuse, or rest on inference."
- Thomas Jefferson, 1787
Thomas Jefferson is referring to what part of U.S. government?
the Bill of Rights
First Amendment
Separation of Powers
Presidential Authority
In 1805, disputes with Barbary pirates, the capture of US sailors, and the payment of high tribute in exchange for ransom forced Jefferson to war with which city?
Rome, Italy
Paris, France
Tripoli, Libya
Beijing, China
Why was the The Embargo Act of 1807 despised by business and industry?
It required the first minimum wage in the U.S.
It resulted in the near halt of all imports.
It called for an increased tariff on all imported goods.
It called for an increased tariff on all exported goods.
"But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists."
- Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801
When Jefferson said that "We are all republicans, we are all Federalists," in his First Inaugural Address to the Congress he meant that
the two political parties had the same policies.
all were Americans united in doing what was best for the country.
Congress would quickly act to ban political parties from fielding candidates in national elections.
he expected that the political divisions which had split the country in his predecessors' administrations would continue.
"But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists."
- Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801
When Jefferson said that "We are all republicans, we are all Federalists," in his First Inaugural Address to the Congress he meant that
the two political parties had the same policies.
all were Americans united in doing what was best for the country.
Congress would quickly act to ban political parties from fielding candidates in national elections.
he expected that the political divisions which had split the country in his predecessors' administrations would continue.
Shortly after the election of 1800, with whom did former Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton engage in a duel?
Aaron Burr
James Monroe
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
· northern businessmen
· owners of large amounts of land
· favored alliance with British
· favored a strong central government
· loose interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
All of these are describing what early American political party?
Democrats
Federalists
Republicans
Whigs
This Virginia politician was the first Secretary of State of the United States.
John Adams
Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
The Nullification Crisis of 1832 centered around
the annexation of Texas.
Jackson's War on the Bank.
decreased trade with France.
southern opposition to tariffs
· The Second Bank of the United States expires
· Expansion of Suffrage
· Manifest Destiny
· Spoils System
All of these are MOST associated with which era of U.S. History?
Jacksonian Democracy
Jeffersonian Democracy
The Era of Good Feelings
The Reconstruction Period
"The bold effort the present bank had made to control government (Second National Bank of the U.S.), the distress it has wantonly produced...are but premonitions of the fate that awaits the American people should they be deluded into a perpetuation of this institution or the establishment of another like it."
- President Andrew Jackson
From this passage, it is clear that President Jackson believes the Second Bank of the United States
should be allowed to continue to exist.
is unconstitutional and should be eliminated.
is the greatest creation of the Constitution.
does not receive enough support from Americans.
Andrew Jackson's actions in the nullification crisis suggests that he
supported the unlimited use of federal power by the president.
supported lower tariffs on manufactured and industrial imported goods.
was a strong supporter of states' rights over the power of the national government.
believed in the limited use of federal power but also that states were not truly sovereign.
Unlike followers of Jeffersonian Democracy, people who supported Jacksonian Democracy
supported the elimination of slavery
believed the Federal government should control trade.
opposed voting rights being linked to property rights
believed party elites should choose elected officials.
Andrew Jackson was the first President of the United States who did not come from an aristocratic background. Therefore, his attack on the Bank of the United States could be viewed as
a means of insuring the use of silver and gold.
a confrontation with and constraint of the Eastern moneyed class.
an attempt to gain the support of the American aristocracy.
B)an attempt to gain the support of the American aristocracy.
Which event occurred during Andrew Jackson's presidency?
the Nullification Proclamation
signing of the Treaty of Ghent
passage of the Tariff Act of 1824
Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves
During his Presidency, Andrew Jackson paid off the debt owed by the Federal government. Which of these is BEST the reason why the United States was in debt at the beginning of Jackson's first term in office?
welfare programs
debt from the War of 1812
the government had purchased land
money was owed to France after the Revolutionary War
Which of these did Andrew Jackson oppose during his Presidency?
the "common man"
the Second National Bank
forcing the Cherokee off their land
appointing friends to government positions
Which of these groups was MOST admired by Andrew Jackson?
the common man
plantation owners
the "educated elite"
wealthy bankers
Which of these BEST explains why Andrew Jackson opposed the Second National Bank of the United States?
It lacked power.
It lacked funding.
It was unconstitutional
It was too far from Washington.
In which of these time periods was Andrew Jackson President of the United States?
2
3
4
5
1. Which statement accurately reflects Jefferson's position on US/British relations in the 1770s?
He was a well known lobbyist for strengthening British and American trade agreements.
He agreed with King George that the colonies could not govern themselves.
He was secretly a spy for France and fed them information about Britain.
He was critical of Parliament's passage of the Intolerable Acts.
1. Which job did Jefferson NOT hold during his life?
Vice President
Ambassador to France
Secretary of War
Governor
The “spoils system” refers to when a newly elected president
Throws out any food in the White House kitchen older than 3 months
Pays of anyone who voted for him with tax dollars
Appoints his supporters to government positions
Replaces all the judges on the Supreme Court
The Indian Removal Act sought to relocate the _________ tribe west of the Mississippi River?
Hopi
Cherokee
Mohawk
Apache
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