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2. Once in office, Jefferson set out to dismantle Hamilton’s Federalist economic program.
3. During Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, the national debt grew much larger.
5. The expansion of the United States into the West weakened the Federalists.
6. Thomas Jefferson signed an act outlawing the foreign slave trade as of 1808.
8. During the early 1800s, the British were more likely than the French to respect American
shipping rights.
9. Tecumseh was a Shawnee leader who supported the United States in the War of 1812.
11. William Henry Harrison was the American hero at the Battle of New Orleans.
12. The Battle of New Orleans was meaningless because it was fought after the war had
officially ended.
13. The Federalist party was badly hurt by its involvement in the Hartford Convention.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
4. In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established the precedent known as
a. separation of powers.
b. original jurisdiction.
c. habeas corpus.
d. judicial review.
e. jury nullification.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 225
OBJ: 1. Summarize the major domestic political developments that took place during Thomas
Jefferson’s administration. NAT: Historical Documents
TOP: Constitutional History | Marbury v. Madison MSC: Remembering
8. From 1801 to 1805, the United States, under President Thomas Jefferson, was at war with
a. France.
b. England.
c. France and England.
d. France and Spain.
e. the Barbary pirates.
ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 232
OBJ: 2. Describe how foreign events impacted the United States during the Jefferson and
Madison administrations. NAT: Historical Period
TOP: Political History | The Barbary Pirates MSC: Remembering
10. The British habit of detaining American ships, capturing sailors, and forcing them into the
British navy was
a. impressment.
b. peaceful coercion.
c. search and seizure.
d. enlistment and recruiting.
e. kidnapping.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: pp. 233–235
OBJ: 2. Describe how foreign events impacted the United States during the Jefferson and
Madison administrations. NAT: Change and Continuity
TOP: Military History | Naval Harassment by Britain and France
MSC: Remembering
11. During Thomas Jefferson’s tenure as president, how many American seamen were seized
and compelled into service by the British navy?
a. 1,000
b. 2,000
c. 3,000
d. More than 5,000
e. 12,000
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 234
OBJ: 2. Describe how foreign events impacted the United States during the Jefferson and
Madison administrations. NAT: Historical Interpretations
TOP: Military History | Naval Harassment by Britain and France
MSC: Remembering
17. As the United States drifted into war under James Madison’s leadership, many
contemporary observers were concerned by
a. British-supported Indian attacks in the Ohio Valley region.
b. Seminole Indian attacks on the Florida-Georgia border.
c. Delaware Indians in Jamestown, Virginia.
d. the poor treatment Native Americans received at the hands of the American
government.
e. William Henry Harrison’s alliances with native tribes in the Indiana Territory.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 238
OBJ: 3. Explain the primary causes of the American decision to declare war on Great Britain in
1812. NAT: Change and Continuity
TOP: Military History | Native American Conflicts MSC: Applying
18. Which statement best describes the start of the War of 1812?
a. Great Britain and the United States were both eager to fight.
b. Native Americans convinced the United States to fight.
c. Many in the United States were enthusiastic about the war.
d. All Americans were focused on the acquisition of Canada.
e. Most southerners opposed the war.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: pp. 238–240
OBJ: 3. Explain the primary causes of the American decision to declare war on Great Britain in
1812. NAT: Change and Continuity
TOP: Military History | War of 1812 MSC: Understanding
19. According to your textbook, the primary causes of the War of 1812 were
a. impressment and British alliances with the Cherokee Indian tribe.
b. impressment and British attacks on American shipping vessels.
c. the concerns expressed in the South over American honor.
d. the desire to expand into Canada and tariffs.
e. the desire to acquire western Florida and British espionage.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: pp. 238–240
OBJ: 3. Explain the primary causes of the American decision to declare war on Great Britain in
1812. NAT: Historical Documents
TOP: Military History | War of 1812 MSC: Applying
21. Reacting to land-hungry whites and their constant westward expansion, ____________ a
spiritual leader, and ________________ a military leader, demanded change from Native
Americans.
a. Tippecanoe, Tecumseh
b. Tecumseh, Tenskwatawa
c. Tenskwatawa, Tippecanoe
d. Mohegan, Chippewa
e. Tenskwatawa, Tecumseh
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 239
OBJ: 3. Explain the primary causes of the American decision to declare war on Great Britain in
1812. NAT: Historical Documents
TOP: Cultural History | Native American Conflicts MSC: Remembering
22. Americans’ desire for expansion made sense in the early 1800s
a. because France’s hold on Canada was weak.
b. because Spain’s control of Canada and Florida was weak.
c. because there were relatively few Canadians and Spain was weak in East Florida.
d. because Native Americans needed to be sent somewhere the United States could
monitor them.
e. because Americans feared Spain.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: pp. 239–240
OBJ: 3. Explain the primary causes of the American decision to declare war on Great Britain in
1812. NAT: Events and Processes
TOP: Geographic Issues | The Lust for Canada and Florida MSC: Applying
25. The treaty that ended the War of 1812 was signed in _________________ in
______________.
a. Ghent, 1814
b. Philadelphia, 1814
c. Paris, 1815
d. Paris, 1814
e. Ghent, 1815
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 248
OBJ: 4. Analyze the most significant outcomes of the War of 1812 on the United States.
NAT: Change and Continuity TOP: Military History | Treaty of Ghent
MSC: Remembering
28. Which statement of the following is the most accurate regarding the Battle of New
Orleans?
a. This victory made Andrew Jackson famous.
b. This battle won the war for the United States.
c. This battle put Jackson in the national spotlight and solidified the peace.
d. This battle was an unnecessary loss of life militarily.
e. This battle was won by the United States without the use of slave labor.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 249
OBJ: 4. Analyze the most significant outcomes of the War of 1812 on the United States.
NAT: Historical Interpretations TOP: Military History | The Battle of New Orleans
MSC: Remembering
31. Which of the following statements about the United States in the aftermath of the War of
1812 is most accurate?
a. In the short term and the long term the United States suffered economically as a
result of the war.
b. The United States, overall, saw no economic changes as a result of the war.
c. The war benefited the United States most in the arena of manufactures.
d. Manufacturing decreased in the United States because of the war.
e. Britain ended all economic relations with the United States as a result of the War
of 1812.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult REF: pp. 250–251
OBJ: 4. Analyze the most significant outcomes of the War of 1812 on the United States.
NAT: Change and Continuity TOP: Military History | The War’s Legacies
MSC: Evaluating
ESSAY
1. How did things change after the Republicans won the election of 1800?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
PTS: 1
2. Discuss the issues that led to the Marbury v. Madison case of 1803. What were the results
of the decision, and what impact did it have on the Supreme Court and the country?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
PTS: 1
3. Discuss the issues that led to the Louisiana Purchase. What impact did the purchase and
the resultant Lewis and Clark expedition have on developing the United States west of the
Mississippi?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
PTS: 1
4. Political dissension seemed to be an important factor in the years of the early Republic.
This can be seen in the appearance of, among other things, the Burr conspiracy and the
Hartford Convention. How can one account for these examples, and what generalizations
can one make from them?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
PTS: 1
5. How did the war in Europe (1803-1815) impact the United States?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
PTS: 1
6. How did foreign events affect U.S. domestic affairs and politics?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
PTS: 1
7. Who was Tecumseh? What was his vision, and why was his dream such a threat to the
new nation?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
PTS: 1
8. Why did the United States go to war with Britain in 1812? Which groups of people
supported and opposed the war? Why?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
PTS: 1
9. The War of 1812 was fought on three fronts: the South, the North, and along the
Chesapeake Bay. Discuss the course of the war along those three fronts. What were the
successes and failures of the American military along those three fronts?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
PTS: 1
10. What were the short-term and long-term results of the War of 1812?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
PTS: 1
MATCHING
1. Aaron Burr
2. Henry Clay
3. Tecumseh
4. Thomas Jefferson
5. Francis Scott Key
6. Meriwether Lewis
7. Robert R. Livingston
8. William Marbury
9. John Marshall
10. Oliver H. Perry
1. ANS: G PTS: 1
2. ANS: E PTS: 1
3. ANS: D PTS: 1
4. ANS: B PTS: 1
5. ANS: F PTS: 1
6. ANS: J PTS: 1
7. ANS: C PTS: 1
8. ANS: A PTS: 1
9. ANS: H PTS: 1
10. ANS: I PTS: 1
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