Question 1

The 1796 election pitted John Adams and Thomas Pinckney against:

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A)   James Madison and John Marshall.
B)   Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
C)   Aaron Burr and John Jay.
D)   Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
E)   Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 2

The Democratic-Republican Societies of the 1790s:

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A)   criticized the Washington administration.
B)   spoke out against the French Revolution.
C)   formed only about a dozen chapters in various cities.
D)   strongly supported Hamilton's economic program.
E)   broke up and created the Democratic and Republican parties by 1797.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following was part of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?

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A)   Paying off all the new national debt.
B)   The Bank of the United States,modeled on the Bank of England.
C)   A tax on wine producers as a means of raising revenue.
D)   Taxes and subsidies to promote the growth of cotton.
E)   Creating Washington,D.C.,as a major trade port.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the American response to Toussaint L'Ouverture's slave uprising?

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A)   John Adams opposed it because it was a threat to the established order.
B)   Thomas Jefferson welcomed Haitian independence as another example of what he had advocated in the Declaration of Independence.
C)   Most white Americans were glad to see France,which had turned politically radical,suffer the loss of Haiti.
D)   Most enslaved Americans opposed L'Ouverture's success because they believed it might inspire a white crackdown on their behavior.
E)   Many white Americans considered L'Ouverture's uprising to be evidence of blacks' unfitness for republican freedom.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Who wrote a petition to Congress as the president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society,calling for the end of slavery?

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A)   Mathew Lyon.
B)   Patrick Henry.
C)   Sarah Morton.
D)   Mary Wollstonecraft.
E)   Benjamin Franklin.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

When looking at today's United States economically,whose visions and ideas seem to have become the most realized?

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A)   Alexander Hamilton's ideas on government subsidies for businesses.
B)   Thomas Jefferson's promotion of America being mostly a nation of small farmers.
C)   John Adams's support of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
D)   James Madison's lack of support for commercial capitalism.
E)   George Washington's backing of Jay's Treaty.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 7

Why did the United States become a one-party nation following the War of 1812?

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A)   The Republicans were blamed for the British victory in Washington,D.C.,and therefore lost power.
B)   The Hartford Convention's allegedly treasonous activities fatally damaged the Federalist Party's reputation.
C)   Under the Alien and Sedition Acts,Madison was able to silence all opposition.
D)   James Monroe's universal popularity as a hero of the War of 1812 made his Republican Party unbeatable.
E)   The Federalists were so pleased with the war's outcome that they endorsed a union with the Republicans at their 1816 convention in Hartford.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Whiskey Rebellion

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Question 9

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to:

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A)   the election of 1800.
B)   Hamilton's economic plan.
C)   the Alien and Sedition Acts.
D)   Fries's Rebellion.
E)   impressments of American sailors.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Which of the following was an objection raised by critics of Hamilton's proposals?

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A)   Hamilton's plan for bonds was not doing enough to help speculators invest.
B)   A whiskey tax would lead to prohibition of alcohol.
C)   The proposals would do virtually nothing to aid in the development of manufacturing.
D)   Hamilton's program would create a corrupt alliance between government and large commercial interests.
E)   Hamilton was not creating a large enough army to defend the United States.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

In the late eighteenth century,what activity would Judith Sargent Murray have praised?

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A)   Women joining a sewing group.
B)   Men meeting at the town council to create a public school.
C)   Boys being groomed to be future leaders.
D)   Girls being given the chance to attend college.
E)   Native American men serving on the tribal council.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-John Marshall

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Question 14

Louisiana's slaves enjoyed far more freedom under the liberty-loving United States than under the rule of tyrannical Spain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

John Adams's acceptance of defeat in 1800 established the vital precedent of a peaceful transfer of power from a defeated party to its successor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which international partner did Alexander Hamilton think most important for the survival and prosperity of the United States?

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A)   The Indians.
B)   The Spanish.
C)   The French.
D)   The West Indians.
E)   The British.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

When George Washington took office as the first president of the United States,American leaders believed that the new nation's success depended on:

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A)   creating political parties as a means of channeling the people's passions.
B)   maintaining political harmony.
C)   protecting all forms of freedom.
D)   Washington's willingness to serve until he died.
E)   coining money.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

The aftermath of the War of 1812 confirmed the ability of a republican government to conduct a war without surrendering its institutions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman:

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A)   was the first pamphlet published in the United States by an American woman.
B)   was inspired by Thomas Paine's Rights of Man.
C)   won strong support from the Federalist Party.
D)   strongly challenged traditional gender roles.
E)   was based on her experiences as a cross-dressing soldier during the Revolutionary War.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 20

After the War of 1812,Americans were compensated for lost slaves:

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A)   by an international arbitration agreement decided by the Russian czar.
B)   by the Treaty of Ghent.
C)   by Canadian towns buying the slaves' freedom.
D)   by the slaves purchasing their freedom.
E)   by forcing France to pay Britain's debts.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Exam 8: Securing the Republic,1790-1815

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Louisiana's slaves enjoyed far more freedom under the liberty-loving United States than under the rule of tyrannical Spain.

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John Adams's acceptance of defeat in 1800 established the vital precedent of a peaceful transfer of power from a defeated party to its successor.

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The aftermath of the War of 1812 confirmed the ability of a republican government to conduct a war without surrendering its institutions.

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The 1796 election pitted John Adams and Thomas Pinckney against:

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Whiskey Rebellion

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