Question 1

The revolution of 1800 refers to the election of Thomas Jefferson.

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True

Question 2

Marbury v. Madison was sparked by one of President Adams's midnight appointments.

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True

Question 3

Once in office, Jefferson set out to dismantle Hamilton's Federalist economic program.

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False

Question 4

During Thomas Jefferson's presidency, the national debt grew much larger.

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False

Question 5

Thomas Jefferson signed an act outlawing the foreign slave trade as of 1808.

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True

Question 6

From 1763 to 1803, the Louisiana Territory belonged to France.

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False

Question 7

The expansion of the United States into the West weakened the Federalists.

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True

Question 8

Aaron Burr was found not guilty because the prosecution failed to produce two witnesses to an overt act of treason.

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True

Question 9

James Madison followed Thomas Jefferson as president.

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True

Question 10

During the early 1800s, the British were more likely than the French to respect American shipping rights.

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False

Question 11

Tecumseh was a Shawnee leader who supported the United States in the War of 1812.

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False

Question 12

Most war hawks were New England Federalists.

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False

Question 13

William Henry Harrison was the American hero at the Battle of New Orleans.

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False

Question 14

The Battle of New Orleans was meaningless since it was fought after the war had officially ended.

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False

Question 15

The Federalist party was badly hurt by its involvement in the Hartford Convention.

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True

Question 16

In the early nineteenth century, the fastest growing segment of the population was:

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free blacks

Question 17

The nature of work was transformed for numerous Americans by:

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the growing factory system

Question 18

Jefferson's inauguration was notable for:

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its being the first in Washington, D.C.

Question 19

Who said, We are all Republicans&mdash;we are all Federalists?

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 20

In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court:

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declared a federal law unconstitutional

Question 21

In the early 1800s, the United States engaged in a naval conflict with:

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North African pirates

Question 22

To President Jefferson, one major incentive to purchase Louisiana was to:

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secure American access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans

Question 23

The Louisiana Purchase was made possible by:

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Napoleon's disastrous setback in Haiti

Question 24

All of the following are true of the Louisiana Purchase EXCEPT

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it was Jefferson's greatest achievement as presidentB.the United States acquired an immensity of new territoryC.it was easily approved by the SenateD.it was clearly constitutionalE.it soon led to further territorial acquisition(ANSWER IS D)

Question 25

Lewis and Clark's expedition:

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gave the US a claim to Oregon

Question 26

Aaron Burr famously killed ___________ in a duel because his victim said that Burr was a dangerous man, and one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of

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Alexander Hamilton

Question 27

To avoid the problems associated with political parties running multiple candidates for the presidency, Congress:

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passed the Twelfth Amendment providing that electors use separate ballots to vote for a president and a vice president

Question 28

The Old Republicans, led by John Randolph:

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-were mostly southerners-defended states' rights-opposed tariffs-supported an agrarian society^all of the above

Question 29

Aaron Burr's conspiracy:

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aimed to give him a private western empire

Question 30

Which of the following was a reason that England's interference with American shipping increased in 1807?

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The provisions of the Jay Treaty expired that year.

Question 31

The policy of boarding a foreign ship and forcing foreign sailors to work for the British navy is called:

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impressment

Question 32

The Leopard's attack upon the Chesapeake:

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created war fever in the United States

Question 33

Jefferson's response to British and French interference with American shipping was:

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what he called a policy of peaceable coercion

Question 34

Jefferson's Embargo Act:

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sought to stop all American exports

Question 35

The Shawnee leader, Tecumseh:

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worked to unite Indians in a vast confederacy

Question 36

Which war hawk loudly proclaimed that his state of Kentucky was ready to march on Canada and acquire its lucrative fur trade?

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Henry Clay

Question 37

As the War of 1812 started, one strength of the United States was:

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a large standing army

Question 38

The naval battle on Lake Erie resulted in:

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Commodore Perry's glorious victory

Question 39

At Horseshoe Bend, Andrew Jackson won a smashing victory over the:

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Creeks

Question 40

The most notable aspect of the British assault upon Baltimore was:

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its inspiration for the eventual national anthem

Question 41

The British attack on Baltimore's Fort McHenry:

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resulted in a bombardment that did not force the fort's surrender

Question 42

The British defeat at New Orleans is best explained by:

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heir attack upon a strong defensive position

Question 43

The War of 1812:

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generated intense patriotic pride

Question 44

The Treaty of Ghent:

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ended the war

Question 45

In the aftermath of the War of 1812:

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Americans took decisive action against the Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean

Question 46

was appointed justice of the peace in the District of Columbia

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William Marbury

Question 47

was elected president in 1804

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 48

negotiated the Louisiana Purchase

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Robert R. Livingston

Question 49

died at the Battle of the Thames in 1813

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Tecumseh

Question 50

was a war hawk

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Henry Clay

Question 51

saw the British attack of Fort McHenry from Baltimore Harbor

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Francis Scott Key

Question 52

became vice president in 1801

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Aaron Burr

Question 53

was a chief justice

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John Marshall

Question 54

became an American naval hero in the War of 1812

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Oliver H. Perry

Question 55

explored the Louisiana Purchase and Far West

Accepted Answer

Meriwether Lewis

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