Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman:
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was inspired by Thomas Paine's Rights of Man.
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The Sedition Act of 1798:
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led Jefferson to argue that states, not the federal government, could punish seditious speech.
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How did Americans respond to the French Revolution?
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Almost everyone supported it at first, because the French seemed to be following in the footsteps of Americans.
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The Twelfth Amendment requires electors to cast separate votes for president and vice president.
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true
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Benjamin Banneker was:
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a scientist who helped survey the new national capital.
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The treaty that ended the War of 1812:
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restored the prewar status quo.
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The "quasi-war" was a war of the United States against:
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France.
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Newspapers and pamphlets were a primary vehicle for political debate in the early republic.
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true
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Who wrote a petition to Congress as the president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, calling for the end of slavery?
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Benjamin Franklin
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The Embargo Act was devastating to the British and French.
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false
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Who wrote that he hoped that the purchase of Louisiana would lead to the transplanting of all the Indians from east of the Mississippi to west of the Mississippi?
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Thomas Jefferson
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The Democratic-Republican Societies of the 1790s:
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criticized the Washington administration.
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The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to:
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The Alien and Seditions Acts
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Which of the following was an objection raised by critics of Hamilton's proposals?
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Hamilton's program would create a corrupt alliance between government and large commercial interests.
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Thomas Jefferson's original Kentucky resolution served as an argument for what?
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States' rights.
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The land involved in the Louisiana Purchase:
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stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada and from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.
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Which of the following is true of the American response to Toussaint L'Ouverture's slave uprising?
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Many white Americans considered L'Ouverture's uprising to be evidence of blacks' unfitness for republican freedom.
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The 1796 election pitted John Adams and Thomas Pinckney against:
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Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
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Which of the following is true of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794?
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It was the only time in U.S. history that the president commanded an army in the field.
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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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maintaining political harmony.
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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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false
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Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
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The slave rebellion in Haiti almost persuaded Napoleon to keep Louisiana as a base from which to attack the island if necessary.
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Jefferson's Embargo Act:
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caused economic depression within the United States.
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What happened to King Louis XVI during the French Revolution?
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He was executed.
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The Sedition Act targeted:
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the Republican press.
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What happened along the United States-Canadian border during the Embargo Act of 1807?
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The smuggling of goods increased along the border
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Which of the following is true of women and political life in the new republic of the 1790s?
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Some women contributed to a growing democratization of political life by arguing for increased rights for their sex.
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Alexander Hamilton was the first secretary of the treasury.
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true
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In its decision in the case of Fletcher v. Peck, the U.S. Supreme Court:
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exercised the authority to overturn a state law that the Court considered to be in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
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Which of the following is true about the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
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They encountered Indians west of the Mississippi who were involved in trading.
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Which of the following was part of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?
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The Bank of the United States, modeled on the Bank of England.
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Sacajawea was:
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a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to:
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make the United States a major commercial and military power.
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Which of the following led directly to the formation of an organized political party opposed to the Federalist Party?
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Jay's Treaty.
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Why did Jefferson use the U.S. navy against North African states?
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Tripoli had declared war on the United States after Jefferson refused demands for increased payments to the Barbary pirates.
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The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions resulted from opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts.
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true
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Opponents of Hamilton's economic plan:
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agreed to a compromise that included placing the national capital in the South.
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Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were brothers who:
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preached a militant message to Native Americans early in the nineteenth century.
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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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true
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Pierre Charles L'Enfant is well known for:
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designing Washington, D.C.
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What activity in today's world would the Democratic-Republican societies most likely praise?
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A cable news show debating American government policy.
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Seeing the events as an extension of America's progress of liberty, Thomas Jefferson supported the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804
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false
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What was a great irony of the election of 1800?
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Alexander Hamilton advocated Thomas Jefferson.
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When Thomas Jefferson became president, he was not interested in dismantling the policies that the Federalists had established
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false
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The journey from 1804 to 1806 of Lewis and Clark did not produce much valuable information.
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false
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Which policy or action showed Jefferson contradicting his own philosophy on government?
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Jefferson's advocacy for the Embargo Act.
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After becoming president, how did Thomas Jefferson deal with the Federalists?
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He tried to roll back almost everything they had done by cutting taxes and the size of government.
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Which of the following was true of the United States in 1797?
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The two political parties were divided on the role of the government.
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Jay's Treaty effectively destroyed the American alliance with France.
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true
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As during the American Revolution, the United States' attempted invasion of Canada failed during the War of 1812.
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true
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Why can a case be made for the War of 1812 actually starting in 1811?
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William Henry Harrison attacked Native American villages in 1811.
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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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true
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Gabriel's Rebellion:
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demonstrated that the slaves were as aware of the idea of liberty as anyone else.
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