Battling the Brits
Which Acts of Parliament were passed in direct response to the events of the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable or Coercive Acts
What were the four measures passed in 1798 that limited the freedoms of speech and press and restricted the liberty of noncitizens?
Alien and Sedition Acts
This political cartoon of Andrew Jackson was least likely to have been sketched by a supporter of which of the following parties?
(a) Whig
(b) National Republican
(c) Anti-Masonic
(d) Democratic
(d) Democratic
John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison wrote these editorials to convince New Yorkers of the need to ratify.
The Federalist Papers
What was NOT a primary cause of the Panic of 1837?
(a) Andrew Jackson’s policy of depositing federal funds in state “pet banks”
(b) Establishment of the Specie Circular for purchase of western lands
(c) Discovery of gold in western territories
(d) Overspeculation on the strength of commodities and investments
(c) Discovery of gold in western territories
What was the battle that marked the end of the Revolutionary War? When and Where did it take place?
The Battle of Yorktown
Yorktown, Virginia, October 1781
Although the Supreme Court was the weakest of the three branches of government in the early days of the new republic, John Marshall strengthened the Court by establishing what in the case of Marbury v. Madison?
the principle of judicial review
Andrew Jackson destroyed the Bank of the United States leading to the creation of many of these
Pet Banks
The Great Compromise combined pieces of the NJ Plan and VA Plan, but also led to this compromise in counting southern populations.
3/5th Compromise
The War of 1812 led directly to which of the following?
(a) The downfall of the Federalist Party
(b) Greater dependence on trade with Great Britain and France
(c) An increase in American territory
(d) The Monroe Doctrine
(a) The downfall of the Federalist Party
All of the following were immediate social or economic consequences of the American Revolution EXCEPT
(a) increased opportunities for land settlement in the West
(b) reform of primogeniture inheritance laws
(c) expanded rights for women to hold property
(d) the opening of many areas of trade and manufacture
(c) expanded rights for women to hold property
His goodwill tour in Boston led to the coining of the term “The Era of Good Feelings.”
James Monroe
What was triggered in response to the passage of tariffs, which disproportionally affected southern states?
Nullification Crisis
What speech published in newspapers around the U.S. in the fall of 1796 warned Americans against sectional divisions as well as political party conflict?
Washington’s Farewell Address
John Quincy Adams became president of the United States because of
(a) a win of the Electoral College
(b) a win of the popular vote, but not the electoral college
(c) a vote of the House of Representatives
(d) the death of the existing president of the United States
(c) a vote of the House of Representatives
The justification to raise the Stamp Act "towards defraying the said expenses" is largely in response to
(a) the high costs to produce and import paper into the British colonies
(b) the high costs to support and maintain a standing army in the British colonies
(c) the high costs of Native American removal and resettlement
(d) the high costs of the French and Indian War
(d) the high costs of the French and Indian War
What declared that states admitted in the North would enter as free states and those entering un the South would be slave states? What was the borderline called?
Missouri Compromise, 36º30’ parallel
The debate over the First Bank of the United States was significant because it raised the issue of
(a) whether the new government should issue paper currency
(b) how strictly the Constitution should be interpreted
(c) whether the United States should pay back its war debt to France
(d) whether the president has the power to act unilaterally on important economic issues
(b) how strictly the Constitution should be interpreted
What achievement of the government under the Articles of Confederation contained a bill of rights guaranteeing trial by jury, freedom of religion, and freedom from excessive punishment.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Which of the following events most directly caused the formation of the Second Bank of the United States?
(a) The failure of the Specie Circular
(b) Unregulated currency and federal debts after the War of 1812
(c) Efforts by Alexander Hamilton to stabilize the national economy
(d) Federalist counter-reaction to the extreme budget-cutting under Jefferson
(b) Unregulated currency and federal debts after the War of 1812
What Mohawk leader led the Iroquois against the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
Joseph Brant
The Federalist party lost credibility and eventually died out after this convention following the War of 1812.
The Hartford Convention
What famous court case was used in the defense of the constitutionality of the Second Bank of the United States?
Mcculloch v. Maryland
The preamble to the Declaration of Independence, which included the language “all men are created equal,” was used as a partial justification by many Northerners to push the adoption of what?
13th Amendment
The election of 1824 marked a turning point in presidential politics because for the first time,
(a) the presidency was won by someone who was not a member of the Federalist Party
(b) a presidential and vice-presidential candidate ran together on one ticket
(c) all the candidates campaigned widely throughout the states
(d) the system of choosing nominees by congressional caucus failed
(d) the system of choosing nominees by congressional caucus failed