1754-1789
Chapter 5-6
Chapter 5-6
The French and Indian War resulted in
A. French dominance in the Ohio Valley
B. Extinction of the Iroquois tribe
C. England's loss of the southern colonies
D. Deep and severe English debt
D. Deep and severe English debt
Although England won this war, they found themselves in deep debt afterward.
James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights to add to the Constitution
A. To appease the Federalists who believed the Constitution didn't address civil liberties
B. Because he promised the Anti-Federalists these rights would be added to the Constitution during the process of ratification
C. Because George Washington refused to be inaugurated unless a Bill of Rights was included in the Constitution
D. Because the US Supreme Court mandated that a list of expressly written guarantees of civil liberties be included in the Constitution in order for the government to convene
B. Because he promised the Anti-Federalists these rights would be added to the Constitution during the process of ratification
The Anti-Federalists demanded that an explicit and expressed Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution in order to ensure the guarantee of civil liberties
Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle is a story that
A. Reflects how little changed after twenty years had passed in the early 1800s
B. Shows how people had reflected on their lives and slowed down their daily activity
C. Shows how the little village he lived in became isolated
D. Shows how the population had grown and how busy people's lives were
D. Shows how the population had grown and how busy people's lives were
The story describes the far-reaching changes that occurred in the early 1800s
All of the following opposed Manifest Destiny to some degree EXCEPT
A. Henry Clay
B. John C. Calhoun
C. Antonio Maria Osio
D. James Polk
D. James Polk
Polk fully embraced the ideals of Manifest Destiny
Under the Compromise of 1850, all of the following stipulations applied except:
A. California became a free state.
B. New Mexico became a territory
C. a strict Fugitive Slave Act was enacted.
D. Texas became a free state.
D. Texas became a free state.
Texas remained a slave state and was not part of the compromise.
Pontiac's goal was
A. To eliminate the colonists from the frontier of Massachusetts
B. To eliminate white people from the Ohio Valley
C. To create better trade relations with the English
D. To follow the British call for assimilation
B. To eliminate white people from the Ohio Valley
Like many other Indians, Pontiac wanted to revisit a time when the white man did not exist in his territory
The Election of 1800 initially resulted in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr since
A. John Adams did not have enough electoral votes to win the election outright
B. Hamilton's support of Burr catapulted him to a tie with Jefferson
C. The book discouraged Hamilton from creating an economic system in the United States that was based on competition
D. The Federalists equally supported both candidates more so than their own party leader John Adams
C. The book discouraged Hamilton from creating an economic system in the United States that was based on competition
Since there were no official vice presidential candidates until the passage of the twelfth amendment, Jefferson and Burr each recieved 73 votes in the Electoral College
In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, John Marshall declared the "power to tax is the power to destroy" which implied that
A. Congress could destroy the states through taxation
B. High tariffs would destroy the south
C. States could drive out a federal institution through taxation
D. Taxes on cotton would destroy the southern economy
C. States could drive out a federal institution through taxation
Marshall believed that Maryland could drive the Bank or any federal institution from its state through taxation
The core of the Whig Party was
A. To destroy the bank of the United States
B. To establish a smaller federal government
C. To oppose Andrew Jackson
D. To discourage federal funding for internal improvements
C. To oppose Andrew Jackson
The Whig Party formed to challenge Andrew Jackson, especially after he vetoed a bill to renew the Second Bank of the United States
The political party that vowed to stop the expansion of slavery in the new territories was
A. the Whig Party
B. the Democratic Party
C. the Republican Party
D. the Constitution Party
C. the Republican Party
Borrowing from the ideals of the Free Soil Party, the Republicans aimed to stop the spread of slavery into the new territories.
All of the following experienced major revolutions after the French and Indian War EXCEPT
A. The British North American colonies
B. France
C. Latin American countries in Central and South America
D. England
D. England
England did not experience major upheaval as seen in other pars of the world
The main religious topic that masters taught their slaves was
A. Deliverance
B. The achievement of Moses
C. Obedience and submission
D. The Book of Exodus
C. Obedience and submission
Masters used religion to try to control their slaves
Henry Clay's America System consisted of all of the following EXCEPT
A. High protective tariffs
B. Using federal funs to build canals
C. Using federal funds to build roads
D. Elimination of the national bank
D. Elimination of the national bank
Clay needed the Bank to provide loans fro commercial investment
Polk did not pursue his desire to acquire the Oregon Territory up to the 54 40 parallel because
A. The amount of resources needed to maintain all of this territory
B. He genuinely feared the power of the British military
C. The U.S. did not have the funds to purchase it from England
D. He needed Military troops for a possible war with Mexico
D. He needed Military troops for a possible war with Mexico
Conflicted over Texas eventually led to war with Mexico
Whereas the Democrats were divided during the Election of 1860, the Republicans ran
A. Stephen Douglas
B. Jefferson Davis
C. James Buchanan
D. Abraham Lincoln
D. Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln had a solid Republican base behind him
The Northwest Ordinance that the Articles of Confederation created
A. Allowed for the organization settlement of the Northwest Territory
B. Allowed for slavery to exist in the Northwest Territory
C. Led to the creation of New Hampshire and Vermont
D. Let to a disorderly settlement of the Northwest Territory
A. Allowed for the organization settlement of the Northwest Territory
Settlement of the Northwest Territory proved to be one of the Articles of Confederation's few achievements
The city that Jefferson believe to be vital to the economic well-being of the United States was
A. Charleston
B. Philadelphia
C. Baltimore
D. New Orleans
D. New Orleans
New Orleans was a hub center for farmers along the Mississippi River
The introduction of Jackson's spoils system
A. Led to efficiency in the postal service that lasted until the 1880s
B. Maintained government jobs held by the staff of previous administrations
C. Saw the supporters of Jackson's campaign receive government jobs
D. Came in response to a well-known accusation that corruption had existed amongst previous government officials
C. Saw the supporters of Jackson's campaign receive government jobs
Jackson began a long tradition of "rotation in office" with his spoils system
Many Mexicans who became U.S. citizens as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
A. Sold their land to American settlers
B. Lost their land because they couldn't provide documents that proved their ownership
C. Were forced to live in large reservations
D. Never were in jeopardy of losing any of their land
B. Lost their land because they couldn't provide documents that proved their ownership
Despite obtaining U.S. citizenship, many Mexicans lost their lands because they couldn't prove ownership
In terms of the economy, Republicans and Democrats differed over
A. Internal taxes
B. taxes on personal incomes
C. export duties
D. protective tariffs
D. protective tariffs
The North benefited from protective tariffs; the South did not
Benjamin Banneker's letter to Thomas Jefferson
A. Praised him for the equality the Declaration of Independence offered
B. Criticized the hypocrisy of the Declaration of Independence and the existence of slavery
C. Threatened the possibility of a slave revolt
D. Complimented Jefferson's Declaration of Independence as a flawless document
B. Criticized the hypocrisy of the Declaration of Independence and the existence of slavery
The daring letter by Banneker pointed to the slave hypocrisy that haunted many of the founding fathers
The Hartford Convention proved to be unnecessary since
A. Andrew Jackson was victorious at New Orleans
B. The British were close to winning the war
C. Madison was not going to run for presidency again
D. The Treaty of Ghent was being signed by the U.S. and England
D. The Treaty of Ghent was being signed by the U.S. and England
Peace between England and the U.S. was being negotiated as the Hartford Convention convened
During the Second Great Awakening, Charles G. Finney
A. Called on people to accept specific creeds within the Christian faith
B. Sought an emotional catharsis from his congregants
C. Preached in a manner that gave way to a more egalitarian spirit
D. Focused most of his preaching efforts in the South
C. Preached in a manner that gave way to a more egalitarian spirit
Finney went away from the rigid orthodox religion of the day to embrace a more egalitarian spirit
The opportunity to create a slave community and cultural identity of their own was
A. On a small farm that had only 1-2 slaves
B. On a large plantation
C. At the master's church service
D. When a meeting with free blacks took place
B. On a large plantation
Large plantations meant the slaves were further away from the masters and within the company of their own kind
The Crittenden Compromise called for
A. California became a free stare
B. Extending the Missouri Compromise to the Pacific Ocean
C. Annexing Cuba to make it a slave state
D. Popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah
B. Extending the Missouri Compromise to the Pacific Ocean
The Crittenden Compromise attempted to reestablish the 36°30' line but all the way to the West.