Transcript Chapter 7 and 8 Review

Chapter 8 Review
#43. According to Thomas Jefferson, the
primary role of the federal government does
NOT include
A protecting the nation from foreign
threats.
B delivering the mail.
C collecting customs duties.
D expanding domestic taxes.
D expanding domestic
taxes.
#44 In the hotly contested election of 1800,
whose supporters claimed that a Thomas
Jefferson presidency would bring to America
the chaos of the French Revolution?
A Aaron Burr’s
B John Marshall’s
C John Adams’
D James Madison’s
C John Adams’
#45 A voter in 1800 would have cast his ballot
against the Republicans for which of the
following reasons?
A The Republican candidate was a dangerously
pro-British radical.
B The Alien and Sedition Acts were obviously
wrong and had to be abolished.
C The Republican candidate was arguably
against organized religion.
D The Federalist candidate was clearly a more
influential speaker.
C The Republican candidate
was arguably against
organized religion.
#46 Which of the following was a major theme
of Thomas Jefferson’s inaugural address?
A uniting Republicans and Federalists
B increasing the size of government
C improving the capital’s infrastructure
D repaying the national debt
A uniting Republicans and
Federalists
#47 Which of the following
statements does NOT reflect the
significance of Marbury v.
Madison?
A It confirmed the Supreme Court’s power to
declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
B It established the power of judicial review.
C It meant the Supreme Court had to hear every
case brought before it.
D It helped make the judicial branch equal to the
other two branches.
C It meant the Supreme Court
had to hear every case brought
before it.
#48 The Louisiana Purchase was
significant to the United States
because
A it nearly doubled the size of the country.
B it helped the United States challenge British
power in North America
C it set a precedent regarding the purchase of
territory without congressional approval.
D it took New Orleans out of Spain’s control.
A it nearly doubled the size of
the country.
#49 In the early 1800s, the
Mississippi River was crucial to
settlers in all but which of the
following states?
A Georgia
B Kentucky
C Ohio
D Tennessee
A Georgia
#50 French leader Napoleon Bonaparte was so
eager to get rid of his American territories that when
America’s ambassador tried to buy New Orleans, the
French offered to sell all of Louisiana for $15 million.
Which of the following statements does not
describes Napoleon's strategic reasoning behind this
move?
A France was at war with the British and thought that an expanded
U.S. would humble England’s pride sooner or later.
B Napoleon needed the $15 million from the sale to reinforce his
military in the fight against the British, France’s greatest enemy.
C A slave revolt on the island of Hispaniola had dashed Napoleon’s
hopes of rebuilding France’s empire in North America, so he didn’t
mind giving up the Louisiana territory.
D Napoleon wanted to show that Jefferson was a hypocrite about
“strict construction” by making an offer he couldn’t refuse, even
without congressional approval.
D Napoleon wanted to show that Jefferson
was a hypocrite about “strict construction”
by making an offer he couldn’t refuse, even
without congressional approval.
#51 The Lewis and Clark expedition was
undertaken in order to explore the Louisiana
Purchase, learn about the plants and animals
of the West, and
A provide Americans with their first accounts of
the Northwest.
B establish the Corps of Discovery.
C form alliances with American Indian tribes
D attempt to find a river route to the Pacific
Ocean.
D attempt to find a river route
to the Pacific Ocean.
#52 Which mountains presented a
major obstacle to the Lewis and
Clarke expedition?
A the Appalachian Mountains
B the Sawtooth Mountains
C the Rocky Mountains
D the Blue Ridge Mountains
C the Rocky Mountains
#53 What was the significance of
Zebulon Pike’s exploration?
A It provided many Americans with their first
account of the Northwest
B It helped outline the Louisiana Territory’s
western border with New Spain
C It provided a full report of Spanish spying
activities in the Southwest.
D It inspired mountain climbers to explore the
peaks of the Cascade Range.
B It helped outline the
Louisiana Territory’s western
border with New Spain
#54 As the result of which activity did the
United States find itself involved in the war
between Britain and France when it broke out
in 1803?
A patrolling the English Channel with war
ships
B shipping goods and war supplies to
both countries
C negotiating the Louisiana Purchase
D protecting escaped British sailors from
impressment
B shipping goods and war
supplies to both countries
#55 After a British navy ship targeted an
American navy ship in 1807, Great Britain’s
violations of U.S. neutrality resulted in the
Embargo Act, which banned trade with
A Britain.
B France.
C Europe.
D all foreign countries.
D all foreign countries.
#56 The Embargo Act failed because
A the Non-Intercourse Act limited its scope.
B the Federalist Party rallied against it.
C it caused American merchants to lose money
and had little effect on Britain and France.
D Spain replaced the loss of U.S. trade with
increased trade in South America.
C it caused American
merchants to lose money and
had little effect on Britain and
France.
#57 In 1810, the Governor of the Indiana
Territory urged Tecumseh to follow the Treaty
of Greenville, signed in 1795. What was
Tecumseh’s reply?
A “The white people have no right to take the land from
the Indians, because the Indians had it first.”
B “If we submit, the independence of the Indians is
lost.”
C “With the signing of that treaty and the loss of that
land, I lost all hope.”
D “The chief who signed the white man’s treaty signed
away land that was not his. It cannot be yours.”
A “The white people have no right
to take the land from the Indians,
because the Indians had it first.”
#58 Why were U.S. officials
worried by Tecumseh’s actions?
A Tecumseh's actions broke the Treaty of
Greenville.
B Tecumseh's actions might have created an
Indian confederation.
C Tecumseh's actions may have been
supported by the British.
D Tecumseh's actions inflamed Americans.
C Tecumseh's actions may
have been supported by the
British.
#59 The first young members of
Congress to call for a trade war
against Britain were called
A
B
C
D
Battle Axes
Warlords
War Hawks
Redcoats
C War Hawks
#60 Who served as president of the
United States during the War of
1812?
A
B
C
D
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
D James Madison
#61 Which of the following does not
help to explain why the U.S. declared
war against Britain in 1812?
A British trade restrictions hurt southern
planters and western farmers
B The British navy had aided the Barbary
pirates in the Mediterranean
C British impressments were hurting the U.S.
economy.
D The British had encouraged American Indians
to attack settlers in the West
B The British navy had aided
the Barbary pirates in the
Mediterranean
#62 Which of the following explains
why the U.S. Navy defeated the
British in the War of 1812?
A The U.S. Navy was larger than the British
Navy.
B The British Navy was more spread out than
the U.S. Navy
C The U.S. Navy had many new warships.
D U.S. sailors were more experienced than
British sailors
B The British Navy was more
spread out than the U.S. Navy
#63 Which of the following
assertions about the War of 1812
is false?
A It produced intense feelings of patriotism
among Americans.
B It strengthened American Indian resistance to
Americans.
C It produced a boom in American
manufacturing.
D It strengthened Americans’ faith in the
democratic experiment.
B It strengthened American
Indian resistance to Americans.
#64 The document that ended the
War of 1812 was called the ?
A
B
C
D
Treaty of Fort Jackson.
Treaty of Ghent.
Neutrality Proclamation.
Louisiana Purchase.
B Treaty of Ghent.
#65 The last major conflict of the
War of 1812 was the
A Battle of Baltimore
B Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
C Battle of New Orleans.
D Battle of Tippecanoe.
C Battle of New Orleans.
#66 The Treaty of Fort Jackson
did which of the following?
A forced the Creek Indians to give up 23 million
acres of land
B guaranteed American protection from
American Indians in the Northwest Territories
C gave the U.S. control of American Indian
lands along the Tallapoosa River
D forced Tecumseh to give up his plan to unite
American Indian nations
A forced the Creek Indians to
give up 23 million acres of land
#67 Why did Britain’s military
forces gain strength in April of
1814?
A The Queen ended an expedition to South
Africa and ordered the ships to the U.S. coast.
B Britain defeated France and could send more
troops to America.
C France released British war prisoners who
were soon added to the military ranks.
D There was a major decline in numbers of
American volunteers.
B Britain defeated France and
could send more troops to
America.
# 68 The first thing the British did
after their ranks were reinforced in
April of 1814 was attack the city of
A New Orleans.
B Baltimore.
C Washington.
D New York.
C Washington.
#69 American politicians’ fears that a foreign power
might take control of the Mississippi might have
come true during the Battle of New Orleans, if not for
the leadership of a commander who led a mix of
soldiers, free African Americans, and Choctaw
Indians against the British. What was his name?
A Oliver Hazard Perry
B Andrew Jackson
C Francis Scott Key
D Jean Lafitte
B Andrew Jackson
# 70 In the opinion of the U.S., what
was the last straw in Britain’s breach
of U.S. neutrality during the BritishFrench conflict?
A The British stopped and searched American
merchant ships to look for deserted sailors
B The British stopped U.S. Navy ships to take
run-away sailors back by force.
C British sailors who had run from their naval
duties boarded American ships.
D British boats began to search and seize ships
carrying war supplies to France.
B The British stopped U.S.
Navy ships to take run-away
sailors back by force.
#71 Lewis and Clark failed in
their expedition in that they did
not
A collect adequate information about western
plants and animals.
B survey the Louisiana Purchase
C travel over the Cascade Range on horseback
D find an all river route across the West to the
Pacific Ocean
D find an all river route across
the West to the Pacific Ocean
# 72 Thomas Jefferson and his treasury secretary,
Albert Gallatin, reduced government spending in
order to repay the national debt. Arguably, this policy
weakened the United States’ position in relation to
the British because it
A abolished domestic taxes that could have
funded American troops.
B cut the navy to a very small number of active
ships.
C lowered military spending and reduced the
size of the Air Force.
D limited the national government to several
hundred people
B cut the navy to a very small
number of active ships.
#73 The Federalists’ plea to end the War of
1812 caused embarrassment to the party
despite the fact that it was never heard in
Washington. Why wasn’t it heard?
A The Federalist delegates elected at the Hartford Convention to
meet with Congress missed their appointment.
B When the Federalist delegates got to Washington it was engulfed
in fires the British had set, which made it politically unwise to argue
against war.
C Slow communications meant the Federalist delegates hadn’t
heard about the treaty that ended the war until they got to the
capital.
D Republican patriots accused the Federalists of loyalty to the
Queen of England, which caused them to give up and stay in
Connecticut.
C Slow communications meant the
Federalist delegates hadn’t heard
about the treaty that ended the war
until they got to the capital.
#74 Legislators Henry Clay, John C.
Calhoun, and Felix Grundy fought for war
against the British because they were
A from the South and West, and wanted to put a stop to
British influence on Indian groups on the frontier.
B War Hawks, and wanted to prove their political
strength against the Federalists by opposing Federalist
claims
C from the North, and hoped to open more land for
settlement by invading Canada.
D Populists, and were angered by British trade
restrictions that hurt planters and farmers
A from the South and West, and
wanted to put a stop to British
influence on Indian groups on the
frontier.
#75 How is judicial review best
defined?
A the power of Congress to oversee
decisions made by the Supreme Court
B the power of Congress to review the
appointment of Supreme Court justices
C the power of the judiciary to declare an
act of Congress unconstitutional
D the power of the judiciary to monitor the
conduct of presidential elections
C the power of the judiciary
to declare an act of
Congress unconstitutional
#76 Which of the following finally
determined who would be President
of the United States in the Election of
1800?
A
B
C
D
The Electoral College
The United States Supreme Court
The United States House of Representatives
The United States Senate
C The United States House of
Representatives
#77 Which of the following is
NOT true of the Election of 1800?
A The Constitution’s system of choosing the
president and vice president failed to work
properly
B The House of Representatives selected the
president and vice president
C The president and vice president were from
different political parties
D Alexander Hamilton threw his support behind
Thomas Jefferson and against Aaron Burr
C The president and vice
president were from different
political parties
#78 Which of the following was a
Shawnee leader that tried to convince
Native American peoples to unite in order
to save their remaining land from white
settlement?
A Crazy Horse
B Little Turtle
C Tecumseh
D Chief Powhatan
C Tecumseh
# 79 Who was the Chief Justice that
presided over the case that
established the principle of judicial
review for the Supreme Court?
A John Jay
B John Marshall
C John Roberts
D Thurgood Marshall
B John Marshall
# 80 Who wrote a poem that later
became the national anthem of the
United States, while watching the battle
for Fort McHenry?
A Francis Scott Key
B Oliver Hazard Perry
C Stephen Collins Foster
D George Wilkes Booth
A Francis Scott Key
#81 What was the purpose of the
Non-Intercourse Act?
A It kept any new immigrants from
moving into America
B It made it illegal to criticize the
government either by speech or by writing
C It made it illegal to tax a citizen without
first allowing representation
D It banned trade with Britain, France and
all of their colonies
D It banned trade with
Britain, France and all of
their colonies
#82 What impact did Sacagawea
have on American History?
A She helped a U.S. expedition to explore the
Louisiana Territory
B She tried to unite Native Americans against
westward expansion
C She led a slave revolt against white settlers in
Louisiana
D She led Native Americans against white
settlers in the Ohio Valley over fur trade
A She helped a U.S. expedition
to explore the Louisiana
Territory
#83 What battle in 1794, basically ended
the ability of the tribes in the Northwest
Territory to continue to wage war?
A Battle of Gettysburg
B Battle of Fallen Timbers
C Battle of Yorktown
D Battle of New Orleans
B Battle of Fallen Timbers
# 84 Which of the following would NOT
have been a belief of Thomas Jefferson
and other Democratic-Republicans
during the Election of 1800?
A Believed in rule by the common man or
citizen
B Favored alliances to the French over the
British
C Wanted the economy to be based on
agriculture
D Believed that the Federal Government should
be more powerful than State Governments
D Believed that the Federal
Government should be more
powerful than State Governments
# 85 Which of the following would NOT
have been a belief of John Adams and
other Federalists during the Election of
1800?
A Believed in rule by the wealthy, well-educated class
B Favored alliances to the British over the French
C Wanted an economy that put an emphasis on
manufacturing
D Believed that State Governments should have more
power than the Federal Government
E Believed in a loose or broad interpretation of the
United States Constitution
D Believed that State
Governments should have more
power than the Federal
Government
# 86 Which of the following Supreme
Court cases set the precedent of allowing
for judicial review?
A McCullough v. Maryland
B Marbury v. Madison
C Brown v. the Board of Education of
Topeka Kansas
D Roe v. Wade
B Marbury v. Madison
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