Question 1

In 1802,federal personnel throughout the country numbered under 10,000,and most of that number worked as bureaucrats in Washington,D.C.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the name of the peace settlement that ended the war of 1812? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Treaty of Paris
B)  Peace of Utrecht
C)  ​Hartford Treaty
D)  ​Jay Treaty
E)  ​Treaty of Ghent

Question 3

The Jay Treaty opened the Mississippi River to free navigation and allowed Americans to use the port of New Orleans.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Alexander Hamilton's proposals for America's financial program included all but which of the following components? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Honoring all Revolutionary War debts at face value
B)  Levying customs duties and excise taxes
C)  ​Creating a federal income tax
D)  ​Having the federal government assume all states' debts
E)  ​Both C and D

Question 5

The cornerstone of Hamilton's new financial plans for the country was a national bank that would ​

Accepted Answer

A)  hold the federal government's funds.
B)  regulate state banks.
C)  ​expand the money supply.
D)  ​All of these
E)  ​None of these

Question 6

After acquiring Louisiana from France,President Jefferson purchased East and West Florida from Spain.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following took place during the XYZ Affair and angered Americans? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  The French demanded a bribe for American representatives to speak to their government.
B)  French agents conspired to get Americans involved more directly in their revolution.
C)  ​French officials threatened to sever all diplomatic ties with America if it didn't support their war with England.
D)  ​Both A and B
E)  ​All of these

Question 8

Which of the following was false about the Lewis and Clark expedition?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out to strengthen U.S.claims to the West.
B)  Lewis and Clark were to search for a Northwest Passage and bring back descriptions of unknown species of plants and animals.
C)  ​The Corps of Discovery engaged in a series of armed conflicts with Native Americans at nearly every stop along their entire route.
D)  ​Sacagawea helped guide the party up the Missouri River and through the Rockies.
E)  ​The group brought back amazingly detailed descriptions of the lands,plants,and animals that they encountered.

Question 9

Which of the following occurred in the presidential election of 1796? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Aaron Burr became vice president.
B)  John Adams became president.
C)  ​Members of two different political parties became president and vice president.
D)  ​Both B and C
E)  ​Both A and B

Question 10

Which of the following resulted from the War of 1812? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  An overwhelming military victory for the British
B)  No real change from the way things were before the war
C)  ​An agreement by the British to cease the impressment of U.S.sailors
D)  ​A diplomatic and military victory for the French
E)  ​An agreement by the British to open all British Empire ports to U.S.ships

Question 11

Who was most responsible for the development of the U.S.financial system? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Knox
B)  Alexander Hamilton
C)  ​George Washington
D)  ​Thomas Jefferson
E)  ​John Jay

Question 12

The Jay Treaty included which of the following provisions? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  It compensated Americans for slaves who had left America with the British army after the Revolution.
B)  It stopped the practice of impressment.
C)  ​It opened trade with the British West Indies for some American ships.
D)  ​It allowed the exportation of American cotton,molasses,and sugar to Great Britain.
E)  ​It allowed the exportation of American textiles to Great Britain.

Question 13

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions ​

Accepted Answer

A)  were drafted anonymously by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
B)  attacked the Alien and Sedition Acts.
C)  ​claimed the right of a state to protect its people from unconstitutional federal laws.
D)  ​All of these
E)  ​None of these

Question 14

​Which of the following events took place before the Whiskey Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jay Treaty
B)  Genet's visit to America
C)  ​XYZ Affair
D)  ​Alien and Sedition Acts

Question 15

What was the last major battle against Native Americans in present-day Ohio? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Battle of Bull Run
B)  Battle of Little Big Horn
C)  ​Battle of Wounded Knee
D)  ​Battle of Fallen Timbers
E)  ​Battle of Forked River

Question 16

Passage of what act created the federal court system? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Judiciary Act of 1812
B)  Marshall Act of 1792
C)  ​Judiciary Act of 1789
D)  ​Franklin-Marshall Act of 1796
E)  ​None of these

Question 17

The Monroe Doctrine was issued jointly by the United States and Great Britain.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Whiskey Rebellion served to demonstrate ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington's weaknesses as president.
B)  the strength of the federal government.
C)  ​the success of the determined farmers.
D)  ​the weaknesses of the federal government.
E)  ​Jefferson's effectiveness as an arbitrator.

Question 19

Which of the following individuals,who was also a much-disliked cousin of Thomas Jefferson's,served as chief justice of the U.S.Supreme Court? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  John Marbury
B)  John Marshall
C)  ​John Adams
D)  ​John Jay
E)  ​John Taney

Question 20

James Madison opposed the national bank on what grounds? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Biblical
B)  Constitutional
C)  ​Economic
D)  ​Historical
E)  ​Cultural

Exam 6: Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

Alexander Hamilton's proposals for America's financial program included all but which of the following components? ​

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What is the name of the peace settlement that ended the war of 1812? ​

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Which of the following resulted from the War of 1812? ​

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After acquiring Louisiana from France,President Jefferson purchased East and West Florida from Spain.​

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The Jay Treaty included which of the following provisions? ​

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The Jay Treaty opened the Mississippi River to free navigation and allowed Americans to use the port of New Orleans.​

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Passage of what act created the federal court system? ​

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In 1802,federal personnel throughout the country numbered under 10,000,and most of that number worked as bureaucrats in Washington,D.C.

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The Monroe Doctrine was issued jointly by the United States and Great Britain.​

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Which of the following occurred in the presidential election of 1796? ​

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The Whiskey Rebellion served to demonstrate ​

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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions ​

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Who was most responsible for the development of the U.S.financial system? ​

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Which of the following was false about the Lewis and Clark expedition?​

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Which of the following took place during the XYZ Affair and angered Americans? ​

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What was the last major battle against Native Americans in present-day Ohio? ​

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The cornerstone of Hamilton's new financial plans for the country was a national bank that would ​

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Which of the following individuals,who was also a much-disliked cousin of Thomas Jefferson's,served as chief justice of the U.S.Supreme Court? ​

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​Which of the following events took place before the Whiskey Rebellion?

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James Madison opposed the national bank on what grounds? ​

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Alexander Hamilton's proposals for America's financial program included all but which of the following components?

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What is the name of the peace settlement that ended the war of 1812?

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Which of the following resulted from the War of 1812?

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After acquiring Louisiana from France,President Jefferson purchased East and West Florida from Spain.

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The Jay Treaty included which of the following provisions?

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The Jay Treaty opened the Mississippi River to free navigation and allowed Americans to use the port of New Orleans.

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Passage of what act created the federal court system?

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The Monroe Doctrine was issued jointly by the United States and Great Britain.

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Which of the following occurred in the presidential election of 1796?

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The Whiskey Rebellion served to demonstrate

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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

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Who was most responsible for the development of the U.S.financial system?

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Which of the following was false about the Lewis and Clark expedition?

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Which of the following took place during the XYZ Affair and angered Americans?

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What was the last major battle against Native Americans in present-day Ohio?

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The cornerstone of Hamilton's new financial plans for the country was a national bank that would

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Which of the following individuals,who was also a much-disliked cousin of Thomas Jefferson's,served as chief justice of the U.S.Supreme Court?

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Which of the following events took place before the Whiskey Rebellion?

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James Madison opposed the national bank on what grounds?

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