One of the greatest problems that John Adams and the Federalists faced in the election of 1800 was
a.
Adams's efforts to get America involved in a war with France.
b.
increased public debt brought on by war preparations.
c.
Adams's refusal to take the country to war against France.
d.
Alexander Hamilton's support of Adams.
e.
the stories circulating about Adams's relationship with a slave woman
c. Adams's refusal to take the country to war against France.
The Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans presented themselves as all of the following except
a.
believers in a strong central government.
b.
strict constructionists.
c.
protectors of agrarian purity.
d.
believers of political and economic liberty.
e.
strong supporters of state's rights.
a. believers in a strong central government.
Thomas Jefferson received the bulk of his support from the
a.
South and West.
b.
North.
c.
large cities.
d.
East.
e.
New England.
a. South and West.
Though Jefferson won the popular and electoral vote, a strange deadlock led to the election being decided
a.
in the Senate.
b.
by the Electoral College.
c.
in the House of Representatives.
d.
by the Supreme Court.
e.
by the Electoral Commission
c. in the House of Representatives.
Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it
a.
moved the United States away from its democratic ideals.
b.
marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties.
c.
occurred after he left the presidency.
d.
caused America to do what the British had been doing for a generation regarding the election of a legislative body.
e.
was in no way a revolution
b. marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties.
As president, Thomas Jefferson's stand on several political issues that he had previously championed
a.
remained unchanged.
b.
was reversed.
c.
grew even more rigid.
d.
compelled him to repeal the Alien and Sedition Acts.
e.
caused him to reject slavery.
b. was reversed.
On becoming president, Thomas Jefferson and the Republicans in Congress immediately repealed
a.
the Alien and Sedition Acts.
b.
the charter of the National Bank.
c.
the excise tax on whiskey.
d.
the funding and assumption of the national debt.
e.
money to fund the naval build-up.
c. the excise tax on whiskey.
When it came to the major Federalist economic programs, Thomas Jefferson as president
a.
left practically all of them intact.
b.
quickly dismantled them.
c.
slowly undid everything the Federalists achieved.
d.
attacked only the Bank of the United States.
e.
vetoed any new tariffs
a. l eft practically all of them intact.
Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed John Adams's last-minute appointment of new federal judges mainly because
a.
the men appointed were of poor quality.
b.
they believed that the appointments were unconstitutional.
c.
they did not want a showdown with the Supreme Court.
d.
it was an attempt by a defeated party to entrench itself in the government.
e.
these judges were not needed
d. it was an attempt by a defeated party to entrench itself in the government.
The chief justice who carried out, more than any other federal official, the ideas of Alexander Hamilton concerning a powerful federal government was
a.
James Madison.
b.
William Marbury.
c.
John Marshall.
d.
Samuel Chase.
e.
John Jay
c. John Marshall.
As chief justice of the United States, John Marshall helped to ensure that
a.
states' rights were protected.
b.
the programs of Alexander Hamilton were overturned.
c.
the political and economic systems were based on a strong central government.
d.
both the Supreme Court and the president could rule a law unconstitutional.
e.
Aaron Burr was convicted of treason
c. the political and economic systems were based on a strong central government.
The case of Marbury v. Madison involved the question of who had the right to
a.
commit the United States to entangling alliances.
b.
impeach federal officers for "high crimes and misdemeanors."
c.
determine the meaning of the Constitution.
d.
purchase foreign territory for the United States.
e.
appoint Supreme Court justices
c. determine the meaning of the Constitution.
John Marshall, as chief justice of the United States, helped to strengthen the judicial branch of government by
a.
applying Jeffersonian principles in all of his decisions.
b.
asserting the doctrine of judicial review of congressional legislation, giving the Supreme Court the power to determine constitutionality.
c.
overriding presidential vetoes.
d.
listening carefully to and heeding the advice of lawyers arguing cases before the Supreme Court.
e.
increasing the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
b. asserting the doctrine of judicial review of congressional legislation, giving the Supreme Court the power to determine constitutionality.
Thomas Jefferson's first major foreign-policy decision was to
a.
purchase Louisiana from France.
b.
send a naval squadron to the Mediterranean.
c.
drive the British out of the northwest forts.
d.
purchase Florida from Spain.
e.
form an alliance with Spain
b. send a naval squadron to the Mediterranean.
To guard American shores, Thomas Jefferson
a.
built a fleet of frigates.
b.
constructed coastal fortifications.
c.
constructed two hundred tiny gunboats.
d.
signed a peace treaty with Great Britain.
e.
enlisted the aid of France
c. constructed two hundred tiny gunboats.
Thomas Jefferson sent two envoys to France in 1803 with the essential goal of
a.
preventing Napoleon from handing Louisiana back to Spain.
b.
purchasing as much territory west of the Mississippi as they could get.
c.
preventing Napoleon from fortifying New Orleans and St. Louis.
d.
bribing the French foreign ministry into permitting Americans to deposit grain in New Orleans.
e.
purchasing New Orleans to make it secure for American shippers
e. purchasing New Orleans to make it secure for American shippers
In order to purchase New Orleans from France, if Monroe and Livingston failed in their negotiations, Thomas Jefferson
a.
threatened to form an alliance with France's enemy, Spain.
b.
was unwilling to go to war.
c.
proposed to break away from all alliances to prove our neutrality.
d.
was willing to use funds from private individuals if Congress would not authorize enough money for the purchase.
e.
decided to make an alliance with his old enemy, Britain
e. decided to make an alliance with his old enemy, Britain
Thomas Jefferson was conscience-stricken about the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France because
a.
the Federalists supported his action.
b.
he believed that the purchase was unconstitutional.
c.
he felt that the purchase was not a fair deal for France.
d.
war with Spain might occur.
e.
he feared the British might use it as an excuse to declare war on the United States
b. he believed that the purchase was unconstitutional.
Who served as the crucial guide, aiding Lewis and Clark in their expedition through the Louisiana Territory?
a.
the Mandan Indians
b.
the Shoshone woman Sacajawea
c.
the thirty-three adventurers who formed the expedition
d.
the US military
e.
None of these
b. the Shoshone woman Sacajawea
Lewis and Clark demonstrated the viability of
a.
travel across the isthmus of Panama.
b.
an overland trail to the Pacific.
c.
settlement in the southern portion of the Louisiana territory.
d.
using Indian guides.
e.
developing harbors on the Pacific coast.
b. an overland trail to the Pacific.
The British policy of impressment was a kind of
a.
naval blockade.
b.
economic boycott.
c.
forced enlistment.
d.
diplomatic pressure.
e.
punishment for the United States.
c. forced enlistment.
The Chesapeake incident involved the flagrant use of
a.
patronage.
b.
impeachment.
c.
judicial review.
d.
impressment.
e.
naval blockade
d. impressment.
The war hawks demanded war with Britain because they wanted to do all of the following except
a.
wipe out renewed Indian resistance.
b.
defend American rights.
c.
gain more territory.
d.
retaliate for the British burning of Washington, D.C.
e.
revenge the manhandling of American sailor
d. retaliate for the British burning of Washington, D.C.
Tecumseh argued that Indians should
a.
never give control of their land to the whites.
b.
move west of the Mississippi River.
c.
not cede control of land to whites unless all Indians agreed.
d.
exchange traditional buckskin clothing for cloth garments.
e.
fight as individual tribes and not as a confederacy.
c. not cede control of land to whites unless all Indians agreed.
The battle of Tippecanoe resulted in
a.
defeat of the British by the hands of the Indian confederacy.
b.
a Shawnee loss and a Creek victory.
c.
a declaration of war by the United States against Great Britain.
d.
the expulsion of the British from Florida.
e.
the death of the dream of an Indian confederacy
e. the death of the dream of an Indian confederacy
Federalists opposed the acquisition of Canada because
a.
there were too many French there.
b.
Canadian business would prove too competitive.
c.
it was too agrarian and would give more votes to the Democratic-Republicans.
d.
they believed that the Canadians could never become Americanized.
e.
too many Indians lived there.
c. it was too agrarian and would give more votes to the Democratic-Republicans.