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Although Macon's Bill No. 2 temporarily removed all restrictions on trade, A) non-intercourse would be reapplied to either major power if the other ceased violating American neutral rights. B) Americans did not take advantage of the chance to trade with Great Britain. C) Americans preferred to trade with other neutral nations. D) the Embargo Act would be reapplied in December 1810 if war in Europe continued.
E) non-intercourse would be reapplied to both England and France if they continued to
interfere with American shipping.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): A 2. President Madison reapplied the non-intercourse policy to Great Britain because A) his cabinet members strongly urged him to do so. B) the French threatened to attack American shipping unless he did so. C) he mistakenly believed that France was no longer seizing American ships. D) he had pledged to do so during his election campaign.
E) the British were profiting too much from trade with America.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): C 3. One of the major reasons for American entry in the War of 1812 was the A) American belief that the Spanish were inspiring Native American resistance to American expansion. B) French attacks on American shipping. C) American belief that the French were inspiring Native American resistance to American expansion. D) Spanish attacks on American shipping.
E) American belief that the British were inspiring Native American resistance to
American expansion.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): E 4. The Shawnee chief who tried to bind all of the tribes east of the Mississippi into a great confederation in the early 1800s was A) Little Turtle. B) Corn Tassel. C) Osceola. D) Tecumseh.
E) Black Hawk.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): D 5. Tecumseh's brother, Tenskwatawa (or "The Prophet") A) called upon Native Americans to farm and copy the ways of whites. B) was a spy for General William Henry Harrison. C) declared Native Americans should reject white ways, clothes, and liquor. D) was paid by the French to disrupt American settlement of the Ohio River Valley.
E) was a Christian pacifist with a large Indian following who opposed Tecumseh's plans.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): C 6. "It was fully believed among the Indians that we should defeat General Harrison and.. .dictate terms to the whites... .As soon as daylight came our warriors saw the Prophet's grand plan had failed... .After that the Indians fought to save themselves, not to crush the whites... .With the smoke of that town and the loss of that battle I lost all hope of the red men being able to stop the whites... ." This is a Native American description of the Battle of A) Fort Dearborn. B) Horseshoe Bend. C) Fallen Timbers. D) Tippecanoe.
E) Fort Detroit.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): D 7. Among the causes of the War of 1812 was the A) British attack on public buildings in Washington, D.C. B) demand from New England merchants that their shipping be protected. C) desire of westerners to expand into Canada and Florida. D) British repeal of the Orders in Council.
E) French blockade of American ports.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): C 8. The War Hawks called for war against Great Britain because they
In the War of 1812 the most effective American action against British shipping was by A) United States Navy frigates. B) navies of the individual states. C) pirates in the Caribbean. D) United States Navy submarines.
E) privateering merchantmen.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): E 13. The British changed their strategy against the United States in 1814 because A) they could expect the support of France and Spain at that time. B) the war in Europe which had diverted their attention earlier was now over. C) they could expect the support of Americans disillusioned with Madison's leadership. D) the American military effort had broken down completely.
E) they had been soundly defeated in Europe.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): B 14. The major U.S. city sacked and burned by the British in 1814 was A) Washington. B) New Orleans. C) Baltimore. D) Philadelphia.
E) Charleston.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): A 15. The Treaty of Ghent (1814) ending the War of 1812 A) required the British to stop the impressment of seamen. B) ceded much of the Northwest Territory to the Native Americans. C) simply reestablished the status quo ante bellum. D) clearly defined the rights of neutral nations.
E) was merely a temporary halt in the ongoing violent conflicts between the British and
the Americans.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): C
During the War of 1812, Federalists in New England A) refused to provide militia to aid in the fight. B) supplied the American army with goods at prices below their cost. C) purchased most of the government bonds to fund the war. D) withdrew from the union and allied with Great Britain.
E) tried to negotiate an unofficial peace with France.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): A 17. "Resolved, that the following amendments of the constitution of the United States be recommended to the states... .Seventh. The same person shall not be elected president of the United States a second time; nor shall the president be elected from the same state two terms in succession." The source of the following was A) the Essex Junto. B) John Randolph of Roanoke. C) the Hartford Convention. D) the Federalist Papers.
E) Kentucky and Virginia Resolves.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): C 18. The Battle of New Orleans in 1815 resulted in the A) negotiation of the Treaty of Ghent on terms favorable to the United States. B) acquisition of the area through the Louisiana Purchase. C) emergence of Andrew Jackson as a military hero. D) writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key.
E) rejection of the Treaty of Ghent by the United States.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): C 19. As a result of the War of 1812, the Federalists A) increased their popularity in all regions. B) were destroyed as a political party. C) lost popularity in the South. D) regained the presidency in the election of 1816.
E) increased their political influence among younger voters.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.
E) recognized American dependence on European powers.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): C 24. The Monroe Doctrine's warning against European interference in America came because ________ colonies rebelled to gain their independence. A) France's B) Spain's C) Portugal's D) England's
E) Holland's
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): B 25. "The American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers." The source of the above was A) Washington's "Farewell Address." B) the Embargo Act. C) the Transcontinental Treaty. D) Washington's Neutrality Proclamation.
E) the Monroe Doctrine.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): E 26. According to your text, what "may be seen as the final stage in the evolution of American independence"? A) Louisiana Purchase B) Monroe Doctrine C) War of 1812 D) Battle of New Orleans
E) Andrew Jackson's election as president.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): B 27. The "Era of Good Feelings" was noted for the
A) absence of organized political parties opposing each other. B) return to the political and economic philosophy of Jefferson. C) exceptionally strong leadership by Monroe as head of his party. D) absence of any divisive political and economic issues.
E) innovative federal programs pioneered by Monroe.
Points Earned: 0.0/1. Correct Answer(s): A 28. By 1820 the American population and geographic area both A) remained constant. B) increased by half. C) doubled. D) tripled.
E) quadrupled.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): C 29. The original Bank of the United States that Hamilton proposed A) was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1814. B) did not have its charter renewed when it expired in 1811. C) was strongly supported by southern planters. D) was unable to interest foreign investors in purchasing its stock.
E) found its strongest supporters among the state banks.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): B 30. The depression of 1819 was worsened by the policies of A) New England merchants. B) James Madison. C) the second Bank of the United States. D) France.
E) the Treasury Department.
Points Earned: 0.0/1. Correct Answer(s): C 31. Western opinion on public land policy in the early 19th century generally favored
The gregarious New York politician who never took a political position if he could avoid doing so and who led a political machine known as the Albany Regency was A) De Witt Clinton. B) Martin Van Buren. C) Thomas Hart Benton. D) William Harris Crawford.
E) Horatio Seymour.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): B 36. In the 1820s the most prominent Southern leader, the highly successful Secretary of the Treasury under Monroe, was A) John C. Calhoun. B) Henry Clay. C) Andrew Jackson. D) William Henry Harrison.
E) William Harris Crawford.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): E 37. John C. Calhoun of South Carolina was A) a smooth political manipulator who avoided taking political positions whenever possible. B) noted for his unbridled passion for poetry, women, and horse racing. C) a poorly educated, rough-and-tumble, frontier politician. D) possessed all of the virtues and most of vices of puritans, being suspicious both of himself and of others.
E) devoted to the South, but known for his broad national view of political affairs.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): E 38. According to your text, the outstanding western leader of the 1820s, combining a charismatic personality with great skills at arranging political compromises, was A) John Quincy Adams. B) Martin Van Buren. C) John C. Calhoun. D) Henry Clay.
E) Daniel Webster.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.
Correct Answer(s): D 39. The essential question involved in the Missouri Compromise was: would Missouri A) be the start of the transcontinental railroad? B) be allowed to import slaves from abroad? C) include present-day Kansas in its boundaries? D) come into the Union as a free or slave state?
E) be forced to pay its share of the cost of the Louisiana Purchase?
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): D 40. "Provided that the further introduction of slavery or involuntary servitude be prohibited.. .and that all children born within the said state after the admission thereof into the Union shall be free, but may be held to service until the age of twenty-five years." The author of the above was A) James Tallmadge. B) Henry Clay. C) John C. Calhoun. D) John Marshall.
E) Daniel Webster.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): A 41. The vote in the House of Representatives on Tallmadge's amendment to the Missouri Enabling Act in 1819 demonstrated that A) the rapidly growing North controlled the House of Representatives. B) only a small minority of politicians favored restricting the expansion of slavery. C) the South retained the power to limit the actions of the House. D) the emerging West held the balance of power in the House.
E) all sides were eager to compromise on the question of the expansion of slavery.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): A 42. Northern objections to admitting Missouri as a slave state were based on A) the immorality of slavery. B) the overrepresentation they thought Missouri would have because of the Three-fifths Compromise. C) their commitment to black civil rights. D) the loss of revenue the federal treasury would suffer when plantations rather than homesteads
A) was an inept politician. B) frequently revealed his preference for a monarchy. C) eloquently aroused public support for his programs. D) was extraordinarily sensitive to the mood of public opinion.
E) strongly opposed federal support for internal improvements.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): A 47. The Tariff of 1828 was so high that in the South it was called the A) Tariff of No Return. B) Extravagant Tariff. C) Tariff of Abominations. D) Bloody Tariff.
E) Cloud Tariff.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): C 48. Southerners called the Tariff of 1828 the "Tariff of Abominations" because it A) threatened to impoverish the South with its excessively high rates. B) established rates on raw materials which were too low to protect southern crops. C) was sponsored by Andrew Jackson, who was then viewed as a traitor to the South. D) seemed to be designed to promote the candidacy of John Quincy Adams.
E) dramatically cut tariffs and flooded the South with cheap imported goods.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): A 49. "The Senate and House of Representatives of South Carolina.. .do.. .solemnly PROTEST against the system of protecting duties lately adopted by the federal government." The author of this resolution denouncing the Tariff of 1828 was A) Henry Clay. B) John C. Calhoun. C) Andrew Jackson. D) William H. Crawford.
E) John Randolph.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): B
Calhoun's theory of nullification in the South Carolina Exposition and Protest A) was entirely original. B) was not supported by South Carolina's legislature. C) was consistent with Calhoun's nationalist philosophy. D) argued that South Carolina should secede from the Union.
E) maintained that states could nullify a national law if they found it was
unconstitutional.
Points Earned: 1.0/1. Correct Answer(s): E
