Exam 8: Securing the Republic,1790-1815

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A) It banned trade with Indians due to attacks on American settlers in the West.
B) The act passed despite opposition from President Thomas Jefferson.
C) This policy hurt Great Britain more than it did American merchants.
D) Through Jefferson's urging, Americans were prohibited from sending ships to foreign ports.
E) It led to the British and French governments reaching out to negotiate with Jefferson about free trade.

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A) The United States attacked British forts.
B) All trade halted between Americans and Canadians.
C) The smuggling of goods increased along the border.
D) France regained part of Quebec.
E) Indians attacked a town in Vermont.

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A) Andrew Jackson.
B) Thomas Jefferson.
C) George Washington.
D) William Henry Harrison.
E) James Monroe.

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A) Jay's Treaty should be construed or interpreted to put more restrictions on Indians.
B) freedom of speech and of the press should be restricted if the president believed that to be necessary.
C) the federal government could only exercise powers specifically listed in the Constitution.
D) the "general welfare" clause of the Constitution gave the federal government power to create a national bank.
E) the creation of new western settlements should be strictly limited to avoid Indian wars.

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A) The two political parties were divided on the role of the government.
B) The Federalists dominated the South and Republicans controlled New England.
C) England respected American neutrality in regard to the war in Europe.
D) John Adams was willing to use the ideas of Thomas Jefferson.
E) Adams was eager to have Hamilton as his vice president.

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In the late eighteenth and early ninetee...

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A) judicial review
B) bribery scandal
C) attacked the Sedition Act as unconstitutional
D) Pennsylvanian farmer uprising
E) unofficial conflict with France
F) forced American sailors into the British navy
G) restrictions placed on freedom of the press
H) ended the Federalist Party
I) called for war against Britain
J) government could only do exactly what the Constitution stated
K) negotiated with Britain
L) bought for $15 million

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A) included George Washington.
B) were mostly northerners who had supported ratification of the Constitution.
C) believed future growth was to be found through close ties with Britain.
D) agreed to a compromise that included placing the national capital in the South.
E) were simply jealous of Hamilton's close relationship with Washington.

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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions we...

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A) There would be a war against an angry France.
B) War would be declared against England.
C) Immigrants would keep coming to the United States.
D) A hysteria like the Salem witch trials would result.
E) Newspapers were being too critical of the president.

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A) The United States gained the southern portion of Ontario.
B) Both the British and Americans awarded land to Indians along the Canadian-United States border.
C) The Canadians built a wall along their border with the United States to prevent more American invasions.
D) The American government coordinated a plan with France to gain more Canadian territory, but it failed.
E) Americans became more interested in territory in the West as opposed to Canada.

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A) The United States attacked British forts, resulting in damage claims.
B) The United States lost interest in the British forts in the Midwest.
C) The United States was prepared to respect all Native American claims to western land.
D) The United States was not prepared to fight militarily against Great Britain.
E) France made peace with Great Britain and pushed the United States to sign the agreement.

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A) by an international arbitration agreement decided by the Russian czar.
B) by the Treaty of Ghent.
C) by Canadian towns buying the slaves' freedom.
D) by the slaves purchasing their freedom.
E) by forcing France to pay Britain's debts.

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