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Nation of Nations: A Concise Narrative of the American Republic, 3/e

James West Davidson, Historian
William E. Gienapp, Harvard University
Christine Leigh Heyrman, University of Delaware
Mark H. Lytle, Bard College
Michael B. Stoff, University of Texas, Austin

The Jeffersonian Republic (1801-1824)

Multiple Choice


1	Once in power, Jefferson:
		A)	completely dismantled Hamilton's economic program.
		B)	appointed John Marshall chief justice.
		C)	announced that he was a Federalist.
		D)	increasingly adopted broad construction.


2	Jefferson believed in:
		A)	one-party rule
		B)	a two-party system that institutionalized a loyal opposition.
		C)	a two-party system so long as his party held a majority.
		D)	a multi-party system that balanced factional interests.


3	As they left office, Federalists hoped to retain influence by:
		A)	passing constitutional amendments to limit the power of the president.
		B)	redistricting the states to allow for more Federalists in the House of Representatives.
		C)	expanding the size of the federal court system.
		D)	appointing Federalists to important regulatory agencies.


4	According to the doctrine established in the landmark Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison:
		A)	the Court upheld the doctrine of implied powers.
		B)	the Court could rule on the constitutionality of federal laws
		C)	the Court could compel public officials to perform their duties.
		D)	. the executive branch must defer to the rulings of the legislative branch.


5	Jefferson favored western expansion for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
		A)	he thought it would sustain the values necessary in an ideal Republic.
		B)	he thought it would strengthen his party.
		C)	he thought it would strengthen the power of the federal government.
		D)	he thought it would strengthen American economic and security interests.


6	In the South of the early 1800s:
		A)	strict slave codes prohibited slaves from attending Christian churches.
		B)	the Catholic Church led the way in converting African-Americans.
		C)	white Southerners feared that revivalists would spread rebellion among the slaves.
		D)	revivalism was important in spreading Christianity to African-Americans.


7	The Shawnee Chief Tecumseh:
		A)	created a confederation among northern tribes but not in the South.
		B)	failed in his efforts to create an Indian confederation in the Northwest.
		C)	won several important military victories, which led to a Pan-Indian confederation.
		D)	protected the interests of his tribe by helping the Americans fight the British in 1812.


8	The Embargo:
		A)	especially hurt New England's prosperity.
		B)	was widely evaded and thus had little impact on the U.S. economy.
		C)	led Napoleon to repeal his economic decrees-but too late to avoid war.
		D)	was a last resort after undeclared naval war had failed.


9	In 1812, the United States went to war with England for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
		A)	the desire to gain additional territory.
		B)	anger over British dealings with Indians.
		C)	gaining acceptance as an independent nation.
		D)	to honor a treaty obligation to Spain.


10	The American victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend:
		A)	drove the British army out of Baltimore.
		B)	prevented the British from capturing Alabama.
		C)	resulted in the death of Tecumseh.
		D)	destroyed the military power of the Indians in the Old Southwest.


11	The Monroe Doctrine:
		A)	proclaimed that the U.S. would be a continental nation.
		B)	warned Europe not to interfere in the Americas.
		C)	guaranteed the independence of Spain's former colonies.
		D)	laid claim to the Oregon country for the United States.


12	The Missouri Compromise provided for all of the following EXCEPT:
		A)	banning slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of the southern boundary of Missouri.
		B)	the admission of Missouri as a slave state.
		C)	the admission of Maine as a free state.
		D)	securing a balance of free and slave state-power in the House of Representatives.

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