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Foy Ch. 8 Test
Question | Answer |
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Why was the U.S.S. Constitution built? | to protect American merchant ships from attack |
What did Jefferson agree to support, even though he didn’t agree with the Federalists creating it in the first place? | Bank of the United States |
What was the purpose of the Hartford Convention? | It was a gathering of New England Federalists to protest the war. |
What was one consequence of Jefferson and Burr tying in the Election of 1800? | The 12th amendment was passed, providing a separate ballot for president and vice president. |
What were the effects of the Embargo Act being passed in 1807? | It hurt President Jefferson’s popularity It greatly damaged American trade |
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the size of the United States? | it doubled the size |
Who was the U.S. president when the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France? | Thomas Jefferson |
What battle did the governor of the Indiana Territory, William Henry Harrison, defeat a union of American Indians? | Battle of Tippecanoe |
You are a young member of Congress from the West and you want to go to war with Britain because of the British’s practice of impressing American sailors. What would you be called? | War Hawks |
How much power did President Jefferson believe the national government should have? | limited power |
What battle was the last major conflict of the War of 1812? | Battle of New Orleans |
War between what two countries led to many problems for the United States? | Britain and France |
What two geographical features did thousands of Americans settle between in the early 1800’s? | Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River |
What was Great Britain doing to anger Americans along the Western frontier? | They were providing military aid to Native Americans. |
What was one result of the decline of trade during the war? | Manufacturing in the United States was forced to grow. |
Why was Marbury v. Madison such an important Supreme Court ruling? | it confirmed the Court’s power to declare acts of Congress illegal |
What country did the United States go to war with in 1812? | Britain |
What is the name of the treaty, signed in Belgium on December 24, 1814, that ended the War of 1812? | Treaty of Ghent |
Which of the following was a disadvantage the United States faced in the War of 1812? | The US navy was not as large or powerful as that of Great Britain. |
What was most important about Zebulon Pike’s exploration? | It gave Americans their first real description of lands in the Southwest. |
In the presidential election of 1800, which two Republicans received the same number of electoral votes? | Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr |
What law did Congress allow to end after Jefferson took office? | Alien and Sedition Acts |
Who was given the job of breaking Britain’s control of Lake Erie? | Oliver Hazard Perry |
What was a goal of Shawnee Chief Tecumseh? | To unite American Indians in the Northwest Territory |
Which of the following was one of the positive effects of the War of 1812? | It increased feelings of patriotism among Americans. |
What was Sacagawea’s main role in the Lewis and Clark expedition? | to serve as a guide and interpreter |
What city did the British attack, forcing President Madison to flee to safety? | Washington D.C. |
What countries did the Non-Intercourse Act ban trade with? | Britain, France, and their colonies |
What was a negative consequence of the rebellion in the French colony of Haiti in 1802? | It ended Napoléon’s dream of rebuilding the French Empire in North America. |
What country controlled both New Orleans and Louisiana, but later gave the land to France in a secret treaty? | Spain |
You are an American sailor. A British ship pulls alongside you and the crew says they are looking for a runaway British sailor. They claim you are the missing sailor and force you to board their vessel. What would you call the actions of the British? | impressment |
Why did Napoléon Bonaparte of France offer to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States? | He needed the money for his war with Great Britain. |
What tribe of Native Americans did Andrew Jackson and his Tennessee militia defeat at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend? | Creek Indians |
What was one reason that President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory? | to look for a river route to the Pacific Ocean |
What concept made the judicial branch a much stronger part of the national government? | judicial review |
What was unique about the House of Representatives voting in the Election of 1800? | Jefferson won on the 36th vote to break the tie. |
When Chief Justice John Marshall wrote the verdict on the Marbury v. Madison case, what did this give the court the ability to do? | check the power of the other branches of government |
Why was the election of 1800 important? | It was the first time one political party had replaced another. |
What president asked Congress to declare war against Great Britain in 1812? | James Madison |
What was the main risk of American farmers using the port of New Orleans while it was under the Spanish rule? | Trade could be disrupted if a foreign power shut off access to the river. |