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US History Ch 9 Test
Question | Answer |
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Jeffersonian Republicans strongly supported which of the following? State's rights, centralized government, commerce, industry. | State's rights |
What was considered the "revolution of 1800"? | Political victory of the Republicans |
Chief Justice John Marshall supported which views when Congress and the presidency were in opposition of his views? | Federalist |
Who was Sacajawea? | An Indian woman who assisted Lewis and Clark |
What was the immediate result of the Chesapeake affair? | The Embargo Act |
Explain the main differences in view of centralized government between the Federalists and the Jeffersonian Republicans. | Federalists-great defenders of merchants, believed strong government would protect the nation, rule by elite from high families. Jeff Republicans-concerned with the farmers, worked on the principle that less government is better, rule by strong minds. |
In comparison to the current size of the United States in 1800, what was the size of the land purchased by our government under Thomas Jefferson? | It was larger than the US. |
Who was the third president of the United States? | Thomas Jefferson |
Who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court? | John Marshall |
Who was the powerful ruler of France? | Napoleon Bonaparte |
Who were the explorers of the Louisiana Territory? | Meriwether Lewis and William Clark |
Who was the explorer of the Great Plains and the Colorado Rockies? | Zebulon Pike |
Which vice president was accused of treason? | Aaron Burr |
Who won a major battle in Ohio against the Indians? | Mad Anthony Wayne |
Who was the man(war hawk)from Kentucky who became Speaker of the House? | Henry Clay |
Who was the American naval captain who defeated the British Fleet? | Oliver Hazard Perry |
Who was the American hero at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend? | Andrew Jackson |
The right of the Court to declare a law unconstitutional. | Judicial Review |
What is the name of the authority specifically given to the national government by the Constitution? | Delegated powers |
What court decision maintained, "it is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is"? | Marbury v. Madison |
What decision by the courts protected Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce? | Gibbons v. Ogden |
What court decision denied states the power to interfere with the ability of the Congress to enact a national bank? | McCulloch v. Maryland |
Which amendment separated ballots for the president and vice president? | Twelfth Amendment |
What was the name of the region in North Africa that held our American ships ransom? | Barbary states |
Did the Indians understand the concept of private property? | No |
Why was Tecumseh a threat to the United States? | He attempted to unite the Indian Tribes into one nation. |
Who did Harrison inadvertently help when he asked the Indians to demand a sign? | The Prophet |
How many troops did the United States have as they entered the War of 1812? | 7000 |
Who said, "Fight her 'til she sinks, and don't give up the ship," when he was mortally wounded? | Captain James Lawrence |
Considering all that Andrew Jackson did in his Florida campaign, did he exceed his orders? | Yes |
Who was the greatest Indian leader in our history? | Tecumseh |
Who was the Indian who attacked whiskey and the white man's ways? | The Prophet |
What was the name of the governor who defeated the Prophet? | William Henry Harrison |
What president oversaw the War of 1812? | James Madison |
Who authored the national anthem? | Francis Scott Key |
Who was the secretary of state who helped win Florida from Spain? | John Quincy Adams |
Who was the Latin revolutionary? | Simon Bolivar |
The right to stop American ships, forcibly remove British deserters, and put them back into service. | Impressments |
What city was captured by the British after the Battle of Bladensburg? | Washington |
After the war was over, what was the US victory against the British regulars? | Battle of New Orleans |
What region did the US buy as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty? | Florida |
Why was the USS Constitution called Old Ironsides? | Enemy cannonballs bounced off its oak sides. |
What battle was an astounding victory for the makeshift American fleet? | Battle of Lake Erie |
What fort in Baltimore did the British fail to capture? | McHenry |
What event led to the demise of the Federalist Party? | Hartford Convention |
Treaty that called for the disarmament of the Great Lakes. | Rush-Bagot Treaty |
Who was the president during the "Era of Good Feelings"? | James Monroe |
What was the main provision of the Monroe Doctrine? | No European country could intervene in the Western Hemisphere. |
List the three stages in Britain's plan to defeat the US during the War of 1812 and explain the success of each stage. |