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Exam II - US HIST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonist ______ | Were deeply divided about what they were fighting for |
| The author of “Common Sense” | Considered the English constitution to be the greatest problem facing the colonist |
| As commander of the Continental army, George Washington _____ | Was admired, respected, and trusted by nearly all Patriots |
| During the American Revolution, the Iroquois Confederacy officially | Declared its neutrality |
| Which of the following nations became involved in a general war against England during the American Revolution | The Netherlands |
| The fear of _____ helped prevent English colonists in the Caribbean islands from joining with the continental Americans in the revolt against Britain | Slave rebellion |
| The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786 | Called for a complete separation of church and state |
| One effect of Shays’s Rebellion was that it | Contributed to the growing belief the national government needed reform |
| During the American Revolution, female “camp followers” | Assisted in the support of regular troops |
| Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because | Hard currency was scarce |
| The 1795 Treaty of Greenville | Led the United States to affirm that Indian lands could be ceded only by the tribes themselves |
| When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776, he was intent on surprising | The Hessians |
| Many American colonist were enraged when the British began recruiting German mercenaries known as | hessians |
| _______ led a failed rebellion of western farmers during the mid-1780s | Daniel Shay |
| In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson borrowed from the contract theory of | John Locke |
| Describe the significance France played in the American Revolution | They helped make the win possible by providing weapons and uniforms |
| In 1786, Alexander Hamilton found an important ally, in his push for a stronger central government, in | James Madison |
| The Virginia plan called for | A two-tier national legislature |
| In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, for the purpose of political representation, slaves were classified as | Three-fifths of a free person |
| In the first national elections in 1789 | All the presidential electors cast their votes for George Washington |
| The dominant figure of George Washington’s administration was | Alexander Hamilton |
| Under the Constitution of 1787, the people would directly elect | Members of the House of Representatives |
| Jay’s Treaty (1794) | Avoided a likely war with England |
| Which group opposed Alexander Hamiltons’s economic program on the grounds that they would bear a disproportionate tax burden? | Small farmers |
| In America, the French Revolution was generally praised by | Republicans |
| The “XYZ Affair” | Led to an undeclared war between the United States and France |
| The achievement of the “Great Compromise” of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its resolution of the problem regarding | Political representation |
| The Antifederalists | Saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its powers |
| At Hamilton’s urging, President Washington dispatched an army to put down the | Whiskey Rebellion |
| The Antifederalists’ biggest complaint was that the new Constitution did not have a | Bill of Rights |
| Edmund Randolph and James Madison wanted to strengthen the federal government with their proposed _____ plan | Virginia |
| What were the primary reasons the Articles of Confederation failed as a structure of government | There was no power of the purse or judicial branch. They were made to make the national government weak. |
| The religious concept of deism | Emphasized the role of God in the world |
| John Marshall was | Chief justice of the Supreme Court at the time of Marbury v. Madison |
| In the early nineteenth century, school education was largely the responsibility of | Private institutions |
| Around 1800, higher education in the United States | Saw the number of colleges and universities growing substantially |
| The expansion of the medical profession during the early nineteenth century resulted in a | Decline in midwives |
| Religious skepticism resulted in | Both the philosophy of “Unitarianism” and a wave of revivalism |
| The revivalism of the Second Great Awakening | Encouraged racial unrest |
| Population data of the United States in 1800 reveals | The nation remained overwhelmingly agrarian |
| In 1800, Washington D.C., | Was little more than a simple village |
| The Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Marbury v. Madison | Stated that congress had no authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court, and that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an act of Congress |
| Tecumseh _____ | Fought against William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe |
| In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans | Took place weeks after the war had officially ended |
| Eli Whitney’s __________ revolutionized the American South’s economy | Cotton Gin |
| The first American medical school was the _________ | University of Pennsylvania |
| Chief Justice Marshall presided over the treason trial of _________ | Aaron Burr |
| Describe the main features of American education during the early nineteenth century | They learned about society, values, and how to be productive citizens |
| The experience of American banking during the War of 1812 revealed the need for | Another national bank |
| As a result of the War of 1812 | The growth of American manufacturing was stimulated |
| The Lancaster Pike was a road partially financed by the state of | Pennsylvania |
| Between 1800 and 1820, the population of the United States | Nearly doubled |
| After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, it | Quickly opened its northern territories to trade with the United States |
| The “era of good feelings” following the War of 1812 reflected | Rising nationalism and optimism in the United States |
| During the administration of James Monroe | The Federalist Party in effect ceased to exist |
| The Panic of 1819 resulted in a depression that lasted | Six years |
| In the presidential election of 1824, | John Q. Adams received the second-most electoral votes and became president |
| The policy expressed in the Monroe Doctrine was principally directed at | Europe |
| The first American mill to carry on the processes of spinning and weaving under a single roof was located in | Waltham, Massachusetts |
| The Supreme Court ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden | Strengthened the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce |
| The Missouri Compromise brought Missouri and _________ into the Union | Maine |
| The Marshall Court strengthened the ability of Congress to regulate interstate commerce in the case of _______ | Gibbons v. Ogden |
| When Jefferson referred to a “fire bell in the night” he was talking about the issue of _________ | Slavery |
| What factors motivated Americans to engage in a westward migration in the early nineteenth century? | The west had more land and more jobs and therefore more money |
| What type of American was more likely to move into the West? | Men and their families would move the most |
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