Exam II - US HIST

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In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonist ______

Were deeply divided about what they were fighting for

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The author of “Common Sense”

Considered the English constitution to be the greatest problem facing the colonist

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As commander of the Continental army, George Washington _____

Was admired, respected, and trusted by nearly all Patriots

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During the American Revolution, the Iroquois Confederacy officially

Declared its neutrality

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Which of the following nations became involved in a general war against England during the American Revolution

The Netherlands

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The fear of _____ helped prevent English colonists in the Caribbean islands from joining with the continental Americans in the revolt against Britain

Slave rebellion

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The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786

Called for a complete separation of church and state

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One effect of Shays’s Rebellion was that it

Contributed to the growing belief the national government needed reform

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During the American Revolution, female “camp followers”

Assisted in the support of regular troops

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Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because

Hard currency was scarce

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The 1795 Treaty of Greenville

Led the United States to affirm that Indian lands could be ceded only by the tribes themselves

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When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776, he was intent on surprising

The Hessians

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Many American colonist were enraged when the British began recruiting German mercenaries known as

hessians

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_______ led a failed rebellion of western farmers during the mid-1780s

Daniel Shay

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In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson borrowed from the contract theory of

John Locke

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Describe the significance France played in the American Revolution

They helped make the win possible by providing weapons and uniforms

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In 1786, Alexander Hamilton found an important ally, in his push for a stronger central government, in

James Madison

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The Virginia plan called for

A two-tier national legislature

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In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, for the purpose of political representation, slaves were classified as

Three-fifths of a free person

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In the first national elections in 1789

All the presidential electors cast their votes for George Washington

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The dominant figure of George Washington’s administration was

Alexander Hamilton

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Under the Constitution of 1787, the people would directly elect

Members of the House of Representatives

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Jay’s Treaty (1794)

Avoided a likely war with England

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Which group opposed Alexander Hamiltons’s economic program on the grounds that they would bear a disproportionate tax burden?

Small farmers

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In America, the French Revolution was generally praised by

Republicans

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The “XYZ Affair”

Led to an undeclared war between the United States and France

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The achievement of the “Great Compromise” of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its resolution of the problem regarding

Political representation

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The Antifederalists

Saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its powers

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At Hamilton’s urging, President Washington dispatched an army to put down the

Whiskey Rebellion

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The Antifederalists’ biggest complaint was that the new Constitution did not have a

Bill of Rights

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Edmund Randolph and James Madison wanted to strengthen the federal government with their proposed _____ plan

Virginia

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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.

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The religious concept of deism

Emphasized the role of God in the world

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John Marshall was

Chief justice of the Supreme Court at the time of Marbury v. Madison

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In the early nineteenth century, school education was largely the responsibility of

Private institutions

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Around 1800, higher education in the United States

Saw the number of colleges and universities growing substantially

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The expansion of the medical profession during the early nineteenth century resulted in a

Decline in midwives

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Religious skepticism resulted in

Both the philosophy of “Unitarianism” and a wave of revivalism

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The revivalism of the Second Great Awakening

Encouraged racial unrest

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Population data of the United States in 1800 reveals

The nation remained overwhelmingly agrarian

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In 1800, Washington D.C.,

Was little more than a simple village

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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

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Tecumseh _____

Fought against William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe

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In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans

Took place weeks after the war had officially ended

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Eli Whitney’s __________ revolutionized the American South’s economy

Cotton Gin

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The first American medical school was the _________

University of Pennsylvania

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Chief Justice Marshall presided over the treason trial of _________

Aaron Burr

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Describe the main features of American education during the early nineteenth century

They learned about society, values, and how to be productive citizens

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The experience of American banking during the War of 1812 revealed the need for

Another national bank

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As a result of the War of 1812

The growth of American manufacturing was stimulated

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The Lancaster Pike was a road partially financed by the state of

Pennsylvania

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Between 1800 and 1820, the population of the United States

Nearly doubled

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After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, it

Quickly opened its northern territories to trade with the United States

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The “era of good feelings” following the War of 1812 reflected

Rising nationalism and optimism in the United States

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During the administration of James Monroe

The Federalist Party in effect ceased to exist

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The Panic of 1819 resulted in a depression that lasted

Six years

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In the presidential election of 1824,

John Q. Adams received the second-most electoral votes and became president

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The policy expressed in the Monroe Doctrine was principally directed at

Europe

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The first American mill to carry on the processes of spinning and weaving under a single roof was located in

Waltham, Massachusetts

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The Supreme Court ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden

Strengthened the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce

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The Missouri Compromise brought Missouri and _________ into the Union

Maine

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The Marshall Court strengthened the ability of Congress to regulate interstate commerce in the case of _______

Gibbons v. Ogden

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When Jefferson referred to a “fire bell in the night” he was talking about the issue of _________

Slavery

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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

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What type of American was more likely to move into the West?

Men and their families would move the most

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