Chapter 7 (2) – Flashcards
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Between 1800 and 1840, the nation's most dramatic population expansion occurred:
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A) west of the Appalachians
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In the early nineteenth century, the fastest growing segment of the population was:
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C) free blacks
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Jefferson's inauguration was notable for:
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A) its being the first in Washington, D.C.
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Who said, "We are all Republicans—we are all Federalists"?
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B) Thomas Jefferson
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President Jefferson's cabinet:
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C) included Madison as secretary of state
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The Louisiana Purchase was a problem for Jefferson because:
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B) he believed that the Constitution did not give authority to acquire new land
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All of the following are true of the Louisiana Purchase EXCEPT:
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C) it was clearly constitutional
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To President Jefferson, one major incentive to purchase Louisiana was to:
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B) secure American access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans
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Aaron Burr's conspiracy:
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C) aimed to give him a private western empire
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The British used the 1805 Essex decision as an excuse to:
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C) seize American ships
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Jefferson's response to British and French interference with American shipping was:
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A) what he called a policy of "peaceable coercion"
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President Madison's attempts to deal with British and French interference with American trade:
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A) led to war with the British
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In the Battle of Tippecanoe:
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A) the hope of an Indian confederation to protect their hunting grounds was ended
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Western settlers and politicians believed war with Britain might enable:
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C) conquest of Canada
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As the War of 1812 started, one strength of the United States was:
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C) a small but war-tested navy
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The naval battle on Lake Erie resulted in:
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B) Commodore Perry's glorious victory
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The British invasion of the mid-Atlantic coast in 1814 resulted in:
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C) the capture and burning of Washington, D.C.
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The most notable aspect of the British assault upon Baltimore was:
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B) its inspiration for the eventual national anthem
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The
War of 1812:
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C) generated intense patriotic pride
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As a result of the War of 1812, President Madison:
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C) learned the value of some Federalist policies
