Chapter 7 and 10 test

Question 1

Which of the following served as a catalyst for the 1794 domestic insurgency known as the Whiskey Rebellion

Answer 1

Excise tax

Question 2

who is considered the first real politician partly because he created the first statewide political machine

Answer 2

Martin Van Buren

Question 3

For which of the following reasons did NY state government fund the building of the Erie Canal in 1817

Answer 3

NY sought to link the hudson river and great lakes

Question 4

Why was toussaint L’Ouverture a significant figure in the 1790’a

Answer 4

He lead black haitians in order to seize control of haiti. (???)

Question 5

the power of elected officials to grant government jobs to party members in return for their loyalty is known as which of the following

Answer 5

patronage

Question 6

the naturalization alien and sedition acts had which of the following outcomes in US in 1790’s

Answer 6

it becomes illegal to publish insults or malice attacks against congress or the government

Question 7

Why did Thomas Jefferson call his election to presidency the revolution of 1800

Answer 7

the government changed peacefully despite bitter conflict and foreign crises

Question 8

which of the following phrases describes the federal judiciary at the time Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801

Answer 8

packed with hostile federalist

Question 9

Why was the decision in the case Marbury Madison of great importance in American history

Answer 9

it marked the first occasion the supreme court had the power to rule national laws unconstitutional

Question 10

Why did Thomas Jefferson dispatch the lewis and clark expansion in 1804

Answer 10

he wanted a report on the physical features and plant and animal life of the Louisiana Territory

Question 11

why was the american victory at the battle of New Orleans in 1815 significant

Answer 11

it restored national pride and make Jackson an american hero

Question 12

through which source did US treasury raise most of it revenue during the first half of the 1800’s

Answer 12

tariffs and imported goods

Question 13

Thomas Jefferson’s vision for the future of the US was which idea

Answer 13

western territories populated by independent yeoman and farm families

Question 14

which of the following stipulations was included in the Adams-Onis treaty of 1819

Answer 14

Spain ceded Florida to the USA

Question 15

which of the following was true of the era of good feelings

Answer 15

there was apparent political harmony

Question 16

Approval by congress and ratification by the states of the bill of rights had which of the following outcomes

Answer 16

An easing of American spears of an oppressive national government

Question 17

which of the following describes Jefferson’s approach to purchase Louisiana in 1802

Answer 17

The opportunity led Jefferson to revise his view of the presidential powers granted by congress

Question 18

which of the following describes transportation in the trans appalachian west in the early 19 century

Answer 18

water transport was the quickest and cheapest way to get goods into the market

Question 19

the trail of tears was a direct consequence of what government action

Answer 19

Indian Removal Act of 1830

Question 20

How did Jackson respond to South Carolina claimed right of nullification in 1832

Answer 20

he asked congress for a force bill authorizing him to use military in defense of nullification

Question 21

The Barbary Wars were a series of 2 wars fought by US, Sweden, and kingdom of sicily against the barbary states. Where were the barbary states located

Answer 21

North Africa

Question 22

What is the name for the first 10 amendments to the constitution

Answer 22

Bill of Rights

Question 23

When was the Bill of Rights ratified

Answer 23

1781

Question 24

What does the Bill of Rights show

Answer 24

Americans rights in relation to their government

Question 25

What 3 things did the Bill of Rights garuntee

Answer 25

freedom of speech, assembly, amd worship

Question 26

What was the Bill of Rights influenced by

Answer 26

The Virginia Declaration of Rights (George Mason)

Question 27

In the Bill of Rights, James Madison wrote specific prohibitions on what

Answer 27

he wrote specific prohibitions on governmental power in response to people from several states wanting protection for individual liberties

Question 28

When was the Bank of the United States established

Answer 28

1791

Question 29

What did the Bank of the United States serve as

Answer 29

a repository for the federal funds and as the government fiscal agent

Question 30

Who proposed the Bank of the United States

Answer 30

Alexander Hamilton

Question 31

What did the Bank of the United States conduct and who did it act for

Answer 31

In Philadelphia, it conducted general commercial business and acted for the government

Question 32

What did the opponents of the Bank of the United States want and did thye succedd

Answer 32

They succeeded in preventing the renewal and made it last only 20 years

Question 33

What is the name for the protest on Alexander Hamilton's excise tax on spirits

Answer 33

The Whisky Rebellion

Question 34

What is the name of the revolution on the wealthy french colony of Saint-Dominique in the West Indies

Answer 34

Haitian Revolution

Question 35

What does the John Marshall court refer to

Answer 35

the Supreme court of US from 1801-1835 when John served as the 4th chief justice of US

Question 36

What did the John Marshall court assert

Answer 36

it asserted the judiciary's authority to expand the Constitution as a paramount law and the other branches were held accountable to that law

Question 36

What is the two names for the acts that lengthened the residency requirement for American citizenship, authorized the deportation of foreigners and prohibited the publication of insults on the president or members of Congress

Answer 36

Alien and Sedition Acts

Question 36

What did the Marbury vs Madison court case establish

Answer 36

the principle of judicial review in the US

Question 36

True or False: The Marbury vs Madison case was a Supreme court case

Answer 36

True

Question 36

What was the Louisiana purchase

Answer 36

US gained Louisiana territory from French First Republic in 1803

Question 37

What is judicial review

Answer 37

America courts have the power to strike down laws that violate the Constitution

Question 37

How were the French violating the Pinckney Treaty

Answer 37

by restricting American trade

Question 37

What did Jefferson do to gain Louisiana territory and what did he do with it

Answer 37

He used a loose interpretation of the Constitution and used this new land as a way to move natives to the West

Question 38

What did new land in the west, due to the Louisiana purchase, do

Answer 38

it increased federal powers and pushed away natives for west

Question 39

What is the name for the expedition that charted the lands acquired purchase

Answer 39

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Question 40

Who was the War of 1812 between

Answer 40

American and indigenous against Great Britain and their Indigenous allies in North America with Spain helping in Florida

Question 41

What are some reasons for the War of 1812

Answer 41

Impressment of american sailors by british navy, disagreements over trade, western expansion, and native american policy

Question 42

How long did the War of 1812 last and how did it end

Answer 42

it lasted 3 years and ended with the Treaty of Ghent

Question 43

What was the name of the court case that resulted in the court deciding that the federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank and states did not have the power to tax the Federal government

Answer 43

McCulloch vs Maryland

Question 44

What is the right to do business conferred by a government

Answer 44

franchise

Question 45

Who were notables

Answer 45

northern landlords, slave-owning planters, and seaport merchants

Question 46

What was the name of the system wherein the winner of an election rewards their supporters with political positions

Answer 46

Spoils System

Question 47

What was the Missouri Compromise

Answer 47

this compromise established the precedent that slave states and free states should be admitted statehood in pairs to protect the balance of power in the Senate

Question 48

What is the 36-30 line

Answer 48

territory below that is slave territory and territory above is free territory

Question 49

explain an example of corrupt bargain in the presidential election of 1824

Answer 49

There was no clear winner in the presidential election of 1824, aka nobody had the majority vote. Due to the the decision falls to the House of Representatives. Speaker of the house was henry clay who was eliminated. He used his influence to support John Adams and then John Adams appointed him the secretary of states

Question 50

Explain the Second Bank of the US and how it was managed and how long it lasted

Answer 50

privately managed and lasted 20 years

Question 51

What was the Second Bank of the Us most important role

Answer 51

to stabilize nation's money supply

Question 52

What did Second Bank of the US consist of mostly

Answer 52

notes and bills of credit

Question 53

What is the legal doctrine that argues a state can ignore laws enacted via the federal government with which it disagrees

Answer 53

Nullification

Question 54

What job did John quincy adams have in the state of law and under who

Answer 54

he was a former secretary of state under president James Monroe

Question 55

What were the 3 principles of henry clays american system

Answer 55

1. protective tariffs to stimulate manufacturing 2. federally subsidized roads and canals to facilitate commerce 3. a national bank to control credit and provide a uniform currency

Question 56

WHat was Andrew Jackson known for

Answer 56

involvement in battles and wars

Question 57

Who laid the framework for democracy

Answer 57

Andrew Jackson

Question 58

What 4 other things did Andrew Jackson do

Answer 58

paid off the national debt, gained new lands for America, strengthened relationships with foreign nations global, and issued a new currency

Question 59

Who did the Democratic Republican party replace and what did it oppose

Answer 59

they replaced the federalist party and they opposed the expansion of slavery to states outside of the Old South

Question 60

WHat was the Trail of Tears

Answer 60

AN order by president martin van buren for the removal of native from north carolina, tennessee, georgia, and alabama, where 14,000 cherokees were rounded up and marched over 12,000 miles to oklahoma. over 3000 indians died of starvation and exposure

Question 61

WHo was one of the money influential members of Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet"

Answer 61

Roger B. Taney

Question 62

What did Roger B taney do in the court of law

Answer 62

treasury secretary, and then chief justice of supreme court

Question 63

Explain Jackson's infamous "pet banks"

Answer 63

Roger B Taney transferred federal governments gold and silver from the Second Bank of the US to various state banks, otherwise understood as "pet banks"