Chapter 8 Flashcards
(53 cards)
Which of the following led directly to the formation of an organized political party opposed to the Federalist Party?
Jay’s Treaty
The Kentucky resolution originally stated that:
States could nullify laws of Congress
Fries’s Rebellion:
Resulted in a loss of support for Federalists in southeastern Pennsylvania
Why did the United States become a one-party nation following the War of 1812?
The Hartford Conventions’s allegedly treasonous activities fatally damaged the Federalist Party’s reputation
Gabriel’s Rebellion:
Demonstrated that the slaves were as aware of the idea of liberty as anyone else
Which of the following is true of the American response to Toussaint L’Ouverture’s slave uprising, which led to the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804?
Many white Americans considered L’Ouverture’s uprising to be evidence of blacks’ unfitness for republican freedom
Pierre Charles L’Enfant is well known for:
Designing Washington, D.C.
Which of the following contributed to the United States going to war in 1812?
Congressional War Hawks who pressed for territorial expansion into Florida and Canada
The War Hawks in Congress included:
Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun
What was the significance of the case of Marbury v. Madison?
The Supreme Court asserted the power of judicial review
Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism
After becoming president, how did Thomas Jefferson deal with the Federalists?
He tried to roll back almost everything they had done by cutting taxes and the size of government
Which international partner did Alexander Hamilton think most important for the survival and prosperity of the United States?
The British
Which of the following contributed to the poor American performance in the War of 1812?
The nation was deeply divided about whether to go to war
The Sedition Act targeted
The Republican press
Why did Jefferson use the U.S. navy against North African states?
Tripoli had declared war on the United States after Jefferson had refused demands for increased payments to the Barbary pirates
The land involved in the Louisiana Purchase:
Stretch from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada and from Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
When Andrew Jackson had the chance to obtain African-American help to fight the British in the Battle of New Orleans, he:
Recruited free men of color and promised them the same pay that white recruits received
Which of the following was NOT a result of the War of 1812?
The United States gained land in what is now Maine, Vermont, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as all of modern Florida
When George Washington took office as the first president of the United States, American leaders believed that the new nation’s success depended on:
Maintaining political harmony
The “Strict constructionists” believed:
The federal government could only exercise powers specifically listed in the Constitution
The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to:
The Alien and Sedition Acts
What was unusual about the Embargo Act of 1807?
It stopped all American vessels from sailing to foreign ports- an amazing use of federal power, especially by a president supposedly dedicated to a weak central government
The French Revolution:
Reinforced the Republicans’ sympathy toward the French
