Final Flashcards
In 1804, Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Rufus King
C) Aaron Burr
D) Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Aaron Burr
Which of the following is NOT true of Jefferson’s Embargo?
A) It was aimed primarily at punishing Britain for its policy of impressment.
B) It succeeded in changing Britain’s naval policies, resulting in better relations with the U.S.
C) It was enacted in the wake of the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair.
D) It hurt the U.S. economy and created outrage at home, particularly among the Federalists in New England.
It succeeded in changing Britain’s naval policies, resulting in better relations with the U.S.
James Madison asked for Congress for a declaration of war against Britain in 1812
A) because of Britain’s impressment of American sailors.
B) because Americans believed British agents were arming and inciting the Indians of the Northwest U.S.
C) because of the urging of “War Hawks” in Congress such as John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay.
D) all of the above.
all of the above
This American naval officer sent the message: “We have met the enemy and they are ours” after his victory on Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
A) Chester W. Nimitz
B) David Farragut.
C) Oliver Hazard Perry.
D) Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
Oliver Hazard Perry
Which of the following did NOT happen during the War of 1812?
A) American forces successfully invaded British Canada.
B) The White House and other federal buildings were burned by British troops.
C) Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner while observing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry.
D) The USS Constitution won rousing victories over the HMS Java and Guerriere.
American forces successfully invaded British Canada
The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812
A) by ceding approximately 1,200 square miles of southern Canada to the U.S. (which later became the state of Maine).
B) on a status-quo antebellum basis.
C) after the British formally agreed to abandon their policy of impressment.
D) after the American victory at New Orleans.
on a status-quo antebellum basis.
Which of the following is NOT trust of the Battle of New Orleans?
A) It made Andrew Jackson an American hero.
B) The British army seized New Orleans shortly after the American retreat.
C) It was a crushing American victory.
D)
The British commander, General Pakenham, was killed in the assault
The British army seized New Orleans shortly after the American retreat.
The “Era of Good Feelings” happened during the presidency of
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) James Madison
C) James Monroe
D) John Quincy Adams
James Monroe
This treaty between the US and Spain ceded Florida to the US and fixed the SW border of the Louisiana Territory.
A) The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
B) The Adams-Onis Treaty
C) Pinckney’s Treaty
D) The Tyler-Herrera Treaty
The Adams-Onis Treaty
Which of the following was NOT true of the Missouri Compromise?
A) It was authored by Henry Clay.
B) It allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
C) It fixed a boundary line at 36, 30 degrees in the Louisiana Territory, banning slavery north of that line.
D) It permitted the Annexation of Texas by the US and (temporarily) prevented a war with Mexico.
It permitted the Annexation of Texas by the US and (temporarily) prevented war with Mexico.
The ___ called for an end to European colonialism in the New World and promised the US would stay out of European affairs.
A) Jackson Force Bill
B) Monroe Doctrine
C) Embargo Act
D) Treaty of San Luis
Monroe Doctrine
John Quincy Adams was
A) the son of John Adams.
B) Secretary of State under James Monroe.
C) president from 1825-29.
D) all of the above.
all of the above
The “Corrupt Bargain” refers to
A) the charge by supporters of Andrew Jackson that the presidency had been stolen from him in 1824.
B) the deal between Britain and the US to keep other European powers out of the New World.
C) the agreement between pro-slavery Senators and pro-war Senators to expand US territory westward.
D) the agreement to allow slavery south of the Mason-Dixon Line, but not north of it.
the charge by the supporters of Andrew Jackson that the presidency had been stolen from him in 1824.
Which of the following was NOT true of Andrew Jackson?
A) He owned a large number of slaves at his home, the Hermitage, in Tennessee.
B) He engaged in several (sometimes deadly) duels with rivals.
C) He was born into a family of wealth and privilege.
D) He was seen by many Americans as a great military hero.
He was born into a family of wealth and privilege
During the so-called “Age of Jackson”
A) democracy became more widespread as property restrictions on voting were lifted in many states.
B) numerous great works of literature were written by American authors.
C) a “Market Revolution” took place in America as the Industrial Revolution took hold in the US.
D) all of the above.
all of the above
The “American System” of internal improvements (roads, canals, banks, etc.) was championed by
A) Andrew Jackson
B) Henry Clay
C) Martin van Buren
D) Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Henry Clay
The cotton gin, invented by ___, helped in the processing of cotton but also increased the demand for slaves in the South.
A) Samuel Colt
B) Samuel Morse
C) Samuel Barber
D) Eli Whitney
Eli Whiteney
Which of the following was NOT true of Edgar Allen Poe?
A) He helped pioneer the genre of detective and horror stories.
B) He lived a fairly tragic life and died in his forties of mysterious causes.
C) He wrote such classics as The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Pit and the Pendulum.
D) He lived a long life and achieved great wealth and success before his death.
He lived a long life and achieved great wealth and success before his death.
This Transcendentalist author wrote “Walden” and “Civil Disobedience” and was opposed to slavery and the Mexican-American War.
A) C. Clayton Toombs
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C) James Fenimore Cooper
D) Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
The Temperance Movement sought to
A) reduce alcohol consumption.
B) reduce the levels of slavery in the territories.
C) temper the hard feelings between Britain and the US after the War of 1812.
D) none of the above.
reduce alcohol consumption
Frederick Douglas and William Lloyd Garrison were two of the most prominent
A) states rights advocates.
B) abolitionists.
C) manufacturers in New England.
D) advocates of the Mexican-American War.
abolishinists
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott helped to organize the first women’s rights convention at
A) Albany, NY
B) Philadelphia, PA
C) Boston, MA
D) Seneca Falls, NY
Seneca Falls, NY
The Underground Railroad
A) helped thousands of slaves escape to freedom in the North.
B) was assisted by people such as Harriet Tubman and Levi Coffin.
C) was heavily criticized by Southern slave owners, who pushed for a stronger fugitive slave law.
D) all of the above.
all of the above
Which of the following was NOT true of the Nullification Crisis?
A) It resulted in violence when Andrew Jackson sent US Army units into South Carolina to enforce federal laws.
B) John C. Calhoun proposed the idea that states should “nullify” laws they deemed unfair or unconstitutional.
C) Andrew Jackson supported the “Force Bill” which authorized him to use force to ensure federal laws were obeyed.
D) Henry Clay guided a compromise solution thru Congress which largely ended the crisis.
It resulted in violence when Andrew Jackson sent US Army units into South Carolina to enforce federal laws.
The “Trail of Tears” refers to
A) slaves who were “sold down the river” into the deep South.
B) Henry Clay’s supporters after he lost the election of 1832.
C) The movement of the Cherokee Indians from their native lands to the Indian Territory.
D) The numerous deaths of workers who dug/built the Erie Canal.
the movement of the Cherokee Indians from their native lands to the Indian Territory.
Texas gained its independence from Mexico with the victory at
A) The Alamo
B) Goliad
C) San Jacinto
D) San Antonio
San Jacinto
The issue of whether to admit Texas to the Union was highly controversial since
A) Texas was a slave state.
B) Texas had little to offer the US since it was mostly barren desert.
C) Texas was a free state.
D) Britain and France both laid claim to large portions of Texas territory.
Texas was a slave state
Which of the following is NOT true of the Presidential Election of 1840?
A) It is usually regarded as the first “modern” political campaign with its slogans, rallies, songs, memorabilia, and active campaigning by the candidates.
B) It saw the election of the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison.
C) It was thrown into the House of Representatives after neither candidate won a majority of the electoral vote.
D) The candidacy of Martin van Buren suffered due to the economic problems caused by the Panic of 1837.
it was thrown into the House of Representatives after neither candidate won a majority of the electoral vota
John Tyler is notable for
A) being the first vice president to assume the office of president after the death of a president.
B) his staunch opposition to Texas statehood.
C) his full-fledged support for the Whig system of banks and internal improvements.
D) being the first president to die in office (after only 30 days).
being the first vice president to assume the office of president after the death of a president
Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Travis were all killed at
A) Fallen Timbers
B) Gettysburg
C) the Alamo
D) Gonzales
the Alamo.
Which of the following is NOT true of Henry Clay?
A) He ran for president multiple times but was never elected.
B) He was a staunch supporter of Andrew Jackson and his “Jeffersonian” policies of limited government.
C) He helped to found the Whig political party in America.
D) He was a supporter of the “American System” of internal improvements.
He was a staunch supporter of Andrew Jackson and his “Jeffersonian” policies of limited government.
President James Polk
A) favored American expansionism
B) was a Whig who detested Andrew Jackson.
C) favored Texas statehood.
D) both A and C are correct.
both A and C are correct
The idea that America was pre-ordained to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific was known as
A) popular sovereignty.
B) manifest destiny.
C) the American System.
D) the Free Soil movement.
manifest destiny
This explorer led 5 expeditions to the Rocky Mountain region and has a mountain named after him in Colorado.
A) John Evans.
B) Cornelius Pike.
C) Stephen Long.
D) Samuel Princeton.
Stephen Long
This explorer was known as the Pathfinder and led 5 expeditions to Oregon and California, with the aid of mountain man Kit Carson.
A) John C. Fremont.
B) Alexander Polk.
C) Benjamin Johnson.
D) Jedediah Jones.
John C. Fremont
Which of the following was NOT true of the Oregon Treaty?
A) James Buchanan, US secretary of state, helped to negotiate the treaty.
B) the treaty was between the US and Russia.
C) it set the northern boundary of Oregon at the 49th parallel.
D) the treaty encompassed an area that makes up most of the modern NW United States.
the treaty was between the US and Russia
Which of the following was NOT true of the Mexican-American War?
A) It was and extremely popular and un-controversial war in America.
B) It was fought under the presidency of James Polk.
C) It resulted in an American victory over Mexico.
D) Its origins in a skirmish between American and Mexican troops in Texas is still somewhat murky.
It was an extremely popular and un-controversial war in America
This American general, known as “Old Fuss and Feathers” due to his devotion to military spit and polish, won a major victory with his seizure of Mexico City.
A) Zachary Taylor.
B) Ulysses S. Grant.
C) Winfield Scott.
D) Jefferson Davis.
Winfield Scott
