DE History quiz 7

Why did Gabriel’s conspiracy fail?
A. Bad weather forced the conspirators to attack before they were ready
B. Two enslaved men revealed the plot to their masters
C. The conspirators were unable to require functioning fire arms
D. Diversionary fires failed to ignite

B. Two enslaved men revealed the plot to their masters

Thomas Jefferson, in Notes on the state of Virginia, argued for polygenesis. What is polygenesis?
A. The belief that environmental changes would lead to changes in race
B. The belief in a universal equality of all human nature
C. The belief that African descended peoples were created separately from European descended peoples
D. The belief in the inevitability of race war and the extinction of weaker races

C. The belief that African descended peoples were created separately from European descended peoples

What is the term for the early American belief that women were essential in nurturing the principles of liberty in the citizenly?
A. Cult of domesticity
B. Victorian Mortality
C. Republican Motherhood
D. American Feminism

C. Republican Motherhood

All of the following motivated Napoleon to sell the Louisiana territory EXCEPT…
A. The French and American alliance against the Spanish
B. The pressures of war in Europe
C. The success of the Haitian Revolution
D. All of the above

A. The French and American alliance against the Spanish

What is the “Play- off System”?
A. The ability of Native Americans to manipulate rivalries between European powers for the own advantage
B. A pan-Indian resistance movement inspired by one prophets religious vision
C. A trading policy between Native Americans that exchanged weapons for furs
D. The practice of using metaphorical language in speeches

A. The ability of Native Americans to manipulate rivalries between European powers for the own advantage

What proved to be the most effective unifying force for the many Indians who followed Tecumseh?
A. Spirituality
B. Economic Interest
C. Political Ideology
D. Environmental Change

A. Spirituality

All of the following were contributing causes of the War of 1812 EXCEPT….
A. British Policy of impressment
B. Success of the Embargo of 1807
C. American fears of Britain encouraging Indian uprisings
D. Political influence of the War Hawks

B. Success of the Embargo of 1807

What was the primary purpose of the Hartford Convention?
A. Create foreign alliances that would assist the United States in the War of 1812
B. Gather leaders of the federalist party to propose changes to the U.S. constitution
C. Determine how to stop Tecumseh and his allies
D. Propose an end to the expansion of slavery

B. Gather leaders of the federalist party to propose changes to the U.S. constitution

What was the primary consequence of the War of 1812
A. Boost in American nationalism
B. Addition of Western Territory
C. Collapse of the Bank of the United States
D. Defeat of the Republican Party

A. Boost in American nationalism

What Treaty gave the US fourteen million acres when they made peace with the Red Sticks?
A. Louisiana purchase
B. Treaty of Fort Jackson
C. Treaty of Ghent
D. Rumblecusp corollary

B. Treaty of Fort Jackson