History Unit 2

The Society of the Cincinnati

Was a largely misunderstood veteran's group that was forced to change its policies to look less aristocratic.

What was meant by the term "Republican Motherhood"?

It was necessary for the mother to raise her children up with the proper moral and virtue.

It was a way of glorifying and renaming the proper domestic sphere of female influence.

At the Battle of Yorktown, the British general who surrendered, thus bringing war to a close was ______________.

Cornwallis

What was the MAJOR reason for French involvement in the American Revolution?

They supported it because it made their rival, the English, look weak and less powerful.

The American Revolution battle that was considered the most important battle, or the turning point of the war, was the Battle of ________________.

Saratoga

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Clearly defined a process for a territory to become a state.

Why did it take almost four years for the Articles of Confederation to be ratified?

Disputes over control of western lands.

The principle author of the Articles of Confederation was:

John Dickinson

Working behind the scenes to inform the British of John Jay’s diplomatic intentions prior to treaty negotiation was:

Alexander Hamilton.

The policies of Funding & Assumption were:

Ideas proposed to decrease national and state debt.

Seen as a way to tie wealthy people to the success of the government.

Constructed to give the federal government more power over individual states by taking on their collective debt.

The Whiskey Rebellion:

Served to express the unhappiness of Pennsylvania whiskey producers over a tax they felt was unfair.

Which of the following was NOT one of the issues addressed in Washington’s Farewell Address?

That future American president’s understand the importance of relinquishing their power to ensure that one person does not hold it for too long.

The 3/5 Compromise:

Determined how enslaved African Americans were to be counted for purposes of taxation and representation.

The plan for representation under the newly proposed Constitution put for by Edmund Randolph was called the __________________ Plan.

Virginia

The French Revolution:

Underlined the divide within the American people over the issue, especially by region.

The New Jersey Plan as proposed by William Patterson:

Called for an equal number of state representatives in Congress from each state, despite their population size.

The "Midnight Appointments":

represented the last of several of President Adams' appointments to newly created federal judgeships in the waning hours of his presidency.

The Haitian Revolution:

Served as the most successful slave rebellion in the western hemisphere.

During Jefferson’s administration, he employed policies to limit the federal government. All of the following were examples of this belief EXCEPT:

Make the Louisiana Purchase

The Hamilton-Burr duel:

Resulted with the filing of murder charges in two states against Burr that were later dropped.

The event known as the “Quasi-War” started because:

The French began to take American ships at sea.

The Excise Whiskey Tax:

unfairly taxed small and infrequent producers of whiskey.

was devised by Hamilton to pay down burdensome the federal government debt.

Which of the following factors most contributed to Jefferson’s decision to make the Louisiana Purchase?

The cheap deal offered by Napoleon for $15 million.

The 1796 presidential election: 

was a clear victory for former vice-president, John Adams.

The ruling in the Marbury v. Madison case secured what Supreme Court power:

Judicial review

Why is the War of 1812 referred to as the “Strange War of 1812”?

It occurred even though all of the outstanding issues between the US and England had subsided two months prior to the conflict.

Who observed the Battle of Ft. McHenry from a British ship only to commemorate the event in  a poem?

Francis Key

The “American System” stressed:

more tariff protectionism.

The Treaty of Ghent:

Promised to later discuss the issues that had led to the War of 1812.

Justice John Marshall found Aaron Burr not guilty during his treason trial, stressing what important legal principle?

In cases involving death as a possible punishment, more than just merely hearsay evidence is required.

The Battle of Put-in-Bay, led by Oliver Perry:

 

Turned the tide of the War of 1812.

Gave the US military control of the Great Lakes.

The Embargo Act of 1807:

 

Was a massive failure.

Stopped trade with all nations in an attempt to coerce England and France into not taking American ships.

Which co-conspirator of Aaron Burr turned against him after it seemed he might be implicated in attempting to create a new and separate nation out of the Louisiana Territory lands?

General James Wilkinson

Dolley Madison is remembered during the War of 1812 for:

Saving much of the artwork and artifacts of earlier presidents and their administrations.

The Missouri Compromise:

stated that if Missouri entered the Union as a slave state, Maine would enter as a free state.

The “Era of Good Feelings” was associated with which US president?

Monroe

Which of the following supreme court cases DID NOT lead to the strengthening of the federal government during the 1810s-20s?

Plessy v. Ferguson

The first great federal transportation project was the:

building of the National Road.

 The “Corrupt Bargain” refers to the supposed corruption that occurred during what electoral event:

The Election of 1824

The man given credit for inventing and patenting the steamboat was:

Robert Fulton

The “American System” was comprised of all of the following EXCEPT:

Mayfield Road Veto.