APUSH Unit3

44. An important reason for the proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine was to

Protect republican institutions of government in the Western Hemisphere

90. The most unpopular and least successful of President Thomas Jefferson's policies was his

Adherence to neutrality in dealing with England and France

65. President Monroe articulated the Monroe Doctrine in his 1823 address to Congress primarily in order to

Warn European nations against further colonial ventures in the Western Hemisphere

151. One of the chief aims of the Alien and Sedition acts was to

Suppress political dissent

159. One important part of the American System promoted by Henry Clay was based on the assumption that

The federal government should promote industry

2. The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) heightened the sectional crisis because it

Repealed the Missouri Compromise

8. "Let me...warn you in the most solemn manner against the ruinous effects of the spirit of party...The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension...is itself a frightful despotism." This statement reflected which of the following political positions?

George Washington's concern about the development of political parties during his administration.

11. Thomas Jefferson opposed some of Alexander Hamilton's programs because Jefferson believed that

Hamilton's programs favored wealthy financial interests

12. Which of the following did NOT contribute to the United States decision to declare war against Great Britain in 1812?

American military and economic preparedness for war

13. Which of the following provided sources of revenue for the federal government in the period form 1800 to 1860?

iii. Customs duties

iv. Land sales

19. By the time of the Revolution, the American colonists had generally come to believe that creation of a republic would solve the problems of monarchical rule because a republic would establish

A small, limited government responsible to the people

26. In the history of American transportation, the canal era occurred during which of the following periods?

1820-1850

30. Marbury v. Madison (1803) is famous for establishing the principle of

Judicial review

50. Which of the following was a widely held belief among the Founding Fathers of the United States?

Widespread ownership of property is a bulwark of republican government.

52. Which of the following had the greatest impact on the institution of slavery in the United States in the first quarter of the nineteenth century?

Invention of the cotton gin

66. Which of the following transportation developments opened the West to settlement and trade between 1790 and 1830?

Turnpikes and canals

72. Which of the following is true of the case of Marbury v. Madison?

It affirmed the principle of judicial review

74. All of the following accurately describe Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France EXCEPT:

It ended the threat of American Indian raids on western settlements.

79. In the United States, the Haitian rebellion of the 1790s prompted

An increased fear of slave revolts in the South

83. The Jefferson administration advocated which of the following changes as a means of restoring republican ideals?

Reducing the scope of activities of the federal government

85. The Missouri Compromise did which of the following?

Allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state.

88. Alexander Hamilton's financial program was most favorable to

Eastern merchants

98. In the last quarter of the nineteenth century, American agriculture was characterized by

An increase in acres under cultivation

100. Pinckney's Treaty with Spain is considered a diplomatic highlight of Washington's administration because it

Allowed the United States to use the port of New Orleans

117. Anne Hutchinson threatened the established order in Massachusetts Bay by advocating

A covenant of grace

138. Americans benefited greatly from the 1783 Treaty of Paris between the United States and Britain essentially because

The United States was granted independence unconditionally

139. In 1776, when Abigail Adams implored her husband, John Adams, to "Remember the Ladies" as he created a new government, she argued that

Women would not feel bound to support the laws of a government in which they had no actual representation

142. The United States under the Articles of Confederation was called a "firm league of friendship" because

The national government was not given the authority to demand that states act together

143. All of the following were problems encountered by the government of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT

Excessive centralization of power in the Congress

144. The rebellion of Daniel Shays in 1786 grew out of a need to

Prevent the collection of taxes

148. Many historians believe that in order to gain the support of the South in 1790 for his controversial financial plans, Alexander Hamilton offered to

Locate the national capital in Virginia

149. The Democratic-Republican societies, one of the earliest groups of political dissenters, were first organized in opposition to

Washington's foreign policies

150. In his Farewell Address of 1796, President Washington urged the nation to avoid

Permanent alliances

154. Chief Justice John Marshall first established the principle that the Supreme Court could determine the constitutionality of Congressional actions in the case of

Marbury v. Madison

155. In his campaign for reelection in 1804, President Jefferson claimed credit for all of the following EXCEPT

Enacting the Alien and Sedition Acts

156. President Thomas Jefferson claimed success in protecting American trading rights as a result of conflict with

Tripoli

157. One of the unexpected results of the Hartford Convention was the

Swift decline of the Federalist Party

158. Which of the following was a result of the War of 1812?

Local manufacturing was stimulated

160. The economic hard times which followed the conclusion of the War of 1812 were largely the result of

Widespread speculation and easy credit

161. Which of the following accurately reflects the population of the United States between 1790 and 1830?

The population increased by almost one-third each decade

162. The American system of manufacturing was unique in the worldwide Industrial Revolution because of its reliance on

Precision machinery and interchangeable parts

163. Between 1800 and 1820, the land policy of the United States government

Halted the sale of western land to ordinary people

164. During the first decade of the 19th Century, two Shawnee leaders, Tecumseh and the Prophet, worried the leaders of the United States because they

Engaged in a reign of terror on the frontier

170. Between 1815 and 1860, almost three-quarters of the money invested in canals was supplied by

State governments

188. Which of the following arguments did opponents against the Second Bank of the United States use?

i. It did not distribute tax money throughout the nation

ii. It checked the growth of local banks

iii. It had too much power

iv. It was unresponsive to financial crises

v. It was undemocratic

194. The Kansas-Nebraska Act profoundly influenced the national discussion of slavery by

Formally repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820