Chapter 07 Notes - U.S History 1 Honors

Madison in Power

1. Who won the election of 1808?

   • A) Thomas Jefferson

   • B) Charles Pinckney

   • C) James Madison

   • D) Andrew Jackson
     Answer: C) James Madison

2. What was the electoral vote count for Madison in the 1808 election?

   • A) 102

   • B) 122

   • C) 147

   • D) 180
     Answer: B) 122

3. What was the purpose of Macon’s Bill Number 2 passed in 1810?

   • A) To eliminate slavery

   • B) To remove restrictions on trade with France and Britain

   • C) To declare war on France

   • D) To establish the national bank
     Answer: B) To remove restrictions on trade with France and Britain

4. Which principle could the president reapply under Macon’s Bill Number 2?

   • A) The Monroe Doctrine

   • B) Non-intercourse to Britain or France

   • C) Embargo Act

   • D) Bill of Rights
     Answer: B) Non-intercourse to Britain or France

5. How did trade with Britain change after the passing of Macon’s Bill Number 2?

   • A) It became heavily restricted

   • B) It returned to pre-embargo levels

   • C) It was prohibited

   • D) It became exclusive to the U.S.
     Answer: B) It returned to pre-embargo levels

6. What limited trade with France during this time?

   • A) British navy

   • B) American embargo

   • C) War with Spain

   • D) Non-intercourse Act
     Answer: A) British navy

7. What did Napoleon falsely promise Madison in regards to the Berlin and Milan Decrees?

   • A) They would be revoked

   • B) They would be strengthened

   • C) They would remain unchanged

   • D) They would be replaced by new decrees
     Answer: A) They would be revoked

8. Why did Britain refuse to change its policy toward France's decrees?

   • A) They didn’t trust Napoleon

   • B) They were in a state of war with Spain

   • C) They needed proof that France had revoked the decrees

   • D) They wanted to maintain the embargo
     Answer: C) They needed proof that France had revoked the decrees

9. What action did Madison take after receiving Napoleon’s announcement?

   • A) He declared war on Britain

   • B) He re-applied non-intercourse to Britain

   • C) He sent a peace treaty to France

   • D) He imposed a full embargo on all foreign trade
     Answer: B) He re-applied non-intercourse to Britain

Tecumseh and Indian Resistance

10. What did western settlers believe the British were doing in Canada?

• A) Offering trade benefits to the U.S.

• B) Encouraging Native Americans to attack their farms

• C) Helping Americans fight Spain

• D) Assisting in the construction of settlements
  Answer: B) Encouraging Native Americans to attack their farms

11. What did American politicians believe Native Americans should become?

• A) Hunters

• B) Farmers and “civilized”

• C) Traders

• D) Warriors
  Answer: B) Farmers and “civilized”

12. Who was the governor of Indian territories who took land from Native Americans?

• A) William Henry Harrison

• B) Andrew Jackson

• C) John C. Calhoun

• D) James Monroe
  Answer: A) William Henry Harrison

13. What did Tecumseh aim to do with Native American tribes?

• A) Destroy the U.S. economy

• B) Build a confederation east of the Mississippi

• C) Form alliances with France

• D) Teach them farming techniques
  Answer: B) Build a confederation east of the Mississippi

14. Who was Tecumseh’s brother, known as “The Prophet”?

• A) William Henry Harrison

• B) Tenskwatawa

• C) Andrew Jackson

• D) John C. Calhoun
  Answer: B) Tenskwatawa

15. What did Tenskwatawa urge Native Americans to do?

• A) Embrace European culture

• B) Give up white ways and reinvigorate their own culture

• C) Seek peace with the U.S.

• D) Leave their lands
  Answer: B) Give up white ways and reinvigorate their own culture

16. When did the Battle of Tippecanoe occur?

• A) 1805

• B) 1811

• C) 1809

• D) 1815
  Answer: B) 1811

17. What happened during the Battle of Tippecanoe?

• A) Tecumseh's forces triumphed

• B) Harrison’s camp was attacked while Tecumseh was away

• C) Native American forces captured Detroit

• D) The U.S. army surrendered
  Answer: B) Harrison’s camp was attacked while Tecumseh was away

18. What happened to Tecumseh’s confederation after the Battle of Tippecanoe?

• A) It expanded

• B) It was destroyed

• C) It gained new allies

• D) It moved west
  Answer: B) It was destroyed

Depression and Land Hunger

19. Why did some westerners push for war?

• A) They wanted to defeat the British navy

• B) They believed the agricultural depression was caused by British interference

• C) They sought to expand slavery

• D) They wanted to settle in Florida
  Answer: B) They believed the agricultural depression was caused by British interference

20. What was the reality behind the agricultural depression in the West?

• A) Loss of foreign markets

• B) Depredations of the British

• C) American commercial restrictions

• D) Cumbersome transportation systems
  Answer: C) American commercial restrictions

21. What factor heightened war fever in the West?

• A) Desire to conquer Canada and Florida

• B) Fear of French invasion

• C) Desire for economic sanctions

• D) Conflicts with Native Americans
  Answer: A) Desire to conquer Canada and Florida

Canada

22. Why did Madison see attacking Canada as a potential solution?

• A) To secure trade rights with France

• B) To force Britain to respect neutral rights

• C) To expand U.S. territory in North America

• D) To end Native American resistance
  Answer: B) To force Britain to respect neutral rights

23. Who were the "War Hawks" and what did they push for?

• A) New England politicians, pushing for peace

• B) Young congressmen, pushing for war

• C) Old congressmen, pushing for a neutral stance

• D) British diplomats, pushing for British trade
  Answer: B) Young congressmen, pushing for war

24. Which two leaders were prominent among the War Hawks?

• A) James Monroe and William Henry Harrison

• B) Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun

• C) Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun

• D) Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
  Answer: C) Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun

Opponents of War

25. Why did some people see the War of 1812 as a national calamity?

• A) They feared economic collapse

• B) They wanted to avoid war at all costs

• C) They saw it as a fight for independence

• D) They believed the British would win
  Answer: B) They wanted to avoid war at all costs

26. Why did Federalists oppose the war?

• A) They supported Britain

• B) They wanted to expand slavery

• C) They feared it would hurt the economy

• D) They feared French invasion
  Answer: C) They feared it would hurt the economy

27. Why did some ship owners dislike the war?

• A) They supported Britain

• B) They feared British retaliation

• C) They disliked impressments but saw war as worse

• D) They were concerned about piracy
  Answer: C) They disliked impressments but saw war as worse

28. What event in June 1812 led to the U.S. declaring war on Britain?

• A) The attack on Washington D.C.

• B) Repeal of the Orders in Council by Britain

• C) The Battle of Tippecanoe

• D) Britain’s refusal to end impressments
  Answer: B) Repeal of the Orders in Council by Britain