Chapter 7 Flashcards
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 acquire functioning firearms
d. Diversionary fires failed to ignite
b. Two enslaved men revealed the plot to their masters
All of the following are true about the Haitian Revolt (or Revolution) EXCEPT
a. Many slaveholding refugees brought their slaves to the United States
b. Free and enslaved black Americans used the Revolution as inspiration in their
freedom struggle
c. The Haitian Revolution terrified white slave owners
d. Napoleon’s support proved essential in the success of the Haitian Revolution
d. Napoleon’s support proved essential in the success of the Haitian Revolution
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
Which of the following most accurately describes the attitude of most of the founding fathers as it relates to pure democracy? a. Believed it was impossible b. Believed it was dangerous c. Believed it was inevitable d. Believed it was God-given
b. Believed it was dangerous
Which of the following was a key goal for President Jefferson?
a. Stabilize the Bank of the United States
b. Increase foreign investment in U.S. treasury bonds
c. Eliminate seditious speech from newspapers
d. Reduce the size of the federal government
d. Reduce the size of the federal government
What is the term for the early American belief that women were essential in nurturing the principles of liberty in the citizenry? a. Cult of domesticity b. Victorian morality c. Republican motherhood d. American feminism
c. Republican motherhood
Which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with the American
military?
a. He created a large expansive navy to defeat pirates
b. He expanded the army to defend against Indian attack
c. He used the military as a symbol of American patriotism
d. He distrusted the military and dramatically cut its budget and manpower
d. He distrusted the military and dramatically cut its budget and manpower
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
Which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s policy of peaceable coercion?
a. Using impressments to increase the size of the American navy
b. Attempt to use a trade embargo to force Europeans to respect American neutrality
c. Creating alliances with European powers to stop Napoleon
d. Attack on the Federalist Party from Republican newspapers
b. Attempt to use a trade embargo to force Europeans to respect American neutrality
What is the “Play-off System”?
a. The ability of Native Americans to manipulate rivalries between European powers
for their own advantage
b. A pan-Indian resistance movement inspired by one prophet’s 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 their own advantage
. Tecumseh ultimately built alliances that stretched from Canada to Georgia, but from where did he launch this movement? a. Delaware b. Pennsylvania c. New York d. Indiana
d. Indiana
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
