History Test Chapter 10

Question 1

Were Presidential candidates supposed to travel the country in the earlier elections?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

According to the constitution, the president is chosen by the ________.

Answer 2

electors

Question 3

According to the 12th amendment, to prevent a tie between the presidential and vice presidential candidates, the electors ________________.

Answer 3

cast one vote for president and one for vice president

Question 4

Jefferson believed that _______________.

Answer 4

the federal government should be limited in size and power

Question 5

What is one way Jefferson lowered the national debt?

Answer 5

cutting military spending

Question 6

How did Jefferson plan to raise money for the government?

Answer 6

selling land and collecting customs duties

Question 7

President Adams made sure Federalists had control of the courts by appointing hundreds of judges during his last days in office.

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

Which case established the principles of judicial review?

Answer 8

Marbury v. Madison

Question 9

In which landmark case did the Supreme Court ruled that Congress has powers that may be implied, or not directly stated, in the Constitution

Answer 9

McCulloh v. Maryland

Question 10

Through several key cases, Chief Justice Marshall ___________________.

Answer 10

expanded the power of the Supreme Court and the federal government

Question 11

In 1802, the Louisiana Territory was transferred from Spain to France.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Which is true about American settlers in the early 1800s?

Answer 12

They were seeking land and adventure.

Question 13

New Orleans was important to settlers in the West because _____________.

Answer 13

without it, they had no way to ship their goods

Question 14

Which of the following events alarmed Jefferson?

Answer 14

The Spanish transferred control of the Louisiana Territory to the French.

Question 15

Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States because he had given up his plan of a western empire and needed money for war.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

One of the goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to ________________.

Answer 16

find the “Northwest Passage”

Question 17

Who was Sacagawea?

Answer 17

a Shoshone guide for Lewis and Clark

Question 18

Americans learned about __________ from Zebulon Pike’s expeditions.

Answer 18

the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains

Question 19

Federalists threatened to withdraw from the Union because they thought the Louisiana Purchase was unconstitutional.

Answer 19

FALSE

Question 20

Alexander Hamilton accused Aaron Burr of _____.

Answer 20

Treason

Question 21

Which of the following had a positive effect on American shippers in the mid-1790s?

Answer 21

Britain and France were at war

Question 22

When Jefferson refused to pay more tribute, ____ declared war on the United States.

Answer 22

Tripoli

Question 23

Stephen Decatur became a hero for ____.

Answer 23

burning a captured ship so the pirates could not use it

Question 24

How did Britain and France violate the neutral rights of the United States?

Answer 24

by seizing and searching American ships

Question 25

The attack on the U.S. warship Philadelphia caused many Americans to demand war with Britain.

Answer 25

FALSE

Question 26

The Embargo Act of 1807, which banned trade with ____, was a great failure.

Answer 26

all countries

Question 27

Madison believed that Britain was a bigger threat to the United States than France was.

Answer 27

TRUE

Question 28

As a result of the Battle of Tippecanoe, Tecumseh ____.

Answer 28

joined forces with the British

Question 29

Most of the War Hawks were ____ who wanted land and increased power for the United States.

Answer 29

young Republicans

Question 30

Madison had ____ before he learned that Britain had ended their policy of searching ships.

Answer 30

asked Congress for a declaration of war

Question 31

The United States was not prepared for war with Britain because it was involved in other wars.

Answer 31

FALSE

Question 32

____ helped build U.S. morale early in the war.

Answer 32

Naval successes

Question 33

The idea of a Native American confederation ended when Tecumseh died in the Battle of the Thames.

Answer 33

TRUE

Question 34

What allowed the British to increase their forces in the spring of 1814?

Answer 34

ending their war with France

Question 35

The British took Washington, D.C., in August 1814, and left it to move on to Baltimore.

Answer 35

TRUE

Question 36

Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that became known as “The Star-Spangled Banner” after watching bombs bursting over ____ in September 1814.

Answer 36

Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor

Question 37

After the Battle of Lake Champlain, the British were determined to win the war.

Answer 37

False

Question 38

Andrew Jackson became a hero after the Battle of _______, the last battle of the war.

Answer 38

New Orleans

Question 39

What did the Federalists produce at the Hartford Convention of 1814?

Answer 39

a list of proposed amendments to the Constitution

Question 40

Which is a result of the War of 1812?

Answer 40

The United States gained respect in the world.

Question 41

The election of 1800 was decided by

Answer 41

The house of Representatives

Question 42

Which term refers to the power and right to interperet or apply a law.

Answer 42

Jurisdiction

Question 43

What did Francis Scott Key write

Answer 43

The Star-Spangled Banner

Question 44

In which landmark case did the Court uphold that federal law overrules state law in matters affecting more than one state?

Answer 44

Gibbons v. Ogden

Question 45

The Embargo Act of 1807, which was a great failure, banned trade with

Answer 45

All Countries

Question 46

The Embargo Act of 1807, which was a great failure, banned trade with

Answer 46

all countries

Question 47

The Embargo Act of 1807, which was a great failure, banned trade with

Answer 47

all countries

Question 48

The leading War hawks were

Answer 48

Clay and Calhoun

Question 49

What allowed the British to increase their forces in the spring of 1814?

Answer 49

ending their war with France

Question 50

What allowed the British to increase their forces in the spring of 1814?

Answer 50

ending their war with France

Question 51

The Hamilton and Burr duel took place in ____?

Answer 51

Weehawken, New Jersey

Question 52

The Barbary States of North Africa terrorized European ships sailing on the ______.

Answer 52

Mediterranian Sea

Question 53

The Barbary States of North Africa terrorized European ships sailing on the ______.

Answer 53

Mediterranian Sea

Question 54

The Barbary States of North Africa terrorized European ships sailing on the ______.

Answer 54

Mediterranian Sea

Question 55

This president took office as president under unfavorable conditions including the embargo crisis.

Answer 55

James Madison

Question 56

This president took office as president under unfavorable conditions including the embargo crisis.

Answer 56

James Madison

Question 57

This president took office as president under unfavorable conditions including the embargo crisis.

Answer 57

James Madison

Question 58

Which commander destroyed the British naval forces on Lake Erie?

Answer 58

Captain Oliver Hazard Perry

Question 59

Which two US officials represented the United States in the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

Answer 59

Livingston and Monroe

Question 60

One of the buildings burned by the British was

Answer 60

The Capitol

Question 61

In the Electoral College, each state has as many electoral votes as _____________

Answer 61

is has members of Congress

Question 62

The Grand Peak was named by the explorer

Answer 62

Zebulon Pike

Question 63

The privileges or freedoms that are granted to nations that do not choose a side in a conflict.

Answer 63

neutral rights

Question 64

A prohibition or blocking a trade with a certain country

Answer 64

embargo