U.s. History Unit 3

Front 1

The following item was a factor in ending the alliance between France and the United States:

Back 1

The following item was a factor in ending the alliance between France and the United States:

Front 2

The Alien and Sedition Acts were designed to:

Back 2

restrain Republican opposition to the Federalist administration

Front 3

The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions, made in opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts:

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claimed that the states could nullify any actions by the federal government that they judged unconstitutional

Front 4

The Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, adopted in 1804:

Back 4

required the electoral college to vote separately for president and vice president

Front 5

How did the French react to Jay's Treaty with England?

Back 5

French began to capture American ships.

Front 6

What did the French request in response to President Adams' efforts to reach an understanding?

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that the U.S. pay money before talks could begin

Front 7

The United States could not reach acceptable terms of settlement with France regarding peaceful shipping.

Back 7

false

Front 8

What do Kentucky and Virginia have in common?

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They declared the Alien and Sedition Acts void within their borders.

Front 9

Which of the following is an effect of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Back 9

the Federalist Party lost the election of 1800

Front 10

The declaration of war in 1812 was strongly opposed by:

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New England merchants

Front 11

Which of the following does not describe the state of the country's preparedness for the War of 1812?

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Loyal Americans were eager to give up their civilian jobs to volunteer to fight for the cause of their nation.

Front 12

Which of the following was a notable British victory in the War of 1812?

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the capture and burning of Washington, D.C.

Front 13

Andrew Jackson:

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was the American general at the Battle of New Orleans

Front 14

The Treaty of Ghent represented:

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a return to conditions as they were prior to the war

Front 15

During Jefferson's term in office, the power of the Supreme Court was increased.

Back 15

true

Front 16

Jefferson's administration was the beginning of popular government in the United States.

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true

Front 17

The Embargo Act of 1807 did serious damage to the economies of England and France.

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false

Front 18

The British navy needed sailors and began taking them off American vessels by force in a procedure called impressment.

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true

Front 19

The Battle of New Orleans was the final, decisive battle that won the War of 1812.

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false

Front 20

An indirect source of the crisis that led to the War of 1812 was the constant demand for more and more land by southern and western expansionists.

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true

Front 21

The initial campaign of the Americans in 1812--to invade and conquer Canada--was their first victory in the war.

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false

Front 22

The terms of the Treaty of Ghent included all of the following except:

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New Orleans was returned to Great Britain

Front 23

As Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Marshall:

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was a strong Federalist and nationalist
supported a relatively broad interpretation of Federal power
delivered a series of the most momentous decisions in American judicial history
all of the above

Front 24

In the early 1800s, the growth of trade between Western settlements and Eastern towns and cities was encouraged by the development of:

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canals

Front 25

The political balance between slave and free states as of 1819 was disturbed by:

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the petition of the territory of Missouri for admission to the Union as a slave state

Front 26

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 provided that:

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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 provided that:



Missouri be admitted as a slave state
Maine be admitted as a free state
slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36° 30' north latitude line, with the exception of Missouri
all of the above

Front 27

The striking feature of the Jacksonian era was:

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an increase in the influence of the common man

Front 28

What did Jackson's unofficial cabinet become known as?

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"the kitchen cabinet"

Front 29

During Jackson's term in office he:

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refused to use Federal troops to protect the Cherokee tribe

Front 30

During the Jacksonian era more white males gained the right to vote than ever before.

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true

Front 31

Through the "spoils system" government positions were filled by trained civil servants regardless of party affiliation.

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false

Front 32

The election of 1824 was settled in the House of Representatives since none of the four candidates had polled a majority in the electoral college.

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true

Front 33

Andrew Jackson was the first president who did not come from a well-established American family in comfortable circumstances.

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true

Front 34

Jackson was a strong advocate of Calhoun's doctrine of nullification.

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false

Front 35

Jackson opposed the national bank because he felt that it enabled eastern businesspeople to make money at the expense of southern planters and western farmers.

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true

Front 36

The policy that European nations should not interfere with America was known as the

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Monroe Doctrine

Front 37

More settlers moved westward after the War of 1812 for what two reasons?

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there was plenty of cheap land
peace had been made with Indians

Front 38

What means of transportation provided the shortest shipping time for goods between Westerners and those in the East?

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canals