The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Democracy, 1800-1812
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| 1803379991 | The "Revolution of 1800" involved a radical transfer of power from the Federalist merchant class to farmers and urban artisans and craftsmen. | False; The "Revolution of 1800" involved a transfer of power from the Federalist merchant class to farmers and urban artisans and craftsmen. | 0 | |
| 1803379992 | An unexpected deadlock with Aaron Burr meant that Jefferson had to be elected by the House of Representatives. | True | 1 | |
| 1803379993 | Jefferson and his Treasury Secretary, Albert Gallatin, kept in place most of the Federalist financial policies. | True | 2 | |
| 1803379994 | The Jefferson Republicans showed their hospitality to the Federalist Supreme Court by trying to impeach Chief Justice John Marshall. | False; The Jefferson Republicans showed their hospitality to the Federalist Supreme Court by trying to impeach Chief Justice Samuel Chase. | 3 | |
| 1803379995 | The case of Marbury v. Madison established the principle that the president could appoint but not remove Supreme Court justices. | False; The case of Marbury v. Madison established the principle of the traditional review. | 4 | |
| 1803516066 | Jefferson cut the size of the United States Army to twenty-five hundred men because he believed that a large standing army was a threat to liberty and economy. | True | 5 | |
| 1803516067 | Jefferson's envoys to Paris initially intended to buy only New Orleans and the immediate vicinity. | True | 6 | |
| 1803516068 | Jefferson's deepest doubt about the Louisiana Purchase was that the price of $15 million was too high. | False; Jefferson's deepest doubt about the Louisiana Purchase was that it was unconstitutional to buy the land. | 7 | |
| 1803516069 | The Lewis and Clark expedition demonstrated the viability of an overland American route to the Pacific. | True | 8 | |
| 1803516070 | Aaron Burr's various conspiracies to break apart the United States demonstrated the fragility of the American government's control of the trans-Appalachian West. | True | 9 | |
| 1803516071 | The most explosive issue between Britain and the United States was the British blockade of American shipments to Europe. | True | 10 | |
| 1803516072 | After the Chesapeake affair, Jefferson could easily have declared was on Britain with the enthusiastic support of both Federalist and Republicans. | True | 11 | |
| 1803516073 | Jefferson's embargo badly hurt southern and western farmers as well as Federalist New England. | True | 12 | |
| 1803516074 | New Englanders overcame the effects of the embargo by conducting illegal trade with Canada and developing more domestic manufacturing. | True | 13 | |
| 1803516075 | The War of 1812 was promoted largely by New Englanders angry over British violation of American freedom of the seas. | False; The War of 1812 was promoted largely by southerners and westerners (strong war hawks) angry over British violation of American freedom of the seas. | 14 | |
| 1803516076 | The most "revolutionary" development in the critical election of 1800 was | the peaceful transition of power from one political party to its opponent. | 15 | |
| 1803516077 | One Federalist policy that Jefferson quickly overturned was | the excise tax. | 16 | |
| 1803516078 | The case of Marbury v. Madison established the principle that | the Supreme Court has the right to determine the constitutionality of legislation. | 17 | |
| 1803516079 | Jefferson was forced to reverse his strong opposition to substantial military forces because of | the plunder and blackmailing of American shipping by North African states. | 18 | |
| 1803516080 | Jefferson's greatest concern in purchasing Louisiana was | whether the purchase was permissible under the Constitution. | 19 | |
| 1803516081 | The greatest political beneficiary of the Louisiana Purchase was | Thomas Jefferson | 20 | |
| 1803516082 | Although greatly weakened after Jefferson's election, the Federalist party's philosophy continued to have great influence through | the Federalist judicial rulings of John Marshall. | 21 | |
| 1803516083 | The term "midnight judges" refers to | Federalist judges appointed by President John Adams at the last moments of his administration. | 22 | |
| 1808093990 | The republicans' failure to impeach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase established the principle that | impeachment should be used only for "high crimes and misdemeanors" and not as a political weapon. | 23 | |
| 1808093991 | Jefferson focused his military construction policy primarily on | building several hundred small gunboats. | 24 | |
| 1808093992 | Which of the following was not among the consequences of the Louisiana Purchase? | the weakening of the power of the presidency in foreign affairs. | 25 | |
| 1808093993 | Jefferson's Embargo Act provided that | America would prohibit all foreign trade. | 26 | |
| 1808093994 | A crucial foreign policy goal for many "war hawks" in the War of 1812 was | the capture and annexation of Canada. | 27 | |
| 1808093995 | Besides creating a pan-Indian military alliance against expansion, Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa (the Prophet) urged American Indians to | resist white ways and revive their traditional culture. | 28 | |
| 1808093996 | Most Indian military resistance east of the Mississippi River was effectively crushed in the two battles of | Tippecanoe and Horseshoe Bend. | 29 | |
| 1808093997 | Hamiltonian economic measure repealed by Jefferson and Gallatin | excise tax | 30 | |
| 1808093998 | Action Jefferson took toward Republican "martyrs" convicted under the Federalist Sedition Law | pardoned | 31 | |
| 1808093999 | Derogatory Republican tern for Federalist judges appointed at the last minute by President Adams | midnight judges | 32 | |
| 1808094000 | Precedent-setting Supreme Court case in which Marshall declared part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional | Marbury v. Madison | 33 | |
| 1808094001 | The principle, established by Chief Justice Marshall in a famous case, that the Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional | Judicial review | 34 | |
| 1808094002 | Action voted by the House of Representatives against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase | impeachment | 35 | |
| 1808094003 | Branch of military service that Jefferson considered least threatening to liberty and most necessary to suppressing the Barbary states | navy | 36 | |
| 1808094004 | Sugar-rich island where Toussaint L'Ouverture's slave rebellion disrupted Napoleon's dreams of a vast New World empire | Santo Domingo | 37 | |
| 1808094005 | Territory beyond Louisiana, along the Columbia River, explored by Lewis and Clark | Oregon Country | 38 | |
| 1808094006 | Price paid by the United States for the Louisiana Purchase | $15 million | 39 | |
| 1808094007 | American ship fired on by the British in 1807, nearly leading to war between the two countries | Chesapeake | 40 | |
| 1808094008 | Jefferson's policy of forbidding the shipment of any goods in or out of the United States | Embargo Act | 41 | |
| 1808094009 | Military nationalistic western congressmen eager for hostilities with the Indians, Canadians, and British | war hawks | 42 | |
| 1808094010 | Battle in 1811 where General Harrison defeated the Indian forces under Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa (the Prophet) | Tippecanoe | 43 | |
| 1808094011 | Derisive Federalist name for the War of 1812 that blamed it on the Republican president | Madison's war | 44 |
