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The Jeffersonian Age: 1800-1824 - Quiz 1

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Which of the following does NOT describe the Louisiana Purchase of 1803?

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the United States purchased Louisiana from France for $15,000,000.

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French power expanded in the Western Hemisphere.

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Jefferson expanded the powers of the presidency.

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the United States doubled in size.

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the treaty of cession left some of the boundaries vague.

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One of the immediate results of the new transportation routes constructed during the "Canal Age" was?

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an increased white settlement in the Northwest.

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the renewed cooperation between states and the national government on internal improvement projects.

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the conviction that the national government should be responsible for all internal improvements.

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an increased white settlement in the Southwest.

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In 1800 Federalists viewed Jeffersonian Republicans as dangerous radicals and feared the consequences if they gained control of the government. What actually happened when the Republicans were elected?

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the Republicans adopted a more radical plan than they had previously advocated.

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Jefferson immediately curtailed overseas commerce with France.

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the Republicans maintained the policies of the Federalists.

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the Republicans ruthlessly destroyed all opposition to their policies.

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the Republicans did not make nearly as many changes as they had advocated.

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In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall argued successfully that the Supreme Court could?

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declare federal laws unconstitutional.

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remove federal officials who would not or could not perform their duties.

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determine cases involving interstate commerce.

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decide whether debts should be considered in contracts.

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uphold the authority of the federal government over the states.

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As a result of the "Corrupt Bargain"?

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Henry Clay's American System suffered a crushing defeat.

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John Quincy Adams became president.

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Congress approved the Monroe Doctrine.

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the Bank of the United States was established.

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textile workers rebelled over unpaid wages.

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Between 1806 and 1809, non-importation, non-intercourse, and embargo acts sought to?

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bring peace between France and Great Britain.

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encourage domestic American manufacturing.

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balance Southern and Northern economic power.

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forced Great Britain to recognize American rights.

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help Britain in the Napoleonic Wars.

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The causes of the War of 1812 included all of the following EXCEPT?

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demand for respect of America's neutral rights.

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land hunger in the West as well as a desire for Florida.

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fear that Indian attacks were caused by the British.

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strong sectional rivalries that could only be overcome by an external enemy.

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The Second Bank of the United States performed all of the following functions EXCEPT?

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receiving and paying out federal funds.

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stabilizing the money supply.

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keeping a check on the loans of other banks.

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making loans to the federal government.

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shifting funds from the West and South to the Northeast.

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The Battle of New Orleans in 1815?
1--resulted in the emergence of Andrew Jackson as a military hero.
2--ended the possibility of a British Empire on the lower Mississippi River.
3--strengthened the Federalist party's grip on the national government.
4--assured the ratification of the treaty ending the war without notable
changes by the British.

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1 and 2 only.

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2 and 3 only.

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3 and 4 only.

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1, 2, and 3 only.

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1, 2, and 4 only.

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The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 was prompted by?

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the Russian annexation of Alaska.

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President Monroe's hope of increasing his popularity with the American public.

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the fear that France might intervene in Latin America to restore Spanish colonial rule.

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continuing British intervention in Latin American affairs.

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