The Hartford Convention of 1814
A.  was called by Thomas Jefferson.
B.  saw nationalists in the majority.
C.  sought to unite New Englanders with like-minded people in the South and West.
D.  did not carry out its major plans.
E.  was aided by Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans.
ANSWER: D

The American war effort was financed primarily by a combination of
A.  selling bonds and spending hard currency.
B.  spending hard currency and printing paper money.
C.  printing paper money and borrowing from abroad.
D.  borrowing from abroad and selling bonds.
E.  selling bonds and printing paper money.
ANSWER: C

As a military leader, George Washington
A.  won many more battles than he lost.
B.  was able to put to use his years of training in England.
C.  was incredibly lucky, because he was not a great leader of men or
military strategist.
D.  was unquestionably courageous, but quietly corrupt.
E.  none of the above
ANSWER: E

At the start of the American Revolution it could be said that the British had
A.  the greatest navy in the world.
B.  the best-equipped army in the world.
C.  a coherent structure of military command.
D. none of the above
E.  all of the first three
ANSWER: E

Which statement about American Loyalists is NOT true?
A.  Both Anglicans and Quakers were weakened because of their identification
with the Loyalist cause.
B.  Cultural and ethnic minorities tended not to be Loyalists.
C.  Perhaps as many as 100,000 Loyalists fled the United States during the
war.
D.  At least one-fifth of the white population of the United States was
Loyalist.
ANSWER: B

Which statement about Native Americans and the American Revolution is the
LEAST accurate?
A.  The war generally weakened the Native Americans politically and
militarily.
B.  The war served to increase white demands for western lands.
C.  The war gave whites an increasingly paternalistic view of the Native
American.
D.  Necessity forced the Native American tribes to become more unified.
E.  Whites increasingly came to think that Native Americans were redeemable
only if they adopted white ways.
ANSWER: D

Under English common law, a married woman had no right to
A.  own property.
B.  vote.
C.  legal authority over her children.
D.  both a and b
E.  all of the first three
ANSWER: E

When Thomas Jefferson said that Americans were "holding a wolf by the ears,"
he was referring to
A.  American ambivalence about fighting the British in 1776.
B.  the dilemma of slavery.
C.  the power of organized religion in America.
D.  the choice between democracy and aristocracy.
E.  the need to keep individual liberty and expand the power of government.
ANSWER: B

Right after the Treaty of Paris of 1783 the British fulfilled their pledge to
A.  evacuate forts on American soil.
B.  make restitution to slaveholders for the slaves the British army had
confiscated during the war.
C.  both a and b
D.  neither a nor b
E.
ANSWER: D

Which two men were MOST instrumental in pushing for a stronger central
government in 1787?
A.  Jefferson and Madison
B.  Hamilton and Madison
C.  Washington and Jefferson
D.  Washington and Hamilton
E.  Madison and Washington
ANSWER: B

The three-fifths compromise declared that slaves should be counted as three
fifths of a person for the purpose of determining
A.  representation.
B.  direct taxes.
C.  both a and b
D.  neither a nor b
E.
ANSWER: C

Under the new Constitution the federal government would have the power to
A.  tax.
B.  regulate commerce.
C.  control the currency.
D.  both b and c
E.  all of the first three
ANSWER: E

Under the new federal Constitution of 1787, who would be elected directly by the people?
A.  members of the Senate
B.  the president
C.  members of the House of Representatives
D.  federal judges
E.  both a and c
ANSWER: C

Who among the following was NOT one of the authors of The Federalist Papers?
A.  James Madison
B.  Thomas Jefferson
C.  Alexander Hamilton
D.  John Jay
E.
ANSWER: B

As Treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton
A.  wanted to eliminate the national debt.
B.  opposed the assumption of state debts by the federal government.
C.  sought to pay paper currency holders at full value.
D.  did not worry about what the wealthy thought of the federal government.
E.  favored a national bank, but only if it was privately financed.
ANSWER: C

Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by Congress, but only after a deal was made to
A.  give a pay increase to the military.
B.  appoint key Jefferson allies to the Washington administration.
C.  create new states in the West.
D.  locate the nation's capital in the South, in the District of Columbia.
E.  change the funding formula for the national bank.
ANSWER: D

Which piece of Hamilton's economic program never became law?
A.  the national bank
B.  the assumption of state debts
C.  the funding of speculator-held paper currency
D.  the excise tax
E.  All of the above did.
ANSWER: E

During the 1790s Federalist support was strongest in
A.  the rural South.
B.  the rural West.
C.  the Northeast.
D.  all of the above
E.  none of the above
ANSWER: C

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were
A.  a response to the Alien and Sedition Acts.
B.  based on the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.
C.  drafted by Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
D.  both a and b
E.  both a and c
ANSWER: D

Once in power after 1800, the Republicans under President Jefferson
A.  dismantled much of the Federalist bureaucracy.
B.  were able to keep the country on their desired path of agrarianism.
C.  had no need to exercise strong national authority.
D.  all of the above
E.  none of the above
ANSWER: A
As a first-term president, Thomas Jefferson
A.  cut the national debt significantly.
B.  eliminated all internal taxes.
C.  drastically reduced federal spending.
D.  both a and c
E.  all of the first three
ANSWER: E

On the road to the War of 1812,
A.  England, not France, violated American neutral rights.
B.  France, not England, violated American neutral rights.
C.  both countries violated American neutral rights.
D.  neither country violated American neutral rights.
E.
ANSWER: C

The Chesapeake-Leopard incident
A.  led directly to war between the United States and England.
B.  involved the surrender of a British ship.
C.  led President Jefferson to demand an end to impressment.
D.  led President Jefferson to propose embargo legislation.
E.  led the British government to end impressment in order to appease the
United States.
ANSWER: D


The low point for the United States during the War of 1812 took place when the
A.  United States lost control of Canada.
B.  United States was repulsed from Florida.
C.  British entered Washington and set fire to portions of it.
D.  British established naval supremacy on the Atlantic Ocean.
E.  British took control of the Ohio Valley.
ANSWER: C

The Hartford Convention
A.  was called by Thomas Jefferson.
B.  saw secessionists in the majority.
C.  sought to unite New Englanders with like-minded people in the South and West.
D.  was not able to carry out its major plans.
E.  was aided by Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans.
ANSWER: D