


The Mandan villages on the Missouri visited by Lewis & Clark were
A. central marketplaces of the Northern Plains.
B. hardly affected by European goods.
C. an isolated noncommunal people.
D. hostile to them because Clark befriended the Sioux.
ANSWER: A


The presence of Sacajawea illustrated that Lewis & Clark's expedition
A. was actually a war party.
B. depended greatly on Indian knowledge for success.
C. brought disease and devastation to the Mandans and others.
D. had allied with the Shoshoni and other tribes.
ANSWER: B


In Marbury v. Madison, Chief justice John Marshall established the principle that
A. only the federal judiciary could decide what was constitutional.
B. interstate commerce could only be regulated by the national government.
C. a president can exercise executive privilege in foreign policy.
D. Indians can have redress in the federal courts.
ANSWER: A


The Russian attraction to North America was motivated by
A. the desire for gold. 
B. fishing and whaling.
C. the fur trade.
D. a North Pacific base against Japan.
ANSWER: C


William Claiborne, Governor of Lower Louisiana Territory,
A. tried to obliterate the French culture of New Orleans.
B. threatened to secede and join the Spanish.
C. preserved French culture and institutions.
D. tried to get Texas added to Louisiana.
ANSWER: C


Louisiana was sold to the United States by:
A. Spain 
B. France
C. England
D. the Netherlands
ANSWER: B


Which one of the following is NOT true of the presidential election of 1816?
A. Monroe, last of the Virginia dynasty, was elected.
B. It was the last one in which the Federalists had a candidate.
C. An "Era of Good Feelings" was the new mood.
D. Jeffersonian economic policy was continued.
ANSWER: D


The most rapid population growth in the United States between 1790-1800 occurred in:
A. The South
B. New England
C. The Northeast
D. The trans-Appalachian West
ANSWER: D


This area was gained by the Adams-Onis Treaty:
A. Oregon 
B. Alta California
C. Maine
D. Florida
ANSWER: D


Approximately what percentage of seamen on American ships were British?
A. 10% 
B. 25%
C. 35%
D. 50%
ANSWER: B


The Prophet's message urged Indians to:
A. reject American alcohol and clothing
B. reject farming as a way of life
C. continue to accept American goods
D. increase contact with Americans
ANSWER: A


Of the settlements of the other European powers in 1800, the one most crucial to American trade was:
A. Sitka 
B. New Orleans
C. Los Angeles
D. Quebec
ANSWER: B


In 1800, the United States economy and population was predominantly
A. agricultural and rural. 
B. commercial and urban.
C. product exporter.
D. industrialized.
ANSWER: A


One of the major issues between the U.S. and England was impressment This meant the British were
A. imposing outrageous tariffs on American products.
B. keeping posts in the Great Lakes in violation of the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
C. seizing American ships and cargo for France and keeping them in port.
D. removing Americans from ships and into British naval service.
ANSWER: D


Which of the following was not a member of the Virginia dynasty?
A. Jefferson 
B. Madison
C. Adams
D. Monroe
ANSWER: C


Tenskwatawa, the Prophet, argued that Indians would survive best if they
A. avoided Americans and return to their traditional ways.
B. joined with sympathetic missionaries and convert to Christianity.
C. turned into yeoman farmers and assimilate.
D. allied into a confederacy and destroy the Americans.
ANSWER: A


If you were a War Hawk, you were most likely to be a(n)
A. Republican from the South and West.
B. New England merchant.
C. Indian of the Northwest Confederacy.
D. commercial farmer in the Chesapeake.
ANSWER: A


Jefferson promised to do all of the following except:
A. reduce the size of the army
B. cut internal taxes
C. eliminate the national debt
D. build a new capital
ANSWER: D


The bold policy statement called the Monroe Doctrine essentially told Europeans to stay out of
A. North America. 
B. Atlantic trade.
C. the Western Hemisphere.
D. Oregon country.
ANSWER: C


Which one of the following is the RESULT of the other three?
A. stay laws 
B. panic of 1819
C. land speculation
D. bank foreclosures
ANSWER: A


Missouri was to slave states as this state was to free states.
A. Kentucky 
B. Illinois
C. Maine
D. Louisiana
ANSWER: C



Which one of the following lists the event in chronological order?  (1) Battle of Tippecanoe       (3) Lewis & Clark expedition begins  (2) Battle of New Orleans      (4) Monroe Doctrine                
A. 4,1,3,2 
B. 3,1,2,4
C. 3,4,2,1
D. 2,1,3,4
ANSWER: B


Both the Hartford Convention and the Treaty of Ghent occurred in
A. 18


B. 1813.
C. 1814.
D. 1815.
ANSWER: C


The War of 1812 was fought to:
A. seize Spanish territories
B. define the nation's boundaries
C. expel the Russians from the Pacific Northwest
D. demonstrate American naval superiority
ANSWER: B


The Missouri Compromise lasted until
A. 1861 
B. 1856
C. 1846
D. 1825
ANSWER: C


In 1800, Alaska was held by:
A. France 
B. Canada
C. Russia
D. the United States
ANSWER: C


Which one of the following lists the states in correct sequence of admission?
A. Louisiana, Indiana, Alabama, Maine
B. Maine, Indiana, Louisiana, Alabama
C. Louisiana, Alabama, Indiana, Maine
D. Indiana, Louisiana, Alabama, Maine
ANSWER: A


The Lewis and Clark Expedition followed this river for much of the time:
A. Rio Grande 
B. St. Lawrence
C. Colorado
D. Missouri
ANSWER: D


All of the following were reelected as president except:
A. Adams 
B. Jefferson
C. Madison
D. Monroe
ANSWER: B


Much of the fighting in the War of 1812 took place
A. in Kentucky and Tennessee.
B. on the high seas, especially the Caribbean.
C. on the American-Canadian border.
D. in the Louisiana Purchase.
ANSWER: C


The 3630' line marked the southern border of:
A. Missouri 
B. Montana
C. Massachusetts
D. Maine
ANSWER: A


The American population grew by over 1 million people between 1790 and 1800.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


About 50% of Americans were farmers by 1800.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Jefferson believed that the United States would develop as a nation of small families clustered together in small communities.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The "midnight judges" were an attempt by the Federalists to stack the Supreme Court.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The Port of New Orleans was included in the Louisiana Purchase.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Louisiana's population was homogeneous.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The War of 1812 gained the United States very little.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The War Hawks believed that the British were good allies for the United States.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans helped Americans believe that they had won the war of 1812.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The discussion over the admission of Louisiana was the first extended national debate regarding slavery.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Jefferson's inauguration was marked by protests and violence.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Rapid urbanization in the early 1800s was due to high economic growth.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Jefferson kept all of his campaign promises, including ridding the United States of its national debt.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Under John Marshall, the Supreme Court became a powerful unifying force.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The Louisiana Purchase was the largest peaceful acquisition in U.S. history.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Louisiana was not admitted as a state until after the Civil War.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Thomas Jefferson was not particularly interested in the fate of the Indian peoples.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The New England states opposed the War of 1812.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The real losers of the War of 1812 were the Indian tribes.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


James Monroe was the last member of the Virginia Dynasty.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A

