Chapter 9 Quiz

. The peaceful transition of power in 1800 proved that

international meddling would not affect American elections.

the Constitutional system could contain intense political conflict.

people expected something dramatic from the man who had written the Declaration of Independence.

the electoral system as outlined in the Constitution worked efficiently.

. To weaken a Federalist attempt to pack the federal courts through late-term appointments authorized by the Judiciary Act of 1801, President Jefferson ordered

commissions for new judges not yet delivered to be withheld.

new judges to surrender their commissions and cease holding court.

the act null and void.

US marshals to close federal courts until new legislation passed Congress.

. On what mission did President Jefferson send Robert Livingston and James Monroe to France?

To assist Napoleon Bonaparte in rewriting France's legal code

To purchase New Orleans and West Florida

To secure bribe money left behind during the XYZ Affair

To seek assistance in dealing with pirates

. The stated purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to

establish commerce with the British in Canada.

drive the remaining Spanish settlers out of the region.

travel from Montréal to the Pacific.

explore the Missouri River and its tributaries and scout opportunities for commerce with western natives.

. Many Democratic Republicans questioned whether the Louisiana territory could be made part of the United States without

war with France.

a national referendum.

keeping the government small.

a constitutional amendment.

. Why was former Vice President Aaron Burr tried for treason?

For killing Alexander Hamilton

For planning to seize land from Spain

For passing state secrets to Spanish agents in New Orleans

For plotting to kidnap President Jefferson

. What did President Jefferson's policy of embargo do?

Approved the purchase of Louisiana

Attempted to purge Federalists from the judicial branch

Closed American ports and ordered American vessels to remain in port

Compensated Native Americans for their land when whites occupied land they formerly controlled

. On June 1, 1812, after continuing interference with American shipping, President Madison asked Congress to declare war on

England because of continued British attacks on American shipping.

France and England because both continued to violate the neutrality of the United States.

France because Napoleon violated his pledge to allow American ships access to continental ports.

Spain after Florida-based Native Americans raided Georgia and Alabama and Spain did nothing to stop it.

. What innovation made the most dramatic difference to transportation in the early nineteenth century?

New ship designs, especially the clipper ship

Stagecoaches with steel springs instead of leather springs

Steel axles on Lancaster wagons

The steam engine

. Tecumseh and his half-brother, Tenskwatawa led an organized rebellion based on

rejection of white culture and pan-Indian identity.

a trade disagreement.

alliances with Spain.

alliances with Britain.

. Samuel Slater and Eli Whitney were pioneers of what?

The Industrial Revolution in America

Development of the first viable railroad line in America

Educational reform

The age of canal building

. Textile mills operated by Francis Cabot Lowell drew upon which group for its primary labor resource?

Immigrants, especially from southern Europe

Men who had families to support

Regional farmers, especially during winter months

Unmarried women

. What did the Supreme Court rule in Dartmouth v. Woodward (1819), a case concerning the charter of Dartmouth College?

Freedom of religion

Judicial review

Sanctity of contract

States' rights

. After the Panic of 1819, shopkeepers, farmers, and urban workers focused their anger on the power of

the national bank.

eastern bankers.

the House of Representatives.

the Senate.

. Widespread religious revivals early in the nineteenth century were known as

millennialism.

the New Age Revelation.

sawdust revivalism.

the Second Great Awakening.

. What factors probably influenced Gabriel, a 24-year-old enslaved man, into fomenting a revolt?

The Haitian Revolution and increasing civil discord

Thomas Jefferson's fight against pirates in the Atlantic

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

The Mexican-American War

. How did the Industrial Revolution change youth culture?

Many young people rebelled against it and stayed on their family farms.

Young people were forced to work in factories.

Young people became more independent and sometimes rebellious.

Young people had to work under any conditions.

. What was the aftermath of the completion of the Erie Canal?

It succeeded, but other states were reluctant to pursue canals due to the costs.

It was a dismal failure that nearly bankrupted the state of New York.

It was a spectacular success and set off an age of canal building.

Unexpectedly, it raised shipping costs from Buffalo to New York City.

. What happened to enslaved people that were confiscated from ships that defied the American ban on trafficking enslaved people in 1808?

Enslaved people were returned to their country of origin.

In a compromise, individual states decided their fate.

Enslaved people were brought to America and freed, and ship owners were prosecuted.

Due to a loophole, all confiscated remained enslaved.

. What did the Federalists decide in Hartford, Connecticut?

They decided to demand a separate New England confederacy.

They demanded that James Madison be impeached by Congress.

They demanded that Andrew Jackson be removed from his military role.

They demanded amendments to the Constitution, including an end to the Three-Fifths Compromise.

. In the case McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), Chief Justice Marshall wrote that

a federal income tax was unconstitutional.

an enslaved person was not automatically free just because they were transported to an area where slavery was not established by law.

a state could not tax an institution created by the federal government because the power to tax it could lead to the power destroy it.

Maryland could not force a change in James McCulloch's contract to operate a ferry across Chesapeake Bay.

. Joseph Smith

became the first missionary to reach the Native Americans of the Willamette Valley.

experienced revelations that resulted in the founding of the Church of Christ, Scientist.

founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

preached at the Cane River Revival.

.

Map shows the Development of Regions and of Roads and Canals in North America. The Roads in 18 30 are Genesee Turnpike from Albany to Buffalo. Boston Post Road From Providence to New Haven and New York. Pennsylvania road from Philadelphia to Lancaster, to Pittsburg. National Road from Baltimore, to Cumberland, to Wheeling, to Columbus. Great Wagon road extends down from center of Pennsylvania road to Winchester, down Appalachian mountains, through Cumberland gap and to Boonesboro as Wilderness Road. Chicago Road from Detroit to Chicago. Natchez Trace from Nashville to Natchez. There are other roads connecting Saint Augustine, Savannah, Charleston, Augusta, Raleigh, Richmond, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Augusta, and Nashville. Canals in 18 30 are as follows. Erie Canal Mohawk Road is from Troy to Syracuse to Buffalo. Blackstone Canal from Boston to Lowell. Another Canal from Providence to Worchester. Another Canal from New Orleans towards north. Delaware and Hudson Canal is on the west of Hudson River. Another canal cuts from Erie Canal towards Harrisburg. Main Line Canal from Harrisburg to Pittsburg to Akron to Cleveland. Another canal branches downwards from Akron to Portsmouth. Another canal from Toledo to Cincinnati in one route, and to Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, and Evansville in another route. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from Washington to Cumberland. Another canal from Chicago to La Salle. Navigable Waterways 18 30 were across Hannibal, Saint Louis, Mississippi river, Missouri River, Memphis, Natchez, Alabama, Cincinnati, Portsmouth, and along Allegheny. Present day state borders are across all state boundaries.

Map 9-2: The Development of Regions and of Roads and Canals. The map illustrates which of the following developments?

The market revolution

A national highway system

Manifest destiny

The Indian Removal Act

. One contradiction of Jefferson's presidency was his desire for a strict interpretation of the Constitution; yet he decided to purchase Louisiana.

True

False

. New York Governor De Witt Clinton proposed building a canal linking Albany and Buffalo, New York.

True

False

. The Waltham system was the largest industrial undertaking attempted in America up to that time.

True

False

. By 1800, the region between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River was largely devoid of Native Americans.

True

False

. The religious upheaval so common throughout the United States at the beginning of the nineteenth century is in part an expression of people's profound personal dislocation and an indication of how radically the world was changing.

True

False

. The United States Navy was unable to break the British naval blockade of the War of 1812.

True

False

. The narrative of the Lenape departure demonstrates that American ideals applied to all groups.

True

False

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