APUSH - Module 3
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beatflvs on May 6, 2012
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united states history, history, ap, ap us history, us history, advanced placement us history, advanced placement united states history
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The Bill of Rights did all of the following except | protected citizens from the tyranny of standing armies. |
| In his farewell address, George Washington argued that the United States should | stay clear of international complications |
| The United States gained unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans because it | negotiated the Pinckney Treaty with Spain. |
| Federalist majorities tended to be centered in more coastal areas due to the fact that citizens were more: | liberal. |
| Citizen Genet was | the French official to the United States who was instructed to enlist American mercenaries to conquer Spanish territories and attack British shipping. |
| What did the Treaty of Greenville do? | It opened most of modern-day Ohio to white settlement and ended Indian hostilities there. |
| Which of the following departments was not part of George Washington's first cabinet? | Commerce Department |
| Which of the following accurately describes American opinion regarding the Anglo-French struggle after the French Revolution? | New Englanders favored Britain because they believed that good relations with the British were essential to the region's prosperity. |
| What role did newspapers play in American politics during the mid- and late 1790s? | They expanded in number and circulation and, regardless of political perspective, were often libelous and irresponsible. |
| One of the accomplishments of Jay's Treaty was that it | arranged for withdrawal of British troops from American soil. |
| Thomas Jefferson favored sovereignty of state government over the federal government because he | believed that state government was responsive to popular will. |
| Why did Jefferson overcome his doubts about the constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase? | He decided that a guarantee of land for American farmers was more important than a constitutional principle. |
| Though controversial, DNA evidence influenced our understanding that Thomas Jefferson probably | fathered at least one child with his slave, Sally Hemings. |
| Thomas Jefferson believed that | freedom was threatened by a government that undermined popular liberty. |
| In McCulloch v. Maryland, what did the Supreme Court declare? | A state cannot tax an agency of the federal government. |
| What were the terms of the Non-Intercourse Act? | America would trade with all nations except Britain and France and would restore trade with either nation if it ceased to violate neutral rights. |
| Which of the following actions of the American government reopened trade with Britain and France and determined that if either nation repealed its restrictions, the United States would halt all commerce with the other nation? | Macon's Bill No. 2 |
| What did the Supreme Court argue in Marbury v. Madison? | The Supreme Court had the authority to determine the constitutionality of a law. |
| Who composed the "Star-Spangled Banner"? | Francis Scott Key |
| In the 1790's, Jefferson planned to reverse what he perceived to be a drift toward despotism by | eliminating the national debt, thereby reducing the need for taxes. |
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