AP U.S. History Midterms

The first Americans followed the _________ and __________ in traveling from Asia to the Americas.
a. Bering Land Bridge; Pacific Coast Highway
b. Bering Land Bridge; Pacific Kelp Highway
c. Bering Ice Bridge; Pacific Kelp Highway
d. Arctic Ice Bridge; Pacific Kelp Highway
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The first Americans followed the _________ and __________ in traveling from Asia to the Americas.
a. Bering Land Bridge; Pacific Coast Highway
b. Bering Land Bridge; Pacific Kelp Highway
c. Bering Ice Bridge; Pacific Kelp Highway
d. Arctic Ice Bridge; Pacific Kelp Highway
b. Bering Land Bridge; Pacific Kelp Highway
The "three sisters" refers to which of the following?
a. tobacco, rice, and corn
b. corn, beans, and wheat
c. corn, beans, and squash
d. corn, beans, and potatoes
c. corn, beans, and squash
The city in present-day Illinois (across from St. Louis) and the largest city of the Indigenous Mississipian People was known as ____________
a. Itasca
b. Tenochtitlan
c. Ocmulgee
d. Cahokia
d. Cahokia
The centuries-long war that saw Spanish Catholics drive the Islamic Moors from Iberia was known as ___________
a. The Reconquista
b. The Crusades
c. The Spanish Conquest
d. The Rinoceronte
a. The Reconquista
The European nobleman _______________ used his personal fortune to develop sailing and navigation technolofies and funded expeditions to southern Africa.
a. Christopher Columbus
b. Hernan Cortes
c. Prince Henry the Navigator
d. Diego the Circumnavigator
c. Prince Henry the Navigator
The Conquistador ____________________ is remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire of modern-day Mexico
a. Hernando de Soto
b. Hernan Cortes
c. Francisco Pizarro
d. Juan de Onate
b. Hernan Cortes
The enslaved North African _______________ was the first non-indigineous person to contact the Puebloan Peoples of the present-day American Southwest.
a. Jose Carioca
b. Estevanico
c. Juan Garrido
d. Diego the Circumnavigator
b. Estevanico
Beginning in the 1500s, Portuguese sailors and merchants built trading posts on the West African coast known as ____________
a. Feitoras
b. Ciudades
c. Frambuesas
d. Fortalezas
a. Feitoras
A charter generation of American colonists, the _______________ were a cosmopolitan, multilingual people of mixed African and European ancestry
a. Pacific Creoles
b. Gullah Geechee
c. Atlantic Creoles
d. Scots- Irish
c. Atlantic Creoles
The term ______________ describes the stories of colonial-era Spanish barbarity and crueltry that were popularized by Protestant historians
a. Tragic Legend
b. Shadow Legend
c. Black Legend
d. Dark Legend
c. Black Legend
The multilingual people who accompanied cargo shipments between Africa and Europe during the colonial era were known as: a. Longshoremen b. Privateers c. Sobrecargos d. Marinerosc. SobrecargosThe system of land grants and forced Indian labor given to Spanish novels who migrates to the New World was known as_______________ a. Plantacion b. Economienda c. Hacienda d. Califatob. EconomiendaDuring the 17th century, the English Crown awarded 50 acres of free land to any Englishman who could pay his own way to Virginia, a policy known as _________________ a. Economienda b. Land Grants c. Headright d. Indentured Servitudec. HeadrightThe Vriginia colony was most likely to attract settlers from which of the following demographics? a. Intact families b. Young, unmarried men c. The elderly d. Young, unmarried womenb. Young, unmarried menPoor English and African laborers who signed four- to sever-year contracts to work in colonial Virginia were known as: a. Indentured servants b. sobrecargos c. slaves d. puritansa. Indentured servantsIn class, we discussed the incredible tale of ___________, an runaway Panamian slave who served alongside the farmed English "Sea Dog", Sir Francis Drake a. Estevanico b. Juan Garrido c. Jose Carioca d. Diego the Circumnavigatord. Diego the CircumnavigatorIn 1612, the English colonist, John Rolfe brought ______________ to Jamestown, Virginia, from the Caribbean, ensuring the colony's long-term success and survival. a. corn b. rice c. potatoes d. tobaccod. tobaccoDuring the 17th century, English Calvinists describe Massachusetts Bay Colony as a _______________, which meant that it would be a highly visible example to the world of good Chrisitian governance a. Morning Star b. City on a Hill c. Beacon of Freedom d. Refuge and Sanctuaryb. City on a HillWhich of the following BEST DESCRIBES the Puritan (or English Calvinist view of humanity and the soul? a. Basically good and capable of good works b. Totally depraved and sinful c. Capable of knowing God's will by way of experiment and observation d. Capable of knowing God's will by way of natural intuitonb. Totally depraved and sinfulThe Wampanoag sachem (chief) who led a series of devastating attacks against English Puritan settlements in 1675-1676 was known as: a. King Philip/Metacom b. King George/Metacom c. King Louis/ Powhatan d. King Philip/ Powhatana. King Philip/MetacomThe English aristocrat and Pennsylvania founder William Penn belonged to the radical _____________ religious sect a. Shaker b. Oneida c. Puritan d. Quakerd. QuakerThe Tewa religious leader _______________ led a successful revolt of Puebloan people against Spanish colonization in 1680. a. Popé b. Metacom c. Powhatan d. Montezumaa. PopéThe founder of Portsmouth (now Rhode Island), the Puritan woman was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for claiming divine inspiration from God a. Anna Hutchinson b. Anna Harlow c. Anne Bradstreet d. Mary Dyera. Anna HutchinsonThe English aristocrat ____________ founded Georgia as a haven for poor English debtors (people who were jailed for owning money) a. James Oglethorpe b. John Winthrop c. Nathaniel Bacon d. Francis Drakea. James OglethorpeIn 1676, a war known as _______________ saw poor English laborers and African slaves and servants burn Jamestown, Virginia a. Bacon's Rebellion b. King Philip's War c. Shay's Rebellion d. Oglethorpe's Rebelliona. Bacon's RebellionGeorge Whitefield is BEST remembered as: a. The colonial-era English minister who traveled from New York to South Carolina, staging religious revivals in fields and parks. b. The English Prime Minister who signed the Proclamation of 1763. c. The English philosopher and doctor who argued that people have "Natural Rights". d. The commander of British forces who surrendered Fort William Henry to the Marquis de Montcalm. e. The merchant and shipbuilder who organized anti-tax protests in colonial-era Boston.a. The colonial-era English minister who traveled from New York to South Carolina, staging religious revivals in fields and parksThe term "Great Awakening" describes a. The wave of anti-tax sentiment that swept the American colonies during the first half of the nineteenth century (1700s). b. The wave of scientific interest that swept the American colonies during the first half on the nineteenth century (1700s). c. The wave of religious revivalism that swept the American colonies during the first half of the eighteenth century (1700s). d. The wave of antislavery sentiment that swept the American colonies during the first half of the nineteenth century (1700s). e. The wave of British cultural enthusiasm that swept the American colonies during the first half of the nineteenth century (1700s).c. The wave of religious revivalism that swept the American colonies during the first half of the eighteenth century (1700s).John Locke made which of the following contributions to Enlightenment thought? a. Applied the scientific method to the study of planetary movement. b. Argued that monarchs have a natural "divine right" to rule. c. Argued that the government power originates with the people (consent of the governed) d. Described the economic system that came to be known as mercantilism. e. Wrote the "Declaration of the Rights of Man", the world's first declaration of independencec. Argued that the government power originates with the people (consent of the governed)Which of the following BEST explains the British desire to control the Ohio River Valley? a. The fur trade with the Indians. b. Fertile land for use in growing rice. c. Fertile land for use in growing tobacco. d. Fertile land for use in growing the "Three Sisters" e. Fertile land for use in growing potatoesc. Fertile land for use in growing tobacco.Which of the following BEST explains the French desire to control the Ohio River Valley? a. The fur trade with the Indians b. The fur trade with the Dutch c. The need to convert Indians to Protestanism d. The fur trade with the Spanish e. Fertile land for use in growing tobacco.a. The fur trade with the IndiansWhich of the following BEST describes the Indians' desire to control the Ohio River Valley? a. The fur trade with the British. b. The fur trade with the Spanish. c. The fur trade with the French. d. Fertile land for growing rice and tobacco. e. The desire to create a unified pan-Indian republic.c. The fur trade with the FrenchThe young, ambitious Virginian who led colonial troops in an unsuccessful bid to evict French forces from Fort Dusquesne in 1754: a. Robert Dinwiddie b. George Washington c. James Wolfe d. Alexander Hamilton e. Emund Hillaryb. George WashingtonThe Marquis de Montcalm in BEST remembered for a. Training the Colonial Army in European-style military tactics. b. Angering his Indian allies by refusing to allow them to loot Forts Oswego and William Henry. c. Capturing an entire British army during the Battle of Yorktown. d. Being the only member of the French Royal Family killed during the Seven Years' War. e. Betraying the French Army and taking commands of British troops during the final stages of the French and Indian War.b. Angering his Indian allies by refusing to allow them to loot Forts Oswego and William HenryThe Ottawa chief Pontiac is BEST remembered for a. Leading Indians who joined Bernardo de Galvez to attack British West Florida during the American Revolution. b. Leading an Indian uprising against British forts and settlements in the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio River Valley following the French and Indian War. c. Leading Indians of the Iroquois Confederacy in attacking colonial settlements in Upstate New York during the American Revolution. d. Leading Indians that joined with British General John Burgoyne during the Albany Campaign of 1777. e. Developing the first written alphabet for Algonquian-speaking Indians.b. Leading an Indian uprising against British forts and settlements in the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio River Valley following the French and Indian War.The Proclamation Line of 1763 may BEST be described as: a. The boundary line that separated the thirteen British colonies from Spanish Florida. b. The boundary line that separated the thirteen British colonies from the Indian Reserve west of the Appalachians. c. The boundary line that separated French and British possessions in the Ohio River Valley. d. The boundary line that separated the thirteen British colonies from Spanish Louisiana. e. The boundary line that separated Northern Protestant Ireland from Catholic Ireland.b. The boundary line that separated the thirteen British colonies from the Indian Reserve west of the Appalachians.The term "Salutary Neglect" refers to which British colonial policy? a. Refusing to provide American colonists with representation in Parliament. b. Neglecting to provide colonists with food shipments following the Boston Tea Party, leading to the so-called "Starving Time". c. Ignoring the colonists and allowing them to govern themselves and conduct trade as they pleased. d. Refusing to give gifts of ammunition and guns to the Indians in return for peace on the frontier. e. Neglecting to read and respond to the "Olive Branch Petition".c. Ignoring the colonists and allowing them to govern themselves and conduct trade as they pleased.The term Writs of Assistance refers to a. Court orders that gave British customs officials the right to barge into private homes and businesses against civilians' wishes, there seizing smuggled goods and charging import taxes. b. The secret pamphlets used by the Sons of Liberty to assist Boston merchants in organizing anti-tax protests. c. Court orders that required non-slaveholding Virginians to assist slaveholders in apprehending runaway slaves. d. Legal documents filed on behalf of the enslaved to assist them in petitioning colonial governments for their freedom. e. The list of grievances filed by the Massachusetts legislature in response to the Townshend Acts.a. Court orders that gave British customs officials the right to barge into private homes and businesses against civilians' wishes, there seizing smuggled goods and charging import taxes.The Stamp Act of 1765 placed a tax on which of the following consumer goods? a. Tea b. Glass c. Sugar d. Linen e. Papere. PaperThe Sons of Liberty may BEST be described as a. The delegates from each colony who met to review the Albany Plan of Union. b. The associations that emerged in colonial American seaport cities to protest unfair British taxation. c. The authors of the Declaration of Independence. d. The militia members who confronted British troops at Lexington Green. e. The delegates who met in Philadelphia to draft the Constitution.b. The associations that emerged in colonial American seaport cities to protest unfair British taxation.What is the name given to the 1774 gathering of colonial delegates that called for a boycott on British imports? a. The Albany Congress. b. The First Continental Congress. c. The Iroquois Confederacy. d. The Minutemen. e. The Sons of Liberty.b. The First Continental Congress.Crispus Attucks is BEST remembered as a. The African American patriot and militiaman wounded during the Battle of Lexington of 1775. b. The African American man who served as George Washington's personal assistant during the Revolution. c. The African American man who shot and killed British Major John Pitcairn during the Battle of Bunker Hill. d. The first African American man to enlist in the 1st Rhode Island infantry during the Revolution. e. The African American man shot and killed by British forces during the "Boston Massacre" of 1770.e. The African American man shot and killed by British forces during the "Boston Massacre" of 1770.The "Minutemen" are BEST remembered for a. Racing on horseback to spread word of the British approach to Lexington, Massachusetts. b. Hiding behind trees, fences, and walls to attack British forces as they retreated from Concord, Massachusetts, to Boston in 1775. c. Launching a surprise attack across the Delaware River on the morning of December 26, 1776. d. Capturing an entire British Army during the Battle of Saratoga. e. Joining with French forces to besiege Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia.b. Hiding behind trees, fences, and walls to attack British forces as they retreated from Concord, Massachusetts, to Boston in 1775.Which of the following was NOT an advantage that the British enjoyed at the beginning of the American Revolution? a. More and better soldiers. b. A powerful navy. c. Abundant food and uniforms. d. More and better weapons. e. A cause that they believed ine. A cause that they believed inWhich of the following was NOT an advantage that the colonists enjoyed at the beginning of the Revolution? a. A cause that they believed in. b. A powerful navy. c. Women who ran farms and served as nurses. d. Home field advantage e. Superior generalsb. A powerful navy.Which of the following describes George Rogers Clark's role in the American Revolution? a. Leading colonial troops to victory during the Battle of Camden, South Carolina. b. Serving as the first African American commander of a colonial military unit. c. Surrendering 5,000 American troops to Lord Cornwallis following the Siege of Charleston. d. Leading colonial troops in capturing Indian towns and British forts in present-day Ohio and IIinois. e. Negotiating a treaty with France that brought French forces into the ward. Leading colonial troops in capturing Indian towns and British forts in present-day Ohio and IIinois.George Washington's crossing of the Deleware River on the morning of December 26, 1776, resulted in which famous battle? a. Trenton. b. Lexington. c. Concord. d. Camden. e. Saratoga.a. Trenton.The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution because a. It ended the Siege of Boston, returning control of the city to American colonists. b. It convinced American patriots and French observers that Americans had a chance to win the war. c. It drew British forces away from the Carolinas and into Florida, to defend British claims against the Spanish. d. It ended the power of the Iroquois Confederacy, forever. e. It ended the final British offensive of the war.b. It convinced American patriots and French observers that Americans had a chance to win the war.Which of the following BEST describes Benjamin Franklin's contribution to the American Revolutionary war effort? a. Leading Patriot forces into battle at Saratoga. b. Negotiating the release of American POWs housed on prison ships in New York Harbor. c. Negotiating a military alliance that brought France into the war on the Patriot side. d. Negotiating a military alliance that brought Spain into the war on the Patriot side. e. Spying on British forces during the Occupation of Philadelphia.c. Negotiating a military alliance that brought France into the war on the Patriot side.The Spanish leader who attacked and seized the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Port of Mobile, and Pensacola, Florida, from the British during the Revolution was: a. Porfirio Diaz b. Bernardo de Galvez c. Hernando de Soto d. Juan del Aguila e. Francisco Francob. Bernardo de GalvezThe trained German soldiers hired by Great Britain during the American Revolution were known as a. Hussars b. Chanticleers c. Dragoons d. Hessians e. Hoplitesd. HessiansWhich of the following was considered a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? a. A bicameral (two-house) legislature with representation based on population. b. A lack of power to tax c. A unitary executive (president) elected by an indirect vote. d. A Senate elected by state legislatures rather than the people. e. A hereditary aristocracy that passed titles of nobility from generation to generation.b. A lack of power to taxThose Americans who supported ratification of the United States Constitution were known as: a. Anti-federalists b. Democratic-Republicans c. Federalists d. Republicans e. Patriotsc. FederalistsThose Americans who opposed ratification of the United States Constitution were known as: a. Anti-federalists. b. Democratic-Republicans c. Federalists. d. Republicans e. Patriotsa. Anti-federalists.Shay's Rebellion is MOST OFTEN associated with a. The Ratification Fight b. The signing of the Declaration of Independence c. The failure of the Articles of Confederation d. American victory in the War of Independence e. The struggle between Federalists and Anti-Federalistsc. The failure of the Articles of ConfederationWhich of the following was NOT a principle of the Articles of Confederation? a. The federal government had no executive or judiciary branch. b. The federal government had no power to tax the states. c. Each state received votes in Congress proportional to its population. d. Each state received one vote regardless of population e. The federal government had no power to force states to send troopsc. Each state received votes in Congress proportional to its population.When delegates arrived at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, their stated goal was to a. Draft a new United States Constitution b. Convene the Third Continental Congress c. Move the federal capital to Washington, D.C. d. Revise and improve the Articles of Confederation. e. Dissolve existing state legislaturesd. Revise and improve the Articles of Confederation.Which of the following best describes the principles of the Virginia Plan? a. A unicameral legislature with each state having equal representation. b. A bicameral legislature with each state's representation based on population. c. A constitutional monarchy that shared power between an hereditary monarch and parliament. d. A unicameral legislature with each state's representation based on population e. Ratification of the Constitution would require a three-fifths majority of the statesb. A bicameral legislature with each state's representation based on population.Which of the following best describes the principles of the New Jersey Plan? a. A unicameral legislature that each state having an equal representation. b. A bicameral legislature with each state's representation based on population. c. A constitutional monarchy that shared power between an hereditary monarch and parliament. d. A unicameral legislature with each state's representation based on population. e. A bicameral legislature with representation based on population in one house and equal representation in the other.a. A unicameral legislature that each state having an equal representation.Which of the following BEST explains the "Three-Fifths" Compromise? a. Apportionment for the House of Representatives would be based on three-fifths of a state's total population. b. Supreme Court rulings would require three-fifths majority to be constitutionally valid. c. Apportionment for the House of Representatives would include three of every five enslaved persons when calculating populations. d. Ratification of the Constitution would require a three-fifths majority of the states. e. Amendments of the United States Constitution could occur only when three fifths of the state legislatures called for a special convention.c. Apportionment for the House of Representatives would include three of every five enslaved persons when calculating populations.Which of the following best describes the "Great" or Connecticut Compromise"? a. Three-fifths of enslaved persons would be counted towards representation in the House of Representatives. b. The United States Congress would be bicameral, with a lower house based on population and an upper house based on state equality. c. The state of Connecticut agreed to cede the Hudson River Valley to New York to settle a longstanding border dispute. d. George Washington, a Virginian, would serve as a commander of the Continental Army. e. The Supreme Court would have six justices instead on nine.b. The United States Congress would be bicameral, with a lower house based on population and an upper house based on state equality.The main purpose of the Federalist Papers was to a. Encourage states to reject the Constitution b. Limit the power of the central government c. Encourage states to ratify the Constitution d. Encourage partisan support for the Federalist Party. e. Promote the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.c. Encourage states to ratify the ConstitutionWhich of the following BEST describes the Federalists? a. Supporters of a strong central government who supported ratification of the United States Constitution. b. Supporters of a weak central government who opposed ratification of the United States Constitution. c. Regular (that is, professional) soldiers from the British Army who joined the Patriot cause. d. The authors of the Articles of Confederation. e. The ant-tax protestors who attacked Massachusetts courthouses to prevent foreclosures in 1786.a. Supporters of a strong central government who supported ratification of the United States Constitution.Which of the following BEST describes first President George Washington's "Cabinet" a. The group of federal leaders who headed the major departments of the executive branch. b. The special vault set aside to house the President's valuables. c. The Oval Office of the White House d. The secluded home in rural Maryland set aside for the President's recreation and refreshment. e. The lockbox that held original copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.a. The group of federal leaders who headed the major departments of the executive branch.Which of the following was NOT a part of Alexander Hamilton's plan to solve the nation's financial problems following the Revolution? a. Pay down the national debt, including state war debts. b. Protect "infant" manufacturing with tariffs. c. Create a national bank to stabilize the currency. d. Place a 25% excise tax on whiskey. e. Reduce tariffs to encourage international trade.e. Reduce tariffs to encourage international trade.Which of the following BEST explains the Judiciary Act of 1789? a. The Congressional Act that abolished the Confederation Court b. The Congressional Act that created the state court system. c. The Congressional Act that created the federal court system. d. The Congressional Act that created judicial review e. The Congressional Act that have the Supreme Court oversight over Executive actions.c. The Congressional Act that created the federal court system.The Whiskey Rebellion is best remembered as: a. An uprising that saw western Pennsylvania grain farmers intimidate and attack tax collectors. b. An uprising that saw Virginia frontiersmen attack Indian communities before marching on and burning Jamestown. c. A slave uprising in Virginia led by Gabriel Prosser. d. An uprising that saw western Massachusetts farmers use force to stop land foreclosures. e. An uprising that saw Baltimore saloon owners and innkeepers attack and destroy customs houses.a. An uprising that saw western Pennsylvania grain farmers intimidate and attack tax collectors.The "Dinner Table Bargain" saw Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson agree to which of the following: a. Northerners would support federal assumption of state war debts in return for moving the national capital to the North. b. Southerners would agree to Hamilton's tax on whiskey production in return for federal assumption of state war debts. c. Southerners agreed to Jefferson's proposed purchase of Louisiana in return for the creation of two new slave states. d. Southerners would support Federal assumption of state war debts in return for moving the national capital to the South. e. Northerners would agree to the admission of Missouri as a slave state in return for Maine's admission as a free state.d. Southerners would support Federal assumption of state war debts in return for moving the national capital to the South.The nation's first two political parties were known as a. The Labour Party and the Tories. b. The Americans and the Constitutional Unionists c. The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans d. The Whigs and the Wide-Awakes. e. The Democrats and the Republicans.c. The Federalists and the Democratic-RepublicansWhich of the following best describes the Democratic-Republican platform? a. Strong central government; loose construction of the Constitution (implied powers). b. States' rights over national government; strict construction of the Constitution. c. Strong central government bolstered by a national bank and internal improvements. d. Strong central government, tariffs, and the exclusion of slavery from the Western territories. e. Weak central government, tariffs, and the exclusion of slavery from the Western territories.b. States' rights over national government; strict construction of the Constitution.Which of the following demographics were most likely to support the Federalists? a. Southern and Western farmers. b. Those who supported weak central government. c. Exporters who opposed tariffs. d. Whiskey distillers. e. Merchants and city folke. Merchants and city folkThe so-called "Bloodless Revolution" of 1800 saw ____________ defeat _______________ to become President a. John Adams; Alexander Hamilton b. Thomas Jefferson; Aaron Burr c. Aaron Burr; Alexander Hamilton d. Thomas Jefferson; Alexander Hamilton e. Thomas Jefferson; John Adamse. Thomas Jefferson; John AdamsThe Alien and Sedition Acts did which of the following? a. Required all Eastern Indians to move to an "Indian Reserve" west of the Mississippi River. b. Created the nation's first naturalization (becoming a citizen) policy for immigrants; prohibited the federal government from persecuting citizens for political speech. c. Barred the entry of British and French nationals into the United States; set criminal penalties for foreign nationals who sought to topple the federal government. d. Authorized the President to arrest and deport non-citizens who criticized the federal government; made it a crime for American citizens to publicly criticize the federal government. e. Authorized Congress to investigate British interference in the settlement of the Northwest Territory; authorized the President to use force to remove foreign spies and saboteurs from America.d. Authorized the President to arrest and deport non-citizens who criticized the federal government; made it a crime for American citizens to publicly criticize the federal government.Which of the following BEST describes John Adams? a. Second Vice President of the United States; President who signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law. b. First Vice President of the United States; President who signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law. c. Second Vice President of the United States; President who signed the Embargo Act of 1807 into law. d. Second President of the United States; President who purchased Louisiana Territory for the United States. e. Third President of the United States; President who purchased Louisiana Territory for the United States.b. First Vice President of the United States; President who signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law.Which of the following best describes the decision in the Supreme Court case Marbury vs. Madison? a. The Supreme Court claimed the power of judicial review, or the right to rule on the constitutionality of congressional and presidential actions. b. The Supreme Court rules that the slaves could not be citizens, and therefore could not sue for their freedom if carried by their owners into a free state. c. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Bank of the United States, that states may not tax the federal government or federal institutions. d. The Supreme Court rules that all presidential appointees must be approved by the United States Senate. e. The Supreme Court ruled that a writ of certiorari must be granted before hearing cases brought up from appellate courts.a. The Supreme Court claimed the power of judicial review, or the right to rule on the constitutionality of congressional and presidential actions.The Lewis and Clark Expedition is best remembered for a. Exploring and documenting the Louisiana Territory on behalf of President Thomas Jefferson between 1804 and 1806 b. Leading United States Marines in the siege and capture of Tripoli during the Barbary Wars. c. Trying (and failing) to drive Spanish forces from the Port of New Orleans in 1807. d. Giving military aid and assistance to France in suppressing the Haitian Slave Revolt. e. Exploring and documenting the Louisiana Territory on behalf of President John Adams between 1804 and 1806.a. Exploring and documenting the Louisiana Territory on behalf of President Thomas Jefferson between 1804 and 1806The Embargo Act of 1807 did which of the following? a. Forbade American merchant ships from trading with the port of Spanish New Orleans. b. Forbade American merchant ships from trading with the Dutch Boers of South Africa. c. Forbade American merchant ships from leaving port or trading with the British. d. Blockaded Haitian coastal ports in support of the French Army. e. Blockaded the Port of Tripoli in North Africa during the Barbary Wars.c. Forbade American merchant ships from leaving port or trading with the British.Which of the following best describes Napoleon Bonaparte? a. The French emissary who traveled around the United States, encouraging Americans to support Revolutionary France in its war against Great Britain. b. The former military officer and self-appointed French Emperor who sold Louisiana to Thomas Jefferson. c. The leader of French-Canadian military forces who rebelled an American invasion of Quebec during the War of 1812. d. The French ambassador who traveled the United States in 1789, urging Americans to support the French Revolution. e. The Haitian-born slave who led an unsuccessful slave uprising in Virginia in 1800.b. The former military officer and self-appointed French Emperor who sold Louisiana to Thomas Jefferson.Which of the following best describes the terms of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville? a. The Northwest Indian Confederacy ceded (gave up) most of present-day Ohio to the United States. b. The Northwest Indian Confederacy ceded (gave up) most of present-day Alabama and Mississippi to the United States. c. The Northwest Indian Confederacy agreed to move west of the Mississippi River to a permanent "Indian Reserve". d. The Northwest Indian Confederacy ceded (gave up) most of present-day Kentucky of the United States e. The Northwest Indian Confederacy ceded (gave up) most of present-day Indiana to the United States.a. The Northwest Indian Confederacy ceded (gave up) most of present-day Ohio to the United States.The Indian community known as Prophet's Town was located ______________ a. In northwest Ohio, near present-day Toledo. b. In Northern Ohio, near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. c. In southern Indiana, near the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers. d. In central Indiana, near the confluence of the Wabash and Tippecanoe Rivers. e. In central Alabama, on the Tallapoosa River,c. In southern Indiana, near the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers.Hillis Hajdo is best remembered as: a. The Cherokee religious leader who called for the assassination of Cherokee leader "Major Ridge" and his son John following the Treaty of New Echota. b. The Seminole religious leader who rallied Indigenous and free African American fighters during Andrew Jackson's 1816 invasion of Florida. c. The Shawnee religious leader who received a message from the "Master of Life" in 1805, promising to drive white settlers from the Ohio and Wabash River country. d. The Red Stick Creek religious leader who lost control of present-day Alabama and Mississippi following his defeat at Horseshoe Bend. e. The Shawnee warrior who called on Indians to set aside tribal identities and fight white encroachment as a unified people.d. The Red Stick Creek religious leader who lost control of present-day Alabama and Mississippi following his defeat at Horseshoe Bend.The Miami Chief Little Turtle is best remembered as: a. The leader of an Indian Confederacy that signed over control of present-day Ohio to Americans following his defeat at Fallen Timbers. b. The leader of an Indian Confederacy who lost control of present-day Indiana following his defeat at Tippecanoe. c. The prophet and leader of the Red Stick Creeks who lost control of present-day Alabama and Mississippi following his defeat at Horseshoe Bend. d. The leader of an Indian Confederacy that attacked captured Fort Detroit during the War of 1812. e. The leader of an Indian Confederacy that attacked British settlers following the French and Indian War.a. The leader of an Indian Confederacy that signed over control of present-day Ohio to Americans following his defeat at Fallen Timbers.William Henry Harrison is best remembered for his role in a. Leading U.S. forces to victory at the Battle of Greenville. b. Leading U.S. forces to victory at the Battle of Fort McHenry. c. Leading U.S. forces to victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe. d. Leading U.S. forces to victory at the Battle of New Orleans. e. Leading U.S. forces to victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.c. Leading U.S. forces to victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe.Tecumseh is best remembered as a. The Shawnee religious leader who claimed to receive a message from the "Master of Life," promising to drive American settlers from the Wabash River country. b. The Shawnee warrior who called on Indians to unite as one people in resisting American settlers. c. The Miami warrior who led a confederacy of Indian tribes into combat against American settlers in present-day Ohio. d. The Shoshone woman who served as a guide and translator for the Corps of Discovery. e. The Creek religious leader who rallied Indigenous and free African American fighters during Andrew Jackson's 1816 invasion of Florida.b. The Shawnee warrior who called on Indians to unite as one people in resisting American settlers.Which of the following BEST describes Dutty Boukman? a. Leading Haitian slaves to victory against French colonial forces following the death of Touissant I' Overture. b. Leading French colonial forces to defeat during the Haitian slave rebellion. c. The literate slave and Voodoo priest who convinced the slaves of Saint Domingue to rebel against French colonial slaveholders. d. Leading to an unsuccessful slave uprising in the Mississippi River Valley, above New Orleans, in 1811.c. The literate slave and Voodoo priest who convinced the slaves of Saint Domingue to rebel against French colonial slaveholders.Which of the following BEST describes Touissant L' Overture a. The leader of the Haitian slave rebellion who was captured by French forces and died in a French prison. b. Leading a group of Metis (men of mixed Indian/French heritage) who captured Fort Detroit from American forces during the War of 1812. c. Leading an unsuccessful slave uprising in the Mississippi River Valley, above New Orleans, in 1811. d. Leading Haitian slaves to victory against French colonial forces following the death of Charles Deslondes.a. The leader of the Haitian slave rebellion who was captured by French forces and died in a French prison.Jean-Jacques Dessalines is best remembered for: a. Leading French colonial forces to defeat during the Haitian slave rebellion. b. Leading a group of Metis (men of mixed Indian/French heritage) who captured Fort Detroit from American forces during the War of 1812. c. Leading an unsuccessful slave uprising in the Mississippi River Valley, above New Orleans, in 1811. d. Leading Haitian slaves to victory against French colonial forces following the death of Touissant l' Overture.d. Leading Haitian slaves to victory against French colonial forces following the death of Touissant l' Overture.Gabriel Prosser is best remembered as: a. President Thomas Jefferson's illegitimate son, born to an enslaved woman, who was the subject of a national scandal. b. A Haitian-born slave who led an 1811 slave uprising in the Mississippi River Valley above New Orleans. c. A Haitian-born slave who led an unsuccessful slave uprising along the Stono River, outside Charleston, in 1800. d. a literate African American blacksmith who led an unsuccessful slave rebellion in northern Virginia (vicinity of Richmond) in 1800.d. a literate African American blacksmith who led an unsuccessful slave rebellion in northern Virginia (vicinity of Richmond) in 1800.Which of the following best describes the German Coast Uprising of 1811 a. An unsuccessful Louisiana slave rebellion, led by the Haitian-born slave Charles Deslondes. b. An unsuccessful South Carolina slave rebellion, led by the Kongo-born slave Jemmy. c. An unsucceful Virginia slave rebellion, led by the American-born slave Nat Turner. d. An unsuccessful South Carolina slave rebellion, led by the American-born slave Denmark Vesey.a. An unsuccessful Louisiana slave rebellion, led by the Haitian-born slave Charles Deslondes.President _____________ sought a declaration of war against the British in 1812 in response to the British policy of impressment. a. James Monroe b. James Madison c. John Adams d. James Buchananb. James MadisonThe president in question 6 belonged to which political party? a. The Democratic Party b. The Whig Party c. The Republican Party d. The Democratic-Republican Partyd. The Democratic-Republican Party"Impressment" describes the process by which: a. The British Navy forced American sailors into British Naval service. b. The British Navy menaced the port of New York in the hope of "impressing" Americans with their military power. c. The United States Army forced British P.O.W.s (prisoners of war) to fight in American militia units. d. The United States Navy menaced British Newfoundland in the hope of "impression" the British with their military power.a. The British Navy forced American sailors into British Naval service.Which of the following explains the significance of Hartford, Connecticut, during the War of 1812? a. The meeting place of Federalists who discussed a plan to secede from the Union and create a military alliance with Great Britain. b. The site of General Andrew Jackson's great military victory that saved an American port city from the British and earned him lasting fame (and political power). c. The site of treaty negotiations between British and American agents that brought an end to the conflict. d. The first and only American city burned to the ground by a foreign army following the American Revolution.a. The meeting place of Federalists who discussed a plan to secede from the Union and create a military alliance with Great Britain.General Andrew Jackson won lasting fame (and political power) thanks to which of the following military victories? a. The Battle of Hartford. b. The Battle of Mobile Bay. c. The Battle of New Orleans d. The Battle of Fort McHenryc. The Battle of New OrleansWhich of the following BEST describes the James Monroe Administration? a. A period of Democratic-Republican political dominance known as the "Era of Good Feelings". b. A period of fierce competition between the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans known as the "Days of Rage". c. A period of growing tension between North, South, and West known as the "Sectional Crisis". d. A period of religious revival known as the "Second Great Awakening"a. A period of Democratic-Republican political dominance known as the "Era of Good Feelings".Eli Whitney is BEST remembered for: a. Inventing the steam engine which powered ships and trains. b. Inventing the electric telegraph. c. Inventing both the cotton gin and the interchangeable parts. d. Inventing the spinning machinery used in processing cotton.c. Inventing both the cotton gin and the interchangeable parts.Which of the following BEST explains the "Monroe Doctrine"? a. The U.S. would bar American settlers from entering British-occupied Oregon by way of the Louisiana Territory. b. Asian countries would be barred (prevented) by the U.S. from colonizing the Americas. c. The U.S. would bar American settlers from entering Mexican Texas by way of the Louisiana Territory. d. European countries would be barred (prevented) by the U.S. from colonizing the Americas.d. European countries would be barred (prevented) by the U.S. from colonizing the Americas.The Erie Canal connected which two cities via a series of manmade and natural waterways? a. Albany, New York, and Buffalo, New York b. Buffalo, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio c. Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan. d. Baltimore, Maryland, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaa. Albany, New York, and Buffalo, New YorkWhich of the following best describes the "Cottage System"? a. A system developed by new England textile manufacturers to furnish young woman workers with clean and affordable housing. b. A system developed in the eighteenth century in which tasks were distributed to individuals who completed the work in their own homes. c. A system of nineteenth-century urban education that saw mothers teach children in the home. d. A system of urban building codes that "democratized" American architecture through the enforced use of simple, affordable housing designs.b. A system developed in the eighteenth century in which tasks were distributed to individuals who completed the work in their own homes.Which of the following BEST describes Republican Motherhood? a. The belief that Americana women were responsible for raising the next generation of patriots and leaders. b. The belief that American women should practice communal child raising as a means to instill democratic values. c. The belief that women should raise their daughters to fight for voting rights and the right to hold political office. d. The belief that mothers should always take custody of children in the event of a divorce.a. The belief that Americana women were responsible for raising the next generation of patriots and leaders.Which of the following BEST describes a slave society? a. A secret society used by the enslaved to maintain cultural and social relationships. b. A society in which all political, social, and economic relationships are based on slavery. c. A society where slaves are only incidental to political, social, and economic relationships. d. A society made up of slaves captured as a consequence of religious conflicts.b. A society in which all political, social, and economic relationships are based on slavery.The Tallmadge Amendment was meant to prevent slaves from being carried into which newly created U.S. states? a. Missouri b. Kentucky c. California d. Texasa. MissouriWhich of the following was TRUE of the Missouri Compromise? a. Missouri would be admitted to the Union as a slave state. b. The United States would enact a Fugitive Slave Law. c. California would be admitted to the Union as a slave state. d. The slave trade would be banned in Washington, D.C.a. Missouri would be admitted to the Union as a slave state.The Second Middle Passage describes: a. The forced migration of Africans to the Americas on board slave ships. b. The 3,000 mile journey that carried migrants from Missouri to Oregon via the Overland trails. c. The forced migration of millions of African Americans slaves from the Upper South to the Lower South during the nineteenth century. d. The voyage that took transatlantic ships from Caribbean ports to New York.c. The forced migration of millions of African Americans slaves from the Upper South to the Lower South during the nineteenth century.The term "coffle" refers to: a. The Irish immigrant who stood in large crowds awaiting processing by U.S. immigration officials. b. The poor whites who traveled the roads between plantations, searching for runaway slaves. c. The German migrants who settled in Western Pennsylvania and the Old Northwest. d. The groups of enslaved African Americans who were chained together and forced to travel between plantations on foot.d. The groups of enslaved African Americans who were chained together and forced to travel between plantations on foot.Which of the following was NOT TRUE of the "task system"? a. Common in the rice-growing region of Low-country South Carolina. b. Placed enslaved workers under constant supervision by overseers. c. Gave enslaved people limited freedom so long as they finished their assigned jobs. d. Used when slaves performed skilled labor, such as blacksmithing or barrel making.b. Placed enslaved workers under constant supervision by overseers.Which of the following was NOT TRUE of the Gang System a. Common in the cotton-growing region of Alabama and Mississippi b. Placed enslaved workers under constant supervision by overseers. c. Required dawn to dusk labor and gave enslaved people almost no freedom. d. Common in the rice-growing region of low-county South Carolina.d. Common in the rice-growing region of low-county South Carolina.