American History Exam 2

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    • American colonists who remained loyal to the British government and opposed independence were known as Tories
    • The battle of Saratoga is considered the turning point of the American Revolutionary War.
    • All of the following were provisions of the 1783 Peace of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War.

      • The Mississippi River as the western boundary of the new nation
      • American independence
      • Britan promised to remove its troops from the western forts
      • Americans promised to repay British debts and return loyalist property that had been seized
      • Flordia returned to Spain
    • What American was responsible for negotiating an alliance with France during the Revolutionary War?
      Benjamin Franklin
    • What was the start of the Revolutionary War?

      Lexington and Concord
    • The Coercive Acts were passed in response to what colonial action?
      Boston Tea Party
    • Common Sense was important because

      • It gave the colonists a philosophical justification for declaring independence
      • It was cheap and easy to read
      • it blamed the problems the colonists had encountered with the British government on the king
    • Who was the commander fo the Continental Army?

      Geroge Washington
    • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

      Thomas Jefferson
    • Why was the First Continental Congress convened?

      To formulate a united response to the Coercive Acts
    • What were the following successes of the first form of national government for the United States?
      • Orderly process of settling western lands
      • Winning the Revolutionary War
    • Under the new state governments created during the American Revolution, which branch of government had the most power?

      Legislative
    • What was the first form of national government for the United States, created during the American Revolutionary War?
      The Articles of Confederation
    • The Federalist Papers were

      A series of newspaper articles written anonymously in support of the ratification of the US Constitution.
    • James Madison was known as

      "Father of the Constitution"
    • U.S. Senators terms last for how many years

      Six
    • Which agreement settled the dispute between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention?
      Great Compromise
    • Who elects the US President?
      Electoral College
    • Who was the first Treasury Secretary of the United States?

      Alexander Hamilton
    • What position did Thomas Jefferson hold in George Washington's cabinet?

      Secretary of State
    • What is true about the election of 1800?

      • The vice presidential candidate tried to steal the presidency from the presidential candidate
      • Thomas Jefferson won the presidency
      • It was a disputed election
      • It was the first peaceful transfer of power in US History
    • Who was John Adams's Vice President?

      Thomas Jefferson
    • The Alien and Sedition Acts were

      • Unconstitutional
      • A way of preparing for a possible war with France
      • Passed during Adam's presidential administration
    • Who wanted the US to war with France during Adam's presidency?
      Alexander Hamilton
    • In the XYZ Affair, government officials from which country demanded a bribe from American diplomats?

      France
    • In response to congressional legislation believed to be unconstitutional, Jefferson and Maddison believed

      States should declare federal legislation unconstitutional
    • Which American President is responsible for avoiding a full-fledged war with France, thereby sacrificing his political future for the good of the nation?

      John Adams
    • In response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, Jefferson and Madison wrote

      The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
    • The Presidential Election of 1800 was a contest between what two presidential candidates?

      John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
    • The Presidential Election of 1796 was a contest between which two presidential candidates?

      John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
    • The US Supreme Court Case Marbury V. Madison established what important principle?

      Judicial Review
    • Who was the Hero of New Orleans?
      Andrew Jackson
    • What was Andre Jackson responsible for?
      The American victory at the Battle of New Orleans
    • Who was James Monroe's Secretary of State?

      John Quincy Adams
    • What were the consequences of the War of 1812?

      • US more respected internationally'
      • Ended the Federalist Party
      • Democratic-Republican Party adopts some of Alexander Hamilton's proposals
      • Surge in American nationalism
    • The part of the state of Louisiana that briefly functioned as an independent republic was known as
      The West Flordia Republic
    • What were the reasons that the War of 1812 occurred?

      • National honor
      • Hoping for more land
      • Indian unrest out west
      • US natural shipping rights
    • Who was the president during the Era of Good Feelings?

      James Monroe
    • What occurred during Thomas Jefferson's Presidency?
      • The Embargo of 1807
      • The Louisiana Purchase
      • The Burr Conspiracy
    • Who succeeded Thomas Jefferson as President?

      James Madison
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