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Whether in the Caribbean or in mainland North America,what was an essential ingredient to fomenting a slave rebellion?


A) Money.
B) Help from Native Americans.
C) The literacy of slave leaders.
D) The backing of politicians.
E) A European army.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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Why did Thomas Jefferson call the Election of 1800 the "Revolution of 1800"?


A) He was willing to let John Adams remain as president.
B) He wanted to use force to maintain his victory in the election.
C) He was voicing criticism of Aaron Burr's actions in the West.
D) He hoped to free many of the slaves in the South.
E) He was talking about freedom that secured America's independence.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Benjamin Franklin


A) accused under the Sedition Act
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court
C) Haitian slave revolutionary
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F) president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G) shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H) wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I) wrote The African Chief
J) War Hawk
K) argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L) pan-Indian movement

M) A) and G)
N) B) and I)

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Which of the following is true of women and political life in the new republic of the 1790s?


A) The use of the word "male" in various provisions of the Constitution of 1787 excluded women from any role in politics.
B) Women, unlike white men and male African-American slaves, were specifically not counted in determining congressional representation.
C) Some women contributed to a growing democratization of political life by arguing for increased rights for their sex.
D) By 1799, women actually gained the right to vote, but not the right to hold office, in four New England states and in Pennsylvania.
E) The prevailing view of women as intellectually inferior to men meant that women's involvement in politics never was considered.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Which of the following statements is true of New Orleans under Spanish rule?


A) Men and women enjoyed complete legal equality, which was unheard of in the United States.
B) Slavery was illegal.
C) Slave women had the right to go to court for protection against cruelty or rape by their owners.
D) An owner could not free his or her slaves without special permission from the Spanish monarch.
E) Native Americans had been considered full citizens, with all of the rights and privileges associated with that status.

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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Edmond-Charles Genêt was a French diplomat who:


A) was also a British spy, which led to his arrest in the United States.
B) commissioned American ships to fight the British.
C) sought refuge in America as soon as the French Revolution began in 1789.
D) became a key adviser to President Washington on European affairs.
E) sought unsuccessfully to convince the Democratic-Republican Societies to support the French Revolution.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Thomas Jefferson's original Kentucky resolution served as an argument for what?


A) Freedom of religion.
B) States' rights.
C) The right to bear arms.
D) Immigration reform.
E) Free trade.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Marbury v.Madison


A) judicial review
B) bribery scandal
C) attacked the Sedition Act as unconstitutional
D) Pennsylvanian farmer uprising
E) unofficial conflict with France
F) forced American sailors into the British navy
G) restrictions placed on freedom of the press
H) ended the Federalist Party
I) called for war against Britain
J) government could only do exactly what the Constitution stated
K) negotiated with Britain
L) bought for $15 million

M) A) and E)
N) E) and H)

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The French Revolution:


A) was very conservative compared to the American Revolution.
B) reinforced the Republicans' sympathy toward the French.
C) brought American troops to France to fight for liberty.
D) had very little impact on American foreign policy.
E) had the support of the American Federalist Party.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hartford Convention


A) judicial review
B) bribery scandal
C) attacked the Sedition Act as unconstitutional
D) Pennsylvanian farmer uprising
E) unofficial conflict with France
F) forced American sailors into the British navy
G) restrictions placed on freedom of the press
H) ended the Federalist Party
I) called for war against Britain
J) government could only do exactly what the Constitution stated
K) negotiated with Britain
L) bought for $15 million

M) B) and G)
N) B) and E)

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Gabriel


A) accused under the Sedition Act
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court
C) Haitian slave revolutionary
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F) president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G) shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H) wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I) wrote The African Chief
J) War Hawk
K) argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L) pan-Indian movement

M) J) and L)
N) D) and G)

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The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 proved to Federalists that democracy in the hands of the ordinary citizenry was dangerous.

A) True
B) False

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What liberties and freedoms of Americans were being violated by European powers prior to the War of 1812? How did Jefferson and Madison view liberty in terms of British and French behavior on the seas? How did the War Hawks view liberty? Was war the only answer by 1812?

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With regard to Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson's debates in the 1790s,what aspect of their differences in opinion can still be seen in today's United States?


A) Whether foreign policy in the United States should favor Great Britain or France.
B) Whether alcohol should be taxed.
C) Whether the United States should remain a nation of mostly farmers.
D) Whether the Constitution should be interpreted strictly or loosely.
E) Whether the capital should remain in Washington, D.C.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following is true of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794?


A) The "rebels" largely blamed the Republican Party for their troubles.
B) The Rebellion ended after a battle in which the "rebel" leader, Rufus King, was killed.
C) It represented the first major challenge to the administration of President John Adams.
D) It was the only time in U.S. history that the president commanded an army in the field.
E) The Rebellion demonstrated that North-South divisions over slavery could turn violent.

F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Henry Clay


A) accused under the Sedition Act
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court
C) Haitian slave revolutionary
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F) president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G) shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H) wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I) wrote The African Chief
J) War Hawk
K) argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L) pan-Indian movement

M) B) and C)
N) A) and D)

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -War Hawks


A) judicial review
B) bribery scandal
C) attacked the Sedition Act as unconstitutional
D) Pennsylvanian farmer uprising
E) unofficial conflict with France
F) forced American sailors into the British navy
G) restrictions placed on freedom of the press
H) ended the Federalist Party
I) called for war against Britain
J) government could only do exactly what the Constitution stated
K) negotiated with Britain
L) bought for $15 million

M) E) and I)
N) C) and D)

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Why was the United States unprepared to fight the War of 1812?


A) It did not have an army.
B) It was having to fight both the British and the French.
C) Most Americans in the South and West strongly opposed the war.
D) Without a national bank, the war was difficult to finance.
E) It was not receiving aid from France.

F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Mary Wollstonecraft


A) accused under the Sedition Act
B) chief justice of the Supreme Court
C) Haitian slave revolutionary
D) organizer of a slave rebellion in America
E) Pennsylvania militia leader tried for treason
F) president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
G) shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
H) wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
I) wrote The African Chief
J) War Hawk
K) argued for equal educational opportunities for women
L) pan-Indian movement

M) F) and K)
N) B) and F)

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In what ways can Thomas Jefferson's presidency be considered a revolution? Did his presidency deliver an Empire of Liberty as he envisioned? Why or why not?

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