Thomas Jefferson’s “Government for the Western Territory” was an attempt to create a __________. A) republican policy for western expansion B) haven for freed slaves C) haven for Indians who had been American allies D) series of forts and defenses against the British and Spanish ANSWER Answer: A
What was the significance of George Washington’s actions at Newburgh? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: postwar problems; demobilization; military pensions; Washington’s intervention
In 1790-1791, western Indians led by Little Turtle __________. A) defeated American forces in two battles B) signed Jay’s Treaty and abandoned the Ohio Valley C) fled to Spanish Florida after being defeated by St. Clair D) overran American forces at Mingo Creek ANSWER Answer: A
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolves were an attempt to counter the Alien and Sedition Acts by defending __________. A) the rights of the states B) executive privilege C) freedom of the press D) direct democracy ANSWER Answer: A
Why was a soaring trade deficit with Great Britain a serious problem after the end of the Revolution? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: inflation; economic chaos; depression; political problems and solutions
Toussaint L’Ouverture’s Haitian rebellion in 1791 __________. A) closed the Caribbean to American trade B) struck fear into the hearts of white slave owners C) was a bloody failure, leaving Haiti under Spanish control D) proved that American slavery was safe and secure ANSWER Answer: B
The Panic of 1819 reflected the __________. A) concern over the institution of slavery B) transition from a farming to a more commercial economy C) fear of Native and European encroachment on the economy D) negative international response to the Monroe Doctrine ANSWER Answer: B
Promyshleniki were __________. A) Russian fur trappers B) the children of Russian and Native American unions C) political outcasts D) tsarist colonial officials ANSWER Answer: A
The failure of the South to industrialize in the nineteenth century is best explained by __________. A) northern opposition B) a shortage of labor C) culture and tradition D) Southerners choosing to depend on “King Cotton” ANSWER Answer: D
The planter elite consciously worked to create a lifestyle that resembled the __________. A) French aristocracy B) Creole aristocracy C) English aristocracy D) newly rich in the North ANSWER Answer: C