History of the Americas Questions

John Marshall wasA. Cheif justive of the Supreme Court at the time of Marbury vs. MadisonB. appointed Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court by Thomas JeffersonC. a RepublicanD. a former Vice-President of the Untited StatesE. Secretary of State n the Jefferson Admisistration, and Madison's successor

as president, Thomas JeffersonA. sought to convay the public image of a plain ordinary citizenB. Believed in a passive presidencyC. gave the White House its nameD. tended to keep talented Federalists in office despite objections from RepublicansE. only served one term

The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury vs. Madison (1803)A. stated that congress had no authority to espand the power of the Supreme CourtB. stated that the Supreme Court has the power to nullify an act on CongressC. orderd Secretary of State Madison to deliver Marbury his commissionD. stated that the Supreme Court had no authority to expand the Supreme Court and that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify and act of congress E. stated that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an act of congress and ordered Secretary of State Madison to deliver Marbury his commission

in 1800, population data of the united states revealedA. ten percent of the non-indian populations live in towns of more than 8,000B. no american city had a population larger than 28,000C. New York was the most populous city in the contryD. the nation remained overwhelmingly agarianE. fifteen percent of the population lived in towns of more than 8,000

the first state to be created from the Louisiana Purchase and admitted into the Union wasA. LouisianaB. ArkansasC. MissouriD. IowaE. Kentucky

in the early ninteenth-century, many members of CongressA. had to live in tents when in Washington D.C.B. considered their state legislatures to be more prestigious political bodiesC. stayed in Washinton year roundD. all these answers are correctE. none of these answers is correct

in 1800, Washington D.C.A. had grown in size equal to PhiladelphaB. was little more than a simple villageC. was widely reconized as a city bulit on a grand scaleD. had yet to be occupied by the national governmentE. had 13,200 residents, according to the 1800 census

Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Terriroty to the United States becauseA. the French Army on the American continent had been decimated by diseaseB. he wanted to rais money for his armies in Europe C. he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitationD. the French Army the American continent had been decimated by disease and he wanted to rais money for his armies in EuropeE. he wanted to rais money for his armies in Europe and he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert" unfit for habitation

the invention of the cotton gin in the late 18th centuryA. allowed fot the introduction of cotton in southern coastal statesB. has a profound effect on the textile indurtry in new englandC. reduced the total number of slaves in the American SouthD. led to a great increase in the production of long-staple cottonE. none of these answers is correct

in the united states durring the early ninteenth century, horse racingA. was largely limited to rural areas of the countryB. first became a spectator sportC. became a popular sport in most areas of the countyD. was considered a form of gambling and was banned in most townsE. was considerd a waste of valueable horses and frowned upon

the revialism of the great awakeningA. was largely limited to white AmericansB. pacified opponents of slaveryC. encouraged racial unrestD. was rejected by the black american communityE. fostered and ineglitatian religous ethos

in the early eignteenth century, the American Rober Fulton and Robert LivingstonA. invented the steam engineB. made significant advances in steam-powered navigationC.developed the nation's first merchant marineD. brought the first railroad engine, the "Clermont", in 1807

the cotton gin was invented by A. Robert FultonB. Eli Whitney C. Samuel SlaterD. Albert GallatinE. Moses Brown

the early nineteenth century in America in known as the "turnpike era" becauseA. the most towns and villages became connected by a network of inexpensive roadsB. Americans stopped transporting goods by canal in favor of roadsC. the federal government provided free land to road construction companiesD. concrete was first developed as a long-life road surfaceE. many roads were built for profit by private compines

durring the second great awakening, the indian revivalist Handsome Lake called forA. the adoption by indian tribes of white American CultureB. an armed Indian rebellion against white american cultureC. the United States to live up to its broken treaties with Indian tribesD. the return of lands taken fromm Indian tribes by the United StatesE. the restoration of triditional indian Culture

the message of the great awakeningA. called for an active and fervent pietyB. restored the triditional belief in predestinationC. incorporated the beleif of skeptical rationalismD. found its greatest number of converts among young menE. was rejected by most women as being retograde and reactionary

the cheif designer of the capital city of Washinton wasA. Thomas JeffersonB. Robert FultonC. Daniel BurnhamD. Guy DupontE. Pierre L'Enfant

Religious skepticism resulted in A. the philosophy of "Unitarianism"B. a wave of revialismC. both the philosophy of "Unitarianism" and a wave of revivalismD. the disestablishment of the Anglican ChurchE. no discernable effect on American religious life

Noah Webester thought every American schoolboy should be educatedA. in a skilled tradeB. to appreciate European CultureC. in community serviceD. as a nationalistE. in Greek and Latin

in the study of medicine in the early-ninteenth centuryA. anatomy became the leading contributor to medical knowledgeB. municipal leaders sought better public awareness of sanitation to reduce diseasesC. most physicians spoke out against the pracitce of bleeding and purgingD. most doctors received their traning by working with an established physicianE. physicans found the public remarkably receptive to new discoveries and innovations