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In 1810, the Non-Intercourse Act expired and was replaced bya. the Harrison Land Law.b. "Peaceable Coercion."c. Macon's Bill No. 2.d. the Tallmadge Amendment.e. Madison's embargo.John Marshall wasa. chief justice of the Supreme Court at the time of Marbury v. Madison.b. appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court by Thomas Jefferson.c. a Republican.d. a former vice president of the United States.e. secretary of state in the Jefferson administration, and Madison's successor.Following the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrotea. "Yankee Doodle."b. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."c. "The Pledge of Allegiance."d. "Stars and Stripes Forever."e. "The Star-Spangled Banner."The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was the result ofa. a business failure between them.b. a dispute over a woman.c. Hamilton's election as governor of New York.d. Burr's belief that Hamilton's malevolence had cost him the New York governor's race.e. Burr's attempt to capture Mexico from the Spanish.At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, in 1814, Andrew Jacksona. was seriously wounded.b. viciously broke the resistance of the Creek.c. captured the city of New Orleans.d. defeated the Spanish at Pensacola.e. turned back the British invasion from the Southwest.when Thomas Jefferson received the treaty for the Louisiana Purchase, heA. felt his government had been asked to pay too much for itB. was unsure oh his constitutional authority to accept itC. assumed the French would not honor its termsD. insisted on numerous revisions before acccepting itE. angrily fired Livingston and Monroe for insubordinationThe Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade witha. Great Britain.b. France.c. both Great Britain and France.d. all nations except Great Britain and Francee. all nations.The Chesapeake-Leopard incidenta. led the United States to prohibit its ships from leaving for foreign ports.b. saw the British sink an American merchant ship.c. led the British government to end its practice of impressment.d. began the War of 1812.e. saw the Americans sink a British naval frigate.The Lewis and Clark expeditiona. was first planned after the Louisiana Purchase was made.b. was assisted by the guide Sacajawea.c. was led by two men who had little experience with Indians.d. saw both leaders die before the expedition was complete.e. never made it to the Pacific Coast.Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States in part becausea. the British had threatened to invade the territory.b. he wanted full control of the port of New Orleans in exchange.c. he needed the United States to contribute military forces on the continent in his war against Britain.d. the French army on the American continent had been decimated by disease.e. he believed the Louisiana Territory was a "great desert"Population data of the United States in 1800 revealsa. ten percent of the non-Indian population lived in towns of more than 8,000.b. no American city had a population larger than 28,000.c. New York was the most populous city in the country.d. the nation remained overwhelmingly agrarian.e. fifteen percent of the population lived in towns of more than 8,000.in his first term, president Thomas JeffersonA. argued for mandatory military service to mold and improve citizensB. increased the size of the armyC. increased the size of the navyD. agressively used the military to assert American intrests abroadE. helped establish a military academy at West PointThe Embargo of 1807a. was ineffective.b. helped to put a Federalist in the White House in 1808.c. resulted in the Republican loss of control of Congress in 1808.d. was quickly repealed.e. created a serious economic depression in the nation.During his first term, President Thomas Jeffersona. sought to create a tax on personal income.b. restricted the sale of government lands to western settlers.c. saw a doubling of the national debt.d. eliminated all internal taxes.e. drastically increased government spending.When President Jefferson spoke of "loose construction," he was referring toa. interpretation of the Constitution.b. the USS Constitution and its hull form.c. an early method of earthwork fortifications.d. a medical theory compatible with the "humors" theory.e. None of these answers is correct.The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803)a. stated that Congress had the authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court.b. stated that the states had the power to nullify an act of Congress with the support of the Court.c. ordered Secretary of State Madison to deliver Marbury his commission.d. stated that Congress had no authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court, and that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an 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.The chief designer of the capital city of Washington wasa. Thomas Jefferson. b. Robert Fulton.c. Daniel Burnham.d. Guy Dupont.e. Pierre L'Enfant.The cotton gin was invented bya. Robert Fulton.b. Eli Whitney.c. Samuel Slater.d. Albert Gallatin.e. Moses Brown.In the early nineteenth century, school education was largely the responsibility ofa. private institutions.b. the states.c. individual cities and towns.d. the federal government.e. individual parents.Religious skepticism resulted ina. the decline of universalism.b. a growth of commitment to organized churches and denominations.c. both the philosophy of "unitarianism" and a wave of revivalism.d. the disestablishment of the Anglican Church.e. no discernible effect on American religious life.
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