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Which of these events didn't occur under Jefferson's time in office?
a) Louisiana Purchase
b) American sailors impressed
c) Judicial review established
d) war of 1812 with Britain

Which of the following is not true about the election of 1800?
a) Jefferson was elected
b) tie in the electoral college
c) last election won by George Washington
d) Aaron Burr was the person in the tie

What did the sedition act do?
a) Made it a crime to trade with any other country we are at war with
b) gave the President power to imprison aliens in the country
c) allowed the President power to impeach officials he didn't like
d) made it illegal to speak out against the gov't or its policies

What was the major issue in the XYZ affair?
a) The impressment of sailors at sea by the British
b) The French demanding a bribe to be paid by US officials
c) 3 men breaking into the headquarters of the Federalist party
d) The British gov't demanding control over forts on the Mississippi river

What were the name of the first two political parties in the United States?
a) Democrats and Republicans
b) Federalists and Dem.-Republicans
c) Republicans and Whigs
d) Dem. Republicans and Whigs

What was the constitutional issue involving the national bank?
a) whether the U.S. should pay off the debts of the states?
b) should the gov't issue paper money instead of hard currency?
c) is the bank an enumerated power of congress?
d) is the bank an implied power of congress?

Who was the creator of the national bank and the first secretary of the treasury?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) John Adams
c) Aaron Burr
d) Alexander Hamilton

The leader of the federalist party was:
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Andrew Jackson
c) James Madison
d) Alexander Hamilton

What did Washington include in his farewell address?
a) warning of a severe depression
b) warning of national government being too strong
c) warning against developing political parties
d) advocating Thomas Jefferson to become the next President

Why did the war hawks want war with England?
a) wanted the US to be the most powerful nation in the world
b) wanted control of the Caribbean
c) wanted to show that we could defeat the English
d) they wanted to gain access to new lands in the west and Canada

Saratoga was the largest American victory of the war of 1812
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which two men were the leaders behind the American system?
a) Henry Clay/Andrew Jackson
b) James Madison/James Monroe
c) John Calhoun/Henry Clay
d) John Marshall/John Calhoun

What was the American system?
a) system of democratic government with 3 branches
b) system of internal improvements promoted by the gov't
c) system of gov't where ones rights were guaranteed
d) system where everyone would receive an education

What was the importance of the Monroe Doctrine?
a) It states that political opposition in the US is protected by the Bill of RIghts
b) It states that the hemisphere is off limits to European powers
c) It states that the US will never pay bribes to any nation
d) It states that we will not let our soldiers be impressed into service

What was the main issue under debate in the Missouri compromise?
a) should Missouri be allowed to have slaves
b) should slaves be taken into any area of the nation
c) how are new states to decide if slavery will be allowed
d) can the tariff be lowered to acceptable levels for southern states

Which Indian group had to walk the trail of tears?
a) Seminoles
b) Creek
c) Cherokee
d) Sioux

was the subject of the Hudson River school artists?
a) city life
b) cowboy life
c) landscapes
d) plantation life

The invention of the cotton gin led to a decrease in the need for slaves in the south
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What issue was brought to the surface by the tariff of 1828?
a) state vs. federal power
b) imperialism
c) checks and balances
d) taxing of southern exports

The principle of Judicial review means:
a) congress can change a courts decision
b) the President can veto a Judicial appointment
c) the supreme court can overturn the decision of a lower court
d) the supreme court can declare a law unconstitutional

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