The Louisiana Purchase was an important factor in the development of U.S. trade because it

gave the country complete control of the Mississippi River

As a result of the Hartford Convention following the War of 1812, what happened to the Federalist party?

The Federalist party lost credibility and eventually died out.

What was among the important social changes brought about by the American Revolution?

the increasing separation of church and state

A major new political innovation that emerged in the Revolutionary era was the: election of legislative representatives capable of voting on taxation, shifting of power from the legislative to the executive branch of government, idea of a written constitution drafted by a convention and ratified by direct vote of the people, direct election of judges by the people

idea of a written constitution drafted by a convention and ratified by direct vote of the people

Despite the Revolution's emphasis on human rights and equality, the Founding Fathers failed to abolish slavery because

of their fear that a fight over slavery would destroy fragile national unity

The ideal of republican motherhood that emerged from the American Revolution held that

women had a special responsibility to cultivate the civic virtues of republicanism in their children.

The fundamental difference between ordinary laws and a constitution that emerged from the American Revolution was that ordinary laws

could be passed and repealed by legislatures, while a constitution was a fundamental law ratified by the people and superior to all legislation.

One way that American independence actually harmed the nation's economic fortunes was by

cutting off American trade with the British empire

Attempts to establish strong governments in post-Revolutionary America were seriously hindered by the

revolutionary ideology that preached national rights and suspicion of all governmental authority

The first US government of the Articles of Confederation was finally approved when

George Washington insisted that he needed a single ruling authority to deal with

The greatest weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation was that

it had no power to regulate commerce or collect taxes from the sovereign states

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided that

after sufficient population growth, western territories could be organized and then join the union as states.

Shays's Rebellion contributed greatly to the movement for a new constitution by

raising the fear of anarchy and disorder among wealthy conservatives

Besides George Washington, who were the most influential delegates to the Constitutional Convention? Options: John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine, John Adams, Daniel Shays and John Marshall, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton

Benjamin Franklin, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton

The Great Compromise, finally agreed to by the Constitutional Convention, provided that

there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives but equal representation of all states in the Senate

The crucial federalist successes in the fight for ratification occurred in the states of: Georgia, Maryland and Delaware, Massachusetts, Virginia and New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Rhode Island, Connecticut, South Carolina and New Hampshire

Massachusetts, Virginia and New York

A key addition to the new federal government that had been demanded by many critics of the Constitution and others in the ratifying states was: a cabinet to advise the president, a written bill of rights to guarantee liberty, a supreme court, federal assumption of state debts

a written bill of rights to guarantee liberty

The Bill of Rights is the name given to provisions whose actual legal form consists of

the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States

The Ninth and Tenth Amendments partly reversed the federalist momentum of the Constitution by declaring that

all rights not mentioned in the federal Constitution were retained by the states or by the people themselves.

Hamilton's first financial policies were intended to: finance the new government through the sale of western lands, fund the national debt and to have the federal government assume the debts owed by the states, repudiate the debts accumulated by the government of the Articles of Confederation, insure that low federal taxes would spur economic growth

fund the national debt and to have the federal government assume the debts owed by the states

The deep disagreement between Hamilton and Jefferson over the proposed Bank of the United States was over whether the Constitution granted the federal government the power to establish such a bank.

the Constitution granted the federal government the power to establish such a bank

The first American political parties developed primarily because of: the opposition of Thomas Jefferson and his followers to Hamilton's financial policies and enhancement of federal government power.

the opposition of Thomas Jefferson and his followers to Hamilton's financial policies and enhancement of federal government power

The Whiskey Rebellion proved to be most significant in the long run because it

showed that the new federal government would use force if necessary to uphold its authority

Regarding the French Revolution, most Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans believed that

even the extreme violence of the Reign of Terror was regrettable but necessary.

President Washington's foreign policy rested on the firm conviction that

the United States was too militarily weak and politically disunited to become involved in European wars

George Washington's successor, John Adams, was politically crippled by: Washington's refusal to give him his whole-hearted endorsement, the political hostility directed at his assertive wife, Abigail Adams, the attacks and plots by enemies within his own Federalist party, including Hamilton, his support for the unpopular Alien and Sedition Acts

the attacks and plots by enemies within his own Federalist party, including Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson and the Republican Party essentially believed that the whole future of American society rested on an essential foundation of

free, white, educated, small landowning farmers

The Federalists essentially believed that

the United States should have a powerful central government controlled by the wealthy and well educated

The most revolutionary development in the critical election of 1800 turned out to be

the peaceful transition from one political party to its opponent

The case of Marbury v Madison established the principle that

The Supreme Court has the final right to determine the constitutionality of any legislation.

Jefferson was forced to reverse his strong opposition to maintaining any substantial American military because of: growing French intervention in Santo Domingo and Louisiana, the plunder and blackmailing of American shipping by North African states, the threat to America posed by the British-French wars, the spreading Indian attacks in the West

the plunder and blackmailing of American shipping by North African states

Jefferson's greatest concern about purchasing Louisiana was: whether it was in America's interest to acquire such a vast territory, whether the cost was excessive for his frugal, small-government philosophy, how to defend and govern the territory once it was part of the United States, whether the purchase was permissible under the Constitution

whether the purchase was permissible under the Constitution

Although greatly weakened after Jefferson's election, the Federalist party's philosophy continued to have great influence through

the Federalist Supreme Court rulings of John Marshall

The Republicans' failure to impeach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase established the principle that impeachment should not be used as a political weapon to overturn Supreme Court decisions.

impeachment should not be used as a political weapon to overturn Supreme Court decisions

Jefferson's military policy and budgets were centered on: several hundred small gunboats that could protect American shores without provoking international wars

several hundred small gunboats that could protect American shores without provoking international wars

Which of the following was NOT among the consequences of the Louisiana Purchase: the geographical and scientific discoveries of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the precedent of incorporating foreign territory and populations into the United States through peaceful purchase, the pursuit of isolationism as America's primary foreign policy outlook?

the weakening of the power of the presidency in foreign affairs

Jefferson's Embargo Act provided that

America would prohibit all foreign trade

APUSH Ch. 9-12 Test Review Flashcards

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

This idea of British absenteeism, allowed the American colonies to govern themselves due to the distance between England and America:

Back

Salutary Neglect

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

All of the following are characteristics of the Federalist party EXCEPT: Strong central government, Located mainly in the Northeastern states, Lead by Alexander Hamilton

Back

Favored farmers

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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All of the following are true regarding the Democratic-Republican party EXCEPT: Favored the elites, manufacturers, banks; Lead by Thomas Jefferson; Wanted a weak central government; Power should reside with state/local government

Back

Favored the elites, manufacturers, banks

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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This will double the size of the United States, territoriality, & benefited the US by gaining more land for farming, territory for westward expansion, & gained the port of New Orleans

Back

Louisiana Purchase

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

As an attempt to explore the newly purchased Louisiana territory, President Jefferson sent two explorers to gain knowledge about the new territory. Who were they?

Back

Merriweather Lewis & William Clark

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

All of the following are advantages of the Louisiana Purchase EXCEPT: Gained more land for farming, Gained the Port of New Orleans, Open land for westward settlement

Back

Violated the beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans

7.

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Although the Supreme Court was the weakest of the three branches of government in the early days of the new republic, John Marshall strengthened the Court by

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establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of Marbury v. Madison

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