APUSH Period 4

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had different views on all of the following EXCEPT

• their belief in the power of the US Constitution
• whether America should be a commercial or agrarian society
• the amount of power the federal government should have
• the importance of a national bank

The Marbury v. Madison decision

• gave powers to the president that the Republicans of Thomas Jefferson claimed he didn't have
• gave broad judicial power to the state courts
• declared that the Alien and Sedition Acts were constitutional
• established the principle of judicial review

As a result of the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800,

• federal excise taxes were eliminated
• more assistance was given to the commercial sector
• American foreign policy became more pro-British
• the federal debt rose dramatically

All of the following are reasons why America entered the War of 1812 EXCEPT

• the relationship between the British and Native American tribes in the western territories of North America
• the impressment of American naval crews
• the desire to remove the French and Spanish threats in the Southern US
• the violation of America's rights as a neutral power

The Hartford Convention demonstrated that

• the concept of secession was not exclusively a Southern one
• the War of 1812 brought political union to the United States
• the Federalist party had remained a dominant party in American political life
• the legacy of John Adams was large

The concept nullification became an issue during Period 4 when

• South Carolina nullified congressional tariff bills
• Southern representatives to the Electoral College switched their votes in the 1824 election
• Virginia nullified congressional legislation concerning slavery
• South Carolina nullified congressional legislation concerning the removal of Native Americans

Critics of Andrew Jackson would make all of the following claims except

• he was only in office due to his "corrupt bargain" with Clay

• he was a very common man and not fit to be president

• he gave political offices to his friends

• he gave too much power to the presidency

The following are true about the textile mills of New England in the early 19th century EXCEPT

• they did not become profitable until after the first railroads
• a large percentage of their work force was made up of women
• they depended on water for power
• there was little labor unrest in the mills until the 1830s and 1840s

According to the concept of manifest destiny,

• westward expansion was the fulfillment of America's destiny
• it was primarily economic factors that caused Americans to expand westward
• overpopulation on the eastern seaboard forced westward expansion
• it was primarily political factors that caused Americans to expand westward

The political party of the era that supported nativist policies was the

• Know-Nothing Party
• Democratic Party
• Free-Soil Party
• Whig Party