U.S. History Unit 3

During the 1790s, which factor best explains why the United States was able to stay out of foreign conflicts?

• Europe depended on farm products from the United States.

• The United States had announced the Monroe Doctrine.

• France and Great Britain agreed to end colonialism.

• The Atlantic Ocean helped the United States remain isolated from foreign threats.

Which statement describes an effect of the Louisiana Purchase (1803)?

• The size of the United States was doubled.

• The boundary with Mexico was finally established.

• The Northwest Territory became part of the United States.

• The Mississippi River became the western boundary of the United States.

The United States wanted to acquire New Orleans in 1803 in order to

• end British influence in North America

• promote the growth of manufacturing in the region

• establish a military base to defend against attacks from Mexico

• secure a port that would improve the transportation of agricultural goods

The Supreme Court decision in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) is important because it

• banned the importation of manufactured goods

• encouraged state investment in internal improvements

• expanded federal control over interstate commerce

• permitted taxes on exported goods

Under Chief Justice John Marshall (1801–1835), Supreme Court decisions generally upheld Alexander Hamilton’s belief that

• a national debt would violate the economic principles of the Constitution

• states should have more economic power than the federal government

• the power of Congress should be greater than the power of the president

• a loose interpretation of the Constitution could be used to increase federal power

The purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was supported by farmers in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee primarily because they wanted to

• end conflicts with Mexico on the western frontier

• gain unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans

• end the practice of slavery

• secure an easier route for transporting their products to the Pacific Coast

The Supreme Court decisions in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) resulted in

• large land grants for Native American Indians

• an expansion of the rights of African Americans

• greater state regulation of business activities

• an increase in the power of the federal government over state governments

The victory of Andrew Jackson in the presidential election of 1828 was aided by

• the support of eastern bankers

• implementing women's suffrage

• reducing property qualifications for voting

• the endorsement of northern abolitionists

Thomas Jefferson used a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution when he

• negotiated the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803

• asked Congress to increase the size of the United States Navy

• ran for a second term as president

• opposed the reelection of John Adams in 1800

Between 1820 and 1850, Southern lawmakers consistently opposed protective tariffs because these tariffs

• decreased trade between the states

• harmed American shipping

• increased the cost of imports

• weakened national security