3.10-4.2 Review

The Embargo Act of 1807 had which of the following effects on the United States?

• It severely damaged American manufacturing.

• It enriched many cotton plantation owners.

• It disrupted American shipping.

• It had little economic impact.

Alexander Hamilton’s economic program was designed primarily to

• prepare the United States for war in the event Britain failed to vacate its posts in the Northwest

• establish the financial stability and credit of the new government

• ensure northern dominance over the southern states in order to abolish slavery

• win broad political support for his own candidacy for the presidency in 1792

Alexander Hamilton’s domestic and foreign policies were directed primarily toward strengthening the federal government by

• favoring free trade

• averting United States entanglement in Europe’s wars

• substituting a parliamentary for federal system of government

• favoring the interests of the propertied and monied classes

Thomas Jefferson believed all of the following EXCEPT:

• A strong national army is essential to keep order in the United States.

• The farmer is the backbone of American society.

• The government is best that governs least.

• Freedom of speech is essential in a republic.

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions took the position that

• only the United States Supreme Court had the power to restrict freedom of speech and press

• the authority of state governments included the power to decide whether or not an act of Congress was constitutional

• the “supremacy clause” of the Constitution applied only to foreign affairs

• Congress was responsible for maintaining the vitality of a “loyal opposition” political party

Jefferson’s purchase of Louisiana had its origins in his desire to

• acquire a port to provide an outlet for western crops

• acquire territory for the expansion of slavery

• oppose New England Federalism

• demonstrate friendship for the French in the Napoleonic Wars

The Louisiana Purchase proved politically troubling for Thomas Jefferson because of his

• veto of funding for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s expedition

• disdain for involvement in a foreign country’s affairs

• previous support for a strict interpretation of the Constitution

• admiration of France’s military power

Which of the following describes a trend shown in the graph of the regional distribution of the slave trade before the American Revolution?

• The northern colonies did not participate in the slave trade.

• The slave trade to Virginia and Maryland increased.

• Fewer enslaved Africans were brought to the southern colonies than to the northern colonies.

• More enslaved Africans were brought to the Carolinas and Georgia than to Virginia and Maryland.

The Alien and Sedition Acts were designed to

• protect the nation from British spies

• prevent the British from fomenting unrest among American Indians

• weaken the Republican party

• strengthen the Constitution

President George Washington’s Farewell Address set a course for the nation by

• endorsing the economic policies of the Federalists

• discouraging permanent alliances with foreign nations

• calling for the adoption of universal suffrage

• endorsing the two-party system