APUSH Chapters 11-12 RQ

Which of the following Presidents installed the Embargo of 1807?

• George Washington
• John Adams
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• Andrew Jackson

2. In office, Jefferson surprisingly only eliminated which one of the following Federalist programs?

• (A) Assumption of states’ Revolutionary War debts
• (B) The Bank of the United States
• (C) The protective tariff
• (D) Funding the national debt
• (E) The excise tax

3. The case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) is significant because it

• (A) reinforced the importance of the Constitution as the bulwark of national law.
• (B) gave the Supreme Court the authority to interpret the Constitution.
• (C) said only states can determine the validity of federal laws.
• (D) overturned the Judiciary Act of 1801.
• (E) renewed the charter of the Bank of the United States.

4. What was the main reason Jefferson reduced the size of the military when he became president?

• (A) He wanted to balance the budget.
• (B) He believed that militaries could not be trusted.
• (C) He regarded a large military as an unnecessary expense.
• (D) He feared being pulled into European conflicts.
• (E) He wanted the United States to be an example for the rest of the world through peaceful coercion.

5. Napoleon Bonaparte ultimately abandoned his vision of a New World empire and agreed to sell Louisiana to the United States for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

• (A) he failed to conquer Santo Domingo, a necessary first step.
• (B) he feared that Britain, with control of the seas, would wrest control of Louisiana from the French.
• (C) he hoped to prevent a U.S.-British alliance against France.
• (D) he feared America might seize it militarily.
• (E) he hoped the United States would become powerful enough to thwart Britain.

6. In the years before the War of 1812, what was impressment?

• (A) Blocking American ships from entering French and British ports
• (B) The seizure of neutral ships by warring nations
• (C) The capture and forced military service of American seamen by the British
• (D) A prohibition on the export of American goods
• (E) The resale of seized American goods by the warring nations of Britain and France

7. Jefferson’s embargo strategy to get England and France to honor American neutrality in the years before the War of 1812 ultimately failed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that he

• (A) underestimated British resistance and determination.
• (B) overestimated the importance of American goods overseas.
• (C) did not consider that other countries would step in to fill England and France’s import needs.
• (D) did not foresee the massive nationwide protests by American citizens.
• (E) did not factor in the difficulty of enforcing the embargo at home.

Which individual became famous for his success in the Battle of New Orleans?

• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee
• Andrew Jackson
• George Washington

9. The terms of the Treaty of Ghent provided

• That there would be a buffer Indian state between the US & Canada
• That Britain would stop impressment of American sailors
• That the US would acquire western Florida in exchange for guaranteeing British control of Canada
• That the two sides would stop fighting & return to the status quo before the war

10. One main domestic consequence of the War of 1812 was

• A weakening of respect for American naval forces
• And increased threat from Indians in the West
• An increase in domestic manufacturing and economic dependence
• A decline of nationalism and a growth of sectionalism