Unit 6: The Early Republic

Which of the following led directly to the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798?

• President Adams's postponement of negotiations regarding a dispute with France

• Native Americans' demand of payment for lands in the Northwest Territory

• citizens' anger over foreign attempts to influence the American government

• armed mobs in Pennsylvania attacking tax collectors and burning buildings

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions _________________.

• supported a strong national government

• opposed the principle of states’ rights.

• claimed states could nullify federal laws.

• supported increased tariffs.

How did President Jefferson try to prevent Federalist judges from gaining too much power?

• by choosing hundreds of judges to replace those appointed by the Adams administration

• by making the secretary of state deliver commissions withheld by the Adams administration

• by asking the Supreme Court if presidential appointments to the courts were constitutional

• by preventing people appointed as judges by the Adams administration from receiving their commissions

What important precedents did this Supreme Court ruling establish?

• The Constitution is the supreme law of the nation.

• The Constitution must be followed when there is a conflict with any other law.

• The Judicial branch can declare laws unconstitutional.

• All of the above.

What was the XYZ affair? How did it contribute to the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts? (Choose all that apply)

• Three French agents called X,Y,Z in the report to Congress.

• Spanish agents called X,Y,Z in the report to Congress.

• When the American people learned of the affair they became angry at foreign attempts to influence the government and became suspicious of aliens.

• Federalists passed the Alien and Sedition Acts, which allowed the government to imprison and/or deport aliens and made it a crime to make “false” or “malicious” criticisms of the government.

Whom did the Democratic-Republicans believe should run the Federal government?

• White male citizens ordinary citizens

• Educated white male citizens

• All educated citizens

• All white citizens

How did the French gain control of the Louisiana Territory in 1802?

• Napoleon Bonaparte sent troops to take the area from Spain by force.

• Native Americans there preferred French rule and helped France battle Spain

• In a secret agreement, Native Americans promised peace under French rule.

• In a secret agreement, the French acquired it as a transfer from Spain.

How did Thomas Jefferson determine that he had authority to buy the Louisiana Territory?

• He claimed that negotiations with the French and with Native Americans gave the United States this right.

• He claimed that the government’s treaty-making powers included the right to buy new land.

• He met with French and American leaders to ensure that the sale of the land was properly authorized.

• He met with British authorities and American leaders to seek authorization for the purchase.

Lewis and Clark were sent into the Louisiana Territory primarily to

• force Spanish settlers to leave

• search for gold and silver

• buy the land from Native Americans

• explore and map the region

Zebulon Pike’s expeditions provided settlers with information about

• the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and part of the Rio Grande

• the people, animals, and plants as far west as the Pacific Ocean.

• Native American nations that lived in the Great Lakes region.

• navigable water routes through the Ohio Valley.