American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 7: THE JEFFERSONIAN ERA

True or False Quiz

1
In the Jeffersonian era, schooling was primarily the responsibility of private institutions.
A)True
B)False
2
An argument for the education of women was that they could not be good "republican mothers" unless they were educated themselves.
A)True
B)False
3
Once Americans won political independence from England, they had little interest in cultural independence.
A)True
B)False
4
Early in the nineteenth century, most Americans abandoned traditional religious doctrines.
A)True
B)False
5
In the early nineteenth century, industrialization in the United States was hampered by an inadequate transportation system.
A)True
B)False
6
Thomas Jefferson refused to use political office to reward loyal supporters.
A)True
B)False
7
At Jefferson's urging, Justice Samuel Chase was impeached for political reasons, not because he had committed a crime.
A)True
B)False
8
Jefferson wanted to reduce internal taxes, but not abolish them.
A)True
B)False
9
America's strong navy made it unnecessary for the United States to pay tribute to the Barbary states, as weaker nations were doing.
A)True
B)False
10
Napoleon's plans for an American empire were blocked by a British invasion of Belgium.
A)True
B)False
11
The Louisiana Territory was organized on the same general pattern of the Northwest Territory.
A)True
B)False
12
Reports from explorer Zebulon Pike convinced Americans that land between the Missouri River and the Rockies was good for agriculture.
A)True
B)False
13
Federalists in New York tried to get Aaron Burr to join them in an anti-Jefferson coalition, but he refused.
A)True
B)False
14
The Burr Conspiracy was a plot by a desperate man, acting alone.
A)True
B)False
15
Both Jefferson and Marshall wanted Burr convicted of treason.
A)True
B)False
16
Americans agreed that the British should be free to search for deserters who might be serving in the American merchant marine.
A)True
B)False
17
Americans had little problem with the French violations of their neutral rights.
A)True
B)False
18
After the Chesapeake-Leopard affair, Britain renounced its policy of impressments.
A)True
B)False
19
The Harrison Land Law of 1800 made it possible for white settlers to acquire farms from the public domain on easier terms than before.
A)True
B)False
20
Under Jefferson's Indian policy, the tribes were granted their tribal lands forever.
A)True
B)False
21
The Indians in the West would not have risen against the United States if the British in Canada had not told them to do so.
A)True
B)False
22
White settlers wanted Florida because it blocked river access to the Gulf of Mexico.
A)True
B)False
23
American troops invaded Canada and held it for the entire War of 1812.
A)True
B)False
24
As a result of the Battle of New Orleans, the United States was able to force Britain to sign the Treaty of Ghent.
A)True
B)False
25
In the Treaty of Ghent, England formally renounced impressments.
A)True
B)False
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