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Chapter 08: Growing Pains: The New Republic, 1790–1820
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Chapter 08: Growing Pains: The New Republic, 1790–1820
1. Which statement gives the best evidence for the need for Federalism in the late eighteenth
century? (Outcome #8) (DOK3)
A. The United States’ national debt had grown out of control.*
B. Foreign investors were not interested in American industry.
C. Native American tribes were staging attacks on small towns.
2. How would a Federalist most likely respond to the Anti-Federalist argument that
government is the enemy of liberty? (Outcome #8) (DOK3)
A. A strong government is necessary in order to secure liberty.*
B. Liberty and authority can coexist within a very limited government.
C. The protection that government provides is worth sacrificing liberty.
3. What was a major concern for the group known as the Federalists? (Outcome #8) (DOK2)
A. That a federal government would take away states’ rights
B. That the new nation would be unable to confront foreign threats*
C. That all Americans would not be able to exercise their rights equally
4. What was a major concern for the group known as the Anti-Federalists? (Outcome #8,
Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. That a federal government would take away states’ rights*
B. That the new nation would be unable to confront foreign threats
C. That all Americans would not be able to exercise their rights equally
5. Which statement would a supporter of Federalism in the late 1700s most likely make in an
argument? (Outcome #8) (DOK3)
A. Foreign investors are not interested in local industry.
B. The United States’ national debt has grown out of control.*
C. Native American tribes are staging attacks on small towns.
6. How would a Federalist most likely respond to the Anti-Federalist argument that
government is the enemy of liberty? (Outcome #8) (DOK3)
A. A strong government is necessary in order to secure liberty.*
B. Liberty and authority can coexist within a very limited government.
C. The protection that government provides is worth sacrificing liberty.
7. For what reason were the Alien and Sedition Acts unpopular with most Americans?
(Outcome #6) (DOK2)
A. They violated earlier partisan agreements.
B. They were at odds with the U.S. Constitution.*
C. They questioned the citizenship of many Americans.
8. The Congressional response to the Alien and Sedition Acts set an important precedent by
making which suggestion? (Outcome 11, DOK 3)
A. That state constitutions held authority over the U.S. Constitution
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Chapter 08: Growing Pains: The New Republic, 1790–1820
B. That U.S. states could nullify federal laws if they disagreed with them*
C. That states could accept or refuse the citizenship status of immigrants
9. Why was the presidential election of 1800 particularly important? (Outcome #2) (DOK2)
A. It was the first election to be contested.
B. It marked the end of Federalist influence.*
C. It showed the weaknesses of the Electoral College.
10. What was the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison in
determining the role of the Supreme Court in American government? (Outcome #11)
(DOK2)
A. It established the Supreme Court’s authority over state supreme courts.
B. It established the Supreme Court’s authority to interpret colonial era laws.
C. It established the Supreme Court’s authority to declare laws unconstitutional.*
11. What was the original cause of factionalism in the early United States? (Outcome #8)
(DOK2)
A. Disagreements over what the role of government should be*
B. Disagreements over the role morality should play in making laws
C. Disagreements over how laws protecting liberties should be enforced
12. Which action was most pivotal to the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794? (Outcome
#2) (DOK2)
A. The overextension of credit to low-income citizens
B. The levying of taxes on farmers to pay national war debt
C. The preference for coin currency rather than paper money*
13. What right did many American women begin to demand in the early nineteenth century?
(Outcome #6, #7) (DOK1)
A. The right to vote
B. The right to an education*
C. The right to own property
14. Shortly after the United States gained its independence, American women began to pursue
which right? (Outcome #6, #7, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. The right to vote
B. The right to an education*
C. The right to own property
15. In the years following the American Revolution, churches helped change the social status of
free African-Americans by doing which of the following? (Outcome #6, #7) (DOK2)
A. Allowing them to experience parity with whites in a religious setting
B. Playing an integral part in the movement towards abolishing slavery
C. Assisting in the establishment of separate communities in northern cities*
16. The Northwest Ordinance was passed in 1787 to accomplish which goal? (Outcome #3)
(DOK1)
A. Forging an alliance with Great Britain
B. Paving the way for future western expansion
C. Establishing relations with Native American tribes*
17. Americans who did not support the French Revolution made which primary distinction
between it and the American Revolution? (Outcome #2) (DOK3)
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Chapter 08: Growing Pains: The New Republic, 1790–1820
A. The French Revolution was unnecessarily violent and brutal.*
B. The French Revolution was poorly organized and unsuccessful.
C. The French Revolution was not fought for national independence.
18. Why did most Americans view the French Revolution differently than they did the American
Revolution? (Outcome #2, Paired item #1) (DOK3)
A. They believed it was unnecessarily violent and brutal.*
B. They believed it was poorly organized and unsuccessful.
C. They believed it was not fought for national independence.
19. Which statement gives one justification for the United States’ declaring war on Great Britain
in the War of 1812? (Outcome #2) (DOK3)
A. The British encouraged Native American tribes to rebel against the Americans.*
B. The British fought against the Americans’ French allies in the French Revolution.
C. The British refused to acknowledge the American boundary at the Mississippi River.
20. Which U.S. President negotiated the sale of French Louisiana with Napoleon Bonaparte?
(Outcome #1) (DOK1)
A. John Adams
B. Thomas Jefferson*
C. James Madison
21. Which War of 1812 battle was the most decisive in asserting American dominance over the
British in the Old Northwest? (Outcome #2) (DOK2)
A. Fort Meigs
B. Lake Erie*
C. Moraviantown
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