A) William Eustis B) Albert Gallatin C) Paul Hamilton D) James Monroe
A) Secretary of the Treasury B) Secretary of the Navy C) Secretary of War D) Secretary of State
A) Because he was a close personal friend B) Because of his extensive diplomatic experience C) At the request of his brother, Senator Samuel Smith D) Because the Senate forced his appointment
A) He was frequently absent from Washington B) He was an alcoholic C) He refused to work with Albert Gallatin D) He had no interest in naval affairs
A) John Armstrong Jr. B) James Monroe C) Alexander Dallas D) William Jones
A) Serving as an advisor to George Washington B) Training militia in Massachusetts C) Commanding a battalion in the War of 1812 D) Working as a surgeon during the American Revolutionary War
A) He remained neutral and uninvolved B) He was his strongest supporter C) He focused exclusively on foreign policy D) He actively worked to undermine it
A) He preferred communicating via letters B) He was frequently traveling during the war C) Congress prohibited formal cabinet meetings D) He distrusted many of his cabinet members
A) Robert Smith B) George W. Campbell C) William Eustis D) Paul Hamilton
A) Benjamin Williams Crowninshield B) William Jones C) Samuel Smith D) Richard Rush
A) He was indifferent to the appointment B) He was his close mentor C) He felt he was the best choice available D) He hated him
A) Recommendations from foreign allies B) Proven military leadership C) Geographical balance and partisan loyalty D) Exceptional administrative ability
A) William Eustis B) Alexander Dallas C) Paul Hamilton D) George W. Campbell
A) Secretary of the Navy B) Secretary of War C) Secretary of State D) Vice President
A) Republican Party B) Democratic-Republican Party C) Federalist Party D) Whig Party
A) DeWitt Clinton B) John Randolph C) Charles Cotesworth Pinckney D) James Monroe
A) John Randolph B) Charles Cotesworth Pinckney C) DeWitt Clinton D) Thomas Jefferson
A) Napoleonic Wars B) French Revolution C) Thirty Years' War D) Seven Years' War
A) Seized them B) Provided them naval escorts C) Taxed them heavily D) Banned them from ports
A) Philadelphia B) Washington C) New York D) New Orleans
A) DeWitt Clinton B) John Randolph C) Charles Cotesworth Pinckney D) James Monroe
A) The worst president B) The greatest president C) Below average D) Above average
A) Whigs B) Tertium Quids C) Federalists D) New York Faction
A) 6 B) 100 C) 47 D) 122
A) The South B) The West C) New England D) The Mid-Atlantic
A) No vice president was elected B) The incumbent vice president continued in office C) The vice president was elected by the House D) It was the only election with three candidates
A) One B) Two C) Four D) Three
A) No constitutional provision existed B) The Twenty-fifth Amendment was in effect C) Madison did not want to appoint anyone D) The Senate refused to confirm a new pick
A) Albert Gallatin B) James A. Bayard C) John Quincy Adams D) Jonathan Russell
A) Joel Barlow B) Albert Gallatin C) John Armstrong D) William H. Crawford
A) An accident B) Pneumonia C) A duel D) Old age
A) Thomas Sumter Jr. B) John Armstrong C) Albert Gallatin D) George W. Erving
A) Alexander Wolcott B) John Quincy Adams C) Levi Lincoln Sr. D) Joseph Story
A) Joseph Story B) John Quincy Adams C) Alexander Wolcott D) Gabriel Duvall
A) Gabriel Duvall B) Joseph Story C) Alexander Wolcott D) Levi Lincoln Sr.
A) Nine B) Eleven C) Two D) Thirteen
A) Increased excise taxes B) Low taxes C) New income taxes D) High tariffs
A) 1815 B) 1809 C) 1820 D) 1811
A) Government bonds B) Their own banknotes C) Federal treasury notes D) Gold bullion
A) The federal government was forced to print them to pay debt B) The federal government issued them exclusively C) The federal government issued them through the national bank D) The federal government did not issue banknotes
A) St. Johns Plains Fort B) Orleans Fort C) Baton Rouge D) Perdido River Fort
A) Non-Intercourse Act B) Treaty of Ghent C) Adams–Onís Treaty D) Louisiana Purchase
A) Robert Allen Rutland B) George Canning C) David Erskine D) Paul Langford
A) Tories B) Federalists C) Democratic-Republicans D) Whigs
A) The South B) The West C) The Northeast D) The Mississippi Territory
A) Gold reserves were stolen B) European nations refused to trade C) The national bank had been closed D) The public refused to pay income taxes
A) Andrew Jackson B) William Hull C) Jacob Brown D) Henry Dearborn
A) Osceola B) Pontiac C) Black Hawk D) Tecumseh
A) 1,000 B) 2,500 C) 500 D) 1,800
A) George Izard B) Andrew Jackson C) William H. Winder D) Jacob Brown
A) Fort Washington B) Fort McHenry C) Fort Niagara D) Fort Detroit
A) March 10, 1815 B) December 24, 1814 C) January 8, 1815 D) February 16, 1815
A) Harrison Gray Otis B) John Randolph C) Alexander Hamilton D) John C. Calhoun
A) The party was banned by the Supreme Court. B) The party split into multiple factions. C) The party leader was assassinated. D) The Hartford Convention became a political millstone.
A) Canada B) United States C) France D) Great Britain
A) Indefinite B) Fifty years C) Twenty-five years D) Ten years
A) One-quarter B) One-fifth C) One-half D) One-tenth
A) Cumberland Road B) Baltimore-St. Louis Turnpike C) Appalachian Trail D) National Highway
A) Specie system B) Foreign credit system C) Paper fiat system D) Barter system
A) They were granted all their requests. B) They were arrested for treason. C) They were offered a cabinet position. D) They were largely ignored.
A) Directly governed provinces B) Nominal vassals C) Full colonies D) Equal partners
A) Tribute B) Import taxes C) Military alliances D) Land grants
A) Twelve B) Seventeen C) Five D) Twenty-two
A) Fishing B) Trading C) Mining D) Farming
A) Osage B) Cherokee C) Seminole D) Muscogee
A) 22 million acres B) 5 million acres C) 10 million acres D) 40 million acres
A) Aggressive B) Indifferent C) Paternalistic D) Supportive of traditional ways
A) Algiers B) Osage C) Cherokee D) Ottoman
A) Ohio B) Kentucky C) Indiana D) Louisiana
A) Jared Ingersoll B) James Madison C) Elbridge Gerry D) George Clinton
A) George Clinton B) Jared Ingersoll C) Elbridge Gerry D) DeWitt Clinton
A) 128 B) 150 C) 100 D) 89
A) 89 B) 50 C) 110 D) 128
A) Virginia B) New York C) Pennsylvania D) Massachusetts
A) April 1812 B) January 1812 C) May 1812 D) December 1812
A) Top Federalists B) Southern Whigs C) The Virginia Dynasty D) New England Republicans
A) Daniel Tompkins B) Rufus King C) William H. Crawford D) James Madison
A) Loss of support from the Federalist Party B) Failure to approve Gallatin as Secretary of State C) Public anger over a congressional salary raise D) Poor conduct during the War of 1812
A) The Republican Party Caucus B) The militia C) The Supreme Court D) European intelligence
A) The Federalist Party B) The Supreme Court C) The State Department D) Congressional committees |