APUSH PERIOD 4 AMSCO MC 40
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
who of the following was most likely to agree with - answer frontier settlers who wanted land
and protection from American Indians
"I am ready to allow, Mr. President, that both Great Britain and France have given us abundant
cause of war... My plan would be, and my first wish is, to prepare for it - to put the country in
complete armor - in the attitude imperiously demanded in a crisis of war, and to which it must
be brought before any war can be effective... I must call on every member of this Senate to
pause before he leaps into or crosses the Rubicon- declaring war is passing the Rubicon in
reality." (Senator Obadiah German of New York, speech in the Senate, June 1812)
Who of the following would be most likely to agree with German's position on the war?
- John Calhoun and other politicians from the South
- Henry Clay and other politicians from the West
- James Madison and other politicians from the executive branch
- merchants from New England - answer Henry Clay and other politicians from the West
"I am ready to allow, Mr. President, that both Great Britain and France have given us abundant
cause of war... My plan would be, and my first wish is, to prepare for it - to put the country in
complete armor - in the attitude imperiously demanded in a crisis of war, and to which it must
be brought before any war can be effective... I must call on every member of this Senate to
pause before he leaps into or crosses the Rubicon- declaring war is passing the Rubicon in
reality." (Senator Obadiah German of New York, speech in the Senate, June 1812)
Which of the following is the best support for German's claim that the United States has
"abundant cause for war"?
- the impressment of U.S. sailors
- the controversy over the Louisiana Purchase
- the actions by the Barbary pirates
,- the findings of the Lewis and Clark expedition - answer the impressment of U.S. sailors
"All, too, bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to
prevail, that will be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights;
which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
"We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we
are all Federalists. If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this union or to change
its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error or
opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it...
"Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace,
commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entailing alliances with none." (Thomas
Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801)
Which of the following described a policy of Jefferson's that reflects the attitude toward
Federalists expressed in this speech?
- He adopted a Federalist plan for increasing the size of the military.
- He appealed to Federalists by increasing taxes to pay for new roads.
- He attempted to gain the trust of Federalists by continuing the national bank.
- He showed that party was unimportant by appointing some Federalists to his cabinet. - answer
He attempted to gain trust of Federalists by continuing the national bank.
"All, too, bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to
prevail, that will be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights;
which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
"We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we
are all Federalists. If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this union or to change
its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error or
opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it...
"Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace,
commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entailing alliances with none." (Thomas
Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801)
, Jefferson's statement, "that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must
protect" was supported by his actions with regard to
- the case of Marbury v. Madison
- the Alien and Sedition Acts
- the Louisiana Purchase
- the Federalist Conspiracy - answer the Alien and Sedition Acts
"All, too, bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to
prevail, that will be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights;
which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
"We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we
are all Federalists. If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this union or to change
its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error or
opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it...
"Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace,
commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entailing alliances with none." (Thomas
Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801)
Jefferson's call to avoid entering entangling alliances is similar to advice found in
- Declaration of Independence
- "The Federalists Papers"
- the Kentucky Resolutions
- Washington's Farewell Address - answer Washington's Farewell Address
"It is true I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them I
take only my existence; from my tribe I take nothing... (I) come to Governor Harrison to ask him
to tear the treaty... but I would say to him:
""Sir, you have liberty to return to your own country."
"Once, nor until lately, there was no white man on this continent... It then all belonged to red
men... Once a happy race, since made miserable by the white people, who are never contented
but always encroaching. The way, and the only way, to check and to stop this evil, is for all the
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
who of the following was most likely to agree with - answer frontier settlers who wanted land
and protection from American Indians
"I am ready to allow, Mr. President, that both Great Britain and France have given us abundant
cause of war... My plan would be, and my first wish is, to prepare for it - to put the country in
complete armor - in the attitude imperiously demanded in a crisis of war, and to which it must
be brought before any war can be effective... I must call on every member of this Senate to
pause before he leaps into or crosses the Rubicon- declaring war is passing the Rubicon in
reality." (Senator Obadiah German of New York, speech in the Senate, June 1812)
Who of the following would be most likely to agree with German's position on the war?
- John Calhoun and other politicians from the South
- Henry Clay and other politicians from the West
- James Madison and other politicians from the executive branch
- merchants from New England - answer Henry Clay and other politicians from the West
"I am ready to allow, Mr. President, that both Great Britain and France have given us abundant
cause of war... My plan would be, and my first wish is, to prepare for it - to put the country in
complete armor - in the attitude imperiously demanded in a crisis of war, and to which it must
be brought before any war can be effective... I must call on every member of this Senate to
pause before he leaps into or crosses the Rubicon- declaring war is passing the Rubicon in
reality." (Senator Obadiah German of New York, speech in the Senate, June 1812)
Which of the following is the best support for German's claim that the United States has
"abundant cause for war"?
- the impressment of U.S. sailors
- the controversy over the Louisiana Purchase
- the actions by the Barbary pirates
,- the findings of the Lewis and Clark expedition - answer the impressment of U.S. sailors
"All, too, bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to
prevail, that will be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights;
which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
"We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we
are all Federalists. If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this union or to change
its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error or
opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it...
"Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace,
commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entailing alliances with none." (Thomas
Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801)
Which of the following described a policy of Jefferson's that reflects the attitude toward
Federalists expressed in this speech?
- He adopted a Federalist plan for increasing the size of the military.
- He appealed to Federalists by increasing taxes to pay for new roads.
- He attempted to gain the trust of Federalists by continuing the national bank.
- He showed that party was unimportant by appointing some Federalists to his cabinet. - answer
He attempted to gain trust of Federalists by continuing the national bank.
"All, too, bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to
prevail, that will be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights;
which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
"We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we
are all Federalists. If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this union or to change
its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error or
opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it...
"Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace,
commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entailing alliances with none." (Thomas
Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801)
, Jefferson's statement, "that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must
protect" was supported by his actions with regard to
- the case of Marbury v. Madison
- the Alien and Sedition Acts
- the Louisiana Purchase
- the Federalist Conspiracy - answer the Alien and Sedition Acts
"All, too, bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to
prevail, that will be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights;
which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
"We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we
are all Federalists. If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this union or to change
its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error or
opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it...
"Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace,
commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entailing alliances with none." (Thomas
Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801)
Jefferson's call to avoid entering entangling alliances is similar to advice found in
- Declaration of Independence
- "The Federalists Papers"
- the Kentucky Resolutions
- Washington's Farewell Address - answer Washington's Farewell Address
"It is true I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them I
take only my existence; from my tribe I take nothing... (I) come to Governor Harrison to ask him
to tear the treaty... but I would say to him:
""Sir, you have liberty to return to your own country."
"Once, nor until lately, there was no white man on this continent... It then all belonged to red
men... Once a happy race, since made miserable by the white people, who are never contented
but always encroaching. The way, and the only way, to check and to stop this evil, is for all the
