Straighterline Exam 2 US History
Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by
Congress after a deal was made to - ANS-locate the nation's capital between Virginia and
Maryland
\Andrew Jackson's presidential victory in 1828 was - ANS-decisive, but sectional
\As president, Thomas Jefferson - ANS-sought to convey the public image of a plain ordinary
citizen
\By 1818, the United States' internal road system - ANS-included a National Road that reached
as far as the Ohio River
\Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be ratified by -
ANS-special state ratifying conventions
\During the 1790s, regional support in the United States for Federalists was greatest in the -
ANS-northeast
\During the second phase (1776-1778) of the American Revolution, British military efforts were
hampered by - ANS-a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes.
\During the War of 1812, the Hartford Convention - ANS-proved to be futile and irrelevant.
\Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because - ANS-Congress did not
have the authority to impose taxes.
\In 1800, Washington, D.C., - ANS-was little more than a simple village
\In 1812, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun could best be described as - ANS-War Hawks
\In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court confirmed the - ANS-implied powers of
congress
\In the Constitution, political parties were - ANS-not mentioned
\In the early nineteenth century, the explorer Stephen H. Long - ANS-agreed with the findings
and conclusions of Zebulon Pike
\In the late 1790s, on the political scene, - ANS-the United States was deeply and bitterly
divided.
\In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans - ANS-took place weeks after the war had
officially ended
\Jay's Treaty (1794) - ANS-avoided a likely war with England
\On his last day in office, President James Madison influenced "internal improvements" by -
ANS-vetoing a bill that would have used federal funds to construct roads and canals.
\Pinckney's Treaty (1795) was negotiated between the United States and - ANS-Spain
\Prior to becoming president, James Monroe had - ANS-served as secretary of state
\The achievement of the "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its
resolution of the problem regarding - ANS-political representation.
\The Anti Federalists - ANS-saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American
Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its powers
\The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when states gave up their - ANS-claims to
western lands
\The battle at Yorktown involved - ANS-a combined French and American army and navy.
Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by
Congress after a deal was made to - ANS-locate the nation's capital between Virginia and
Maryland
\Andrew Jackson's presidential victory in 1828 was - ANS-decisive, but sectional
\As president, Thomas Jefferson - ANS-sought to convey the public image of a plain ordinary
citizen
\By 1818, the United States' internal road system - ANS-included a National Road that reached
as far as the Ohio River
\Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be ratified by -
ANS-special state ratifying conventions
\During the 1790s, regional support in the United States for Federalists was greatest in the -
ANS-northeast
\During the second phase (1776-1778) of the American Revolution, British military efforts were
hampered by - ANS-a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes.
\During the War of 1812, the Hartford Convention - ANS-proved to be futile and irrelevant.
\Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because - ANS-Congress did not
have the authority to impose taxes.
\In 1800, Washington, D.C., - ANS-was little more than a simple village
\In 1812, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun could best be described as - ANS-War Hawks
\In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court confirmed the - ANS-implied powers of
congress
\In the Constitution, political parties were - ANS-not mentioned
\In the early nineteenth century, the explorer Stephen H. Long - ANS-agreed with the findings
and conclusions of Zebulon Pike
\In the late 1790s, on the political scene, - ANS-the United States was deeply and bitterly
divided.
\In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans - ANS-took place weeks after the war had
officially ended
\Jay's Treaty (1794) - ANS-avoided a likely war with England
\On his last day in office, President James Madison influenced "internal improvements" by -
ANS-vetoing a bill that would have used federal funds to construct roads and canals.
\Pinckney's Treaty (1795) was negotiated between the United States and - ANS-Spain
\Prior to becoming president, James Monroe had - ANS-served as secretary of state
\The achievement of the "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its
resolution of the problem regarding - ANS-political representation.
\The Anti Federalists - ANS-saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American
Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its powers
\The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when states gave up their - ANS-claims to
western lands
\The battle at Yorktown involved - ANS-a combined French and American army and navy.
