WGU Academy US History 1 Midterm Exam with
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When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776,
he was intent on surprising
the Hessians
During the American Revolution, enslaved African Americans in the colonies
were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the American war effort.
South Carolina lost nearly 1/3 of all slaves.
Which of the following statements regarding the American Revolution and Native
Americans is FALSE?
After the war, many Indians began to adapt to the norms of white society
The British military campaign of 1777 saw
General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga
As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s, Daniel Shays and his supporters
demanded
moratorium on debt collection
Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the British government
restricted American access to British markets
The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to
provide for the admission of new states into the union
Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing was stimulated by
the closing of British ports to American trade
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to
None of these answers are correct. (abolishing slavery, granting citizenship to slaves,
granting suffrage for free black males, abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to
slaves)
In the first national elections in 1789,
all the presidential electors cast their votes for George Washington
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787
were well educated by the standards of their time.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document
be ratified by
special state ratifying conventions
As treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton
supported the creation of a national bank.
Jay's Treaty (1794)
avoided a likely war with England
Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise revenue
through
an excise tax and an import tax
The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was
prompted by
belief that the power of the Federalists needed to be restrained
, The Judiciary Act of 1801
was an attempt by Federalists to secure their hold on the courts
In the 1790s, those who were labeled Republicans envisioned developing a nation
that would
be largely agricultural and rural
The presidential campaign of 1800
was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates
The Second Great Awakening
began as an effort by church establishments to revitalize their organizations
During the Second Great Awakening, the Indian revivalist Handsome Lake called
for
the restoration of traditional Indian culture
The religious concept of deism
argued for a remote God that had withdrawn from human affairs.
The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803)
stated that Congress had no authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court, and
the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an act of Congress
In the early nineteenth century, many members of Congress
considered their state legislatures to be more prestigious political bodies
The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade with
all nations except Great Britain and France
During his first term, President Thomas Jefferson
eliminated all internal taxes
During the War of 1812, the Battle of Thames
saw Tecumseh killed while serving as a brigadier general in the British army
In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans
took place weeks after the war had officially ended
In 1814, the British
seized Washington and set fire to the White House.
During the War of 1812, the Hartford Convention
proved to be futile and irrelevant
Population data of the United States in 1800 reveals
the nation remained overwhelmingly agrarian
The first American medical school was established at
University of Pennsylvania
In the United States during the early nineteenth century, horse racing
was bound by lines of race and class
In the early eighteenth century, the Americans Robert Fulton and Robert
Livingston
made significant advances in steam-powered navigation
Prior to becoming president, James Monroe had
served as secretary of state
In Mcculloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court confirmed that
"implied powers" of Congress
In the presidential election of 1824,
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When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776,
he was intent on surprising
the Hessians
During the American Revolution, enslaved African Americans in the colonies
were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the American war effort.
South Carolina lost nearly 1/3 of all slaves.
Which of the following statements regarding the American Revolution and Native
Americans is FALSE?
After the war, many Indians began to adapt to the norms of white society
The British military campaign of 1777 saw
General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga
As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s, Daniel Shays and his supporters
demanded
moratorium on debt collection
Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the British government
restricted American access to British markets
The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to
provide for the admission of new states into the union
Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing was stimulated by
the closing of British ports to American trade
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to
None of these answers are correct. (abolishing slavery, granting citizenship to slaves,
granting suffrage for free black males, abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to
slaves)
In the first national elections in 1789,
all the presidential electors cast their votes for George Washington
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787
were well educated by the standards of their time.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document
be ratified by
special state ratifying conventions
As treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton
supported the creation of a national bank.
Jay's Treaty (1794)
avoided a likely war with England
Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise revenue
through
an excise tax and an import tax
The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was
prompted by
belief that the power of the Federalists needed to be restrained
, The Judiciary Act of 1801
was an attempt by Federalists to secure their hold on the courts
In the 1790s, those who were labeled Republicans envisioned developing a nation
that would
be largely agricultural and rural
The presidential campaign of 1800
was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates
The Second Great Awakening
began as an effort by church establishments to revitalize their organizations
During the Second Great Awakening, the Indian revivalist Handsome Lake called
for
the restoration of traditional Indian culture
The religious concept of deism
argued for a remote God that had withdrawn from human affairs.
The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803)
stated that Congress had no authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court, and
the Supreme Court had the power to nullify an act of Congress
In the early nineteenth century, many members of Congress
considered their state legislatures to be more prestigious political bodies
The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade with
all nations except Great Britain and France
During his first term, President Thomas Jefferson
eliminated all internal taxes
During the War of 1812, the Battle of Thames
saw Tecumseh killed while serving as a brigadier general in the British army
In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans
took place weeks after the war had officially ended
In 1814, the British
seized Washington and set fire to the White House.
During the War of 1812, the Hartford Convention
proved to be futile and irrelevant
Population data of the United States in 1800 reveals
the nation remained overwhelmingly agrarian
The first American medical school was established at
University of Pennsylvania
In the United States during the early nineteenth century, horse racing
was bound by lines of race and class
In the early eighteenth century, the Americans Robert Fulton and Robert
Livingston
made significant advances in steam-powered navigation
Prior to becoming president, James Monroe had
served as secretary of state
In Mcculloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court confirmed that
"implied powers" of Congress
In the presidential election of 1824,
