In regards to education, early 19th century Republicans favored
- a nationwide system of free public schools for all male citizens
In the early 19th century school education was largely the responsibility of
- private institutions
The write Judith Sargent Murray argued that women
- all these answers are correct
Thomas Jefferson believed American Indians were primitive people
- who might become civilized through exposure to white culture
Around 1800 higher education in the US
- saw the number of colleges and universities grow substantially
The first American medical school was established at
- University of Pennsylvania
In the study of medicine during the early 19th century
- most doctors received their training by working with an established physician
The expansion of the medical profession during the early 19th century resulted in a
- decline in midwives
Noah Webster thought every American schoolboy should be educated
- as a nationalist
The writer Washington Irving is best remembered for his works on
- Ichabod Crane and Rip Van Winkle
The religious concept of Deism
- incorporated science and reason into religious faith
Religious skepticism resulted in
- both the philosophy of Unitarianism and a wave of revivalism
The Second Great Awakening
- began as an effort by church establishments to revitalize their organizations
The Second Great Awakening helped spread all of the following denominations EXCEPT
- the Unitarians
The message of the Second Great Awakening
- called for an active and fervent piety
The revivalism of the Great Awakening
- encouraged racial unrest
During the Second Great Awakening, the Indian revivalist Handsome Lake called for
- the restoration of traditional Indian culture
The cotton gin was invented by
- Eli Whitney
The invention of the cotton gin in the late 18th century
- had a profound effect on the textile industry in New England
Eli Whitney is a major figure in American technology for introducing
- the concept of interchangeable parts
In the early 18th century, the Americans Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston
- made significant advances in steam-powered navigation
The early 19th century in American is known as the turnpike era because
- many roads were built for profit by private companies
In 1800, population data of the US revealed
- the nation remained overwhelmingly agrarian
In the US during the early 19th century, horse racing
- became a popular sport in most areas of the country
The chief designer of the capital city of Washington was
- Pierre L'Enfant
In 1800, Washington D.C.
- was little more than a simple village
In the early 19th century, many members of Congress
- considered their state legislatures to be more prestigious political bodies
As president, Thomas Jefferson
- sought to convey the public image of a plain ordinary citizen
In his first term, President Thomas Jefferson
- helped establish a military academy at West Point
During his first term, President Thomas Jefferson
- eliminated all internal taxes
The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v Madison
- stated that the Supreme Court had no authority to expand the power of the Supreme Court,
and that the supreme court had the power to nullify an act of Congress
John Marshall was
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time of Marbury v Madison
In 1802, President Thomas Jefferson believed that if France controlled New Orleans
- the US would run the risk of war with France
Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the US because
- the French Army on the American continent had been decimated by disease, and he wanted to
raise money for his armies in Europe
Under the treaty terms for the Louisiana Purchase
- the land boundaries were not clearly defined
When Thomas Jefferson received the treaty for the Louisiana Purchase he
- was unsure of his constitutional authority to accept it
The first state to be created from the Louisiana Purchase and admitted into the Union was
- Louisiana
The Lewis and Clark expedition
- was assisted by the guide, Sacagawea
The explorations of Zebulon Pike
- Convinced many farmers not to settle between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mtns
In 1804, the Federalists known as the Essex Junto
- feared the westward growth of the US
The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was the result of
- Burr's belief that Hamilton had slandered him
During the Jefferson administration, the British claimed the right to stop American merchant ships
and seize
- naturalized Americans born on British soil
The Chesapeake-Leopard incident
- led the US to prohibit its ships from leaving for foreign ports
The Embargo Act of 1807
- created a serious economic depression in the nation
The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade with
- all nations except Great Britain and France
In 1810, the Non-Intercourse Act expired and was replaced by
- Macon's Bill No. 2
President Thomas Jefferson's Indian policy included
- an offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society, and an insistence that they
give up claims to tribal lands in the Northwest
During William Henry Harrison's governorship of the Indiana Territory,
- he used threats and bribery as a means to acquire Indian lands
Tecumseh
- believed the only effective means to resist white settlers was Indian tribal unity
The desire by American southerners to acquire Florida
- was partly motivated by the number of runaway slaves who escaped there
In 1812, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun could best be described as
- war hawks
In the War of 1812, Britain turned its full military attention to America after
- Napoleon's catastrophic campaign against Russia
Which statement about the War of 1812 is TRUE
- The US entered the war with enthusiasm and optimism
During the War of 1812, the US achieved early military success
- on the Great lakes
During the War of 1812, the Battle of the Thames
- saw Tecumseh killed while a brigadier general in the British army
At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, in 1814, Andrew Jackson
- viciously broke the resistance of the Creeks
In 1814, the British
- seized Washington and set fire to the presidential mansion
Following the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote
- The Star-Spangled Banner
In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans
- took place weeks after the war had officially ended
During the War of 1812, the Hartford Convention
- was made irrelevant by the Battle of New Orleans
The Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812
- began an improvement in relations between England and the US
The Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817 called for
- the mutual disarmament of the Great lakes by Britain and the US