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CLEP: History of the United States I
Early Colo0nization to 1877
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History
Undergraduate 2
03/12/2013

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Term
In the impeachment process against the president, who determines the guilt or innocence of the president?
Definition
Senate
Term
Which amendment guarantees Americans the right to a speedy trial?
Definition
The Sixth Amendment
Term
According to Article II of the U.S. Constitution, who has the sole authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
Definition
The Congress
Term
In James Madison's "Federalist Paper Number Ten", what represented the most dangerous threat to the U.S. Constitution?
Definition
Factions
Term
Which Dutch colony was known for its great reliance on the fur trade, a relatively small population, ethnic diversity of its settlers, and a desire for its own wealth?
Definition
New Netherland
Term
What culture was characterized by a diversified economy of hunting, fishing, and farming; a division of labor by gender; a reliance on oral culture; and an animistic religion that worshipped the spiritual elements of nature?
Definition
North American Indian
Term
Whose colonization of the New World was characterized by ruthless exploitation of the Indians, establishment of African slavery to the Americas, introduction of the horse to America, and the creation of large agricultureal plantations?
Definition
Spanish
Term
Which group left England to settle in America in order to create a perfect religious utopia?
Definition
Puritans
Term
How did seventeenth-century English settlers of New England differ from those in Virginia?
Definition
They lived in tightly clustered communities
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What war was fought to establish English control over the Indians in New England?
Definition
King Philip's War of 1675-1676
Term
Which was the only eighteenth century North American British colony with a black population majority?
Definition
South Carolina
Term

What wars were fought from 1689 until 1763 between England and France for control of North America?

 

Definition

King William's War

Queen Anne's War

The Seven Years' War

King George's War

Term
James Otis earned fame for his defense of American political freedom in what case?
Definition
The Writs of Assistance case
Term
The Boston Massacre occured after what event?
Definition
The Townshend Duties
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True or False:

 

Colonial government in British North America allowed universal manhood suffrage.

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False
Term

True or False:

 

Colonial government in British North America allowed bicameral legislatures.

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True
Term

True or False:

 

Colonial government in British North America allowed local units of government to exist.

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True
Term

True or False:

 

Colonial government in British North America allowed annual elections.

Definition
True
Term

True or False:

 

Colonial government in British North America allowed for a republican form of government.

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True
Term
What battle is best known for securing America an alliance with France?
Definition
The battle of Saratoga in 1777
Term

Whose opinions are represented by the quote:

 

I am directly opposed to any purpose of secession.  The Constitution was made, not meerely for the generation which then existed, but for posterity, undefined, unlimited, permanent, and perpetual...and for every subsequent state which might come into the Union, binding themselves by that indissoluble bond.

Definition
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster
Term
The only debate in which William Seward, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Stephen A. Douglas, Salmon Chase, and Jefferson Davis all took part resulted in what event?
Definition
The Compromise of 1850
Term
Where, in 1632, did England allow its first proprietary colony as a refuge for Catholics to be established?
Definition
Maryland
Term
Prior to 1763, the British policy of mercantilism encouraged the American colonies to do what?
Definition
Supply England with raw materials
Term
At the Philadelphia Convention of 1788, who authored the Great Compromise to the U.S.Constitition?
Definition
Roger Sherman
Term
During the ratification contest, the Antifederalist critique of the proposed U.S. Constitution centered around what four arguments?
Definition

1.  Lack of a written Bill of Rights

2.  Lack of a popular vote for the presidency

3.  Powers of the Supreme Court

4.  The large territory of the United States

Term
Opposition to the Jay Treaty in the U.S. Senate centered around what issue?
Definition
Its inability to stop the practice of British impressment
Term
"Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute" became the nation's rallying cry during what event?
Definition
The XYZ affair
Term
In the election of 1800, the House of Representatives selected the president because of the deadlocked election between which two men?
Definition
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
Term
Women emerged from the American Revolution whith what prescribed new responsibility?
Definition
Raising sons and daughters as good republican citizens
Term
The Lewis and Clark expedition occurred after what event?
Definition
Louisiana Purchase
Term
Burr's scheme to create a new nation from the Souther territory of the United States is known as what?
Definition
The "Burr Conspiracy"
Term
During the War of 1812, which battle was waged after the signing of the peace treaty at Ghent?
Definition
Battle of New Orleans
Term
What document expresses the principle that "American continents [were not]...subjects for future colonizations by any European power"?
Definition
Monroe Doctrine
Term
"John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it," refers to which Supreme Court decision scorned by President Andrew Jackson?
Definition
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Term
The rise of commercial agriculture in the 1820's is known as what?
Definition
Market Economy
Term
Name four of the major reform movements during the 1830's.
Definition

Temperence

Revivalism

Women's Rights

Education

Term
Andrew Jackson referred to the Election of 1824 as "the corrupt bargain" because of what appointment?
Definition
Henry Clay selected as President John Quincy Adams' secretary of state
Term
What historian is most associated with the view of slavery as crushing African-Americans into a "sambo personality"?
Definition
Stanley Elkins
Term
Who presented the argument of slavery as a "positive good"?
Definition
George Fitzhugh
Term
What president is known for his reliance on the veto as a political weapon, a "kitchen cabinet", the spoils system, and a reliance on public opinion?
Definition
Andrew Jackson
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