WGU Academy US History 1 Midterm

WGU Academy US History 1 Midterm 4.6 (17 reviews) Terms in this set (204) Western Governors UniversityHIST 1010 Save 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 1801was 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 Britishseized 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, John Q. Adams received the second-most electorial votes and was elected president by the House of Representatives