Deck 4: Challenges for a New Nation

Question 1

How did the Calling Forth Act of 1792 limit the power of the president?

A) It had to be certified by a federal judge.
B) It had to be approved by Congress.
C) It had to be called upon by the Secretary of State.
D) It could only be issued with support from the local states.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Why did George Washington view the Uniform Militia Act as a failure?

A) It maintained complete local authority over the use of the militia.
B) It echoed Britain's national standard for militia call-up.
C) It was too expensive because the federal government had to supply the militia's weapons.
D) It gave the executive branch too much authority.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

All of these were important reasons for the United States to defeat the Indian confederacy in the Old Northwest EXCEPT

A) it provided the militia with experience in Indian fighting.
B) it bolstered support for the new federal government established by the Constitution.
C) it allowed settlement to occur in the region.
D) it proved to the British that the United States could protect its borders.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

On August 20, 1794, where did General Anthony Wayne's Legion of the United States inflict a severe defeat on Native Americans?

A) Fallen Timbers
B) Fort Miami
C) St. Clair's Defeat
D) Three Forks

Question 5

What military academy was formally founded by the Peace Establishment Act of 1802?

A) West Point
B) Annapolis
C) Quantico
D) Citadel

Question 6

A navy was necessary in the late 1780s for all of the following EXCEPT

A) to project force in accordance with American expansionism.
B) defend U.S. merchant interests around the globe.
C) defend American ships against pirates.
D) protect American merchants form French and British seizure.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes why American merchants were vulnerable to pirate attacks in the late 1780s?

A) The United States demobilized its navy.
B) The United States had sided with France during their conflict with Great Britain.
C) Great Britain refused to assist American vessels on the high seas.
D) France waged naval attacks on American ships.

Question 8

The Quasi War was fought between which two nations?

A) U.S. and France
B) France and Spain
C) U.S. and Great Britain
D) U.S. and Spain

Question 9

As part of the Quasi War, in 1799, who did the U.S.S. Constellation fight?

A) L'Insurgent
B) Prince of Wales
C) Britanique
D) Leopard

Question 10

Why did Thomas Jefferson propose a fleet of gunboats as a solution to the problem of coastal defense?

A) They were relatively cheap to produce.
B) They were heavily armed and could wield great offensive power.
C) They were an effective supplement for America's existing navy.
D) They were manned by privateers instead of a standing army.

Question 11

From 1804 to 1808, of the 257 gunboats ordered, how many were actually constructed?

A) 177
B) 127
C) 35
D) 0

Question 12

Initially, how did the U.S. react to pressures from the Barbary pirates?

A) paying bribes
B) doing nothing
C) negotiating
D) launching an attack on them

Question 13

Who was the first active U.S. Navy commander to make a name for himself in the Mediterranean?

A) Edward Preble
B) Stephen Decatur
C) Richard Morris
D) Richard Dale

Question 14

Why did Thomas Jefferson refuse to go to war with Great Britain following the Chesapeake-Leopard affair?

A) He recognized that the United States was not politically, militarily, or economically ready to fight Great Britain.
B) He feared that France would attack the United States from Mexico.
C) He admitted that the United States had increased hostility by employing British sailors aboard American merchant ships.
D) He feared that the United States would become bankrupt if a war did occur.

Question 15

Who sought to unite all the western tribes in an alliance against the United States?

A) Tecumseh
B ) Blue Jacket
C) Little Turtle
D) The Prophet

Question 16

How did support for the militias block Washington's attempts to form a standing army?

Question 17

When factors led to conflicts between settlers and Indians in the Ohio Territory?

Question 18

Why did Harmar's force meet defeat at the hands of the Ohio Confederacy? How could the contributing factors on the American side have been addressed?

Question 19

What were Jefferson's motivations for supporting the establishment of West Point Academy? Were political considerations involved? Did Jefferson contradict his own ideals in doing so? Why or why not?

Question 20

Describe U.S. naval development between the end of the War of Independence and the beginning of the War of 1812. What were the competing agendas of national defense? How were these shaped by the various political factions?

Question 21

What major accomplishment came out of the Quasi War?

Question 22

Why did Jefferson favor the use of gunboats for coastal defense? How did he misunderstand their utility?

Question 23

What factors, long term and proximate, led to the outbreak of the Tripolitan War?

Question 24

What were the initial military policy repercussions of the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair for the U.S.? What factors served to restrict American military options?

Question 25

How significant was the outcome of the battle of Tippecanoe for the Americans? For Indians? Was Tecumseh's leadership likely to have made a difference? Why or why not?