Unit 5 The Early Republic

Multiple Choice

What were some of the key issues faced by George Washington when he took office as the first president?

• Define authority of central government

• Pay off war debt

• Create stable economic system

• All of the above

Open Ended

What was one problem Washington faced as president?

Multiple Choice

What was the impact of the Neutrality Proclamation on U.S. foreign policy?

• It led to a war with France

• It isolated the U.S. from all foreign affairs

• It established a precedent of non-involvement in European conflicts

• It created alliances with both Britain and France

Open Ended

What is one precedent that Washington set for future presidents?

Multiple Select

What were the key components of Alexander Hamilton's financial plan?

• Repay the debt

• Establish a national bank

• Tax whiskey

• Create a protective tariff

Open Ended

Why did Hamilton decide to pay off America’s debts instead of ignoring it?

Multiple Choice

How did President Washington end the Whiskey Rebellion?

• He used the military

• He had the leaders tarred and feathered

• He overthrew the whiskey tax

• He fired Alexander Hamilton, who was responsible for the tax

Multiple Choice

Using this passage, President Washington was offering this advice because he believed —

• the destiny of the United States was to rule other countries

• the United States should seek alliances with other nations

• alliances could draw the United States into foreign wars

• the United States should break its agreements with France

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason for the XYZ Affair during John Adams' presidency?

• Disagreements over land boundaries

• Trade disputes between the United States and Britain

• French demands for bribes from American diplomats

• A military alliance proposal from France

Multiple Choice

How did the Republicans view the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• As an attack on the first amendment

• As a necessary measure to protect the country

• As a way of attacking President Adams

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the Revolution of 1800 in American political history?

• It marked the first peaceful transfer of power between parties

• It was a violent uprising against the government

• It established the Democratic Party as the dominant party

• It led to the end of the Federalist Party

Multiple Choice

How did the decision in Marbury v. Madison impact the power of the Supreme Court?

• It limited the Court's power by reducing its jurisdiction

• It expanded the Court's power by allowing it to overturn state laws

• It confirmed the Court's power to declare federal laws unconstitutional

• It decreased the Court's independence by requiring Congressional approval of decisions

Open Ended

Why was France willing to sell us land for so cheap?

Multiple Select

Which of the following was a way Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark?

• a skilled travel guide that knew rivers and trails to follow

• a skilled warrior that knew how to fight

• served as an interpreter between Lewis and Clark and Native American tribes

• a key writer that recorded everything along the trip so we could study it later

Multiple Choice

Which section is the land acquired in the Treaty of Paris after the Revolutionary War?

• A

• B

• C

• H

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

• It doubled the size of the U.S.

• It was the first land purchase by the U.S.

• It was a gift from France to the U.S.

• It was a trade for military support

Multiple Choice

What is the defintion of IMPRESSMENT?

• British capturing American sailors
• Showing off to the person next to you
• Forcing Native Americans west of the Mississippi
• British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans 

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As sea ​

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grew for the US, the British sailors would force American ​

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to work for British Navy, which is known as ​

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impressment

sailors

trade

embargo

diplomacy

independence

revolution

exploration

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A main cause of the War of 1812 was ​

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Battle of New Orleans

Battle of Baltimore

Burning of Washington

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

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