8th grade social studies

Which topics did George Washington NOT talk about in his Farewell Address of 1796?

•  the need for educated citizens
•  the need to support France as a sister republic
•  the need for a strong national union
•  the need to prevent the formation of political parties

Political parties were first formed…

• Because Americans disagreed with the British about how their country should run
• As a way for Americans to fight British tyranny and oppression
• Because Americans disagreed with each other about how their new country should be run
• Because many Americans were unhappy with President Washington

What is true about the DemocraticRepublicans?

• They did not think that farmers were important
• They wanted closer ties with England
• They feared mob rule
• They believed in a strict construction of the Constitution

What does “strict construction” mean?

• The penalties for disobeying laws are very severe
• The Constitution should be interpreted according to the exact wording
• Many government powers do not appear in the Constitution, they are merely implied.
• No one but Supreme Court judges should interpret the Constitution.

Which was an accomplishment of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1803?

• They discovered a northwest passage for the U.S.
• They conquered the Indians of the Northwest.
•  They discovered a mountain pass to California.
• They provided detailed knowledge of the area west of the Mississippi River.

At the urging of President Jefferson, Congress passed the Embargo Act in 1807. Which is the best definition of embargo?

• refusal to trade
•  insistence on equal treatment
• protective tariff
• revenue tariff

Which was a famous battle of the War of 1812?

• Lexington and Concord
• Battle of New Orleans
• Battle of Carthage
• Antietam

Who was president of the U.S. during the War of 1812?

• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• James Monroe
• John Quincy Adams

Most of the War Hawks during the War of 1812 came from . . .

• New England
• the South
• the West
• Canada

The War of 1812 resulted in all of the following EXCEPT . . .

• the growth of nationalism
• decline of Indian power
•  increase in American manufacturing
• territorial gains for the United States