US History - Unit #4; Lesson #1 Review

Which president set the precedent of giving a farewell address to the nation upon leaving office?

• John Adams
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison

Which event during President Washington's presidency was a response to an unpopular excise tax on goods imposed by the federal government?

• Bacon's Rebellion
• Whiskey Rebellion
• Shays's Rebellion
• Nat Turner's Rebellion

Which laws passed while John Adams was president said it was against the law to write, publish or speak against the government?

• The Patriot Act
• The Intolerable Acts
• Alien and Sedition Acts
• The Coercive Acts

In his Farewell Address, Washington warned the nation not to enter entangling alliances with foreign nations and to avoid

• trade agreements.
• forming factions.
• high taxes
• rebellions

Which president doubled the size of the U.S. by acquiring the Louisiana Territory from France?

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

The Lewis & Clark Expedition was sent to explore

• Pacific Northwest
• Louisiana Territory
• Spanish Territory
• Canadian Territory

Which was the 1st president to ask Congress for a declaration of war - leading to the War of 1812?

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

The kidnapping of American sailors and forcing them into the British navy was called

• impressments
• piracy
• hijacking
• robbery

Impressments, arming and inciting the American Indians on the frontier, blockade of the high seas and the embargo caused which war?

• French & Indian War
• World War I
• War of 1812
• American Revolution

What stated that America would not tolerate intervention in the Western Hemisphere by European nations?

• The Monroe Doctrine
• The Missouri Compromise
• The Alien & Sedition Acts
• Washington's Farewell Address