New Republic Pre-Assessment

8.1 (A)
Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the Era of Good Feelings?

• The United States ceded territory to Great Britain in an attempt to avoid war
• There was a renewed sense of nationalism
• Evangelical revivalists challenged religious traditionalists
• Many states called for a restructuring of the federal government

8.11B
Building the National Road
- trees, stumps, brush, and rock were removed
-hills were leveled, and hollows were filled
- layers of stone were laid in graduated sizes
- drainage ditches were dug
Which of the following was the most direct result of the environmental modifications listed above?

• federal regulations were adopted to ensure safety and ease of travel on the road
• state governments cooperated closely to maintain road quality
• improved transportation to western states expanded trade and settlement
• road construction became a major industry in the United States

8.5(A)
The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that - 

• the federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax laws
• a national military was needed for dealing with foreign threats
• the federal government could raise tariffs to protect industries
• a national court system was needed for resolving disputes between states

8.5(A)
Alexander Hamilton's Plan to Improve the U.S. Economy
1. The federal government would assume state debts.
2. The federal government would ?
Which action completes the diagram?

• oversee state government agencies
• regulate the creation of new businesses
• establish a national bank
• eliminate protective tariffs

8.5(A)
- the Whiskey Rebellion
- the Bank of the United States
- the Alien and Sedition Acts
- Marbury v. Madison
The list provides examples of

• topics discussed during the Second Constitutional Convention
• domestic issues faced by leaders of the New Republic
• weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation
• issues leading to the ratification of the first constitutional amendments

8.5 (A)
Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

• southern states were threatening to secede from the Union
• the United States had large debts from the American Revolution
• Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States
• the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution

8.5(C)
The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issue?

• the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France
• the election of George Washington to a second term as president
• the establishment of the First Bank of the United States
• the attack on the Port of Tripoli in North Africa

8.5(C)
The first political parties in the United States formed mainly in response to disagreements over

• taxation without representation
• the doctrine of judicial review
• territorial expansion to the west
• the extend of federal power

8.5(C)
Disagreements between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton while serving in George Washington's Cabinet led to

• the creation of reservations for American Indians
• a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights
• the establishment of the first U.S. political parties
• a compromise over slavery in western territories

8.5(C)
The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans emerged as separate political parties partly as a result of disagreement over

• how the nation should develop economically
• whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine
• how the nation should admit new states
• whether to approve the Declaration of Independence