A New Nation

What did the disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson create?

• Political Parties
• New Cabinet Members
• reformed Congress
• Rewritten Constitution

Democratic-Republicans’ main criticism of the Alien and Sedition Acts was that they

• gave too much power to the national government and interfered with state government.
• gave too many rights, such as freedom of speech, away from foreigners.
• went against the American policy of neutrality.
• forced the press to publish false stories

Why did President Thomas Jefferson want control of New Orleans?

• to control the territory of West
• To Control trade along the Mississippi River
• to increase the amount of land available for settlement

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were

• explorers sent by Jefferson to study nature and geography.negotiators sent by Jefferson to buy territory from France.leaders of American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.the first and second governors of the Northwest Territory
  
• the first and second governors of the Northwest Territory
• explorers sent by Jefferson to study nature and geography

Washington's farewell address had 3 warnings. Which of the following  WAS NOT a warning? 

• Warnedagainst dangers of foreign ties
  
• Warned the nation to work out its political differences
  
• Warned against too much public debt
  
• warned against too much manufacturing

What was one cause of the War of 1812?

• Slavery was needed in the north. 
• The French burned the White House.
• The British took over American ships. 
• The colonists wanted their own country. 

How did Great Britain and France place the newly formed United States in the middle of their problems in the late 1700s?

• They pressured the United States to settle their conflicts
• The pressured the US to take sides.
• They wanted the United States to lend them its cabinet for advice.

In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from

• Britain
• France
• Spain
• Texas

The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain. The MAIN reason why this war was fought was

• to win freedom from Great Britain. 
• to stop British attacks on American cities on the coast. 
•  to protect the right to trade with anyone.
• to keep Native Americans on reservations. 

In 1812, Great Britain and France were still at war. Each country wanted the United States to help them in the war. The leaders of the United States decided to:

• not take sides, so they could trade with both countries. 
•  help only Great Britain. 
• help only France. 
• not take sides and not trade with either country.