BENCHMARK REVIEW 3

The Louisiana Purchase strengthened nationalism in the United States by leading to all of the following EXCEPT

• Continued territorial expansion

• The elimination of class distinctions

• Agricultural development and economic prosperity

• The development of shared ideals and national goals

In his Farewell Address, President George Washington warned future Americans about the problems that could result from

• Immigration quotas for foreign nations

• Passing high protective tariffs to control foreign imports

• Becoming allied with foreign powers

• Expanding westward into lands claimed by others

The Sedition Act made it illegal to “print, utter, or publish ... any false, scandalous, and malicious writing” about the American government. How did this law affect the election of 1800?

• Support for the law led to a landslide victory for John Adams

• New immigrants were no longer allowed to vote in federal elections

• Criticism of the law contributed to the defeat of the Federalist party

• Enforcement of the law encouraged election fraud s a form of protest

Which technology MOST aided in the settlement of the West during the period immediately following the Civil War?

• The automobile

• The Telegraph

• The light bulb

• The railroad

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson disagreed over the proposed “National Bank” based on which issue?

• which executive department would be responsible for running it

• the wisdom of staffing such an institution with immigrants from Britan

• how much in additional taxes would be levied on citizens of the United States

• whether or not the constitution gives the national government the power to establish the bank

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803

• was a major cause of the Spanish-American War

• Pushed the Spanish below the Rio Grande in North America

• Resulted in increased conflict between the U.S. and France

• Almost doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River.

The size and power of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company caused which of the following?

• the government created anti-trust laws

• the public accepted the benefits of monopolies

• many other businessmen entered the oil business

• many wealthy people chose to give away millions of dollars