Chapter 10 Content Test Review

What were they disagreeing about?

• The necessity of political parties

• The rise of sectional rivalry

• The right of Americans to donate funds to political parties

• The fear that political parties will use intimidation to elect their candidates

Alexander Hamilton's economic plan was designed to -

• help build the national economy

• encourage British imports

• prevent Congressional control of interstate commerce

• strengthen the powers of state governments

Why did President George Washington caution Americans against forming alliances with foreign nations in his Farewell Address?

• he feared trade with Latin America would be harmed

• he was troubled that France might establish colonies in the Americas

• he worried that the nation might later be dragged into a foreign war

• he sought to protect America's Western frontier

Which of the following can be concluded about political parties?

• They often have the same vision for the nation's future

• They have differing visions for the nation's future

• They unite the county and government for one goal

• They provide an opportunity for President's to create foreign alliances

"I know too that it is a maxim [principle] with us, and I think it is a wise one, not to entangle ourselves with the affairs of Europe..." - Thomas Jefferson, 1787

Which document echoes the advice given by Thomas Jefferson in this statement?

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Washington's Farewell Address

Which statement is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

• it extended the nation's boundary to the Pacific Ocean

• it removed the Spanish from North America

• it doubled the size of the United States

• it banned the expansion of slavery in the western territories

Which would be a primary source of information about the War of 1812?

• a battle plan from 1813 for the attack on Fort McHenry

• a recent novel about the Battle of New Orleans

• a movie on the life of President James Monroe

• a military history of the war written in 1905

The Embargo Acts and the War of 1812 were similar in that both events dealt with a conflict involving the -

• British kidnapping of American sailors

• emergence of manufacturing in the Northeast

• launch of a protective tariff on British imports

• decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

Eli Whitney and Samuel Slater were important to the spread of the Industrial Revolution to the United States because they -

• created new methods of production

• devised new forms of transportation

• increased steel production

• built steam-powered machines

Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

What conclusion can be drawn from the information in the graph?

• The US government encouraged foreign trade between 1800 and 1812

• American trade was affected by events taking place in Europe

• Trade increased sharply with the passage of the Embargo Acts

• American trading ships were attacked by France and Great Britain