Unit 1: A New Nation

Which helped George Washington in his first term as the first president of the United States?

• He had studied the policies of presidents in other democratic governments.

• He was elected unanimously and had the universal respect of the country.

• He made his advisers pledge not to argue about how the government should be run.

• He could legally abolish all national debt that existed before his election.

Which does NOT correctly describe the Louisiana Purchase?

• It cost $15 million and doubled the size of the United States.

• It included land that became more than a dozen states.

• It extended the nation's boundary to the Pacific Ocean.

• It gave the United States control of the Mississippi River.

Which accurately describes the term judicial review?

• The Supreme Court can overturn executive vetoes.

• The Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional.

• The president can fire Supreme Court justices

• Congress can overturn Supreme Court decisions.

Which is NOT an accurate statement about America's decision to go to war in 1812?

• The War Hawks argued against going to war, but President James Madison did not listen to them.

• Most New Englanders and people who remembered the hardship of the American Revolution opposed the war.

• Many Westerners wanted to go to war to take Indian land because the English were protecting the Indians.

• Young leaders in the South and West wanted to go to war to protect American honor.

Why was the nation's new capital built on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia?

• Thomas Jefferson wanted the capital to be near his plantation at Monticello.

• Benjamin Banneker chose the site based on Article V of the Constitution.

• Pierre-Charles L'Enfant wanted to sell land in Maryland to the U.S. government.

• George Washington chose the site because it was in a central location.

In the debate leading up to the War of 1812, who were the War Hawks?

• veterans of the Revolutionary War who opposed declaring war on England

• New England shipbuilders and sailors who wanted to destroy the British navy

• young political leaders from the West and South who wanted to take new lands

• members of the Federalist Party who wanted to defend American honor

Who were Lewis and Clark?

• leaders of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory

• surveyors of the nation's capital

• heroes of the War of 1812

• War Hawks who convinced President James Madison to go to war

Which did NOT occur during the War of 1812?

• British forces occupied Washington, burning the Capitol and White House.

• Dolley Madison saved national treasures as she fled from Washington, D.C., to Virginia.

• American militias won significant victories over British forces in Canada.

• Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" about the defense of Fort McHenry.

Which event occurred as a result of the War of 1812?

• The nation's capital was moved farther inland.

• Americans gained a renewed sense of pride in their country.

• The United States annexed Canadian territories.

• President James Madison was impeached for war crimes.

Which constitutional right did the Sedition Act violate?

• right to bear arms

• freedom of religion

• freedom of the press

• right to trial by jury