Early Republic

Which country owned the Louisiana Territory before the US?

• Africa
• England
• Mexico
• France

The US bought Louisiana from France in 1803 at the cost of

• $1 million

• $15 million

• $10 million

• $100 million

The Louisiana Purchase

• did not occur until Congress passed an amendment approving it

• doubled the size of the US

• offered the US an opportunity to expand its commercial and manufacturing industries

• tripled the size of the US

What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington 
• Andrew Jackson
• William Henry Harrison

Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?

• For control of the Mississippi river

• To spy on the Spanish

• To control Haiti

• For gold and silver

Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a ______________________ to help pay off the national debt.

• federal reserve system

• stock exchange

• national mint to print currency

• national bank

The ___________________ Acts prohibited speaking out against the government.

• First Amendment

• Resolution

• Expression

• Alien and Sedition

Washington thought that Political Parties would _________ America?

• help

• encourage

• divide

Who did Washington hire to help pay off the nation's debt?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

Washington issued the _________________________ that stated the US would not interfere in foreign wars.

• Neutrality Proclamation

• Peace Negotiation Treaty

• Independent Nation Accord

• Isolation Proclamation