New Nation Test Review 2024

"Let me now... warn you... against the baneful (harmful) effects of the spirit of party... This spirit, unfortunately... exists in different shapes in all governments... but in those of the popular form, it is seen in its greatest rankness and is truly their worst enemy."

WHERE DID THIS QUOTE COME FROM?

• James Madison's War Message to Congress in 1812

• Alexander Hamilton's report on Manufacturing in 1791

• John Adams' Inaugural Address in 1796

• George Washington's Farewell Address in 1796

The Alien & Sedition Acts (1798) could best be described as

• laws that made it easier for the new nation

• controversial laws that limited the freedoms of people

• the first successful laws passed by Congress

• laws that allowed both political parties to have a voice in foreign affairs

" Before you receive this, you will have heard, through the channel of public papers, of the cession of Louisiana by France to the United States... That the treaty may be ratified in time, I have found it necessary to convene, or gather, Congress on the 17th of October..."

WHAT IS THE QUOTE TALKING ABOUT?

• purchase of the Louisiana Territory

• concern for potential war with Britain

• treaty with the Barbary Pirates

• repeal of the Alien & Sedition Acts

In 1804, President Jefferson sent the Corps. of Discovery to explore the Louisiana Territory in order to...

• map a route to the Pacific Ocean

• learn about the land - its wildlife, plants, etc.

• reach out to the native tribes and people

• all of the above are correct

All of the following can be supported by the information provided on the chart EXCEPT...

• The Embargo Act had a positive impact on U.S. exports

• The war with Britain & France (1803) helped improve the U.S. economy.

• U.S. exports were lower in 1810 than they were in 1800.

• U.S. exports were at their lowest in 1808.

Based on the content in the picture below, which of following would be an appropriate caption?

• "The British impress (draft) American sailors into the Royal Navy"

• "The Americans make a treaty with Native American tribes"

• "The British encourage Native Americans to attack Americans in the Ohio River Valley"

• "The Americans pay bounty for British ships"

The illegal drafting of American sailors into the British Navy during the early 19th century (1800s) is referred to as ...

• appeasement

• impressment

• draft dodging

• industrialization

"British cruisers (ships) have been in the practice of violating the rights and the peace of our coasts... Our commerce has been plundered (taken) in legitimate markets and a destructive blow aimed at our agricultural and maritime interest and now we behold... on the side of Great Britain a state of war against the United States."

WHERE WOULD THIS QUOTE HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM?

• the personal memoirs of Tecumseh

• General Andrew Jackson′s description of the Battle of New Orleans in 1815

• a diary entry of a British naval commander

• James Madison War Message to Congress in 1812

The case Marbury v. Madison (1803) was a landmark Supreme Court decision because it established the power of the Supreme Court to ...

• add justices (judges) to the Supreme Court

• make the Supreme Court all-powerful

• declare previous acts of Congress to be unconstitutional (judicial review)

• rule the federal government to be superior to state governments

Based on the map below, most of battles in the War of 1812 took place ...

• near the Great Lakes

• in Spanish Florida

• West of the Mississippi River