Unit 4 After Break Review

What did many people fear would happen if political parties formed in the U.S.?

• The president would gain too much control

• There would be division and the unity of the nation would be under attack

• States' rights would be abolished

• Certain parties might try to reunite with England

What was George Washington's belief about foreign relations?

• The U.S. should be forceful when dealing with other countries

• The U.S. should remain neutral

• The U.S. should provide necessary support to all countries

• The nation should be more active in foreign affairs

What decision did Washington make at the end of his second term that set a precedent for all other future presidents?

• He ran for a third term

• He traded places with the vice president

• He decided to appoint himself to the Supreme Court

• He decided to retire

Why was Jay's Treaty important?

• It stopped Britain from seizing U.S. ships going to France

• It received support from all citizens

• It allowed for additional seizures of U.S. ships going to France

• It encouraged America to join the war between France and Britain

In what way was the Mississippi River important to the growth of the nation under Thomas Jefferson?

• It allowed for commercial fishing

• Farmers in regions west of the Appalachian Mountains to transport their crops and goods for trade

• It would protect the nation from an invasion by Spain

• The Mississippi River wasn't important to Thomas Jefferson's presidency

How did Thomas Jefferson make the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory constitutional?

• He called it a treaty with another nation

• He declared war to acquire the land from France

• It was a power granted to individual states

• It was an idea that came from the legislature and was approved by Congress

What did he purchase of the Louisiana Territory do for America?

• It strengthened relations with Spain

• It gave the nation control over France

• It doubled the size of the nation

• It gave the U.S. control over Michigan

How would a route to the Pacific Ocean discovered by Lewis and Clark benefit overseas trade for the nation?

• It would increase trade with England and France

• It would provide a direct route to markets in China and India

• It would allow American ships to evade a blockade of the East Coast harbors

• It allowed settlers to follow the route to new lands

What events made it difficult for the nation's government to maintain neutrality?

• American merchants would not trade with other nations

• American sailors were seizing and robbing British ships

• Britain and France were seizing American ships

• Many Americans wanted to support Britain in its war with Spain

Who was Washington's Secretary of State?

• Thomas Jeffeson

• Henry Knox

• Edmund Randolph

• James Madison