Unit 3 (Chapter 9-12)

What was George Washington's role in forming America?

• He was the first congressman.

• He was the first vice-president.

• He was the first ambassador to France.

• He was the first president.

What was one precedent that President George Washington set for future presidents?

• He only served two terms.

• He centralized power in the executive branch.

• He outlawed political parties.

• He refused the aid of a cabinet.

Who created the Federalist Party?

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Who was the leader of the Democratic-Republican Party?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Why was the United States interested in gaining the lands of Louisiana Purchase?

• It wanted to reserve land for the Native Americans.

• It wanted to expand slavery into the West.

• It wanted to control the Great Lakes.

• It wanted to control trade through the Mississippi River.

Why was Sacajawea part of the team that explored the Louisiana Purchase?

• She was a strong military leader.

• She had knowledge of the lands that were being explored.

• She helped fund the Louisiana Purchase.

• She created the idea of Manifest Destiny.

The Louisiana Purchase gave the United States access to which river?

• Arkansas

• Colorado

• Mississippi

• Rio Grande

The "Trail of Tears" is most closely associated with which historical event?

• the growth of industrialism

• the relocation of Native American tribes

• the British retreat from Yorktown, Virginia

• the international slave trade

How did the Supreme Court react to the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• It decided that the government had to provide new lands to Native Americans.

• It promised to create a separate government for Native Americans.

• It declared that the Native Americans had the right to keep their lands.

• It gave the president the power to use military force when relocating Native Americans.

In the early 1800s, which group of people was most impacted by the expansion of the United States into the western territories?

• African slaves

• Canadian businessmen

• French explorers

• Native Americans