Semester Review Quiz

"The popular vote" is best summed up by:

• "One person, one vote."

• Whoever is most liked gets to be president.

• The electoral college.

• Each state has an assigned number of votes based on population and representation.

A "blockade" is:

• The raising of money to pay for a navy.

• An electoral college tie.

• Using a navy to prevent an opposing country's ships from coming and going.

• Payment to pirates for protection.

America bought the Louisiana Purchase from which country?

• England

• The Native Americans

• Spain

• France

The President at the time of the Louisiana Purchase was:

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• James Monroe

True or false: It is possible to be elected President by winning the popular vote but losing the electoral college vote.

• True

• False

• Trick question - whoever wins the popular vote also wins the electoral vote.

How old was Sacagawea when Lewis and Clark met her?

• 13

• 14

• 16

• 19

Lewis and Clark traveled up which river during their expedition?

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Platte

• Iowa

Before becoming America's first President, George Washington was a General in which war?

• The Revolutionary War

• The Civil War

• The War of 1812

• The Mexican American War

Where in America were the majority of mills/factories of the industrial revolution era located?

• In the south near plantations

• In the northeast near rivers and streams

• In the Louisiana Purchase

• On the great plains

Who was NOT a founding father?

• Sam Adams

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams