US Unit 2.1 FAC 2023

Which of the following best explains the significance of the presidential election of 1800?

• It represented the first use of the electoral college.

• It represented the first time the presidential candidates selected their vice presidential candidates to run together with them.

• It represented the last time George Washington ran for president.

• It represented the first transition of power from one political party to another.

The Louisiana Purchase had a great geographic significance for the United States because it

• Reduced British control of North America.

• Extended United States control over Mexico.

• Decreased tensions with Native Americans.

• Focused the United States on Westward expansion.

Why was Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase considered to be controversial during his presidency?

• The US was too much in debt, and could not afford the expense.

• It required Jefferson to go against his beliefs about the limits of the federal government.

• The land was illegally taken from Spain, and was not France's to sell.

• Opponents of the purchase were unhappy Jefferson gave citizenship to Native Americans living in Louisiana.

What is impressment?

• A type of painting technique
• A method of asking someone on a date

• A form of taxation
• The act of forcing people into military service

Which of the following was a primary cause of the War of 1812?

• Explosion of the USS Maine.

• Imperialism and acquisitions of foreign territories.

• No taxation without representation.

• Impressment of American sailors.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the War of 1812?

• Increased national pride

• The poem that would become the Star Spangled Banner

• Greater Native American power

• Growth of industrialism

Who was the primary audience of the Monroe Doctrine?

• American Senators

• Latin American leaders

• Native Americans

• European leaders

What was a significant impact of the Monroe Doctrine on American foreign policy?

• It led to the establishment of the League of Nations.

• It established the United States as the protector of the Western Hemisphere.

• It led to the United States entering World War I.

• It resulted in the United States acquiring Alaska.

What does antebellum mean?

• Before the war
• After the war
• During the war

What was the goal of antebellum reform movements in the US?

• To promote industrialization
• To re-establish a monarchy

• To promote social and political change
• To colonize other countries