Midterm Review Part 1

Who formed the Federalist party?

• Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Paine
• George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton and John Adams

Why did Congress declare war on Britain in 1812?

• The British refusal to return captured American ships
• The American desire to expand its territory into Canada
• Trade restrictions, impressment of American sailors, and British support for Native American attacks
• The British support for American independence from Spain

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

• A treaty to establish trade with European countries
• A policy to promote European colonialism in the Americas
• A U.S. foreign policy opposing European colonialism in the Americas
• A military alliance between the U.S. and European nations

After the Tariff of Abominations in 1828, what did South Carolina claim?

• The right to abolish the state government
• The right to nullify the tariff
• The right to secede from the United States
• The right to increase the tariff

Which former slave rose to prominence and became a powerful speaker for the abolitionist?

• Harriet Tubman
• Booker T. Washington
• Sojourner Truth
• Frederick Douglass

What was the idea held that God destined the US to occupy territory spanning from the Atlantic to
the Pacific?

• Divine Fate
• Predestined Expansion
• God's Will
• Manifest Destiny

What was the name of the deadly route that Native Americans were forced to follow when they were
pushed off their lands by the Indian Removal Act?

• Road of Sadness
• Path of Sorrow
• Trail of Grief
• Trail of Tears

Who sold the Louisiana territory to the United States?

• Russia
• England
• Spain
• France

What court case established judicial review?

• Roe v. Wade
• Marbury v. Madison
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Brown v. Board of Education

Who formed the Democratic-Republican party?

• George Washington and John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
• Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson
• Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton