Unit 3 Test Review

In what way did President George Washington set an important precedent?

• by recognizing Washington, DC, as the nation's capital

• by issuing the first pocket veto

• by stepping down after two terms

• by establishing the State of the Union address

Which of the following best paraphrases the foreign policy advice given by George Washington in his Farewell Address?

• The United States should avoid permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.

• The United States should give economic aid to needy countries anywhere in the world, but not military aid.

• The United States must work to prevent the growth of tyranny by any means necessary.

• The United States should take over other countries to help them become more like us.

In his farewell speech, George Washington warned about the dangers of:

• political parties and foreign alliances

• The Presidency becoming too powerful

• Cold War with the Soviet Union

• Accumulating too much debt

What was Washington's role in the Whiskey Rebellion?

• Washington fought against the US Army to protect the citizens of Pennsylvania

• Washington, as Commander-in-Chief, brought in soldiers to stop the rebellion

• Washington asked Congress to lower the tax on Whiskey

• Washington allowed the local Pennsylvania leaders to solve it

Which of the following did the Sedition Act make illegal?

• To organize protests 
• To falsely criticize the government
• To print factual information about the government
• The sponsorship of immigrants to America

Under this act, the President gained the power to imprison or deport citizens of other countries residing in the United States

• Alien Act
• Naturalization Act
• Sedition Act
• Immigration Act

What was the main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• aimed at limiting the power of the opposing political parties

• to re-elect Burr as President

• to limit the French from entering the United States

• to prevent women from voting

The Alien and Sedition Acts were one of the main reasons John Adams lost the next presidential election to _________.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory could be viewed as hypocritical because

• it was an instance of strict interpretation of the Constitution

• he had stopped John Adams from purchasing it three years earlier.

• as a landholder in Virginia, he stood to profit personally from the deal.

• as a Democratic-Republican, he would normally be against such Presidential power.

What was the name of the 2 men who led the Corps of Discovery expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?

• Randy Lois and Derrik Lane
• George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
• Leslie Edwards and Bartholomew Hunt
• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark