US History: Domain 2a

Which president's term is associated with the establishment of precedents for the future presidencies?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

What significant act is John Adams known for during his presidency?

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Sedition Act

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The War of 1812

Thomas Jefferson's presidency is noted for which major territorial expansion of the United States?

• The acquisition of Florida

• The purchase and exploration of the Louisiana Territory

• The annexation of Texas

• The Oregon Trail settlement

James Madison's presidency is particularly remembered for its relation to which event?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The War of 1812

• The drafting of the U.S. Constitution

• The Alien and Sedition Acts

Which doctrine is associated with James Monroe's presidency?

• The Roosevelt Corollary

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan

What did Jacksonian Democracy include?

• The establishment of the Federal Reserve

• Expanding suffrage, the Nullification Crisis, and the Indian Removal Act

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The beginning of the Industrial Revolution

What was the significance of the Second Great Awakening on social reform movements?

• It led to the decline of religious influence in politics

• It resulted in the separation of church and state

• It influenced temperance, public education, abolitionism, and women’s efforts to gain suffrage

• It caused the disbandment of social reform organizations

Which event was a result of territorial expansion and population growth in the United States?

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The establishment of the Monroe Doctrine

• The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in the Compromise of 1850

• The Battle of Gettysburg

What was the impact of the Missouri Compromise on the admission of states from the Louisiana Territory?

• It allowed for the admission of states without regard to slave or free status

• It prohibited slavery in all new states

• It maintained the balance of power between slave and free states

• It resulted in the immediate abolition of slavery in the Louisiana Territory

Which of the following was a cause of growing sectionalism leading to the Civil War?

• The annexation of Hawaii

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Mexican-American War

• The Louisiana Purchase