5 Presidents Quiz

Why did President Jefferson push to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• The gain control of the port of New Orleans, promising trade access to/from the Mississippi River

• To stop occupation and settlement of Great Britain

• Louisiana had gold and we wanted to stop France from finding it

• He would rather buy it then fight Britain or France to get it

Why did Washington call up an army to crush the Whiskey Rebellion?

• To enforce the new government’s authority by stopping a rebellion.

• He feared the rebels might stir up a bloody revolution like that in France.

• He felt he had to protect tax collectors at work west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• He preferred leading an army to leading a national government

The Louisiana Purchase was important to the growth of the United States because it

• Doubled the size of the country and gave US unlimited access to the Port of New Orleans

• Gave the nation control of the Great Lakes

• Completed America’s westward expansion

• Brought California into the Union

President James Monroe proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine in 1823. What is the main point of the Doctrine, a passage from which is excerpted above?

• The U.S. pledges to avoid all trade with European nations

• The British are determined to conquer and rule the nations of the Western Hemisphere

• Only Canada, and Mexico should have influence in the Western Hemisphere

• European interference with the newly independent nations of the Western Hemisphere will be treated as oppression upon the U.S. itself.

Which military department was created during the Adams administration?

• Army

• Marines

• Air Force

• Navy

Jefferson passed this law that stopped trade with all foreign nations in an effort to protect U.S. ships, but it ended up dramatically hurting our economy.

• Pinckney Treaty

• Embargo Act

• Alien and Sedition Act

• Non-Intercourse Act

This act allowed the President to deport (remove from the United States) anyone considered "dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States."

• Sedition Act

• Treaty of Ghent

• Alien Act

• Jay's Treaty

Which one of these cities is a major port city and was an important part of the Louisiana Purchase?

• New York City

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• New Orleans

This court case strengthened the Supreme Court with the establishment of Judicial Review.

• McCulloch v Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Who was George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury who had the responsibility of putting the United States on a strong financial foot?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• John Marshall