Quiz on Early US History

A plan to create a national bank in order to stabilize the new economy of the United States was:

• Met with harsh criticism from George Washington and vetoed.

• A key part of Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan.

• Initially tried, but abandoned under the Monroe Doctrine.

• Approved and established only as a publicly owned bank, not privately owned.

At the end of the Revolutionary War, a major economic issue that faced the United States was:

• The number of failed small businesses.

• Lack of natural resources.

• No strong, international trading partners.

• The large amount of war debt.

Disagreement over Alexander Hamilton’s national economic policies:

• Gave rise to the first political parties.

• Caused Washington to fire Hamilton as the Secretary of the Treasury.

• Ignited riots among northern business owners.

• Brought federalists and anti-federalists together in agreement to oppose Hamilton’s plan.

Use the table below to answer this question.

• Southern States, Northern States

• Federalists, Democratic-Republicans

• Slave Owners, Abolitionists

• Labor Unions, Business Owners

The statement, "The duty and interest of the United States require that they should adopt a conduct friendly and impartial toward the [warring] powers" best summarizes:

• Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The foreign policy of George Washington

• France’s appeal to the United States in 1793

Which of the following is not a statement from George Washington’s Farewell Address?

• The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations [with] foreign nations...

• It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.

• Avoid the accumulation of debt...not ungenerously throwing upon [future generations] the burden, which we ourselves ought to bear.

• As a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents...are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.

Marbury v. Madison (1803) was significant because:

• It gave significant decision making power to the President.

• It established the first case of judicial review in which a law was struck down as unconstitutional.

• It created a system of lower courts and weakened the Supreme Court.

• State courts were given a higher level of authority that federal courts.

In the map below, the Northwest Territory was the subject of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787. The Northwest Ordinance:

• Allowed for slave ownership in territories not yet defined as a "state".

• Defined the process for which new states would be admitted to the United States.

• Prohibited settlement in this region.

• Created a peace treaty with Native Americans.

The Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) and the Monroe Doctrine (1823) were common in what aspect?

• Created a strong political and military alliance with France.

• Established a stronger United States presence in world affairs.

• Sought to avoid conflicts with European nations.

• Communicated the United States the desire for westward expansion.

What major foreign policy declared that the American continents were no longer open to exploration and settlement by European nations?

• The Monroe Doctrine

• George Washington’s Farewell Address

• Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793

• Embargo Act of 1807