Social Studies 7th - Unit 2 Test 3

What activity, as shown in this image, strained relations between Great Britain and the United States prior to the War of 1812?

• uprising

• embargo

• smuggling

• impressment

Why did the Embargo Act of 1807 make Jefferson extremely unpopular?

• It hurt merchants financially.

• It pulled the United States into war.

• It gave rights to free people of color.

• It penalized sailors who took part in wars.

Which of the following phrases describe the “war hawks” associated with the War of 1812?

Select the two correct answers

• Native Americans who fought during the War of 1812.

• young men who had not taken part in the American Revolution

• congressional politicians who wanted to enter the War of 1812

• pirates who took part in the War of 1812 by bypassing blockades

• British troops who burned American cities and destroyed American artifacts

How did the British get to Washington, D.C.?

• up the Ohio River

• through Lake Erie

• up the Mississippi River

• through the Chesapeake Bay

Who enlisted the help of servants and enslaved workers to save many government records from the White House before the British burned it?

• Jean Lafitte

• Dolley Madison

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

Which battle was fought after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent?

• the Battle of Lake Erie

• the Battle of Baltimore

• the Battle of Plattsburgh

• the Battle of New Orleans

Based on this map, which of the following cities had the lowest population density?

• Boston

• Pittsburgh

• Philadelphia

• New Orleans

Based on this map, where did the United States give up land to New Spain?

• north of 32° N

• west of the Sabine River

• west of 100° W

• north of 42° N

Which part of McCulloch v. Maryland was applicable to Gibbons v. Ogden?

• banking on a national scale

• the Necessary and Proper Clause

• the Supremacy Clause

• one party being an individual

Which political parties emerged in the 1820s?

Select 2

• the Whig Party

• the Federalist Party

• the Democratic Party

• the Anti-Federalist Party

• the Democratic-Republican Party