Quiz on the Formation of the United States Government

What was the job of the Cabinet?

• to advise the President

• to run the government

• to control the political parties

• to inform the President of their decisions

What caused political parties to emerge?

• The Constitution created them.

• Farmers wanted to represent themselves.

• People had differences of opinion.

• It was viewed as risky to have only one party.

Whose ideas led to the development of two political parties?

• Washington and Adams

• Washington and Jefferson

• Hamilton and Washington

• Hamilton and Jefferson

Who decided that the nation’s capital would be moved to Washington, D.C.?

• George Washington

• Congress

• Thomas Jefferson

• voters

What was the role of Pierre L’Enfant in the capital city?

• He was hired to build homes.

• He was hired to restore the city.

• He was hired to design the city.

• He was hired to bless the land.

What did the United States wish to buy from the French when the Louisiana Purchase was made?

• New Orleans

• Mississippi River

• Georgia

• Missouri River

What is one effect of the Louisiana Purchase on the United States?

• The Mississippi River belonged to the French.

• The port at New Orleans was closed.

• The size of the country doubled.

• A route to the Pacific was discovered.

Which event took place because Jefferson wanted to find out about the West?

• Spanish missions were built in California.

• Lewis and Clark launched an expedition.

• Settlers pushed the frontier.

• Pioneers searched for land to settle.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• to pay attention to the “soil and face of the country”

• to establish relationships with the Native Americans

• to reach the Gulf of Mexico

• to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

Which of the following was NOT found by Lewis and Clark?

• fabulous views

• new plants and animals

• a path over the Rocky Mountains

• a water route to the Pacific Ocean