7th Grade American History Part 2

According to the passage, President Washington believed that the United States should

• seek financial aid from European nations

• end all existing European friendships

• avoid involvement in the political disputes of Europe

• discontinue commercial relations with Europe

Which power did the United States Supreme Court gain through the Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison?

• judicial review

• hearing appeals from lower federal courts

• deciding cases involving two or more states

• judicial independence through lifetime appointments

The War of 1812 has been called the “Second War for American Independence” primarily because the

• British blocked United States access to the port of New Orleans

• United States continued to resist taxes imposed by Great Britain

• British government had never fully respected the United States as a free nation

• United States and Great Britain had not signed a peace treaty after the Revolutionary War

What was an immediate effect of the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825?

• Prices increased for food products along the Atlantic Coast.

• Farmers could more easily ship grain to eastern markets.

• A territorial conflict began with Canada over the Great Lakes.

• Railroads were forced to reduce their shipping rates

The main reason the Articles of Confederation were replaced as the basis of the United States government was that they

• lacked provision for a national congress

• declared that political protests were unconstitutional

• placed too many restrictions on the activities of state governments

• failed to give the central government enough power to govern effectively

Which two groups debated the ratification of the new Constitution?

• loyalists and revolutionaries

• Federalists and Antifederalists

• Democratic Party and Whig Party

• executive branch and judicial branch

The amendment process was included in the Constitution to

• allow for change over time

• expand the powers of the president

• increase citizen participation in government

• limit the authority of the United States Supreme Court

The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a foreign policy success for the United States primarily because it

• secured full control of Florida from Spain

• ended French control of the Mississippi River

• ended British occupation of forts on American soil

• eliminated Russian influence in North America

A major reason President Thomas Jefferson supported buying the Louisiana Territory was because the purchase

• Gave the United States ownership of Florida

• Allowed the United States to gain control of California

• Gave the United States control of the port of New Orleans

• Removed the Spanish from North America

How was this land offer different from the land offer in the Homestead Act (1862)?

• Purchasers had to be citizens.

• People had to pay for this land.

• Buyers needed farming experience.

• This land was on the Atlantic Coast.