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Early Republic and Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Louisiana Purchase
a)
1787
b)
1803
c)
1789
d)
1800
2.
How much did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory for?
a)
20 MIL
b)
15 MIL
c)
10 MIL
d)
43246326 MIL
3.
The Louisiana Purchase ___________ the size of the United States.
a)
tripled
b)
doubled
c)
quadrupled
d)
stayed the same size
4.
What were Lewis and Clark looking for when they explored the new territory?
a)
A water route to the Pacific Ocean
b)
A water route to the Atlantic Ocean 
c)
The Rocky Mountains
d)
Justin Bieber's pants
5.
Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon of ___________.
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Great Britain 
d)
United States
6.
Who helped guide Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Sacagawea
c)
Lady Gaga
d)
Squanto
7.
What does judicial review mean?
a)
The Supreme Court has the power to cancel any laws that are unconstitutional
b)
The Congress has the power to make laws
8.
What does the word UNCONSTITUTIONAL mean?
a)
The law does not follow what the Constitution says
b)
The Constitution does not exist to the three branches of government
9.
What does embargo mean?
a)
Prevents American ships from trading with foreign countries
b)
Trading is allowed with all countries except Spain and France
10.
The Embargo Act made the U.S. ____________ suffer.
a)
political parties
b)
presidents
c)
economy
11.
a)
the creation of reservations for  American Indians
b)
a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights
c)
the establishment of the first political parties
d)
a compromise over slavery in western territories
12.

The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it —

a)

reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs

b)

confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce

c)

established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court

d)

upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president

13.
Thomas Jefferson bought the __________ __________ in 1803.
a)
Texas annexation
b)
Northwest Territory
c)
Louisiana Purchase
14.
What is the location of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
From the Missouri River to the Appalachian Mountains
b)
From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
c)
From the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains
d)
From the Atlantic Ocean to The Weekends House
15.

What event led to the Supreme Court case Marbury V Madison?

a)

The Election of 1800

b)

Neutrality Proclamation

c)

Midnight Apointments

d)

Alien and Sedition Act

16.
The ________________ proved that the newly formed national government was strong.
a)
Jay's Treaty
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
17.
What is the Neutrality Proclamation?
a)
The U.S. will not take part in the British and French problems (not choose sides)
b)
The U.S. forced Britain to remove all their troops from American land
18.

"Steer clear of permanent alliances and political affairs of other countries..."

a)

Washington's Farewell Address

b)

Hamilton's Financial Plan

19.

Which political party was for a National Bank?

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

20.

Activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting rebellion to authority. Violated the 1st amendment.

a)

Alien Act

b)

protective tariff

c)

Sedition Act

21.

to cancel or void = ?

a)

ratify

b)

nullify

22.
French agents attempted to get a bribe from US diplomats in exchange for an agreement that France would no longer attack American ships.
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
c)
Shays' Rebellion
d)
Boston Tea Party
23.
-Increased # of years needed to become a U.S. Citizen from 5 to 14
a)
Alien Act
b)
XYZ Affair
24.
The Alien and Sedition Acts violated the _____ amendment.
a)
1st
b)
10th
25.
To keep Federalist power in the federal government, Adams chose last minute judges to the Supreme Court
a)
Midnight Appointments
b)
XYZ Affair
c)
Pinckney's Treaty
d)
Spoils System
26.

Letter A

a)

Oregon Country

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

13 Colonies

27.

Letter G

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Florida Cession

28.

Letter F

a)

1848

b)

1846

c)

1803

d)

1853

29.

1803

a)

B

b)

F

c)

H

d)

A

30.

Became part of the U.S. in 1783 after the American Revolution

a)

H

b)

B

c)

D

d)

I

31.

Ceded by Spain in 1819

a)

I

b)

A

c)

G

d)

D

32.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
a)
farming to factories
b)
from hands to machines
c)
rural to urban
d)
all of above
33.
What did the cotton gin do?
a)
harvest grain
b)
transport supplies
c)
remove seeds from fibers
d)
pump water
34.
________ _______ invented the telegraph.
a)
Samuel Morse
b)
James Watt
35.
a)
FASTER, EASIER, CHEAPER
b)
HARDER, SLOWER, MORE EXPENSIVE
36.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
37.
Roads and railroads were used to connect --
a)
the south to the north
b)
the east to the west
38.
Textile Mills were used to make ___________.
a)
Clothes
b)
Steel
39.
Steel made from the Bessemer Steel Process was used to build --
a)
Railroads
b)
Steam boats
40.
Increased slaves, increased profit, saved time.
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Steel Plow
c)
Mechanical Reaper
d)
Spinning Jenny
41.
The northern region--
a)
had industries and major cities
b)
had plantations and slaves
c)
had mining and canals
d)
had farms and rivers
42.
The southern region--
a)
had rivers and railroads
b)
had plantations and slaves
c)
had mining and canals
d)
had industries and rivers
43.
The Western region--
a)
had farming and rich people
b)
had plantations and slaves
c)
had rivers and industries
d)
had mining and railroads
44.

The idea that the U.S. wanted to expand across North America

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Compromise of 1850

45.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
No European interference in the Western Hemisphere
b)
No colonists allowed west of the Appalachian mountains
c)
the compromise of which states should allow slavery
d)
During the period of expansion, the United States was destined to stretch its land from coast to coast.
46.
To which territory did Andrew Jackson force the Indians to move to?
a)
Tennesee
b)
Ohio
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Missouri
47.
a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

48.

What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?

a)

To kill them

b)

to gain their lands and natural resources and manifest destiny

c)

to borrow funds to build a national road

d)

to force them to pay territorial taxes

49.
What is the Spoils System?
a)
The president can help choose the next president
b)
The president can make plans to create an army
c)
The president chooses which employees he wants to work for him
50.
Tariff = 
a)
Tax on imports and exports
b)
a law
51.
Tariff of 1828 was made to protect--
a)
Northern Industries
b)
Southern plantations
52.
South Carolina said if the federal government used force to collect taxes they would secede from the U.S.
a)
Nullification Crisis
b)
Spoils System
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Monroe Doctrine
53.

The Tariff of 1828 led to a split between--

a)

North and South

b)

East and West

54.
The southern states threatened to __________ from the Union if they didn't nullify the Tariff of 1828.
a)
Secede
b)
Annex
55.
Andrew Jackson vetoed the Second Bank of the U.S. because he believed it only benefited the rich.
a)
True
b)
False
56.
Name the treaty used for letter F
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Treaty of Paris
57.
Last piece of territory acquired by the U.S.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
B
d)
A
58.

Why was Jackson viewed as a monarch?

a)

He was for a national bank to benefit the rich

b)

Because of the removal of the Indian tribes

c)

He did not allow European nations in the western hemisphere

d)

He abused his power as president by removing the national bank

59.

Why was the south against tariffs?

a)

Foreign countries stopped buying raw materials such as cotton

b)

it would destroy the southern economy

c)

they were only made to protect northern industries

d)

All of these

60.
The British were ______________ American ships.
a)
letting them free
b)
blockading
c)
sinking
61.
What does impressment mean?
a)
Forcing Americans into the British navy
b)
Trading goods
c)
not following the rules of the military
62.
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Francis Scott Key
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Madison
d)
William Patterson
63.
The Star Spangled Banner was written during the Battle of ________________
a)
New Orleans
b)
Fort McHenry
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
64.
Andrew Jackson became a national hero after the Battle of _____________.
a)
New Orleans
b)
Fort McHenry
c)
Baltimore
65.

American goods increased and British goods _______________ after the War of 1812.

a)

decreased

b)

increased

c)

stayed the same

d)

neutral

66.
What treaty officially ended The War of 1812?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
c)
Treaty of Ghent
d)
Treaty of France
67.

Last piece of territory acquired by the U.S.

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Oregon Country

d)

Florida Cession

68.

Which territory was not acquired by the U.S. from Mexico?

a)

Oregon Country

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Texas Annexation

69.

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

2

70.

Which of the following is in chronological order?

a)

A, B, F, C

b)

B, A, C, F

c)

A, F, B, C

d)

A, B, J, D