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WorksheetsPolitics & Society in the Early 19th Century
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Whiskey Rebellion was a violent protest on the:
a)
Prohibition of whiskey
b)
Excise taxes on whiskey
c)
Banned import on whiskey
d)
imprisonment of all involved in the bar fight
2.
Thomas Jefferson was a part of the:
a)
Federalist Party
b)
Democratic-Republican Party
3.
Alexander Hamilton was part of the:
a)
Federalist Party
b)
Democratic-Republican Party
4.
Election of 1800 was between:
a)
John Adams & Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams & Andrew Jackson
c)
Thomas Jefferson & Alexander Hamilton
d)
Andrew Jackson & John Q. Adams
5.
Democratic-Republicans are also called:
a)
Federalist Party
b)
Anti-Federalist Party
6.
Democratic-Republicans were in favor of:
a)
the yeoman
b)
the manufacturers
7.
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 did all BUT:
a)
difficult for immigrants to become citizens
b)
can't say anything bad about the government
c)
limited who can immigrate
d)
banned Free Speech for immigrants
8.
The most brutal election in US History is considered to be:
a)
2016
b)
1804
c)
1800
d)
1776
9.
If there's a dispute with the election, how is the winner decided?
a)
Congress
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Re-count of ballots
d)
Previous president
10.
Thomas Jeffersons main goal during his presidency was to:
a)
expand US borders
b)
fight off all pirates
c)
reduce national debt
d)
build up military strength
11.
A major threat to US trade during Thomas Jefferson's presidency was:
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Pirates
d)
Poor Navy
12.
Embargo Act of 1807
a)
prohibited American ships from leaving American ports
b)
banned all trade with Britain and France
c)
banned all trade with pirates
d)
Blocked ports to Great Britain
13.
"war hawks" called for:
a)
war against Great Britain
b)
war against Native Americans
c)
war against France
d)
war against the Southern states
14.
Tecumseh was killed as well as the Native American resistance in which battle?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Thames
c)
Lake Erie
15.
Federalists wanted New England to secede from the United States in what convention?
a)
Ghent
b)
Thames
c)
Hartford
d)
Philadelphia
16.
The Treaty that ended the War of 1812
a)
Paris Treaty
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Horseshoe Bend
d)
Treaty of New Orleans
17.
Which US General devastated the Creek Nation at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Andrew Jackson
18.
Considered to be one of the best Secretaries of State in US history
a)
John Q. Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Andrew Jackson
19.
The Corrupt Bargain is:
a)
election rigged for John Q. Adams
b)
House of Reps. elected John Q. Adams
c)
Henry Clay bribed Andrew Jackson to back out
d)
Andrew Jackson lost the election due to electoral votes
20.
Between 1845-1850, Irish immigration skyrocketed due to:
a)
New economic opportunities
b)
Great Irish Famine
c)
Religious persecution
21.
Tammany Hall is an example of a:
a)
Immigration Center
b)
"Foster" home for Irish immigrants until on their feet
c)
a political machine
d)
Agency to help immigrants
22.
Largest white ethnic group in the United States is:
a)
Irish
b)
English
c)
German
d)
French
23.
First American entrepreneur to create a manufacturing company?
a)
Francis Cabot Lowell
b)
Elias Howe
c)
Samuel F. B. Morse
d)
Charles Goodyear
24.
First railroad in the United States?
a)
Reading Railroad
b)
Short Line
c)
B&O Railroad
d)
Pennsylvania Railroad
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