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Early Republic & Changes In America Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Precedent of judicial review written by Chief Justice John Marshall that federal courts determine the constitutionality of a law was established by what U. S. Court Case in 1803?

a)

Marbury v Madison

b)

Gibbons v Ogden

c)

McCulloch v Marland

d)

Worcester v Georgia

2.
Which of the following was a domestic issued faced by President Washington?
a)
War of 1812
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Shays Rebellion
3.
Which of the following was a domestic issued faced by President Andrew Jackson?
a)
Era of Good Feelings
b)
Alien and Sedition Act
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Bank of the United States
4.
As settlers continued to move even further west after the War of 1812 what was needed to promote free enterprise to connect these people and economies of the north and west?
a)
public education
b)
transportation network
c)
religious revivals
d)
women's rights
5.
Disagreements between what two individuals led to the establishment of the first two political parties?
a)
Washington and Jackson
b)
Adams and Hamilton
c)
Hamilton and Jefferson
d)
Jefferson and Franklin
6.

Jefferson and Hamilton's disagreements in the 1790's led to the establishment of the first -

a)

Indian reservation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

U. S. political parties

d)

judicial review

7.

Following the War of 1812 we saw an increase in patriotism/nationalism. This period of time under President James Monroe is some times called -

a)

Reform Era

b)

Era of Good Feelings

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Changes in America

8.
Who wrote the Supreme Court decisions that established judicial review?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
John Jay
c)
John Marshall
d)
Aaron Burr
9.
Manufacturing increased as a result of -
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
French and Indian War
d)
War of 1812
10.
How did Federalists want the new nation's economy to develop?
a)
through agriculture
b)
through industry/manufacturing
11.
How did Democratic Republicans want the new nation's economy to develop?
a)
through agriculture
b)
through industry/manufacturing
12.
What emerged in the U. S. because the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans because of the disagreement they had on how nation's economy should develop?
a)
political parties
b)
suffrage
c)
share cropping
d)
abolitionists
13.
Which of the following represents an attempt by the U. S. to prohibit colonization of the Americas by European countries?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Monroe Doctrine
14.
During the early 1800's who was employed as cloth weavers in New England in the Lowell Textile Mills/factories?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Irish Immigrants
c)
Young women
d)
Chinese immigrants
15.
President Andrew Jackson rewarded political supporters with government appointments to desirable jobs.  This was known as the -
a)
Spoils/Patronage System
b)
American System
c)
Judicial Review
d)
Industrial Revolution
16.

The Spoils/Patronage System used by Jackson often put __ people in desirable government positions just because they had supported the President.

a)

qualified

b)

unqualified

c)

exceptional

d)

Industri

17.

The Spoils/Patronage System used by Jackson often put __ people in desirable government positions just because they had supported the President.

a)

qualified

b)

unqualified

c)

exceptional

d)

Industrial

18.
The Nullification Crisis over the tariffs reinforced the belief earlier established by the Jefferson and Madison's Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions that -
a)
the Supreme Court can use judicial review. 
b)
prisons needed reform.
c)
a state has the right to overrule [cancel] an act of Congress
d)
Congress has the right to stretch their power due to the Elastic Clause.
19.
What immigrant group came to the U. S. seeking to escape a famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop - the potato?
a)
Chinese
b)
Czechs
c)
Polish
d)
Irish
20.

Women seeking work in the 1900's migrated from rural communites to cities was a direct result of -

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

the industrial revolution

c)

sharecropping

d)

the Proclamation of 1763

21.

Workers moving closer to manufacturing centers was due to -

a)

Manifest Destiny encouraging westward expansion

b)

the cotton gin increasing the demand for slavery

c)

interchangeable parts changing production of guns

d)

the factory system and urbanization

22.

The introduction of ___ led to the use of mass production techniques.

a)

the cotton gin

b)

interchangeable parts

c)

the telgraph

d)

women's rights

23.

What affected westward expansion and the ability to build railroads?

a)

Bessemer Steel process

b)

Lowell Factories

c)

Interchangeable parts

d)

Steel plow

24.

What U. S. President & event showed he was against the ability of a state to annul a law because it contradicted [went against] the Constitution.

a)

John Adams and the XYZ Affair

b)

Thomas Jefferson and the Embargo Act

c)

James Madison and the War of 1812

d)

Andrew Jackson and the Nullification Crisis

25.

The opening of new markets for goods in the 19th century was affected by the growth of -

a)

slavery

b)

abolitionists

c)

railroads

d)

suffragists

26.

The innovation of the __ allowed for more efficient movement of goods.

a)

stteamboat

b)

steel plow

c)

mechanical reaper

d)

spinning jenny

27.

When gold was discovered on thier land in Georgia, who asked President Jackson to negiotial with Georgia?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Abolitionists

c)

debtors

d)

Cherokees

28.

Which area of the U. S. had inexpensive land and abundant resources?

a)

Northeast Territories

b)

Western Territories

c)

Southern Territories

d)

Appalachian Territories

29.

The adoption of the 1830 Indian Removal Act led to both the Georgia Cherokees forced removal on the "Trail of Tears" and the -

a)

French and Indian War from 1754 to 1763

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

7 year Floridia Seminole War from 1837 to 1842

d)

Shays Rebellion

30.

People moved to cities for economic opportunity in the mid 19th century [mid 1800's] as a result of -

a)

ruralization

b)

industrialization

c)

revolution

d)

agriculture

31.

Rapid growth of cities in the Northeast were a result of the buliding of the -

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Panama Canal

c)

telegraph

d)

Santa Fe Trail

32.

An economic boom in the west caused by the Gold Rush was a pull factor for which immigrant group?

a)

Russians

b)

Spanish

c)

Chinese

d)

Japanese

33.

The increase in the demand for slaves in the south can be connected to -

a)

Samuel Morse's Telegraph

b)

Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin

c)

John Deer's Steel Plow

d)

Robert Fulton's Steamboat

34.

Who ignored the 1832 Supreme Court ruling that the Georgia did not have authority over the Cherokees & therefore could not take away their land?

a)

Jackson

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferosn

d)

Washington

35.

Which of the following did the Germans NOT contribute?

a)

kindergarten

b)

B’nai B’rith,

c)

Polka Music

d)

Aesops Fables

36.

What 2 colonial institutions led to the growth of representaive government?

a)

English Bill of Rights and Magna Carta

b)

Town Hall Meetings and House of Burgesses

c)

Proclamation of 1763 and Declaration of Independence

d)

Boston Massacre and Sons of Liberty

37.

Natural harbors provided access to markets best represent which colonial region?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

38.

Colonists repsonded with acts of civil disobedience as a result of Parliament passing the -

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Tea Act of 1773

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

39.

Durng the Revolution Era who was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army?

a)

President Washington

b)

General Washington

c)

King George III

d)

Justice John Marshall

40.

A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation describes the -

a)

Abolition Reform Movement

b)

Great Compromise

c)

3/5th's Compromise

d)

Trancendentalists

41.

When citizens vote directly on an issue they are using which principle of government?

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

checks and balances

c)

federalism

d)

separation of powers

42.

Due process prevents one's personal property from being taken without -

a)

checks and balances

b)

consent

c)

federalism

d)

sedition

43.

Because the new federal government had too much power which group believed the Constitution must have a bill of rights.

a)

Federlists

b)

Whigs

c)

Jacksonian Democrats

d)

Anti-Federalists

44.

The U. S. Constitution includes Article 1, the Legilsative Branch, in part because

a)

the House of Burgesses was a failure

b)

the Articles of Confederation was too weak

c)

"he [the king] repeatedly dissolved Representavie Houses..."

45.

Which of the following was a domestic issued faced by President John Adams?

a)

War of 1812

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Alien & Sedition Acts

d)

Shays Rebellion

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