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WorksheetsLaunching a New Republic
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following is INCORRECT in regards to Washington's cabinet?
Secretary of Treasury - Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of War - Henry Knox
Secretary of State - John Adams
Attorney General - Edmund Randolph
What caused the Whiskey Rebellion?
Farmers refused to sell whiskey to the south
Farmers were making whiskey illegally
Farmers stopped paying the tax on whiskey
Washingtons army was addicted to whiskey
What did Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion show?
Farmers were the most powerful group in the country
The people had to respect the new government's authority
Merchants were favored by the central government
The central government was still too weak
What was a main message of Washington's farewell address?
Align with France
Increase tariffs to ensure foreign trade
Support the revolutions in Latin America
Follow the practice of neutrality
Why were people against the Alien & Sedition Acts?
The acts were against the 1st amendment
They favored the French
It hurt the price of Whiskey
Journalists were making too much of a profit
What did the Jay treaty accomplish?
Ended the War of 1812
Stopped the French from attacking U.S. ships
Ceased fighting between the U.S. and the Barbary Pirates
Removed the British from the Ohio River Valley
What was John Adams proudest achievement?
Winning the War of 1812
Passing the Alien & Sedition Acts
Keeping the country out of war
Resolving the XYZ Affair
Why did the French and the British seize U.S. ships?
Because they hated Americans
To stop the enemy from getting supplies
To get the U.S. to join their side
They could not tell the ships apart
Who was affected the most from The Embargo Act of 1807
The British
The French
The Spanish
Americans
Which of the following was NOT a reason Americans wanted to go to war with the British?
The impressment of U.S. sailors
To evict the British out of Canada
So Napoleon could be king of France
Arming of the Native Americans with weapons
Why should the Battle of New Orleans never have happened?
Jackson should have fled instead of fighting
The British got lost and fought at New Orleans
The French had already defeated the British in Europe
Americans had already surrendered in the North
Which of the following is NOT an affect of the War of 1812?
The White house burned down
The United States won
American Nationalism increased
Inspired the Star Spangled Banner
Who led the revolution in Mexico?
Jose de San Martin
Miguel Hidalgo
Simon Bolivar
Hernan Cortes
Which of the following gained the U.S. respect as a world power?
The Monroe Doctrine
The XYZ Affair
The Jay Treaty
The Embargo Act of 1807
Which of the following was not an American symbol in the early 1800's?
Uncle Sam
The Bald Eagle
The American Flag
The Statue of Liberty
What does the following phrase mean: E Pluribus Unum?
New Order of the Ages
Out of many, one
Providence favors our undertaking
1776
Choose two of the following aids to transportation the U.S. government built in the early 1800's.
Canals
Railroads
Roads
Cars
What political party was formed by followers of Andrew Jackson?
Democratic-Republican
Federalist
Republican
Democratic
Which of the following is describes the practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs?
Mudslinging
Embargo
Isolationism
Spoils system
Before 1828 which of the following could not vote?
Males
Non-Property owners
White people
Government Official
Why did people want the removal of Native Americans from their homelands?
To give Indians a better life
To help the Indians farm
To allow for westward expansion
To allow for assimilation
What was the "Trail of Tears?"
The journey of a merchant to trade with Great Britain
Jackson's path to the presidency
The forced removal of Cherokee
The trip a Pirate took to Tripoli
To cancel or refuse to follow a federal law
Embargo
Nullify
Blockade
Tariff
Unexplored wilderness at the edge of the country.
Embargo
Frontier
American System
Blockade
An economic system based on the private ownership of farms and businesses.
Isolationism
Tariff
American System
Capitalism
