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WorksheetsChapter 12 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following BEST describes neutrality?
A policy of choosing a side when two countries are at war
A policy of choosing a side when two countries have a dispute
A policy of not choosing sides in a dispute or war between other countries
A policy of supporting your allies with goods or finances
Which of the following BEST describes isolationism?
A policy of engaging in war or battles close to home
A policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries
A policy of blocking trade ships from entering ports
A policy that encouraged the U.S. to move west and take Spain's territory
Which of the following BEST describes embargo?
A government order that forbids trade with another country
A government order to stop trading with Barbary pirates
A government secret mission or treaty
A government order that helped the U.S. financially during Jefferson’s presidency
Which of the following BEST describes blockade?
A closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out
An opening of an area to encourage trade and economy
A designated area where ships go to trade that is kept safe by the military
A battleground where fighting took place
Which of the following BEST describes Monroe Doctrine?
Declaration that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to European colonization.
Declaration of war against Great Britain
Declaration of war against France
Declaration which opened ports in North and South America for free trade.
Which of these BEST describes Washington’s foreign policy?
He built up the nations army to be ready for foreign attacks
He avoided alliances with other countries
He found himself in conflicts with France and Great Britain
He promoted alliances because the U.S. could not pay their soldiers
Which of these BEST describes John Adams’ dilemma?
U.S. ships were being attacked by Great Britain
Adam’s was torn between seeking peace or doing what was best for the Republican party
U.S. ships were being attacked by France
Adams was at war with Pirates and France
Which of these BEST describes Thomas Jefferson's dilemma?
Dealing with British impressment of U.S. sailors
Jefferson was torn between doing what was best for the Republican party, or going to war with Great Britain.
Dealing with British impressment and paying tribute to pirates
Dealing with paying tribute to pirates
Which of these BEST describes Madison’s dilemma?
Whether or not to abandon isolationism
Whether or not he could trust Napoleon’s deal
Whether or not he should set up a blockade in New England
Whether or not to listen to the War Hawks
Which of these BEST describes Monroe’s dilemma?
Whether or not to abandon isolationism
Whether or not to go back to isolationism
How to stop the revolutions in Latin America
Questioned whether or not the U.S. should do something to support new Latin American nations.
What was NOT a direct effect of the Jay Treaty?
Britain pulled its troops from the Ohio Valley
France felt the alliance with the U.S. was violated
France attacked U.S. ships
The British ships impressed U.S. sailors
What was a result of the XYZ affair?
Prime minister Talleyrand asked the the U.S. representatives for money
The U.S. asked X,Y, Z for a tribute
France declared war on the U.S.
Americans felt disrespected and war fever grew in the U.S.
What was NOT an effect of John Adams and Napoleon Bonaparte’s peace negotiations?
The Federalist party grew strong because of the success of John Adams
The U.S. abandoned its alliance with France
France released American prisoners
France stopped attacking U.S. ships at sea
What was a result of Thomas Jefferson’s peace treaty with the ruler of Tripoli?
Pirates from other Barbary states continued to attack U.S. ships
Thomas Jefferson continued to pay tribute to the Barbary States
The U.S. refused to pay the ransom for the crew of the Philadelphia warship
The Philadelphia warship was returned intact to the U.S. along with the crew
Which BEST describes Thomas Jefferson’s embargo plan?
Europe felt the economic burden of not being able to trade and sell to the U.S.
The plan hurt the Americans more than it hurt Europe
Congress continued the embargo plan until the War of 1812
France and Great Britain ignored the embargo, and found ways to trade with the U.S.
Which of these was NOT a reason for the U.S. to go into war in 1812?
The United States no longer wanted to pay tribute to Great Britain
Impressment of U.S. sailors
National Pride
Making the U.S. frontier a safe place to settle
Which of these BEST explains the war of 1812?
Despite victories on both sides, no country really won the war
Indian resistance grew stronger after the death of Tecumseh
American moral went to an all time low, because they were not able to defend themselves
Federalist influence spread in U.S. because the U.S. had won the war
Which of these is NOT associated with the Monroe Doctrine?
North and South America were now free and independent
The U.S. would view European colonization as a danger to U.S. safety
It showed that the U.S. was no longer a weak collection of states
The Monroe Doctrine ended the War of 1812
Which of these foreign threats was a problem for George Washington in 1789?
Unfriendly European territories surrounding the United States
The French occupied in the Ohio Valley
The lack of European allies the U.S. had in case of war
The conflict of whether or not the U.S. should practice isolationism
Why was the U.S. interested in supporting Latin America in the 1800s?
The U.S. wanted to seize and take Latin American resources for themselves
The U.S. wanted Europe out of American continents
The U.S. was preparing to expand into these Latin American countries
The U.S. was not prepared to trade with Great Britain after the war of 1812
