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Chapter 12 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following BEST describes neutrality?

a)

A policy of choosing a side when two countries are at war

b)

A policy of choosing a side when two countries have a dispute

c)

A policy of not choosing sides in a dispute or war between other countries

d)

A policy of supporting your allies with goods or finances

2.

Which of the following BEST describes isolationism?

a)

A policy of engaging in war or battles close to home

b)

A policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries

c)

A policy of blocking trade ships from entering ports

d)

A policy that encouraged the U.S. to move west and take Spain's territory

3.

Which of the following BEST describes embargo?

a)

A government order that forbids trade with another country

b)

A government order to stop trading with Barbary pirates

c)

A government secret mission or treaty

d)

A government order that helped the U.S. financially during Jefferson’s presidency

4.

Which of the following BEST describes blockade?

a)

A closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out

b)

An opening of an area to encourage trade and economy

c)

A designated area where ships go to trade that is kept safe by the military

d)

A battleground where fighting took place

5.

Which of the following BEST describes Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Declaration that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to European colonization.

b)

Declaration of war against Great Britain

c)

Declaration of war against France

d)

Declaration which opened ports in North and South America for free trade.

6.

Which of these BEST describes Washington’s foreign policy?

a)

He built up the nations army to be ready for foreign attacks

b)

He avoided alliances with other countries

c)

He found himself in conflicts with France and Great Britain

d)

He promoted alliances because the U.S. could not pay their soldiers

7.

Which of these BEST describes John Adams’ dilemma?

a)

U.S. ships were being attacked by Great Britain

b)

Adam’s was torn between seeking peace or doing what was best for the Republican party

c)

U.S. ships were being attacked by France

d)

Adams was at war with Pirates and France

8.

Which of these BEST describes Thomas Jefferson's dilemma?

a)

Dealing with British impressment of U.S. sailors

b)

Jefferson was torn between doing what was best for the Republican party, or going to war with Great Britain.

c)

Dealing with British impressment and paying tribute to pirates

d)

Dealing with paying tribute to pirates

9.

Which of these BEST describes Madison’s dilemma?

a)

Whether or not to abandon isolationism

b)

Whether or not he could trust Napoleon’s deal

c)

Whether or not he should set up a blockade in New England

d)

Whether or not to listen to the War Hawks

10.

Which of these BEST describes Monroe’s dilemma?

a)

Whether or not to abandon isolationism

b)

Whether or not to go back to isolationism

c)

How to stop the revolutions in Latin America

d)

Questioned whether or not the U.S. should do something to support new Latin American nations.

11.

What was NOT a direct effect of the Jay Treaty?

a)

Britain pulled its troops from the Ohio Valley

b)

France felt the alliance with the U.S. was violated

c)

France attacked U.S. ships

d)

The British ships impressed U.S. sailors

12.

What was a result of the XYZ affair?

a)

Prime minister Talleyrand asked the the U.S. representatives for money

b)

The U.S. asked X,Y, Z for a tribute

c)

France declared war on the U.S.

d)

Americans felt disrespected and war fever grew in the U.S.

13.

What was NOT an effect of John Adams and Napoleon Bonaparte’s peace negotiations?

a)

The Federalist party grew strong because of the success of John Adams

b)

The U.S. abandoned its alliance with France

c)

France released American prisoners

d)

France stopped attacking U.S. ships at sea

14.

What was a result of Thomas Jefferson’s peace treaty with the ruler of Tripoli?

a)

Pirates from other Barbary states continued to attack U.S. ships

b)

Thomas Jefferson continued to pay tribute to the Barbary States

c)

The U.S. refused to pay the ransom for the crew of the Philadelphia warship

d)

The Philadelphia warship was returned intact to the U.S. along with the crew

15.

Which BEST describes Thomas Jefferson’s embargo plan?

a)

Europe felt the economic burden of not being able to trade and sell to the U.S.

b)

The plan hurt the Americans more than it hurt Europe

c)

Congress continued the embargo plan until the War of 1812

d)

France and Great Britain ignored the embargo, and found ways to trade with the U.S.

16.

Which of these was NOT a reason for the U.S. to go into war in 1812?

a)

The United States no longer wanted to pay tribute to Great Britain

b)

Impressment of U.S. sailors

c)

National Pride

d)

Making the U.S. frontier a safe place to settle

17.

Which of these BEST explains the war of 1812?

a)

Despite victories on both sides, no country really won the war

b)

Indian resistance grew stronger after the death of Tecumseh

c)

American moral went to an all time low, because they were not able to defend themselves

d)

Federalist influence spread in U.S. because the U.S. had won the war

18.

Which of these is NOT associated with the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

North and South America were now free and independent

b)

The U.S. would view European colonization as a danger to U.S. safety

c)

It showed that the U.S. was no longer a weak collection of states

d)

The Monroe Doctrine ended the War of 1812

19.

Which of these foreign threats was a problem for George Washington in 1789?

a)

Unfriendly European territories surrounding the United States

b)

The French occupied in the Ohio Valley

c)

The lack of European allies the U.S. had in case of war

d)

The conflict of whether or not the U.S. should practice isolationism

20.

Why was the U.S. interested in supporting Latin America in the 1800s?

a)

The U.S. wanted to seize and take Latin American resources for themselves

b)

The U.S. wanted Europe out of American continents

c)

The U.S. was preparing to expand into these Latin American countries

d)

The U.S. was not prepared to trade with Great Britain after the war of 1812