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Early Republic

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are causes of the War of 1812 EXCEPT:

a)

Desire to conquer the Spanish

b)

British impressment of U.S. sailors

c)

Desire for land further west

d)

Desire to conquer Canada

2.

Which Supreme Court case ruled that the federal government reserves the power to regulate trade between states?

a)

Gibbons v. Ogden

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Madison v. Marbury

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

3.

Members of Congress, primarily from the South and West, that were in favor of war against Britain were called this.

a)

Battle Ostriches

b)

War Dolphins

c)

Falcons of Conflict

d)

War Hawks

4.

This is what it is called when the British would take American sailors and force them to serve in the British navy.

a)

Interstate Commerce

b)

Impressment

c)

Slavery

d)

Foreign Policy

5.

This is the EASTERN border of the Louisiana Territory.

a)

Missouri River

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Mississippi River

6.

This is the WESTERN border of the Louisiana Territory.

a)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Cascade Mountains

7.

This French leader sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for $15M.

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

8.

This Native American leader is responsible for rallying Native American tribes against the U.S. during the War of 1812.

a)

Blue Jacket

b)

Little Turtle

c)

Tenskwatawa

d)

Tecumseh

9.

Which of the following did the Monroe Doctrine establish?

a)

The U.S. would stay out of the affairs of European countries and their colonies

b)

Spain would sell Florida to the U.S. for $5M

c)

The U.S. would ban trade with foreign countries

d)

Warned European countries against attempting to recapture their colonies that recently gained their independence

10.

Loyalty to one's state or section rather than the nation as a whole is referred to as:

a)

Isolationism

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Patriotism

d)

Socialism

11.

The Supreme Court case that ruled that states could not interfere with federal institutions within their borders.

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

McCulloch v. Maryland

12.

Thomas Jefferson banned trade with all foreign countries when he instituted this act.

a)

Embargo Act

b)

Impressment Act

c)

Sectionalism Act

d)

Nonintercourse Act

13.

This would create new roads, bridges, and canals using import tax revenue.

a)

Insterstate Commerce

b)

Internal Improvements

c)

Embargo Act

d)

Tariff of 1816

14.

When this was chartered, the U.S. was able to restore order to its money supply.

a)

First Bank of the U.S.

b)

Third Bank of the U.S.

c)

Second Bank of the U.S.

d)

Fifth Bank of the U.S.

15.

This president's time in office was referred to as the "era of Good Feelings"

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

James Monroe

d)

Thomas Jefferson

16.

"Let do"; the idea that the government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs.

a)

Lascia fare

b)

Lass es tun

c)

Vamos a hacer

d)

Laissez Faire

17.

This tax greatly increased import tariffs to the point that foreign goods were affordable, helping American businesses.

a)

Tariff of 1816

b)

Tariff of 1812

c)

Tariff of 1795

d)

Tariff of 1825

18.

The president that organized the Lewis and Clark expedition.

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Monroe

19.

"Early Republic" refers to what time period?

a)

1914 - 1918

b)

1775 - 1783

c)

1861 - 1865

d)

1790 - 1825

20.

This treaty gave the U.S. the Ohio Territory

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

Treaty of New Echota

c)

Treaty of Greenville

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

21.

This Treaty gave the U.S. the Florida Territory.

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

Treaty of Greenville

c)

Treaty of New Echota

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

22.

The key term for "trade between states".

a)

Imperialism

b)

Interstate Commerce

c)

Internal Improvements

d)

Inauguration

23.

People born in Latin America with Spanish parents are referred to as:

a)

Whigs

b)

Democratic Republicans

c)

War Hawks

d)

Creoles

24.

Henry Clay believed all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Supported War of 1812

b)

Supported strong federal government

c)

Supported a compromise over slavery

d)

We should ally ourselves with Britain

25.

Daniel Webster believed all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Slavery should not be abolished

b)

We should not fight in the War of 1812

c)

We should have a strong federal government

d)

Slavery should be abolished

26.

John C. Calhoun believed all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

We should not have a strong federal government

b)

We should have a strong federal government

c)

Slavery should be allowed

d)

We should fight in the War of 1812

27.

From whom did Mexico gain its independence?

a)

Texas

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Britain

28.

Who was the first Secretary of State?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Thomas Jefferson

29.

Why was Alexander Hamilton never elected president?

a)

He always lost the elections

b)

He was not born in the U.S.

c)

He was not qualified

d)

He was killed before his inauguration

30.

If you were someone who was in favor of a strong federal government, you would belong to what political party?

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republicans

c)

Whigs

d)

Sons of Liberty