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WorksheetsAmerican presidents
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What foreign policy did Washington adopt regarding Great Britain and France?
a)
A policy of neutrality
b)
Alliance with Great Britain
c)
Alliance with France
d)
Alliance with the Netherlands
2.
What was unique about the Election of 1800?
a)
John Adams won a second term
b)
Thomas Jefferson won outright
c)
Jefferson and Burr tied, Hamilton supported Jefferson
d)
Alexander Hamilton won the election
3.
What advice did Pres. Washington give to Americans in his Farewell Address?
a)
Pay taxes without complaint
b)
Support the revolution in France
c)
Do not address the president with royal titles
d)
Do not let political party loyalty divide the nation
4.
Thomas Jefferson banned all foreign trade. This was called the ___________ Act.
a)
Embargo
b)
Impressment
c)
Nonintercourse
d)
Alien
5.
A group of selected advisors that helped Washington with issues in office?
a)
Congress
b)
Police
c)
Cabinet
d)
Jury
6.
Thomas Jefferson was the first President from which political party?
a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)
Liberal
d)
Green
7.
Who was the 3rd President of the United States?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James Madison
8.
The second President, John Adams, became very unpopular when he signed these laws in response to criticism to his handling of the XYZ Affair.
a)
Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
b)
Embargo Acts
c)
The XYZ Acts
d)
Alien & Sedition Acts
9.
Who was the president who helped design the deal to acquire the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Hamilton
d)
Jefferson
10.
In addition to being president, Thomas Jefferson was also know for writing which document?
a)
Greenville newspaper
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Constitution
d)
Declaration of Independence
11.
What did Washington issue in response to the war between the French and British?
a)
Declaration of War on Enemies of the State
b)
Proclamation of War
c)
Euro Crisis Proclamation
d)
Neutrality Proclamation
12.
____________________ was the president during the Whiskey Rebellion
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
13.
What basic rights were being threatened by Adams' Alien and Sedition Act?
a)
speech
b)
press
c)
speech and press
d)
right to bear arms
14.
Which American President fought as the main general for the Colonies during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
Benedict Arnold
15.
Who was president from 1801-1809?
a)
John Adams
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Thomas Jefferson
16.
This president set the tone that a president should only serve two terms.
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
17.
George Washington was in favor of political parties
a)
Yes
b)
No
18.
George Washington wanted to stay neutral in foreign affairs.
a)
Yes
b)
No
19.
Who becomes a national hero at the Battle of New Orleans after his hodgepodge of soldiers routes the British Army?
a)
Harrison
b)
Washington
c)
Johnson
d)
Jackson
20.
Who was the US President during the War of 1812?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
21.
Fifth president; fought in the Revolutionary War; passed a doctrine that said any attempt of European countries trying to colonize the Americas would be considered an act of War.
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Hillary Clinton
c)
James Monroe
d)
Donald Trump
22.
4th President; Father of the Constitution; helped draft the first 10 Amendments; led the US into the War of 1812
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
23.
Washington - stay neutral
Jefferson - no trade
Monroe - no European powers in the Americas
Jefferson - no trade
Monroe - no European powers in the Americas
a)
foreign policies
b)
domestic policies
c)
state policies
d)
leader polices
24.
The president known as "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen"
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
George Washington
25.
Who became President after John Q. Adams?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Martin van Buren
26.
James K. Polk annexed Texas into the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Thomas Jefferson tied with who in the Election of 1800
a)
Aaron Burr
b)
John Adams
c)
James Madison
d)
Bill Clinton
28.
One main difference between Jefferson and Hamilton was WHAT?
a)
Hamilton wanted a strong government and Jefferson wanted to protect power of the states
b)
Hamilton wanted a limited central government, Jefferson didn't
c)
Hamilton wanted states rights, Jefferson wanted strong government
29.
In his Farewell Address, Washington warned that political parties would:
a)
divide the nation
b)
create a lively debate
c)
help the nation
d)
destroy states's rights
30.
Who was President when the President’s Mansion was burned by the British during an attack on Washington D.C?
a)
Washington
b)
Monroe
c)
Adams
d)
Madison
31.
Who was President during the "Era of Good Feelings"?
a)
Madison
b)
Monroe
c)
Jefferson
d)
Adams
32.
Who was President when the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution?
a)
Adams
b)
Washington
c)
Monore
d)
Madison
33.
Who was the President that warned European nations not to colonize or interfere in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Adams
c)
Monroe
d)
Madison
34.
Who was President when the Star-Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key as he observed the bombing of Fort McHenry?
a)
Madison
b)
Monroe
c)
Washington
d)
Adams
35.
Which President was elected by the House of Representatives as a result of the "corrupt bargain"?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
James Monroe
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Franklin Pierce
36.
Washington set up a group of advisors called the
a)
Cabinet
b)
Advisory
c)
Commanders
d)
Joint Chiefs of Staff
37.
Who did Thomas Jefferson send to explore new land west of the Mississippi River?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
William and Clark
c)
Meriwether and Sacagawea
d)
Jefferson and Sacagawea
38.
Which President served one term in office and was from Massachusetts?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Adams
c)
Madison
d)
Monroe
39.
Who was President when Lewis and Clark (Corps of Discovery) explored the new territory past the Mississippi River with the help of Sacajawea?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Adams
c)
Madison
d)
Monroe
40.
What was unique about the Election of 1800?
a)
John Adams won a second term
b)
Thomas Jefferson won outright
c)
Jefferson and Burr tied, Hamilton supported Jefferson
d)
Alexander Hamilton won the election
41.
Why was purchasing New Orleans so important to Jefferson's "Agrarian Utopia?"
a)
New Orleans was at the mouth of the Mississippi
b)
It was a fun city to hang out in
c)
Native Americans traded there
d)
It never floods there
42.
What ideal did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions establish?
a)
The Constitutional Supremacy Clause
b)
Judicial Review - Declare laws unconstitutional
c)
States Rights - Nullify federal laws
d)
All of these are correct
43.
Alexander Hamilton’s proposal to create a national bank and Thomas Jefferson’s proposal to purchase the Louisiana Territory were criticized because both actions would
a)
place too much power in the hands of Congress
b)
violate protections in the Bill of Rights
c)
increase foreign influence in the United States
d)
require a loose interpretation of the Constitution
44.
What war was Polk involved with?
a)
Mexican War
b)
World War II
c)
The War on Terror
d)
World War Z
45.
What kind of Legacy did James K. Polk leave?
a)
He forgot his hot dog in the microwave
b)
He was crucified for our sins
c)
He set an example for future presidents to set goals and accomplish them in office
d)
He set an precedent for future presidents to only serve one term if they say they will
46.
Democrat, expanded democracy, spoils system, universal manhood suffrage, Trail of Tears
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Martin Van Buren
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
William Henry Harrison
47.
1st Whig, Log Cabin Hard Cider Campaign, died 1 month into office
a)
William Henry Harrison
b)
Martin Van Buren
c)
John Tyler
d)
James K. Polk
48.
Democrat, Oregon, Mexican-American War, Mexican Cession
a)
James K. Polk
b)
John Tyler
c)
Zachary Taylor
d)
Millard Fillmore
49.
Whig, Compromise of 1850 - California free & Fugitive Slave Act
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Millard Fillmore
d)
Franklin Pierce
50.
Democrat, Young America Plan, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Gadsden Purchase
a)
Franklin Pierce
b)
James Buchanan
c)
Millard Fillmore
d)
Zachary Taylor
51.
Democrat, Dred Scott Decision, Freeport Doctrine, Harper's Ferry, LeCompton Constitution, SC secedes
a)
James Buchanan
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Franklin Pierce
d)
Andrew Johnson
52.
Republican, secession, Fort Sumter, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, assassinated
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
James Buchanan
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
53.
Democrat, Reconstruction, impeached, Radical Republicans, Freedman's Bureau, 13th & 14th
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Rutherford B. Hayes
d)
James Garfield
54.
Republican, 15th Amendment, Reconstruction, Civil Rights Act of 1875, Credit Mobilier Scandal, Panic of 1873, Enforcement Acts
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Rutherford B. Hayes
c)
James Garfield
d)
Chester Arthur
55.
Republican, Compromise of 1877 = End of Reconstruction, Great Railroad Strike
a)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
James Garfield
c)
Chester Arthur
d)
Grover Cleveland
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