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Unit 2, Pt 1 - Defining a New Nation Pt. 1 (past review too)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country did President Jefferson purchase Louisiana from?

a)

Spain

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Mexico

2.

What impact did the purchase of Louisiana have on the United States' size?

a)

doubled it

b)

remained the same

c)

tripled it

d)

actually lost some territory

3.

What river was secured as an important "highway" for U.S. farm products with the purchase?

a)

Missouri

b)

Savannah

c)

Ohio

d)

Mississippi

4.

Which of his own political principles did Jefferson go against with the purchase of Louisiana?

a)

Loose Construction of the Constitution

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Strict Construction of the Constitution

d)

Writs of Assistance

5.

What two men led an expedition into Louisiana to explore and look for a "northwest passage"?

a)

Hamilton & Jefferson

b)

Ben & Jerry

c)

Lewis & Clark

d)

Simon & Garfunkel

6.

The outcome of the War of 1812 provided Americans with a short-lived spirit of unity known as:

a)

nationalism

b)

sectionalism

c)

isolationism

d)

interventionism

7.

Who was the 1st president elected from the "west" & seen as "a champion of the common man"?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James Madison

8.

During Jackson's era, voting rights were extended to all white males, while taken away from:

a)

Native Americans

b)

African American Landowners

c)

Women

d)

Southern Planters

9.

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was designed to remove Native Americans from the:

a)

Southwestern States

b)

Midwestern States

c)

Middle Atlantic States

d)

Southeastern States

10.

The forced removal of Native Americans to the Indian territories is known as the:

a)

Highway to Hopelessness

b)

Road of Rage

c)

Path to Purgatory

d)

Trail of Tears

11.

What document established the British tradition of the "Rule of Law"?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Navigation Acts

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Writs of Assistance

12.

What economic policy expected the colonies to make the mother country richer & stronger?

a)

socialism

b)

capitalism

c)

mercantilism

d)

expansionism

13.

What was the first direct tax placed on the colonies following the French & Indian War?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Act

14.

What American victory in 1777 convinced the French to join our side against the British?

a)

Trenton

b)

Saratoga

c)

Lexington

d)

Yorktown

15.

What 1803 Supreme Court decision established the power of the court's use of "Judicial Review"?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden