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WorksheetsUnit 2, Pt 1 - Defining a New Nation Pt. 1 (past review too)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What country did President Jefferson purchase Louisiana from?
Spain
Britain
France
Mexico
What impact did the purchase of Louisiana have on the United States' size?
doubled it
remained the same
tripled it
actually lost some territory
What river was secured as an important "highway" for U.S. farm products with the purchase?
Missouri
Savannah
Ohio
Mississippi
Which of his own political principles did Jefferson go against with the purchase of Louisiana?
Loose Construction of the Constitution
Judicial Review
Strict Construction of the Constitution
Writs of Assistance
What two men led an expedition into Louisiana to explore and look for a "northwest passage"?
Hamilton & Jefferson
Ben & Jerry
Lewis & Clark
Simon & Garfunkel
The outcome of the War of 1812 provided Americans with a short-lived spirit of unity known as:
nationalism
sectionalism
isolationism
interventionism
Who was the 1st president elected from the "west" & seen as "a champion of the common man"?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
During Jackson's era, voting rights were extended to all white males, while taken away from:
Native Americans
African American Landowners
Women
Southern Planters
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was designed to remove Native Americans from the:
Southwestern States
Midwestern States
Middle Atlantic States
Southeastern States
The forced removal of Native Americans to the Indian territories is known as the:
Highway to Hopelessness
Road of Rage
Path to Purgatory
Trail of Tears
What document established the British tradition of the "Rule of Law"?
Magna Carta
Navigation Acts
Emancipation Proclamation
Writs of Assistance
What economic policy expected the colonies to make the mother country richer & stronger?
socialism
capitalism
mercantilism
expansionism
What was the first direct tax placed on the colonies following the French & Indian War?
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
What American victory in 1777 convinced the French to join our side against the British?
Trenton
Saratoga
Lexington
Yorktown
What 1803 Supreme Court decision established the power of the court's use of "Judicial Review"?
Plessy v. Ferguson
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
