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Unit 4 Test- A New Nation

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What geographic importance did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?

a)

Limited British control on North America

b)

Increased relations with Native Americans

c)

Increased U.S. control over Mexico

d)

Enticed people to move west by doubling the size of the U.S.

2.

What advantage came from the United States buying the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Warm weather ports in Charleston

b)

Control of the Mississippi River for shipping

c)

Coal mines in western Pennsylvania

d)

Fishing in the Great Lakes

3.

What happened because of the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Spain took over New Orleans

b)

France regained the West Indies

c)

Jefferson joined forces with the British to fight the French

d)

U.S. doubled in size

4.

Why did Jefferson want to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Wanted control of the Mississippi River

b)

Wanted control of Florida

c)

Wanted to push the Spanish out of California

d)

Wanted access to the western part of the Appalachian Mountains

5.

What significance did the war of 1812 hold for the United States?

a)

Showed how powerful we were due to us dominating the British

b)

Allowed the Federalists to regain power in politics

c)

Showed the strength of our nation by holding off the British a second time

d)

Provided a opportunity for Natives to resist in the West

6.

What power did Marbury v Madison increase for the federal courts?

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Increased number of justices

c)

Created federal supremacy over states

d)

Allowed president to overturn lower-court decisions

7.

During their invasion during the War of 1812, what did the British forces do to the United States?

a)

Defended Detroit

b)

Burned Washington D.C.

c)

Fought to victory in Baltimore

d)

Screwed up their attack in Maine

8.

What was a major reason we issued the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

To keep Europe out of the Western Hemisphere

b)

To stop US trade with Latin America

c)

Provide money to Latin America

d)

Defend the Panama Canal from attack

9.

What document was issued to keep Europe from colonizing in Latin America?

a)

Alien and Sedition Acts

b)

Embargo Act

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Jays Treaty

10.

Why did George Washington prefer neutrality in the 1790s?

a)

To keep the US out of European wars

b)

To enforce the Treaty of Alliance with France

c)

To improve his political popularity

d)

To gain support for a US Navy

11.

Which is the best definition of Judicial Review?

a)

The right to appeal a verdict

b)

Power of Congress to create new federal courts

c)

Power of Supreme Court to find laws constitutional or not

d)

Power of Senate to confirm Supreme Court Justices

12.

How did Marbury v Madison strengthen the idea of separation of powers?

a)

Creating the Supreme Court's right to review the constitutionality of laws made by Congress

b)

Defined the Supreme Court's role in impeachment trials

c)

Not allowing states the right to sue the federal government

d)

Allowing the president to veto bills passed by Congress

13.

President Jefferson believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution except when he made which decision?

a)

Used the Navy to subdue pirates

b)

Pardoned violators of the Alien and Sedition Acts

c)

Protested the impressment of U.S. sailors

d)

Bought the Louisiana Territory using the elastic clause

14.

What federal power was established by Marbury v Madison?

a)

Congress creating lower federal courts

b)

Members of federal courts serving life terms

c)

Federal laws can be deemed unconstitutional

d)

The President appointing federal judges

15.

What was the importance of George Washington's leadership during the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

Stopped the British from building forts

b)

Pardoned those found guilty of the Alien and Sedition Acts

c)

Forced farmers to limit their production

d)

Showed the ability of national government to enforce laws

16.

Where did Lewis and Clark's expedition start?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

St. Louis

c)

Kansas

d)

Fort Clatsop

17.

Where did Lewis and Clark's expedition end?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

St. Louis

c)

Kansas

d)

Fort Clatsop

18.

What was the western most point of the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

St. Louis

c)

Kansas

d)

Fort Clatsop

19.

What state is located entirely inside the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

New Mexico

b)

St. Louis

c)

Kansas

d)

Fort Clatsop

20.

What state is located partly inside the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

New Mexico

b)

St. Louis

c)

Kansas

d)

Fort Clatsop

21.

Why did the U.S. want to buy New Orleans?

a)

gain control of a port to help transportation

b)

Get the British out of North America

c)

Defend against attacks from Mexico

d)

To increase growth of manufacturing in the area

22.

What common belief did George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson share?

a)

To side with France against Great Britain

b)

Create military alliances with nearby countries

c)

Maintain neutral in European affairs

d)

Obtain new land west of the Mississippi River

23.

Why was the Lewis and Clark Expedition important?

a)

To figure out the route for the first transcontinental railroad

b)

Remove British from Northwest Territory

c)

Create an all-water route to the Gulf of Mexico

d)

To chart and explore the area of the Louisiana Purchase

24.

Why was the War of 1812 called the "Second War for American Independence"?

a)

U.S. kept resisting British taxes

b)

Because of the British blockading the port of New Orleans

c)

Because the U.S. and U.K. had not signed a peace treaty after the Revolutionary War

d)

Great Britain never fully recognized the U.S. as a sovereign nation

25.

Whose authority was strengthened because of the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

State Governors

b)

National Government

c)

Territorial Legislators

d)

Local Police

26.

Who was the leader of the Democratic-Republican Party?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

27.

Who stopped the Whiskey Rebellion with federal troops?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

28.

Who authorized the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

29.

Who was the 3rd President?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

30.

Who hired Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

31.

Who was the 5th President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

32.

Who was the President during the Era of Good Feelings?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

33.

Which President passed the Alien and Sedition Acts?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

34.

Who won the 1800 Presidential Race which was the closest in American History?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

35.

Who was the President during the War of 1812?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

36.

Which President chose a very diverse cabinet?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

37.

Which President issued the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

38.

Who was the first President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

39.

Which President expanded the U.S. infrastructure?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

40.

Which President set the precedent of only serving two terms?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe