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WorksheetsUnit 4 Test- A New Nation
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What geographic importance did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?
Limited British control on North America
Increased relations with Native Americans
Increased U.S. control over Mexico
Enticed people to move west by doubling the size of the U.S.
What advantage came from the United States buying the Louisiana Territory?
Warm weather ports in Charleston
Control of the Mississippi River for shipping
Coal mines in western Pennsylvania
Fishing in the Great Lakes
What happened because of the Louisiana Purchase?
Spain took over New Orleans
France regained the West Indies
Jefferson joined forces with the British to fight the French
U.S. doubled in size
Why did Jefferson want to purchase the Louisiana Territory?
Wanted control of the Mississippi River
Wanted control of Florida
Wanted to push the Spanish out of California
Wanted access to the western part of the Appalachian Mountains
What significance did the war of 1812 hold for the United States?
Showed how powerful we were due to us dominating the British
Allowed the Federalists to regain power in politics
Showed the strength of our nation by holding off the British a second time
Provided a opportunity for Natives to resist in the West
What power did Marbury v Madison increase for the federal courts?
Judicial Review
Increased number of justices
Created federal supremacy over states
Allowed president to overturn lower-court decisions
During their invasion during the War of 1812, what did the British forces do to the United States?
Defended Detroit
Burned Washington D.C.
Fought to victory in Baltimore
Screwed up their attack in Maine
What was a major reason we issued the Monroe Doctrine?
To keep Europe out of the Western Hemisphere
To stop US trade with Latin America
Provide money to Latin America
Defend the Panama Canal from attack
What document was issued to keep Europe from colonizing in Latin America?
Alien and Sedition Acts
Embargo Act
Monroe Doctrine
Jays Treaty
Why did George Washington prefer neutrality in the 1790s?
To keep the US out of European wars
To enforce the Treaty of Alliance with France
To improve his political popularity
To gain support for a US Navy
Which is the best definition of Judicial Review?
The right to appeal a verdict
Power of Congress to create new federal courts
Power of Supreme Court to find laws constitutional or not
Power of Senate to confirm Supreme Court Justices
How did Marbury v Madison strengthen the idea of separation of powers?
Creating the Supreme Court's right to review the constitutionality of laws made by Congress
Defined the Supreme Court's role in impeachment trials
Not allowing states the right to sue the federal government
Allowing the president to veto bills passed by Congress
President Jefferson believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution except when he made which decision?
Used the Navy to subdue pirates
Pardoned violators of the Alien and Sedition Acts
Protested the impressment of U.S. sailors
Bought the Louisiana Territory using the elastic clause
What federal power was established by Marbury v Madison?
Congress creating lower federal courts
Members of federal courts serving life terms
Federal laws can be deemed unconstitutional
The President appointing federal judges
What was the importance of George Washington's leadership during the Whiskey Rebellion?
Stopped the British from building forts
Pardoned those found guilty of the Alien and Sedition Acts
Forced farmers to limit their production
Showed the ability of national government to enforce laws
Where did Lewis and Clark's expedition start?
Rocky Mountains
St. Louis
Kansas
Fort Clatsop
Where did Lewis and Clark's expedition end?
Rocky Mountains
St. Louis
Kansas
Fort Clatsop
What was the western most point of the Louisiana Purchase?
Rocky Mountains
St. Louis
Kansas
Fort Clatsop
What state is located entirely inside the Louisiana Purchase?
New Mexico
St. Louis
Kansas
Fort Clatsop
What state is located partly inside the Louisiana Purchase?
New Mexico
St. Louis
Kansas
Fort Clatsop
Why did the U.S. want to buy New Orleans?
gain control of a port to help transportation
Get the British out of North America
Defend against attacks from Mexico
To increase growth of manufacturing in the area
What common belief did George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson share?
To side with France against Great Britain
Create military alliances with nearby countries
Maintain neutral in European affairs
Obtain new land west of the Mississippi River
Why was the Lewis and Clark Expedition important?
To figure out the route for the first transcontinental railroad
Remove British from Northwest Territory
Create an all-water route to the Gulf of Mexico
To chart and explore the area of the Louisiana Purchase
Why was the War of 1812 called the "Second War for American Independence"?
U.S. kept resisting British taxes
Because of the British blockading the port of New Orleans
Because the U.S. and U.K. had not signed a peace treaty after the Revolutionary War
Great Britain never fully recognized the U.S. as a sovereign nation
Whose authority was strengthened because of the Whiskey Rebellion?
State Governors
National Government
Territorial Legislators
Local Police
Who was the leader of the Democratic-Republican Party?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Who stopped the Whiskey Rebellion with federal troops?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Who authorized the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Who was the 3rd President?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Who hired Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Who was the 5th President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Who was the President during the Era of Good Feelings?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Which President passed the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Who won the 1800 Presidential Race which was the closest in American History?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Who was the President during the War of 1812?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Which President chose a very diverse cabinet?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Which President issued the Monroe Doctrine?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Who was the first President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Which President expanded the U.S. infrastructure?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Which President set the precedent of only serving two terms?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
