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First Five Presidents

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Cabinet

a)

"Let the people do as they choose"

b)

A group of advisers

c)

A tax on goods made ,used or sold in a country

d)

Loyalty to part of a country rather than the whole country

2.

What is an excise tax

a)

A tax on imported goods

b)

Paying someone not to attack you

c)

A tax on goods made ,sold, or used in a country

d)

To refuse to trade with a nation

3.

What is a tariff?

a)

A tax on imported goods

b)

Paying someone not to attack you

c)

A tax on goods made,sold or used in a country

d)

To refuse to trade with a nation

4.

What did the Treaty of Greenville say?

a)

England to trade with United States

b)

Spain opens Mississippi to United States

c)

France to sell Louisiana to United States

d)

Native Americans give up Ohio

5.

What did Pickney's Treaty say?

a)

England to trade with United States

b)

France to sell Louisiana to United States

c)

Native Americans give up Ohio

d)

Spain open Mississippi to United States

6.

Define Laissez-Faire

a)

The power to throw out any law if Unconstitutional

b)

"Let the people do as they choose"

c)

Loyalty to part of a country, rather than the whole country

d)

To pay someone not to attack you

7.

Define Judicial Review

a)

"Let the people do as they choose"

b)

Loyalty to part of the country, rather than the whole country

c)

The power to throw out any law if Unconstitutional

d)

To pay someone not to attack you

8.

Why is Marbury vs. Madison significant?

a)

Supreme Court give themselves the power of Judicial Review

b)

Marbury secured his job as Justice of the Peace

c)

It allowed Thomas Jefferson to be elected president

d)

Supreme Court throws out Judiciary Act of 1787

9.

What country did the United States buy the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Russia

10.

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?

a)

$150,000

b)

$1,500,000

c)

$15,000,000

d)

$150,000,000

11.

Where did Lewis and Clark expedition begin?

a)

St. Louis

b)

Pittsburgh

c)

Kansas City

d)

New Orleans

12.

Who was the Native American guide/translator hired by Lewis and Clark

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Tecumseh

c)

Sacajawea

d)

Squanto

13.

Define Embargo

a)

A tax on imported goods

b)

Paying someone not to attack you

c)

A tax on goods made,sold, or used in a country

d)

To refuse to trade with another nation

14.

Define Tribute

a)

A tax on imported goods

b)

To pay someone not to attack you

c)

A tax on goods made, sold or used in a country

d)

To refuse to trade with another country

15.

Who wrote the, "Star Spangled Banner"

a)

John Phillip Sosa

b)

Francis Scott Key

c)

Cole Porter

d)

Johann Beethoven

16.

Which Native American chief died at the Battle of the Thames?

a)

Sacajewea

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Tecumseh

d)

Squanto

17.

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Greenville

d)

Treaty of Versailles

18.

Why was Monroe's presidency called, "The Era of Good Feelings"?

a)

There wasn't any fighting

b)

Monroe was a popular president

c)

It was the birth of sectionalism

d)

There was only one political party

19.

Define Sectionalism

a)

The power to throw out any law if it is Unconstitutional

b)

"Let the people do as they please"

c)

Loyalty to part of the country rather than the whole country

d)

To pay someone not to attack you

20.

Who wrote the Missouri Compromise

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Daniel Webster

c)

John Calhoun

d)

John Q. Adams

21.

Which job did Henry Knox hold in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of War

c)

Secretary of Treasury

d)

Attorney General

e)

Post-Master General

22.

Which job did Alexander Hamilton hold in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of War

c)

Secretary of Treasury

d)

Attorney General

e)

Post-Master General

23.

Which job did Thomas Jefferson hold in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of War

c)

Secretary of Treasury

d)

Attorney General

e)

Post-Master General

24.

Which job did Edmond Randolph hold in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of War

c)

Secretary of Treasury

d)

Attorney General

e)

Post-Master General

25.

Which job did Benjamin Franklin hold in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of War

c)

Secretary of Treasury

d)

Attorney General

e)

Post-Master General

26.

Which battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero?

a)

Battle of Tippecanoe

b)

Battle of New Orleans

c)

Battle of the Thames

d)

Battle of Ft. McHenry

27.

Define Warhawk:

a)

Someone against war

b)

Someone in favor of slavery

c)

Someone who wants war

d)

Someone against slavery

28.

Which is NOT a part of Jay's Treaty?

a)

Ended the War of 1812

b)

British leave America

c)

Established a border between US and Canada

d)

US pays back private debt to England

29.

Which of the following was NOT one of Mr. Adreon's Three Stooges of history?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John Q. Adams

c)

John C. Calhoun

d)

Daniel Webster

30.

What is a loose interpretation of the Constitution?

a)

The belief that the Constitution grants you lots of rights

b)

The belief that the Constitution should limit your rights

c)

The belief that there are implied powers in the Constitution

d)

The belief that the Constitution must be word for word

31.

What is a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

a)

The belief that there are implied powers in the Constitution

b)

The belief that the Constitution grants you lots of rights

c)

The belief that the Constitution should limit your rights

d)

The belief that the Constitution must be word for word

32.

What is the difference between private and public?

a)

Private = government and public = profit

b)

Private = Rich and public = poor

c)

Private = poor and public = rich

d)

Private = profit and public = government

33.

Which of the following is the correct version of the third part of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

No slavery, except Missouri, north of 36,30 N

b)

No slavery, except Missouri, south of 36,30 N

c)

No slavery, except Missouri, south of 30,36 N

d)

No slavery, except Missouri, north of 36,30 S

34.

What does the, “Monroe Doctrine” say?

a)

Made Missouri a slave state

b)

No slavery, but Missouri, north of 36,30 N

c)

Told Europe to stay out of Western hemisphere

d)

Open the Mississippi to the United States

35.

What region was Daniel Webster from?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

36.

What region was John C. Calhoun from?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

37.

What region was Henry Clay from?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

38.

Which is not part of the Missouri Compromise

a)

Missouri became a slave state

b)

Maine became a free state

c)

No slavery, except Missouri, north of 36,30 N

d)

Mississippi River is opened to the United States

39.

Emphasis on Agriculture

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

40.

Protective Tariff

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

41.

Leader: Alexander Hamilton

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

42.

Emphasis on Manufacturing

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

43.

Friends with France

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

44.

Friends with England

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

45.

Leader: Thomas Jefferson

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

46.

State Banks

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

47.

Ruled by people

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

48.

National Bank

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

49.

Strict interpretation of the Constitution

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

50.

Free Trade

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

51.

Strong Federal Government

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

52.

Ruled by Wealthy and Educated

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

53.

Strong State Government

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

54.

Loose Interpretation of the Constitution

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican