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Growth of a Nation American Republic Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:


Jefferson reversed every Federalist policy.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:


The American envoys exceeded their original instructions when they agreed to the Louisiana Purchase.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:


Jefferson obtained a Constitutional amendment to permit the purchase of the Louisiana Territory.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:


Lewis and Clark found western Indians to be friendly and curious rather than hostile.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:


The Chesapeake affair involved a French naval attack on an unarmed American merchant vessel.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:


The primary cause of the War of 1812 was the violation of American rights at sea.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:


To open the War of 1812, the Americans launched a successful attack against Canada that resulted in the capture of Quebec.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:


Madison only served one term as president.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:


The Democratic-Republican Party lost power as a result of the War of 1812.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false:


Gibbons v. Ogden ruled that a state cannot forbid ships to operate in state waters if the ships are licensed by the national government.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Match the statement with the correct answer choice.


The selling and transporting of goods from one state to another

a)

interstate commerce

b)

caucus

c)

incumbent

d)

McCulloch v. Maryland

e)

Missouri Compromise

12.

Who won the election of 1800?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

e)

Andrew Jackson

13.

In what city was Thomas Jefferson inaugurated?

a)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

b)

New York, New York

c)

Baltimore, Maryland

d)

Washington, D.C.

e)

Richmond, Virginia

14.

What political party achieved power in 1800?

a)

Federalist Party

b)

Democratic-Republican Party

c)

Whig Party

d)

Green Party

15.

In 1800 nearly half of American trade passed through what western port?

a)

Houston

b)

New Orleans

c)

Tallahassee

d)

Tuscaloosa

e)

St. Louis

16.

The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from what French ruler?

a)

Louis XVII

b)

Napoleon

c)

Philip II

d)

Francis I

17.

What person on the Lewis and Clark expedition proved to be a helpful guide and interpreter among the Indians?

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Alliquippa

c)

Hononegah

d)

Pocahontas

e)

Tecumwah

18.

What man explored the Rockies and the Rio Grande?

a)

Zebulon Pike

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

Kit Carson

d)

Jim Bridger

19.

What British decree made it illegal for neutral nations to trade unless they first stopped at a British Port?

a)

Orders in Council

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Embargo Act

20.

What naval incident prompted Jefferson to place an embargo on American exports?

a)

Chesapeake Affair

b)

Sinking of the Lusitania

c)

XYZ Affari

d)

Watergate

21.

What word describes the action of one country ending all exports to another country?

a)

Tariff

b)

Embargo

c)

Caucus

d)

Incumbent

22.

Who became president when Thomas Jefferson stepped down?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

e)

Andrew Jackson

23.

Who was the Shawnee chief that led an Indian confederation to attack American settlements in the Indiana Territory?

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Powhatan

c)

Geronimo

d)

Sitting Bull

24.

Who was the "hero of Tippecanoe"?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

e)

Andrew Jackson

25.

What was the KEY issue over which the War of 1812 was fought?

a)

Neutral Rights at Sea

b)

States Rights

c)

Defying the King

d)

Taking over Latin America

26.

Who was the leader of the War Hawks?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

Henry Clay

e)

Andrew Jackson

27.

What American naval commander was the author of the famous message, " We have met the enemy and they are ours"?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

John Adams

c)

Oliver Hazard Perry

d)

Henry Clay

e)

Andrew Jackson

28.

What was the name for the group of western and southern representatives who denounced Britain and pushed for a stronger defense?

a)

Federalists

b)

War Hawks

c)

Whigs

d)

Tories

e)

Loyalists

29.

Which of the following were American ships that achieved an important victory during the War of 1812?

a)

Constitution

b)

Lawrence

c)

Niagara

d)

Lusitania

e)

Titanic

30.

Match the statement with the correct answer choice.


Established 36°30' as a boundary

a)

interstate commerce

b)

caucus

c)

incumbent

d)

McCulloch v. Maryland

e)

Missouri Compromise

31.

Match the statement with the correct answer choice.


A current officeholder who is running again for the same office

a)

interstate commerce

b)

caucus

c)

incumbent

d)

McCulloch v. Maryland

e)

Missouri Compromise

32.

Match the statement with the correct answer choice.


Ruled that the "power to tax involves the power to destroy"

a)

interstate commerce

b)

caucus

c)

incumbent

d)

McCulloch v. Maryland

e)

Missouri Compromise

33.

Match the statement with the correct answer choice.


A closed meeting of party leaders to choose a candidate

a)

interstate commerce

b)

caucus

c)

incumbent

d)

McCulloch v. Maryland

e)

Missouri Compromise

34.

Match the statement with the correct answer choice.


Author of the famous message "We have met the enemy and they are ours."

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Napoleon

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Tecumseh

e)

Oliver Hazard Perry

35.

Match the statement with the correct answer choice.


Leader of the country that sold land to the United States

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Napoleon

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Tecumseh

e)

Oliver Hazard Perry

36.

Match the statement with the correct answer choice.


Defeated at Tippecanoe

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Napoleon

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Tecumseh

e)

Oliver Hazard Perry

37.

Match the statement with the correct answer choice.


An Indian guide and interpreter

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Napoleon

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Tecumseh

e)

Oliver Hazard Perry

38.

Match the statement with the correct answer choice.


Jefferson's secretary who explored the Missouri River

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Napoleon

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Tecumseh

e)

Oliver Hazard Perry

39.

What agreement ended the War of 1812?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Nicaea

40.

What term refers to the pride and patriotism that Americans had in their country after the War of 1812?

a)

nationalism

b)

patriotism

c)

colonialism

d)

the American spirit

41.

Who was James Monroe's secretary of war?

a)

John C. Calhoun

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

Andrew Jackson

42.

Who was James Monroe's secretary of state?

a)

John C. Calhoun

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

Andrew Jackson

43.

Which president was the first to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

George Washington

44.

As president, Thomas Jefferson . . .

a)

tried to impeach Federalist judges.

b)

removed all Federalists from government.

c)

eliminated the National Bank.

d)

determined to increase the strength of the nation's army and navy.

45.

Which of the following terms is most closely associated with the Tripolitan War?

a)

coalition

b)

embargo

c)

tribute

d)

War Hawks

46.

Which of the following was most responsible for an increase in foreign countries' respect for the United States in the opening years of the 1800s?

a)

Chesapeake affair

b)

Embargo Act of 1807

c)

Success of the Lewis and Clark expedition

d)

Tripolitan War

47.

What hero of the Tripolitan War sailed into Tripoli's harbor and burned the American ship Philadelphia?

a)

Commodore Richard Dale

b)

Stephen Decatur

c)

Edward Moran

d)

John C. Calhoun

48.

Nearly half of America's trade passed through what city?

a)

Charleston

b)

New Orleans

c)

New York

d)

Mobile

49.

All of the following were victorious American military leaders except . . .

a)

William Henry Harrison.

b)

Andrew Jackson.

c)

Robert Livingston.

d)

Oliver Hazard Perry.

50.

Jefferson was hesitant to accept the Louisiana Purchase because . . .

a)

protecting the large area from foreign attack would be difficult.

b)

of the potential for Indian problems.

c)

the Constitution did not specifically give him such authority.

d)

he feared it would split Americans into eastern and western factions.

51.

All of the following were accomplishments of the Lewis and Clark expedition except . . .

a)

establishing some friendly relations with the Indians.

b)

finding the source of the Mississippi River.

c)

recording new scientific information about the West.

d)

stirring interest in western settlement.

52.

Who was president during the "Era of Good Feelings"?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

53.

The issue of impressment created tension because of an incident involving the US ship . . .

a)

Chesapeake.

b)

Constitution.

c)

Lawrence.

d)

Niagara.

54.

All of the following harmed trade with America during the early 1800s except the . . .

a)

Battle of Tippecanoe.

b)

Berlin and Milan Decrees.

c)

Embargo Act of 1807.

d)

British Orders in Council.

55.

As America entered the War of 1812, it lacked all of the following except . . .

a)

energetic and effective military leadership.

b)

soldiers and warships.

c)

support for President Madison.

d)

money to support the war.

56.

The War of 1812 . . .

a)

resulted in the British capture and burning of New York City

b)

was almost prevented by the peaceful negotiations of Henry Clay.

c)

involved Americans fighting against Napoleon.

d)

might have been avoided if communications had been faster.

57.

Which of the following ships did not participate in the War of 1812?

a)

Lawrence

b)

Niagara

c)

Guerriere

d)

Chesapeake

58.

All the following are true about the Monroe Doctrine except . . .

a)

governments in America should remain separate from European governments.

b)

Europeans may set up new colonies in the Americas.

c)

the United States will stay out of European wars that do not affect them.

d)

Europe extending control over the Americas is considered an unfriendly act.

59.

The Battle of New Orleans . . .

a)

was fought after the treaty to end the war had been signed.

b)

gave the British opportunities to extend control in the Louisiana Territory.

c)

brought fame to William Henry Harrison.

d)

was the biggest British victory of the war.

60.

Which of the following was not one of the results of the War of 1812?

a)

There was an increase in American nationalism.

b)

Both political parties were affected.

c)

America developed its own industries.

d)

America became a world power.