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Young Republic in the Early 1800s

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In his Farewell Address, Washington urged the American people to:
a)
Establish more effective political parties
b)
Limit a president to two terms in office
c)
value and maintain a sense of national unity
d)
create a defensive alliance with European countries
2.
In his Farewell Address, Washington warned the United States to avoid which of the following?
a)
immigrant agreements with European nations
b)
trade relationships with European nations
c)
diplomatic relations with European powers
d)
permanent alliances with European powers
3.
In the mid-1800's, Americans believed in the idea of Manifest Destiny through that:
a)
It was important to maintain good relations with U.S. neighbors
b)
no new territories should be added to the country
c)
the Oregon territory should be  equally divided between Britain and the U.S.
d)
The U.S. should expand its territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific
4.
The second President, John Adams, became very unpopular when he signed these laws in response to criticism to his handling of the XYZ Affair. 
a)
Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
b)
Embargo Acts
c)
The XYZ Acts
d)
Alien & Sedition Acts
5.
Which of the following would NOT be associated with the Federalist political party? 
a)
Creating a national bank
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Loosely interpreting the Constitution
6.
Democratic-Republicans would agree with all of the following statements except...
a)
Governmental power should be left with the states.
b)
Federal laws supercede state laws. 
c)
The National Bank is unconstitutional. 
d)
The Constitution should be strictly interpreted. 
7.
Which President's domestic policy resulted in the Trail of Tears? 
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Thomas Jefferson 
d)
James Madison
8.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi
9.
Who did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
a)
Spain
b)
France/Napoleon
c)
Britain
d)
Native Americans
10.
Who did Thomas Jefferson choose to lead the expedition in the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Sacagawea and Charbonneau
b)
Lewis and Clark
c)
Tom and Jerry
d)
Jefferson and Washington
11.
The Federalists believed in a ____________ central government.
a)
weak
b)
strong
c)
nonexsistent
d)
tyrant
12.
Which body of water forms the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory from the eastern part of the country that the US already owned?
a)
Oregon River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Tennessee River
13.
The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Friedrick Von Steuben
14.

Based on the map, the Erie Canal and Hudson River contributed directly to the

a)

decisions to restrict immigration

b)

rapid increase in population in upstate New York

c)

settlement of New England

d)

acquisition of land from Canada

15.

Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because it

a)

linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast

b)

helped force the removal of British forts in the Northwest Territory

c)

stimulated development of cotton production in the Ohio River valley

d)

increased trade with Asia

16.

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important to the development of the nation because it

a)

linked the industrial centers of the North and the South

b)

allowed the United States Navy to defend the Great Lakes

c)

forced the Spanish to sell Florida to the United States

d)

increased trade between the East Coast and the Midwest

17.

Which Act First allowed the Federal Government to pay Native Americans to move west?

a)

Federal Act

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Native American Act

d)

Settlers Act

18.

In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James Madison

19.

Where was most of the area set aside for Native Americans in 1834 located today?

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Dakota

d)

New Mexico

20.

Which Native American Nation primarily lived in Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia?

a)

Choctaw

b)

Cherokee

c)

Sioux

d)

Apachee

21.

The Indian Removal Act led to the event known in History as....

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The trail of Death

c)

The Crying Path

d)

The Journey of Loss

22.

What was Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

Cherokee laws did not have to be followed by white settlers

b)

U.S. laws did not apply to Cherokee lands

c)

Cherokee laws must be obeyed within Cherokee territory

d)

U.S. laws come before Cherokee laws

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