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The First Five Presidents

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which secretary was NOT one of the four cabinet positions created by George Washington's administration?

a)

Secretary of War

b)

Secretary of Treasury

c)

Secretary of Education

d)

Secretary of State

2.

What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

Farmers refused to use grain to produce whiskey

b)

Farmers were upset with the excise (sales) tax on whiskey

c)

The government would no longer allow whiskey to be traded domestically

d)

The government would no longer allow whiskey to be traded internationally

3.

What advice did President Washington Not give to the American People during his Farewell Address?

a)

Address the President with royal titles

b)

Remain neutral in foreign affairs

c)

Avoid sectionally

d)

Do not let political loyalty divide the nation

4.

What issues divided the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties?

a)

How to divide the nations wealth equally

b)

How large and powerful the military should be

c)

How large and powerful the federal government should be

d)

How trade deals should be conducted

5.

What did Alexander Hamilton believe was necessary for the United States to become a great country?

a)

A strong economy and good credit

b)

Agricultural growth and farming

c)

Powerful state governments

d)

States Rights

6.

Why were the Democratic-Republicans so angry about the Alien and Sedition Acts?

a)

They believed it was a way to easily manage immigration

b)

They believed it was an attack on the right of free speech and a limit to their power

c)

They believed it was needed to keep order in the United States

d)

They believed it would make the countries nationalism stronger

7.

What was the foreign policy challenge faced by President Adams?

a)

French attitudes toward immigration

b)

France refused to pay back loans

c)

British attitudes toward the slave trade

d)

The British were attacking US merchant ships

8.

The election of 1800 ended in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Who decided the winner?

a)

The Senate

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

The sitting president (John Adams)

d)

The electoral college

9.

What legal principle was established in the Marbury v. Madison case?

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Judicial Review

d)

States Rights

10.

Jeffersons embargo trade hurt who the most?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

U.S. merchants

11.

Before the early 1800's, which two countries claimed the Louisiana Territory?

a)

France and Spain

b)

France and Britain

c)

Britain and Spain

d)

Spain and Italy

12.

What was one of the goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

a)

To deliver documents to French officials

b)

To establish trade with Canada

c)

To find and map a water route to the Pacific Ocean

d)

To establish trade with France

13.

Which country was most responsible for the change in U.S. foreign policy under James Madison?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

14.

What was NOT an outcome of the War of 1812?

a)

The countries nationalism and sense of unity became strong

b)

The United States won the war

c)

American Indian resistance in the Northwest Territory was weakened

d)

No one officially won the War of 1812

15.

What was the goal of the Monroe Doctrine ?

a)

To warn against impressment of U.S. sailors

b)

To encourage foreign trade with European merchants

c)

To establish a stronger federal government

d)

To prevent European interference in North and South America

16.

Sedition

a)

Rights not given to the federal government are given to the states

b)

The government has powers beyond whats written in the constitution

c)

To refuse to recognize a federal law

d)

The crime of encouraging rebellion against the government

17.

Nullify

a)

How a country deals with other countries

b)

Government has powers beyond whats written in the Constitution

c)

To refuse to recognize a federal law

d)

Government has only the powers stated in the Constitution

18.

Foreign Policy

a)

How a country deals with other countries

b)

Rights not given to the federal government belongs to the states

c)

To refuse to recognize a federal law

d)

Government has only the powers stated in the Constitution

19.

Loose Construction

a)

How a country deals with other countries

b)

Government has powers beyond what's written in the Constitution

c)

The crime of encouraging rebellion against the government

d)

Government has only the powers stated in the Constitution

20.

States' Rights Theory

a)

How a country deals with other countries

b)

Rights not given to the federal government belong to the states

c)

The crime of encouraging rebellion against the country

d)

Government has only the powers stated in the Constitution