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Unit 3 Test - Building the New Nation

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did George Washington think was important to help the new country grow in size and power?

a)

strong state governments

b)

higher taxes

c)

strong central government

d)

a monarchy

2.

What is our nation's capital?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

New York City

d)

Nashville

3.

Who was the first Secretary of State?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Edmund Randolph

d)

Alexander Hamilton

4.

What is the responsibility of the secretary of the treasury?

a)

law enforcement

b)

relations with foreign countries

c)

military matters

d)

money and taxes

5.

What was the role of George Washington's cabinet?

a)

gave president advice on issues facing the new government

b)

represented their states when voting on issues

c)

set an example for future presidents to follow

d)

gathered every four years to vote for a new president

6.

Choose the first two political parties.

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic

c)

Republican

d)

Democratic-Republican

7.

Which president authorized purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Andrew Jackson

8.

From which country did we buy the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

9.

How much did we pay for the Louisiana Territory?

a)

$10 million

b)

$15 million

c)

$530 million

d)

$4 million

10.

What was the name of the group led by Lewis and Clark to explore the new Louisiana Territory?

a)

Exploration Troop

b)

Corps of Discovery

c)

Discovery Team

d)

Expedition Rangers

11.

Check ALL the ways that Sacagawea helped the expedition.

a)

identified plants for medicine

b)

kept them from looking like a war party

c)

cooked for them

d)

communicated with Indian tribes

e)

saved journals from water

12.

What was route of Lewis and Clark expedition?

a)

Mississippi River to Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River

c)

Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean

d)

Missouri River to Atlantic Ocean

13.

How long did the Lewis and Clark expedition last?

a)

about a year

b)

2 months

c)

15 weeks

d)

more than 2 years

14.

Which of these was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

a)

impressment

b)

trade restrictions

c)

taxes

d)

conflict in the Northwest Territory

15.

What is impressment?

a)

good work that wins awards

b)

forcing sailors to join the British Navy

c)

blocking ships from traveling certain waterways

d)

providing weapons to the Native Americans

16.

What is a blockade?

a)

using ships to block a waterway

b)

castle built of blocks

c)

forcing people to join British navy

d)

high tax placed on imports

17.

What was the group of Congressmen who wanted war called?

a)

Politicians Against Peace

b)

War Eagles

c)

War Hawks

d)

Congressional Cougars

18.

Who was at the White House when the British came to burn it?

a)

James and Dolley Madison

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Dolley Madison

19.

Whose portrait was saved from burning in the White House?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James Madison

20.

What was Francis Scott Key's profession?

a)

doctor

b)

military general

c)

lawyer

d)

merchant

21.

What did Francis Scott Key do after watching the British attack Baltimore?

a)

wrote a poem about what he saw

b)

told the president what he had seen

c)

volunteered to fight with Andrew Jackson

d)

joined the British navy

22.

Why is the Star-Spangled Banner important to us?

a)

It is written on the 20 dollar bill.

b)

It became a slogan for the White House.

c)

It became our national anthem.

d)

It became our pledge to the American flag.

23.

Which battle of the War of 1812 was fought AFTER the war officially ended?

a)

Battle of Lake Erie

b)

Battle of Washington

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of New Orleans

24.

Who led an outnumbered group of volunteers to victory in New Orleans?

a)

George Washington

b)

Francis Scott Key

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

William Clark

25.

Which U.S. President became a war hero during the War of 1812?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Andrew Jackson

26.

Who won the War of 1812?

a)

British

b)

Americans

c)

French

d)

no clear winner

27.

Which of these events led to the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia?

a)

volunteers defeated the British

b)

gold was discovered

c)

British blockades

d)

impressment

28.

Which president signed the Indian Removal Act into law?

a)

John Adams

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Andrew Jackson

29.

Who had the most popular votes in the election of 1824?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Andrew Jackson

30.

What were the parcels of land where Indians were moved?

a)

islands

b)

acreage

c)

camps

d)

reservations

31.

Who won the election of 1828?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

32.

What did Andrew Jackson do when South Carolina threatened to leave the Union?

a)

He gave them permission to leave.

b)

He threatened to send military troops.

c)

He lowered taxes in South Carolina.

d)

He sent Cherokee Indians to South Carolina.

33.

What name was given to the forced journey of Indian groups from their homes in the east to reservations in the west?

a)

Happy Trails

b)

Cherokee Miles

c)

Indian Journey

d)

Trail of Tears

34.

Which of these issues in Jackson's presidency caused him to threaten South Carolina?

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

preservation of the Union

d)

issues with the National Bank