WorksheetsUnit Test Review - The Early Republic
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
In the 1820s, the United States was concerned about European ambitions in the Americas because they feared that Europe wanted to
conquer the United States.
conquer new Latin American republics.
become allies with Russia.
become allies with Mexico.
The Louisiana Purchase
nearly tripled the size of the United States.
They had gained vast amounts of territory.
They had won several battles.
They had fought and defeated pirates.
Why were Americans encouraged by the outcome of the War of 1812?
They had won a decisive victory.
They had gained vast amounts of territory.
They had won several battles.
They had fought and defeated pirates.
Which best shows that the United States was confident in its economy in 1816?
Congress chartered a second national bank in Philadelphia.
America waged the “Second War for Independence.”
Congress decided that one national bank was sufficient for the country.
The government placed an embargo on British goods.
What put the United States in the middle of tensions between Britain and France in the early 1800s?
land disputes
trade disputes
American Indian disputes
tax disputes
In the Battle of Tippecanoe, General William Henry Harrison expected to lead his forces against
the Creek.
the British.
Tecumseh.
Andrew Jackson.
As a result of the US Navy’s defeat of the British in the Battle of Lake Erie, the British
surrendered Montreal.
signed the Treaty of Ghent.
retreated from Detroit.
attacked Chesapeake Bay.
Which best describes the impact of the War of 1812 on western settlement in the US?
Western settlement increased because American Indians were forced off their lands.
Western settlement increased because the US government and American Indians agreed on a land trade.
Western settlement decreased because those lands were found to be unsuitable for farming.
Western settlement decreased because American Indians claimed those lands.
Judicial review is best defined as
a right of judges to make final decisions about a law.
a process used to determine whether a law is constitutional.
the review of legal cases by a majority of the House of Representatives.
the oversight of courts in specific territories of the United States.
The Supreme Court limits the powers of Congress by
using the First Amendment to speak out about a law.
removing representatives from the Senate.
hearing cases that involve members of Congress.
declaring laws unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court’s ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland, that federal law is superior to state law, directly influenced which case?
Marbury v. Madison
United States v. Stevens
United States v. Simms
Gibbons v. Ogden
The Maryland state law involved in the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland
established a federal bank.
established a state bank.
taxed a state bank.
taxed a federal bank.
When people began to settle west of the Appalachians in the late 1700s, they were mainly looking for
fertile farmland.
new plants and animals.
a water route to the Pacific.
sites for industrial development.
An effect of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that
the United States nearly doubled in size.
the practice of slavery spread to the North.
explorers searched for a water route across the continent.
conflict increased between settlers and American Indians.
Why did James Monroe and Robert Livingston act quickly to buy the Louisiana Territory?
They felt that the purchase could stop a potential war between the US and France.
They knew that President Jefferson would disagree with the price and the amount of land.
They worried that President Jefferson did not have the authority to make the purchase.
They were afraid that Napoléon might change his mind and revoke the agreement.
Who commissioned the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804?
Alexander Hamilton
Chief Little Turtle
Thomas Jefferson
Arthur St. Clair
During the presidency of John Adams, both France and Britain
supported American Indians.
impressed US sailors.
demanded bribes to create peace.
seized US ships.
During the 1790s, the Naturalization Act changed the process for becoming a US citizen by
allowing new immigrants to become citizens more quickly.
forcing new immigrants to wait longer before becoming citizens.
forcing immigrants to leave the country based on the government’s discretion.
allowing the president to imprison immigrants he considered dangerous.
The legal theory under which states were able to reject federal laws deemed unconstitutional was known as
naturalization.
nullification.
resolution.
sedition.
What problem occurred during the presidential election of 1800?
Candidates from the same party ran against each other.
Candidates from two different parties tied.
The Electoral College was unable to vote.
The House of Representatives was unable to break a tie.
Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans
believed the French Revolution was similar to the American Revolution.
agreed with George Washington on the French Revolution.
supported Great Britain when it declared war on France.
disagreed with supporters of the French Revolution.
Which leader negotiated a trade treaty between the US and Great Britain on behalf of George Washington?
John Jay
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Napoleon Bonaparte
The Whiskey Rebellion began when
President Washington sent 13,000 troops to collect taxes on whiskey.
a Pennsylvania militia attacked federal lawmakers.
Pennsylvania farmers threatened and attacked officials.
tax officials formed a militia and threatened Pennsylvania farmers.
What did President Washington accomplish through his response to the Whiskey Rebellion?
He united the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.
He proved that the federal government could keep order.
He ended the use of political parties in the United States.
He established the right of the government to punish treason.
How did George Washington approach the foreign threats posed by Great Britain and France?
He sided with Great Britain.
He sided with France.
He tried to solve their problems.
He tried to remain neutral.
Alexander Hamilton wanted to pay off all national and state debts in order to
show the world that the US was economically strong.
encourage farmers to support their government.
show the states they should not print money.
encourage the development of executive departments.
People who opposed Alexander Hamilton’s plans to improve the economy
wanted weak state governments.
lived in states with a lot of war debt.
did not want a strong federal government.
wanted the nation’s capital to be in the North.
Jefferson’s belief that the government can do only what the Constitution specifically states is known as
loose construction.
implied powers.
representative democracy.
strict construction.
