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US History Chapter 6

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the nickname of the judges who were appointed by Adams at the end of his presidency?

a)

Midnight Judges

b)

Night Judges

c)

Late Judges

d)

Lat Judges

2.

Why did Adams appoint these judges right before leaving office?

a)

Because he liked them

b)

To keep the Federalist Party in power

c)

To make Jefferson angry

d)

To keep the Democratic-Republicans in power

3.

Jefferson directed his Secretary of State James Madison not to deliver what, so that the judges could not be appointed?

a)

Comments

b)

Federalist Papers

c)

Commissions

d)

Impressment

4.

What was the name of one of the “Midnight Judges” who was not appointed?

a)

William Marbury

b)

James Monroe

c)

James Madison

d)

James Marbury

5.

The case of Marbury v. Madison established what power for the Supreme Court?

a)

Judicial Rule

b)

Juries

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Law Review

6.

Who did the U.S. purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Canada

7.

What was Jefferson’s main goal when he took office?

a)

To expand the size of the U.S.

b)

To keep the federalists in power

c)

To take over Spanish forts

d)

To spend more money on the federal government

8.

What was the name of the Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark?

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Jefferson

d)

Red Creek

9.

What city did the Lewis and Clark expedition end in?

a)

New York

b)

New Orleans

c)

St. Louis

d)

Kanas City

10.

What type of society did Thomas Jefferson believe in?

a)

Federal

b)

Agricultural Based

c)

Democratic-Republican

d)

National

11.

The invention of the Cotton Gin led to what?

a)

Inventions

b)

Industrialization

c)

Public Sector

d)

Private Sector

12.

What did women help create when they moved from the private to public sector?

a)

Farms

b)

Factories

c)

Schools

d)

Banks

13.

What was one of the main causes of the War of 1812?

a)

Seizing American ships

b)

Trade

c)

Land

d)

Battle with France

14.

What was the name of the policy in which the British captured American sailors of their ships and forced them to work for the British navy?

a)

Impressment

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Appeasement

15.

What was the name of the act that the U.S. created to combat the British policy of impressment?

a)

Tea Tax of 1807

b)

Tariffs of 1789

c)

Trade of 1807

d)

Embargo Act of 1807

16.

Who did the Embargo Act of 1807 hurt the most?

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

U.S.

d)

Canada

17.

One of the results of the War of 1812 was National Pride

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What region was the Monroe Doctrine directed at?

a)

Europe

b)

Canada

c)

Louisiana

d)

Asia

19.

The main goal of the Monroe Doctrine was to keep European countries out of South America

a)

True

b)

False

20.

During westward expansion where did people go?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

West from the 13 original colonies

d)

Europe

21.

What group was most affected by westward expansion?

a)

Mayans

b)

Native Americans

c)

British

d)

French

22.

The Louisiana Purchase was one of the events that led to westward expansion?

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What group of people did the "American System" benefit the most?

a)

Northern Manufacturers

b)

Southern Farmers

c)

Native Americans

d)

British

24.

What gave the Supreme Court the authority to require government officials to fulfill their duties?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Jury Act

d)

Judiciary Act

25.

What ocean were Lewis and Clark trying to make it to for the end of their expedition?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

26.

Jefferson believed that federal spending was good

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 resumed trade with ALL European nations

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What was the treaty that ended the War of 1812?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of Britain

d)

Treaty of Louisiana

29.

What was the name of the Native American leader who started a "Confederacy"

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Monroe

c)

Sacagawea

d)

The Prophet

30.

What treaty gave up claims to Oregon Country?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Adams-Onis Treaty

d)

Trans - American Treaty

31.

What divided up the Northwest Territory?

a)

Land Ordinance of 1785

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

War of 1812

32.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 outlined a process for creating new states

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Per the Constitution, Congress holds the power to establish the national bank free from state tax

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What was the name of the clause that gave congress the power to establish a national bank outlined in McCulloch v. Maryland

a)

Executive Power

b)

Power Transfer

c)

Implied Powers

d)

Necessary and Proper

35.

One of the components of the "American System" was "Internal Improvements"

a)

True

b)

False