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The First Five Presidents Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one of the effects of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

a)

It forced us to buy land from England

b)

It doubled the size of the United States.

c)

We fought a war with France for Louisiana

d)

The Federalists praised the decision and joined the Republican party

2.
The Sedition Act created penalties for people who...
a)
Bought arms
b)
Immigrated to the United States
c)
Criticized the government of the United States
3.

Which events preceded and caused the War of 1812? (Select al that apply)

a)

The King of England insulted the President

b)

The impressment of sailors

c)

British taxes on tea and biscuits

d)

British arming the Natives in the Northwest

4.
What did the Monroe Doctrine warn the Europeans not to do?
a)
Not to colonize in the Western Hemisphere
b)
Not to trade in the Western Hemisphere
c)
Not to ally with the Western Hemisphere
d)
Not to make peace with the Western Hemisphere
5.
How did Thomas Jefferson respond to British and French impressment of American sailors?
a)
The Alien Act
b)
The Sedition Act
c)
The Embargo Act
d)
The Judiciary Act
6.
What political party believed in states' rights, a strict interpretation of the Constitution, an agrarian society, and political power for all?
a)
Democratic-Republican
b)
Federalist
7.
What political party believed in federal government power, a loose interpretation of the Constitution, an industrial society, and power for the elite only?
a)
Democratic-Republican
b)
Federalist
8.
What is an unwritten rule or example that is followed by others called?
a)
Precedent
b)
Act
c)
Law
d)
President
9.
Who was the President that warned European nations not to colonize or interfere in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Adams
c)
Monroe
d)
Madison
10.
Who was President when the Louisiana Territory was purchased from Napoleon, the ruler of France, for 15 million dollars?
a)
Madison
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Washington
11.
The Monroe Doctrine warned European nations NOT to interfere in the---
a)
Eastern Hemisphere
b)
Western Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
12.

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

13.

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

14.

Under which president did the United States fight the War of 1812?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Monroe

d)

John Adams

e)

James Madison

15.

Which president made the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Monroe

d)

John Adams

e)

James Madison

16.

Which president made a “Doctrine” that made a warning to European nations?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Monroe

d)

John Adams

e)

James Madison

17.

Which president dealt with the XYZ affair and the Alien & Sedition Act

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

James Maddison

18.
Who were X, Y, and Z?
a)
Spanish Conquistadors
b)
US Diplomats
c)
French "secret" agents asking for a bribe
d)
US Sailors being impressed
19.
What is the Quasi-War?
a)
The War between Quasi Moto and the Cardinal of Notre Dame
b)
The undeclared war between the US and France
c)
The 2nd French and Indian War
d)
The War between the Jedi and the Sith
20.

An international incident between US diplomats and French officials, during John Adams presidency, was called

a)

The XYZ Affair

b)

The Alien and Sedition Acts

c)

The French Connection

d)

The Monroe Doctrine

21.

This treaty established U.S. claims to Florida and gave the U.S. access to the Pacific.

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain

b)

Convention of 1800 with France

c)

Treaty of Versailles with Germany

d)

Treaty of Ghent with England

22.

What did Jefferson do to punish the British for Impressing American sailors?

a)

The Embargo Act, stopping trade with them

b)

The Stamp Act, taxing them for paper products

c)

The Sugar Act, taxing them for molasses

d)

The Jay Treaty, opening trades and not stopping impressment

23.

Which country's economy was hurt the most by the Embargo Act?

a)

America

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Spain

24.

Which treaty settled disputes that had arisen between the United States and Great Britain in the early 1790s during Washington's Presidency?

a)

Pinckney's Treaty

b)

Neutrality Proclamation

c)

Jay's Treaty

d)

Treaty of Greenville

25.
What treaty ended the War
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of America
d)
Treaty of Grimlins
26.

What event did Francis Scott Key write the Star-Spangled Banner about?

a)

The night Andrew Jackson attacked the Shawnee village.

b)

The Battle of New Orleans when Andrew Jackson defeated the British.

c)

The Battle of Tippecanoe that cost Tecumseh his life.

d)

The morning after the British attacked Fort McHenry. The American flag was burnt around the edges, but still flying high.

27.
Impressment is
a)
The capturing of US sailors and forcing them to work for the British
b)
Selling US sailors
c)
Capturing US sailors
d)
The French capturing US sailors and forcing them to work for them.
28.
What does Embargo mean?
a)
impose your will on another country
b)
impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity)
c)
To send something to another place
d)
To move something
e)
To take a hike
29.

Although there was no winner, what effect did the War of 1812 have on the United States?

a)

Signing over of territory to the Native Americans

b)

Continued impressment of American sailors

c)

Increased nationalism due to reaffirmed independence

d)

Free ice cream at the White House to celebrate

30.

What do Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Know all have in common?

a)

The were not born in the United States

b)

They all served in the Revolutionary War

c)

They were members of the first presidential cabinet

d)

They were Anti-Federalists that did not support passage of the new US Constitution