WorksheetsUnit 3 Content Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
One major reason historians consider George Washington a great president is that he
created many important practices still used by the government
made the United States a world power
ended conflicts among the Native American Indians
extended voting rights to most free men in the United States
In order to gather experts to advise him on federal policy, President George Washington created
Congress
the Constitution
a cabinet
departments
Hamilton believed that a national bank was constitutional based on
express powers and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
implied powers and a loose interpretation of the Constitution.
express powers and a loose interpretation of the Constitution.
implied powers and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
What were two outcomes of the Whiskey Tax debate?
The debate led to sectional polarization in the United States.
The National Bank was vetoed.
The power of the Federalist Party increased.
The debate led to rebellion.
George Washington was elected president.
A basic difference in the beliefs of the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans was that
the Federalists wanted an alliance with France, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted an alliance with Great Britain.
the Federalists were against state taxation, while the Democratic-Republicans supported it.
the Federalists wanted a strong central government, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted strong state governments.
the Federalists wanted strong state governments, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted a strong central government.
The Naturalization Act affected the political process by
increasing the time it took immigrants to gain the right to vote.
increasing the penalty for citizens who criticized the government.
giving the president the power to imprison political opponents.
giving the president the power to send opponents out of the country.
Read the excerpt: “The second question, whether the judges are invested with [given] exclusive authority to decide on the constitutionality of a law, has been . . . a subject of consideration with me. . . . Certainly there is not a word in the constitution which has given that power to them more than to the executive or legislative branches.” —Thomas Jefferson to W.H. Torrance, 1815. Which two items are associated with the decision discussed in this excerpt?
federalism
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
judicial review
popular sovereignty
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
The Louisiana Purchase was important to the growth of the United States because it
doubled the size of the country
gave the nation control of the Great Lakes
completed America’s westward expansion
brought California into the Union
Why was the Louisiana Territory most important to France, the United States, and Spain?
increased access to farmland
reduced conflict with American Indians
increased access to trade routes
decreased reliance on British goods
What was the outcome of the impressment of sailors by the British?
the issuing of the Proclamation of 1763
the start of the War of 1812
the passage of the Missouri Compromise
the start of the Nullification Crisis
Which statement is most clearly supported by information in the graph?
The United States government encouraged trade between nations at war.
America traded very little with Europe
The Embargo Act immediately increased trade with Europe
The Embargo Act immediately decreased trade with Europe
As a result of British attacks from the Chesapeake Bay and the Battle of Bladensburg during the War of 1812, the British
burned down the White House.
ended the British-American Indian alliance.
forced the US to sign a peace treaty.
destroyed several American shipyards.
What were THREE effects of the War of 1812?
rise of nationalism
expansion of American industry
emancipation of enslaved African Americans
acquisition of territory in the Pacific
American Indians lost more land to settlers
Which statement completes this cause-and-effect diagram?
The cost of shipping goods decreases.
Steamboats are invented.
The National Road opens.
Interchangeable parts are invented.
Which heading best completes the outline below?
Advances in Transportation
North-South Cooperation
America’s Waterways
New Inventions
Which did the Monroe Doctrine declare about the United States?
It would oppose European attempt to colonize Nations in the Western Hemisphere
It would encourage European attempt to colonize Nations in the Western Hemisphere
It would take over existing European colonies
It would get involved in European Conflicts
Which statement about Jacksonian Democracy in the 1830s is correct?
Congress outlawed the importation of enslaved Africans.
The Constitution was amended to limit the power of the president.
Voting rights were expanded to include most white men.
The federal government guaranteed the sovereignty of American Indians.
These headlines are associated with the presidency of
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Which event caused the movement of people shown on this map?
the passage of the Indian Claims Limitations Act
the enforcement of the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act
the enforcement of the Indian Removal Act
the adaptation of Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
In the 1832 case Worcester v. Georgia, the US Supreme Court ruled that
the Cherokee Nation should be removed to the West.
the Cherokee Nation could refuse to sign treaties.
individual states could impose laws on American Indians
American Indians could not live east of the Mississippi.
