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Unit 3 Content Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

One major reason historians consider George Washington a great president is that he

a)

created many important practices still used by the government

b)

made the United States a world power

c)

ended conflicts among the Native American Indians

d)

extended voting rights to most free men in the United States

2.

In order to gather experts to advise him on federal policy, President George Washington created

a)

Congress

b)

the Constitution

c)

a cabinet

d)

departments

3.

Hamilton believed that a national bank was constitutional based on

a)

express powers and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.

b)

implied powers and a loose interpretation of the Constitution.

c)

express powers and a loose interpretation of the Constitution.

d)

implied powers and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.

4.

What were two outcomes of the Whiskey Tax debate?

a)

The debate led to sectional polarization in the United States.

b)

The National Bank was vetoed.

c)

The power of the Federalist Party increased.

d)

The debate led to rebellion.

e)

George Washington was elected president.

5.

A basic difference in the beliefs of the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans was that

a)

the Federalists wanted an alliance with France, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted an alliance with Great Britain.

b)

the Federalists were against state taxation, while the Democratic-Republicans supported it.

c)

the Federalists wanted a strong central government, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted strong state governments.

d)

the Federalists wanted strong state governments, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted a strong central government.

6.

The Naturalization Act affected the political process by

a)

increasing the time it took immigrants to gain the right to vote.

b)

increasing the penalty for citizens who criticized the government.

c)

giving the president the power to imprison political opponents.

d)

giving the president the power to send opponents out of the country.

7.

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?

a)

federalism

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

c)

judicial review

d)

popular sovereignty

e)

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

8.

The Louisiana Purchase was important to the growth of the United States because it

a)

doubled the size of the country

b)

gave the nation control of the Great Lakes

c)

completed America’s westward expansion

d)

brought California into the Union

9.

Why was the Louisiana Territory most important to France, the United States, and Spain?

a)

increased access to farmland

b)

reduced conflict with American Indians

c)

increased access to trade routes

d)

decreased reliance on British goods

10.

What was the outcome of the impressment of sailors by the British?

a)

the issuing of the Proclamation of 1763

b)

the start of the War of 1812

c)

the passage of the Missouri Compromise

d)

the start of the Nullification Crisis

11.

Which statement is most clearly supported by information in the graph?

a)

The United States government encouraged trade between nations at war.

b)

America traded very little with Europe

c)

The Embargo Act immediately increased trade with Europe

d)

The Embargo Act immediately decreased trade with Europe

12.

As a result of British attacks from the Chesapeake Bay and the Battle of Bladensburg during the War of 1812, the British

a)

burned down the White House.

b)

ended the British-American Indian alliance.

c)

forced the US to sign a peace treaty.

d)

destroyed several American shipyards.

13.

What were THREE effects of the War of 1812?

a)

rise of nationalism

b)

expansion of American industry

c)

emancipation of enslaved African Americans

d)

acquisition of territory in the Pacific

e)

American Indians lost more land to settlers

14.

Which statement completes this cause-and-effect diagram?

a)

The cost of shipping goods decreases.

b)

Steamboats are invented.

c)

The National Road opens.

d)

Interchangeable parts are invented.

15.

Which heading best completes the outline below?

a)

Advances in Transportation

b)

North-South Cooperation

c)

America’s Waterways

d)

New Inventions

16.

Which did the Monroe Doctrine declare about the United States?

a)

It would oppose European attempt to colonize Nations in the Western Hemisphere

b)

It would encourage European attempt to colonize Nations in the Western Hemisphere

c)

It would take over existing European colonies

d)

It would get involved in European Conflicts

17.

Which statement about Jacksonian Democracy in the 1830s is correct?

a)

Congress outlawed the importation of enslaved Africans.

b)

The Constitution was amended to limit the power of the president.

c)

Voting rights were expanded to include most white men.

d)

The federal government guaranteed the sovereignty of American Indians.

18.

These headlines are associated with the presidency of

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Andrew Jackson

e)

Abraham Lincoln

19.

Which event caused the movement of people shown on this map?

a)

the passage of the Indian Claims Limitations Act

b)

the enforcement of the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act

c)

the enforcement of the Indian Removal Act

d)

the adaptation of Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

20.

In the 1832 case Worcester v. Georgia, the US Supreme Court ruled that

a)

the Cherokee Nation should be removed to the West.

b)

the Cherokee Nation could refuse to sign treaties.

c)

individual states could impose laws on American Indians

d)

American Indians could not live east of the Mississippi.