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Early Republic

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which country owned the Louisiana Territory before the US?
a)
Africa
b)
England
c)
Mexico
d)
France
2.

The US bought Louisiana from France in 1803 at the cost of

a)

$1 million

b)

$15 million

c)

$10 million

d)

$100 million

3.

The Louisiana Purchase

a)

did not occur until Congress passed an amendment approving it

b)

doubled the size of the US

c)

offered the US an opportunity to expand its commercial and manufacturing industries

d)

tripled the size of the US

4.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington 
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
5.

Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?

a)

For control of the Mississippi river

b)

To spy on the Spanish

c)

To control Haiti

d)

For gold and silver

6.

Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a ______________________ to help pay off the national debt.

a)

federal reserve system

b)

stock exchange

c)

national mint to print currency

d)

national bank

7.

The ___________________ Acts prohibited speaking out against the government.

a)

First Amendment

b)

Resolution

c)

Expression

d)

Alien and Sedition

8.

Washington thought that Political Parties would _________ America?

a)

help

b)

encourage

c)

divide

9.

Who did Washington hire to help pay off the nation's debt?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

Alexander Hamilton

10.

Washington issued the _________________________ that stated the US would not interfere in foreign wars.

a)

Neutrality Proclamation

b)

Peace Negotiation Treaty

c)

Independent Nation Accord

d)

Isolation Proclamation

11.

Disagreements between Jefferson and Hamilton led to ---.

a)

an alliance with Mexico

b)

the Whiskey Rebellion

c)

civil war

d)

the nation's first political parties

12.

Which of the following words means the same thing as "precedent?"

a)

President

b)

Example

c)

Future

d)

Past

13.

Describe domestic policy

a)

Policies and decisions having to do with other countries

b)

Policies and decisions having to do with the home country

14.

Describe foreign policy

a)

Policies and decisions having to do with other countries

b)

Policies and decisions having to do with the home country

15.

The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

a)

that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.

b)

that the U.S. was unable to compromise.

c)

that we would be dragged into another war.

d)

that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.

16.
In order to become a state, territories had to have which of the following?
a)
$1,000,000
b)
5000 people
c)
60,000 free men
d)
slaves
17.
What was NOT allowed in the new NW Territory according to the Northwest Ordinance? 
a)
Slavery
b)
Freedoms
c)
Trading
d)
Farming 
18.
What was the most significant threat facing the Early Republic when Washington became President?
a)
Debt
b)
Native Americans
c)
British
d)
French
19.
What do you call a group of advisers to the president?
a)
Cabinet
b)
Closet
c)
Congress
d)
Senate
20.

Tax on imported foreign goods

a)

Tariff

b)

Inaugurate

c)

Cabinet

21.

What is the "big idea" of the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

the weakness of the Articles of Confederation

b)

It is the right of the people to rebel

c)

people hate being taxed

d)

the strength of the federal government

22.

Not taking sides in a conflict

a)

Neutral

b)

Whisky Rebellion

c)

Battle of Fallen Timbers

23.
1794 A protest of small farmers in Pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey
a)
Bank of the United States
b)
French Revolution
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Political Parties
24.

Which judge was on the Marbury v madison

a)

John mashall

b)

William Douglas

c)

Potter Stewart

d)

Sam pott

25.

What was the impact of the Marbury v Madison case?

a)

The case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review, it also allowed them to make laws and passed by Congress to be unconstitutional.

b)

The case impacted nothing

c)

It gave the courts power

26.

What did the marbury vs madison establish?

a)

It establish the judicial review

b)

It establish nothing

c)

It establish the rights of humans

27.

Under the new law, immigrants needed to live in the US for ____ years before voting, a change from the previous requirement of 5 years.

a)

8

b)

14

c)

16

d)

10

28.
The Sedition Act violated the _______?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Fifth Amendment
29.

Adams was the _____ president of the U.S.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

30.
What political party is John Adams?
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
c)
Democratic-Republican
d)
Democrat
31.

Second president of the U.S.

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

32.
Who was president during the War of 1812?
a)
James Monroe
b)
John Adams
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
33.
What was the low point of the War of 1812 for the Americans?
a)
The White House was burned.
b)
The graves of George and Martha Washington were desecrated.
c)
Thomas Jefferson was captured. 
d)
The Canadians won the siege of Boston.
34.
What was the name of the war that happened in 1812
a)
The Civil War
b)
The American Revolution
c)
The War of 1812
d)
The American Revolution Part 2
e)
The Hundred Year War
35.
What is the River that runes North and South between the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Superior?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Red River
c)
Nile River
d)
Missouri River
e)
Gulf River
36.

Which are effects of the War of 1812?

a)

US Manufacturing growing, Increased American Patriotism (Nationalism), and weakened Native American resistance

b)

Impressment of US citizens and interference with American shipping

c)

Impressment of sailors and US manufacturing growth

d)

The Embargo Act of 1815 after the British burned the White House

37.
Which is a result of the War of 1812?
a)
Parts of Canada now belonged to the US.
b)
The capital was relocated.
c)
Americans felt a new sense of national pride.
d)
Sailors were impressed by Spanish navy.
38.

What did US citizens begin to want after the War of 1812?

a)

US manufactured goods

b)

British manufactured goods again

c)

French manufactured goods

d)

Canadian manufactured goods

39.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
40.
The Monroe Doctrine would be an example of
a)
U.S. Foreign Policy
b)
U.S. Domestic Policy
41.

1. Which of the following was a major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

discourage United States trade with Latin America

b)

defend the Panama Canal from Great Britain

c)

prevent further European colonization in the Americas

d)

provide economic aid to Latin American nations