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CBA 2 Review U2-5 #2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whose idea was it to transfer state war debt to a national bank to build credit for the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

Alexander Hamilton

2.

Why did US industry increase during the War of 1812?

a)

The US opened factories to produce weapons for the war

b)

The population of the US increased, increasing the demand for more manufactured goods

c)

A British blockade of the Atlantic Coast kept America from acquiring British manufactured goods

d)

It was meant to stimulate the weakening US economy

3.

Which statement is true of George Washington's wishes concerning foreign countries?

a)

He wanted alliances with both France and Britain

b)

He wanted an alliance with Spain and to remain neutral with France and Britain

c)

He wanted trade relations, not political relationships

d)

He wanted political relationships, not trade relationships

4.

The stamp act and tea act were imposed on colonists because Britain:

a)

needed money to cover the cost of the French and Indian War

b)

were ordered to pay France for damages in the French and Indian War

c)

were penalizing colonists for rebelling against Britain

d)

wanted to purchase more territory in North America

5.

Which group wanted powerful central government?

a)

anti-federalists

b)

federalists

c)

democratic-republicans

d)

republicans

6.

The Whiskey Rebellion is important to US History because it showed (under the new US Constitution) that:

a)

Washington was willing to go to war with Britain when necessary

b)

domestic problems could quickly get out of control

c)

the president had better authority to deal with domestic problems

d)

the US government was not going to be able to impose taxes on its citizens

7.

The Monroe Doctrine:

a)

was a solution to the problems with the US and Britain after the War of 1812

b)

was the name for one of James Monroe's speeches when he was running for presidnet

c)

was a statement from the US to Europe that Europe was to stay out of North and South America

d)

was a plan by James Monroe for how best to keep Americans healthy

8.

Colonists were angry about having to pay taxes imposed on them after the French and Indian War because:

a)

they thought they should never have to pay taxes

b)

they had no say in the decision to impose those taxes

c)

they won their independence in the French and Indian War

d)

the British were only imposing those taxes on the South

9.

People who strongly believed in states' rights (power to states):

a)

wanted a very limited national government

b)

also wanted the national government to have more power

c)

were loyalists who never wanted to split with Britain

d)

were federalists who supported the ratification of the constitution

10.

The us constitution was created because under the Articles of Confederation, the national government:

a)

had too many branches of government

b)

could not make new laws unless all 13 states agreed

c)

had too much power

d)

did not have enough power

11.

Which is NOT a benefit of shared power between the states and national government?

a)

governors can sometimes nullify federal laws

b)

it limits national government

c)

it helps protect individual rights

d)

the national government doesn't have too much power

12.

Which would NOT be a violation of he 4th amendment?

a)

making video recordings of a suspected criminal inside his or her home without a warrant

b)

forcing a suspected criminal to answer questions during an interrogation

c)

searching a suspected criminal's bedroom without a warrant

d)

taking evidence from a suspected criminals' car without a warrant