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Early Republic Fast and Curious 1

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the significance of the Whiskey Rebellion? 
a)
To tax whiskey
b)
Demonstrated the U.S. government’s power to enforce laws
c)
To create more whiskey
d)
Demonstrated the Supreme Court's power to create new laws
2.
French agents attempted to get a bribe from US diplomats in exchange for an agreement that France would no longer attack American ships.
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
c)
Shays' Rebellion
d)
Boston Tea Party
3.

This list provides examples of -

a)

topics discussed during the Second Constitutional Convention

b)

domestic issues faced by the leaders of the new republic

c)

weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation

d)

issues leading to the ratification of the first constitutional amendments

4.

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

a)

Southern states were threatening to secede from the union.

b)

The United States had large debts from the American Revolution.

c)

Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.

d)

The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.

5.

What Amendment did the Alien & Sedition Acts violate?

a)

2nd

b)

5th

c)

1st

d)

8th

6.

What law passed by John Adams both targeted immigrants and made it illegal to criticize the President?

a)

XYZ Affair

b)

Embargo Act

c)

Alien & Sedition Acts

d)

Barbary Affair

7.

Alexander Hamilton's financial plan:

a)

tariffs and a whiskey tax

b)

a national bank

c)

federal government buys the states' debts

d)

the government invests in manufacturing

8.

term that means to cancel a law (for example: Kentucky and Virginia refused to follow the Alien and Sedition Acts)

a)

Nullify

b)

Ratify

c)

Approve

d)

Tariff

9.

A tax on imported goods (products manufactured in other countries and brought into the U.S.)

a)

tariff

b)

embargo

c)

Impressment

d)

blockade

10.

term that refers to issues at home or within a country's own borders

a)

foreign

b)

domestic

11.
What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Doubled the size of the United States
b)
Finished the war between Spain and France
c)
Provided a place for the French to plant crops
d)
Tripled the size of the United States
12.
Which section on the map best represents the territory gained from the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Section I
b)
Section II
c)
Section III
d)
None of these
13.
3rd President of the United States best known for purchasing the Louisiana Territory
a)
James Monroe
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson
14.

Louisiana Purchase

a)

1803

b)

1776

c)

1620

d)

1607

15.
How did the War of 1812 affect the U.S. economy?
a)
The use of federal paper currency increased.
b)
Agricultural imports increased.
c)
Imports of raw materials increased.
d)
Manufacturing increased.
16.

The United States' foreign policy of being "friendly but neutral" mostly came from--

a)

Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan

b)

The Monroe Doctrine

c)

The foreign policy of George Washington

d)

France’s appeal to the United States in 1793

17.
Which term describes the British policy of taking American sailors and forcing them to work on British ships? 
a)
impressment
b)
smuggling
c)
hijacking
d)
piracy
18.
What did the Embargo Act of 1807 do? 
a)
It prohibited Americans from exporting goods to Great Britain.
b)
It prohibited Americans from exporting goods to France.
c)
It prohibited Americans from exporting goods to European countries.
d)
It prohibited Americans from exporting goods to all foreign countries.
19.

Causes: impressment, War Hawks

Events: Battle of Ft. McHenry, burning of Washington, D.C.

Effects: manufacturing increases, Era of Good Feelings

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

War of 1812

c)

American Revolution

d)

Civil War

20.

What caused Thomas Jefferson to ask Congress to pass the Naval Act?

a)

British impressment of U.S. Sailors

b)

French extortion during the XYZ Affair

c)

attacks on U.S. ships by Barbary pirates

d)

The War of 1812

21.

Who wrote the poem that became the Star Spangled Banner?

a)

John Adams

b)

James Madison

c)

Francis Scott Key

d)

Andrew Jackson

22.

What name have historians given to the time period after the War of 1812 that was characterized by strong feelings of patriotism or nationalism?

a)

Corrupt Bargain

b)

Era of Peace

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Era of Good Feelings

23.
What was Washington’s foreign policy?
a)
Kindess
b)
Patriotism 
c)
Isolationism
d)
Hate towards others
24.

a law prohibiting trade with other countries

a)

blockade

b)

nullification

c)

impressment

d)

embargo

25.

During the War of 1812, the British Navy would not let American ships in or out of U.S. harbors. This manner of sealing a border is known as--

a)

an embargo

b)

a blockade

c)

a precedent

d)

the XYZ affair

26.

During his presidency, George Washington set many precedents. What is a "precedent"?

a)

an example, or unwritten rule, to follow

b)

the act of cancelling a law that a state does not agree with

c)

problems that occur "at home" or within one's own borders

d)

problems dealing with the U.S.'s relationship with other countries

27.
What religious group settled primarily in Pennsylvania?
a)
Puritans
b)
Quakers
c)
Catholics
d)
Presbyterians
28.
What year was Jamestown, the first successful English settlement, founded?
a)
1215
b)
1607
c)
1619
d)
1620
29.

Which countries were mainly focused on the fur trade in North America?

a)
Dutch
b)
English
c)
French
d)
Spanish
30.
Last major battle of the American Revolution, in which the British surrendered because a lack of supplies.
a)
Lexington
b)
Concord
c)
Yorktown
d)
Paris
31.
When did the Second Continental Congress sign the document creating "free and independent states."
a)
March 5, 1770
b)
December 16, 1773
c)
April 19, 1775
d)
July 4, 1776
32.
Describes the relationship between a colony sending raw materials to the mother country in return for goods and products
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Colonial Grievances
d)
Boston Tea Party
33.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
34.
What term means the idea citizens elect people to represent them in government?
a)
Republicanism
b)
Federalism
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
limited government 
35.
a)
5th Amendment
b)
6th Amendment
c)
4th Amendment 
d)
7th Amendment 
36.

Name that Amendment: Freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

37.

Which document influenced the writers of the Constitution by giving them an example of limited government?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Federalist Papers

d)

Magna Carta

38.
First written constitution in the American colonies that influenced many ideas that are found in the U.S. Constitution.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Magna Carta
39.

The southern economy relied on ___________.

a)

Fishsing

b)

cash crop agriculture

c)

Ship Building

d)

Trading

e)

grain agriculture

40.

This country used missions to spread Christianity to the Native Americans

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

41.

wrote about natural rights, social contracts

a)

Charles Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hooker

d)

Roger Williams

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