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WorksheetsUnit 3 Review: The New Republic (Use SG to Check for Accuracy)
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Thomas Jefferson lowered spending in order to repay the national debt by doing what (Question 1)?
abolished domestic taxes
reduced the size of the active navy
eliminated the national bank
limited the federal government to several hundred people
Napoléon Bonaparte decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States because he... (Question 5)
wanted U.S. support for a war against Spain.
thought the land would be set aside for Native Americans..
needed to reinforce the French military in a war.
wished to build a new empire in North America.
What was the effect of the Embargo Act passed by Congress in 1807 (Question 10)?
American ports were closed.
Trade with Britain was banned until Britain respected US.
Foreign imports were allowed, but US exports came to an end.
International trade was banned.
The Embargo Act failed because... (Question 11)
the Non-Intercourse Act limited its scope.
caused US merchants to lose money/little effect on Britain.
the Federalist party rallied against it.
Spain replaced the loss of US trade with trade in S. America.
Britain decided to support Native Americans against the United States mainly to... (Question 13)
protect Native American culture.
boycott trade with the United States.
control U.S. activities from within the country.
reduce westward expansion in the United States.
U.S. History for 500, Alex: Who, according to most historians, designed the first American flag?
Dolley Madison
Betsy Ross
Francis Hopkinson
Benjamin Franklin
What thought led New England Federalists to oppose the war against Britain (Question 14)?
The U.S. navy was too weak to engage in a war.
Good relations w/the British were essential to the NE economy.
The federal govt should not increase the debt caused by the War.
The majority of the American people opposed the war.
How did Britain’s military forces gain strength in April of 1814 (Question 15)?
Britain defeated France and sent more troops to America.
France released British war prisoners.
There was a major decline in the number of US volunteers.
Queen ended an expedition to Africa and ordered ships to US.
Why was the victory in the Battle of New Orleans important for the United States (16)?
It ended the attacks from Native Americans.
It was the last major sea battle against Britain.
Prevented the British from taking control of Mississippi River.
It was the first major victory against Britain in the War of 1812
Which of the following statements about the War of 1812 is true (Question 17)?
It worsened the conflict between the North and the South.
It intensified American Indian resistance to Americans.
It strongly damaged American manufacturing.
It strengthened patriotism among Americans.
What did the Treaty of Ghent accomplish (Question 18)?
It ended the War of 1812
It ended the Creek War
It banned tariffs on imports from Britain
It withdrew the unpopular Embargo Acts
What was the “spoils system” practiced by newly-elected president Andrew Jackson (Question 20)?
damaging the reputations of one’s political opponents
celebrating one’s victory over a period of months
raising the wages of one’s staff after a victory
rewarding supporters by giving them government jobs
U.S. Military History for 400, Alex: How many American soldiers died in World War 2?
620,000
405,399
36,516
25,000
Northerners opposed the federal government's sale of public land at cheap prices because it... (Question 21)
attracted unskilled immigrants to the North to settle
encouraged potential laborers in the North to migrate west
lured slaveholding plantation owners to move from the South
increased competition between the North and the South
Northerners supported tariffs in the early 1800s because tariffs helped them compete with... (Question 22)
British merchants
Southern agriculturalists
British manufacturers
Southern manufacturers
In the early 1800s southerners opposed tariffs because tariffs... (Question 23)
decreased the price of the goods they needed.
benefited only northern merchants.
were higher in the South than in the North and West.
angered their European trading partners.
What effect did the Tariff of Abominations have on Andrew Jackson’s America (Question 24)?
It fostered the nation’s hatred of British companies
It fueled growing sectional differences within the country
It helped the West which did not rely on international trade
It favored the South’s agriculture-based economy
Women in U.S. History for 200, Alex: Who was the first woman in the United States to hold a federal executive position of vice president?
Condoleezza Rice
Kamala Harris
Hillary Clinton
Nancy Pelosi
The nullification crisis was a dispute over the power of the... (Question 25)
states to secede from the Union
federal government to end tariffs
federal government to favor one region over another
states to reject unconstitutional federal laws
Mormons moved from New York West in 1830's in order to... (Question 39)
obey the book of Mormon.
prosper in the fur trade.
seek out religious freedom.
strike it rich by mining for gold.
Where was Indian Territory (Question 29)?
present-day Oklahoma
east of the Mississippi River
south of the Blue Ridge Mountains
present-day Arkansas
What did the Supreme Court rule in Worcester v. Georgia (Question 32)?
The Cherokee Indians had to move from their land in Georgia
The state of Georgia had no legal power over the Cherokee
Only state governments had authority over American Indians
US troops in any state had the right to remove Indians
The U.S. government helped traders traveling on the Santa Fe Trail by... (Question 36)
issuing travel insurance to protect the traders’ belongings.
granting an allowance to cover basic travel expenses.
lowering taxes on the goods bought before the trip.
sending troops to protect against Native American attacks.
Texans suffered a striking defeat by the Mexican army in the battle of... (Question 71)
The Alamo
San Jacinto
New Orleans
New York
Which of the following put an end to American fur trading in the 1840s (Question 37)?
Beaver fur went out of fashion and demand fell
Spain and Russia claimed the Pacific Northwest
Great Britain heavily taxed the fur trade in Oregon Country
Native American attacks drove trappers from the Northwest
Which practice caused Mormons to be persecuted in the 1850s (Question 40)?
the ritualistic slaughter of animals
marriage to more than one wife
the belief in more than one god
morning prayer in public schools
Father Hidalgo y Costilla’s rebellion in 1810... (Question 41)
started the Mexican antislavery movement.
promoted nonviolent revolution.
overthrew the Spanish monarchy.
inspired the Mexican independence movement.
President Tyler fell out of favor with his party when he argued the annexation of Texas would... (Question 45)
ease trading with Mexico.
raise the number of free states.
increase the power of southern slave states.
suppress Texan independence movements.
What lesson might a western traveler have learned from the story of the Donner party (Question 51)?
Don’t take shortcuts
Travel with a compass
Don’t drink the water
Go west in the spring
U.S. Presidents for 300, Alex: Who was the first president of the United States to appear on television?
Grover Cleveland (1877)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1955)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1939)
Calvin Coolidge (1923)
Women generally made money in mining communities by... (Question 53)?
placer mining
operating boardinghouses
manufacturing clothes
running casinos
As a result of the population explosion of the “gold fever” years, California became... (Question 55)
eligible for statehood.
richer than any other region in the country.
more populous than any other region in the country.
off-limits to new immigrants.
U.S. Presidents for 500, Alex: Which American president WAS NOT assassinated while in office?
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
William McKinley
James Garfield
Harry S. Truman
The governor of Indiana Territory urged __________ to follow the Treaty of Greenville, signed in 1795 (Question 65).
the Prophet
Sitting Bull
Black Hawk
Tecumseh
The _____________ were the first American Indians removed to Indian Territory (Question 69).
Choctaw
Seminole
Cherokee
Chickasaw
A member of the __________Party might have nicknamed Andrew Jackson “the People’s President” (Question 67).
Democratic-Republican
Federalist
Whig
Democratic
At public ______, political parties allowed people to select candidates for president and VP (Question 66).
primary elections
election rallies
nominating conventions
caucus
President Jackson refused to annex Texas because doing so would have... (Question 43).
upset the balance between free and slave states and upset the balance in Congress.
gone against the wishes of the electorate.
encouraged wars of independence in border states.
been upsetting to Congress.
