WorksheetsFEBRUARY DCA QUIZZIZ
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who was the first president of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Ben Franklin
John Adams
Which amendment in our Bill of Rights protects our rights to the freedom of the press, speech, religion, etc?
2
3-
1
6
Washington faced many challenges in office. Because of these challenges he had a very strong opinion about foreign wars. What did he warn the United States to do in foreign wars?
Remain neutral
Get involved
Alliance with the side that is likely to win
Alliance with the underdog to help them out
What was Washington's stance on political parties?
He believed it was necessary to run a country
He thought political parties would be a great time
He believed political parties were a danger to the country
Which amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment?
7
5
3
8
What was the name of our first ever consitution?
United States Constiution
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confederation
Who was the leader of the Federalist Party?
Hamilton
Jefferson
Madison
Washington
Choose all of the following that were beliefs of the Democratic Republican party?
Strict interpretation of the Constitution
Backed by merchants and manufacturers
Backed by farmers and workers
Against the National Bank
Wanted a powerful national government
Choose all of the following beliefs that aligned with the Federalist Party.
Backed by merchants an manufacturers
Believed in a strict interpretation of the constitution
Believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution
Supported the National Bank
Wanted an alliance with Britain
The Alien and Sedition Acts passed under John Adams's presidency clearly violated which amendment?
1-right to free speech, assembly, press, etc
2-right to bear arms
4-right to a search warrant
6-right to a speedy trial
Washington sent John Jay to Britain to negotiate a peace treaty to keep us out of a European war. What did Jay's treaty do for the US and Britain (for the time being)?
Britain promised to remove troops from NW Territory
Britain declared war on the US
Britain paid damages to our cargo ships
Britain returned our sailed
Britain took it easy on France
Due to the XYZ affair during Adam's presidency, Congress cancelled its treaties with France and allowed the US to seize French vessels.
True
False
Which 3 things were part of Hamilton's Financial Plan
Create a National Bank
Consume all states debts into one national debt
Raise revenue by passing excise taxes and issuing bonds
Print more money to pay off debts
What issue did Pinckney's treaty fix?
The issue with the Spanish in the Louisiana territory
The issue with the French in Canada
The issue of using the MS River with the Spanish
The issue of going to war with Britain...again
The framers of the Constitution separated our government system into 3 branches. Why?
To ensure one branch was not more powerful than another
3 branches? What?
They wanted to make sure the Executive could rule like a king
Hamilton worked out a compromise with the Southern states when trying to get his financial plan passed. What was it?
He promised to give them a cut of the revenue raised
Moved the nation's capital to Washington DC, in a southern state
Why did the framers need to re-write the Constitution?
They needed to ensure we only had 1 branch of government, not 3
The Articles of Confederation left the federal government too weak
They made some grammatical errors
The election of 1796, the first with political parties, saw who elected as the 2nd President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States
True
False
Under the presidency of Andrew Jackson, he issued the Indian Removal Act. What what his purpose to move Natives to the Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma?
He thoughts the Natives would do better in Indian Territory
He wanted their land for white settlement
He believed it was what the Natives wanted
The Trail of Tears was the removal of Native groups (Cherokee) from present-day Georgia. This became known as the Trail of Tears because...
Andrew Jackson wanted to name it that.
They cried the entire way.
Thousands of Cherokee died along the way.
During the Lewis and Clark expedition, which Native American served as a guide as well as a translator for the Corps of Discovery?
Pocohantas
Sacajewea
Betsy Ross
Martha Washington
This expedition brought maps of new lands and the discovery of new plants and animals.
The Louisiana Territory Expedition
Thomas Jefferson's Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition
This political party believed in a strong central government, a loose interpretation of the Constitution and the national bank.
Republicans
Democrats
Democratic-Republicans
Federalists
