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Early Republic Era Quiz/Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In his farewell address, Washington warned of:  

a)

Avoiding long-term foreign alliances, avoid political parties 

b)
Avoid political parties, aquiring slaves
c)
Avoiding entanglement with foreign affairs, trading goods
d)
Trading goods, acquiring slaves
2.

Which political party was formed by Alexander Hamilton and favored a stronger federal (AKA: National/Central) government?

a)

Democratic- Republicans

b)

Whigs

c)

Anti-Federalists

d)

Federalists

3.

Which early political party wanted a larger and more powerful federal (AKA: National/Central) government?

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans

4.

Democrat-Republican Party was formed by Thomas Jefferson and favored stronger __________________ government.

a)

federal

b)

national

c)

central

d)

state

5.

Which early political party wanted a smaller federal government with more power given to the states?

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans

6.

The main disagreement between the political parties was over the ____________________ of the Federal government and the ________________________.

a)

power; national bank

b)

weakness; FOC

c)

strength; tariffs

d)

power; Alien & Sedition Acts

7.

Who was the 2nd president of the United States?

a)

Buchanan

b)

Quincy Adams

c)

Polk

d)

John Adams

8.

The Sedition Act claimed people could not publish criticism of the Congress or the President. This is a violation of our "freedom of speech" found in the ________________.

a)

1st amendment

b)

4th amendment

c)

5th amendment

d)

10th amendment

9.

Which controversial legislation of President John Adam's administration restricted citizens from criticizing the government?

a)

the Embargo Act

b)

the Monroe Doctrine

c)

the Judiciary Act

d)

The Sedition Act

10.

What act did President Adams also pass that empowered him to deport "dangerous" immigrants at his discretion.

a)

Sedition Acts

b)

Alien Acts

c)

Embargo Acts

11.

This act criminalized making false statements critical of the government.

a)

Sedition Acts

b)

Alien Acts

c)

Embargo Acts

12.

Who is the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe’s presidencies?

a)
John Marshall
b)
Elastic Clause
c)
John Adams 
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
13.

What was the Supreme Court case that established Judicial Review?

a)

McCullough v. Maryland

b)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Marbury v. Madison

14.

What is Judicial Review?

a)

President vetoes the judicial branch's ruling.

b)

The Congress can override the Supreme Court.

c)

The Supreme Court can review and rule if a law is unconstitutional or not.

d)

Judges on the Supreme Court are reviewed by the Senate.

15.

What court case established the federal government’s control over interstate trade?

a)
John Marshall
b)
Elastic Clause
c)
John Adams
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
16.

The court case of McCulloch v Maryland was also about whether a state could ___ a U.S. bank.

a)

issue

b)

tax

17.

Who was the 3rd president of the United States after John Adams?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Polk

c)

Taylor

d)

Fillmore

18.

In what year did President Jefferson make the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

1775

b)

1803

c)

1821

d)

1845

19.

The Louisiana Purchase _________ the size of the United States.

a)

Doubled

b)

Tripled

c)

Did not change

20.

Rather than going to war with Britain for impressing U.S. sailors, Jefferson imposed an _____________ Act on trade to protect cargo ships from attack.

a)

Interdependence

b)

Commerce

c)

Embargo

d)

Navigation

21.

Why was the Embargo Act considered to be a disaster by most Americans?

a)

It hurt the American economy more than Britain's because it banned trade

b)

it made New England merchants wealthy

c)

it ended the American policy of neutrality

d)

it stopped the British impressment of merchants

22.

Who was the 4th president of the United States after Jefferson?

a)

Monroe

b)

James Madison

c)

Jackson

d)

Tyler

23.

What year did the War of 1812 begin?

a)

1815

b)

1807

c)

1812

d)

1810

24.

Which action contributed to the beginning of the War of 1812 between America and Britain?

a)

impressment of American sailors into the British navy

b)

attacks on American ships by the Barbary Coast pirates

c)

seizure of American ships by the Spanish navy

d)

violations of American fishing rights on the Great Lakes

25.
Impressment is
a)
The capturing of US sailors and forcing them to work for the British
b)
Selling US sailors
c)
Capturing US sailors
d)
The French capturing US sailors and forcing them to work for them.
26.

The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and what country?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

27.

What treaty brought an end to The War of 1812?

a)

Treaty Of Paris

b)

Treaty Of Ghent

c)

Treaty Of London

d)

Peace Treaty

28.

Who was the 5th president of the United States after James Madison?

a)

James Monroe

b)

Madison

c)

Washington

d)

Adams

29.

Why was the presidency of James Monroe referred to as the "Era of Good Feelings"?

a)

most of the country was enjoying the economic benefits of slavery

b)

there was political unity and mostly prosperity (success) in the country, and no fighting

c)

there was excellent relations between the Americans and Natives

d)

the slave trade had been banned in all areas of the United States

30.

National pride, less political conflicts, and increase in manufacturing are all characteristics of:

a)
The Era of Bad Feelings
b)
The Era of Spoiled Feelings
c)
The Era of Cockiness
d)
The Era of Good Feelings
31.

Why did American manufactures produce more to replace goods that could not be imported from Britain?

a)

They wanted to get stocked up on as many weapons as possible

b)

They did not want anything from Britain

c)

They were at war with Britain, and were not getting those goods through trade during that time, so they started making those goods themselves

32.

Which of the following government policies stopped European colonization in the Americas (North & South America).

a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818