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Topic 3 The Early Republic Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One way in which President Washington set a precedent as the first president was...

a)

Living in the White House

b)

Living in Virginia

c)

Wearing a white wig

d)

Not running for a third term

2.

One of Alexander Hamilton's first objectives as Secretary of the Treasury was...

a)

Reduce the national debt

b)

Spend money

c)

Defeat Jefferson

d)

Make each state pay debts

3.

What did Hamilton compromise to gain Madison's support for his economic plan?

a)

Establish the Bank of America

b)

Some states would not have to pay debts

c)

Move the nation's capital location to the south

d)

Lose to Jefferson

4.

Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality established that no one in the USA could...

a)

Trade with the rest of the world

b)

Support France or Great Britain in the war

c)

Manufacture products with British materials

d)

None of the above

5.

True or False: Alexander Hamilton supported a government run by common people.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What political idea represents one of the political ideals of Thomas Jefferson?

a)

The United States should support the British

b)

The need for a national bank

c)

The need for a strong federal government

d)

Individual rights must be protected

7.

Why did the XYZ Affair enrage the Americans?

a)

France attempted to bribe the US.

b)

France asked for a loan.

c)

Charles de Talleyrand, the French Prime Minister, refused to meet with the Americans.

d)

All of the above.

8.

A consequence of President Adams' foreign policy of neutrality was...

a)

The French and Indian War had begun

b)

The United States had to pay a bribe to France

c)

The Federalist Party split

d)

None of the above

9.

A change that Thomas Jefferson made to the government as president was...

a)

Spend more money on the army

b)

Expand the size of the government

c)

Reduce the size of the federal government

d)

Support the British

10.

True or False: The reasons why Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the Louisiana Territory were to map the area and travel to the Pacific Ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

This Native American helped Lewis and Clark during their expedition...

a)

Sacajawea

b)

Tecumseh

c)

The Prophet

d)

Sitting Bull

12.

What was the name of the other expedition that Jefferson commissioned to explore the southwestern part of Louisiana?

a)

Lewis and Clark part 2

b)

Mandan Expedition

c)

Pike Expedition

d)

Peter Expedition

13.

Why did Jefferson want Lewis and Clark to develop good relations with the Native Americans as part of the expedition?

a)

He wanted to trade with the Native Americans

b)

He wanted their lands

c)

He wanted to sign a treaty

d)

He didn't care about the Native Americans

14.

President Jefferson's foreign policy focused on protecting Americans...

a)

Shipping

b)

Banking

c)

Colonies in South America

d)

None of the above

15.

Jefferson's Embargo Act failed because...

a)

It only harmed France

b)

It only harmed Great Britain

c)

It harmed Americans more than others

d)

None of the above

16.

One cause of the War of 1812 was that

a)

the British encouraged Native Americans to attack settlers

b)

the French encouraged Native Americans to attack settlers

c)

Native Americans attacked American ships

d)

the British accepted US neutrality

17.

True or False: The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would oppose any European attempt to reclaim former colonies in the Americas.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Impressment means...

a)

to prohibit trade

b)

to force people into military service

c)

to form an alliance with independent states

d)

to tax foreign goods

19.

Laissez Faire is...

a)

a long journey or exploration

b)

to force people into military service

c)

a ban on trade

d)

the idea that the government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs

20.

Embargo means...

a)

a ban on trade

b)

a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party

c)

Congressmen who wanted war with Britain

d)

forcing people to perform military service