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WorksheetsTopic 3 The Early Republic Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
One way in which President Washington set a precedent as the first president was...
Living in the White House
Living in Virginia
Wearing a white wig
Not running for a third term
One of Alexander Hamilton's first objectives as Secretary of the Treasury was...
Reduce the national debt
Spend money
Defeat Jefferson
Make each state pay debts
What did Hamilton compromise to gain Madison's support for his economic plan?
Establish the Bank of America
Some states would not have to pay debts
Move the nation's capital location to the south
Lose to Jefferson
Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality established that no one in the USA could...
Trade with the rest of the world
Support France or Great Britain in the war
Manufacture products with British materials
None of the above
True or False: Alexander Hamilton supported a government run by common people.
True
False
What political idea represents one of the political ideals of Thomas Jefferson?
The United States should support the British
The need for a national bank
The need for a strong federal government
Individual rights must be protected
Why did the XYZ Affair enrage the Americans?
France attempted to bribe the US.
France asked for a loan.
Charles de Talleyrand, the French Prime Minister, refused to meet with the Americans.
All of the above.
A consequence of President Adams' foreign policy of neutrality was...
The French and Indian War had begun
The United States had to pay a bribe to France
The Federalist Party split
None of the above
A change that Thomas Jefferson made to the government as president was...
Spend more money on the army
Expand the size of the government
Reduce the size of the federal government
Support the British
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.
True
False
This Native American helped Lewis and Clark during their expedition...
Sacajawea
Tecumseh
The Prophet
Sitting Bull
What was the name of the other expedition that Jefferson commissioned to explore the southwestern part of Louisiana?
Lewis and Clark part 2
Mandan Expedition
Pike Expedition
Peter Expedition
Why did Jefferson want Lewis and Clark to develop good relations with the Native Americans as part of the expedition?
He wanted to trade with the Native Americans
He wanted their lands
He wanted to sign a treaty
He didn't care about the Native Americans
President Jefferson's foreign policy focused on protecting Americans...
Shipping
Banking
Colonies in South America
None of the above
Jefferson's Embargo Act failed because...
It only harmed France
It only harmed Great Britain
It harmed Americans more than others
None of the above
One cause of the War of 1812 was that
the British encouraged Native Americans to attack settlers
the French encouraged Native Americans to attack settlers
Native Americans attacked American ships
the British accepted US neutrality
True or False: The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would oppose any European attempt to reclaim former colonies in the Americas.
True
False
Impressment means...
to prohibit trade
to force people into military service
to form an alliance with independent states
to tax foreign goods
Laissez Faire is...
a long journey or exploration
to force people into military service
a ban on trade
the idea that the government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs
Embargo means...
a ban on trade
a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party
Congressmen who wanted war with Britain
forcing people to perform military service
