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LMS Washington to Monroe

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define : Precedent.

a)

A position of supreme power in the U.S.

b)

An example set that others follow.

c)

Head of the State

d)

Forced military service.

2.

A government's interaction in dealing with other countries or nations.

a)

Foreign Policy

b)

Domestic Policy

c)

State Policy

d)

Local Policy

3.

A government's strategy in handling and dealing with political and economic issues within the country.

a)

Foreign Policy.

b)

Domestic Policy.

c)

State Policy.

d)

National Policy.

4.

George Washington’s goodbye letter to the American people warning them of foreign alliances, political parties and sectionalism.

a)

Presidential good-bye speech.

b)

The Farewell Address.

c)

President's Exit letter.

d)

Presidential End of Term.

5.

Which answer choice has the first 5 presidents in the correct order?

a)

Washington, Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Clinton, Bush.

b)

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Monroe, Madison.

c)

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe.

d)

Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe.

6.

The British Navy would capture American sailors and force them to join their military. Forced military service is called _________.

a)

Impressment.

b)

Impeachment.

c)

Improvising.

d)

Impoverishing.

7.

A set of laws that allowed the government to arrest and deport you if you were seen as "dangerous" to the country. The Government can also fine and arrest you for criticizing your country.

a)

Alien & Retribution Acts.

b)

Alien & Sedition Acts.

c)

1st Amendment.

d)

Intolerable Acts.

8.

President Jefferson buys a LARGE chunk of land from France in 1803 for $15M. What is it called?

a)

Gadsen Purchase.

b)

Mexican Cession.

c)

Oregon Country.

d)

Louisiana Purchase.

9.

The event where 3 secret French agents demanded money from the U.S in order to stop the attacks on U.S Ships Is known as… ___________.

a)

XYZ Affair.

b)

ABC Affair.

c)

123 Affair.

d)

ZYX Affair

10.

The president appointed a group of advisors to help do his job, what is this called?

a)

Cabinet.

b)

The Avengers.

c)

Board of Presidency.

d)

Secretary of State.

11.

President Jefferson hires two explorers to carry out an expedition of the new Louisiana Territory. This expedition led to finding new resources, exploiting the fur trade and pushing out the Native Americans towards the West.

a)

Lewis & Clark.

b)

Miles & Clark.

c)

Louise & Kent.

d)

Johnson & Johnson.

12.

Supreme Court Chief Justice appointed by President Adams.

a)

John Marshall.

b)

John Adams.

c)

Thomas Jefferson.

d)

James Madison.

13.

Famous landmark Supreme Court case during President Jeffersons time in office that establishes the principle of Judicial Review.

a)

Marbury V. Madison

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

McCulloh V. Maryland

d)

Dred Scott V. Sandford

14.

The Federalist Party was led by ___________.

a)

Alexander Hamilton.

b)

Thomas Jefferson.

c)

George Washington.

d)

George Mason.

15.

The leader of the Democratic-Republican Party was __________.

a)

Thomas Jefferson.

b)

Alexander Hamilton.

c)

George Washington.

d)

Abraham Lincoln.

16.
What was Washington's Treasury Secretary?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Hamilton
c)
Knox
d)
Adams
17.

An 1819 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States

a)
Adams-Onís Treaty
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Missourie Compromise
d)
Adams-Otis Treaty
18.
President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Adams Doctrine
d)
Madison Doctrine
19.
The invention of the cotton gin increased the efficiency of cotton production and actually increased the demand for this
a)
Water Power
b)
Coal
c)
FIre
d)
Slaves
20.
This invention by Eli Whitney made it possible to produce items in large numbers by standardizing parts to allow for easier replacement
a)
Interchangeable Parts
b)
Cotton Gin
c)
Steamboat
d)
Factory System
21.

What was the impact of the Erie Canal?

a)

It provided more water for settlers to use for their the irrigation of their crops

b)

It made the transportation of goods quicker and cheaper and promoted city growth in the West

c)

It made transporting goods more difficult than using a horse and wagon

d)

It created a need for more lakes to fill the canals

22.

What is a free enterprise economic system?

a)

A system in which businesses can profit and compete with little government involvement

b)

A system where people are free to farm whatever land they own

c)

A system where government can control the prices of small businesses

d)

A system where thread and fabric can be produced in the same mill

23.

What sparked the start of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

a)

The British blockade in the War of 1812

b)

Native American threats in Northwest Territory

c)

George Washington's Farewell Address

d)

Impressments of U.S. sailors by the British navy

24.
How did an expansion in railroads contribute to the growth of America?
a)

new cities sprung up along the tracks, and people moved West

b)
it made cities more crowded because railroads were constructed over people's farms
c)
the agriculture industry became more powerful
d)
it made the environment cleaner thus the country was more attractive to immigrants
25.

Factory that could spin thread and weave cloth in the same mill and employed young unmarried women from local farms

a)

Slater's Mill

b)

Daniel Webster

c)

Lowell System

d)

Cloth Factory

26.

Which of the following is an effect of the War of 1812?

a)

Increased foreign trade

b)

Increased domestic manufacturing

c)

Doubled the size of the U.S.

d)

All of these

27.

What was written at Fort McHenry during the War of 1812?

a)

Amendments to the Constitution

b)

The Pledge of Allegiance

c)

The Star Spangled Banner

d)

Death threats against Europe

28.
The Monroe Doctrine - 
a)
Stated that European countries could NOT continue to colonize in North and South America
b)
Stated that the US would NOT continue to trade with France or Britain
c)
Stated that it was ILLEGAL for the US to form alliances
d)
Stated that European countries were welcome to colonize in North & South America
29.
Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?
a)

The Compromise made it so there were the same number of slave and free states.

b)

The Compromise upset the balance of power between free states and slave states in the Senate.

c)

The Compromise was liked by Northerners, but not Southerners.

d)

The Compromise opened up slavery to all existing states.

30.

What territory did the U.S. gain from the Spanish in the Adams-Onis Treaty?

a)

Florida

b)

Oregon

c)

Maine

d)

Texas

31.

What political party supported a strong state government and a agricultural economy?

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

c)

Democrats

d)

Democratic-Republican

32.

What term means: the collection of all states debt into one account?

a)

Sedition

b)

Assumption

c)

National Bank

d)

Tariff

33.

The Neutrality Proclamation happened during the presidency of ___

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

e)

James Monroe

34.

The creation of the National Bank happened during the presidency of ___

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

e)

James Monroe

35.

'Tis true policy to steer clear of ____?____ with any portion of the foreign World- So far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it... But in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them.


-President George Washington's Farewell Address, 1796

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Which phrase completes this excerpt?

a)

colonial settlements

b)

protective tariffs

c)

permanent alliances

d)

territorial disputes

36.

Which is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

a)

British burning down Washington D.C.

b)

British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans

c)

British searching and seizing American ships

d)

British impressment of American sailors

37.

What was the purpose of the Sedition Act?

a)

To promote free speech

b)

To promote immigration

c)

To limit immigration

d)

To limit free speech

38.

In the War of 1812, the United States

a)

fought Mexico for territory in the Southwest.

b)

fought France for control of the Louisiana Territory.

c)

gained the Florida territory from the Spanish.

d)

responded to England’s attempts to restrict US trade in Europe.

39.

The period immediately after the War of 1812 was known as

a)

the Gilded Age.

b)

Jeffersonian Democracy.

c)

Jacksonian Democracy.

d)

the Era of Good Feelings.

40.

The decision in Gibbons v Ogden (1824) addressed which of the following issues?

a)

The issue of congressional privileges

b)

The right of states to tax federal property

c)

The Supreme Court's right to declare Congressional act unconstitutional

d)

The regulation of interstate commerce

41.

Which Supreme Court case decided if a state had the power to tax a federal institution?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Fletcher v. Peck

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

42.
The Marbury vs. Madison case established _____________________which gave the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
a)
Judicial Act of 1789
b)
Presidential vetoes
c)
Constitutional amendments
d)
Judicial Review
43.

Who acted as a guide for the people sent to explore the land of the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Lewis & Clark

b)

John Smith

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Pocahontas

44.

Why did President Jefferson ask the U.S. Congress to pass the Embargo Act?

a)

to stop American merchant ships from avoiding taxes

b)

to stop Britain and France from fighting

c)

to stop Britain and France from seizing American merchant ships

d)

to stop trade with European countries