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Unit 8- Early Republic

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were Congressmen who supported going to war with Great Britain in 1812 called?W

a)

War Eagles

b)

War Cardinals

c)

War Hawks

2.

Because of the embargo, the US began to produce their own goods in factories this was known as…

a)

colonization

b)

industrialization

c)

urbanization

3.

What court case established the supreme court’s ruling of judicial review?

a)

Gibbons vs Ogden

b)

Marbury vs Madison

c)

McCulloch vs Maryland

4.

How did the British use the natives to instigate (cause) the War of 1812?

a)

providing weapons to natives

b)

giving natives money

c)

taking away their land

5.

What did Britain create to prevent the US from trading with other countries by sea?

a)

sieges

b)

submarines

c)

blockades

6.

Who was the war hero that fought during the battle of New Orleans?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Andrew Jackson

7.

Who was the first president of the US that set many precedents?

a)

george washington

b)

john adams

c)

thomas jefferson

8.

Who was the 2nd president of the US and a Federalist? Responsible for the Alien and Sedition Acts

a)

george washington

b)

john adams

c)

thomas jefferson

9.

Who was Washington’s Secretary of state and became 3rd president of the US?

a)

john adams

b)

james madison

c)

thomas jefferson

10.

Who was Washington’s Secretary of the treasury and a federalist?

a)

john adams

b)

thomas jefferson

c)

alexander hamilton

11.

What war was fought under Madison’s presidency between Great Britain and the US?

a)

american revolution

b)

civil war

c)

war of 1812

12.

What is a group of people who share similar beliefs on how the govt should be run?

a)

political parties

b)

precedents

c)

embargos

13.

No political parties and not getting involved in foreign affairs was part of…

a)

the rules of war

b)

hamilton's financial plan

c)

washington's farewell address

14.

President Adams passed these acts to prevent people from expressing their 1st amendment right

a)

quartering act

b)

alien and sedition acts

c)

townshend acts

15.

A group of advisors to the president is known as…

a)

impressment

b)

parliament

c)

cabinet

16.

Decreasing debt, increasing revenue through tariffs, taxing whiskey and establishing a bank was part of…

a)

washington's farewell address

b)

jackson's war on the bank

c)

hamilton's financial plan

d)

jefferson's embargos

17.

What did the court case of Marbury vs. Madison establish?

a)

commerce

b)

judicial review

c)

elastic clause

18.

What court case dealt with regulating commerce between states and established that the federal govt is supreme?

a)

gibbons vs ogden

b)

mcculloch vs maryland

c)

marbury vs madison

19.

What court case said that no state can go against a federal organization like the national bank and enforced the supremacy clause?

a)

gibbons vs ogden

b)

mcculloch vs maryland

c)

marbury vs madison

20.

Which act prohibited all foreign trade?

a)

embargo act

b)

alien and sedition act

c)

intolerable acts

21.

Who was the 4th president and was also president during the war pf 1812?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

James Monroe

d)

John Adams

22.

What event caused farmers to rebel due to a tax on luxury items from Hamilton’s financial plan?

a)

Shays Rebellion

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

American Revolution

23.

What was the event where the US tried to peace talk with France, but were instead asked to pay 10 million dollars?

a)

ABC issue

b)

XYZ affair

c)

Gibbons vs Ogden

24.

What was the policy that warned European nations to stay out of the western hemisphere?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Intolerable Acts

25.

What compromise allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state. 36, 30 latitude line?

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Compromise of 1850

26.

Who was the Chief Justice who oversaw McCulloch vs. Maryland, Gibbons vs. Ogden and Marbury vs. Madison?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Marshsall

27.

Spain ceding Florida to the US for 5 million dollars and the US agreeing to stay out of Texas was part of the…

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Monroe Doctrine

28.

What doubled the size of the US in 1803 under president Thomas Jefferson?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Gadsen Purchase

29.

What were the first 2 political parties?

a)

federalists and republicans

b)

democrats and whigs

c)

federalists and democratic republicans

30.

Britain capturing our sailors and forcing them to serve in their military was known as…

a)

impressment

b)

blockades

c)

embargos

31.

What 5th president was responsible for acquiring Florida, the Monroe doctrine and the Missouri compromise of 1820?

a)

John Adams

b)

James Madison

c)

James Monroe

32.

What states that the federal govt is supreme to the states?

a)

supremacy clause

b)

elastic clause

c)

commerce clause

33.

Who was known as the great compromiser?

a)

James Madison

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Marshall

34.

Not taking sides means staying what?

a)

neutral

b)

central

c)

compromised

35.

What is another word for pattern or example?

a)

cabinet

b)

ratify

c)

precedent

36.

What created 3 levels of federal courts, including the Supreme Court?

a)

the monroe doctrine

b)

the judiciary act of 1789

c)

the adams onis treaty

37.

Who was the native american interpreter that served as a guide for Lewis and Clark?sa

a)

sacagawea

b)

pocahontas

c)

persephone

38.

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

a)

james madison

b)

andrew jackson

c)

francis scott key

39.

A time period during Monroe’s presidency when the US had a high sense of Nationalism was known as the ________

a)

patriot act

b)

proud to be an american

c)

era of good feelings

40.

Which act replaced the Embargo Act and prohibited trade with only England?

a)

alien and sedition acts

b)

indian removal act

c)

non-intercourse act

41.

Showing an extreme sense of pride in one’s country is known as….

a)

commerce

b)

nationalism

c)

griecance