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US terriorial expansion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Constitution of the United States passed?

a)

1785

b)

1786

c)

1787

d)

1788

2.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the Constitution of the United States?

a)

The United States is a federal republic.

b)

The president is appointed by the federal government.

c)

The state governments are responsible for state affairs.

d)

The federal government followed the principle of the separation of powers.

3.

Which of the following affairs is NOT managed by the federal government?

a)

National defence

b)

Diplomacy

c)

Currency

d)

State affairs

4.

Who was the first president of the United States?

a)

Locke

b)

Washington

c)

Jefferson

d)

Paine

5.

Which three branches share the powers of the federal government of the United States?

a)

State governments, the executive and the military

b)

State governments, the legislature and the executive

c)

The executive, the legislature and the judiciary

d)

The executive, the legislature and the military

6.

Which of the following bills is the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Bill of the Separation of Powers

c)

The Bill of Liberty

d)

The Bill of Union

7.

Which of the following is NOT regarded as an impact of the American Revolution?

a)

Spread revolutionary ideas.

b)

Led to revolutions in Central and South America.

c)

Sets an example of democracy.

d)

The United States became active in international affairs.

8.

How did the United States get the Louisiana Territory in the 19th century?

a)

Through land purchase

b)

Through treaty

c)

Through war

d)

Through the Westward Movement

9.

Which of the following people proposed to buy the Louisiana Territory from France in 1802?

a)

Washington

b)

Paine

c)

Jefferson

d)

Lincoln

10.

Which of the following countries ceded Florida to the United States in 1819?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Mexico

11.

Which of the following descriptions of the Monroe Doctrine is correct?

a)

The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy suggested by President Monroe in 1822.

b)

Under the Monroe Doctrine, the United States would not intervene in Asian affairs.

c)

Under the Monroe Doctrine, the United States recognized the existing European colonies in the Americas.

d)

Under the Monroe Doctrine, European countries should not regard the Americas as subjects of colonization.

12.

Which of the following countries supported the Monroe Doctrine first?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Mexico

13.

Which of the following is NOT regarded as an impact of the Monroe Doctrine on the United States?

a)

The United States enjoyed unity.

b)

Favoured its leadership in the Americas.

c)

European countries gave up re-colonizing the Americas.

d)

The United States adopted the policy of isolation for about a century.

14.

Texas declared independence from _______ in 1836.

a)

Britain

b)

Mexico

c)

France

d)

The United States

15.

Which of the following countries ruled the Oregon Territory with the United States in the 19th century?

a)

Britain

b)

Mexico

c)

France

d)

Spain

16.

Which of the following wars was caused by the border problem of Texas?

a)

The American Civil War

b)

The Mexican-American War

c)

The Napoleonic Wars

d)

The Mexican War of Independence

17.

Which of the following countries sold Alaska to the United States?

a)

Britain

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

Spain

18.

Which of the following territories was NOT obtained by the United States in 1898?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Guam

c)

The Philippines

d)

Alaska

19.

Which of the following territories was NOT obtained by the United States through treaty?

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Florida

d)

Louisiana Territory

20.

Which of the following principles is NOT a part of the United States Constitution?

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Federalism

c)

Direct democracy

d)

Judicial review