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WorksheetsU.S. Political Parties
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which statement describes BOTH the Free-Soil Party and the Republican Party in the mid-1800s?
They supported actions to stop escaped slaves from entering the North
They supported enacting safety regulations to protect factory workers
They were against the expansion of slavery into the western territories
They were against the establishment of American Indian reservations
Why did the Federalist Party develop in the United States in the late 1700s?
To oppose forming diplomatic alliances with Britain
To oppose the replacement of the Articles of Confederation
To support a national government with more power
To support a national government limited by state power
"Are you willing to...elect to all offices of Honor, Profit, or Trust, none
but native born citizens of America, of this country to the exclusionof all foreigners...?
-Examiner's questions for admittance to the Know-Nothing Party, 1854
Which inference about the Know-Nothing Party is supported by the excerpt above?
Its members blamed Irish immigrants for taking away jobs
the party encouraged western migration of settlers
its members opposed enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act in the Northeast
The party party was in favor of universal suffrage
Why did many farmers, artisans, and former Anti-Federalists support the Democratic-Republican Party?
The Democractic-Republicans favored the expansion of a strong national government
The Democratic-Republicans supported strict restrictions on immigrantion
The Democratic-Republicans supported the use of tariffs
The Democratic-Republicans favored states' rights and the rights of the common man
What was a primary reason for the formation of the Whig Party in the 1830s?
To support the policies of President Andrew Jackson
To advocate for the gold standard
To oppose the policies of President Andrew Jackson
To promote the annexation of Texas
What was a key platform of the Free-Soil Party in the 1840s?
To advocate for the abolition of slavery
To promote the annexation of California
To oppose the expansion of the railroad
To support the gold standard
The organization of the first U.S. Political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over the (a)
George Washington was concerned that (a) would fight to control the government.
Which of the following were first two political parties?
Federalist Party
Democratic-Republican Party
The Know-Nothing Party
The Whig Party
Match the political party with its founder
Andrew Jackson
Democrats
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republicans
Abraham Lincoln
Rebulicans
Alexander Hamilton
Federalists
