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Study Guide Chapter 11

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was formed by the heads of the departments of the executive branch?

a)

the senate

b)

the cabinet

c)

legislative branch

d)

judicial branch

2.

 What was the job of the Cabinet?

a)

to inform the President of their decisions

b)

to run the government

c)

to advise the President

d)

to control the political parties

3.

What cased political parties to emerge?


a)

people had a difference of opinion

b)

farmers wanted to represent themselves

c)

it was viewed as risky to have only one party

d)

the Constituton created them

4.

 Whose ideas led to the development of two political parties?

a)

Hamilton and Washington

b)

Hamilton and Jefferson

c)

Washington and Adams

d)

Washington and Jefferson

5.

Who decided that the nation’s capital would be moved to Washington, D.C. ?

a)

voters

b)

congress

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

6.

What was the role of Pierre L’Enfant in the capital city?


a)

he was hired to design the city

b)

he was hired to restore the city

c)

he was hired to build homes

d)

he was hired to bless the land

7.

 What did the United States wish to buy from the French when the Louisiana Purchase was made?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Georgia

c)

New Orleans

d)

Mississippi River

8.

What is one effect of the Louisiana Purchase on the United States?


a)

A route to the Pacific was discovered

b)

The size of the country doubled

c)

The port at New Orleans was closed

d)

The Mississippi River belonged to the French

9.

Which event took place because Jefferson wanted to find out about the West?


a)

pioneers searched for land to settle

b)

Spanish missions were built in California

c)

settlers pushed the frontier

d)

Lewis and Clark Launched an expedition

10.

 Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?


a)
  1. to establish relationships with the Native Americans

b)
  1. to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

c)
  1. to pay attention to the “soil and face of the country”

d)
  1. to reach the Gulf of Mexico

11.

Which of the following was NOT found by Lewis and Clark?


a)
  1. a water route to the Pacific Ocean

b)

fabulous views

c)
  1. a path over the Rocky Mountains

d)

a path over the Rocky Moountains

12.

 Which of the following did NOT help the United States grow westward?

a)

the Lewis and Clark Expedition

b)

the end of Jefferson's presidency

c)

the Louisiana Purchase

d)

pioneers searching for new lands

13.

What is the main reason the United States went to war with Britain for a second time?

a)

to help France fight Britain

b)

to gain freedom at sea

c)

to take over British lands

d)

to stop British trade

14.

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the United States’ movement toward the War of 1812?

a)
  1. seizing of U.S. cargo by the British navy

b)
  1. seizing of U.S. sailors by the British navy

c)
  1. British alliance with Tecumseh to stop westward expansion

d)
  1. British invasion of Washington D.C.

15.

 For what is the War of 1812 best remembered?

a)

exchange of power from battle to battle

b)

the battle at New York Harbor

c)

American shrewdness

d)

dramatic battles at sea

16.

What inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner”?

a)
  1. stories he collected from soldiers after the war

b)
  1. things he scribbled on an envelope

c)
  1. fireworks he saw from a ship

d)
  1. things he saw during the War of 1812

17.

What was the last battle associated with the War of 1812?

a)

Battle at Baltimore

b)

Battle at Montreal

c)

Battle of New Orleans

d)

Battle of "Old Ironsides"

18.

“The Star-Spangled Banner” is the _________________________________ of the United States.


a)

The battle of Tippeecanoe

b)

pioneers

c)

War Hawks

d)

national anthem

19.

Members of Congress who pressed for war against Britain were known as 


______________________________________.



a)

The battle of Tippeecanoe

b)

pioneers

c)

War Hawks

d)

national anthem

20.


 Daniel Boone was a ________________________, or person who pushed westward searching for land to settle.

     


a)

The battle of Tippeecanoe

b)

pioneers

c)

War Hawks

d)

national anthem