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Unit Three Common Assessment

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Some accomplishments of George Washington as the first President were that he:

a)

formed a cabinet

b)

made Supreme Court nominations

c)

coined the title "Mr. President"

d)

all of the above

2.

Which of the following was NOT part of Hamilton's plan to strengthen the U.S. economy?

a)

raise money through taxes and tariffs

b)

create a national bank

c)

pay down the national debt

d)

build up the nation's military

3.

This is the nation's capital, which Hamilton agreed to move to the South in exchange for the southern support for his economic plan.

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

New York City

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Boston

4.

This term means an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow.

a)

precedent

b)

civic virtue

c)

domestic policy

d)

foreign policy

5.

This was an uprising of farmers in Western Pennsylvania who were angry about taxes on whiskey. Washington personally put it down without bloodshed.

a)

Whiskey Rebellion

b)

Shays' Rebellion

c)

Boxcar Rebellion

d)

Bacon's Rebellion

6.

Why was the Whiskey Rebellion important?

a)

it proved that the new government under the Constitution was strong enough to deal with its problems

b)

it proved that the new government would never raise taxes on its citizens

c)

it proved that Washington wanted to stay neutral and not get involved in foreign alliances

d)

it proved that farmers would always be the center of political power in the United States

7.

What was the major foreign policy event that took place during Adam's presidency?

a)

The XYZ Affair

b)

A war with Spain

c)

Trying to move into Canada

d)

Trying to buy Hawaii

8.

What did French diplomats try to get the US to do when Adam's sent people over to keep the peace?

a)

Give them all the US's weapons

b)

Trade 3 warships

c)

Pay a bribe

d)

Go to war against Britain

9.

Which of the following was not part of the Alien Acts

a)

Gave Congress the ability to deport males from countries that the US is at war with

b)

Extended the time needed for citizenship

c)

Gave Adams the ability to declare war

d)

Gave Adams the ability to deport non-citizens who were thought to be plotting against the US

10.

Why was the American government so mad at the French?

a)

They wanted a bribe in exchange for a meeting.

b)

They wanted to declare war.

c)

They were no longer friends with us.

11.
Kidnapping men and forcing them to serve in the military
a)
blockade
b)
impressment
c)
economy
d)
embargo
12.

Arguments that stated the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional

a)

XYZ Resolutions

b)

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

c)

Virginia and Pennsylvania Resolutions

d)

ABC Resolutions

13.
What did the Sedition Act prohibit, or outlaw?
a)
public hearings
b)
public elections
c)
public meetings
d)
public opposition to the government
14.
Jefferson reduced the size of all of the following except...
a)
Military
b)
Government
c)
US Territories
15.
Significance of Marbury v Madison
a)
Veto power
b)
Judicial Review
16.
Declaring acts of Congress unconstitutional
a)
Veto
b)
Ammendment
c)
Judicial Review
17.
Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from 
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
18.
All of the following helped to explore the Louisiana Territory except
a)
Sacajawea
b)
Meriwether Lewis
c)
William Clark
d)
Daniel Boone
19.
The Louisiana purchase was seen as a _______ interpretation of the Constitution.
a)
Loose
b)
Strict
c)
Illegal
20.
After the Electoral College determined the election was a tie, who cast the tie breaker?
a)
The Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
The Executive Branch
21.
President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from what French Emperor?
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
Andre the Giant
c)
Charles de Gaulle
d)
Bonjour Cradle
22.
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States:
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What did the Embargo act of 1807 do?
a)
Allowed American merchants to trade with whoever.
b)
Banned American merchants from trading with foreign nations.
c)
Raised taxes on imported goods.
24.
The ________________ demanded ______________ for safe passage along the Mediterranean Sea.
a)
Barbary Pirates, ransom
b)
Barbary Pirates, tribute
c)
British, tribute
d)
French, ransom
25.
The main outcome of Marbury vs. Madison was?
a)
Granted the Supreme Court judicial review.
b)
Allowed the President to replace Supreme Court justices.
c)
Allowed the Supreme Court to hear all cases.
d)
Allowed the Supreme Court to impeach the President
26.
The main outcome of McCulloch vs. Maryland:
a)
The power to confiscate goods
b)
The power to tax all businesses
c)
The "Proper and Necessary" Clause
d)
"Necessary and Popular" Clause
27.

What principle was established by the Marbury v. Madison case?

a)

federal job rights

b)

judicial review

c)

implied powers

d)

constitutionality of laws

28.

Which branch of government can determine the constitutionality of laws?

a)

executive

b)

legislative

c)

judicial

29.

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

30.

What do you call it when the British forced American Sailors to serve in the British Navy

a)

Looting

b)

Impressment

c)

Smart Thinking

d)

Expressment

31.

Whose economy did the Embargo Act hurt the most

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

China

d)

The United States

32.
With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.
a)
to the north
b)
to the south
c)
to the west
d)
to the east
33.
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)
$100,000
b)
$1 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$100 million
34.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington 
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
35.
Why was the port of New Orleans so important?
a)
It was the best place to go fishing
b)
It was a party town
c)
It was the Catholic headquaters
d)
It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river
36.
Besides doubling the size of the nation, what else did the Louisiana Purchase do?
a)
Increased our Natural resources and angered the Indians.
b)
Made friends with the Indians and increased trade.
c)
Forced France to leave America forever.
d)
Took the Mississippi River away from Spain.
37.
One cause of the War of 1812 was British IMPRESSMENT. What is IMPRESSMENT?
a)
Kidnapping American sailors and forcing them to work on British ships.
b)
Supplying weapons to a common enemy in order to create conflict.
c)
Being loyal to one group despite the kindness and help from a different group. 
d)
Allowing slaves from the Northern United States to settle in British Florida.
38.
This Act was passed during Jefferson's Presidency to stop trade with ALL foreign nations.
a)
Interrogation Act
b)
Embargo Act
c)
Retreat Act
d)
Boycott Act
39.
Britain blockaded U.S. ports.  What does this mean?
a)
They cut off U.S. trade by using ships to block the coast.
b)
They built up land masses to stop U.S. ships.
c)
They imprisoned all mayors of U.S. cities.
d)
They stopped farming by destroying crops.
40.
The Battle of Tippecanoe showed Americans that Britain was supplying weapons to ___________________.  
a)
Western Traders.
b)
the French.
c)
Native Americans
d)
the Greek.
41.
What were the goals of the War Hawks?
a)
Go to war with Spain and buy cotton bales to store.
b)
Stop war with England and create trade networks with them.
c)
Go to war with Britain and expand U.S. into Canada.
d)
Stop war with France and expand trade with China.
42.

What are causes of the War of 1812?

a)

British supporting Native American resistance against the U.S , Impressment of Sailors and British interference of U.S. Maritime Trade.

b)

Interference with US shipping and French embargo

c)

Impressment of sailors and Treaty of Ghent

d)

Increase manufacturing and British supporting US citizens.

43.

What were the three main causes of the War of 1812?

a)

Great Britain impressment of American sailors.

b)

Great Britain giving aid to the Native Americans in hopes of stopping westward expansion.

c)

The War Hawks encouraging war against Britain.

d)

All of the above

44.
Tecumseh teamed up with what country to try to take down the Americans...
a)
Great Britian
b)
France
c)
Canada
d)
Mexico
45.

a time period in the U.S. that reflected a sense of nationalism

a)

Era of Good Feelings

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

colonization

d)

War of 1812

46.

officially ended the War of 1812

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

Treaty of Ghent

47.

Which of the following is a cause of the War of 1812? Select all that apply

a)

French naval attacks on U.S. harbors

b)

British invasions of countries allied with the United States

c)

French embargoes on trade with the United States

d)

British impressment of U.S. sailors

e)

The British support of Native American attacks on American western settlements

48.

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner after seeing the flag still there over Fort McHenry?

a)

Francis Scott Key

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James Madison

49.

Who was Tecumseh?

a)

a member of Congress who favored war with Britain

b)

a Native American leader who united tribes together to fight against the Americans

c)

a member of Congress who was against the war with Britain

d)

a British captain who kidnapped U.S. sailors

50.

What happened to Washington DC during the War of 1812?

a)

The British burned the city, including the White House and the Capitol

b)

The Americans defended the city and kept the British away

c)

Cherokee and Creek Native Americans protested against their treatment by the US government

d)

The city rapidly expanded as trade with Europe decreased.

51.

Where did the first battles of the War of 1812 take place?

a)

Canada and the Great Lakes

b)

Great Britain

c)

Washington DC

d)

New Orleans

52.

The Embargo Act of 1807 blocked trade with all European countries and hurt ______ the most.

a)

the Americans

b)

the British

c)

the French

d)

the Native Americans

53.

Which buildings did he British burn to the ground in revenge for the Americans burning of an important government building in Canada?

a)

the White House

b)

the Capitol building

c)

the Washington Monument

d)

the Lincoln Memorial

54.

What person became a national hero as a result of the Battle of New Orleans?

a)

James Madison

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Francis Scott Key

d)

John McHenry

55.

Which document warned European powers to stay out of the Americas?

a)

Embargo Act

b)

Proclamation of Neutrality

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Treaty of Ghent

56.
Witnessing the British attack on Baltimore inspired Francis Scott Key to write which of the following?
a)
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
b)
"America the Beautiful"
c)
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
d)
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
57.

In which court case was the U.S. principle of judicial review established?

a)

McCulloch v Maryland

b)

Gibbons v Ogden

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Dred Scott v Sandford

58.
Which sentence best completes the diagram?
a)
The supply of British goods decreases.
b)
Congress ends the European embargo.
c)
Exports to Great Britain increase.
d)
Congress reduces tariffs.
59.
What event from the War of 1812 produced a feeling of national pride among Americans?
a)
The defeat of Tecumseh
b)
Jackson's victory at New Orleans
c)
Securing control of Lake Erie
d)
The Treaty of Ghent ending the war
60.
How did the War of 1812 affect the U.S. economy?
a)
The use of federal paper currency increased.
b)
Manufacturing increased.
c)
Agricultural imports increased.
d)
Imports of raw materials increased.
61.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
New policy to remain neutral in European wars.
b)
New policy to remain involved in European wars.
c)
New policy to remain involved in Canadian wars.
d)
New policy to remain neutral in Canadian wars.
62.
'Europe should no longer be involved in the colonization of America' best describes the:
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Ghent
d)
Monroe Doctrine
63.
The Monroe Doctrine wanted European Countries to stay out of the _____.
a)
west
b)
east
c)
south
d)
north
64.
In 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was established or created because the United States wanted to -
a)
Warn Europe against establishing or creating colonies in America
b)
Establish colonies in Africa
c)
Gain control of Alaska and Hawaii
d)
Support British colonies in Latin America
65.
What did the Monroe Doctrine tell European nations?
a)
Stop colonizing in the Western Hemisphere!
b)
Stop colonizing in the Eastern Hemisphere!
c)
Get out of the USA!
d)
Stop trading with Great Britain!
66.

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether a state could _______ a U.S. bank.

a)

tax

b)

issue

c)

nullify

d)

ratify

67.

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether the Constitution lets Congress start a _____.

a)

tax

b)

national bank

c)

privatized education system

d)

war

68.

According to the U.S. Constitution, what level of government is Supreme?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

d)

International

69.
The power to establish a National Bank is a /an
a)
expressed power
b)
implied power
c)
reserved power
d)
shared power

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