What action did Thomas Jefferson take despite questions about constitutional provisions allowing it?
(Points: 3)
He built a home at Monticello.
He sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition.
He authorized the Louisiana Purchase.
He appointed a speaker of the House.
2. What land acquisition doubled the size of the country and provided control of the Mississippi River?
(Points: 3)
Northwest Territory
Florida Territory
Louisiana Purchase
Wisconsin Purchase
3. Which of the following was not part of John Adams' administration? (Points: 3)
XYZ Affair
Whiskey Rebellion
Alien and Sedition Acts
buildup of the U.S. Navy
4. What laws allowed the president to hold or deport immigrants and impose penalties for defaming the Government?
(Points: 3)
Judiciary Acts of 1789 and 1792
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Alien and Sedition Acts
12th and 13th Amendments to the Constitution
5. Who developed a plan to address federal financial problems?
(Points: 3)
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
6. What did people who agreed with Alexander Hamilton believe about the government?
(Points: 3)
The federal government should be weak.
The federal government should be strong.
The federal government should not pay to borrow money.
The federal government should do what the states said.
7. Which of the following did George Washington's Farewell Address urge the nation to do?
(Points: 3)
form a strong alliance with the French
establish several political parties
remember the importance of states' rights
remain neutral in foreign affairs
8. Which statement describes the views of the Federalist Party?
(Points: 3)
There should be a strong federal government.
Ordinary citizens cannot be trusted with political power.
Powers not expressly given to the federal government belong to the states.
The Supreme Court should have federal jurisdiction over the legislative branch.
9. What is another name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing individual freedoms?
(Points: 3)
American Rights and Duties
Citizen Responsibilities and Privileges
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Individual Rights
10. Who won the election of 1800 decided in the House of Representatives? (Points: 3)
There was a tie in the Electoral College.
John Adams did not want to accept the presidency.
One of the candidates withdrew before the election.
Aaron Burr won the election, but he died soon after.
11. What does the highlighted portion of this map illustrate?
(Points: 3)
Native American Cession
Northwest Ordinance
Louisiana Purchase
Missouri Compromise
12. Who rescued valuable items from the president's house, including a famous portrait of George Washington, during the War of 1812 when the British attacked Washington, D.C.? (Points: 3)
James Monroe
Dolley Madison
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
13.
Resentment of Britian from the revolution
impressment of american sailors
British trade restrictions
American alliances with Britian
All of the above were
(Points: 3)
causes of the American Revolution.
reactions to the War of 1812.
reasons for the War of 1812.
results of the Treaty of Paris.
14. The United States changed in the period following the War of 1812. Which group best describes some of those changes?
Group A
Tariffs were imposed on foreign goods
westward movement and exploration grew
cotton production increased
Political parties became less important
Group B
Architecture became increasingly modern
agriculture increased along the coast
Religion became less important to most people
South american exploration began
(Points: 3)
Group A
Group B
15. What federal government position did John Marshall hold for 35 years?
(Points: 3)
chief justice of the Supreme Court
secretary of war
secretary of the treasury
attorney general
16. What agreement attempted to address a crisis over slavery?
(Points: 3)
the Northwest Ordinance
the Adams-Onis Treaty
the Treaty of Ghent
the Missouri Compromise
17. What non-voting people had lands taken by the government during the early nineteenth century?
(Points: 3)
women
slaves of both genders
American Indians
immigrants
(Points: 3)
He built a home at Monticello.
He sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition.
He authorized the Louisiana Purchase.
He appointed a speaker of the House.
2. What land acquisition doubled the size of the country and provided control of the Mississippi River?
(Points: 3)
Northwest Territory
Florida Territory
Louisiana Purchase
Wisconsin Purchase
3. Which of the following was not part of John Adams' administration? (Points: 3)
XYZ Affair
Whiskey Rebellion
Alien and Sedition Acts
buildup of the U.S. Navy
4. What laws allowed the president to hold or deport immigrants and impose penalties for defaming the Government?
(Points: 3)
Judiciary Acts of 1789 and 1792
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Alien and Sedition Acts
12th and 13th Amendments to the Constitution
5. Who developed a plan to address federal financial problems?
(Points: 3)
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
6. What did people who agreed with Alexander Hamilton believe about the government?
(Points: 3)
The federal government should be weak.
The federal government should be strong.
The federal government should not pay to borrow money.
The federal government should do what the states said.
7. Which of the following did George Washington's Farewell Address urge the nation to do?
(Points: 3)
form a strong alliance with the French
establish several political parties
remember the importance of states' rights
remain neutral in foreign affairs
8. Which statement describes the views of the Federalist Party?
(Points: 3)
There should be a strong federal government.
Ordinary citizens cannot be trusted with political power.
Powers not expressly given to the federal government belong to the states.
The Supreme Court should have federal jurisdiction over the legislative branch.
9. What is another name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing individual freedoms?
(Points: 3)
American Rights and Duties
Citizen Responsibilities and Privileges
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Individual Rights
10. Who won the election of 1800 decided in the House of Representatives? (Points: 3)
There was a tie in the Electoral College.
John Adams did not want to accept the presidency.
One of the candidates withdrew before the election.
Aaron Burr won the election, but he died soon after.
11. What does the highlighted portion of this map illustrate?
(Points: 3)
Native American Cession
Northwest Ordinance
Louisiana Purchase
Missouri Compromise
12. Who rescued valuable items from the president's house, including a famous portrait of George Washington, during the War of 1812 when the British attacked Washington, D.C.? (Points: 3)
James Monroe
Dolley Madison
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
13.
Resentment of Britian from the revolution
impressment of american sailors
British trade restrictions
American alliances with Britian
All of the above were
(Points: 3)
causes of the American Revolution.
reactions to the War of 1812.
reasons for the War of 1812.
results of the Treaty of Paris.
14. The United States changed in the period following the War of 1812. Which group best describes some of those changes?
Group A
Tariffs were imposed on foreign goods
westward movement and exploration grew
cotton production increased
Political parties became less important
Group B
Architecture became increasingly modern
agriculture increased along the coast
Religion became less important to most people
South american exploration began
(Points: 3)
Group A
Group B
15. What federal government position did John Marshall hold for 35 years?
(Points: 3)
chief justice of the Supreme Court
secretary of war
secretary of the treasury
attorney general
16. What agreement attempted to address a crisis over slavery?
(Points: 3)
the Northwest Ordinance
the Adams-Onis Treaty
the Treaty of Ghent
the Missouri Compromise
17. What non-voting people had lands taken by the government during the early nineteenth century?
(Points: 3)
women
slaves of both genders
American Indians
immigrants