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Goal 1: The New Nation (1789-1820)
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What event proved that the government under the Articles of Confederation was
ineffective and needed to be changed?
A. Battle of Yorktown
B. Boston Tea Party
C. Whiskey Rebellion
D. Shays Rebellion
Thomas Jefferson is to the Democratic-Republican Party: ____ is to the Federalist
Party.
A. Alexander Hamilton
B. Aaron Burr
C. James Monroe
D. George Washington
What would be a good title for the Election of 1800?
A. “The Rise of the Common Man”
B. “Peaceful Revolution”
C. “A Return to British Rule”
D. “The Rise of Hamilton”
What set of leaders made up the first cabinet in 1789?
A. Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Monroe
B. Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Randolph
C. Jefferson, Knox, Adams, Randolph
D. Jefferson, Hamilton, Knox, Randolph
Which of the following facts would correctly go in the area designated X?
A. favored strict interpretation of the Constitution
B. supported tariffs that would support manufacturing
C. demanded individual rights be protected from the government
D. supported more states’ rights
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DemocraticRepublicans
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Which of the following was one bit of advice expressed in Washington’s Farewell
Address?
A. America should make an alliance with France so that we can utilize their Navy.
B. Political Parties are the best way to ensure that all Americans are represented in
the government.
C. Our nation should not tax its citizens because that was one of the biggest
problems we had with Britain.
D. America should avoid any entangling, permanent alliances with any
foreign power.
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What event showed that the new government led by George Washington was strong
enough to enforce the nation’s laws?
A. XYZ Affair
B. Shays’ Rebellion
C. Whiskey Rebellion
D. Battle of New Orleans
What Supreme Court case established the doctrine of judicial review?
A. Marbury v. Madison
B. McCulloch v. Maryland
C. Gibbons v. Ogden
D. Plessy v. Ferguson
What aspect of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan was designed to help establish the
credit of the United States’ government?
A. paying off both foreign and domestic debt
B. creating an income tax
C. promoting agriculture over industry
D. encouraging a large budget for the military
What change took place as a result of the Election of 1800 and the 12 th Amendment that
followed?
A. the number of candidates who could run for president
B. the number of votes cast by electors in the electoral college
C. the creation of the electoral college
D. the way ballots were cast for president and vice president
What policy could be described by the following factors: “designed to strengthen the
Federalist Party at the expense of the Republican Party, limited citizens’ ability to
criticize the government, made it more difficult to obtain citizenship”?
A. Midnight Judges
B. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
C. Jay’s Treaty
D. Alien and Sedition Acts
What was the main impact of the Marshall Supreme Court on the new nation?
A. rejection of the concept of judicial review
B. increase in federal power over the states
C. siding with states in rulings over the federal government
D. increase in state power over federal authority
What controversy led to the creation of the first political parties in the United States?
A. the ratification of the Constitution
B. expansion of slavery into the new territories
C. the location of a permanent national capital
D. a strict or loose interpretation of the Constitution
Hamilton’s Financial Program
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Creation of a Bank of the United States
Collection of Tariffs
Collection of Excise Tax on American Goods
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Which of the following best completes the description of Hamilton’s
Economic Program, designed to get the United States out of debt?
A. Federal Government Paying Off All State Debts
B. Creation of Income Taxes
C. Cancellation of All Foreign Debts
D. Printing More Currency
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15. What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 reorganize?
A. the federal court system
B. the Supreme Court
C. federal district courts
D. military courts
16. What was the main purpose of the Tariff of 1789?
A. to export cash crops to new markets overseas
B. to allow states to set up their own trade with European nations
C. to raise revenues for the new nation
D. to restrict British goods from flooding the American market
17. What historical event led to the Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court case?
A. Jefferson appointed James Madison Secretary of State.
B. Adams won the presidential election of 1800.
C. Jefferson refused to allow Marbury to receive the appointment made by
Adams.
D. Marshall created the policy of judicial review.
18. What was an important accomplishment of the central government under the Articles of
Confederation?
A. elimination of all debts from the Revolutionary War
B. removal of all British troops from North America
C. development of guidelines for the admission of new states into the Union
D. formation of a national policy regarding slavery
19. Which of the following did President Washington attempt to avoid?
A. formation of a cabinet
B. formation of a federal court system
C. formation of political parties
D. formation of a military
20. Why is the United States government considered a federal system?
A. National laws must be passed by both houses of Congress.
B. Powers are divided between the state and national governments.
C. The states are guaranteed a republican form of government.
D. The president is elected by the Electoral College.
21. Which political party favored a strong central government for the new United States?
A. Democratic-Republicans
B. Federalists
C. Independents
D. Whigs
22. What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison?
A. It advanced civil rights for minorities.
B. It upheld the constitutionality of the national bank.
C. It limited presidential control of foreign policy.
D. It established the power of judicial review.
23. Alexander Hamilton’s argument that the federal government has the power to create a
National Bank is based on which part of the U.S. Constitution?
A. the Preamble
B. the elastic clause
C. guarantees to the states
D. the Bill of Rights
24. A strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution would have prevented President Thomas
Jefferson from doing which of the following?
A. generating the Louisiana Purchase
B. writing “State of the Union” messages
C. receiving ambassadors
D. commissioning military officers
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25. What was a lasting impact of the United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice John
Marshall?
A. extended the Bill of Rights to enslaved persons
B. expanded the power of the federal government
C. restricted the authority Congress
D. promoted the views of the President
26. What was the most controversial part of Alexander Hamilton’s economic program to
pay off the domestic debts of the States?
A. creating of the Bank of the United States
B. raising money for the federal government through tariffs
C. assuming state debts by the federal government
D. paying all bonds issued during the American Revolution with interest
27. What did the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) prove about the new federal government?
A. The new federal government would be able to enforce laws.
B. The new federal government would not be able to enforce laws.
C. Drunken farmers would not be tolerated in western Pennsylvania.
D. Taxes would be ignored by Hamilton’s economic program.
28. Which contributed most to the rise of political parties during President Washington’s
administration?
A. disputes between Jefferson and Hamilton
B. Hamilton favored the common man
B. Washington encouraged the formation of political parties
C. the XYZ Affair with France
29. Which most likely led to a call for the Hartford Convention (1814) by New England
states?
A. desire to increase population
B. desire to increase land size
C. desire to increase political power
D. desire to increase rights of women
30. Which document did Thomas Jefferson and James Madison introduce to protest the
Alien and Sedition Acts?
A. Proclamation of Neutrality
B. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
C. Virginia Declaration of Rights and Freedoms
D. Virginia Statutes for Religious Freedom
31. What did President George Washington warn Americans against in his Farewell
Address?
A. joining foreign alliances
B. abolishing slavery
C. building schools for slave children
D. granting suffrage rights to women
32. What were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions protests against?
A. an excise tax on whiskey
B. the creation of the Bank of the United States
C. adoption of the U.S. Constitution
D. the Alien and Sedition Acts
33. Which group had the least political power in America between 1789 and 1820?
A. white males
B. freed slaves
C. white male landowners
D. white women
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34. What was proposed that would allow individual states the right to nullify a federal law
that they believed to be unconstitutional?
A. Alien and Sedition Acts
B. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
C. Bill of Rights
D. judicial review
35. What was the main cause of conflict between white settlers and American Indians?
A. denial of citizenship to American Indians
B. settlers’ claims to the land
C. the genocide policy of the United States
D. breaking of treaties by American Indians
36. Why did Southerners defend slavery as a “necessary evil”?
A. Slaves were needed to build railroads in the North.
B. The southern economy was based on slave labor.
C. Immigrants preferred to work on small farms.
D. American Indians would not work on plantations.
37. What was an effect of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin invention?
A. Black Codes were passed in the South.
B. The demand for slave labor increased.
C. Many owners lost their plantations.
D. Slave labor declined in the South.
38. “… I desire you would remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to
them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the
Husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.”
Abigail Adams, March 31, 1776
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According to the quote, which statement best describes the position of Abigail Adams to
her husband John Adams?
A. She is prejudiced against men.
B. She supports equal rights for women.
C. She is compassionate to slaves.
D. She supports a strong government.
What was Chief Tecumseh’s response to European settlement on Indian land during the
early 1800s?
A. Accept white culture and live in peace.
B. Blend American Indian and European cultures.
C. Return to American Indian traditions.
D. Take military action against U.S. expansion.
Which group enjoyed voting rights prior to 1820 in the United States?
A. American Indian chiefs
B. women of all ethnic groups
C. white male property owners
D. farmers without land
What long-held belief did President Thomas Jefferson modify when he acquired the
Louisiana Territory from France?
A. The Constitution should be strictly interpreted.
B. The federal government should limit individual rights.
C. Adding territory would threaten agricultural interests.
D. Commercial development was the main goal of the federal government.
Which of the following events strained the relations between the United States and
France?
A. The Chesapeake Incident
B. Pinckney’s Treaty
C. XYZ Affair
D. actions of the War Hawks
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43. Which of the following proved to be harmful to the American economy?
A. the XYZ Affair
B. the Embargo Act of 1807
C. Pinckney’s Treaty
D. the War of 1812
44. What president enacted the Embargo of 1807 in order to get foreign nations to respect
American trading rights?
A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. James Madison
45. Why was Pinckney’s Treaty considered an American diplomatic success?
A. Spain allowed the U.S. to use the Mississippi River for trading.
B. The British agreed to evacuate all forts left in North America.
C. France sold the Louisiana Territory to America; essentially doubling it’s size.
D. Spain ceded the territory of Florida to America.
46. What basic foreign policy did the first five presidents follow?
A. defense and invasion
B. neutrality and invasion
C. neutrality and defense
D. sovereignty and conflict resolution
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Causes of the War of 1812
 Error! Support of the War Hawks
 Chesapeake Incident
 Britain Sells Guns to Native Americans
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Which of the following best completes the list above?
A. The XYZ Affair
B. Washington’s Farewell Address
C. The Hartford Convention
D. The Policy of Impressment
What were the effects following the War of 1812 on U.S. manufacturing and commerce?
A. Trade with Europe increased greatly.
B. Britain seized U.S. ships.
C. Britain no longer needed U.S. goods.
D. American manufacturing grew at a fast pace.
Which group benefited most from the United States’ acquisition of the port of New
Orleans?
A. farmers in the Ohio River Valley
B. Native Americans in the Southeast
C. manufacturers in New England
D. planters in tidewater Virginia
In which pair was the first item a cause of the second?
A. Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality- War of 1812
B. XYZ Affair- increase in resentment toward France
C. Genet Affair- French & Indian War
D. Jay’s Treaty- increase in resentment of Spain
Which of the following region(s) in America would have been most opposed to the War
of 1812?
A. West
B. South
C. New England
D. both the West and the South
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52. Who was most hated because of his “weak treaty” with Great Britain in 1794?
A. Alexander Hamilton
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Charles Pinckney
D. John Jay
53. On what grounds would strict constructionists of the U.S. Constitution have questioned
the Louisiana Purchase?
A. It violated the guarantee of states rights by the U.S. Constitution.
B. The president was not given specific power to purchase new land.
C. Congress was opposed to expansion west of the Mississippi River.
D. The U.S. Constitution applied only to the original thirteen states.
54. Why was Pinckney’s Treaty (1795) with Spain important for the United States?
A. It gave Louisiana to the United States.
B. It gave Florida to the United States.
C. It opened the Mississippi River for American trade.
D. It gave the port of Charleston to the United States.
55. What effect did the Embargo Act (1807) have on the United States?
A. It severely hurt trade in New England states.
B. The U.S. gained respect from European countries.
C. Jefferson became unpopular with most state governors.
D. It created a triangular trade agreement with France.
56. What aroused anger in the United States against France during the XYZ Affair?
A. The French demanded bribes from the U.S..
B. The U.S. demanded bribes from the French.
C. The British demanded bribes from the U.S. .
D. The U.S demanded bribes from the British.
57. Which cause most likely led the United States to declare war on Britain in 1812?
A. the impressment of American sailors
B. Southerners wanting the British out of Canada
C. frontier fighting between settlers and American Indians
D. division between political parties
58. Which group supported war with Britain in 1812?
A. Democratic-Republicans
B. Federalists
C. War Hawks
D. Independents
59. What was an important result of the War of 1812?
A. The Federalist Party became popular.
B. A spirit of nationalism arose in the United States.
C. Britain lost its position as a world power.
D. Industrialization decreased in the United States.
60. Which treaty officially ended the War of 1812?
A. Treaty of Paris
B. Treaty of Ghent
C. Pinckney’s Treaty
D. Webster-Ashburton Treaty
61. Why was the Adams-Onis Treaty (1819) significant for the United States?
A. The United States purchased Louisiana.
B. The United States could use the port of New Orleans.
C. The United States gained Florida from Spain.
D. The United States gained control of the Mississippi River.
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