1. Using what you have learned about President George Washington, which of these government characteristics would George Washington support?
Absolute power of the president
Alliances with other nations
Strong central government ***
Powerful political parties
2. Read the following paraphrase from George Washington's Farewell Address and answer the question that follows.
People have the right to make and alter their governments. But the Constitution is sacred law until changed by the whole people together. The very idea of the power and right of the people to establish government assumes the duty of every person to obey the government.
Which is an example that best supports George Washington's ideas?
Establishing a new government in the Middle East through military action
Establishing the right for women to vote through an amendment to the Constitution ***
Removing a new series of economic laws through massive national protests
Removing constitutional rights through U.S. Supreme Court rulings
3. Which region of this map was ceded by France to the United Sates?
North
Northeast***
South and southeast
West
4. A traveler leaves Pensacola on foot, bound for New Orleans. In which direction does he travel first?
East
Southeast
Southwest
West***
5. U.S. Groups of the Late 1700s and Early 1800s
Women
Children
Indentured Servants
Native Americans
African American
Working Class
Which statement best summarizes the historical position of all groups listed above?
All people in the United States are free.
All people in the United States are citizens.
The United States has unequal economic opportunities.
The U.S. government represents everyone's needs. ***
6. Veena writes an essay about Native Americans in the 1800s:
Native Americans and U.S. settlers struggled for land during the early 1800s. U.S. citizens slowly pushed Native Americans off their traditional lands. They fought wars, such as the Seminole War, for control of Louisiana. Native Americans lost these struggles and were pushed farther and farther west.
Which statement corrects a mistake in Veena's essay?
Native Americans usually gave up their lands voluntarily
The Seminole War was fought over control of Florida ***
Most Native Americans moved south, rather than west
U.S citizens had little interest in Native American lands
7. Which event transferred Florida from British possession back to Spain in the late 1700s?
First Seminole War
Pinckney's Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Paris***
8. What event led to the U.S. purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
The burning of a U.S. Navy ship in the First Barbary War
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Marbury vs. Madison
The successful Haitian slave revolt ***
Napoleon losing money in his European wars
9. Which event during John Adam’s presidency was the main reason the Federalist party began to fall apart?
The XYZ Affair***
The Jay Treaty
The Alien and sedition Acts
The “Anti-federalist” speech by Thomas Jefferson
10. What was the main reason the Mississippi River was so important to the growing nation?
It offered a way to transport goods from the center of the continent. ***
It kept the dangerous migrating herds away from populated settlements.
It gave settlers a reason to explore farther to the west of their original settlements.
It helped maintain a rigid boundary between the colonies and Native American populations.
11. Which key issue did the Great Compromise resolve?
whether to tax exports
slaves in the population
how to elect the President
representation for the states***
12. What was a significant effect of Shays' Rebellion?
It forced the state government to stop taxing the farmers.
It showed people that the Articles of Confederation was effective.
It convinced people that a strong federal government was needed.
It persuaded the federal government to accept crops as payment for taxes
13. In addition to cooking and cleaning, what other duties did colonial girls often have?
Once they reached thirteen years of age, they were responsible for caring for pregnant women and infants.
They would often help their mothers create household goods like clothing, candles, and soap that could be traded.***
At fifteen years old, they became responsible for supervising the slaves and servants, and entertaining guests.
They were normally responsible for planning the family's religious activities, but their plans had to be approved by their mother.
14. During his presidency, Thomas Jefferson cut prices on land and encouraged westward settlement. What was Jefferson's motive for doing these things?
He was seeking to cut military spending.
He had a vision of a more agrarian society.***
He wanted to increase taxes to reduce government debt.
He was trying to encourage more people to move to the U.S.
15. Which of the following best explains why Americans in the north and east were less supportive of the War of 1812?
they relied more on British trade ****
their religions prohibited them from fighting
They were more interested in expanding westward
their politics focused on resolving issues without war
16. Which of the following was the agreement that helped the Anti- federalists to finally approve the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
The Federalists Papers ***
an Amendment about slavery
the rewriting of the Preamble
17. What motive did the Founding Fathers have for adding the right to bear arms into the Constitution?
to drive up the cost of weapons and ammunition
to ensure that the government would have a strong national military ***
to make sure people could defend themselves against the government
to try to get the delegates from the southern states to ratify the Constitution
18. Which of the following is a notable influence of Native American culture on the geography of the United States?
Many places are named using Native American words. ***
Native Americans created safe passages through mountain areas.
Many of the cities today were built by Native American tribes.
Native Americans built many dams and changed the direction of rivers.
19. Which answer best explains how the Articles of Confederation set up governmental roles for dealing with foreign governments?
Congress had the power to make foreign treaties.***
The states had the power to make foreign treaties.
Congress could write treaties, but they needed to be approved by the states.
The states could write treaties, but they needed to be approved by Congress
20. When the Framers decided to use population as a basis for tax rates, what debated issue was resolved?
Whether to take steps to limit the slave trade
Whether to allow states or Congress to tax trade
Whether to directly or indirectly elect the President
Whether to count slaves in the population of the South***
Aarrgghh!!
Please choose five of these that you're not sure about. Post them in a separate post using "Post a New Question."
3 is wrong. The United States did not exist when France was fighting England and us in the north east. I suspect they mean Louisiana purchase
5 wrong remember slavery etc at the time period
7 - I do not remember, assume you are right
9 I guess
11 no
12 - need for strong central gornment