1.Which of these was a precedent that George Washington set?
A. constitutional amendment process
B.formal presidential dinners
C.singing of the national anthem
D.use of a presidential cabinet
2.“The time for a new election of a citizen be president of the United States is coming soon. I should now tell you of my decision: I will not be among the candidates considered for the position” Read the paraphrase of text written by George Washington. What does this text represent?
A- Precedent of term limits, because he is threatening to resign if members of congress run for office a third time
B- precedent of term limits, because he is declining consideration for leader of the United States
C- refusal to be named king, because he is stepping down from leader ship of the US
D- sense of the ceremony of monarchy because he is making a formal address to the US
3.Which is true of both children and women during the early 1800s?
A.Most women and children lacked citizenship under the Constitution.
B.Most women and children lacked the opportunities available to adult men.
C.Most women and children were taught the basics of how to read and write.
D.Most women and children were treated like servants in their homes.
4.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?
A- Native Americans usually gave up their lands voluntarily
B- The Seminole War was fought over control of Florida
C-Most Native Americans moved south, rather than west
D- U.S citizens had little interest in Native American lands.
5.What did the Adams-Onis Treaty accomplish?
A- It gave the United States rights to Mississippi River
B-It prevented FL from helping escaped slaves
C- It allowed the purchased of Florida from Spain for the United States
D- It transferred Florida back to Spain from Britain
6.Which factor helped Touissant L’Ouverture be an effective leader during the Haitian Rebellion?
A-He was wealthy and successful.
B- He was born and raised in France.
C- He was a former slave himself.
D- He owned land in several parts of Haiti.
7.Which event during John Adam’s presidency was the main reason the Federalist party began to fall apart? A- The XYZ Affair B- The Jay Treaty C- The Alien and sedition Acts D- The “Anti-federalist” speech by Thomas Jefferson
8.What was the main reason the Mississippi River was so important to the growing nation?
A- It offered a way to transport goods from the center of the continent.
B- It kept the dangerous migrating herds away from populated settlements.
C- It gave settlers a reason to explore farther to the west of their original settlements. D-It helped maintain a rigid boundary between the colonies and Native American populations.
9.What did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention do to end debate about how to elect the President? A- They decided to let Congress elect the President. B- They decided to let the people elect the President. C- They created an Electoral College to elect the President. D-They decided to let the state's governors elect the President.
10.What was a significant effect of Shays’ Rebellion? A- It forced the state government to stop taxing the farmers. B- It showed people that the Articles of Confederation was effective. C-It convinced people that a strong federal government was needed. D- It persuaded the federal government to accept crops as payment for taxes.
11.Depite great hardships, African Americans created a strong sense of culture through which of the following?
A- befriending landowners families
B-joining with indentured servants
C-trading crops with Native Americans
D-making strong family and kinship groups
12.How was the Jefferson’s Republican approach to the presidency different from that of the Federalists?
A- Republicans wanted to increase military expenses.
B- Republicans wanted to expand U.S territory westward
C- Republicans wanted to limit the role of the federal government
D- Republicans wanted to increase taxes and expand the control of the army
13.Which of the following best explains why Americans in the north and east were less supportive of the War of 1812?
A- they relied more on British trade
B- their religions prohibited them from fighting
C- They were more interested in expanding westward
D- their politics focused on resolving issues without war
14.Which of the following was the agreement that helped the Anti- federalists to finally approve the Constitution?
A- The Bill of Rights
B- The Federalists Papers
C- an Amendment about slavery
D- the rewriting of the Preamble
15.What motive did the Founding Fathers have for adding the right to bear arms into the Constitution? A- to drive up the cost of weapons and ammunition
B- to ensure that the government would have a strong national military
C- to make sure people could defend themselves against the government
D- to try to get the delegates from the southern states to ratify the Constitution
16.Which of the following is a notable influence of Native American culture on the geography of the United States?
A- Many places are named using Native American words.
B- Native Americans created safe passages through mountain areas.
C-Many of the cities today were built by Native American tribes.
D- Native Americans built many dams and changed the direction of rivers.
17.Which answer best explains how the Articles of Confederation set up governmental roles for dealing with foreign governments?
A- Congress had the power to make foreign treaties.
B-The states had the power to make foreign treaties.
C- Congress could write treaties, but they needed to be approved by the states.
D-The states could write treaties, but they needed to be approved by Congress
18.In what way did southern states try to gain more power during the constitutional convention?
A- They wanted export taxes on northern goods to increase the balance of trade.
B-They tried to have slaves counted in their population to gain more votes in Congress.
C- They argued that the Southern states needed more economic support than Northern states.
D- They argued that their economic power should give them more representation in Congress.
1.D
2.B
3.B
4.B
5.C
6.C
7.D
8.A
9.C
10.D
11.D
12.C
13.C
14.A
15.C
16.D
17.A
18.B
6 answers
10. I disagree.
13. I disagree. Check your book.
16. No.
The rest of your answers are right.
-Leo