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1. One major reason historians consider George Washington a great president is that he
(1) created many important practices still used by the government
(2) made the United States a world power
(3) ended conflicts among the Native American Indians
(4) extended voting rights to most free males throughout the United States
2. A major reason President Thomas Jefferson supported buying the Louisiana Territory was because the purchase
(1) gave the United States ownership of Florida
(2) allowed the United States to gain control of California
(3) gave the United States control of the port of New Orleans
(4) removed the Spanish from North America
3. President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory primarily to
(1) explore and map the region
(2) search for gold and other valuable mineral deposits
(3) improve relations with Native American Indians
(4) force British and Spanish settlers out of the territory
4. One effect of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was to
(1) establish the power of the Court to declare a law unconstitutional
(2) allow Congress to tax income
(3) approve the president’s power to veto bills
(4) settle differences between the House and the Senate
5. One result of the War of 1812 was that the United States
(1) defeated Spain
(2) took control of Cuba
(3) gained land from Canada
(4) maintained its independence from Great Britain
6. President Andrew Jackson defended the spoils system as a benefit to democracy because it
(1) created more political parties
(2) granted the right to vote to more people
(3) increased the power of the states
(4) filled government jobs with common citizens
7. “The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their homes and encamped at the forts and military places, all over the nation. . . . The property of many has been taken and sold before their eyes for almost nothing.”
This quotation from an eyewitness on the Trail of Tears describes events connected with the
(1) Battle of Little Big Horn
(2) Dawes Act
(3) Lewis and Clark Expedition
(4) Indian Removal Act
8. Which land acquisition added the most territory to the United States?
(1) annexation of Texas
(2) purchase of Florida
(3) Treaty of Oregon
(4) Louisiana Purchase
Base your answer to question 9 on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.
9. This portrayal of President Andrew Jackson reflects the opinion of some of his opponents that the
(1) executive branch had become too powerful
(2) British had too much influence over the president
(3) president had become too sympathetic to the common man
(4) spoils system had failed to improve the government
10. The Louisiana Purchase was important to the growth of the United States because it
(1) doubled the size of the country
(2) gave the nation the control of the Great Lakes
(3) completed America’s westward expansion
(4) brought California into the Union
11. The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to explore land gained through the
(1) Louisiana Purchase
(2) Gadsden Purchase
(3) purchase of Florida
(4) purchase of Alaska
12. In his farewell address, George Washington warned against:
(1) Political party rivalry
(2) Entanglement in European affairs
(3) Constitutional changes made by force
(4) All of the Above
13. One important precedent that George Washington established was:
(1) Christmas feast at the white house
(2) A limit of two terms in office
(3) Powdered wigs worn by heads of state
(4) The expansion of US influence overseas.
14. The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the practice of:
(1) Women's suffrage
(2) Forced Relocation of Native Americans
(3) Racial segregation in the south
(4) Judicial Review
Using the graph and your knowledge of social studies, answer question 15.
15. Which statement is most clearly supported by information in the graph?
(1)The United States Government encouraged trade between nations at war.
(2) Events in Europe had an impact on American trade.
(3) The Embargo Act immediately increased trade with Europe.
(4) France and Great Britain seized American ships for their cargoes.
Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer question 16.
16. The area highlighted in white represents this land, purchased by Thomas Jefferson in 1803.
(1) Gadsden Purchase
(2) Louisiana Purchase
(3) Purchase of Hawaii
(4) Monroe Purchase