Whole Lot of Practice 2
US History/Napp Name: ______
“Western settlers blamed the British for their problems with Native Americans. They accused the British in Canada of arming the Native Americans and encouraging them to attack American settlements. Although Western settlers blamed the British for their problems with the Native Americans, it was the increasing demands of speculators and settlers that sparked Native American resistance. Tecumseh, a Shawnee leader, believed that Native Americans needed to unite to protect their lands. While Tecumseh worked for political union, his brother Tenskwatawa (known as ‘the Prophet’) called for a spiritual rebirth of Native American cultures. His followers lived in Prophetstown on the Tippecanoe River in Indiana, where they tried to practice traditional Native American ways of living.
Aware that Tecumseh’s movement was becoming more militant, William Henry Harrison, governor of the Indiana territory, prepared to stamp it out. In November 1811, Harrison gathered a force and marched towards Prophetstown. Tenskwatawa decided to strike first, sending fighters to attack Harrison and his troops near the Tippecanoe River. The bloody Battle of Tippecanoe left about one-fourth of Harrison’s troops dead or wounded, but its impact on the Native Americans was far greater. The clash shattered Native American confidence in the Prophet’s leadership. Many, including Tecumseh, fled to Canada.
Tecumseh’s flight to British-held Canada seemed to prove that the British were supporting and arming the Native Americans. Many Western farmers argued that war with Britain would enable the United States to seize Canada and end Native American attacks. In early June 1812, President Madison gave in to the pressure and asked Congress to declare war [the War of 1812]. In Congress, the vote split along regional lines. The South and West generally voted for war, while the Northeast did not.”~ American Vision
1. The Prophet, Tenskwatawa, was significant because he(A) Brought Indians to the Christian faith.
(B) Was Tecumseh's brother.
(C) Advocated a religious war with southern tribes.
(D) Convinced the Indians to accept Jefferson's policies.
(E) Inspired an Indian religious revival that helped unite the tribes.
2.Tecumseh and his half-brother, Tenskwatawa led an organized rebellion based on
(A) Rejection of white culture and pan-Indian identity
(B) Outdated Indian land claims
(C) Alliances with Spain
(D) Alliances with Britain / 3. Tecumseh was important because he:
(A) Advocated Indian unity to stop white expansion.
(B) Allied the northwestern Indians with the British in Canada.
(C) Was able to defeat the Americans at Tippecanoe.
(D) Helped his brother, the Prophet, in his religious work.
(E) Became a British army general.
4. Tecumseh’s efforts to unite Indians east of the Mississippi resulted in?
(A) The defeat of the American army at the Battle of Tippecanoe in northern Indiana (B) The defeat of Tecumseh’s Shawnees at the Battle of Tippecanoe
(C) Reappearance of British troops in the upper Mississippi Valley
Matching: Review
1. Between 1789 and 1797, George Washington served two terms, during which several precedent-setting domestic policies took hold. The ______is not mentioned in the Constitution. But in 1789, Washington decided to appoint a secretary of state, a secretary of the treasury, a secretary of war, and an attorney general. / Alexander Hamilton______
2. To raise revenue, Congress placed a federal ______on whiskey. It is placed on the sale of a domestic product. / Loose Construction
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3. When whiskey-producing farmers in western Pennsylvania took up arms in protest, Washington sent ____ to put down the rebellion. This effective use of federal power was in sharp contrast to the Articles of Confederation government’s failure to put down Shay’s Rebellion in the 1780s. / Excise Tax
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4. ______proposed a series of measures for strengthening the finances of the government. He encouraged the creation of a national bank. He also proposed tariffs (taxes on imported goods) to protect new American industries from foreign competition. / Thomas Jefferson
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5. The political party known as the ______favored policies such as the new financial plan proposed by Alexander Hamilton. This plan would serve the interests of Northern merchants and expand the powers of the national government. / Strict Construction
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6. The Federalists argued for _____ – the idea that the federal government had many powers implied by the Constitution’s “necessary and proper” clause. / Government
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7. Opposing the federalists were the Democratic-Republicans led by ______. / Troops
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8. The Democratic-Republicans favored polices that would serve the interest of farmers and the common people and _____ the powers of the national government. / Federalists
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9. The Democratic-Republicans argued for _____ of the Constitution – the idea that the federal government’s powers were limited to those specifically mentioned in the Constitution. / Cabinet
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10. During the Federalist era, a two-party system became an important and enduring part of American ______. / Limit
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More Matching: Review
1. Bitterness between the two political parties grew during the presidency of Washington’s successor, ______(1797 – 1801). A Federalist majority in Congress passed two laws to intimidate Democratic-Republican supporters. / Sedition Act______
2. The ______authorized the president to deport foreigners considered dangerous to public safety. / States’ Rights
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3. The ______authorized the government to fine and imprison newspaper editors who printed “scandalous and malicious writing” about the government. / Ballots
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4. Thomas Jefferson argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts violated citizens’ basic rights. Virginia and Kentucky then passed resolutions claiming the right to _____ (disregard) the acts as unconstitutional. / Alien Act
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5. Arguments favoring nullification were important early expressions of ______, the belief that state powers take precedence over federal powers. / Repealed
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6. Jefferson’s election as president was called the “revolution of 1800”: it marked an end to Federalist control and a change in policy. Jefferson replaced Federalist officeholders with Democratic-Republicans, reduced the armed forces, and _____ the Alien and Sedition Act. / Napoleon
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7. But Thomas Jefferson believed that the president’s first duty is to protect the nation and effect change by ______, not bullets. / John Adams
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8. New Orleans, at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and the unexplored lands of Louisiana to the west were under French rule. In 1803, the French emperor, ______, offered New Orleans and Louisiana to the United States for the bargain price of $15 million. / Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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9. The Constitution did not authorize the government to enlarge the country by buying foreign territory. As a ______, Jefferson could not justify the Louisiana Purchase. But he was unwilling to turn down the greatest land sale in history. Therefore, in 1803, he adopted the loose-constructionist view of the Federalists and asked the Senate to ratify the treaty of purchase. / Nullify
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10. The Louisiana Purchase more than doubled U.S. land area. An expedition under ______set out from St. Louis in 1804 to explore the newly acquired lands. Their reports encouraged westward expansion. / Strict Constructionist
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Activity 3: Multiple-Choice
1. Alexander Hamilton’s argument that the government has the power to create a National Bank is based on which part of the Constitution?(1)the Preamble
(2)the elastic clause
(3)guarantees to the States
(4)the Bill of Rights
2. “All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well born, the other the mass of the people. . . . The people are turbulent and changing. . . . Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government. They will check the unsteadiness of the second.”
-Alexander Hamilton
The author of this quotation suggests that
(1)the will of the majority should guide public policy
(2)wealthy people are too preoccupied to rule well
(3)the common people cannot be trusted to run a stable government
(4)poorer people must work harder to gain access to economic and political power
3. Actions and policies of the Government under President George Washington generally resulted in the
(1)establishment of strong political ties with other nations
(2)liberation of many enslaved persons
(3)failure to create a sound financial program for the country
(4)strengthening of the Federal Government
4. Alexander Hamilton urged Congress to pass a protective tariff to encourage the growth of
(1)labor unions
(2)manufacturing
(3)agriculture
(4)slavery
10. One way in which the authors of the Constitution tried to create “limited government” was by providing for
(1)a loyal opposition through a two-party system
(2)a division of power between the national and state governments
(3)the establishment of naturalization laws
(4)the popular election of Federal judges
11. Which action is an example of the unwritten constitution?
(1)the Senate ratifying a peace treaty
(2)Congress passing a law regulating interstate commerce
(3)selection of a Presidential candidate by a nominating convention
(4)the President removing an Army officer from command for insubordination
12. Antifederalists criticized the United States Constitution primarily because governing power was concentrated in the
(1)State legislatures
(2)President’s Cabinet
(3)delegates to the Constitutional Convention
(4)National Government
15. An example of the unwritten constitution in the United States is the
(1)right of citizens to vote if they are 18 years old or older
(2)rise of the two-party political system
(3)right to freedom of speech
(4)use of the electoral college system
16. During the debates over the ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most strongly over the
(1)division of powers between the national and state governments
(2)provision for admitting new states to the Union
(3)distribution of power between the Senate and the House of Representatives
(4)method of amending the Constitution / 5. Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan helped to establish the credit of the United States government by
(1)providing for the payment of the nation’s debts
(2)taxing only the people most able to pay
(3)favoring agriculture over industry
(4)encouraging spending for national defense
6. One factor that led to the formation of the first two political parties in the United States in the 1790s was the conflict over the
(1)distribution of power between the federal and state governments
(2)spread of slavery into the western territories
(3)control of interstate commerce
(4)acquisition of lands from France and Spain
7. One major reason that Alexander Hamilton proposed a national bank was to
(1)improve the economic position of the United States government
(2)help state governments collect taxes
(3)make loans available to owners of small farms
(4)reduce foreign investment in the United States
8. Which Presidential action is an example of the unwritten constitution?
(1)appointing Justices to the Supreme Court
(2)granting pardons for Federal crimes
(3)submitting a treaty to the Senate for ratification
(4)consulting with the Cabinet
9. Adherence to a strict interpretation of the Constitution would have prevented President Thomas Jefferson from
(1)making the Louisiana Purchase
(2)writing “State of the Union” messages
(3)receiving ambassadors
(4)commissioning military officers
17. The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to
(1)allow for the admission of new states
(2)limit the powers of the president
(3)provide adequate powers for the central government
(4)prevent the development of military rule
18. When President Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from France, he demonstrated that he had modified his belief that
(1)the Constitution should be strictly interpreted
(2)the federal government should limit individual rights
(3)adding territory would lead to regional rivalries
(4)commercial development was the main goal of the federal government
19. The legal basis for the United States purchase of the Louisiana Territory was the
(1)power granted to the President to make treaties
(2)President’s power as Commander in Chief
(3)authority of Congress to declare war
(4)Senate’s duty to approve the appointment of ambassadors
20. Which geographic advantage did the United States gain by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803?
(1)warm-water ports on the Atlantic coast
(2)rich fishing areas in the Great Lakes
(3)full control of the Mississippi River
(4)vast coal reserves in the region west of Pennsylvania
21. The Louisiana Purchase initially presented a dilemma for President Thomas Jefferson because he believed it would
(1)lead to war with Great Britain
(2)bankrupt the new nation
(3)force Native American Indians off their lands
(4)violate his strict constructionist view of the Constitution