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Name: ______Class period: ______
UNIT 4: NEW REPUBLIC → EXPANDING NATION
Describe, explain, or define the following terms.
1. Federalists
2. Anti-federalists
3. Territory (definition)
4. Three-fifths Compromise
5. Land Ordinance of 1785
6. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
7. James Madison
8. Federalist Papers
9. Bill of Rights
10. George Washington
a) Washington’s views on American foreign policy (Farewell Address)
11. Cabinet
12. Whiskey Rebellion
13. Neutrality Proclamation
14. John Adams
15. Alexander Hamilton
16. Thomas Jefferson
17. Louisiana Purchase
18. Lewis and Clark Expedition
19. War of 1812 – Causes and Effects
20. Industrial Revolution
21. James Monroe
22. Missouri Compromise
23. Monroe Doctrine
24. John Quincy Adams
25. Andrew Jackson
26. Indian Removal Act
27. Trail of Tears
28. Spoils system
29. Oregon Country (Oregon Trail)
30. Manifest Destiny
31. Mexican War, 1846 – Causes and Effects
32. Compromise of 1850
33. Fugitive Slave Act
34. Gadsden Purchase
35. Kansas-Nebraska Act
36. Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision
37. Political parties
a) George Washington’s views on political parties
b) Federalists
c) Democratic Republicans
d) Whigs
e) Democrats
38. Two of the biggest problems for pioneers on the overland trails
39. Four reasons why Oregon Territory was first area of settlement during Westward movement.
40. (a) The year Missouri petitioned to become a state:
(b) The date Missouri became a state:
(c) Why was the Missouri Compromise necessary?
41. Donner Party
a) Who were they?
b) Where were they going?
c) What happened to them?
42. Articles of Confederation
43. U.S. Constitution
44. Under the Articles of Confederation, the American states could NOT
a. raise an army.
b. conduct foreign affairs.
c. declare war.
d. negotiate with Native Americans.
45. Creators of the Articles of Confederation
a. were mainly made up of reluctant supporters of the Revolution.
b. feared the encroachment of centralized power.
c. were Loyalists who sabotaged the American war effort.
d. decided that the President should have final say on all matters.
46. The U.S. Constitution does NOT provide
a. equal representation in a unicameral Congress.
b. shared power between the national and state governments.
c. Congress with power to control military affairs.
d. a balance of power between the three branches of government.
47. The Articles of Confederation
a. was the first document to govern the U.S.
b. gave individual states more power than the national government.
c. said that only states could tax the people.
d. all of the above are true
48. In the Constitution, what is the Bill of Rights?
a. Amendment 1
b. Amendments 1-5
c. Amendments 1-10
d. all constitutional amendments
49. For how long did the Constitution forbid the federal government from interfering with the slave trade?
a. 4 years
b. 10 years
c. 20 years
d. 75 years
50. Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. Thomas Paine
d. James Madison
True or False
______51. The Articles of Confederation failed because it was too weak.
______52. When creating the new government, Americans wanted a president that had as much power as a king so he could easily settle arguments between states.
______53. If something is unconstitutional, it is not allowed by law because it does not agree with the principles of the Constitution.