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___1. A main cause of the War of 1812 was a. taxation without representation. b. French attacks from Canada. c. Spain threatening to close the Port of New Orleans. d. British impressment of American sailors.

___2. Which of the following is the best example of someone showing nationalism? a. saying the Pledge of Allegiance b. cutting your neighbors lawn c. never missing a day of school d. remembering to buy your brother a nice birthday present

___3. Which invention, developed by Eli Whitney, made the use of assembly lines in factories possible? a. cotton gin b. power loom c. spinning jenny d. interchangeable parts

___4. What are the President's group of advisors called? a. precedent b. spoils c. cabinet d. impressment

___5. During this time, the United States had an old-fashioned person as President. There were no wars. The economy was good. Most people were happy. What was this period called? a. Age of Prosperity b. Wonder Years c. The Good Old Days d. Era of Good Feelings

___6. Which person below represented the North in the early 1800’s? a. John C. Calhoun b. Daniel Webster c. Santa Claus d. Henry Clay

___7. Which person would most likely want a protective tariff? a. a southern plantation owner b. a frontier farmer c. a New England owner d. a Hollywood movie star

___8. A person from what section of the country would probably favor slavery? a. North b. South c. West d. frontier

___9. What said that foreign countries of Europe should not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere? a. Monroe Doctrine b. Adams-Onis Treaty c. Treaty of Ghent d. Emancipation Proclamation

___10. What was Clinton’s Folly (or Clinton’s Ditch)? a. Lancaster Turnpike b. Corduroy Road c. Purchase of Alaska d. Erie Canal

___11. Which was a characteristic of the Industrial Revolution? a. machines replaced hand tools b. cities grew in Florida c. plantations started to grow indigo d. shift from manufacturing to farming ___12. What person gained fame as a result of the Battle of New Orleans? a. Abraham Lincoln b. Francis Scott Key c. Andrew Jackson d. Tecumseh

___13. During the early 1800’s the Supreme Court contained a famous person named John Marshall. In the case of Marbury vs. Madison, he helped to establish an important principle of the Constitution, which said that the Supreme Court can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional. What was this principle called? a. federalism b. judicial review c. judicial discretion d. popular sovereignty

___14. Which of the following was a precedent set by George ? a. to become a general before becoming a President b. to only serve 2 terms c. to get in wars to protect our country d. to make sure the President joined a political party

___15. What did Washington say in his Farewell Address? a. Do not tax people. b. Avoid political parties and entangling alliances. c. Do not put protective tariffs on foreign goods. d. Make sure you vote for people from the Republican Party.

___16. What was the name for the statement made by Washington telling England and France we would not help either side in the war between the two countries? a. Farewell Address b. Proclamation of Neutrality c. Washington Doctrine d. The Crisis

___17. What political party would most wealthy people and business people have joined in the late 1700’s? a. Bull Moose b. Republican (Democratic-Republican) c. Democratic d. Federalist

___18. Farmers would most likely have joined which political party in the late 1700’s? a. Bull Moose b. Republican (Democratic-Republican) c. Whig d. Federalist

___19. What political party did Jefferson lead in the late 1700’s? a. Bull Moose b. Republican (Democratic-Republican) c. Whig d. Federalist

___20. Who was sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase? a. b. Marquis de Lafayette c. Lewis and Clark d. George Rogers Clark

___21. Who did the United States purchase Louisiana from? a. England b. Spain c. France d. Italy

___22. What year was the Louisiana Purchase made in? a. 1823 b. 1787 c. 1803 d. 1825

___23. What year was the Erie Canal completed in? a. 1803 b. 1812 c. 1825 d. 1823

___24. Who smuggled the ideas for factories from Great Britain? a. Eli Whitney b. Fran Tarkenton c. Samuel Slater d. Bud Grant

___25. What person was the spokesperson for the West in the early 1800’s? a. John Clay b. John C. Calhoun c. Henry Clay d. Daniel Webster

___26. What person was the spokesperson for the South in the early 1800’s? a. John Clay b. John C. Calhoun c. Henry Clay d. Daniel Webster

___27. What was the price of the Louisiana Purchase? a. $15 million b. $10 million c. $5 million d. $20 million

___28. What act helped cause the Trail of Tears? a. Nonintercourse Act b. Indian Act c. Embargo Act d. Act

___29. What state tried to secede from the United States? a. New York b. Georgia c. Delaware d. South Carolina

___30. What do we call it when people are given government jobs as a reward for supporting a Presidential candidate? a. pet banks b. kitchen cabinet c. spoils system d. caucus

___31. What word means to declare a Federal law unconstitutional? a. secede b. withdraw c. nullification d. caucus

___32. What president made the Louisiana Purchase? a. Adams b. Washington c. Jackson d. Jefferson

___33. Who was the Native American guide for Lewis and Clark? a. Tecumseh b. Renaldo c. Sacagawea d. Geronimo

___34. What tribe fought to keep its land after the ? a. Iroquois b. Cherokee c. Seminole d. Apache

___35. Who was the Secretary of the Treasury for George Washington? a. b. Alexander c. Jim Marshall c. Alan Page