Who were the "War Hawks" during the War of 1812?

Congressmen from the South/West who wanted to expand west

Why did President Jefferson pass the Embargo Act? (2 CORRECT ANSWERS)

Britain and France were attacking American ships, Britain was impressing American sailors into its navy

Why did President Jefferson repeal the Embargo Act?

It hurt American business more than it hurt other countries

What was a main cause of the War of 1812? (2 CORRECT ANSWERS)

Britain was giving weapons to Native Americans, Britain continued to attack U.S. ships and impress sailors

What was the "spoils system?"

Jackson's system of giving his friends government jobs

Which of the following is true about the Democratic-Republican party?

It favored weak central government

Which of the following was NOT a precedent set by George Washington?

Writing laws to be presented to Congress

What did the Monroe Doctrine say? (2 CORRECT ANSWERS)

The US would keep its policy of isolationism, The US would fight if Europe tried to attack Latin America

Why did people vote for Andrew Jackson as president?

They thought he would help out the "common man"

What did France demand from the United States during the XYZ Affair?

A $10 million bribe to open treaty negotiations

Adams' decision not to go to war during the XYZ Affair followed which of Washington's warnings?

Don't get involved in foreign affairs

Why was the Battle of New Orleans important? (2 CORRECT ANSWERS)

It made Andrew Jackson a famous war hero, It was fought after the Treaty of Ghent was signed

How did President Adams resolve the XYZ Affair?

Sending more diplomats to France instead of going to war

Why did Jackson want to remove Native Americans from their lands?

To open the land for white settlement and farming

Which of the following is true about the Federalist party?

It was made up of mostly businesspeople from northern cities

Why did President Adams want to pass the Alien & Sedition Acts?

So people couldn't criticize him for the XYZ Affair

Why did some people NOT like George Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion?

They thought using the army against citizens was too harsh

Why was the Louisiana Purchase important? (2 CORRECT ANSWERS)

It gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River for trade, It doubled the size of the United States

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Who were the "War Hawks" during the War of 1812?
Congressmen from the East who wanted more land to farm on
Congressmen from New England who didn't want to ruin trade
Congressmen from the South/West who wanted to expand west
Congressmen from the South who wanted to expand trade
2
Why did President Jefferson pass the Embargo Act? (2 CORRECT ANSWERS)
The U.S. now owned the Mississippi River, a good trade route
Britain and France were attacking American ships
Britain was impressing American sailors into its navy
France wouldn't sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.
3
Why did President Jefferson repeal the Embargo Act?
He wanted to protect Latin America from European attacks
It had succeeded at ending British attacks on U.S. ships
He hoped that repealing it would maintain U.S. neutrality
It hurt American business more than it hurt other countries
4
What was a main cause of the War of 1812? (2 CORRECT ANSWERS)
Britain was giving weapons to Native Americans
Britain continued to attack U.S. ships and impress sailors
France was giving weapons to Native Americans
Britain was trying to colonize Latin America
5
What was the "spoils system?"
Monroe's system of giving his friends government jobs
Jackson's system of removing Native Americans from Georgia
Jackson's system that allowed all white males to vote
Jackson's system of giving his friends government jobs
6
Which of the following is true about the Democratic-Republican party?
It favored weak central government
It was made up of people who later became Anti-Federalists
It was led by George Washington
It was made up of mostly rich people from the north
7
Did the U.S. win any territory in the War of 1812?
Yes
No
8
Which of the following was NOT a precedent set by George Washington?
Deciding to be called "Mr. President"
Stepping down after only 2 terms as president
Creating a Cabinet of advisors
Writing laws to be presented to Congress
9
What were Congressmen who supported the War of 1812 called?
"War Eagles"
"War Pigeons"
"War Hawks"
"War Doves"
10
Which early political party was Thomas Jefferson the founder of?
Whigs
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
11
What did the Monroe Doctrine say? (2 CORRECT ANSWERS)
The US would keep its policy of isolationism
The US would make alliances with Britain and France
The US would intervene in African affairs if necessary
The US would fight if Europe tried to attack Latin America
12
Why did people vote for Andrew Jackson as president?
They wanted him to increase the executive branch's power
They thought he would help out the "common man"
They wanted to put a Southerner in office
They didn't want more states to enter the Union
13
What did France demand from the United States during the XYZ Affair?
Ransom for the American sailors it had kidnapped
The return of the Louisiana Territory to French control
Weapons it could use in its war with England
A $10 million bribe to open treaty negotiations
14
Adams' decision not to go to war during the XYZ Affair followed which of Washington's warnings?
Don't develop political parties
Don't get into debt
Don't get involved in foreign affairs
Don't expand westward
15
Why was the Battle of New Orleans important? (2 CORRECT ANSWERS)
It made Andrew Jackson a famous war hero
It followed the U.S.'s policy of isolationism
It was fought after the Treaty of Ghent was signed
It ended British attacks on American ships
16
How did President Adams resolve the XYZ Affair?
Paying the bribe France had demanded
Going to meet secretly with Napoleon in France
Declaring war on France and taking the Louisiana Territory
Sending more diplomats to France instead of going to war
17
Why did Jackson want to remove Native Americans from their lands?
To open the land for white settlement and farming
To give Native Americans much better land to live on
To open the land for building U.S. military bases
To make sure Britain didn't take over Native American lands
18
Which of the following is true about the Federalist party?
It wanted to get rid of the National Bank
It was founded by John Adams
It was made up of mostly businesspeople from northern cities
It favored strong state government
19
Why did President Adams want to pass the Alien & Sedition Acts?
So he could open government-run newspapers
So he could take freedom of speech out of the Bill of Rights
So people couldn't criticize him for the XYZ Affair
So immigrants couldn't get high-paying jobs
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Why did some people NOT like George Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion?
They thought using the army against citizens was too harsh
They thought Washington should have created a new tax
They thought it made Washington seem like a weak leader
They thought he showed how effective the new government was
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Why was the Louisiana Purchase important? (2 CORRECT ANSWERS)
It gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River for trade
It gave the U.S. more access to Native American resources
It gave Napoleon the money for his sugar colony in Haiti
It doubled the size of the United States

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