AP Fall Semester History Quiz

What Amendment protects the right of the press?

What major trade center is located at the mouth of the Mississippi river?

Instead of traveling around to gain support in today's elections, how did candidates campaign for the election of 1800?

The study or skill of making and drawing maps

What was the name of the civil uprising against the tax on Whiskey and President Washington led 12,000 troops to stop

George Washington urged Americans to stay neutral in foreign affairs. What did he mean by this?

What Amendment is your right to keep and bear arms?

The War of 1812 ended with the Treaty of ___.

Jefferson believed that ______ control of Louisiana Terr. would increase trade along the Mississippi River.

How did Sacagawea meet Toussaint Charbonneau?

What was Americans' belief that they had the God given right to spread across the North American continent?

What Amendment protects your right to religion, or no religion at all?

In which region of the country did taxes on whiskey lead to the revival of taxation without representation is tyranny!?

What group of people would’ve most likely supported the Federalist party?

The ___ limits the power of the government and protects the rights of individual people.

When was the treaty of Ghent signed?

Writing new bills (laws) is the job of

A group of advisers to the President is known as the cabinet.

Sacajawea was a guide who was very important to the ___ (name of expedition).

Which item was most likely made by William Clark?

An ___ is a relationship or union formed for mutual benefit.

Which battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero and eventually helped him win the presidency?

The main job of the executive branch (the President) is to carry out the laws the ___ branch makes.

What group of people would’ve most likely supported the Demcratic Republican party?

From which harbor did Francis Scott Key, author of the Star-Spangled Banner, watch while the British bombed the fort

The election of 1800 was decided by the ____ and the ____ was passed to prevent there being a tie for President.

What was one of the challenges Washington faced while in office as President?

For the majority of their expedition, what mode of transportation did the Corps of Discovery use?

A ___ is a settlement of a disagreement reached by each side giving up some what it wants in order to reach an agreement

Who was the French ruler that had plans for an empire in the Americas, but eventually sold a vast territory to the US?

The Democratic-Republicans (the party of Jefferson) believed in strong state governments and rule by ___. (which group)

___ are people who live in the country, but are not citizens.

A group of advisers to the President is known as the ___ .

From 1800-1803, how many countries flags flew over Arkansas?

Many Americans agreed with George Washington’s belief that _______ were harmful to good government.

Jefferson believed that French control of the Louisiana Territory would improve American trade on the Mississippi River.

"No slip will go unnoticed". In this quote, George Washington was talking about how everything he did would become a

What accomplishment did Jefferson leave off of his gravestone?

According to Federalist party leaders, the ______ Acts, passed in 1798, would protect the nation's security.

If a state law contradicts (goes against) a federal law, the ___ law will be used.