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Grade 8 Early National Era
Who traveled on the Lewis and Clark expedition as their interpreter and guide?
  1. Tecumseh
  2. Sacagawea
  3. Zebulon Pike
  4. Tenskwatawa
Grade 8 Early National Era
The Louisiana Territory was purchased from                .
  1. England
  2. Spain
  3. Italy
  4. France
Grade 8 Early National Era
Francis Scott Key wrote                                 while watching the British attack on Fort McHenry.
  1. The New Colossus
  2. God Bless America
  3. The Star-Spangled Banner
  4. The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Grade 8 Early National Era
Which controversial legislation of President John Adams’ administration restricted citizens from criticizing the government?
  1. Embargo Act
  2. XYZ Affair
  3. Monroe Doctrine
  4. The Alien and Sedition acts
Grade 8 Early National Era
What is the name of the treaty that ended the War of 1812?
  1. Treaty of Ghent
  2. Treaty of Paris
  3. Treaty of 1812
  4. Pinckney's Treaty
Grade 8 Early National Era
What was the result of the Battle of Lake Erie?
  1. The British gained control of all of the Great Lakes.
  2. The United States retreated from northern Ohio.
  3. Tecumseh was killed and his forces disbanded.
  4. The United States gained control of Lake Erie.
Grade 8 Early National Era
The U.S. would be allowed to travel freely up and down the Mississippi River and trade through the port city of New Orleans after which treaty?
  1. Whiskey Rebellion
  2. Jay's Treaty
  3. Pinckney's Treaty
  4. Treaty of Paris 1783
Grade 8 Early National Era
Which of the following describes the terms of Jay's Treaty?
  1. Spain would open the Mississippi up for trade and travel.
  2. The United States would gain all land East of the Mississippi River.
  3. The French would repay the United States for damages and help them fight the Native Americans.
  4. Britain would repay the cost of goods destroyed from ships and leave the Northwest Territory.
Grade 8 Early National Era
What were the first two political parties formed in the US?
  1. Democrats & Republicans
  2. Federalist & Democratic-Republicans
  3. Torries & Whigs
  4. Anti-Federalist & Democratic-Republicans
Grade 8 Early National Era
The first political parties in the United States were established in the 1790s largely because of political differences between who?
  1. John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
  2. Thomas Jefferson and George Washingotn
  3. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine
  4. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
Grade 8 Early National Era
What treaty ended the War of 1812?
  1. Treaty of Paris
  2. Treaty of Ghent
  3. Treaty of Vienna
  4. Treaty of London
Grade 8 Early National Era
Which of the following policies advocated by Andrew Jackson allowed for the relocation of Native Americans from their homes to other parts of the country?
  1. The Monroe Doctrine
  2. The Indian Removal Act
  3. The Northwest Ordinance of 1763
  4. States' Rights Doctrine
Grade 8 Early National Era
What said United States citizens could not "write, print, utter,or publish" false or hostile words against the government?
  1. XYZ Affair
  2. Alien Act
  3. Sedition Act
  4. Midnight Appointments
Grade 8 Early National Era
The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans emerged as separate political parties partly as a result of disagreement over what?
  1. How the nation should develop economically
  2. Whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine
  3. How the nation should admit new states
  4. Whether to approve the Declaration of Independence
Grade 8 Early National Era
Who was the Attorney General in Washington's Cabinet?
  1. Benjamin Franklin
  2. Thomas Jefferson
  3. Alexander Hamilton
  4. Edmund Randolph
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