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Grade 11 Early National Era
Andrew Jackson was                         during the War of 1812.
  1. a senator
  2. a general
  3. the president
  4. the governor of Florida
Grade 9 Early National Era
The Federalist Papers were written for what purpose?
  1. to demand the establishment of the Bill of Rights
  2. to persuade people to ratify the Constitution
  3. to argue for the strengthening of states' rights
  4. to rebuke the presidency of George Washington
Grade 8 Early National Era
The War of 1812 ended in 1812.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Early National Era
Which political party was supported primarily by manufacturers, traders, and those from the North?
  1. Democratic-Republicans
  2. Federalists
  3. Anti-Federalists
  4. Republicans
Grade 8 Early National Era
In 1830, Congress passed the                        , which ordered all Indians east of the Mississippi River to leave their homes and move west of the River.
  1. Indian Disposal Act
  2. Order 219
  3. Federal Relocation Act
  4. Indian Relocation Act
  5. Western Mississippi Law
Grade 11 Early National Era
What event, during the 1840s, prompted nearly 800,000 Irish immigrants to move to the United States?
  1. unification with England
  2. the Irish Potato Famine
  3. the partition of Ireland
  4. Bloody Sunday
Grade 9 Early National Era
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of acts designed to decide what?
  1. If the territory gained after the Mexican-American War would be broken into slave or free states
  2. If United States currency would be backed by gold or silver
  3. If slaves brought to free territory became free
  4. Which states the Transcontinental Railroad should pass through
Grade 7 Early National Era
French diplomats demanded what from the United States before they would negotiate?
  1. a U.S. declaration of war on England
  2. U.S. to pay bribes and give a loan to France
  3. to buy the Louisiana Territory
  4. to end the impressment of French sailors
Grade 5 Early National Era
Daniel Shays led armed groups of farmers in attacks on courthouses in the hope of
  1. stopping the courts from seizing any more of the farmers' property.
  2. allowing the states to form their own militias.
  3. collecting money to buy tools and seeds for planting.
  4. passing land ordinances to divide their land fairly.
Grade 7 Early National Era
Which act allowed for the deportations of citizens of nations hostile to the United States?
  1. Alien Enemy Act
  2. Intolerable Act
  3. Espionage Act
  4. Sedition Act
Grade 8 Early National Era
Which treaty ended the War of 1812?
  1. Treaty of Paris
  2. Treaty of Ghent
  3. Treaty of Greenville
  4. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Grade 5 Early National Era
About 4,000 Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Early National Era
Who was the head of the State Department in Washington's Cabinet?
  1. Henry Knox
  2. Alexander Hamilton
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. Benjamin Franklin
Grade 8 Early National Era
American sailors were forcefully taken to man British ships in a process called               .
  1. war hawking
  2. conscription
  3. impressment
  4. levée en masse
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 10 Early National Era
Who led the federal militia force against the rebels of the Whiskey Rebellion?
  1. James McFarlane
  2. David Bradford
  3. George Washington
  4. Hugh Henry Brackenridge
Grade 8 Early National Era
The Louisiana Territory was purchased from                .
  1. England
  2. Spain
  3. Italy
  4. France
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