Question

Some U.S. History questions


1. What expedition did Thomas Jefferson establish to explore the West under the leadership of Lewis and Clark?
a. The Western Explorers
b. The Northwest Passagers
c. The Corps of Discovery
d. The Mountain Rangers

2. What issues were at stake in accepting or rejecting Hamilton's financial plan?
a. creating a national bank or building a navy
b. balancing federal authority and states' rights
c. borrowing moneyfrom England or signing a treaty with France
d. paying state debt first and federal debt second

3. Hamilton's financial plan called for which of the following?
a. having the states assume the national debt
b. paying off the national debt gradually
c. raising money by asking for foreign aid
d. refusing to pay the debt to France

4. What were the key points of George Washington's Farewell Address?
a. the strength of agriculture, the need for Congress, and the importance of states' rights
b. the importance of neutrality, the danger of political parties, and the need for federal unity
c. the need for military strength, the importance of presidency, and the power in foreign alliances
d. the power of the Bill of Rights, the need for strong leadership, and the benefit of taxes

5. What treaty ended the war of 1812 and set up a peaceful process for resolving future disputes?
a. Washington and London Agreement
b. Treaty of Ghent
c. Treaty of Paris of 1814
d. Peace of 1815

6. What was a consequence of the War of 1812?
a. a stronger sense of nationalism
b. Increased attention to states' rights
c. an emphasis onthe right to bear arms
d. greater isolation from England

7. How was slavery related to the economy of the early nineteenth century?
a. Southern planters needed slaves to grow and harvest large amounts of cotton
b. Northern textile manufacturers would only buy cotton grown by slaves
c. the military relied on slaves to produce uniforms and other material for combat
d. European customers refused to buy goods produced using slave labor

8. What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
a. to claim western territory for the U.S.
b. to defeat Native American tribes our west
c. to explore and map the Louisiana Territory
d. to explore and map the Oregon Territory

9. From which country did the U.S. acquire Louisiana?
a. France
b. Spain
c. Portugal
d. Germany

10. Which of the following was a cause of the war of 1812?
a. British presence on the frontier
b. British aid to enemy Native American groups on the frontier
c. The impressment of American naval soldiers by the British Navy
d. All of the above

Answer 1

the answers are:

1.) a

2.) a

3.)b

4.) d

5.)b

6.)c

7.) a

8.) a

9.)c

10.)a

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

1. a. the western explores

2. b. balancing federal authority and states' right.

3. a. The federal government should pay off all CONFEDERATION (state) debts at full value.

4. a. the major area of Hamilton economic was agricultural exports and to pay   for the import of British MANUFACTURED GOODS

5. b. treaty of ghent ; the war finally in 1815, about the treaty of Ghent.

6. a. stronger sense of nationalism

7. b

8. a

9 c

10. d