Some U.S. History questions

1. What expedition did Thomas Jefferson establish to explore the West under the leadership of Lewis and Clark?
   

AThe Western Explorers

BThe Northwest Passagers

CThe Corps of Discovery

DThe Mountain Rangers

1. What issues were at stake in accepting or rejecting Hamilton's financial plan?
   

Acreating a national bank or building a navy

Bbalancing federal authority and states' rights

Cborrowing moneyfrom England or signing a treaty with France

Dpaying state debt first and federal debt second

1. Hamilton's financial plan called for which of the following?
   

Ahaving the states assume the national debt

Bpaying off the national debt gradually

Craising money by asking for foreign aid

Drefusing to pay the debt to France

1. What were the key points of George Washington's Farewell Address?
   

Athe strength of agriculture, the need for Congress, and the importance of states' rights

Bthe importance of neutrality, the danger of political parties, and the need for federal unity

Cthe need for military strength, the importance of presidency, and the power in foreign alliances

Dthe power of the Bill of Rights, the need for strong leadership, and the benefit of taxes

1. What treaty ended the war of 1812 and set up a peaceful process for resolving future disputes?
   

AWashington and London Agreement

BTreaty of Ghent

CTreaty of Paris of 1814

DPeace of 1815

1. What was a consequence of the War of 1812?
   

Aa stronger sense of nationalism

BIncreased attention to states' rights

Can emphasis onthe right to bear arms

Dgreater isolation from England

1. How was slavery related to the economy of the early nineteenth century?
   

ASouthern planters needed slaves to grow and harvest large amounts of cotton

BNorthern textile manufacturers would only buy cotton grown by slaves

Cthe military relied on slaves to produce uniforms and other material for combat

DEuropean customers refused to buy goods produced using slave labor

1. What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
   

Ato claim western territory for the U.S.

Bto defeat Native American tribes our west

Cto explore and map the Louisiana Territory

Dto explore and map the Oregon Territory

1. From which country did the U.S. acquire Louisiana?
   

AFrance

BSpain

CPortugal

DGermany

1. Which of the following was a cause of the war of 1812?
   

ABritish presence on the frontier

BBritish aid to enemy Native American groups on the frontier

CThe impressment of American naval soldiers by the British Navy

DAll of the above