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Unit 3 Chapter Test

Main Ideas. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1) What happened as a result of the Battle of Fallen

Timbers? (a) Some Native Americans gave up their land. (b) The British helped Native Americans. (c) Little Turtle’s leadership was rejected by Native

American tribes. (d) Washington sent troops to New Orleans. 2) How did Pinckney’s Treaty make it easier for settlers in

the Trans-Appalachian West to get their goods to market? (f) It approved improvements to the Wilderness Road

that led to Kentucky. (g) It gave settlers in the Northwest Territory the right to

use the Great Lakes. (h) It gave them the right to use the Mississippi River and

port of New Orleans. (j) It declared that all bodies of water were free for

navigation. 3) How did Alexander Hamilton deal with the nation’s

financial problems? (a) He asked the states to pay off the nation’s huge war

debts. (b) He asked Congress to put a tax on imported foreign

goods. (c) He borrowed money from foreign countries. (d) He decided not to repay U.S. loans from other nations.

4) Which of the following best represents Washington’s view of political parties?

(f) Parties were needed for national unity. (g) Issues would be made clearer for voters by parties. (h) Parties would split the nation into enemy camps. (j) The Federalist Party was the most correct party. 5) How did Thomas Jefferson become vice-president in the

1796 election? (a) He struck a deal with John Adams. (b) The Constitution stated that the runner-up should

become vice-president. (c) He used the balance of powers section of the

Constitution. (d) The Electoral College was evenly divided about who

should be president.

“Creating America” Grade 8

McDougal Littell

Map Skills Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.

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Detroit

Ft. Greenville

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Pittsburgh

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The Trans-Appalachian West, 1791–1795The Trans-Appalachian West, 1791–1795

6) According to the map, the British most likely got supplies

to British forts (f) by crossing the Appalachian Mountains. (g) by using the Wilderness Road. (h) by hiring Native Americans. (j) from British Canada and the Great Lakes.

Interpreting Charts. Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.

Democratic-Republican Party Federalist Party

Who Should Govern?

Structure of Government

Economics

Foreign Affairs

Had deep faith in the common people

Favored a weak central government, strong state governments

Favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution

Opposed national bank

Favored farming

Felt obliged to help France

Leaders: Jefferson and Madison

Supporters: farmers, tradespeople,frontier settlers

Strongest in the South, in the Southwest, and on the frontier

Thought the rich, educated wellborn should rule

Favored a strong central government

Favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution

Favored nation

Favored manufacturing, trade, finance, as well as farming

Supported Britain

Leaders: Hamilton and Adams

Supporters: bankers, lawyers, manufacturers

Strongest in New England and along the Atlantic coast

The First Political Parties

7) What kind of people supported the Democratic-Republican

party? (a) farmers and frontier settlers (b) the rich (c) bankers and lawyers (d) Native Americans

Main Ideas Choose the letter of the best answer.

8) Which document set up the federal court system? (f) the Constitution of the United States (g) the Articles of the Confederation (h) the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 (j) the Alien and Sedition Acts 9) Which of the following was an important legacy of the War

of 1812? (a) Many Native Americans emigrated to Great Britain. (b) The war made the U.S. Navy as powerful as that of

Great Britain. (c) The war produced few American casualties. (d) The war encouraged the growth of U.S.

manufacturing. 10) Why was Napoleon willing to sell Louisiana to the United

States for so little money? (f) Napoleon decided to concentrate on regaining French

Canada. (g) Lewis and Clark told Napoleon the land was

worthless. (h) Napoleon needed money to fight his wars in Europe (j) Napoleon planned to reclaim Louisiana after the

European wars were over. 11) What special contribution did Sacagawea make to the

Lewis and Clark expedition? (a) She cooked for the explorers during the first winter. (b) She married one of the explorers. (c) She guided the explorers and acted as a translator for

them. (d) She helped them escape from an unfriendly tribe. 12) Which was true of the election of 1800? (f) The system for choosing the president led to a three-

way tie. (g) The House of Representatives selected the president

and vice-president. (h) The president and vice-president belonged to a

splinter party. (j) Adams died in a duel, so Jefferson became president. 13) Which statement describes the U.S. military at the start of

the War of 1812? (a) The army was small, poorly trained, and badly

equipped. (b) The navy was powerful because Congress had

strengthened it. (c) The army was aided by Native American allies. (d) The military was led by highly experienced and well-

trained officers.

14) Why was the American naval victory on Lake Erie so important?

(f) It led to the loss of Native American support for the

British. (g) It allowed Americans to gain control of the Erie Canal. (h) It gave the United States control of the lake. (j) It helped Jackson win the Battle of New Orleans. 15) Which of the following furthered Tecumseh’s efforts to

save his people’s lands? (a) an alliance with the British (b) the Treaty of Fort Wayne (c) the Battle of Tippecanoe (d) the Battle of the Thames

16) Why was Marbury v. Madison only a partial victory for

Jefferson and Madison? (f) The Court ruled that Marbury deserved partial pay. (g) The Court forced Madison to give Marbury a

judgeship. (h) The Court upheld Madison’s decision to withhold a

judgeship from Marbury but declared it had the power of judicial review.

(j) The Court forced Madison to give a judgeship to Marbury and declared it had the power of judicial review.

17) What problem troubled Jefferson about the purchase of

Louisiana? (a) All of the new land might cause factory workers to

move west. (b) The Constitution did not empower the president to

buy land. (c) The Native Americans in the area refused to sign U.S.

treaties. (d) France was selling the land for much less than it was

worth.

Interpreting Charts. Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.

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U.S. Imports and Exports, 1804–1815

18) How does the graph show the effects of the Embargo Act

of 1807 on U.S. trade? (f) Imports fell while exports stayed the same. (g) Imports and exports fell. (h) Imports and exports rose. (j) Exports fell but imports rose.

Main Ideas

Choose the letter of the best answer.

19) Which of the following is true about the South in the

1840s? (a) Most white Southern families held at least one slave. (b) White Southerners formed less than half of the

region’s population. (c) All African Americans in the South were enslaved. (d) About 8 percent of African Americans in the South

were free. 20) What did the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 accomplish? (f) set the boundary between Canada and the United

States (g) removed the Seminoles from Mexico (h) gave Florida to the United States (i) established naval boundaries on the Great Lakes 21) What was the sectional interest of American settlers in the

West? (a) Westerners wanted cheap land and good

transportation. (b) Westerners wanted an alliance with Mexico to help

control Native Americans. (c) Westerners wanted free land and government grants. (d) Westerners wanted gold as their currency.

22) Which of the following groups of inventions did the most to pull different regions of the nation together?

(f) the steam-powered locomotive, the telegraph, the

steamboat (g) the spinning mill, the telegraph, the steel plow (h) the spinning mill, the steel plow, the steamboat (j) the steel plow, the spinning mill, the steam-powered

locomotive

23) Which reason best explains why the Northeast and the Midwest developed a close bond?

(a) There was a great deal of trade between them. (b) They both opposed slavery. (c) They were both industrial regions. (d) They both held similar political views. 24) What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Gibbons

v. Ogden? (f) Only the federal government had the right to control

interstate commerce. (g) States had power over the national government in

matters involving taxation. (h) A state could not tax a national bank. (j) A state had the right to control its own commerce.

Map Skills

Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.

National(Cumberland) Road

Miami andErie Canal

Ohio andErie Canal

Chesapeake andOhio Canal

Chesapeake Bay

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

Pennsylvania Canal

Erie Canal

Richmond

Cumberland

Wheeling

Pittsburgh

Buffalo

New York City

CANADA

Albany

ClevelandToledoChicago

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Roads and Canals, 1812–1850

25) Which sections of the country benefited most from these

roads and canals? (a) the South and the West (b) the Midwest and the Northwest (c) the Northeast and the Midwest (d) the South and the East