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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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Battle ofFallen Timbers
Detroit
Ft. Greenville
Ft. WayneFt. Miami
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Lexington
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW YORK
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BattleU.S.-held fortBritish-held fort
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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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Source: Historical Statistics of the United States
ExportsImports
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
La Salle
Evansville
PortsmouthCincinnati
Vandalia
Columbia
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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