Unit 5 Assessment Review
1. Place the first five presidents in the correct order and list 3 important contributions of each.
____ Washington
____Adams
____Monroe
____Jefferson
____Madison
2. By choosing to step down as president, what leadership quality did George Washington show?
3. How did Washington’s Farewell Address influence American foreign policy?
4. What was a result of the passage of the Judiciary Act during Washington’s presidency?
5. What was a central issue to the development of political parties in America? (Hint: think Federalist vs. AntiFederalist)
6. List characteristics of the Democratic-Republican and Federalist parties. Who led these parties?
7. How did the Federalist interrupt the text of the Constitution?
8. Why did the Northern states favor tariffs during the early years of the republic?
9. Why did John Adams defend the British troops after the Boston Massacre?
10. Explain the XYZ Affair. What was a central issue of the XYZ Affair?
11. What were the Alien and Sedition Acts and which president’s administration passed them?
12. How did the Marbury vs. Madison controversy begin? What legal precedent did it set?
13. Which president purchased Louisiana from France? What year did the purchase take place? Why was the
Louisiana Purchase so significant?
14. Explain the Embargo Act of 1807. How did it impact American economy?
15. What was a cause of the Ear of 1812?
16. How did the War of 1812 impact the U.S. economy?
17. How did other countries view the U.S. after the War of 1812?
18. Why were the years of Monroe’s Presidency referred to as the “Era of Good Feeling”?
19. How did James Monroe expand American territory?
20. Explain the Monroe Doctrine?
Unit 5 Assessment Review
1. Place the first five presidents in the correct order and list 3 important contributions of each.
__1__ Washington
Judiciary Act, Farewell Address
__2__Adams
XYZ Affair, Alien and Sedition Acts
__5__Monroe
Monroe Doctrine
__3_Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase, Marbury vs. Madison
__4__Madison
Protective Tariffs, War of 1812
2. By choosing to step down as president, what leadership quality did George Washington show?
He showed personal restraints by not seeking too much power
3. How did Washington’s Farewell Address influence American foreign policy?
The United States tried to stay neutral
4. What was a result of the passage of the Judiciary Act during Washington’s presidency?
It established the federal court system
5. What was a central issue to the development of political parties in America? (Hint: think Federalist vs.
Anti-Federalist)
How much power the federal government should have
6. List characteristics of the Democratic-Republican and Federalist parties. Who led these parties?
Democratic-Republicans- Thomas Jefferson, limited government, no national banks, farmers
Federalist- John Adams, strong federal government, national bank and manufacturing
7. How did the Federalist interrupt the text of the Constitution?
Loosely
8. Why did the Northern states favor tariffs during the early years of the republic?
There was less competition from foreign countries
9. Why did John Adams defend the British troops after the Boston Massacre?
He believed everyone had the right to a trial
10. Explain the XYZ Affair. What was a central issue of the XYZ Affair?
The French ambassadors tried to bribe the U.S. during negotiations. Trying to avoid war, John Adams did not
release their names, so they were called the XYZ.
11. What were the Alien and Sedition Acts and which president’s administration passed them?
Made life difficult for the immigrants and restricted the 1st Amendment. John Adams
12. How did the Marbury vs. Madison controversy begin? What legal precedent did it set?
Madison did not deliver Marbury’s last minute appointment. It set the precedent for judicial review.
13. Which president purchased Louisiana from France? What year did the purchase take place? Why was the
Louisiana Purchase so significant?
Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana in 1803. It doubled the size of U.S. territory
14. Explain the Embargo Act of 1807. How did it impact American economy?
Stopped trade with foreign countries and it hurt the American economy
15. What was a cause of the Ear of 1812?
British impressment
16. How did the War of 1812 impact the U.S. economy?
Made America rely on their own manufacturing
17. How did other countries view the U.S. after the War of 1812?
They had more respect for the U.S. as an independent and powerful nation
18. Why were the years of Monroe’s Presidency referred to as the “Era of Good Feeling”?
No more war
Americans united together and had a sense of purpose
One political party
19. How did James Monroe expand American territory?
Gained Florida from Spain
20. Explain the Monroe Doctrine?
Warned the European nations not to intervene in the western hemisphere