U.S. History:
EOC Flashback Exercise
Unit 3: Early Growth and Foreign
Policy
1. What land acquisition doubled the size of the
U.S. in 1803?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Oregon Territory
Louisiana Purchase
Northwest Territory
Mexican Cession
2. Which of the following was a result of the
War of 1812?
A.
B.
C.
D.
increased nationalism
decreased nationalism
territorial increase
an Indian removal policy
3. The Monroe Doctrine was intended to
accomplish which of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
remove Native Americans
limit white expansion
end European colonialism in America
halt trade with Europe
4. The image below depicts which of the
following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lewis & Clark Expedition
XYZ Affair
Monroe Doctrine
Trail of Tears
5. Under the Monroe Doctrine, how would the
U.S. have viewed a European power attempting
to establish colonies in the Americas?
A. As a friend, so long as it did not set foot on
U.S. territory
B. As a military aggressor moving against
American interests
C. With indifference because the U.S. didn’t
care
D. As an ally to help the U.S. achieve its
“Manifest Destiny”
6. Who of the following was a hero of the War of
1812?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
7. Judging from the map,
in which area would one
have expected to find a
heavy reliance on cash
crops like tobacco, rice,
and cotton?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. B and C
8. Why did the United States continually break
agreements with Native Americans during the
1800s?
A. The U.S. government feared a Native
American invasion of the east.
B. The U.S. government feared Native
Americans would claim more territory.
C. Many U.S. landowners wanted to make
Native Americans their slaves.
D. U.S. settlers continually wanted more land
and more resources.
1. What land acquisition doubled the size of the
U.S. in 1803?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Oregon Territory
Louisiana Purchase
Northwest Territory
Mexican Cession
2. Which of the following was a result of the
War of 1812?
A.
B.
C.
D.
increased nationalism
decreased nationalism
territorial increase
an Indian removal policy
3. The Monroe Doctrine was intended to
accomplish which of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
remove Native Americans
limit white expansion
end European colonialism in America
halt trade with Europe
4. The image below depicts which of the
following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lewis & Clark Expedition
XYZ Affair
Monroe Doctrine
Trail of Tears
5. Under the Monroe Doctrine, how would the
U.S. have viewed a European power attempting
to establish colonies in the Americas?
A. As a friend, so long as it did not set foot on
U.S. territory
B. As a military aggressor moving against
American interests
C. With indifference because the U.S. didn’t
care
D. As an ally to help the U.S. achieve its
“Manifest Destiny”
6. Who of the following was a hero of the War of
1812?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
7. Judging from the map,
in which area would one
have expected to find a
heavy reliance on cash
crops like tobacco, rice,
and cotton?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. B and C
8. Why did the United States continually break
agreements with Native Americans during the
1800s?
A. The U.S. government feared a Native
American invasion of the east.
B. The U.S. government feared Native
Americans would claim more territory.
C. Many U.S. landowners wanted to make
Native Americans their slaves.
D. U.S. settlers continually wanted more land
and more resources.
9. What was the importance of the 1803
Supreme Court’s decision in Marbury v.
Madison?
A. an end to slavery in western territories
B. establishing the Supreme Court’s power of
judicial review
C. ruling state law to be superior to federal law
D. allowing federal regulation of interstate
commerce
10. The map above illustrates which of the
following?
A. the Lewis & Clark Expedition
B. the Trail of Tears
C. the attempted invasion of Canada in 1812
D. the Zebulon Pike Expedition
11. The Louisiana Territory was purchased by
the United States from which European nation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Spain
France
England
Germany
12. Which of the following caused the War of
1812?
A. British troops invaded Washington D.C. and
burned the White House.
B. The British Navy often impressed American
sailors and Britain encouraged Native
Americans to attack frontier settlements.
C. The U.S. desired to add Canada to its borders
and attacked British ships at sea.
D. The U.S. and France conspired to jointly
attack Britain to increase their territory.
13. Jacksonian Democracy favored which of the
following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
New Englanders
rich business men
Native Americans and free blacks
the common, working man
14. The Embargo Act President Jefferson
declared against Britain in 1807
A. disrupted the British economy and closed
many British factories.
B. caused a substantial increase in profits for
American merchants.
C. allowed American farmers to export goods to
foreign markets.
D. financially harmed American merchants who
sold British goods.
15. The invention of the cotton gin
A. increased the demand for slaves in the
South.
B. decreased the demand for slaves in the
South.
C. had no impact on the demand for slaves.
D. decreased the demand for immigrant labor in
the North.
16. The result of the Presidential Election of
1824, often called the “Corrupt Bargain,”
A. was decided by a compromise when several
Southern states threatened secession.
B. resulted in a 4-way tie.
C. was decided by the House of Representatives
because no candidate had an electoral
majority.
D. led to a controversial recount of the popular
vote.
9. What was the importance of the 1803
Supreme Court’s decision in Marbury v.
Madison?
A. an end to slavery in western territories
B. establishing the Supreme Court’s power of
judicial review
C. ruling state law to be superior to federal law
D. allowing federal regulation of interstate
commerce
10. The map above illustrates which of the
following?
A. the Lewis & Clark Expedition
B. the Trail of Tears
C. the attempted invasion of Canada in 1812
D. the Zebulon Pike Expedition
11. The Louisiana Territory was purchased by
the United States from which European nation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Spain
France
England
Germany
12. Which of the following caused the War of
1812?
A. British troops invaded Washington D.C. and
burned the White House.
B. The British Navy often impressed American
sailors and Britain encouraged Native
Americans to attack frontier settlements.
C. The U.S. desired to add Canada to its borders
and attacked British ships at sea.
D. The U.S. and France conspired to jointly
attack Britain to increase their territory.
13. Jacksonian Democracy favored which of the
following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
New Englanders
rich business men
Native Americans and free blacks
the common, working man
14. The Embargo Act President Jefferson
declared against Britain in 1807
A. disrupted the British economy and closed
many British factories.
B. caused a substantial increase in profits for
American merchants.
C. allowed American farmers to export goods to
foreign markets.
D. financially harmed American merchants who
sold British goods.
15. The invention of the cotton gin
A. increased the demand for slaves in the
South.
B. decreased the demand for slaves in the
South.
C. had no impact on the demand for slaves.
D. decreased the demand for immigrant labor in
the North.
16. The result of the Presidential Election of
1824, often called the “Corrupt Bargain,”
A. was decided by a compromise when several
Southern states threatened secession.
B. resulted in a 4-way tie.
C. was decided by the House of Representatives
because no candidate had an electoral
majority.
D. led to a controversial recount of the popular
vote.