STAAR Review - Early Republic Foreign Issues

Match the following Early Republic presidents in order

• 5th President

• John Adams

• 2nd President

• George Washington

• 4th President

• James Madison

• 3rd President

• James Monroe

• 1st President

• Thomas Jefferson

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Why did President Washington give this advice about the future of U.S. foreign policy?

• To end European colonization in the Western Hemisphere

• To avoid being drawn into European wars

• To use trade embargoes to stay neutral

• To encourage economic growth through the transatlantic slave trade

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What was the main reason President Monroe made this statement?

• To strengthen political alliances with European allies

• To address European competition for natural resources

• To increase U.S. military readiness for European expansionism

• To prevent European intervention in countries near the United States

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The idea expressed in this quote is that the United States should avoid -

• becoming involved in the political affairs of other countries

• being a part of a global trade network

• establishing U.S. territories overseas

• allowing U.S. citizens to emigrate

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Which of the following is the source of this statement on foreign policy?

• George Washington's Farewell Address

• The Monroe Doctrine

• Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address

• The Federalist Papers

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Which phrase completes this excerpt?

• colonial settlements

• protective tariffs

• permanent alliances

• territorial disputes

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The U.S. foreign policy illustrated in this cartoon was intended to -

• prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere

• deter Spain from inciting revolution in former U.S. colonies

• encourage European powers to invest in Latin America

• keep the war between France and Spain from spreading to Latin America

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Which of these best summarizes the Monroe Doctrine?

• The immigration of Europeans to the United States must be discouraged

• International peace can be maintained without complicated alliances

• The power to nullify federal laws is necessary to preserve sovereignty

• Further colonization of the Americas by European countries is prohibited

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Match the following Early Republic foreign policy/issue with the correct presidency it occurred in.

• President Madison

• Proclamation of Neutrality

• President Jefferson

• XYZ Affair

• President Washington

• Monroe Doctrine

• President Adams

• War of 1812

• President Monroe

• Louisiana Purchase

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