Unit 6 Test Review

What is something that President Washington spoke out against in his Farewell Address?

• Women's suffrage

• Debates between Presidential candidates

• Political Parties

• The President living in the White House

What was Washington's concern about political parties?

• Politicians would be working for the good of their party instead of what is best for the people

• Political parties would make it too expensive to get involved in politics

• Having too many political party options would get confusing for voters

• People would get tired of fighting between political parties and stop voting

Select the TWO reasons why the Presidential election of 1800 was important.

• It was a peaceful transfer of power between political parties

• It was the first time the electoral collage was used to choose the President

• There was no clear winner and the US was without a leader for 8 months

• It lead to the passage of the 12th amendment that stated the Pres and VP will be elected separately and each party could only have one candidate per position.

• Thomas Jefferson won but refused to accept the position of President

The ______________ of 1830 forced Native Americans from their lands in the southeast onto land in present-day Oklahoma.

• Oklahoma Settlement Act

• Indian Relocation Law

• Indian Removal Act

• Homestead Act

What impact did the Homestead Act have on western settlement?

• It led to women moving west to states where they had suffrage

• It led to thousands of Natives claiming 160 acres of land

• No impact. Americans did not want to take land from the Natives

• It led to 500,000 American families moving west to claim land

How did the Indian Removal Act and the Homestead Act impact relations between Native Americans and the US government?

• They improved their relationship and led to successful treaties

• They caused increased tensions between the groups and led to many violent conflicts

• They did not have an impact on the relationship between these groups

• They provided a means for Natives to successful resist moving onto reservations

True or False: Presidents T. Roosevelt and Wilson believed that business needed to be regulated and controlled by the government.

• True

• False

What did women's groups fight for the right to do for almost 80 years?

• Attend college

• Work outside the home

• Divorce their husbands

• Vote

What is NOT a reason why suffrage so important to women?

• It gave them the ability to change laws that impacted their daily lives

• It made them more equal to men

• It would lead to more opportunities for women in life outside the home

• It would lower the amount of taxes they had to pay

President Roosevelt's ____________ agenda increased the size of the federal government and made people more reliant on the government for aid.

• New Deal

• Square Deal

• New Frontier

• Great Society