The New Nation- SS7 Final Review

What is a precedent?

• An example for others to follow

• The leader of the United States

• One of the houses of Congress

• The highest court in the U.S.

As the first American president, he set many precedents for future presidents to follow.

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

All of the following are precedents set by Washington except

• Serving only two terms in office

• Selecting a cabinet of advisors

• Swearing on the Bible at his inauguration

• Signing the Emancipation Proclamation

The second president of the United States was

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Barack Obama

• Alexander Hamilton

Who was president when the U.S. acquired the Louisiana Purchase from France?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

Who did Jefferson send to explore and map out the new Louisiana Purchase territory?

• Mr. Messia and Dr. Rhode

• Lewis and Clark

• Kim and Kanye

• Tayler Swift and Harry Styles

In 1812 the U.S. fought a war that is sometimes called "the Second War of Independence." Why does it have this nickname?

• The Americans fought the French and Indians again

• The Americans fought the British again

• The Americans fought Spain and lost

• The Americans had already lost their freedom to Mexico

In 1812, the British Navy was kidnapping American sailors and forcing them to serve on their ships. This was a main cause of the War of 1812 and is called

• Nationalism

• Manifest Destiny

• Annexation

• Impressment

During the War of 1812, this man wrote the poem that would become the Star-Spangled Banner.

• Robert E. Lee

• Francis Scott Key

• Frederick Douglass

• Abe Lincoln

The radical change from home/hand made products to machines and factory made products is known as

• The American Revolution

• The Suffrage Movement

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Reconstruction Era