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8th grade · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 9

A New Nation

Washington to the Monroe Doctrine

What your child practices

The first presidents and parties, judicial review, the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, the War of 1812 and early foreign policy.

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: H1.6-8.6; H2.6-8.5; C3.6-8.5 · establishing a new government, early presidents, expansion and early foreign policy, 1789–1823

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Washington set a precedent by serving how many terms?

    • Three
    • Two
    • One
    • Four

  2. Question 2

    The Monroe Doctrine (1823) warned European countries…

    • To trade only with the US
    • To pay US taxes
    • Not to start new colonies in the Americas
    • To leave Asia

  3. Question 3

    Who did Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Purchase and beyond?

    • Daniel Boone
    • John Smith
    • Robert Gray
    • Lewis and Clark

  4. Question 4

    "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written during the War of 1812 by…

    • Francis Scott Key
    • Andrew Jackson
    • Thomas Jefferson
    • Paul Revere

  5. Question 5

    Who was the first president of the United States?

    • George Washington
    • John Adams
    • Thomas Jefferson
    • James Madison

  6. Question 6

    The Battle of New Orleans (1815) made which future president a hero?

    • Andrew Jackson
    • George Washington
    • Abraham Lincoln
    • John Adams

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