About the Jefferson Era

About the Jefferson Era

by: Hailey Rush and Sierra Cousineau

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Multiple Choice

ELECTION OF 1800

Who was running as a Democratic-Republican in the Election of 1800

• Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr

• Aaron Burr and John Adams

Multiple Choice

ELECTION OF 1800

What role did Alexander Hamilton play in the election of 1800

• He convinced the Federalists to not vote, causing Jefferson to win the election

• He ran for president

• He killed Aaron Burr

• He convinced Federalists to vote, causing Burr to win the election

Multiple Choice

ELECTION OF 1800

What was the result of the 12th amendment

• did away with political parties

• made Jefferson president of the United States

• eliminated the 2 ballot system for presidential elections, one for both POTUS and VPOTUS

• created 2 ballots for presidential elections, one for POTUS and one for the VPOTUS

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ELECTION OF 1800

What are the rules of a duel? Choose all that apply

• March off 100 paces

• March off 10 paces

• Open fire

• Turn and present arms

• On command, fire at each other

Multiple Choice

ELECTION OF 1800

What was the consequence of Alexander Hamilton's death?

• His family goes bankrupt

• The Federalist party ends

• Aaron Burr goes to prison

• John Adams becomes the president

Multiple Choice

LOUISIANA PURCHASE

A consequence of the Louisiana Purchase was that the United States territory doubled.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

LOUISIANA PURCHASE

Why did Napoleon sell the land for so cheap?

• He decided that Louisiana was a bad investment and wouldn't make him any money so he wanted to get rid of it

• The United States threatened France, causing him to give it up as a symbol of peace

• He got bored of the land and didn't know what to do with it

• He was facing war, causing him to need the soldiers that would normally defend the land and he needed money

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LOUISIANA PURCHASE

What were the goals of the Lewis and Clark exploration? Choose 4

• Find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

• Establish relationships and open up trade with Native Americans

• Abolish connections with Native Americans

• Collecting info on the land, animals, and plants in the territory and create maps with this information

• Record a detailed account of what they found

Multiple Choice

LOUISIANA PURCHASE

What was the goal of Zebulon Dike's expedition and did he achieve it?

• He wanted to find the source of the Arkansas and and Red Rivers, he was successful

• He wanted to find the source of the Arkansas and and Red Rivers, he was NOT successful

• He wanted to find a river route of the Pacific Ocean, he was successful

• He wanted to find a route to the the Pacific Ocean,

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LOUISIANA PURCHASE

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the Native American population?

• The Native American population was affected by a new plant that showed up not long after the Americans gain the land

• The Native American population was affected by the Americans attacking them

• The Native American population was affected by forcing them to begin to assimilate with white society

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WAR OF 1812

A cause of the War of 1812 was impressment (The British Navy taking American sailors from American ships to sail on British ships ) and British sailors leave British ships to sail on American ships because treated better and better pay.

• True

• False

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WAR OF 1812

Which of the following are shortcomings of the Americans during the War of 1812 (Choose all that apply)

• The military is poorly trained and led

• The U.S. Navy is no match for the British Navy

• American forces attempt to seize Canada but are poorly led and militia forces

• The Americans are unfamiliar with the land they are fighting on

• Americans are forced to fight a defensive war against an invading professional army

Multiple Choice

WAR OF 1812

What made Francis Scott Key famous?

• He wrote a poem that would become the Star Spangled Banner (the National Anthem)

• He was a military leader in the War of 1812

• He was a British soldier in the War of 1812

• None of the above

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WAR OF 1812

What was the effect of the War of 1812

(Choose all that apply)

• Nationalism sweeps America

• Focus on trade and transportation

• Native Americans left American land completely

• Native American resistance removed from Ohio River Valley, opening the midwest for expansion

• Era of good feelings began

Multiple Choice

WAR OF 1812

Who was General Andrew Jackson?

• A general who led the American troops in New Orleans

• A general who led American troops in the Battle of Saratoga

• A general who died in New Orleans

• None of these