Jeffersonian era

The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
• Spain

Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?

• For control of the Mississippi ports
• To spy on the Spanish
• To control Haiti
• For gold and silver

Who was the War of 1812 between?

• America vs France

• Britain vs France

• America vs Britain

• America vs Spain

Which treaty ended the War of 1812?

• Treaty of Ghent
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo

What power did Marbury v. Madison enforce? 

• Judicial Act of 1789
• Judicial Review
• Separation of Powers
• Check and Balances

Thomas Jefferson hired ________ and ________ to explore the Louisiana Purchase as well as find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean.

• John and Locke
• Lewis and Clark
• Francisco and Samuel
• Stewie and Brian

The president was pressured to declare war on Great Britain by the 

• British patriots
• young Federalists
• War Hawks
• Peace Doves

Which is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

• British impressment of American sailors
• British searching and seizing American ships
• British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
• British burning down Washington D.C.

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In 1807, Congress passed the Embargo Act because of the constant raiding on U.S. ships by Britain and sometimes France. Why was this law unsuccessful?

• since it banned all foreign trade, it hurt the U.S. worse than it hurt other countries
• only the poor people in the U.S. were hurt by the law
• Spain saw this as an opening and began raiding on U.S. ships
• It only banned trade with Britain, so the French kept on with their bad behavior.

Which of the following of Jefferson's policies negatively affected the Americans ability to fight the British in the War of 1812?

• increase of federal taxes

• purchase of the Louisiana Territory

• reduction of the military

• the Embargo Act of 1807