Jefferson Era Exam

What power was given to the Supreme Court in the court case Marbury v. Madison?

• Judicial Review

• Make Laws

• Judicial Supremacy

• Execute Laws

When the British kidnapped American merchant sailors and put them into their navy, this was called__.

• impressment

• sedition

• states' rights

• slavery

John Marshall was Chief Justice part of which branch of the federal government?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Presidential

How much did the USA pay for the Louisiana Purchase? Who did we buy it from?

• $150,000,000

  Spain

• $15,000,000,000

  Great Britain

• $15,000,000

  France

• $150,000

  Native Americans

What was the main thing Sacagawea did for Lewis and Clark that helped them on their journey?

• Found more food for them

• Served as an ambassador and translator for Lewis and Clark

• Showed them new land

• She welcomed them into her village.

Which of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It cut the size of the land area of US in half.

• It doubled the size of the land area of US.

• It doubled the size of all the states in the union.

• Spain sold the land to the US for $15 million

During the War of 1812, the British captured and burned which U.S. city?

• Washington D.C.

• Philadelphia

• Baltimore

• New York City

What landmark building did the British burn during the War of 1812?

• The White House
• The Lincoln Memorial
• The Jefferson Memorial
• The Capitol Building

Which two areas of the map made up the United States in 1803 as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?

• A and B

• A and D

• E and G

• B and D

The United States purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was geographically important because it

• assured sole ownership of the Great Lakes

• ended Spanish control of the Southwest

• provided full access to the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans

• allowed completion of the first railroad in California