Jefferson's Presidency and the War of 1812

Which of the following is true about the Louisiana Purchase?

• it cut the size of the U.S. in half

• it tripled the size of the U.S.

• it doubled the size of the U.S.

• it gave thousands of acres to the Spanish

A major reason Jefferson supported the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was that it

• gave the U.S. sole ownership of Florida

• allowed the U.S. to gain control of Canada

• removed the Spanish from North America

• gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River

The U.S. bought the Louisiana Territory from which foreign country?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Germany

Which political party did Jefferson belong to?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

• Whigs

Leader of a Native American resistance movement against white settlement in the Northwest

• Tecumseh

• Toussaint L'Ouverture

• Sacajawea

• Oliver H. Perry

What was the result of the Battle of Tippecanoe?

• it was a great victory for the Shawnee people

• it made Tecumseh a national hero

• the Cherokee nation was forced out of Georgia

• William Henry Harrison defeated the Native Americans

The War of 1812 was fought between

• the US and Spain

• the US and France

• the US and Britain

• France and Spain

All of the following are reasons why Americans fought the War of 1812 EXCEPT

• Americans wanted to expel Spain from Texas and Florida

• Americans were being forced to serve in foreign navies

• American merchant ships were being seized by the British

• Americans thought that the British were encouraging Native Americans to rebel

This treaty officially ended the War of 1812

• Treaty of Paris

• Embargo Act

• Transcontinental Treaty

• Treaty of Ghent

True or False: Nationalism grew in the United States after the War of 1812.

• true

• false