Reteach - Jefferson Years

Why did Jefferson want to acquire New Orleans?

• To help businessmen.

• To allow farmers to ship their goods.

• To help Native Americans.

• To allow slaves to work in the area.

Which group did Jefferson believe the Louisiana Purchase would benefit?

• Farmers

• Explorers

• Politicians

• Native Americans

Why did Spain return Louisiana to France?

• Spain wanted France to sell Louisiana to the US

• Spain wanted to help Napoleon invade the US

• Spain decided Louisiana was too expensive to maintain and unprofitable.

• Spain knew it could not defend Louisiana from an invasion from the US.

What was the immediate effect of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The US went to war.

• France lost one-third of its territory.

• France lost half of its territory.

• The United States doubled in size.

What was the purpose of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?

• To build trails through the Louisiana Territory to aid settlement.

• To discover the source of the Mississippi River.

• To explore the land west of the Mississippi and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.

• To claim the lands west of the Louisiana Territory for the US.

Which of these was a major issue dividing the Federalist (Hamilton) and the Republican (Jefferson) parties?

• How to divide the nation’s wealth equally.

• How large and powerful the federal government should be.

• How many terms a president should serve in office.

• How large and powerful the military should be.

What did Hamilton believe was important for the US to become a great nation?

• A strong business economy.

• Agricultural growth.

• A partnership with France.

• Powerful state governments.

When the war broke out between France and England most Federalists (Hamilton) sided with

• France.

• Great Britain.

• Neither country.

• Both sides.

Why did President Washington order the army to end the Whiskey Rebellion?

• He saw the rebellion as a threat to the new government’s authority.

• He feared the citizens would start another revolution.

• He felt it was his responsibility to protect tax collectors.

• He was more comfortable as a military leader than a political leader.

What advice to President Washington give to Americans in his Farewell Address?

• Pay taxes without complaint.

• Support the revolution in France.

• Do not address the president with royal titles.

• Do not let political parties’ loyalty divide the nation.