Chapter 10 - The Jefferson Era

Who won the election of 1800?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Charles Pinckney

• Aaron Burr

The electoral tie between Burr and Jefferson was decided by which government body?

• The Senate

• The Supreme Court

• The people

• The House of Representatives

Jefferson supported a large federal government.

• True

• False

Jefferson reduced...

• national debt

• military spending

• custom duties

• federal government workers

Which president made "midnight" appointments to preserve Federalist control of the court system?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Which president purchased the Louisiana Territory?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

The Louisiana Territory was purchased from which country?

• France

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Canada

Napoléon lost interest in the Louisiana Territory due to his defeat in...

• Great Britain

• Canada

• Saint Domingue

• Cuba

Thomas Jefferson used what powers of the Constitution to make the Louisiana Purchase?

• taxation

• currency

• foreign policy

• treaty making

The Louisiana Purchase gave America use of what two key waterways?

• The Mississippi River

• The Missouri River

• The Port of New Orleans

• Lake Erie