Jefferson's Presidency

Thomas Jefferson tied with who in the Election of 1800

• Aaron Burr
• John Adams
• James Madison
• Bill Clinton

Who determined who would be president in the election of 1800?

• Andrew Jackson
• House of Representatives
• the People
• Electoral College

Which of the following statements about the election of 1800 WAS NOT TRUE?

• Democratic-Republican candidates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied with 73 electoral votes
• Because of the tie, the election was to be decided by the House of Representatives
• Alexander Hamilton broke the tie by voting for Thomas Jefferson
• Congress passed the 13th Amendment to make sure that there was never a tie again between a presidential and vice-presidential candidate

What troubled Jefferson about his decision to purchase Louisiana from Napoleon?

• He was afraid he could not convince the Senate to ratify the treaty.

• The Constitution didn't clearly give the president power to do it.

• While the U.S. would benefit from this, his home state of Virginia would suffer.

• He thought he was paying too much for the land.

What would the Barbary States do to the Europeans and Americans sailing the Mediterranean if they did not pay tribute?

• Barbary pirates would capture the ships and imprison the crews

• Barbary pirates would issue condemnations in the United Nations

• Barbary pirates would destroy the captured ships and kill the crews

• Barbary pirates would return captured prisoners

Tensions grew between the U.S. and Britain during Jefferson's Presidency due to the which of the following?

• British impressment of American sailors
• a trade embargo placed by the British 
• A trade embargo placed by the French
• British immigration to the U.S.

Which of the following WAS NOT TRUE of Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807?

• It banned trade with ALL foreign nations

• It banned trade with Britain and France

• The Embargo was a disaster as the American economy suffered and Britain bought goods from other nations

• Jefferson and Congress passed it to pressure Britain and France to stop attacking American ships

Which of the following vocabulary words means to prohibit trade with a foreign nation?

• Embargo
• Boycott
• impressment
• blockade

Which Supreme Court case established the precedent of judicial review?

• Marbury v. Madison
• McCulloch v. Maryland
• Gibbons v. Ogden
• Worcester v. Georgia

Which of these events would be considered a positive of Jefferson's presidency?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Embargo Act
• XYZ Affair
• Farewell Address