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Jefferson & Madison Presidency Review

Authored by Emily McCollister

History

8th - 11th Grade

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Jefferson & Madison Presidency Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements about the Louisiana Purchase IS NOT TRUE?

President Jefferson was worried about the Louisiana Territory because American farmers needed access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans to ship their crops/goods

Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States because he needed money to fight wars in Europe and because his army was defeated in the Haitian Revolution

The United States paid $15 million for the Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase occurred after Jefferson sent the American navy to blockade the port of New Orleans

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was hurt most by the Embargo Act?

British Navy

French wine producers

American merchants

African slave traders

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Judicial Review
Make Laws
Supremacy Clause
Execute Laws

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who was president during the War of 1812?

James Monroe
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What nickname was given to Congressman like John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay?

doves
militants
warmongers 
war hawks

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