Jefferson & Madison Presidency Review

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

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.

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

Who was hurt most by the Embargo Act?

• British Navy

• French wine producers

• American merchants

• African slave traders

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

• Judicial Review
• Make Laws
• Supremacy Clause
• Execute Laws

Who was president during the War of 1812?

• James Monroe
• John Adams
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

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

• doves
• militants
• warmongers 
• war hawks

Some states at the Hartford Convention were discussing quitting the Union. Which region were they from?

• The South
• The West
• The Mid Atlantic States
• New England

Andrew Jackson won a huge victory after the war had ended at 

• New Orleans.
• Nashville.
• Cripple Creek.
• Tallahassee

Why did the New England Federalists oppose war with Great Britain?

• They thought we would lose
• Their economy would suffer because G.B. was their biggest trade partner
• They did not want to go in to debt
• Southern planters would be hurt