Louisiana Purchase

Thomas Jefferson was the first President to be inaugurated in Washington D.C.

• True

• False

President Jefferson thought that the federal government...

• should change Presidential term limits.

• needed to start taxing the wealthy.

• had become too involved in economic affairs.

• wasn't involved enough in economic affairs.

Thomas Jefferson believed in the idea of a "laissez faire" economy. What did this mean?

• The government should NOT interfere with the economy.

• Rules regarding the country's economy should be added to the Constitution.

• The government's economy should be managed by only by the President's Secretaries of State.

• The government should have a VERY STRONG control over economic decisions.

What did Jefferson do as soon as he was sworn in as President?

• He got rid of laws, parts of government, most of the military
• He passed laws, added a new department, hired judges
• He increased the size of the Navy, removed Congress, added a Secretary

What power did the Supreme Court give itself in Marbury v Madison?

• Judicial Review

• Veto Power

• Make Laws

• Override

Who did Thomas Jefferson run against in the 1800 Presidential Election?

• Charles Pinckney

• Lewis Clark

• John Adams

• George Washington

Thomas Jefferson was the ______________ president of the United States.

• third

• first

• second

• fourth

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Who was William Marbury?

• the Secretary of State under President Jefferson

• the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the early 1800s

• one of John Adams' "Midnight Judges" that he appointed at the very end of his term

Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States so that he could pay for a war against

• France
• Great Britain 
• Spain
• Russia

The two Americans that were sent to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France.

• James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
• Monroe & Livingston
• Jefferson & Franklin
•  Sacagawea & York