AMSCO Chapter 7 Quiz

Jefferson accomplished the following things while in office, appeasing other Democratic-Republicans, except...

• Repealed the excise tax.

• Abolished the National Bank.

• Lowered the national debt.

• Reduced the size of the military.

The Louisiana Purchase’s most valuable land in terms of commerce was

• Port of New Orleans

• Land surrounding the Rio Grande

• City of St. Louis

• Farmland of Iowa

Became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court under President Adams and held that office for 34 years.

• Aaron Burr

• John Pinckney

• John Jay

• John Marshall

Marbury v. Madison established that

• The President could not appoint cabinet members without the approval of the Senate

• The Court could declare that an act of Congress or the President was unconstitutional

• The President and the Vice President would be elected as a team

• That the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional

Jefferson sent a fleet of naval ships to _____ to engage in battle over our refusal to pay tributes to protect US merchant ships.

• France

• Morocco

• Tripoli

• Egypt

Why had the Embargo Act of 1807 failed?

• US merchant ships ignored the order

• Foreign nations attacked US ships

• The Act harmed US commerce more than other nations

• The US Senate called for Jefferson’s impeachment over the Act

Madison’s weaknesses included all of the following EXCEPT

• Violent outbursts

• Weak public speaker

• Stubborn temperament

• Lack of political skills

The __ Act said that the US could trade with all nations except Britain and France.

• Nonintercourse Act

• Embargo Act

• Cheapeake-Leopard

• Mason's Bill #2

The two major causes of the War of 1812 were

• Free seas and trade

• Alliance with France and trade

• Alliance with France and tarrifs

• Free seas and tariffs

In an effort to defend their lands from further European encroachment, _____, an Indian warrior, attempted to unite all tribes east of the Mississippi River.

• Tecumseh

• King Philip

• Powhatan

• Sitting Bull