Jefferson Era Review

The Embargo Act of 1807 had which of the following effects on the United States?

• It enriched many cotton plantation owners.

• It disrupted American shipping.

• It had little economic impact.

• It was ruinous to subsistence farmers.It was ruinous to subsistence farmers.

Question refers to the excerpt below.

When Thomas Jefferson said in 1801, “We are all republicans – we are all federalists,” he meant that

• Americans would never ally themselves with monarchial governments

• federalists would be appointed to his cabinet

• the two parties’ platforms were identical

• the principles of American government were above party politics

• he was going crazy and couldn't remember the differences between things. A few days later he said, "we are all cats - we are all dogs." The dray of squirrel to whom he speaking had no idea what he meant.

Jefferson’s purchase of Louisiana had its origins in his desire to

• acquire a port to provide an outlet for western crops

• remove the French from forts along the Mississippi valley

• acquire territory for the expansion of slavery

• demonstrate friendship for the French in the Napoleonic Wars

The Louisiana Purchase proved politically troubling for Thomas Jefferson because of his

• previous support for a strict interpretation of the Constitution

• veto of funding for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s expedition

• admiration of France’s military power

• devotion to new methods of cartography

• disdain for involvement in a foreign country’s affairs

The Supreme Court established which of the following by its ruling in Marbury v. Madison ?

• States have the authority to nullify acts of Congress.

• The Bank of the United States is constitutional under the implied powers clause.

• States may not interfere with interstate commerce.

• The Supreme Court has the authority to determine the constitutionality of congressional acts.

Of the following, which was the principal issue on which the United States sought settlement with Great Britain at the outset of the War of 1812?

• A guarantee of New England fishing rights off Newfoundland

• Free navigation of the Mississippi River

• Cancellation of pre-Revolutionary debts

• An end to impressment