Thomas Jefferson's Presidency

Thomas Jefferson called his election in 1800 a "revolution" because people voted for:

• changes to the government

• the same political party as Adams

• a whole new system of government

• Aaron Burr

True or False: Jefferson's view of government was that he supported less power for the federal government.

• True

• Falso

Jefferson's vision for the US included which of the following?

• building larger cities on the coast

• expanding government power

• expanding westward

• abolishing the national bank

Jefferson was involved in the Marbury v. Madison court case because:

• he ordered Madison to not deliver Marbury's paperwork

• he was denied his federal judge job

• he sued Madison in the Supreme Court

• he decided the outcome of the court case

The major outcome of the Marbury v. Madison court case was the concept of:

• separation of powers

• judicial review

• freedom of speech

• civil rights

Thomas Jefferson originally sent two ambassadors to France in 1803 to purchase ___________ for $10 million.

• New Orleans

• Mexico

• Canada

• California

Why was the Louisiana Purchase seen as a "win-win" for both France and the US?

• France promised to help the US fight Spain

• the US offered France more money than they wanted for the land

• the US needed money & France paid them to take the land

• France no longer wanted the land & the US wanted it

True or False: the Louisiana Purchase consisted of 828,000 acres of land and cost just 3 cents per acre!

• True

• False

Jefferson mainly wanted to buy Louisiana for access to:

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Pacific Ocean

• Native American tribes

• the Mississippi River

True or False: Thomas Jefferson felt very strongly that the Louisiana Purchase was constitutional & tried to convince Congress of it.

• True

• False