Thomas Jefferson/Westward Expansion

Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• King Louis XIV

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What was the 12th Amendment?

• Electors would cast one vote for president and one for vice president

• The House would decide ties on Presidential elections

• Right to Bear Arms

• Freedom of Speech

Who did Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Purcahse?

• John Jay

• Thomas Pinckney

• Lewis and Clark

• Luis de Onis

What was Jefferson's main goal as a Democratic-Republican

• Hire more federal employees

• Create a national bank

• Impose high taxes

• Decrease the size and limit the federal government

What is a tax on imported goods called

• Imports

• Exports

• Customs Duties

• Income tax

What was the territory west of the Mississippi River called?

• Mexico

• Missouri

• Louisiana Territory

• Arkansas

The United States acquired Florida under which treaty?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Paris

• Jay's Treaty

• Adams-Onis Treaty

The Missouri Compromise:

• Had Missouri enter as a free state and Maine as a slave state

• Had Missouri and Maine enter as slave states

• Had Missouri and Maine enter as free states

• Had Missouri enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state

What issue did Jefferson struggle with in buying the Louisiana Territory?

• Americans not wanting to expand westward

• Not wanting to go to war with the Indians

• Raising enough money to pay for it

• The Constitution did not say whether or not the President could buy more land

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctorine?

• The United States would let European countries claim any territory they wanted

• The United States told European countries to stay out of the Americas

• To open up new trade partners with Europe

• To have an open ocean