SS 8 - Unit 6 Review

Who won the election of 1800

• Thomas Jefferson

• Aaron Burr

• James Madison

• George Washington

Which of these was NOT a way that Jefferson made the office of the President less aristocratic?

• Let people stay in the White House for free

• Walked to his inauguration

• Ended the custom of bowing to the President

• Shook peoples hands

The ruling in Marbury Vs. Madison established what Supreme Court power?

• Creating laws

• Judicial Review

• Approving Federal Treaties

• Punishing Criminals

In 1801 Spain secretly traded New Orleans to what country?

• France

• Portugal

• Italy

• Germany

France lost control of what territory in the Caribbean, which led them to sell the Louisiana Territory?

• Cuba

• Brazil

• Haiti

• French Guyana

How much did France sell the Lousiana Territory for?

• $10 million

• $15 million

• $50 million

• $1.1 billion

Which of these was NOT a way that the Embargo Act backfired?

• American imports increased

• American exports decreased by more than $75 million

• Tens of thousands of Americans lost their jobs

• Americans turned to illegal trade and smuggling

____________ ____________ were people eager for war against Great Britain.

• War Promoters

• War Mongers

• War Hawks

• Battle Machines

What treaty officially ended the War of 1812?

• Treaty of Belgium

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Norfolk

The Mississippi River was important to farmers because:

• Encouraged new settlers to move North on steamboats

• Allowed farmers to ship crops to their markets in New Orleans and beyond

• Blocked the Westward expansion of the United States

• Helped to control the weather and make it less extreme