US HIstory Final Exam Review Part 2

US leaders were concerned about French ownership of Louisiana because

• they thought that the British had the right to own and occupy Louisiana

• they had already made an agreement to buy Louisiana from the Spanish

• they feared that the French would persuade Louisiana Indian tribes to attack the Americans

• it could block future US expansion westward and interfere with trade along the Mississippi River

The Louisiana Purchase

• did not occur until Congress passed an amendment approving it

• doubled the size of the US

• offered the US an opportunity to expand its commercial and manufacturing industries

• tripled the size of the US

With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.

• to the north
• to the south
• to the west
• to the east

The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
• Spain

What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington 
• Andrew Jackson
• William Henry Harrison

What did Jefferson do to punish the British for Impressing American sailors?

• The Embargo Act
• The Stamp Act
• The Sugar Act

Which country was hurt the most by the Embargo Act?

• America
• France
• England

What power did the Supreme Court give itself in Marbury v Madison?

• Judicial Review
• Veto Power
• Make Laws

At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?

• In the House of Representatives
• In the Senate
• In the Executive Branch
• In the Judicial Branch

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?

• The Compromise made it so there were the same number of slave and free states.
• The Compromise upset the balance of power between free states and slave states in the Senate.
• The Compromise was liked by Northerners, but not Southerners.
• The Compromise solved all future issues regarding new states.