Chapter 6.1: The Age of Jefferson

What impact did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?

•  It decreased international tensions.

• It doubled the size of the nation’s territory.

• It gave the United States control of all of North America.

• It created an alliance between the United States and France.

Which was a result of the Louisiana Purchase?

•  It created an alliance between Spain and the United States.

•  It transferred territory from France to the United States.

• It increased the number of states in the Union.

• It spread slavery to a large new territory.

 How did the Supreme Court’s ruling in Marbury v. Madison (1803) changed the government?

• It introduced the idea of “Judicial Review”. 

• It removed constitutional limits on congressional power.

•  It gave states the right to reverse federal laws.

•  It expanded the efforts to control the executive branch.

Jefferson's goal was to...

• expanding the nation’s territory to the Pacific coast

• making the United States a major military power

•  granting voting rights to all adult citizens

• promoting the nation’s agricultural economy

Jefferson wanted to take control of New Orleans by doing which of the following?

• declaring war against Spain

• purchasing the land from France

• declaring was against France

• letting Napoleon Bonaparte own the United States

Napoleon Bonaparte plan to use the Mississippi River by...

• He planned to use the river to declare war against Spain.

• He planned to give the river to the United States.

• He planned to build French colonies in the Gulf of Mexico.

• He planned to use the river to take important products to France’s colony in Santo Domingo.

Was Thomas Jefferson the 3rd President of the United States?

• True

• False

Judicial review is...

• The Justices are appointed by the people.

• The power of the legislative branch to make laws.

• The executive branch can review laws.

• The Supreme Court had the power to declare laws unconstitutional if they go against the Constitution.

Who was the person who wanted to acquire the Louisiana Territory?

• Lewis and Clark
• Thomas Jefferson
• Robert Livingston
• Napolean

Who did President Jefferson send to France to speak with Napolean?

• Meriweather Lewis
• Livingston
• William Clark
• Napolean